Carroll County Platform Proposes Roads Bank and Officers
The 1940 Review outlines Carroll County goals including a bank at Milledgeville and widening Rt. 171 to Chadwick via Han sen's Corners and Rt. 88. It calls for efficient town village and county officers and expense reduction, promotes community competitive sports, and pledges tax cuts safety and constitutional adherence. It also emphasizes better farms and farmers and positions Carroll County as the sports men's paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Milledgeville
Hansen’s Corners
Chadwick
Birthday List Includes Milledgeville and Nearby Towns
A birthday notice lists residents and their towns across Milledgeville Chadwick Thomson Thomson Lanark Morrison Walnut Argo Newark N J Clinton Ia Moline Argo and other locales with names such as Opal Song Joan Basta John Larson Mrs R G Thorngren Kenneth Pough and Doris Metz among many others. The items appear as a community birthday roll call dated Friday August 2 with multiple recipients in multiple communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Song
Milledgeville
Joan Basta
Clinton
John Larson
Chadwick
R. G. Thorngren
Richard Arthur Janssen
Clarence Albers
Russell Schneider
Kenneth Pough
Cora Mae Hartman
Thomson
Mary Wagner
Lyle Ashby
Wacker
John Freeman
Betty Louise Ware
Lanark
Lloyd Schaver
Moline
Barbara Ann George
Morrison
Darlene Hartman
Joe Grim
Riley Temple
Sepha Stein
Mr. Carroll
Carl Metz
Walnut
Doris Metz
Merle Schryver
W. W. Fike
Chadwick Cheese Day set with county events in August
Chadwick hosts Cheese Day with Thompson Lanark Shannon and Savanna celebrations planned. Oats yield top results around 82 bushels in Thomson area. Heat prompts park closing extensions in Savanna and heavy wheat shipments bring extra Milwaukee railroad crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Old Mill Park
Palisades Park
Fred Tack
Savanna
Milwaukee Railroad
Chicago
Martin E. McDonnell
Mike J. Ragovich
W. G. Kent
J. P
Lanark
Local Residents List Names for Wednesday and Thursday Events
A long reader list lists residents including Stanley Frederick Milledgeville Billie Stage East Lynne James Cheeseman Milledgeville John Dimmick Thomson Mrs Howard Schmidt Mr Carroll Mrs Epa Hook Mr Carroll Harriett Kluge Chicago Adam Voeckel Chadwick Robert Queckboerner Chadwick Sarah Libberton Mr Carroll Emily Ann Harter Chadwick Mrs John Bracken Milledgeville Mrs Roy Rife Milledgeville and Harry Charles Wilkinson Thorson Mrs J C Lenhart Milledgeville Joyce Allison Milledgeville Leonard Stage Thomson Dorothy Prins Fulton Mrs Lena Briggs Mr Carroll Leslie Durward Argo LaVonne Klenz Lanark Lois Ann Coleman Milledgeville Mrs R B Polhill Milledgeville Wilma Kness Milledgeville Melvin Rife Milledgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Frederick
Milledgeville
Billie Stage
East Lynne
James Cheeseman
John Dimmick
Thomson
Howard Schmidt
Carroll
Epa Hook
Harriett Kluge
Chicago
Adam Voeckel
Chadwick
Robert Queckboerner
Sarah Libberton
Emily Ann Harter
John Bracken
Roy Rife
Harry Charles Wilkinson
Thorson
J. C. Lenhart
Joyce Allison
Leonard Stage
Dorothy Prins
Fulton
Lena Briggs
Leslie Durward
Argo
LaVonne Klenz
Lanark
Lois Ann Coleman
R. B. Polhill
Wilma Kness
Melvin Rife
Train Scene Sparks Quick Round Trip Ticket Gaffe
A breathless lad rushes to the ticket window as the train pulls away shouting for a round trip ticket. The agent asks where to, and the boy answers with a cheeky, back here reply.
Lock 13 Sees Calls to Open River Views Amid War Talk
A columnist rails at restricted river access at Lock 13 amid warnings of wartime security. He defends public rights to view government property and opposes broad drafts, urging volunteer patriotism and continued civilian access to locks and waterways.
Draft the Du Ponts, the explosive lords and their war
A speaker denounces a war driven by “war mad power” and urges drafting the Du Ponts to face the consequences of their wealth. The message targets Franklin D. Roosevelt’s son and questions the motive for sending young men to fight. It ends with a personal closing remark about marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Ponts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
du Pont
Buddy
Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomson Review
the Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Doc Saunders
Foster L. Stage Publisher
H. G. Stagg
Sylvalena Bolhous Kenneth Whitney
Illinois
Telephone
le Tita
Blae
Happy
Warren Hamilton
Earl Fay Stewart
Roderick Geary
Harry Reitzel
Charlotta Isenhart
Henry Hartman, Jr
Donald Anglese
Albany
Don Carpenter
Wesley Golding
Newark
N. J
Jeanne Hogg
Dorothy Ruth Yeager
LaVonne Hartman
Harry Martin
Billy Maberry
Mattie E. Keith
Ruth Goldring
Henry Lorenzen
Alma Miller
Grace Hartman
A. A. Calkins
Lee Hartman
Ab Hook
Chadwick Review
Shannon
Whiteside
Charles Demmon
Fenley
Cochran
Ted Wilson
The
Walnut Leader
Harve Lindsay
O. B. Newcomer Clothing
Charlie Demmon
Charlie
George Dambman
Barbers
Henry Strauch
Henry
Lee Emyre
Harold
MT. Carroll
Farm Bureau
G. E. Gilten
Morgan
L. B. Hussey, M. D
Greison Bldg
Main St
Tel
Black
G. H. Thompson
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Sharpe
W. L. Derrer
Considine’s “Fulton’s Meeting Place
Lincoln Way
Cigars
P. R. Bryant
Savanna, Illinois
Savanna Cafe
B. K
Danny Kness
Thomson Rendering Works
Thomson, Illinois
Kipnis Auction
Frank Alt
Eve
Marth Bros
Northwestern
Illinois Utilities
Ilinois
Chas
Thas
Grobaring
Mgr
Savanna, Il
United States
Gilletts
P. A. Palmer, Prop
Savanna, Ill
Albert M. Greison
W. F. Black Farms
Walnut, Ill
Hubrids
Foster Black
Fred Wulf
Pfister
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