Babson Addresses Science and Trade Education Balance
Babson argues national progress depends on widespread practical trades training alongside science. He cites Russia’s youth education push and Dr. Bush’s plan for American scientific talent, urging schools to foster understanding between farm, factory, and sales groups while defending wartime cooperation and postwar goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
Russia
United States
Russsia
Vannevar Bush
Truman
Mid- West
Dr. Bush
Marshal Stalin
President Truman
Churchill
England
Roger W. Babson
Subsidy for Lamb Raisers Is Available
A new government program of payments to lamb producers and feeders aims to raise lamb weights by increasing returns. Carroll county AAA chairman J W Erdmier says payments will begin once instructions arrive, with rates of 1.50 per hundredweight for 65 90 lb lambs and 2.15 per cwt for lambs over 90 lbs, plus 1.00 per cwt for other sheep and lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J W. Erdmier
Carroll County
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Erdmier
Commodity Credit Corporation
AAA
Brothers Fined for Disorderly Conduct in Savanna Disturbance
S. Sgt. Hubert Taylor and George Taylor of Savanna were arraigned before Police Magistrate C. J. Fisher on disorderly conduct charges. Each man received $100 fines plus court costs after a disturbance in Savanna. Sgt. Taylor is on furlough from Wichita Falls Texas and both have seen foreign service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Taylor
George T .Taylor
Savanna
C. J. Fisher
Taylor
Wichita Falls
Tex
Lt Col Greison Relieved From Duty Returns To Savanna
Lieut Col Hans P Greison a quartermaster corps veteran of World War I is relieved from active duty and returns to Savanna to run the insurance and real estate business he set up 26 years ago His terminal leave ends about October 15 and he will enter inactive status subject to recall for six months He served at Camp Lee and Washington and has three daughters in Savanna Illinois June 1945
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans P. Greison
Quartermaster Corps of
Army
Savanna
Greison
Sixth Corps
Pearl Harbor
Quartermaster Corps Replacement and Training Center
Camp Lee
Quartermaster General
Washington
General Administrative Services Division
Colonel Greison
Mlinois
University of Ilinois
Louise Judson Miles
Greisons
Marriage Licenses and Local Social Notes
Marriage license issued by the county clerk to Robert M. Woodin and Donna Mae Dambman both of Milledgeville. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wood of Mt. Carroll and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rath were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Knoess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Woodin
Donna Mae Dambman
Milledgeville
Kenneth Wood
Mt. Carroll
Joseph Rath
George Knoess
Deaths Charles L Benson 75 Hazelhurst area
Charles Louis Benson 75 of Hazelhurst died at 8 30 a m August 1 at Linton nursing home Sterling after years of ill health. He was born October 26 1871 at Daggetts and married Lydia Lehr October 26 1897. A Burlington railroad agent for 46 years, he is survived by his widow five children Esther Benson Fort Worth Texas Dora Malmberg Wauwatosa Wisconsin Anne Munroe Maywood Harlan Dixon Howard Milwaukee and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held at South Elkhorn Church with burial in South Elkhorn Cemetery.
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Charles Louis Benson
Hazelhurst
Ida Lehr
Chadwick
Linton
Sterling
Shirk
Milledgeville
South Elkhorn
Fred Meyers
Mr. Benson
Daggetts
Lydia Lehr
Burlington Railroad
Esther Benson
Fort Worth
Tex
Dora Malmberg
Wauwatosa
Wis
Anne Munroe
Maywood
Harlan
Dixon and Howard
Milwaukee
DDT Test Planned At Savanna Ordnance Depot
The Savanna ordnance depot will begin DDT testing in swamp and backwater areas around the Mississippi River this week weather permitting. Col M A Brackett says the program, conducted with entomologist Dr FE M Searls, marks one of four U S sites chosen to combat mosquitoes with DDT.
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Mississippi River
Savanna Ordnance Depot
M. A. Brackett
FE. M. Searls
Sixth Service Command
United States
OPA Obtains Injunctions Against Locker Firms in Quad Cities
Permanent injunctions were obtained in U S district courts in the Quad Cities OPA district against 14 firms, four locker plants in Iowa among them. One is operated by Harold Melendy at Low Moor Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Quad-Cities
OPA
Enforcement Division
Iowa
Harold Melendy
Low Moor
Daily duck limit reduced to ten under new regulations
The interior department cut the daily bag from fifteen to ten, effective this season, with an eighty day season starting September in the upper Midwest. The rule retains one wood duck per day and a twenty wood duck possession limit, protecting mergansers and reducing overall take.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Interior Department
Midwest
Canada
Ickes
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Truck Damaged As Universal Joint Breaks
A maintenance truck owned by Northwestern Illinois Gas and Electric Co. broke a drive shaft universal joint causing the vehicle to leave the road and enter a ditch west of Chadwick last week. Driver Lester Lease of Savanna and companion Joe Shutters of Thomson jumped free and were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Chadwick
Lester Lease
Savanna
Joe Shutters
Thomson
Fire damages Savanna garage at Savanna Motor Sales
Fire caused about 200 in damage to the Savanna Motor Sales garage interior. A car front fender was scorched and two tires near a wall were damaged. Sparks from an acetylene welding unit ignited an oil drain pan near the entrance, spreading flames to the wooden interior. Firemen used water and chemical pumps to extinguish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna Motor Sales
Savanna
Carroll County Farm Census Sets Preliminary Totals
Preliminary 1945 census counts show Carroll County with 1 615 farms up from 1 623 in 1940 and 1 745 in 1935. Total farm land is 270 539 acres, with an average farm size of 167 acres. Final figures will be issued by the Bureau of the Census from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
James F. Martin
Illinois
Ladd
Martin
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Birth Date Based Renewal Law Aims to Speed Illinois Licenses
Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett begins compiling a birth date list of over three million Illinois license holders. The new law, effective July 1, requires licenses issued this year to expire on the applicant’s next birthday after May 1, 1948, with renewals spanning three years. Leap year births are adjusted to March 1 in nonleap years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Barrett
Illinois
Ilinois
Automobile Department
Secretary of State
Barrett
Governor Green Visits Savanna State Park Trip
Gov. Dwight H. Green and Col. George Roberts of the state department of aeronautics visited Savanna with Rep. Franklin A. Stransky and Judge F. J. Stransky. They toured Mississippi Palisades state park, took a river motorboat ride, and were luncheon guests at the Stransky home after a Springfield to Sterling flight and highway drive. They later added two soldiers to the return route, one heading for North Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight H. Green
Col
George Roberts
State Department of Aeronautics
Guetta
Franklin A. Stransky
F. J. Stransky
Savanna
Rep. Stransky
Mississippi Palisades State Park
Gov. Green
Col. Roberts
Springfield
Sterling
Fulton
Chicago
Carroll County Servicemen File for Discharge Records
Carroll county servicemen filed discharge papers at the Circuit Clerk office. Listed are T-5 Marshal R. Bork from Carroll entered April 17, 1941 and discharged July 26, 1945 with multiple campaign ribbons and six overseas bars. Pfe David F. Traum of Lanark entered May 17, 1944 and discharged July 26 with Rhineland campaigns and Purple Heart. Pvt. Donald J. Erdmier of Shannon entered June 8, 1942 and discharged July 4 with Rhineland Central Europe campaigns and European theater ribbons. Henry John Thayer, seaman first class, enlisted June 27, 1944 and discharged July 24. Raymond W. Hartman of Savannah entered Oct. 20, 1941 and discharged Aug. 3, 1945 with Bismarck Archipelago Luzon campaigns and multiple ribbons and six overseas bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Circuit Clerk
R. Bork
Carroll
Solomons
Philippines
Luzon
Pfe
David FE. Traum
Lanark
Rhineland
Pvt
Donald J. Erdmier
Shannon
Central Europe
Henry John Thayer
Raymond W. Hartman
Savanna
Chicago
Ft. Sheridan
Bismarck
Archipelago
Crop And Feed Loans Available
The Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office of the Farm Credit Administration opens loans for harvesting crops for market winter grain production and livestock feed. Loans secured by first mortgages on crops or livestock are due November 30 1945 for harvest loans and August 1 1946 for winter grain and feed loans. Interest is 4 percent per year and repayment comes from crop or livestock sales. Eligible farmers unable to obtain credit elsewhere may apply through Ralph Ketzle or contact Mrs N V Lateer at Galesburg or Moline offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office
Farm Credit Administration
Ralph Ketzle
Production Credit Association
Credit Association
Farm Bureau Bldg
16Th Avenue
Moline
Ill
N. V. Lateer
Galesburg
Cadet Nurse Corps urged to fill wartime health needs
Trained nurses are vitally needed now and after the war. Cadet Nurses in Illinois will operate rural hospitalization programs and civilian and veterans care. The U S Public Health Service scholarship covers tuition maintenance books and uniforms. Seventy six nursing schools in Illinois offer 700-plus opportunities with a goal of enrolling 40 000 Cadet Nurses nationwide before next January. Seek information at local hospitals or write to the Nursing Council for War Service in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps
U.S. Public Health Service
Armed Forces
U. S
Illinois
U. S. Public Health Service
Nursing Council For War Service
S. Michigan Ave
Chicago
Ill
Review Board Probes Tax Complaints in Chadwick Thomson
Carroll county board of tax review members spent the week examining complaints about this year’s assessments. Tuesday they inspected Chadwick properties and on Wednesday they visited Thomson on a similar inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Two Freeport Women Bound Over On Check Charge
Ruth Stout and Alice Keith were bound over to Carroll county grand jury after hearings before C J Fisher Savanna police magistrate. They faced charges of raising a check amount from 25 to 120 dollars. Bond set at 1500 dollars each. they were jailed for lack of bond. The check was signed by Simon Sneek of German Valley, drawn on Shannon bank and cashed at National Bank of Savanna. Bank officials said Shannon bank confirmed the check as satisfactory.
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Freeport
Ruth Stout
Alice Keith
Carroll County Grand Jury
C. J. Fisher
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
Simon Sneek
German Valley
Large crowd at Palisades Park trail ride and show
More than 500 people attended a Sunday horse show and trail ride at Palisades State Park near Savanna, despite threatening weather. The Lanark Trail Ride association sponsored the event with 76 riders in the parade and over 50 horses. Winners included Charles Emery and Mrs. Wes- ley Morris among many others across multiple classes.
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Palisades State Park
Savanna
Lanark Trail Ride Association
Four Veterans Granted Stocks Of New Tires
Four World War II veterans were cleared through the Quad-Cities District OPA on Aug 1 and granted bank stocks of tires to open businesses. Kenneth W. Herbert of Rock Island Illinois will open in Durant Iowa. Darwin H. Reichling of Maquoketa Illinois will open in Maquoketa. Joseph J. Wirth of Belvidere Illinois will open in Belvidere. Ralph K. Fogel of Lanark Illinois will open in Lanark. Each received maximum tire certificates including 10 passenger tires, 4 small truck tires, 2 large truck tires and 6 tractor tires. Replenishment comes as tires are sold.
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Quad-Cities
OPA
Robert M. Harper
Illinois
Iowa
Kenneth W. Herbert
Rock Island
Durant
Darwin H. Reichling
Maquoketa
Joseph J. Wirth
Belvidere
Ill
Ralph K. Fogel
Lanark
District Veterans Adviser
Hartman Reunion Set For August 26
Tenth annual Hartman family reunion to be held Sunday August 26 at Old Mill Park Savanna with a noon picnic. Tennyson chairs table reservations. dinner committee includes Erma Bucher Esther Handel Chrystal Provant Mavis Linton Verna Schreiner Irene Anderson. Minnie Keil Clara Geisz oversee coffee. Eugene Miller Reuben Geisz handle ice cream.
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Hartman
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Tennyson
Erma Bucher
Esther Handel
Chrystal Provant
Mavis Linton
Verna Schreiner
Irene Anderson
Minnie Keil
Clara Geisz
Eugene Miller
Reuben Geisz
Cattle Sell High at Chicago Stock Yards
Carroll county cattle topped the Tuesday trade with Haven Noser of Lanark presenting a 20 head drove of steers that sold without sort at 17.80 per cwt, near the day’s peak. They averaged 1220 lbs each, and with subsidy, the final price reaches 18.30 per cwt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Chicago
Haven Noser
Lanark
Sailor Nabbed After Northern Illinois Kidnapping Spree
Jack Navarre, 27, of Independence Kansas, fled with two sailors after overpowering a guard, abducting civilians, and stealing cars across Illinois. In Savanna he was shot in the face by policeman George Kallemeyne while resisting arrest, ending the multi‑location chase that included Elk Grove officer Hugh Donnelly and two kidnapped motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Savanna
George Kallemeyne
Jack Navarre
Independence
Kans
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Hugh Donnelly
Elk Grove
Cook County Forest Preserve
Navarre
Donnelly
May
City Police and Ordnance Depot Military Police
Kallemeyne
Polo
Dorothy Wagner
Marie Stoffel
Arlington Heights
Moline OPA Office to Close September Fifteenth
The Quad-Cities District Office of Price Administration will consolidate as part of a national economy plan. The Moline office serves 14 Illinois counties and closes Sept. 15 1945, with counties transferred to Peoria and Des Moines districts. The Rock Island and Scott County area remains under Nic LeGrand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quad-Cities
Price Administration
Opa
Robert M. Harper
Moline
Rae E. Walters
Harper
Illinois
Peoria
Iowa
Des Moines
Rock Island County
Scott County
Nic LeGrand
Northern Illinois
Quad- Cities
Walters
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babson’s Weekly Report
Babson
Thomas Edison
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Mid-West
Brothers
Col. Greison
Charles L. Benson
State Park
Judge and Mrs. Stransky
Great Lakes
Charles Emery
Prophetstown
M. I. Trader
Elizabeth
Pauline Meakin
Morrison
Wesley Morris
Hanover
Eddie Roebuck
Delbert Tomilson
Stanley Nesemeier
Sra
Betty Hyer
Donald Shaner
Robert Hyer
Agnes Moore
Doris Rahn
Donna Jean Nesemeier
Clare Meakin
Leslie Fulrath
Orville Sterling
Moline District
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