James Roosevelt income figures face scrutiny in insurance debate
The Spectator notes James Roosevelt released five years of certified income tax statements showing annual earnings between about 21 000 and 40 000 dollars. It questions whether customers favored him due to his father's position and discusses broader political influence on business. It also covers local topics on pool talks in Dixon, a fatal lightning incident near a golf course, and policy steps by the Eastern Conference of Motor Vehicle Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
New James
James
Eastern Conference of Motor Vehicle Commissioners
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New England
Massachusetts
Barbara Schafer Becomes Savanna Hospital Superintendent
Miss Barbara Schafer of Rock Island arrives in Savanna to assume duties as hospital superintendent. She succeeds Mrs. James Stathas who resigned after her marriage Saturday.
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Barbara Schafer
Rock Island
Savanna
Savanna Hospital
James Stathas
Carroll county farms show fewer horses amid rising cattle and autos
County reports to the board of review show 5,319 horses on farms, 157 fewer than 1927, with auto toll rising to 3,411 vehicles and 476 trucks. Cattle total 29,445 head, hogs 20,856, sheep and goats 4,678, with varying township valuations and averages for tax purposes.
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Carroll County
County Board of Review
Savanna Township
Shannon Township
Fair Haven
Woodland Township
Woodland
Savanna
Cherry Grove Township
Wysox
Washington Township
Shannon
No Vote on Corn Quotas to Be Held
Federal farm officials and Secretary Henry Wallace say no referendum on corn marketing quotas will occur this fall. The August crop forecast places 1938 corn yield at 2.566 billion bushels with a 320 million bushel carryover, short of the quota-triggering excess supply level, delaying any vote in the corn belt.
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Corn Belt
AAA
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Midwest
Wallace
Commodities Distribution Report Details Six Month Receipts
William Sehaut and Superintendent Carroll of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation depot in Savanna announce six months of commodities received for distribution to county residents. Items include apples, potatoes, prunes, rice, peaches, peas, cabbage, oranges, flour, milk, tomatoes, and more with precise weights and future shipments listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sehaut
Carroll
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Savanna
Prizes Set for Lanark 4-H Roundup Aug 26
Carroll county 4-H round up premiums released by Farm Adviser M. P. Roske. Beef calves placed in three groups A B C with equal prizes. swine and sheep premiums as in prior years. Classes include Herefords Angus Shorthorns and dairy calves with various group prizes and special interbreed awards. Roske notes new group system aims to broaden winning chances for cattle entries.
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Carroll County
Lanark
Farm Bureau
Piccine
M. P. Roske
American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Rain Halts Threshing As Floods Sweep County
Heavy rains across the county halted threshing on Monday and sent Plum river and Waukarusa creek out of their banks. Mt Carroll and surroundingLowland areas flooded, with Point Rock park and Mill street submerged. Totals show 5.02 inches in 30 hours and 5.83 inches for the first 15 days of August, followed by relief as fair weather returned Wednesday.
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Plum River
Mt. Carroll
Point Rock Park
Mill Street
Milledgeville
James McCray
Cooperative
McCray
Four Injured Near Shannon In Auto Accidents
Four people were injured near Shannon last Thursday in auto accidents and a runaway. Joe Bakker of two miles southeast of Lannon suffered a compound fracture of the left leg and shock when a team of horses ran away with an oars wagon. Frank Spengler, a Shannon Telephone lineman, and Joe Brooks collided at a dirt road intersection four miles southeast of Shannon. Spengler sustained a double fracture of the right forearm. his wife Clara and son Elwyn had scratches. Brooks and his family escaped serious injuries. both cars were drivable home.
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Shannon
Joe Bakker
Lannon
Frank Spengler
Shannon Telephone Company
Joe Brooks
Spengler
Freeport
Clara
Elwyn
Brooks
Lanark 4-H Team Heads to State Fair
Lanark 4-H demonstration team members Robert Guenzler and Donald Kaney represent Carroll County at the state fair. The pair won first place for Prevention of Loss in Livestock Marketing, leading a county contest in which other teams drew for placements. Also representing are four 4-H girls from Merry Sewers and Mt. Carroll clubs with projects in dress revue foods booth and cookie study.
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Robert Guenzler
Donald Kaney
Carroll County
Lanark
Farm Bureau
Mt. Carroll
Guenzler and
Kaney
Maurice Guenzler
Harry Stengel
Joe Rath
Paul Doty
Savanna
James Kaney
Bernard Diehl
Homer Kearnaghan
Jo Daviess
Blanche Seim
Merry Sewers Club
Joann Albert
Judith Ritenour
Phyllis Peat
Jean Hammond
Foods Booth
Cookies
Local Boy Enlists In U. S. Navy
Ethan Eisfeller son of Mr and Mrs John Eisfeller left Sunday for Chicago to begin training in the aviation department of the United States Navy He will be stationed at Glenview Illinois
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Ethan Eisfeller
John Eisfeller
Chicago
Aviation Department
The
United States Navy
Eisfeller
Glenview, Ill
Savanna Boys Recap Boy State Experiences in Lanark
Four Savanna youths who attended Boy State at Springfield shared their reports before the Carroll County American Legion Council in Lanark. Speakers included Edward Shafer, Robert Myers, William Plattenberger, and Robert Hale, with topics ranging from bar racks routines to state capital highlights and Lincoln memorials. The meeting, led by County Commander Roswell Packard, featured Rev. E. Y. Knapp’s Americanism address and officials from Lanark, Mt. Carroll, Savanna, and Shannon. The council plans a next gathering in Shannon, with September 26 as a provisional date.
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Savanna
Boy State
Springfield
Carroll County Council of the
American Legion
Lanark
Edward Shafer
Ray Westfall
Robert Myers
William Plattenberger
Robert Hale
Abraham Lincoln
Bay State
van Bibber-Hansen Legion
County Legion Council
Roswell Packard
E. Y. Knapp
Mt. Carroll
Shannon
Savanna News Briefs and Local Updates
County union hears trip to Bay State and a car theft found near Galena park. Frances Shimer Junior College names new instructors, and a Savanna Ordnance depot project attracts a Chicago firm as low bidder. County superintendent reports outline school operations, agriculture shows rising livestock and farm product counts, 4-H teams advance to state fair, and corn quotas referendum is dropped. Heavy rains halt threshing. Mt Carroll reports 2.28 inches in 50 minutes.
Births Lead Deaths in Carroll County July Records
July records show nine births and fourteen deaths in Carroll County. Nine infants born in Savanna and Mt. Carroll areas, including nine girls and seven boys, with one still birth. Deaths include multiple elderly residents and several children, with ages ranging from seven months to 79, and deaths in Shannon Milledgeville Chadwick Savanna Mt. Carroll.
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Carroll County
Registrars of Vital Statistics
Julie A. Baum
Shannon
Brethren Cemetery
Charles F. Montag
Rachel Ann Hanna
Milledgeville
Bethel Cemetery
Emile Marie Eastabrooks
Donna Elizabeth Eckels
Chadwick
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Sterling
Kathryn Queekboerner
John Kratz
Joyce Bernadine Bogue
Savanna
Harry Ellsworth Cramer
Anna Laura Herrington
Oak Hill
Mt. Carroll
Jaynet Shrake
Eliza Watson Rush
Hickory Grove
Six Northwestern bands to perform at Chicagoland Music Festival
Miss Beth Hower of Lanark leads about 200 musicians from Thomson, Lanark, Cordova, Forreston, Mt. Carroll and Orangeville to the ninth Chicagoland Music Festival at Soldiers Field. The group itineraries include a Chicago stay, Elkhart instrument factory tour, Cubs Pirates game, and a concert by an 80 piece subset.
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Beth Hower
Instrument Factory
Elkhart
Ind
Lanark
Chicago
Illinois
Soldiers’ Field
Miss Hower
Cubs
Thomson
Marriage Licenses Issued to Sta thas and Morey at Savanna
The county clerk issued marriage licenses to James B. Sta thas and Erma L. Morey, both residents of Savanna.
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James B. Stathas
Erma L. Morey
Savanna
Shimer Junior College names new instructors
Fran ces Shimer Junior College Mt Carroll announces new hires for the coming year. Frances Hammitt becomes librarian, Ruth Sanderson joins to teach English and education, Olive Wright to teach chemistry and foods, Edith Bell named director of art, and Karan Tuck added to the piano department assisting Thelma Wharton.
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Frances Shimer
Mt. Carroll
A. Beth Hostetter
Frances E. Hammitt
Covington
Lois Angelman
Columbia University
Hammitt
University of Cincinnati
Akron
Evanston
Ruth Sanderson
Cleveland
Cecilia Judin
Webster City
Sanderson
Flora Mather College
Western Reserve University
Western Reserve
Olive Wright
Iowa City
Simpson College
Wright
University of Iowa
Iowa
Edith Bell
Elizabeth Moeller
Davenport
Davenport Municipal Art Gallery
Karan Tuck
Springfield
Mos
Thelma Wharton
Miss Tuck
Drury Col
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Board OF Review
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Guernsey
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Holstein-Friesian Association of America
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Poland
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Hampshire
China
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Johnson Creek
Thomason
U. S. Navy
Savanna Boys
County Lenion Council
Galena Park
Frances Shimer Junior College
Mr. Carroll
Savanna Ordnance Depot
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State Farm
Mary Sue
Harold W. Sisler
Rock Falls
Alvina Ella
Richard E. D. Brunner
Rena Mae
Ralph Martinez
Jolinda Alice
Irvin Senneff
Carroll Township
Gary John
Adam Mohardt
Michael Jay
Lawrence van Bibber Davis
John Allen
John P. O'Leary
Merlyn Gene
Mervin C. Bruns
Fred Lee
Fred L. Slick
Salem
Merle Emery
Maynard FE. Gothard
Richard Leland
Wallace L. E. Boyer
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