08 Dec 1938
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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
1
A Northern Illinois uptrend in auto fatalities prompts calls to retire drivers with failing sight or hearing. Two recent Lanark and Carroll County deaths show driver fault or possible fatigue as main causes. Authorities urge vigilance and rest to reduce risks on city streets.
Carroll County announces annual spelling championship for eight grade students. Preliminary contests in Chadwick Thomson Lanark Milledgeville Mt. Carroll Shannon and Savanna start at 3 p.m. tomorrow with finals the following Saturday at Mt. Carroll High School.
Farm Bureau members in Carroll County begin a series of township unit meetings to elect directors for the coming year and nominate candidates for Carroll Service Company. Townships including Fair Haven, Yorktown, Wysox, and Elkhorn Grove hold sessions with others scheduled December 12 to December 15. The president will be chosen by members at the 1939 annual meeting. current officers include Naaman Diehl and Eugene Murray with a slate of listed directors.
Landscaping of the fair grounds is described as record making in extent and variety. By the opening on April 30 the site will boast 10 000 shade trees across 50 species 250 000 shrubs from 500 kinds 1 000 000 perennials and annuals from 400 sorts and 1 000 000 flowering bulbs.
The schedule shows games Friday December 9 Chadwick at Prophetstown Milledgeville at Lanark Stockton at Mt Carroll. Saturday December 10 Freeport at Savanna. Tuesday December 13 Polo at Savanna. Thursday December 15 Savanna at Maquoketa. Shannon Invitational December 12–16. Team scores noted include Shannon 24 Milledgeville 19 Mt Morris 19 Fulton 30 Freeport 19 Aquin 30 Elizabeth 10 Prophetstown 23 Morrison 10 Thomson 18 Milledgeville 16.
Officials announce corn loan applications are now being accepted with about 20 requests so far. Some cribs are sealed, indicating storage checks may be underway.
April I cut off for corn loans, about 20 applications received by Monday afternoon at the county conservation office in Mt Carroll. Loans run to 1939 August 1 with notes maturing, and growers may deliver corn to government in 1989 if needed.
Northern Illinois counties logged 22 auto deaths in November, over twice October’s toll, pushing the year total to 112 across ten counties. Ogle and Lee report the heaviest toll while Jo Daviess and Carroll show the lowest, with four November fatalities in Carroll all noncollision pedestrian or doze-at-wheel cases.
Drawings for the Shannon Invitational at Shannon High School show 12 teams from Carroll and nearby counties competing December 12–16. The schedule runs three games nightly opening Monday with finals Friday, featuring 12 games, including semis and title tilt.
Funeral services for 73 year old Anna Meyers who died November 30 at her daughter Mrs William Duffy's home northwest of Milledgeville were held Friday at the Duffy home and at the Polo Christian church with Rev L V Lovell officiating. Burial was in Fairmount cemetery. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Duffy a son Isaac of Milledgeville six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Will of William Curran of Chadwick admitted to probate in county court naming executors Mrs Carrie Lampert of Lanark and her husband C J Lampert. Inventory filed. Circuit Judge Leon A Zick attended Mt Carroll for circuit court but adjourned at noon with plan to return today for another session.
Ray R. Westfall, who began his term Monday, had a county owned car purchased last Thursday for the sheriff’s official duties. The county will cover car costs and maintenance. Bids came from five towns Lanark Milledgeville Mt Carroll Savanna and Clinton Iowa with a Lanark dealer selected. Committee members: George Mest Savanna Howard Noble Milledgeville and John Warner Lima.
Notice of 1939 acreage allotments received Saturday details the distribution of 98 488 acres for Carroll. Local officials announce the allocation and boundaries to be observed by settlers and farm units.
Under the 1959 AAA program Carroll county reports total soil depleting acreage of 106 094 acres, down 705 from 1938, while the corn acreage allotment stays unchanged. County workers pro rate allotments to each farm and aim to notify operators by December 25, with many summaries and payments still awaiting farmers' performance evidence.
Joseph Deets of Sterling, held on larceny charges, was released on his own recognizance Monday and promptly rearrested by the sheriff on a parole violation warrant. He was indicted previously on larceny, but is not expected to face trial and will be sent back to prison for parole violation.
County purchases a new automobile for sheriff use as part of budget spending. Weather observers report November rainfall above normal locally. Corn loan applications are being accepted with loans to be secured under specified guidelines through April 1.
Miss Mary Schaut was appointed superintendent of public welfare for Carroll County by the state department of public welfare under a new setup. The old age assistance office remains in Mt Carroll. the county committee is eliminated and the supervisor reports directly to the state department. Schaut earned the highest rating among local applicants. Florence Marks of Shannon ranked second.
Edward J. Bussan of Galena received 30 days in county jail from Circuit Judge Leon A. Zick after a trial without a jury. He was charged with issuing a fraudulent $10 check to William O Leary of the Black House near Savanna on July 6, 1988, drawn on a Galena bank and returned for insufficient funds, with four similar charges nolled as the checks were later honored.
Frances Shimer college students present a medieval Gothic cathedral pageant with forty glee club members performing from the rear balcony. A group of dancing angels shepherds Gabriel and oriental kings move through the audience as they sing medieval carols and Christmas folk songs under Madame Gilderoy Scott and Miss Annie Ross. Miss Muriel Kness of Chadwick is cast in a speaking role.
The Open Farm Institute completes preparations for its annual event set for tomorrow in Thomson. Organizers confirm attendees, exhibitors, and scheduled activities.
Preparations for the annual Carrol County Farmers Institute are complete at Thomson high school gym with exhibits due by 10 am Friday. A large crowd is expected over two days with lunches served by local organizations. Program features music, talks on hybrid seed corn, home canning, Palestine, and Europe color, plus multiple duets and readings from local groups.
Four county officials were sworn into office Monday morning and began the new term. Sheriff Ray R. Westfall and Treasurer Lula Ross start their first terms, while County Judge Orion M. Grove and County Clerk Walter R. Watson were re-elected. County Superintendent Lawrence E. Bruch’s term begins August 1, 1939.
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