Prediction of Things to Come in Washington War Years
Labson’s weekly column forecasts 1947 political and economic trends in Washington. It envisions a Republican House amending the Wagner Act, continued wartime controls into 1947, farm price supports, potential wage changes, and debates over Social Security. It notes MacArthur in Japan, U.S. and U.K. aims in Europe, and discusses labor’s role and the nation’s spiritual state shaping the recovery.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Republcan House
Jesus
Illinois Still Accepting Vet Students At U
Illinois statewide effort to admit about 1100 additional undergraduate veterans to the February start at the Galesburg Undergraduate Division of the University of Illinois. Local service officer Lafe A. Sanders at 101 12 W. Market St Mt Carroll, Ill provides admission details and veteran education help.
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Illinois
Illinois Veterans Commission
Homer G. Tivadney
Galesburg
University of Ilinois
Bradney
IVC
Lafe A. Sanders
W. Market St
Mt. Carroll, Ill
Carrie Boyd dies in Milledgeville at 69
Carrie Boyd 69 native of Lanark died Sunday night at the home of her son Larry Boyd in Milledgeville. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Church of the Brethren in Lanark with burial in Lanark cemetery. She was born Carrie Rowland September 14 1877 and married J A Boyd in Lanark in 1897. Surviving are her son and two sisters.
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Carrie Boyd
Lanark
Larry Boyd
Milledgeville
Church of the Brethren
Merle Hawbecker
Carrie Rowland
John Rowland
J. A. Boyd
Death of Mrs. Fred Nesemeier at 38 in Shannon
Mrs. Fred Nesemeier, 38, Shannon, died Friday at Deaconess hospital Freeport after a six month illness. Born March 19 1908 in Forreston township Ogle county she was daughter of M S and Emma Wubbena. Survived by husband three children her father and two sisters all of Shannon community.
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Fred Nesemeier
Shannon
Deaconess Hospital
Freeport
Emma Wubbena
Forreston Township
Ogle County
Death Notice Royal E. Smith in Argo-Fa
Royal E. Smith 85 of Miles Iowa died Monday at his Argo-Fa home. Funeral held Wednesday at Frank Funeral Home Mt. Carroll with Rev. Frank Countryman. burial in Miles. Born January 22, 1861 in Miles, son of J B and Sarah Smith. Survived by daughter Mrs. James Libberton Argo Fa and sisters Mrs. Alice Cook Wichita Kansas and Mrs. Frank Mennecke California.
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Royal E. Smith
Miles
Argo-Fa
Frank
Mt. Carroll
Frank Countryman
Mr. Smith
J. B
Sarah Smith
James Libberton
Argo Fa
Alice
Argo News Highlights From Community Bazaar And 4-H Awards
In Argo, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Holesinger attended the International Livestock Show in Chicago Tuesday. Five winners including Leland G. Schmaling of York township earned a $50 United Savings Bond for soils conservation work after mapping the farm and testing flood soil losses. Evelyn is born to Mr. and Mrs. Rey Draper. Argo School features original poems by Tth grade members and winter themed verses. Wayne Ashby Jr. travels to Macomb to visit relatives John and Mrs. McCaugey.
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Ralph Holesinger
Chicago
Clinton
Fulton
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
Chadwick
Leland G. Schmaling
York Township
Leland
United Savings
Rey
Darrel Draper
Evelyn
Les Wall
Paul Smith
Wayne Ashby Jr
Inlaw
John McCaugey
Macomb
Rural Youth Elects President at Mt Carroll Session
Paul Miller of Savanna was elected president of the Carroll County Rural Youth at Farm Bureau hall Mt Carroll Monday night. Charles Burkholder of Lanark was the outgoing president. New officers include Harold Yochem vice president Doris Schneider secretary Ronald Fritz treasurer Wilbur Smith reporter and council members Dwight Hayenga Sheldon Moll Roberta Hook and Lavonne Robinson. A bowling party in Savanna is planned for Dec 18.
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Paul Miller
Savanna
Carroll County Rural Youth Organization
Farm Bureau Hall
Mt. Carroll
Charles Burkholder
Lanark
Harold Yochem
Doris Schneider
Ronald Fritz
Wilbur Smith
Dwight Hayenga
Forreston
Sheldon Moll
Shannon
Roberta Hook
Lavonne Robinson
Marriage License Issued to Sturtevant and Lowe
County Clerk W. M. Nipe issued a marriage license to Robert L. Sturtevant of Savanna and Leona B. Lowe of Bellevue. The county completed property assessment revision and awaits court action to interpret law. Assessed values were scaled by 2.8571 to reach 100 percent value, per state law. The state had set county averages at about 35 percent of actual value.
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W. M. Nipe
Robert L. Sturtevant
Savanna
Leona B. Lowe
Bellevue
Board of Review
Real Estate Transfers In Wysox and Surrounding Areas
A series of property transfers listed include Percy Heffelfinger to Edward H. Paschal in Wysox. Herbert F. Davis to Joseph F. Dunn and others in East Savanna. Lizzie I. Dusing to Melville McKean in Wysox. Pearl K. Daehler to George C. Schleming in Chadwick. Charles E. Stuart to Heber P. Hostet ter in Freedom. Hostet ter to Arthur W. Donovan. Frederick S. Smith to Frank Rausch in Mt. Carroll. Ada A. Wolf to Zoa M. Deets in Wysox. Mary L. Dietrich to Merle L. Kleckner in West Carroll. Marcella M. Brantney to Ben M. Brantner in Rock Creek. Aloys F. Hoover to Paul B. Wickler in Mt. Carroll. Gertrude E. Gillogly to Wendell A. Pritchett in Savanna. Mack H. Eubanks to Lizzie I. Dusing in Milledgeville.
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Percy Heffelfinger
Edward H. Paschal
Wysox
Herbert F. Davis
Joseph F Dunn
East Savanna
Lizzie I. Dusing
Melville McKean
Pearl K. Daehler
George C. Schleming
Local Social News and Visits From Mt Carroll to Mesa Ariz
Thomson Briefs report supper guests Mr and Mrs Arrin Pauley of Mt Carroll and Rev Darrel Draper at the Grim home. Mor rison visitors Mr and Mrs Ralph Irion visited the Witts. Mary Wagner sends the Review to Mr and Mrs Floyd Tobey in Mesa Ariz as a Christmas gift. Bissens Hook and Housenga were in Kansas City on a cattle buying trip. The Whites of near Galena visited the Millers and family.
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Arrin Pauley
Mt Carroll
Darrel Draper
Ford Grim
Ralph Irion
Morrison
Harold Witt
Mary Wagner
Floyd Tobey
N. Center St
Mesa
Ariz
George Bissens
Fred Hook
George Housenga
Kansas City
Dilmar White
Beverly
Galena
Abe Miller
Farmers Urged to Vote in Local AAA Committee Elections
J W Erdmier ACAA chairman calls Carroll county farmers to vote on December 18 1946 at 7 30 pm. Polling sites include Cherry Grove Shannon Elkhorn Grove Wysox Milledgeville Fair Haven Freedom Lima Lanark Mt Carroll Salem Savanna Woodland York and Thomson High School. Three regular members and two alternates will be chosen per community, plus a delegate to the county convention.
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J. W. Erdmier
Carroll County Agricultural Conservation
AAA
Cherry Grove
Shannon
Elkhorn Grove
Wysox
Todd's Office Bank
Milledgeville
Fair Haven
Town Hall
Freedom
Arnold's Grove
Lima
Rock Creek
Lanark
Mt. Carroll
Court House
Salem
Savanna
Washington
Woodland
York
Thomson High School
Local group attends international livestock exposition trip
A Chadwick and Thomson Future Farmers group with M R Stengel and local farmers visited the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago last Wednesday. They left by chartered bus, toured the Swift plant, shops at the Board of Trade, attended a horse show, and returned the same day. Participants included Earl Stewart Lawrence Farthing Ned Hartman Willard LaDew Floyd Imel Jack Jannen Donald Gordon Charles Aude George Bitner Le Roy Foltz Adam Voeckel Lester Aude Elmer Zugschwerdt Edwin Livengood Evan Rahn Elmer Rahn Ed Aude Melvin Stengel Chadwick Fred Miller Paul Hartman Howard Johnson Darrell Gaar Carroll Dimmick Alfred Dykstra Merle Sielema Fay Ashby Leland Housenga Ben Dimmick Bill Blair Ron al d MacDearmon Donald Ashby Donald Kness Bernard Hartman Ellis Pickens Robert Hook Thomson.
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Chadwick
Thomson
M. R. Stengel
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Swift, and Company
Chicago Board of Trade
Thee
Earl Stewart
Lawrence Farthing
Ned Hartman
Willard LaDew
Floyd Imel
Jack Jannen
Donald Gordon
Charles Aude
George Bitner
Leroy Foltz
Adam Voeckel
Lester Aude
Elmer Zugschwerdt
Edwin Livengood
Evan Rahn
Elmer Rahn
Ed Aude
Melvin Stengel
Fred Miller
Paul Hartman
Howard Johnson
Darrell Gaar
Carroll Dimmick
Alfred Dykstra
Merle Sielema
Fay Ashby
Leland Housenga
Ben Dimmick
Bill Blair
Ronald MacDearmon
Donald Ashby
Donald Kness
Bernard Hartman
Ellis Pickens
Robert Hook
Clinton Legion redecorates Modernistic Ballroom in Clinton IA
The American Legion post at Clinton Iowa renovated the Modernistic Ballroom with an attractive color scheme making it one of the area’s most beautiful venues. A big dance is planned for Friday December 18 with George Olsen and his orchestra providing the music.
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The
American Legion
Clinton
Iowa
George Olsen
Annual Blackhawk PCA Meet Set for Freeport
The Black hawk Production Credit Association holds its annual meeting Saturday December 14 at the Masonic Temple Ballroom Freeport starting 11 00 a m Farmers Cooperative serving Stephenson Jo Davies Carroll Ogle and Winnebago counties expected large turnout Fay Selden Durand HL president chairs meeting H W Lander Freeport secretary treasurer presents past year report H E McCleary Polo Illinois reports directors Merrill Gale Winnebago and Fay Selden Durand compete for one open seat Nominees Selden and Gale Hold over directors Titus T Meek Freeport Homer Curtiss Stockton H E McCleary Polo Harvey A Newcomer Mt Morris IL lead the list J Chapman University of Wisconsin soils extension specialist to speak on fertilizer use for soil fertility and conservation
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Blackhawk Production Credit Association
Masonic Temple
Freeport
Stephenson
Jo Davies
Carroll, Ogle
Winnebago
Fay Selden
Durand
H. W. Lander
H. E. McCleary
Polo
Winnebago County
Merrill Gale
Chadwick American Legion Auxiliary Below District Leader
December meeting at Mrs. Arthur Miller’s home reports 166.64 percent district ranking with Elizabeth leading. Members note consistent attendance, honor flag etiquette, and donate flag covers for two large flags. The unit sold $21.54 worth of Veterans Craft Exchange items from Chicago.
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Chadwick American Legion Auxiliary
Arthur Miller
Fred Olson
Elizabeth
L. A. Frank
Harry Carbaugh
Legion
John Magill
O. H. Emnyre
Veterans Craft Exchange of Chicago
O. E. S. Installation Attended by Local Ladies
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hartman Mrs. Har ry Carbaugh and Mrs. Sherman Carrell attended the installation of officers of Carroll chapter O. E. S. last Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hartman served as mistress of ceremonies.
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W. E. Bailey
Albert Hartman
Harry Carbaugh
Sherman Carrell
Sunday Evening Guests At Queckboerner Home
Sunday evening visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Queckboerner included Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Queckboerner and Judy of Mt. Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Lang, Mrs. Richard Adolph and Sharon, and Mrs. Lawrence Doden.
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Walter Queckboerner
Alvin Queckboerner
Judy
Mt. Carroll
Reynold Lang
Richard Adolph
Sharon
Lawrence Doden
County Board Seeks Carroll Housing Authority Creation
Carroll County Board urges the creation of a housing authority as part of county planning. Senior high girls selected for the D. A. R. good citizenship award will be honored at a Carroll Ch and R meeting at Sawyer House Frances Shimer College. Names include Virginia Farthing Wilma Mae Bielema Jessie Lubbs Mary Carol Merkel Helen Mae Doty Cecelia Stevens.
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Carroll County
Carroll Ch. A. R
Sawyer House
Frances Shimer College
Virginia Farthing
Chadwick
Wilma Mae Bielema
Thomson
Jessie Lubbs
Milledgeville
Mary Carol Merkel
Lanark
Helen Mae Doty
Savanna
Cecelia Stevens
Shannon
WEDDINGS ANNOUNCE LOCAL AND OUT-OF-TOWN MAI
Two marriages announced. Miss Mary MacRae of Columbia D C wed Lt Harold R Foltz of the Marine Air Corps at Columbia on Nov 16. The couple reside in Corpus Christi Texas where he attends a flight instructors school after serving as a Marine pilot in World War II. The second couple Miss Leona B Lowe of Bellevue Iowa wed Robert Sturtevant of Savanna at St Peter s Lutheran Church in Savanna with attendants Miss Hazel Sturtevant and Jack Sturtevant. The bride wore blue crepe ensemble and the couple plan a wedding trip to Milwaukee Wisconsin. The groom formerly served overseas in the Army and they will live with the bridegroom s mother.
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Mary MacRae
Columbia
D. C
Harold R. Foltz
Marine Air Corps
Frank Foltz
Mt. Carroll
Foltz
Corpus Christi
Tex
Leona B. Lowe
Glen W. Lowe
Bellevue
Robert Sturtevant
Jacob Sturtevant
Oak Park
Savanna
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Gerhard P. Fischer
Hazel Sturtevant
Jack Sturtevant
Carroll Horses Win Show Honors At International Livestock Event
Mt Carroll entries earned multiple laurels at the International Livestock Show in Chicago. Mathematician owned by Miss Anne Krause placed second in the hunters event. Seaton Sappho and Perfection, owned by Argyll Stables, placed second in harness horse to vehicle. Argyll Stables won first in ladies harness horses hitched to lady's phaeton and second in the tandem event Saturday matinee.
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Mt. Carroll
Chicago
Mathematician
Anne Krause
Seaton Sappho and
Perfection
Argyll Stables
Death of Mrs. Robert Hicks in Kansas City
Mrs. Ernest Smith learns of the death of Mrs. Robert Hicks 39 at Research Hospital Kansas City Mo after an operation for a goiter. Formerly Alverda Judy a Thomson school teacher in 1930 31 she is survived by her husband and four young sons. Her home was Breckenridge Mo.
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Ernest Smith
Robert Hicks
Research Hospital
Kansas City
Hicks
Alverda Judy
Thomson School
Breckenridge, Mo
Obituary of Mrs Tillye V Turney
Tillye V. Turney daughter of Christian Harmon was born July 29 1887 in Lanark Alabama and died November 26 1946 in Freeport aged 59 years 3 months 27 days She married Robert A Turney on December 6 1906 and they farmed in the Ideal community Their two sons Guy of Savanna and Kyle of Chadwick survive along with siblings and many relatives The husband died in 1944 and her parents and one sister preceded her in death
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Tillye V. Turney
Christian Harmon
Lanark
Freeport
First Brethren Church
Robert A. Turney
Guy
Savanna
Kyle
Chadwick
Roy Harmon
Fred Linker
Ill
Robert Ray
Great Falls
Mont
James Grace
Snohomish, Wash
Burton
Chicago
Theodore
County Board Acts On Housing Authority Plan
After a housing conditions study in Carroll county the board of supervisors adopted a resolution to create a county housing authority. The report cites an acute shortage of adequate dwellings since 1940 and signals possible state approval to empower a local board and fund several thousand dollars for a housing program.
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Carroll County
Board of Supervisor
Illinois State Housing Authority
Bbut
Steers Bring High Prices at Chicago Livestock Auction
Vernon Fink and Howard Huggins Thomson 4-H exhibitors sold beef calves at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Fink's calf brought 40 dollars per hundred and weighed 1185 pounds. another calf sold for 35 dollars per hundred. Multiple Hereford steers in the 900 to 1400 lb ranges fetched varied prices.
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Vernon Fink
Chadwick
Chicago
Vernon
FFA
4-H
Fink
Howard Huggin
Thomson 4-H
Huggins
Thomson
Arnold
Willis Sikkema
Willis
Lanark and East Rockford win in district basketball action
Lanark high defeated Shannon 32 to 30 in Carroll conference play with Moring scoring 15 for Lanark. East Rockford crushed Mt. Carroll 71 to 34 after an early 13-0 run, Phillips scoring 17 for Mt. Carroll. Hanover beat Chadwick 51 to 39 while Chadwick won reserves 35 to 26. Shannon topped Pearl City 65 to 30 and Lanark beat Mt. Carroll 34 to 34.
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Lanark High School
Hanover
Chadwick
Shannon
Pearl City
Lanark
Mt. Carroll
Local Dec. 1 and 20 Matchups List
Dec 1 Chadwick at Milledg ville Thomson at Shannon and Dec 20 Chadwick at Shannon Lanark at Thomson outline upcoming games with pairings and venues.
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Chadwick
Milledgville
Thomson
Shannon
Lanark
Local visits and moves noted around Argo and Clinton
Thomson News reports families moving to a farm north of Argo and various Sunday visits. Cecil Imel family plans a farm move. Virgil Wilt and family visited Chadwick. Doris Whiteemamp stayed with the Grim family. Hemmer and Whitecamp visited. Carl Robinson visited Milledgeville. Sack and Van Buskirk families visited Behr in Clinton. Detlef Behr and Robert Behr also present. Les Wall and Paul Smith visited DeWitt with Nichol Wallace's family.
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Cecil Imel
Argo Fa
Virgil Wilt
JoAnn
Nancy
Carl Robinson
Famly
Henry Eubanks
Milledgeville
Chas
Clarence van Buskirk
Chas. Behr
Clinton
Behr
Detlef Behr
Robert
Les Wall
Paul Smith
Argo-Fa
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