Babson Analyzes Growth of Senior Citizens Market
Babson Park Mass August 17 The latest census shows a 25 percent rise in people over 55 since the last count, with teens up 50 percent. He notes continued old age population growth, stronger purchasing power, and rising public support. Nursing homes expand as a major profits and service avenue, while the 25 to 55 age group funds the wealth and public needs of the future.
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Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Kennedy
Candlelight nuptials mark Rahn Houzenga pair in Chadwick
Miss Joan M. Houzenga wed Kenneth W. Rahn in a candlelight ceremony at the Spring Valley church. Attendants included Patricia Houzenga and Janice Rahn with a reception in the church parlors. The couple plans a farm home near Chadwick after graduates from Chadwick high school and current employments.
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Joan Houzenga
Kenneth Rahn
Spring Valley
Fulton
Joan M. Houzenga
John Houzenga
Rt. 2
Chadwick
Kenneth W. Rahn
Orval W. Rahn
Carroll
Paul Farley
Hope E. A. B. Church
Aurora
Patricia Houzenga
Janice Rahn
Denice Houzenga
Deaths in Carrell County Cliff Swanson and Kin
Carrell County notices obituary for George O. Smith 64 Savanna died Aug 10 at Savanna City hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. in Savanna chapel. Burial Savanna Township cemetery. Survivors include widow two daughters three sisters and two grandchildren. Also Herman H. Roling 72 died Aug 10 Savanna funeral 9:30 a.m. St John’s church burial church cemetery. veterans WWI Barracks 2041. Frank Bloyer 71 Mt Carroll funeral 1 p.m. Saturday Frank funeral home burial Lanark cemetery. Fred L. Orr 60 Savanna heart attack burial Savanna cemetery. John R. Robbe 74 died Sunday night Savanna burial Oak Hill Mt. Carroll. Continuous local obits listing immediate survivors and service details.
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George O. Smith
Savanna
Savanna City Hospital
Lee Clendenning
Savanna Township Cemetery
Jo Daviess County
Frederick Smith
Clarabel McWorthy
Herman H. Roling
St. John’s Catholic Church
Bellevue
Bernard O. Roling
Helen Weis
Frank Bloyer
Mt. Carroll
Clifford Bauman
Frank
Lanark Cemetery
Fred L. Orr
Hunter Fuller
Savanna Township
Earl
Lillian Melendy
Edna Heckman
Freeport
Milwaukee Road
Mississippi Lodge No. 385
Royal Arch Masons
Order of the Eastern Star
Duane Hector Orr
John R
Ernest Carder
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Robbe
Wm. P
Sarah Watson Robbe
Elsie McLaughlin
Ella
Illinois Headlight Dimming Law Enacted
Gov. Otto Kerner signed a new law requiring motorists to dim their headlights when overtaking or meeting oncoming traffic. The change makes a long standing practice a legal requirement for all drivers.
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Otto Kerner
Chadwick News Wilbur Stickell Family Tour North Carolina
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Stickell and son Trent of Pompano Beach Florida visited relatives then left Wednesday for a sightseeing and fishing trip in North Carolina before returning home
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Wilbur Stickell
Trent
Pompano Beach
Fla
North Carolina
Local 4H Girls Exhibit at State Fair
Ten Carroll county 4 H girls participate in State Fair activities this week. Ardath Flack Shannon demonstrates Cherry Almond Pie and takes part in the state public speaking contest. Exhibits include wool dress Charlene Flack and other sewn items, photography Patty Kaufman Thomson, and more. Twenty five Carrollettes from Mt Carroll enter Share the Fun contest.
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Carroll County
Ardath Flack
Shannon
Loleta Moore
Mr. Carroll
Kathleen Messmer
Savanna
Connie Provant
Lanark
Barbara Moll
Marilyn Geisz
Delight Siedenburg
Mt. Carroll
Connie Libberton
Sharon Eeeneee
Freeport
Beverly Forth
Chadwick
Gretchen Carbaugh
Charlene Flack
Margaret Becker
Janice Kent
Patty Kaufman
Thomson
Nancy Hopkins
Carrollettes 4-H Club
Pet Parade at 4-H Roundup In Old Mill Park
A pet parade for youngsters under 10 will take place at 1 30 p m Monday August 21 during the 4 H Roundup in Old Mill Park Savannah Prize awards hinge on originality pet handling and showmanship skills.
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Old Mill Park
Savanna
Talent Show Entry Forms Available in Quad-County
Entry forms for the Quad-County Talent Show are available from Farm Adviser Byron Hutchins in Mt. Carroll. Adults and children may enter. Forms due by Monday, Aug. A tryout will occur in the county during the last week of August.
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Clinton
Iowa
Byron Hutchins
Mt. Carroll
Weekend Guests and Surviving Family Listed
Friday evening visitors at the Ballards were Mr. and Mrs. Don Vervaecke and family. Sunday evening guests were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stewart and daughters of Prophetstown, Dodson, who survives. Also surviving are a son Gerald of Huntsville Alabama, a stepson Robert Dodson Milwaukee Wisconsin, and three grandchildren.
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Lauren Ballard
Don Vervaecke
Jack Stewart
Prophetstown
Dodson
Gerald
Huntsville, Ala
Robert Dodson
Milwaukee, Wis
Fecke & Sons Lead July DHIA Unit 3 Milk & Fat Top
Ben Fecke & Sons herd topped Unit 3 of the Carroll County DHIA in July with 923 pounds of milk and 322 pounds of butterfat per cow. A Fecke Holstein cow produced 1840 pounds of milk and 92 pounds of fat. The article lists the month’s top five herds and cows, notes unit totals, and mentions 748 cows tested across 23 herds with 106 dry cows. Plans for Thomson Melon Days festival include free watermelons and entertainment September 3 and 4 at the Thomson school field.
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Ben Fecke & Sons
Carroll County
DHIA
Russ Libberton
Libberton
Fecke & Sons
Dale Porter & Sons
Brodrick & Erbsen
Mark Remrey & Hay Sisters
Beck & Linker
L. Woessner
Thomson
Thomson School
Thomson Lions Club
WLS
Reggie Cross
Coins Stolen From County Fair Hobby Tent
A portion of Cathy Spanogle’s coin collection was stolen from the county fair hobby tent last week. Deputies said coins appear spent at the fair and most rare coins were recovered, though some paper money specimens remain unfound. Officers noted overall well behaved crowds aside from a few youths attempting to enter without paying.
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Cathy Spanogle
Ralph Spanogle
Sheriff's Department
Real estate transfers list from Savanna area
Courthouse records show transfers including George Wentz to Reynold W Straw qcd s13 t25 r6 Cherry Grove and Edward Linneman Jr to John D Putignano and wife acd L1 2 22 b3 East Lawn Savanna. Other deeds include Putignano to Roger W Bell wd same and Kendell Conserv to Robert Stewart conserva tors deed S14 15 b1 O T Chadwick. Carroll Landherr to Savanna S B L A qed 11 b1 Clearview Hill Lanark. William Haskins to Robert L Shubert qed s1 t25 r4 Woodland. Wilford E Cone to Oscar L Ferguson wd s24 t23 r3 York.
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George Wentz
Reynold W. Straw
Cherry Grove
Edward Linneman Jr
John D. Putignano
East Lawn
Savanna
Roger W. Bell
Hazel M. Kendell
Robert Stewart
O. T. Chadwick
Carroll Landherr
Savanna S
Clearview Hill Lanark
William Haskins
Robert L. Shubert
Woodland
Wilford E. Cone
Oscar L. Ferguson
York
Licensed to wed in multiple counties and towns
License notices list marriages among residents including Richard L. Menadue and Shar p L. Miller of Dubuque a Lloyd W. Hagagrty of Elizabeth and Betty Drosopoulos of Henry A. Lillge and Delta J. Harnish of Freeport Walter B. Stigall and Darla Fullmer of Rock Falls.
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Richard L. Menadue
Sharp L. Miller
Dubuque, A
Lloyd W. Hagagrty
Elizabeth
Betty Drosopoulos
Savanna
Henry A. Lillge
Delta J. Harnish
Freeport
Walter B. Stigall
Darla Fullmer
Rock Falls
Sandra Wirties Chosen Queen of Carroll County Fair 1961
Sandra Wirties of Shannon was named Queen of the 1961 Carroll County Fair after a 4-H competition judged by nine judges. Four runners up were Mina Kness Chadwick Barbara Voeckel Chadwick Carol Heeren Shannon and Babbette McGinty Thomson. Early Monday she left for Springfield to be a hostesses at the Illinois State Fair.
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Sandra Wirties
Carroll County Fair
Carroll County
Sandra Kairtjes
Shannon
Virginia Graebling
Milledgeville
Wirtjes
Mina Kness
Chadwick
Barbara Voeckel
Chad
Miss Voeckel
Springfield
Illinois
Parade Draws Huge Crowd Through Carroll County
A large Thursday night crowd watched the parade featuring Milledgeville and Polo Legion color guards, queen and prince candidates, the Milledgeville school band, and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol. Results listed show top placings in floats bikes ponies driving and various classes with many local participants and organizers.
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Carroll County Air
Milledgeville Legion Post
Polo Legion Auxiliary
Charles Schell
Prince and Princess
Milledgeville
Carroll County Sheriff's Mounted Patrol
School Insurance Nee of Polo
Polo Seed Co
Chadwick Swiss Cheese Co
Prince and Princess of Carroll Fair Chosen
Before the County Fair Queen parade the 1961 Princess was Kevin Folk, 5, daughter of Elaine Folk of Milledgeville, and the Prince Rhonda Marie Dickman, 5, daughter of Richard Dickman of Savanna, with contestants on stage to receive gifts from the Fair.
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Kevin Folk
Elaine Folk
Milledgeville
Rhonda Marie Dickman
Richard Dickman
Savanna
Carroll County Radio Patrol Elects Officers and 27 Units Ready
The Carroll County Radio Patrol held a Aug. 8 meeting at the Preston Kreider home Milledgeville electing Sheriff Harry Miller as commander in chief and naming Robert Johnson Lanark as president Preston Kreider Milledgeville as vice president Jim Hovorka Mr Carroll as treasurer Robert Flickinger Pearl City as recording secretary Lambert Keating Savanna as corresponding secretary. A membership committee includes Kenne Hebeler Thomson Charles Stevens Shannon and Earl Gilbert Milledgeville. The patrol operates under the sheriff's department with 27 units equipped with citizens band radios ready to respond to emergencies or disasters.
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Carroll County Radio Patrol
Preston Kreider
Milledgeville
Harry Miller
Robert Johnson
Lanark
Jim Hovorka
Mr. Carroll
Robert Flickinger
Pearl City
Sec’y
Lambert Keating
Savanna
Kenne Hebeler
Thomson
Charles Stevens
Shannon
Earl Gilbert
Sheriff's Department
Mounted Patrol
Award Contracts For MFT Projects In Wysox And Freedom Townships
Contracts for motor fuel tax projects in Wysox and Freedom townships were awarded Monday after bids were opened by county highway superintendent W. R. Geisz. Clinton Culvert Co. bid $2385.32 for a culvert in Wysox, Katz Bros. $6391.98 for gravel, and N. and L. Construction Co. $15508.49 for the Freedom township project including culvert installation and tree removal.
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Wysox
Freedom Townships
W. R. Geisz
Clinton Culvert Co
Katz Bros
Freedom Township
N. & L. Construction Co
Picnic Dinner Hosts Honor O. E. S. Officers
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Robinson joined 20 guests Sunday for a picnic dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scheider in Freeport. Lyle Weber and Carolyn, visiting from Oak Park, stayed with Chester and Mrs. Lenhart in Coleta and with Elmer Weber. Other supper guests at the Weber home were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Weber of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Adolph.
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Floyd Robinson
Clarence Scheider
Freeport
Lyle Weber
Carolyn
Oak Park
Chester Lenhart
Coleta
Elmer Weber
Weber
Roy Weber
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John Janssen
Gordon Houzenga
Robert Schleming
Karen Truman
Robert Rupp
Judy Keenes
Carolyn Drolema
Linda Bielema
Katherine Rahn
Randall
Eileene Houzenga
Michael Mueller
Joe Haan
Kenneth Schaver
Peter Drolema
Theodore Keenes
Robert Venema
Walter Buikema
Morrison
Thomson, Lanark
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Rahn
Chadwick High School
Northern Illinois Telephone Company
4-H
Carrell County
Mr. Bloyer
1890
Charles and
Lillie Larkin Bloyer
Chadwick News
Old Mill Park, Savanna, Ill
Clinton Barber Shop Chorus
Captain Stubby and the
Buccaneers
Wayland Bennett
Courthouse News
Lanark Methodist Church
Rock Creek Grange
Black Oak Grange
Milledgeville Grange
Wonderworkers
Milledgeville Grange Home Economics
Charles Burkholder
Larry Motors
Lawrence Walker
Mary Groves
Polo
Jane Ropp
Christine Wink
Polly Plog
Eddie Wooding
Ih Lou Simmons
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Rex Lower
Nancy Weimken
Sterling
Nancy Shipman
Sally Brushman
Fay Hawkins
Kewanee
Delbert Bryson
Ray Hutchinson
Kathy Rousch
Carol Sue Dittmar
Rickey Massey
Barbara Rousch
Bob Furguson
Marvin Gothard
Thomas Jones
Larry Franklin
Larry Oncken
Sandra Bryant
Lori Deets
Clarence Franks
Theresa Ruther
Roy Brown
Leslie Diehl
Mient
Glenn Parks
Larry Fogel
Gary Lee Schreiner
Debbie Moothart
Sharon Smith
Bruce
Leslie Durward
Dina Durward
James Grahm
Dubuque
Charles J. Bissens
Charles Young
Wacker
Charles Sucher
Fair Haven
Larry Geerts
Eldon Hickey
Rebecca Pratt
Paul Pratt
Beloit
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Milwaukee
Kenneth Elliott
Farley
Mervin Marshall
Howard Wiebenga
David
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Ralph Townsend
Green Rock
Merle Atherton
John McCaughey
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Prince and Princess of Carroll Fair
County Radio Patrol
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