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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1945
Page
1
New York City analyst argues the stock market will pause for a correction but not collapse. He cites backlog of orders, tax cuts, low interest, stock scarcity, wage disputes, and inflation as factors shaping mild future gains and caution about a one in ten chance of a major break.
New Illinois hunters may store game indefinitely if killed legally and kept within state possession limits. The rule, issued by state conservation director Livingston E. Osborne, excludes migratory waterfowl which must be disposed of within 90 days after season end. Increased storage stems from new locker plants and home freezers reducing facility shortages.
About 150 Carroll county farmers met in Lanark to oppose draft policy. They drafted a petition to Paul Armstrong seeking reclassification from 1-A to 2-C for young farm workers and planned to present it in Springfield. They note many local 2-C workers were shifted to 1-A postwar, while neighboring counties kept 2-C.
Marriage licenses issued include Wilbur Linker Jeannine Et wyre of Chadwick Harry H Miller of Savanna and Wilda Smith of Mt Carroll Lawrence Woessner of Shannon Norma Schneider Mt Carroll Gene Hicks Petty Mae Cavanaugh of Mt Carroll Lewis Beelkys Thelma Whitmer of Lanark Divorce decrees granted to five women Monday in Carroll County circuit court Will of the late Charles A Deuel of Lanark admitted to probate Legacies name widow as executrix Several property transfers recorded Arrest of LaVerne Sandorf 22 for burglary and larceny in Savanna. parole violation and prior ten year sentence noted
Carroll County Taxpayers Association officials announce a donor meeting to be held at 6 20 p m Friday Dec 4 in the Baptist church at Mt Carroll The event features J Herbert Eichelberger field representative of the Taxpayers Federation of Minors who will discuss the new state law on 100 percent property assessment.
Directors of Carroll county's newly organized artificial breeding association met Tuesday evening with the new technician Cy Wilson to plan services for dairymen across the county.
Milledgeville defeated York Community of Thomson 87 to 28 Friday night in a Carroll conference basketball game at the Milledgeville gym. High scorers included ienour with 13, Woodin and Sprecher with 10. Robinson led York with 19 points. Milledgeville reserves won 20 to 17 in overtime. opener went 44 to 13.
The 1945 act allows old and current service members to reenlist in the peace time Army before Feb 1 1946 in present or last grades. Retained rank for discharge within 20 days of resignation. Enlistment terms range from 1.5 to 3 years with bonuses, medical care, quarters, GI Bill, and a retirement plan offering up to 55 dollars monthly for life at higher ranks.
Honorable discharges from the U S armed forces were recorded in the office of Circuit Clerk Chester Cramer for 22 World War II veterans over the past week. Named individuals include Earl M Beck Thomson Lauren L Mitchell Chadwick Howard F Stoner Chadwick Lloyd E Bickert Chadwick Louis P Kradle Chadwick Robert G Hicks Carroll Harold B Kenyon Thomson Arnold A Hartman Savanna and others from Lanark Mt Carroll Clinton Joliet, and Polo among listed towns.
A Carroll County school survey committee was chosen at a county school boards meeting last week. Members include W. C. Linker Chadwick Roswell Packard Lanark George Becker Savanna H. E. Glenn Milledgeville Robert Carson Savanna Glenn Carson Mr Carroll Earl Green Thomson Ed L. Dauphin Savanna and Rex Rahn Lanark.
Warren Illinois weekly Sentinel Leader is sold by M Scotehbrook to Frank W Thomas of Wellman Iowa who assumed control last week. Scotehbrook began publishing the paper in 1920 after buying it from the Herst Gann estate. Thomas has co published a weekly paper in Iowa.
Three men discharged from naval services at the Great Lakes separation center include Raind H. Ferris Chad swick Harold Linton Lan lark Bodied Anderson and Savannah Mrs. Garrett Sterenberg of Morrison visits his mother Mrs. Bertha Holland for a few days.
County Bangs disease control committees urge farmers to retire cards on calf vaccination numbers and ages. Return forms to Farm Bureau or farm adviser to schedule veterinarians promptly. Committees Arthur Haas Robert Carson and Lee Shaver note over 80 percent of county cattle herds tested and stress follow-up vaccination to eradicate the disease.
Farm Bureau directors for Carroll county and Carroll Service Company will be nominated at unit meetings starting December 10. Schedule lists Dec 10 Savanna and Washington townships, Dec 11 Mt. Carroll and nearby townships, Dec 12 Lanark area, and Dec 13 Milledgeville for Elkhorn Grove Wysox meetings.
Mrs Elsa Schryver 82 died at 9 p m Thursday Nov 29 at her Elkhorn Grove home after a paralytic stroke. Funeral services were held at her home and St Marys Church Polo. Born Ella Bracken June 9 1863 in Polo she later moved with parents to Elkhorn Grove where she farmed with husband Ames Schryver who died in 1933. Survived by two sons Leo and Lloyd a foster daughter and 19 grandchildren 3 great grandchildren and a sister Nora Dieterle.
D C Carter and C F Mathews of extension services lead a county meeting at Farm Bureau Hall Mt Carroll at 1 30 p m to discuss postwar farm building layout maintenance and material scarcity. University charts and plans will be shown for farmers facing changes in building types.
Shannon high school fell at home as Forreston edged them 29-28 with an 11-9 final period. Rodermel led Shannon with 13 points while Bronkemeyer and Huntley each scored 9 for Forreston. Scoring by quarter showed Forreston over Shannon in the last period. Mr and Mrs Russell Sweitzer visited Sabula relatives Sunday.
The wedding linked Norma Schneider and Lawrence E Woessner in a formal ceremony reported in Savanna The couple celebrated with family and friends. A related local incident notes James Russell ten suffered a skull fracture after a taxi struck him in Savanna’s business district.
Miss Norma Schneider and Lawrence E. Woessner wed in a Shannon Evangelical church ceremony read by Rev. Paul W. Church. The couple, both local high school graduates, will reside on a farm near Shannon after a brief trip.
Harold W. Prehn, president of the Illinois State War Fund, urges an all-out drive to top the National War Fund in support of the USO USO Camp Shows and postwar relief. Illinois has reached 74 percent of its goal with Carroll County needing 48 percent. contributions may go through local district or county chairmen or the newspaper.
Announcement lists two weddings in Mt Carroll. Ly dia Burress wed Donald Knauer in a double ring ceremony at the Lutheran parsonage with plans to settle on a nearby farm. Betty Cavanaugh wed Eugene Hicks in a Lutheran parsonage ceremony. Hicks to report for armed forces induction December 10.
Carroll county highway superintendent S C Campbell outlines how towns will receive state funds to upgrade secondary roads. Officials will be shown the per mile allotment, with two thirds usable by June 30, 1946 and the rest available through June 30, 1947, priority given to mail and school bus routes.
Mrs. Delmar Knorr of Lanark contracted infantile paralysis last Wednesday evening and was admitted to Winnebago county hospital in Rockford. Lanark’s second polio case follows the first, Miss Fairy Prunner, who is recovering in the same hospital.
Carroll county Farm Bureau announces a new oils testing laboratory now in operation. Mrs. Willard Nycum of Mt. Carroll will handle lime phosphate and potash tests. Farmers are urged to bring samples. the lab can process samples from up to 100 farms at once.
Members of the Carroll county Rural Youth council met Monday evening to plan for the next gathering of the organization. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday evening December 10.
Attorney James L. Coburn of Elizabeth asks $3,500 from F. J. Stransky of Savanna in a Carroll County circuit court suit claiming half the attorneys fees for a Frank Finsweiler case. Coburn alleges Stransky has undue influence over county residents and fears an unfair trial. Judge Zick gave Stransky until December 22 to answer Coburns petition.
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