Improvement Of River Channel Starts This Week
Work begins the week of December 12 to widen and deepen 7500 feet of the Mississippi River channel near the site of the I 280 bridge west of Credit Island and railside ledge removal near Crescent Railroad bridge in Rock Island Illinois. Mississippi River Lock No 16 Muscatine Iowa will close to navigation on December 12 for about 90 days to complete repairs from September towboat damage to the upper mitter gate. Lanark Illinois dairy farmer Jack Ottosen elected president of the National Young Cooperators Association at the National Milk Producers Federation meeting in Werrington DN. Ottosen and wife operate 363 acres northwest of Lanark with 54 milking cows and active in church and community affairs.
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Mississipi River
Credit Island
Rock Island
Illinois
Muscatine
Iowa
Miter
Lanark
Jack Ottosen
National Milk Producers Federation
Werrington
Ottosen
United States
Mississippi Valley Milk Producers Association
MVMPA
Young Cooperators
Ottosens
National Young Cooperators Organization
National Young Cooperators
John Morris sells Angus cows from Chadwick
John Morris of Chadwick recently sold ten registered Angus cows to Michael McNett of Mount Morris Illinois. He also sold three registered Angus cows each to Ralph Ruddy and Lynn Rudy of Freeport Illinois.
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John Morris
Chadwick
Michael McNett
Mount Morris
Illinois
Ralph Ruddy
Lynn Rudy
Freeport
Babson’s Weekly Report Highlights Postwar Growth Trends
Babson Park Massachusetts December 8 The article notes rapid postwar population and GNP growth since 1946 and asks if the U S can keep pace With personal income up 225 percent and GNP near 740 billion The piece praises American innovation and Roger W Babson as a leading proponent of free enterprise linking religion and advertising to business success.
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U. S
Babson Park
Mass
United States
Roger W. Babson
Gloucester
Mr. Babson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Babson
Babson Institute For
NFO Convention adopts milk holding action and price goals
Delegates to the National Farmers Organization meet in Milwaukee to authorize the NFO board to prepare a milk holding action. They seek to raise raw milk prices by contract and call for a common marketing agency to stabilize dairy prices and supply. Presence noted from Carroll County include Marvin Martz and multiple couples from Lanark Mt Carroll Savanna Chadwick. Oren Lee Staley and Erhard Pfingsten re-elected president and vice president respectively.
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Jesse Queckboerner
Henry Appel
Chadwick
Lloyd Weber
P. J. Brocerick
Lloyd Law Jr
Savanna
NFO Board of Directors
Americas
NFO
Dairy Bulding
NFC
Dairy Starmers
Ual
Roducers
Oren Lee Staley
Rea
Missouri
Erhard Pfingsten
Sergeant Bluff
Iowa
Licenses Revoked and Suspended for Two Drivers
Joseph D Smith of Mount Carroll had his license revoked after a driving while intoxicated conviction. Michael E Grant of 122 Rochester Lanark saw his license suspended following three traffic law violations, per the secretary of state office report.
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Joseph D Smith
Mount Carroll
Michael E. Grant
Rochester, Lanark
Secretary of State
Carroll County Deer Season Totals Show High Harvest
Carroll County hunters reported 328 deer during the season with 48 killed in a single day. The county placed second in a 10 county northwest Illinois area behind Jo Daviess with 457. Friday 17, Saturday 15, Sunday 16 deer were counted in Carroll.
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Carroll County
Illinois
Jo Daviess County
Ieside County
Ogle County
Friday Night Basketball Scores and Paring
Friday night games feature DeWitt St. Jos etc with DeWitt scoring 65 in a list including Lanark 89 Daketo 47 Cherry Martinez Shesas Dewitt and other names. December 13 shows Chadwick 83 Lyndon 532 Aquin 53 Shannon 41 Lanark 71 Pearl City 54 Kanover 71 Thomson 47.
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DeWitt
Ftv
Neti
Tarohun
Nevman Osaneevills
Peters Lyron
Chadwick
Lyndon
Aquin
Shannon
Lanark
Pearl City
Kanover
Thomson
Bids on Bridge Work to be Opened Dec 19
Bids for construction of a bridge across East Plum River four miles northeast of Mount Carroll in Freedom township will be opened December 19, according to the county highway superintendent. Also to be opened are bids for related work and materials.
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East Plum River
Mount Carroll
Freedom Township
Bridge plan to reroute river at this site
Bids are invited for changing the channel of the river at this point. The project calls for a three span steel and concrete bridge.
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Corvair
Lewis Motor Company
Thomson, Illinois
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General Motors
Chicago Avenue
Argyle Ave
Babson’s Weekly Report
Russia
America
Holdie
Institute of Business Administration
Eureka
Kansas
Gravity Research Foundation
New Boston
New Hampshire
Mt. Carroll
Morrison
Macey
Maales
Beneficial
Luecke Jewelers
Bulova
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E. Main St
Freeport, Ill
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Chadwick Review
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Lanark Gazette
Neme
Jerel Interiors
North 2Nd Street
Clinton, Iowa
Trucs Theatre
Chamber of Horrors
Technicolor
George Steven
Christ
People
Mercury
Pitts Spor
Main St
Savanna, Ill
Schwin Junior
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Koym
Koym Electric Supply
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Kegel’s
Chicago Ave
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