Debts and diplomatic moves shape postwar finance
Debates on war debts mix with talks of a three power settlement among France Britain and the United States. Hoover pressure seeks to curb France’s installments while Japan Italy and Austria are mentioned as potential allies in a shifting alliance scene. Trade and antimonopoly actions loom as the Automobile Commission pursues suits against 21 car companies for misrepresentation and unfair practices, while broader fiscal plans aim to balance the budget and promote recovery.
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Nce
Hoover
France
Japan
Titaly
Austria
Popular Front
At Trade Commission
Commission
Spelling Contest to Name County Champion at Mt Carroll High
Seventeen top spellers from Carroll county grade schools converge at Mt Carroll High to compete for the county title. Savanna sends four representatives with others limited to one each, following last week’s preliminary contests in rural and town schools. Winners include Dorothy Wenzel and Genevieve Rovers among others.
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Carroll County
Mt. Carroll High School
Savanna
St. John’s
Chestnut Park
Shannon
Dorothy Wenzel
Straw
LaVanne Woessner
Everereen
Florence Ihm
Mt. Duron
Mt. Carroll
Genevieve Rovers
Spring Grove
Lowell E. Hall
Olive
Ruth
Chambers
Lois Siifer
Hitt
Milledgeville Town School
Evelyn Gnngey
Faith Coleman
Margaret McKesn
York
Isabel Prins
York Center
Katherine Olson
Vinegar Hill
Charles Hartman
Ideal
Grasshopper Threat Prompts Midwest Farmers Meeting
A Middle West entomology group plans a 1937 control campaign after a Omaha meeting. Carroll county lies in the infestation zone as experts warn of eggs along ditches, fields, and roadsides. Farmers are advised to prep, scatter poison bait after hatching in late May or June to curb spread. Two Savanna cars skidded on icy Chicago avenue, minor damage reported.
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Middle West Group
Omaha
Carroll County
M. P. Roske
State College of Agriculture
State Natural History Survey
Middlewest
Glen Mets
Near
Savanna
LeRoy Koser
Chicago Avenue
Colt Show at Lanark Offers 3109 In Prizes
Prizes totaling 100 dollars are offered to entrants at the Colt Show to be held Saturday morning December 12 in connection with the Farmers Institute. Entries are split into two classes with 60 dollars in premiums each class. Class one limited to colts dropped before June 1 1936. first prize five dollars, followed by four three and two dollars for subsequent placings. Class two open to colts dropped after June 1 1936 with the same awards.
County Officials Sworn In At Carroll County Seat
Carroll counties new elected circuit clerk John Gelwicks and states attorney Franklin Suznsky took the oath Monday. Gelwicks named Clarence Voeckel as deputy and Coral Folgate to assist briefly. Brearton will run an office in Mt Carroll. coroner Dr J B Schreiter, re elected, will base in Savanna.
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Bert
Carroll County
Valentin Boerner
Franklin A. Suznsky
John Gelwicks
Clarence Voeckel
Fair Haven Township
Voeckel
Carthage College
Gelwicks
Mt. Carroll
State's Attorney's Duties
J. B. Schreiter
Savanna
Stransdale Herd Tops Dairy Herd Assn For Now
Stransdale No 1 purebred Holstein herd led Carroll County Dairy Herd Association in November with top averages of 809 pounds milk and 21.12 butterfat, followed by five high herds led by W G Warnock Ward Weidman and R B Porter. High cows for the month included Stransdale No 1 with 1 196 pounds and 67.0 butterfat and other entries from Earlheim Stranzdale No 1 and Edwin Keim Leet.
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Stransdale Farm No
Carroll County Dairy Herd Association
Stransdale No
W. G. Warnock
Ward Weidman
R. BR. Porter
Stransdale
Earlheim
Stranzdale
Edwin Keim
Leet
Postponed Scout Council Meeting Declines to Dec 14
The Carrell county district council of U S Grant Area Boy Scouts of America postpones its meeting at Savanna high school from Monday evening December 7 to Monday December 14.
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Carrell County
Marriage Licenses Issued In County Clerk Office
Four marriage licenses were issued this month on Thursday December 3 from the county clerk’s office. Couples include Paul Schoenhaar of Savanna and Thelms Metz of Apple River Walter H. Ditley of St. Paul and Helen J. Wearmathe of Rockford Roy Blorer and Katherine Stoner of Lanark Walter Hating and Esther Roberts of Savanna.
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County Cleck
Paul Schoenhaar
Savanna
Thelms Metz
Apple River
Walter H. Ditley
St. Paul
ELECT OFFICERS FOR CARTEL COUNTY PTA MEETING
Officers elected at the organization meeting Friday include President Mrs Albert Watfel Lanark vice president Mrs Loyal Law Savana secretary Mrs C F Isenberger Lanark treasurer Mr Wayne Bowman Severna.
Winter Snowstorm Brings Heavy Snow and Freezing Temperatures
Winter arrived with a northeast wind dropping three inches of snow and creating slick roads. Snowplows operated as temps fell to two to ten degrees below zero, delaying starting vehicles and depleting antifreeze stocks while forecasts warned of more snow later in the week.
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Lermas
Mercury
Prestone
Miss Verna Landheer Resigns Relief Examiner Post
Miss Verna Landheer resigns as financial relief examiner for Carroll and Daviess counties. She joined Carroll in 1935 under the Illinois Emergency Relief commission and earlier worked in Whiteside county. Her resignation takes effect December 16, with a January start at the Family Welfare Bureau in Sioux City, Iowa.
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Verna Landheer
Carroll
Daviess
Chicago
Miss Landheer
Carroll County
Illinois Emergency Relief Commission
Whiteside
JERC
Family Welfare Bureau
Sioux City
Verna Landbeer
Sioux, City
Floyd Kness Named Head of Whiteside Poultry Association
Morrison poultry raiser Floyd Kness was elected president of the Whiteside Poultry Association at the annual meeting in Morrison's Farm Bureau office. He is famed for prize winning birds and is a well known figure in the region, having formerly lived near Argo.
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Floyd Kness
Morrison
Whiteside Poultry Association
Farm Bureau
Kness
Argo-F's
County Pension Board Approves 44 Applicants
County pension board approved 44 old age assistance applicants forwarded to Springfield and noted 36 new awards in the past week. State guidance now requires a permanent budget setup to determine pension amounts, with many cases reviewed for changes in October 1936. Reiff, county superintendent, expects revised pensions within ten days and promises improved allowances for food clothing and miscellaneous needs, tailored to individual living arrangements.
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County Commission
Springfield
State Office
W. P.A
State Department
Z. G. Reiff
Reiff
Polsgrove School Pro Gram Friday Dec 11
Polsgrove School northwest of Mt Carroll will present a program in the school house Friday evening December 11 followed by a pie cake and candy sale. Ladies asked to bring items for the sale. The program includes Welcome Please Feel at Home arna Polhill song Were Mighty Glad You Came recitations dialogues and songs by named pupils including Betty Sword Virginia Kehl Opal Toepfer Edna May Beck Wilma McCall Marcelle Toepfer and others with a Christmas drill and Goodnight.
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Clara Geist
Polagrove
Northwest
Mt. Carroll
Shoolhouse
Rma Polhill
Betty
Curbos
Beauty Doctor
Kathleen
Betty Sword
Virginia Kehl
Op' al
Benneta Toepfer
Delmar McCall
Cowboy Jack
David Beck
Chioe
Old Montana
iOpal
Edna May Beck
Little Red Caboose
Margaret Sword
Wilma McCall
Ani Marcelle Toepfer
Aunt Serena
Alvin Kehl
30 Day Jail Sentence For Worthless Check
Francis J. Reade of Aurora received a 30 day jail term after pleading guilty to uttering a worthless check. He bought watermelons north of Thomson, paying with checks drawn on an Aurora bank, later found his dairy partner had no account. Local notes cover resignations, upcoming contests, and county official oaths.
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Francis J. Reade
Aurora
Lanark
Reade
Thomson
Aurore
Stransdale Bard Lends Dairy
Holstein Owners Plan Dixon Meeting For Dec
Dairy farmers in Northwestern Illinois seek Holstein-Pranileh cattle mutual aid forming Holstein association. Second meeting set in Dixon at the courthouse Thursday December 10 with Ralph R. Ahommus of Carroll chosen temporary chairman. Officers and plan of organization to be elected and perfected. Attendees expected from Carroll Whiteside Lee Ogle Bureau Henry counties.
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NorthwWestern
Jelinois
Court House
Dixon
Ralph RB. Ahonmus
Ah Carroll
Dow
Carroll County
Whiteside
Lee
Ogle
Burean
jHenry
Sportsmen to Hold Meets in Carroll County
J McConaha of Pontiac will address Dec 15 16 17 meetings in Milledgeville Mt Carroll and an announced third site later. The plan includes fox hunts to reduce fox numbers boost pheasants quail and rabbits with farmer participation urged and no charge for attendance.
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Garrott
Sportsman's Paradise
J. McConaha
Pontiac
Elfib
Illinois
Carroll County
Carroll County Club
Mc= Conaha
Milledgeville Town Hall
Court House
Mt. Carroll
McConaha
Atroreman Sentenced for Bad Checks to Thormeon Farmers
A man named Atroreman receives a 20 day jail term for issuing bad checks to Thormeon Farmers. A scout council meeting in Sevanne is postponed to Monday evening December 14.
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Atroreman
Thormeon
DHIA Members Enjoy Oyster Supper Wednesday Night
Members of the Carroll county dairy herd association and their families enjoyed an oyster supper Wednesday evening at the Farm Bureau office. JA Swanzey, prominent Stephen county dairyman, attended the meeting and gave an interesting talk concerning dairy activities.
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Carrol County Dairy Herd Association
Farm Bureau
Ja, Swanzey
Stephen Ison County
Poster Contest Winners Named in Mt Carroll and Savanna
Mt Carroll and Savanna area grade school pupils were named poster contest winners this week under the Farmers Institute. Winners include Marilyn Rath Edwards first, Thomas Warneck third, and Jean Noble Rural first. Lyle Collman second, Fave St. Ores third at Savanna grade school, with other placements noted for Lincoln, Excelsior, and Loom Grove schools.
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Pgrade
Mt. Carroll
Sa*avanna
Farmers’ Institute
Lanark
Mt. Carrell
Railroad Valuation Drop Shifts Tax Burdens In Carroll County
State tax commission reduces railroad property value in Carroll County by 705 405 to 2 969 097, lifting county tax rates and shifting costs to general taxpayers. School districts feel the bite most as smaller districts face higher levies, though Savanna sees a smaller loss due to higher side track valuations offsetting main line cuts. Boards of review report the move amid notes of railroad earnings rising last year.
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Fase Huet Bo Redword
Carroll County
State Tax Commission
Springfield
Savanna
Burlington
Milwaukee Roads
Savanna Township
Boards of Review
Shannon Invitational Basketball Draws Announced
Shannon high school hosts the Shannon Invitational next week December 15 to 18 with nine teams from Carroll Stephenson and Ogle counties including Chadwick Thomson Shannon Pearl City Leaf River Orangeville Forreston Dakota and Seward. Games start evenings with semifinals Thursday and finals Friday.
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Shannon
Thomson
Orangeville
Currall County
Shannon High School
Carroll
Stephenson
Ogie
Chadwick
Pearl City
Leaf River
Forreston
Dakota
Seward
Forbeston
Tas P.m
Rier
State School Funds for November Distributed Here
State aid funds for November distributed locally, with Carrell County receiving a share totaling $0,954.68. This summary notes the county’s portion and mentions Lawrence Br Me Gervnation of as involved in the distribution.
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Weex
Brodt
Carrell County
Lawrence Br
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