Small Gloucester merchant shows path for independent business
In Gloucester on Bass Avenue Carl Crittenden built a small combined grocery and lunch room with family involvement. The piece argues small owners living with their store can outlast chains, advocating better storefront signs and a hands on family approach to survive inflation and labor shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
Bass Avenue
Carl Crittenden
Bickford
Carl
Europe
Ration Cut Increases Gas Sales In Midwest
Announcement by the office of price administration lowers A B and gas mileage from four to three gallons effective Aug 15. Motorists rushed to fill tanks before closure, with Saturday business near last November 20 levels. The change allows two out of three A coupons for household driving and creates potential supplemental mileage for occupational driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Cler’s
Midwest
Clinton Firms Schedule New Business Hours
Clinton Indiana businesses fix new hours to aid war workers and ease transit congestion. Starting Monday August 23 firms open at noon and close at 9 pm. From Tuesday to Saturday they operate 9 30 am to 5 45 pm.
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Clinton, In
Birthday Supper Honors Mr. Carpenter in Jack Carpenter Home
Thomson notes guests at a birthday supper for Mr. Jack Carpenter hosted by his family Tuesday evening. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Lewis and Arla Brown visiting Mary Jacobsen in Fulton over the weekend. Also dining were Mrs. E. G. Little of Miami Florida Miss Etta Bristol and Mrs. Clara Swett at the home of Edw i French and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. Lewis
Jack Carpenter
Mr. Carpenter
Arla Brown
Mary Jacobsen
Fulton
E. G. Little
Miami
Fla
Etta Bristol
Clara Swett
Edwi French
Carroll County Men Accepted Into U S Forces
Carroll county men drafted into the armed forces include Army volunteers Loyal K. Randecker Paul L. Buxbaum Lewis Kentner Henry I Cooley Jr Kenneth A Hatfield Stephen N Troha Paul R Mendy Arthur Walrath Vernon Conley Loren Adolph Robert Bristol Donald Bristol Wilfred Hazen Lyle Tipp William Plattenberger Russell Miller Walter Poffenberg Jack Oberheim Melvin Roske Jr Burton Simpson Thomson Navy Robert D. Holland John W Reader Arthur Miller Frank Mest Chadwick Chester Bowers Lanark Ross Williams Russell Weber William Tipton Jr Mt Carroll Leo Weigle Shannon Walter Gilbert William Wilson James Fhialmlee John Gondek Leo Halfman Thomas Kujawa Savanna William Hansen Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
United States
Army
Loyal K. Randecker
Lewis K. Kentner
Henry I. Cooley, Jr
Kenneth A. Hatfield
Stephen N. Troha
Paul R. Melendy
Arthur B. Walrath
Vernon LT. Conley
Loren D. Adolph
Robert E. Bristol
Donald J. Bristol
Wilfred Hi. Hazen
Firefighters Meet Draw Crowd At Milledgeville Session
More than 200 members from Black Hawk Fire Fighters Association attended a Milledgeville session with Chadwick and Milledgeville departments. Demonstrations on fire fighting, rural fire prevention talks by John Talling and others, a diamondball game, and leadership appointments followed by evening events under floodlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackhawk Fire Fighters Association
Milledgeville
Chadwick
Tom Brooks
Clinton
John Hutchins
Macomb
Mark Schryver, Jr
Polo
Association
Ball Park
John Tallinghast
Springfield
State Forester
Mr. Brooks
Connell Nicol
Sterling
Burton Haas
Oregon
Oregon Department
Harold Hersey
Savanna
H. Foster Whitney
College Training Given Air Corps Reserve Enlistees
Young men 18 to 26 may enroll in a five month pre flight program offered by Army Air Forces under the College Preparatory Pre-Flight Program. The course combines college studies English geography history physics and civil air regulations with basic military training. Captain Arthur G. Andersen of Camp Grant Illinois says the program equips cadets to be top flight fliers and future commercial pilots, with the Aviation Cadet Board at Camp Grant providing details and application forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Corps
Army Air Forces
Arthur G. Andersen
Camp Grant
Ill
Anderson
America
Air Corps Reserve
Aviation Cadet Board
Local Residents Return Home After Weekend Visits
Miss Dorothy Lewis returned home to resume work at the Proving Grounds after visiting her sisters and families in Battle Creek Michigan. Weekend guests at the E J French home included Mr and Mrs Kenneth French and son Bobby of Clinton. Mr and Mrs Edn French with children and Mr and Mrs Kenneth French with son Bobby were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Jarvie Rutherford of Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lewis
Battle Creek
Mich
The
Proving Grounds
E. J. French
Kenneth French
Bobby
Clinton
Edn French
Jarvie Rutherford
Savanna
Tenure Law Test Ruling Set For August 25
In Carroll county circuit court Judge Leon A. Zick heard Vera Graves of Savanna seek a writ of mandamus under Illinois teacher tenure law. Graves, a fourth grade teacher at Avenue School, seeks contractual continued service status and a full time contract for 1943-44 with School District 71. The judge reserved decision to be announced next Wednesday August 25.
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Illinois
Carroll County
Leon A. Zick
Vera Graves
Savanna
Avenue School
Board of Education of School District 71
Miss Graves
Zick
Jail Savanna Boys Charged With Larceny
Two Savanna boys aged 12 and 13 were arrested on larceny charges after entering a Burlington express car and stealing an 18 caliber Colt revolver. They also admitted breaking a pool hall window and taking about $8 in cash. Bound over to the grand jury, they await further proceedings with bonds set at $1,000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
Burlington
Savanna Pilot Reported Prisoner in Sicily
Flight officer Donald E. Casselberry of Savanna is listed as a prisoner of the Germans after going missing during a July 7 flight over Sicily. The War Department says the report came from an intercepted German shortwave message received by Casselberry’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Casselberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Casselberry
Savanna
Sicily
War Department
Harry Casselberry
Exchange State Bank of Lanark Declares 5 Percent Dividend
The bank pays a five percent dividend on waived deposits totaling 45 010 77 dollars and amounts to 2 250 55 dollars for depositors. The dividend follows depositors waiving 35 percent of their accounts after the 1933 moratorium, enabling the bank to resume business. This is the sixth such payment to depositors authorized by the state auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange State Bank of Lanark
State Auditor of Public Accounts
Permits Issued For Purchase Of Farm Machines
Week ending Aug 14 lists farm equipment permits from the county rationing committee. Named buyers include Edwin Christians Harvey Good James R Morgan Onne Heeren Jas H Cheeseman Ivan Carroll Robert L Geison Lyle Ashby Orvie Smith Fred L Peters R F Puterbaugh William R Adams Emerson O Cheese man and others for corn pickers portable elevator combines tractors and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Farm Machinery Rationing Committee
Edwin Christians
Harvey Good
James R. Morgan
Onne Heeren
Jas ‘H. Cheeseman
Ivan Carroll
Robert L. Geison
Lyle Ashby
Orvie Smith
Fred L. Peters
R. F. Puterbaugh
William R. Adams
Emerson O. Cheeseman
Local Family Visits and Groharing Reunion Report
Miss Jeanne Swett vacationed with her sister Mrs. Edn French in Savanna last week. Janie Peck visits the George Bee home in Savanna this week. Maurice Bolhous of Fulton stayed with brother Clarence Bolhous and family. Afternoon visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rozeboom and Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Sikkema and families. The Groharing reunion at Old Mill park Savanna drew about 48 attendees from Thomson. Thomson guests included Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Lewis and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carpenter and family, Mrs. Myrta Greharing and June I, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wilt and family, Lucille Dresbach, Mrs. Bob Lewis and Sherrie. Mrs. Paul Lewis accompanied to Texas to visit Pfe Robert Lewis at Camp Howie. Mrs. Paul Lewis expected home soon, while Mrs. Bob Lewis and daughter will stay longer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Swett
Edn French
Janie Peck
George Bee
Savanna
Maurice Bolhous
Fulton
Clarence Bolhous
Belhous
Henry Rozeboom
Peter J. Sikkema
Camp Howie
Paul Lewis
Bob Lewis
Ration Stamp Changes and Expirations Announced by OPA
The OPA announced new ration stamp validity and expiration dates for multiple stamps including sugar, meat, blue and brown canning stamps, and footwear. Brown stamps replacing red stamps in ration book two will start September, with expirations through early October and new sustenance measures taking effect August 24 requiring ration certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Ensign Donald Hoy of Shannon Killed in Action
Ensign Donald S. Hoy of Shannon was killed in action last March aboard a merchant vessel in the north Atlantic. The navy department notified his parents Mr and Mrs Daniel S Hoy on Saturday. He received the certificate of merit and the Purple Heart posthumously. Born November 11 1912 he grew up in Shannon and earned a BS from the University of Illinois in 1935 and an LL B two years later. He worked as an attorney in Chicago before joining the navy early in 1942. Surviving are his parents a sister and a grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald S. Hoy
Shannon
North Atlantic
Daniel S. Hoy
Navy Department
Hoy
University of Illinois
Chicago
Navy
Merle Deischer
Hot Springs
Anne Booth
Funeral rites for Mrs Mary Brown 71 Lanark resident
Mary Brown 71 longtime Lanark resident died at noon Saturday at her Neola Iowa home. Funeral held Tuesday at Frank funeral home Lanark with burial in Lanark cemetery. She was born Sept 19 1871 near Christian County Illinois and moved to Lanark in youth. Survived by son Ralph of Neola Iowa, sister Miss Dillie Whitmer of Lanark, and five brothers Clin ton Cloyd Whitmer Savanna Wilbur George Ralph Whitmer Lanark. Three brothers died in infancy.
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Lanark
Mary Brown
Neola
Frank
Mary Whitmer
Peter
Sarah Whitmer
Christian County
Ill
Seward Brown
Ralph
Ne- Ga
Jac
Miss Dillie Whitmer
Clinton
Cloyd Whitmer
Savanna
Wilbur
George
Ralph Whitmer
Grange Auxiliary Meets at Thom son Farm Home
The Black Oak Grange Auxiliary gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Jack Halfman’s home near Thom son. One visitor attended. Members sewed carpet rags and enjoyed refreshments. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Charles Gordon’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Oak Grange
Jack Halfman
Thomson
Charles Gordon
Annual 4-H Roundup Awards Announced by Club Officials
County records list marriage licenses for Alvin J. Harrant and Ruby Lee Robinson in Jacksonville and Franks town, plus a Lanark divorce. County board reviews township valuations while 4-H Roundup exhibits and livestock judging set at Carroll County Fair with detailed premiums for cattle sheep dairy and garden divisions and dress and handwork classes.
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W. M. Nipe
Alvin J. Harrant
Jacksonville, Tex
Ruby Lee Robinson
Frankstown
Tex
Carroll County
Old MT Park
Savanna
Frakk PL Norrish
Morrisen
Weent
DeWitt
Tag Oeheep
Aia
M. T. Lindsay
Metromtor
Prophetetown
Chester
Shropshire
Hampshire
Cheviot
Oxford
Southdown
Lightning Blamed for Barn Blaze on Schweisguth Place
An early Friday morning thunderstorm sparked a fire that destroyed a barn on the Schweisguth property recently purchased by Arnold Farthing. The blaze, seen by nearby Farthing family, wrecked hay and straw, plus a threshing machine owned by Harold Imel. Loss neared $1,000 with partial equipment coverage. the barn stood about 69 years old per observer George Haag.
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Arnold Farthing
Harold Ime
Schweisguth Place
Mr. Farthing
Mr. Imel
Farthing
George Haag
Lightning kills Mrs Buckwalter on lake trip
Mrs Howard Buckwalter of Beloit Wisconsin was struck by lightning Sunday afternoon on a lake trip near Lanark and killed instantly. Her husband and father in law were paralyzed but survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Buckwalter
Howard Buckwalter
Beloit
Wis
George Buckwalter
Lanark
Band
Shannon Faculty Set For Coming School Year
Shannon West and grade e schools prepare for the next academic year with a roster of staff led by O. 8. Barnard as superintendent and principal duties. Included are Wendell as coach and English, Groom in domestic science and physical education, Coatley in music and history, Ker sey in mathematics, and junior high teachers Hinders Sturtevant and Schneider with Terpening guiding grades seven and eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon West
Barnard
Wendell
Groom
George Coatley
Marie Kersey
Lillian Hinders
Fern Sturtevant
Lucille Schneider
Carl ‘Terpening
Local visitors stop by area residents this week
Preston Prairie Reta Ritenour of Lanark visited the Howard Petty home. H. B. Petty of Urbana was here recently. Fred Smith of York came on business early this week. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Downing visited friends in Stephenson county Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reta Ritenour
Lanark
Howard Petty
H. B. Petty
Urbana
Fred Smith
York
Preston Downing
Stephenson County
Carroll County Induction Orders List Local Registrants
Carroll county selective service board has issued orders for another group of local registrants to report to an induction station soon. Names include Frank A. Fairbrother John P. Fauble Merle F E Zink Marvin Gene Martman Edward William Vandel Ben Harris Shaw Milford K Thaum Wayne G Douglas Joseph L Stevens Glenn E Teeter Lester L Morise Luman W Preston Jerrold Robbe Alf Joseph Tusberg Blaine B Lemeier Paul H Grissinger Roland B Scerroth Joseph Isenhart George W Wagner Lloyd A Brown John W Withhart Robert T Kradle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Robbe
Alf Joseph Tusberg
Blaine B. Lemeier
Paul Harry Grissinger
Roland B. Scerroth
Joseph Isenhart
George W. Wagner
Lloyd A. Brown
John W. Withhart
Robert T. Kradle
Schubert Brothers Sell Bred Gilts at National Duroc Sale
Arch Schubert and Frank Schubert of Woodbine acted as consignors at the National Duroc Congress sale in Memphis Tennessee on July 31 and 36. Arch Schubert’s bred gilt brought 235 dollars to Seco Farm Arcadia Missouri and Frank Schubert’s bred gilt sold for 370 dollars to Seeo Farm Arcadia Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Schubert
Frank Schubert
Woodbine
Memphis
Tenn
Seco Farm
Arcadia
Seeo Farm
Clinton Visit Highlights Local Social Ties
Mrs Jerry Wiebenga and daughter in law Mrs Howard Wiebenga visit Clinton with Mrs atherine Baker. Baker's husband Pte Wm Baker is on furlough. The Eubanks and Bardells camped at Riverview. their children Donald and Kenneth stayed with grandparents Carl and Mrs Robinson. Swanson family from Savanna and Sikkema family from Thomson returned from a Milwaukee trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Wiebenga
Howard Wiebenga
Clinton
Paul Swanson
Savanna
Jerry Sikkema
Thomson
Swanson
Milwaukee
Wis
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Babson’ Weekly Report
Babson
Thomson Briefs
Carroll Men
U. S
Savanna Boys
Ration News
Ultru
D. Hoy
Mrs
Grange
Court House News
Irma M. Roebuck
Fdar Fe, Roebuck
Leon A, Zick
County Board of Review
Max Fitzpatrick
Walter Lehner
Mr. Carroll
Amanda Fieher
Ako Janesen
Shelly's
Charles W. Hartmian
Geo. H. Hartman
Verne CC
Wieneke
Frank J. Mika
Fulruth
Carl W. Klome
Solomon Saidel
Caroline Guinther
Frank Kness
Old Mill Park
Preston Prairie
Schubert
Duroc Congress
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