Carrie Shilling Drives For War Mobilization Efforts
Carrie Shilling of Elkhorn Grove volunteers to operate a limestone tractor and spread material to aid AAA soil building for farm production. The piece praises her wartime service, notes Farm Mobilization Day on January 12 1945, and urges farmers to sign 1942 payment applications and consider hemp contracts for Polo and surrounding townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Shilling
Lloyd Shilling
Elkhorn Grove Township
Christmas Dinner Guests Reported Across Area
Miss Ruth Adolph of Milledgeville and Ned Geldmacher were Sunday supper guests in the Vernon Adolph home. Miss Margaret Alexander of De Kalb arrived home for Christmas vacation to spend time with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Orion Alexander. Christmas dinner guests include Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Wagner of Cedar Rapids Iowa Mr. and Mrs. William Real and son Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wilstenholm and daughter Carol Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stairs of Milledgeville and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dameier of Yorktown. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Geisz and family of Dixon and Mr. and Mrs. Jens Andresen and family will dine with Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Geisz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Adolph
Milledgeville
Ned Geldmacher
Vernon Adolph
Margaret Alexander
DeKalb
Orion Alexander
Howard Baker
D. E. Wagner
Cedar Rapids
William Real
Lester Wilstenholm
Carol
Roy Stairs
Mill
Carroll County Receives War Scrap Banner
J C Dougall of Chicago presents a banner to Carroll County salvage chair Ralph Fahrney for collecting 3 211 022 pounds of scrap metal, nearly double the 100 pounds per person quota. Fahrney praises local volunteers farmers and businessmen for superb cooperation enabling the county to exceed its target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carro
County Salvage Committee
J. C. Dougall
Chicago
Illinois
War Production Board
Ralph Fahrney
Mt. Carroll
Dougall
Carroll County
Fahrney
Savanna Wife Learns Husband is Japanese POW
Mrs. Ronald B. Currens of Savanna, secretary to Major Fred E. Hansen, received War Department notice that her husband, Lt. Russell B. Currens, is a prisoner of war held by Japan. He was on Corregidor in May and last wrote in April. Currens is Macomb natives with a chemistry master’s degree, formerly chief inspector at Savanna ordnance depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald B. Currens
Savanna
Fred E. Hansen
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Corregidor
U. S. Navy
Lt. Currens
Bryce Currens
Macomb
Macomb Teachers College
Manila
P. I
Philippine Ordnance Department
Philippines
Preston Prairie Callers Reported In Community Engagement
Preston Prairie residents Emil Zemke and Chester Emery were callers in the community last Wednesday. Alexander Davis and helpers were working in the vicinity recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Zemke
Chester Emery
Preston Prairie
Alexander Davis
Wedding Announcement Dorothea Edwards and Arthur Buckman
The marriage of Miss Dorothea Edwards of Carroll to Pvt. Arthur W. Buckman formerly of Savanna took place Sunday December 20 in Brownwood Texas. The bride, a Carroll County native and Carroll High School graduate, has worked as assistant clerk for the Carroll County selective service board. Buckman, a native of Kankakee County, formerly worked at the Savanna ordnance depot and is now stationed at Camp Bowie Texas. Mrs. Buckman plans to return to Mt. Carroll after the holidays to resume her selective service board duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea Edwards
Wm. Edwards
Carroll
Pfe
Arthur W. Buckman
Savanna
Brownwood Tex
Carroll County
M. Carroll High School
Carroll County Selective Service Board
Pvt. Buckman
Kankakee County
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Army
Camp Bowie
Tex
Buckman
Mt. Carroll
Selective Service Board
Marriage Announcements from Southern Pines and Fulton
Announcement of Miss Mary Allanson and Capt. Lawrence Hill marrying at 8 p m December 9 in Southern Pines North Carolina. Mary Allanson is University of Illinois graduate with a Columbia psychology master's degree. Lawrence Hill is from Thomasville Alabama and serves in the Army Air Forces at Knollwood Field. They reside in Southern Pines. Also Ruth L Bailey and Henry A Bos married December 14 in San Antonio Texas. Mary is Fulton High School graduate formerly with Savanna ordnance depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Allanson
Mt. Carroll
Lawrence, Hill
Thomasville
Ala
M. G. Nichols
Southern Pines
N. C
J. J Fred Stimpson
Fred Allanson
University of Illinois
Columbia University
University of California
Hill
Robert R. Hill
University of Alabama
Headquarters
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Knollwood Field
Bailey-Bos
Ruth L. Bailey
J. R. Bailey
Fulton
Henry A. Bos
R. Bos
San Antonio
Tex
Fulton High School
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Carroll County Deaths
Two obituary notices from Carroll County detail the deaths of Mes. J C Schmidel of Savanna and John M Speer of Mt Carroll. Schmidel, 79, died December 17 at home after illness with funeral services held December 20 at Fuller funeral home and burial in Savanna cemetery. Surviving children include four sons and a daughter. Speer, 81, died December 17 at a Moline hospital after six weeks as a patient. funeral services were held December 19 at the Christian funeral home and burial followed in Savanna cemetery. survivors include wife two sons one from Mt Carroll and Rockford and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Speer
Mt. Carroll
Moline
Christian Funeral Home
Savanna Cemetery
Mr. Speer
Wayne
Kenneth
Rockford
Robert
William Speer
Infant dies after birth illness in Savanna
Savanna 18day old Savanna Carol Lee Hamilton, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hamilton, died at 2 20 p m Dec 17 at home. The infant had been ill since birth. Burial was held 1100 a m Saturday in Savanna Cemetery. Survived by parents a sister Nancy a brother Lloyd Jr and other relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Carol Lee Hamilton
Lloyd Hamilton
Nancy
Lloyd, Jr
Obituary notices from Mt Carroll area residents
Mt Carroll William H Bowman 70 died Dec 16 at home north of Mt Carroll funeral services held Frank funeral home and Woodland United Brethren church burial Woodland cemetery Bowman born Jan 12 1872 in Woodland township son of Jacob and Sophia Bowman survived by sister Dessie Bowman Lanark Andrew Sarber 75 died Dec 17 in Freeport hospital services held Lanark Church of the Brethren burial Lanark cemetery survived by three brothers and two sisters Milledgeville Charles Alsip 75 died Dec 18 in Milledgeville funeral in home officiated by Dr F M Kelber burial Lanark cemetery born Jan 6 1865 Hagertown Md moved to Polo then Carroll county served as village marshal worked 17 years for Burlington railroad last 18 years at Miller Bros Oil Co Milledgeville survived by widow and one brother Millard Alsip St Paul Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
William H. Bowman
Frank
Woodland United Brethren Church
Stanley Birdsall
Woodland Cemetery
William Henry Bowman
Woodland Township
Jacob
Sophia Bowman
Dessie Bowman
Lanark
Andrew Sarber
Freeport
Church of the Brethren
I. D. Leatherman
Shannon
Larber
Ior Lanark
Milledgeville
Charles Alsip
F. M. Kelber
Mary Grove Alsip
Polo
Carroll County
Emma Brown
Alsip
Burlington Railroad
Miller Bros. Oil Co
Forty Eight Register in Carroll for Selective Service
A total of 48 young men who had reached their 18th birthday since July 1, 1942, had been registered by the local selective service board up to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22. Registration will be continued through Dec. 31, and after that date, each man who reaches his 18th birthday will be required to register at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board
WAVES Enlist Shannon Student Heisler Entering Training
Miss Heisler of Shannon has joined the WAVES and will begin a four month training course February 1 at the University of Indiana. She graduated with honors from Shannon high school in 1940 and works as a bookkeeper in Freeport. Mr and Mrs Donald Anderson and daughter will be hosted for Christmas dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Harold Hawkins in Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Valley Heisler
Shannon
University of Indiana
Miss Heisler
Shannon High School
Freeport
Donald Anderson
Harold Hawkins
Sterling
A Christmas Prayer for Soldiers and Nation
A wartime Christmas prayer asks God to bless food and friends, strengthen troops in battle, and guide the nation. It invokes thanks for Thy mercy, remembrance of loved ones lost, and hope for divine presence with soldiers wherever they serve.
May Reapply When Kerosene Coupons Used Up
The Carroll county rationing board states many kerosene coupons for lighting and cooking will be exhausted by about Jan 1. Affected consumers may write to the rationing board at Mt. Carroll for the proper blank to re-apply.
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Carroll County
Mt. Carroll
Carroll County Egg Producers Near Food for Freedom Goal
Farmers in Carroll county are close to achieving the Food for Freedom goal of 1,590,000 dozen eggs for the year. USDA figures show a 20 percent rise in returns to producers despite labor shortages, with A and P Tea Co reporting 2,855,140 dozen eggs sold for $690,402 in 26 weeks. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes higher futures prices and spot market gains, and USDA aims to lift Illinois output by 10 percent to 186,175,000 dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
A & P Tea Co
Illinois
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Futures Trading Center
USDA
District ODT Man To Be In Carroll Each Thursday
J. J. Truck, assistant district manager of the Office of Defense Transportation in Rockford, will be in Mt. Carroll every Thursday to assist owners of commercial trucks seeking certificates of war necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
J. J. Truck
Office of Defense Transportation
Rockford
Mt. Carroll
Carroll Loses To Oregon High 35 to 21
Mt Carroll high school was defeated by Oregon high 35 to 21 last Tuesday night in the county seat. Oregon built an early 11 to 2 lead and maintained the advantage throughout the game. Mt Carroll’s next game is set for January 8 at Shannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll High
Oregon High
Oregon
Mt. Carroll
Shannon
Renkes reports second biggest sale on record
A Wednesday closing out sale on the Grier Miller farm near Morrison totaled 17081 dollars and drew a large crowd. A high horse sold for 175 dollars and a high cow for 232.50. Other prices included six cows over 200 dollars each, a two year old heifer at 200, corn at 60 cents a bushel, a tractor with rubber at 1400, a corn planter at 165, broad sows at 50 each, and a hay loader at 178. Mr. and Mrs. Neal Maring will dine with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sikkema in Thomson on Sunday.
Court House News Court House Marriage Licenses
County Clerk Walter Watson issued marriage licenses to Omar Murray and Leona Volz of Lanark and to Wilfred H. Hazen of Savanna and Geneva E. Kness of Thomson. Damages of 25000 are sought from Savanna police officer Francis Schmidel in a suit filed Dec 17 in Mt Carroll circuit court by attorney Lawrence A. Smith for Charles Nobis of Hanover. The petition claims Schmidel, on active duty and in uniform, struck Nobis in Savanna on Dec 16, knocking off glasses, bruising an eye, and causing a bleeding nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Watson
Omar Murray
Leona Volz
Lanark
Wilfred H. Hazen
Savanna
Geneva E. Kness
Thomson
Francis Schmidel
Mt. Carroll
Atty
Lawrence A. Smith
Charles Nobis
Hanover
Savanna Dee. 16
Schmidel
Me. Nobis
Sehimidel
Lenark Bank Authorized to Pay Dividend
Arthur C. Lueder state Auditor announced Exchange State Bank of Lanark Illinois may pay a 5 percent dividend totaling 2250.55 on waived deposits. After a March 1993 moratorium depositors waived 35010.77, enabling resume of business. This marks the fifth payment on the waived amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Lueder
State Auditor of Public Accounts
Exchange State Bank of
Lanark
County Stock Values Reported at $222,120
The state tax commission released figures showing Carrell county stock values totaling $222,120 for assessable capital stock and corporate earnings. The report confirms the county's taxable value as filed in last week’s release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrell County
State Tax Commission
Periods for B gasoline ration books explained
The article clarifies B coupon validity and monthly mileage limits. It explains that some books cover three months and expire Feb 28 or Mar 1 1948, while others extend to Nov 20 1945 depending on approved mileage. It urges consumers to pace usage to avoid running out mid period.
1943 Farm Machinery Quotas for Carroll County Set
Carroll County announces 1943 farm machinery quotas with Herman Daehler as chairman of the rationing committee. Applications for purchase certificates will be received January 16 to February 1 and issued to those who will best support the war effort. Some items require state-level permits. others will be allocated by county. Individual requests may be made to the Triple-A office at Mt Carroll. John Ahrens enlists in Army Intelligence at Chanute Field, short for 18 to 45 enlistments. He is 18, from Milledgeville, studied at the University of Illinois, born in Japan, with family ties to tea trade. He will undergo training in army intelligence after outfitting at Chanute, then Lansing, Michigan, and Camp Savage, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Illinois
Usda War Board
Department of Agriculture
America
Herman Dachler
Carroll County Agricultural Conservation Association
West Market St
Mt. Carroll
Daehler
Carroll County
Herman Daehler
County Farm Machinery Rationing Committee
Triple-A
Mt. Carrol
John Ahrens
Army Intelligence
Pauls Ahrens
North
Milledgeville
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ahrens
University of Illinois
Japan
Chanute
Lansing
Mich
Michigan State University
Camp Savage
Minn
United States
Milledgeville High School
Farm sale near Lanark nets strong bids for livestock and equipment
Freeman Crevidence’s farm near Lanark attracted high bids totaling over 5000 dollars. Horses sold for 160, cows 120 to 150, yearling heifers 109, bulls 118 and 195, grain binder 265, brooder house 135, tractor 975, corn 80 to 81.5 cents, Leghorn pullets 1.95, yearling hens 1.40. Crevidence plans to move to Madison, Wisconsin to start a new business after selling the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman Crevidence
Lanark
Crevidence
Madison
Wis
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Triple A News
Herman Daechler
Rock Creek
Lima
Elkhorn Grove
Wysox
Fair Haven
AAA
Chadwick Briefs
Allanson-Hill
Mes
J. C. Schmidel
Mra
Fuller Funeral Home
Gerhard Fischer
Margaret
Elizabeth Bohm
Adam and
Basebach
Food For Freedom
Renkes
Neal Maring
Jerry
Jerry Sikkema
Court House News
Charles Queckboerner
Mary Handel
Roy P. G. Queckboerner
Neva D. Wray
John Cotter Ferguson
A. O. Elliott
Clarence ©. Maberry
Frederick Hk. Summers
Deel
Milledeeville
Moeter
Thomsor
Thomson J James H. Lavenburg
Frances V. Landrum
Lelie Merchant
Warren W. Heckman
Stover’sa
Kathryn W. Hammond
Evelyn Murray
Savarna
Lenark Bank
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