Babson on Population and Prosperity in the 1960s
Babson Park Massachusetts August 11. A column argues that rising population may drive prosperity in the Golden Sixties but only if matched by strong social and moral conditions. It discusses US youth as voters and workers, plus population growth in China India and Pakistan and the need for better education character and health to convert people into producers and customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Babson Park
Mass
United States
China
India
Pakistan
Tony
Carroll 4-H Roundup Opens August 22
Kenneth Whitney narrates a three day family camping trip north through Wisconsin Minnesota and Ontario before returning to Chadwick. The Whitneys detail Pattison State Park Gooseberry Falls Fort Williams Kakabeka Falls Kenora and Itasca State Park with a thumb injury incident and observations on Great River Road travel and camp habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
U. S. 61
Pigeon River
Asa
Fort Williams
Port Arthur
Lake Superior
St. Lawrence Seaway
Duluth-Superior
U. S
Kakabeka Falls
Kenora
Ontario
Blue Lake Park
Jon
Dryden
International Falls
4-H Roundup set in Savanna with new superintendents
Carroll County's annual 4-H Roundup will open Monday morning August 22 at Old Mill Park Savanna and run three days with morning judging and afternoon recreation. New superintendents include Ronald Helms Chadwick for dairy, Harold Yochem Mt. Carroll swine, Rex Willis Lanark horses, Boyd Handel Chadwick pony show, Leroy Getz Savanna sheep, and Emerson Iske Lanark beef breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Gilliland
Ronald Helms
Chadwick
Robert Voeckel
Miller Lanark
Vo-Ag
Harold Yochem
Mt. Carroll
Albert Grinnell
Savanna
Elmer Gerlach
Stanley Nesemeier
Shannon
Merle Sturtevant
Lanark
John Shields
Shannon Vo-Ag
John Hutchings
Milledgeville Vo-Ag
Emerson Iske
Willard Rahn
Rex Willis
Boyd Handel
Leroy Getz
Burnie Voss
Thomson
Palmer Dauphin
Wilber Corbett
Walter Helle
Melvin Stengel
Charles Dyson
Chadwick Voag
Carroll County
Old Mill Park
Tela
Shuman Family Gathering at Legion Hall in Chadwick
The Shuman family met Sunday at the Legion Hall in Chadwick for a potluck noon gathering. Attendees included Orville and Grace Shuman with children, Marcella Inglersol of Sterling, the DeGroot and Manteen families, and others from Rock Falls Chicago Oregon Mt. Morris and Genoa.
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Shuman
Legion Hall
Chadwick
Orville Shuman
Marcella Inglersol
Sterling
Lowell DeGroot
Raymond Manteen
Rock Falls
Vernon Shuman
Chicago
Harold Rahn
Oregon
Bonnie
Connie Syse
Mt. Morris
Charles Shuman
Grace Livingston
Kevin
Lawrence Shuman
Jeanette Ellen
Orville Shumans
Virginia Graehling Crowned Queen Of Carroll County Fair
Miss Virginia Graehling a 19 year old student at Illinois State Normal University was crowned Queen of the Carroll County Fair in a ceremony before the grandstand. William Clark a candidate for attorney general of Illinois placed the crown. Alternate honorees were Miss Cathy Spanogle and Prince and Princess were Kenneth Snyder and Pamela Rae Cheeseman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Graehling
Paul Graehling
Milledgeville
Carroll County Fair
William Clark
Illinois
Graehling
Illinois State Normal University
Cathy Spanogle
R. A. Spanogle
Kenneth Snyder
Willis Snyder
Thomson
Pamela Rae Cheeseman
Duane Cheeseman
Mt. Carroll
Mrs Coleman Visits Warren Kin Spend Weekend
Mrs Jack Coleman of Warren visited her parents Mr and Mrs Morton Higley on Saturday. Her children Debra Susan and Kevin accompanied her home after a week with their grandparents.
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Jack Coleman
Warren
Morton Higley
Debra
Susan
Kevin
Carroll County Deaths in Savanna and Nearby
Savanna’s Savanna-George Allen age 77 died Sunday in East Moline after weeks as patient. Funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday at Law Funeral Home Savanna with burial at St Charles. Allen was former operating superintendent for Northwestern Illinois Gas and Electric Co. later Interstate Power Co. He born June 3 1883 in England and married Mary Stende in 1905 in Chicago. Surviving his widow three daughters two sons eight grandchildren one great grandchild. Mrs Joseph Eberhardt Savanna Mary Elizabeth Eberhardt age 83 died Aug 11 in Savanna nursing home after long illness. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St John’s Church burial Mt Calvary Dubuque Ia. Born Sept 7 1876 in New Vienna Ia she married Joseph Eberhardt in Dubuque Feb 22 1898. they came to Savanna in 1905 and he died Feb 7 1957.
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Savanna
George Allen
East Moline
Law Funeral Home
St. Charles
Allen
Northwestern Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Interstate Power Co
England
Thomas
Elizabeth Rogers Allen
Chicago
Armour Institute of Technology
Mary Sten Dee
Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club
Quarter Century Club
Beth Ferguson
Elgin
Cecil Walshire
Coal Valley
Ed Shaffer
Clarence
West Chicago
George
Mt .Prospect
Joseph Eberhardt
Joseph
Mary Elizabeth) Eberhardt
Savanna Nursing Home
St. John’s Catholic Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Dubuque
New Vienna
Mr. Eberhardt
Howe Reunion Held Sunday at Sterling
The Jacob Howe reunion was held Sunday in the Woodlawn addition of Sinnissipi park in Sterling with about 60 attendance. President Lola Dykema presided. Reports by secretary and treasurer were read by Mrs. Marcus Barsema. The year saw 13 births 5 marriages and 4 deaths. Election results named Clarence Heide as president and Raymond Beecher as vice president with Mrs. William Janssen as secretary treasurer. Oldest member present was Mrs. Clara Howe. The 1961 reunion is set for the same time and place with attendees from California Chicago Sterling and Chadwick among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Howe
Woodlawn
Sinnissipi Park
Sterling
Lola Dykema
Marcus Barsema
Clarence Heide
Raymond Beecher
William Janssen
Clara Howe
Barbara Cartwright
Chadwick
California
Chicago
Rockford
Moline
Morrison
Rock Falls
Thomson
Milledgeville
Cole
Clinton, Ia
Daehler Twins Birthday Picnic Honors Scales Mound Wachter Reunion
Mr and Mrs Vernon Daehler hosted a Saturday picnic supper for the twin sons Marvin and Mervyn, with many Milledgeville Ames Savanna and Scales Mound guests listed. Sunday attendance included the Wachter reunion at Scales Mound with Clayton Kaul and son Eldon among attendees.
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Vernon Daehler
Marvin
Mervyn
Clarence Alber
Leo Alber
Jean
Fred Rhode
Harold Rhode
Milledgeville
Ronald Daehler
Ames
Carol Williams
Savanna
Dan Nye
Don Smith
Dwight
Allen Smith
Eric
Lawrence Iben
Howard Emnyre
Laura Daehler
Clayton Kaul
Eldon
Wachter
Scales Mound
Carroll County 4-H Round Up Beef Auction Schedule
The Carroll County 4-H Round Up lists a 1 p.m. beef auction as part of the round up events. Readiness and participation details are noted alongside the program.
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Carroll County
Lineman Escapes Serious Injury After 14 000 Volt Fall
Percy Vesperman a 38 year old lineman for Interstate Power Co. was burned slightly when a climbing spike broke causing a fall from a utility pole southwest of Mt. Carroll. He grabbed a 14 000 volt line to break his fall and was treated for burns to the right arm knee and leg at Savanna hospital then returned to work that afternoon.
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Percy Vesperman
Mt. Carroll
Interstate Power Co
Savanna
Vesperman
Land Reclamation Conference Held At Miller Ranch
The national conference on reclamation of arid lands held its final session this year at the Miller Airport Ranch in Sunnyside Washington. Sixty government representatives from 17 western states and Washington D C attended and toured the ranch by bus. Seventy or more Washington reclamation leaders also joined, honoring the Miller family for long advocacy of Rosa Irrigation District 72000 acres now in full development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Lydd Miller
Sunnyside
Wash
Washington
Dt. C
Miller Ranch
Millers
Miller
Rosa
Washington, D. C
Family Visit Highlights Chadwick News
Monday evening Mr and Mrs Clifton Spencer hosted guests Mr and Mrs Anton Wold and family from Mound Minnesota in Algona. Mrs Selma Fruit of Franklin Grove plans to move in with her daughter Mrs Irene Kness. The Bowers and Kness households from Brookville visited the Spencers. Leo Miller and son Buddy of Dixon along with Eugene Miller Arthur Miller and son Jim attended a White Sox game at Comiskey Park in Chicago last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Spencer
Anton Wold
Mound
Minn
Ned Spencer
Algona
Selma Fruit
Franklin Grove
Irene Kness
Frank Bowers
Wilton Kness
Brookville
Robert Spencer
Leo Miller
Buddy of Dixon
Eugene Miller
Arthur Miller
Jim
White Sox
Comesky Park
Chicago
Parade Winners at Carroll County Fair Reflect Local Groups
First place awards went to Carroll County Grange for Organization floats and Milledgeville entries dominated multiple categories. Delbert Bryson of Milledgeville won Driving horses, while Ponies were led by Todd Melville for William Specht. Pets were shown by Tee Lee Popcorn Co. from Shannon, with Milledgeville Grange earning Decorated car. Milledgeville residents dominated Decorated bicycles and Group comics, and Antique cars featured Leslie Diehl with a Model T Ford. Small é¢ars went to Grant and Jan Zug schwerdt, Polo Seed company entered as Commercial floats, and Jan McKean of Lanark took Individual comics.
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Carroll County
Carroll County Grange
Delbert Bryson
Milledgeville
William Specht
Todd Melville
Tee Lee Popcorn Co
Shannon
Milledgeville Grange
Marty Lou Simmons
Ned Geldmacher
Carolyn
Phyllis Zugschwerdt
Honor Birthdays At Dinner Sunday In Friederich Home
Guests gathered for a share-a-dish dinner at the Friederich home as they honored birthday girl Mrs. Donald Newinock of Savanna and the 3rd birthday of grandson Stephen Isenhart. Also celebrated were anniversaries of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Daehler Ames Iowa and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Isenhart, with a large list of attendees from Savanna Ames Chicago and local towns.
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Myron Friederich
Donald Newinock
Savanna
Stephen Isenhart
Ronald Daehler
Ames
Norman Isenhart
Edw. van Gemert
Chicago
Alfred Becker
Carroll
Allen Becker
Kenneth Friederich
Wacker
Walter Hartman
John Adolph
Port Horning
Lawrence Hartman
C. G. Kness
Mike Zdralevick
Floyd Robinson
Dewitt Larkey
Rock Falls
Bert Baker
Galesburg
Henry Forster
Donald Stewart
Morrison
George Kump
Dixon
Jerry Kness
David
Boys Win Calves at Carroll County Fair
Winners in the calf scramble at Carroll County Fair are Ron Kurth Savanna William Getz Mr Carroll Dennis Emnyre Chadwick Mike Adolph Chadwick Paul McGinnis Thomson Ronald Iske Lanark and Tom Hammer Milledgeville. Each school or town sent two boys and the halter and lead of the calf determined the winner. Calves donated by local businesses including The Carroll County Service Handel Trucking Chadwick Kness Trucking Milledgeville Veterinary Clinic Shannon State Bank Farmers Elevator Milledgeville and Milledgeville State Bank.
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Carroll County Fair
Ron Kurth
Savanna
William Getz
Mr. Carroll
Dennis Emnyre
Chadwick
Mike Adolph
Paul McGinnis
Thomson
Ronald Iske
Lanark
Tom Hammer
Milledgeville
Carroll County Service
Handel Trucking
Kness Trucking
Milledgeville Veterinary Clinic
Shannon State Bank
Farmers Elevator, Milledgeville
Milledgeville State Bank
Spencer Family Gathering Held Here On Sunday
A Spencer family reunion for the late Mr. and Mrs. Lee Spencer was held Sunday at Chadwick village park. Relatives from Mound Minnesota Macomb Chicago Thom son Whitehall and other places attended before some planned visits and departures.
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Spencer
Sheriff Taken to Nevada for Mt Carroll Auto Theft Pair
Sheriff Harry Miller left Saturday for Reno to escort two Mt Carroll boys, Lyle Keckler 17 and Verne Anderson 16, who were picked up there August 4 with a stolen 1960 auto from Mt Carroll. The pair also allegedly possessed loot from a Mt Carroll tavern. Warrants had been issued. federal charges were considered before local prosecution.
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Harry Miller
Reno
Nev
Mt. Carroll
Moltmann and Smith Ford
Lyle Keckler
Verne Anderson
Nevada
Will for probate filed in Carroll County court
The will of Mary Cone of Thomson is filed for probate in Carroll County Court leaving all property to nephew Wilford E. Cone of Kerrville Texas with Thomson named executor. Licenses to marry were issued to Ernest Mortenson and Nancy Edwards, John H. Letcher and Frances Kay Zubaty, John E. McColley and Maria F. McColley, John F. Campbell and Kathleen I. Davis, Dale Simmons and Colleen Rae Boyd, Alfred F. Dyson and Irene M. Smith, Lester Schaefer and Gladys Glenn. A fine of 50 dollars was imposed on two Chicago men for carrying liquor with seal broken in their car near Mt. Carroll. A Mt. Carroll girl, Caroline Bork, remains missing from the county fairgrounds. Real estate transfers listed include multiple deeds involving Savanna, Lanark, Mt. Carroll and surrounding townships.
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Mary Cone
Thomson
Carroll County
Wilford E. Cone
Kerrville
Tex
Clarence Bolhous
W. M. Nipe
Ernest Mortenson
Newton
Nancy Edwards
Baldwin
John H. Letcher
Frances Kay Zubaty
Savanna
John E. McColley
Maria F. McColley
John F. Campbell
Kathleen I. Davis
Dale Simmons
Colleen Rae Boyd
Alfred F. Dyson
Irene M. Smith
Lester Schaefer
Dixon
Gladys Glenn
Amboy
Chicago
Justice of the Peace
Lee Gifford
Mt. Carroll
Howard Gorman
Plan Hartman Reunion At Chadwick Village Park
The 25th annual Hartman reunion will be held Sunday August 28 at Chadwick village park starting at noon. The event invites all Hartman family members to gather for a midday reunion.
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Plan Hartman
Hartman
Chadwick Village Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babson’s Weekly Report
Whitney
North
Kenneth Whitney Fly
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Lake Pepin
Superior
Pattison State Park
Black River
Manitou Falls
Little Manitou Falls
Duluth
Pattison
Gooseberry Falls
Minnesota
Great River Road
Fort Frances
Rainy River
Lake Itasca
Itasca State Park
St. Paul
Hastings
LaCrosse
John Bierman
Genoa
Don Yamnitz
Sandra Yamnitz
DeKalb Public Hospital
Chadwick. News
Howe
Mayor Clinton
Savanna Legion Band
Avalon Barn Dance Gang
Davenport la
Savanna Legion
Whbf-Tv
Chadwick News
Friederich
Orion Alexander
Virgil Tomman
Lee Spencer
Jerry Spencer
Diane
Macomb
Vaughn Caldwell
Larry Geerts
Steven
Henry Loechel
Wold
Whitehall
Caldwell
Jess
Truman Sibley
Cary
Albin Wolf
Prophetstown
C. Robert Sibley
Webster
Wis
Courthouse News
WED
Caroline Bork
Indiana
Marshall Bork
Henry F. Gettemy Jr
Marie Fox
O. T. Shannon
Lucile C. Nesbitt
Blanche Householder
Eatons
Clarence A. Doty
Wm. A. Dalacker
William A. Wacker
Carl Carlson
Helles
Buford R. Johnston
Orville L. Bond
Eugene B. Malay
Gerald N. Mickelson
Bowens
Edna M. Wiesner
Edwin Ansen
Qed
East Hansen
East Savanna
Ellis Eugene Butts
Doris Evelyn Kruse
Clearview Hill
Allen E. Brandt
Flavie F. Hoffman
D. Sackett Smith Et al
Carnes Oil Company
Thompsons
Savanuna
Jennie W. Miles
Vincy E. Carnes
D-X Sunray Oil Co
Same
Carnes Oil Co
Edna C. Williams
Carl Fred Kuebler
O. T. Savanna
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