Dinsen Soronen Wedding in Saint Peters Church Savanna
Miss Florence Dinsen daughter of Mr and Mrs Hardin Dinsen of Savanna and Martin Sorenson son of Mr and Mrs Peter Sorenson of Lanark were married at St Peters Lutheran Church Savanna in a three o clock ceremony. Rev Gerhard Fischer officiated with a double ring service. Attendants included maid of honor Agnes King bridesmaid Grace Dinsen and best man Henry Sorenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sorenson
Herbert Christian
Mt. Car
Sorenson and Bride Wed Then Leave for Lanark Home
A wedding ceremony progressed with a reception for the bridal party, relatives and friends at the Dinsen home. After the celebration the couple departed for a wedding trip and plan to reside in Lanark where Mr. Sorenson works with his father in the family business.
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Roll
Dinsen
Jon
Lanark
Mr. Sorenson
Mt Carroll defeats Milledgeville 25 to 9 in first Carroll game
Mt Carroll high school beat Milledgeville 25 to 9 on Milledgeville floor Friday. Led by Kuhlman with six baskets and a free throw, Mt Carroll built early leads with steady scoring though Milledgeville narrowed in the second quarter. Box score lists Mt Carroll players Seiter Seidenberg Grove Petty Wilcox and Kuhlman with points. Milledgeville players Sprecher Layengood Burng Pilgrim Reiff and Thorngren contributed scoring.
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Mt. Carrol High School
Milledgeville
Carroll
Kuhlman
Mt. Carroll
Seidenberg
Grove
Petty
Wilcox
I Sprecher
Layengood
Burng
Thorngren
Spelling Meet Medals List Winners by School
Spelling meet results by district show first place Dora Birehen Georgetown i school and Lois Sarber Hitt school leading for their grades. Second place honors go to Betty Sturtz Rowland. Molly entries include Marilyn Edwards Strawber ry and Ruth Bundy Ferrin. Third places include Wilma Kramer Dystin Valley Milledgeville Nora Hose Stewart Irene Noble Mosquito Hill and Floyd Stiles Plum Grove plus others from Oak Grove Mt. Union Evergreen Cloverdale.
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Milledgeville
Lois Sarber
Hitt School
Paul Barthel
Nora Hose
Stewart School
Mr. Carroll
Marilyn Edwards
Strawberry School
Donald Freeman
Preston’ Praine
Ruth Bundy
Ferrin School
Savanna
Robert McIntyre
Oak Grove School
Irene Noble
Mosquito Hill
Floyd Stiles
Plum Grove
Golden Wedding Date Marked By Savanna Couple
Mr and Mrs John W Miller of East Savanna celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family noon dinner and open house from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 pm. Married December 11 1889 in the bride's home near Savanna the couple has two sons Glen and Lawrence and five grandchildren.
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John W. Miller
East Savanna
John M. Miller
Savanna Township
Rebecca Gillespie
Washington Township
Glen
Lawrence
Savanna
Sanity of Collins to be judged in Mt Carroll hearing
A sanity hearing for 17 year old John Collins will be held at 9 00 a m Saturday in Mt Carroll Circuit court room Judge Harry Wheat to preside before a 12 person jury psychiatrists and county officials Collins already sentenced to die for the holdup murder of Lt Paul E LaMaster remaining stays of execution have been granted by the Illinois Supreme Court If found insane he likely will be committed to Menard State Hospital and later possibly removed for execution if sanity returns and the Supreme Court upholds the conviction.
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Circuit Court
Mt. Carroll
John Collins
Chicago
Joliet
Collins
Carrol
Harry Wheat
Freeport
Clarence
Wheat
Ilinois Supreme Court
Brearton
Menard
Supreme Court
Irom
Court House News: Death Penalty Stay and Local Notices
John Collins, Chicago youth once sentenced to die for Lt. LaMaster's death at Mt. Carroll CCC camp, receives a stay from Illinois Supreme Court pending appeal. Also reported: William Geiseman committed to Menard for insanity. marriage license filings in Lanark and Savanna. probates for A. B. Puterbaugh and Daisy Barnes. several property deeds and transfers in Woodland Freedom Savanna Rock Creek.
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John Collins
Chicago
Paul LaMaster
Mt. Carroll
CCC
Illneis Supreme Court
A. B. Puterbaugh
Milledgeville
Daisy E. Barnes
Puterbaugh
Mary A. Puterbaugh
Barnes
Margaret J. Sutton
George Mathis
William Moots
Youth Killed in Farm Tragedy Obituary Focuses On Harry McKee
Harry Meryl McKee born February 29 1916 in Mt Pleasant township died December 7 1939 at age 23 9 8. He lived his life in Idea and Thomson Illinois helping his parents on the farm and was described as one of the finest clean young men. Funeral services were held at the Ideal church with Rev W F Berge officiating and interment at Dunshee cemetery near Thorson. The community extends sympathy to Charles D and Elsie McKee and their children Elinor and Thomas.
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Harry Meryl McKee
Charles D
Elsie McKee
Mt. Pleasant
Idea
Thomson
Illinois
Harry McKee
Ideal
God
Charlea D
Elinor
Thomas
Ideal Church
W. F. Berge
Sterling
Dunshee
Thorson
Shannon tournament schedule and results brief
High school basketball notes for Carroll County with Dec 7 to Dec 22 results and upcoming games in the Shannon tournament. Savanna, Thomson, Mt. Carroll win. Chadwick loses by one to Prophetstown. Unemployment benefits in November totaled about 300 dollars for Carroll County residents.
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Shannon
Savanna
Lyons
Thomson
Mt. Carroll
Lanark
Milledgeville
Chadwick
Lyndon
Cordova
Hanover
Prophetstown
Dee
Stockton
Carroll County
Mr . Carroll
Savannae
Sete Leads Two Teams to Victory in Narrow Finish
In a tight matchup, two squads secured wins with late surges. Key players from both sides, including standout performances by Sete, propelled the teams to decisive finishes and lifted crowd energy on a contested page one continuation.
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