Cheese Day Draws Wide Attention in Carroll County
Carroll County residents anticipate Chadwick s Cheese Day with the Lost Nation high school band, Iowa champions and national champs, performing multiple times Thursday. Local updates note community events including anniversaries, new homes, roadwork, and farm activity as town celebrates the day and nearby towns plan Old Settlers Day on August 17.
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Chadwick
Lost Nation
Iowa
Chadwick and Register
Lyons
Milledgeville
Lanark
Carroll County
Thomson
Sharpe Says Local Melon Talk Tops Town Doings
A rambling column discusses upcoming Georgia and Muscatine melon sales at the Ridge and warns buyers to beware home grown claims. It notes preacher quotes, a New York route aiding rich youths, and the impact of softball diamonds and local entertainment on youth. The piece mentions Savanna, Daggett, Mt Carroll, and Rock Island County church leagues.
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Muscatine
George
Ridge
Georgia
Holland
Sony
New York
Fesus
Jim
St. Paul
Sarah
Beloit
Sayeanna
Rock Island County
Maith Street
Savanna
The Review’s Dedication to Carrell County Citizens
The Review asserts most Carrell County residents are normal, average citizens who support churches and local organizations, pay taxes and bills, and sustain banks, insurers, rents and groceries. It praises honesty, hard work, lawfulness, and family life as the county’s backbone, pledging continued coverage in future issues.
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Carroll County
Blaine Peck
District Agents’ Association
Life Insurance Company
Walter Watson
Walter
Carrell County
Carroll County Platform from 1939 Review
A 1939 Carroll County platform lists goals: establish a Milledgeville bank. extend Route 171 from Hansen's Corners on Route 78 to Chadwick joining Route 40. elect efficient town village and county officers to reduce expenses. promote competitive sports in Carroll County. The piece proclaims Carroll County as the sportsmen’s paradise.
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Milledgeville
Rt. 171
Hansen’s Corners
Chadwick
Rt. 40
Carroll County
Sportsmen’s Paradise
Birthday list commemorates local residents by town
The notice catalogs birthdays for August spanning Friday to Monday and lists Mary Wagner Thomson Helen Oakley Thomson Darlene Hartman Thomson Mrs John Freeman Milledgeville Betty Louise Ware Lanark Agnes Dykstra Thomson Barbara Ann George Morrison Joe Grim Chadwick Mrs Riley Temple Chadwick Mrs John Freeman Milledgeville Sepha Stein Chadwick Carl Metz Chadwick Doris Metz Chadwick Merle Schryver Milledgeville W W Fike Milledgeville Lavonne Hartman Chadwick Harry Martin Chadwick Donald Anglese Albany Mrs Don Carpenter Argo-Fa Mrs Wesley Golding Newark N Jeance Hogg amson Dorothy Ruth Yeager Laairk Billy Muberry Milledgeville Alma Miller Chadwick Mrs Grace Hartman Chadwick Dr A A Calkins Evan Bittner Chadwick Mrs Lee Hartman Chadwick Ruth Golding Lanark Henry Lorenzen Clinton Adam Voeckel Chadwick Robert Queckboerner Chadwick Sarah Libberton Mr Carroll Emily Ann Harter Chadwick Stanley Frederick Milledgeville Billie Stage East Lynn John Dimmick Thomson James Cheeseman Milledgeville Mrs Howard Schmider Mr Car Mrs Epa Hock Thomson te Rattle Kluge Chicago John Bracken Milledgeville Mrs Rife Siedgerite paedlay Anes uns oe Leubart Milledgeville
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Mary Wagner
Thomson
Helen Oakley
Darlene Hartman
John Freeman
Milledgeville
Betty Louise Ware
Lanark
Agnes Dykstra
Barbara Ann George
Morrison
Joe Grim
Chadwick
Riley Temple
Sepha Stein
Carl Metz
Doris Metz
Merle Schryver
Lavonne Hartman
Harry Martin
Donald Anglese
Albany
Don Carpenter
Argo-Fa
Wesley Golding
Newark
Alma Miller
Grace Hartman
A. A. Calkins
Evan Bittner
Lee Hartman
Ruth Golding
Henry Lorenzen
Clinton
Adam Voeckel
Robert Queckboerner
Sarah Libberton
Mr. Carroll
Emily Ann Harter
Stanley Frederick
Billie Stage
East Lynn
John Dim
Epa Hock
Te Rattle Kluge
Chicago
John Bracken
Rife
Siedgerite
Paedlay
Anes Uns
Leonard Stage
Dorothy Prins
Lena Briggs
Carroll
Lavonne Elenz
Leslie Durward
Argo Fa
Lois Ann Coleman
R. B. Polhill
Wilma Knesa
Melvin Rife
Myrna Voeckel
Alfred Miller
Emil Brach
W. E. Brinkman
Joliet
Raymond Carroll
L. H. Wetzell
Ruth Fletcher
Helen Rann
Carroll McGinty
Rockford
Leo Wilt
Los Angeles
Calif
Linda Lou Lamoreauz
Donna Delores Crofton
Car
Lanark Old Settlers Day Parade Planned in August
A giant parade is arranged for Old Settlers Day at 10 oclock on August 27. Prof and Mrs Garl Fredenck visit from Connecticut with their children. Miss Wanna Hower had a tonsillectomy in Dron performed by Dr Nichols. Rural residents attended Lena Camp meeting. Dr Tolland spoke Friday evening.
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Lynn Morgan
Bob Boyh
Alaska
Dar
Foster Stagg and Sons
Gilpin and
Cheyenne
Finois
California
Morts
Negjes
Garl Fredenck
Shannon
Connecicut
Wanna Hower
Dron
Dr. Nichols
Lena
Dre. Tolland
Golden daffodils and a violet wedding tea toast
A fanciful guide for party decor and a wedding themed guessing game. It lists edible tea toast ideas with angel food slices and pale chocolate frosting, then provides a long, numbered question list about a fictional wedding with flowers, attire, and guests, mixing names like Violet, Sweet William, Poppy, and Phlox with decorative details.
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Flower
Sweet William
Poppy
Violet
Kay
Jack
Phlox
Daisy
Pansy
Bachelor Butttons
Ragged Rubin
House Leek
Sweet Wiliam
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