Why Do We Have Such Trouble To Get Waited On
Gloucester Massachusetts August 1 A Babson weekly report on retail service notes wartime shortages and slow sales attributed to salesclerks and high minimum wages. It urges courteous service, flexible wages, and better advertising to boost business and reduce unemployment. It cites rising business failures and urges merchants to pair good ads with attentive staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
Boston
Dahn
Babson
Deaths in County Mrs Jesse Smith and Fred M Briggs
Funeral services were held for Mrs Jesse Smith 68 at the Hickory Grove Brethren church in Wacker with burial at Hickory Grove cemetery. She leaves husband two daughters Ruth and Mrs John Smith of La Crosse Wis a grandson and four brothers and sisters. Fred M Briggs 77 died at his Savanna home of a heart attack with funeral in Sabula and burial at Evergreen cemetery. He married Effie L Albright and is survived by wife son Claude M Briggs a brother a sister and a granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Smith
Wacker
Hickory Grove
Ruth Smith
Calvin
Thomas Ritenour
Savanna
Newton Ritenour
Clinton, Ia
Denton Ritenour
Mt. Carroll
Nora Myers
Macie Myers
Elizabeth , Douglas
Jacob Buckwalter
Fred M. Briggs
Savyaana
Sabula
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr. Briggs
Charles
Elizabeth Briggs
Effie L. Albright
Claude M. Briggs
Clinton
Agnes Hall
Spokane, Wash
Quad County Beef Show Set for Sept 12 13
The thirteenth Quad County 4 H baby beef and purebred beef heifer show will run September 12 and 13 in Clinton ta at the Coliseum on Fourth Avenue South and First Street Judging and an auction will be held in Riverview Park The event offers 1000 in cash prizes across Hereford Angus and Shorthorn divisions with blue red and white ribbon classes Heifers and calves compete for grand and reserve champion trophies rosettes and chamber awards Auction rules require stock to be removed from the Coliseum by Saturday night with unrestricted bidding this year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Avenue South
First Street
Clinton
Riverview Park
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural Committee
Carroll, Whiteside
Jackson
M. P. Roske
Carroll County
H. F
Deason
Whiteside County
Hinois
Iowa
Herald
Chamber of Commerce
Pillsbury Mills
Chamber of Commercce
Chamber
Thomas Oakes Company
Jackson County
Fred RK. Kleeberger
Coliseum
Kleeberger
Marriage Licenses Issued In Carroll County Week
The Carroll County clerk reports marriages for the week including Lee Zink and Agnes Reap from Mt Carroll John Newcomer of Dixon and Helen Hanna of Polo David Truninger and Ann Ruggles of Oak Park Robert McCue and Marian Snyder of Savanna Harold Roberts and Berniece Ready of Savanna. Also reports a forger circulating in Savanna and Mt Carroll passing $135 checks at a Savanna tavern and a Mt Carroll service station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Edward Zink
Agnes Jean Reap
Mt. Carroll
John I
Dixon
Helen Hanna
Polo
David L. Truninger
Savanna
Ann FE. Ruggles
Oak Park
Robert R. McCue
Marian Snyder
Harold H. Roberts
Berniece Ready
Carroll County
Savanna Tavern
Henry Truninger
Property Transfers Highlight Savanna Area Land Deals
A series of deed transfers lists multiple buyers and sellers in Savanna and Lanark towns. Names include Bessie Seneck Wilma Sturtevant Norman Clark Winifred Hershey Emma Holland Carl Johnson Edwin Gerdes Donald Isenhart Virgil Hammen Alfred Klein Alfred Stricker and others with lots and blocks such as Morton's add Cary's add Gilberts add and Stover's add. Transactions show quitclaim and warranty deeds across lots in Savanna and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Seneck
Mahala Sturtevant
Morton
Savanna
John W Clemens
Edmund McFadden
Cary
Lanark
Jessie A. Gray
Wesley Sanford
Gilbert
Norman H. Clark
Louis A. Galloway
Alfred T. Klein
Joseph H. Stricker
Law Reunion To Be Held Sunday
The 21st annual Law reunion will be held Sunday August 10 in Old Mill Park Savanna with a picnic dinner at noon and a business session and social time in the afternoon. Officers are President Lloyd Law Vice President Wm Campbell Secretary treasurer Mrs Paul Dauphin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Lloyd Law
Wm. Campbell
Paul Dauphin
Marriages in St Paul and Savanna Readers
Miss Lorraine Daulton of St Paul and Preston Boyd wed at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in St Paul with double ring ceremony. Boyd a Mt Carroll native and WWII veteran now works in Morrison. They plan to reside in Mt Carroll. Berneice Ready and Harold Roberts married at Mt Carroll Lutheran parsonage with single ring service. They will live in East Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Daulton
St. Paul, Minn
Preston Boyd
Earl Boyd
Mt. Carroll
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
St. Paul
J. L. Guinney
Fletcher Dube
Siren
Wis
Snide
St. Paul Park High School
Savanna Ordnance Despot
Berneice Ready
Edward C. Ready
Savanna
Harold TH. Roberts
Bert Roberts
East Savanna
Mr. Carroll Lutheran Church
K. K. Olafson
Double Wedding in Savanna at First Methodist Church
Miss Marian Snyder and Robert McCue wed in Savanna in a double ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday with Rev. E Cedric Pope officiating. Attendants were Marie Johns, Donald Adams, Eloise Truninger, and Robert Walker. The McCues will live in Savanna, Truningers in Dubuque where David Truninger studies at the University of Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Snyder
A. €. Snyder
Savanna
Robert McCue
Roy Dyer
Anna Ruggles
DD. M. Ruggles
Chicago
David L. Truninger
David A. Truninger
First Methodist Church
E. Cedric Pope
Snyder
McCue
Marie Johns
Donald Adams
Elayne Truninger
Robert Walker
Ruggles
Truninger
Truningers
Dubuque
University of Dubuque
Carnival concession operator dies after heat in Mt Carroll
Nelson K. Barnes, 52, operator of two carnival concessions, collapsed and died Sunday afternoon in a Mt. Carroll city parking lot after the carnival arrived that morning. County coroner Dr. J B Schreiter ruled death from heart condition and heat. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Frank funeral home Mt Carroll with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. survived by widow and four children. a native of Stephensville Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson K. Barnes
Mt. Carroll
Barnes
J. B. Schreiter
Frank
Oak Hill Cemetery
Stephensville
Mich
Chadwick Briefs Highlight Local Trips and Visits
Chadwick notes several weekend and weekday visits including Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Tyne of Sterling and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Schreiner and son from Rock Falls. Clergy and families travel, friends attend Luther Leagues and Eastern Star events, and a few residents plan trips to California and through Wisconsin and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nany Smith
Cyril Tyne
Sterling
Everett Schreiner
Son
Rock Falls
Bert Schreiner
Carroll County DHIA producers cited for 1945 46
Members of the Carroll County Dairy Herd Improvement Association received certificates of merit from the National Dairy Association for high butterfat production. A 350-pound plus per cow average qualified, with 1945 high herd at 423.4 pounds and 1946 high at 465.5 pounds. Names and farms of record holders listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
National Dairy Association
C. S. Rhodes
University of Illinois
Carroll County
Harry Tallman
Lanark
Unadilla
Chadwick
Thomas
John Derrer
Plan To Start Blacktop Road Construction Soon
Bid of Rein and Dahl, Stoughton, Wisconsin, for a bituminous surface road from Chadwick west to Route 78 was accepted by the state. County highway superintendent 8S. C. Campbell said property owners will be notified to move fences back as contractors plan to begin clearing the right of way within a week or 10 days. He urged care not to disturb survey stakes. The goal is to finish winding the road and complete the base course before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rein and Dahl
Stoughton
Wis
Chadwick West
C. Campbell
Campbell
Driver Fined in Disorderly Conduct Case at Savanna
Howard Heather of Savanna pleaded guilty before Justice Carroll to disorderly conduct and paid a $25 fine plus costs. He was arrested July 1 after a collision on Route 50 north of Savanna that seriously injured his companion Martha Hunter of Hanover. An indictment for driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated was reduced to disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Heather
Savanna
Mr. Carroll
Martha Hunt
Hanover
Merry Circle hib Plans For lower Show
Officers of the Merry Circle club of Salem township invite county flower gardeners to enter the club’s second annual flower show at Mt. Carroll grade school gym on Friday. Three entrants from nearby cities will be chosen. A featured display will be Cecil DeNier’s Cooper collection at Mt. Carroll. Show open to the public in afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Circle Club
Salem
Mt. Carroll
Menel Mis Cecil DeNier
Four Highway Fatalities In Area Last Month
A total of four highway deaths occurred in the six county north western finois area during July, highway traffic records reveal. Stephenson, Ogle and Whiteside counties each reported one fatality, while Carroll and Jo Daviess counties had none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finois
Stephenson, Ogle
Whiteside
Carroll
Jo Daviess
Pasture Field Day Planned in Northwestern Illinois
A big Field Day on Pasture rejuvenation is planned for August 25 across four northwestern Illinois counties. Sponsored by University Extension, Soil Conservation and Farm Bureaus, the event will be on Kenneth Kuhlmeyer’s farm eight miles north of Lanark. Old blue grass pastures will be reworked and reseeded with legumes and grasses, with displays of new farming machines. The Tallman farming family in Freedom Township and nearby Carroll farms have demonstrated pasture improvements that boosted production, showing the benefits of liming, cultivation, fertilization, and sowing sweet clover, grasses, broome and alfalfa for high protein feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
University Extension, Soil Conservation and
Farm Bureaus
Kenneth Kuhlmeyer
Lanark
Carroll
Oscar Tallman
Nebraska Picnic Draws A Good Attendance
Former Nebraska residents gathered for the second annual Nebraska Picnic at Lawrence park Sterling with plans to repeat next year. Attendees included Char les Demeier Milledgeville re elected president and Mrs Howard Baker Mt Carroll as secretary treasurer. The August first Sunday date was set and Fay and Wilbur Stairs sang Home on the Range and Sioux City Site. Bishop D G Lapp 80, oldest attendee, and his wife 78 attended. many families from Milledgeville Rock Falls Morrison and East Moline joined the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Lawrence Park
Sterling
Charles Demeier
Milledgeville
Howard Baker
Mt. Carroll
Harry Roser
T. F. Bartells
Rock Falls
Will Real
Lester Wolstenholm
Johnson
Fay
Wilbur Stairs
Range
Sioux City
D. G. Lapp
West End
Bishop Lapp
Glen Stairs
Jack Holmans
Mm Arthur D. Atwood
Dwsenport
J. W. Walke
Oregon
J. L. Wolsteholm
Carol
Leona
J. F. Bartells
W. K. Kline
Harlan Garrett
Leaf River
Arthur Kennard
Richard Rick
Deanne Kay
Eda Kennard
Elmer Workman
Morrison
Forgers Warm Praise Of County Jail And Meals
A Chicago forger, yearly old with a record in law and prison time, lauds Carroll county officials including Sheriff Henry Truninger for a clean jail, humane treatment, and superb meals. He credits the sheriff and his wife for the food quality and the jail’s sanitary conditions during his stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
State
Carroll County
Equity
J. Stearton
United States
Frye
Local ag students enter projects in vocational fair
Chadwick and Thomson ag students exhibit livestock at Section I vocational fair to be held at Taylor's Park Freeport August 29 and 30. Entries include Hereford steers Hampshire hogs Duroc Jersey hogs Shorthorn steers Brown Swiss heifer Hereford steer and more from Carroll Jo Daviess Stephenson Ogle and Winnebago counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick and
Thomson Ag
Taylor's Park
Freeport
Carroll
Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Ogle
Winnebago
Chadwick's
Vernon Fink
Donald Gordon
Hampshire
Ned Hartman
Duroc Jersey
Floyd Imel
Truck Damaged In Crash Near Lanark Saturday
A small truck driven by F. M. Everett of Chicago skidded off the highway two miles west of Lanark on Saturday, shearing a telephone pole and overturning. The occupants escaped serious injury after treatment by a Lanark physician. Everett continued to Chicago in another truck while transporting a midget racer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Everett
Chicago
Lanark
Everett
Shannon Plans For Homecoming Event
Shannon marks her 24th homecoming celebration in the village on September 1. The organizing committee promises a full day and evening program and invites residents to bring friends and neighbors to ensure a memorable reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
Hart In Fall From Automobile
Mary Sharron a 38 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Maynard Gaul of Lanark was treated for injuries after falling from a car in Freeport. She suffered head cuts and superficial burns on elbows knees and back before being released from St Francis hospital Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sharron
Maynard Gaul
Lanark
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Board of Review Plans Property Assessment Increases
E Shaver chairs Carrell county board of tax review announcing a blanket hike in assessments on certain property classes across several townships to equalize values. The aim is to reach the 100 percent valuation required by state law and align with Luther township property values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Shaver
Carrell County
Local Social Notes From Chicago to Indiana
Mr and Mrs George Cambman and Richard attended a baseball game in Chicago Monday. About 60 Chadwick people attended Oakdale Camp meeting Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ernest Kemmers took Keneath Mitchel to the hospital in Iowa City Monday. Miss Muriel Kness left Sunday for a week's vacation in Chicago. Mrs Hazel Zugschwerdt returned home Sunday evening to spend the rest of her vacation here. Doris Anne Dambman spent Monday with her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Don Harris. Mrs Katherine Musselman 91, left on a trip to visit her son Rev Musselman in southeastern Indiana. Mr and Mrs H E Zugschwerdt spent the weekend in Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Holmes
Ronald
A. A. Calkins
New York
Eileen
Daehler
Delores Daehler
Anne Coble
Sheldon Frank
Donovan Daehler
Don Coble
Earl Coble
Luther Leagues
Dixon
Earl Vailey
Keith
Alvin Larem
Sete
Northern Review Order of the Eastern Star
Apple River Canyon
Frank Switzer
Mt. Carroll
Bertha Cramer
Highland Park
KC. Whitney
Howard Brett
Sutulay
California
Elmer Weber
Wisconin
Michipati
Lawrence Doden
George Cambman
Richard
Chicago
Chadwick
Oakdale
Ernest Kemmers
Keneath Mitchel
Iowa City
Muriel Kness
Hazel Zugschwerdt
Doris Anne Dambman
Don Harris
Katherine Musselman
Rev. Musselman
Indiana
H. E. Zugschwerdt
Elgin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babson’s Weekly Report
Daulton-Boyd
Roberts
Walter Lewis
Carnival Man
Chadwick Briefs
DHIA
Fred Olson
Lavin Patton
Baby
Abbie Olson
Lvberty
Forger
John Janssen
Hereford
Earl Stewart
Thomson
Alfred Dykstra
Darrell Gaar
Bernard Hartman
Paul Hartman
Fred Miller
Guernsey
Arnold Sikkema
Chadwick F. F
Vernon Adolph
Taylor Park
4-H
Hart
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!