Babson Promotes Air Conditioning and Atomic Power
Babson argues that auto industry fuels prosperity and calls for new industries to sustain growth. He envisions air conditioning as a major postwar driver, with models becoming furniture-like and widespread in homes and offices. He also notes solar, gravity, and atomic energy as future power sources, urging readers to prepare for the Atomic Age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
New York City
United States
Roger W. Babson
Christmas Preps asay and family hosts in DeKalb
Chadwick News reports a large pre Christmas family dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Tony Baranski home in DeKalb with guests from Lanark Milledgeville Sterling and Mt Carroll. Other items note travel plans Arlington Virginia furloughs and a California vacation trip. Pvt Sheldon Frank returns from Fort Leonard Wood for a 14 day leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Asay
John Derver
Diane
Charles Neuschwanger
Mt. Carroll
Guy Asay
Marilyn
Lanark
Lawrence Weber
Jane and
Terry
Claude Cook, Jr
Tony Baranski
DeKalb
Milledgeville
Sterling
W. C. Linker
Arlington
Duane Linker
Preston
John Bierman
Laurice Larson
William Bierman
Morrison
Emmett Zumdahl
Spurgeon Harter, Sr
H. C. Hinkel
California
Russell Nye
Kenneth Nye
Sheldon Frank
Fort Leonard Wood
Hold Last Rites Tuesday For Young Mother Polio Victim
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mrs. Bernard Manning 29 of Coleta who died Friday night in St Francis hospital Peoria after a 10 day polio illness A requiem mass was said at St Marys Catholic church Polo with burial in St Marys cemetery She was born Dec 6 1924 in Carroll County married in Polo Dec 30 1946 Surviving husband four children her parents five sisters and four brothers Also notes Carroll County residents bought 88920 in Series E and H U S Savings Bonds in November 1953 according to Treasury figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Bernard Manning
Coleta
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Polo
James Burke
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Ellen Lucille Smith
Carroll County
Bernard Jr
Gregory
Rita
Marcia
Barbara Butz
Alice Lander
Lanark
Betty Kniss
Shannon
Donna
Ruth
Franklin
Milledgeville
Francis
Faye
Duane
Manning
E. B. Manning
United States Savings
Treasury Department
F. E. Weidman
Mt. Carroll
Volunteer Savings Bond
Christmas Program At Fair Haven Church
Fair Haven church hosted a Christmas program featuring recitations, poems, plays, solos, and a birthday offering. Participants included Lawrence Queckboerner, Mrs. Charles Sucher, Dick Janssen, Virginia Weeks, Ken neth Stralow, and many others with families from Polo, Milledgeville, and Ames contributing as guests. The event concluded with a closing hymn and benediction and a follow up New Year gathering at the Newton and Wetzell households.
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Fair Haven Church
Lawrence Queckboerner
Mary
Shepherds
Charles Sucher
Angel
Geo. Morgan
Dick Janssen
Charles Libberton
Stanley Adolph
Jerry Maring
Eunice Doden
Mother Goose
Jimmy Senneff
Judy
Mary Ann
Patty Turnbaugh
Virginia Turnbaugh
Doris Queckboerner
Eunice Coden
Susan Hartman
Wilma Hook
Kay Meyer
Lana Maring
Mickey and
Dickey Morgan
Sharon Stanley
Ray Alexander
Rebecca Adolph
Linda Turnbaugh
Mesdames Wm. Janssen
Vernon Alexander
Neal Maring
Marvin Turnbaugh
Marriage Licenses and Real Estate Transfers in Maquoketa and Savanna
Marriage license issued by County Clerk W M Nipe to Frank J Kirsch and Vernilda Shu bert of Maquoketa. Real estate transfers include Regina Edwards to Joseph W Canavan. Charles H Farr to Charles Thompson and wife. Frederick A Abben to Alvin Mangler. Herman H Roling to Frank Castro Jr. and wife. All entries list Savanna area parcels and ownership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Nipe
Frank J. Kirsch
Vernilda Shubert
Maquoketa
Regina Edwards
Joseph W. Canavan
Robinson
Savanna
Charles H. Farr
Charles Thompson
Oas
Oakvale
Herman H. Roling
Frank Castro Jr
Hersheys
Tels
Lanark firms ship cattle to Chicago Stock Yards
Four carload shipments from Lanark firms Homer Zuck and Son and O M Bloyer and Son went to the Chicago Stock Yards on Wednesday. Zuck and Son sold 26 head of 1079 pound steers for 27.50 per cwt and 24 head of mixed steers and heifers averaging 901 pounds for 24.75 per cwt. Bloyer and Son owned 30 steers averaging 1468 pounds sold for 27.75 per cwt, the day's top price for the weight class.
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Chicago
Carroll County
Homer Zuck and Son
O. M. Bloyer and Son
Lanark
Zuck and Son
Bloyer and Son
Christmas Dinner Guests From Many Towns Listed
Mrs Kathryn Rahn hosts Christmas supper for H P Rahn Milledgeville Reynold Bloyer Lang Lanark Clifton Spencer Orval Rain and family Jack Janssen Elizabeth Senneff to dine next Sunday Also Mr and Mrs W J Quest James Elizabeth K W Senneff Linda H L Spear man and others Mrs Ed Mest to dine with Mr and Mrs Frank Mest George Doden Neal Lawrence Doden John Doden and family Adolph Doden hosts Doden family Christmas Guests include Charles Gordon daughter Arletta to spend day with Albert Mennenga London Emma Zugschwerdt Sioux City visiting father Louis Zugschwerdt Sam Hammelmann Lanark Riley Temple and sons Jack Geist Decatur guests with Ben Stadel plus John Geisz and family
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Kathryn Rahn
H. P. Rahn
Milledgeville
Reynold Bloyer
Delmar Lang
Lanark
Clifton Spencer
Orval Rain
Jack Janssen
Elizabeth Senneff
W. J. Quest
James
Elizabeth
K. W. Senneff
Linda
H. L. Spearman
Ed Mest
Frank Mest
George Doden
Neal
Lawrence Doden
John Doden
Adolph Doden
Charles Gordon
Arletta
Albert Mennenga
London
Emma Zugschwerdt
Sioux City
Louis Zugschwerdt
Sam Hammelmann
Riley Temple
Jack Geist
Decatur
Ben Stadel
John Geisz
Milledgeville over Oregon in Blackhawk clash 50 to 48
Milledgeville handed Oregon its first loss of the season 50 48 in a Blackhawk Conference game here Friday night. Oregon led 31 24 at halftime before Milledgeville surged, Roger Fredericks scoring 19 for Milledgeville and Don Emyre adding 16 for Oregon.
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Milledgeville
Oregon
Blackhawk
Roger Fredericks
Oreeven
Don Emyre
M 'Lledgeville
Shannon
Chadwick
Carroll County
Don Colbert
Bob Traum
F Colbert
Brinkmeier
Hartman
Fransen
Wirttes
Chatwick
Traum
Favelkens Aes
Weber
Adolph
Doden
Lanark
Mount Morris
Peeni
Ilion Ereon Et Wat
Harte
Rawes
Tanark
Flickinger
Pettireer
Baker
Brown
Rogers
Gillogly
Crofton
Mt. Morris
Morrison
Savanna
White Christmas Looks Likely As Snow Returns
Snow began Monday night and by morning covered ground with nearly two inches. The weatherman says temperatures will stay low for several days, making a white Christmas probable. Earlier snow had disappeared amid warm days and fog, but recent conditions revive the holiday spirit.
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Mercury
Motorist and School Bus Crash Injures Man in Savanna
Alvin Kittee, 28, of Route 1 Savanna, suffered a broken left leg and knee injuries when his car collided with a school bus north of Savanna. The bus passenger, the driver’s young son, had a minor facial cut. Bernard Long, 38, of Savanna, said he was driving slowly on Mill Hollow Road when the two vehicles could not avoid impact on the narrow, one-way road.
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Alvin Kittee
Savanna
Jon Harvey
Indian Head Tavern
Bernard Long
Mill Hollow
Long
Harry Miller
Christmas Guests Attend Scramble Suppers and Dinners
Christmas social notices list guests at multiple homes including Henry Daehler Laura Daehler and families Ver non Daehler Howard Emyre Don Smith Arnold Traum J G Asay birthday gathering with Raymond Weidman Ronald Weidman Mamie Weidman John Derver Guy Asay Lawrence Weber and families Leo Bushman Arnold Roberts and sons George Roehr Harold Reberts Bowles family Clayton Kaul and Kaul relatives Jessie Potter Noy Potter and family Elwyn Allison Coleta Christmas family dinner includes Lester Cordes A J Miller Alvin Reiff Harold Stoner Leroy Carol Ann Elmer Hans Terry Ronald Mabel Alexander Russell Dueckboerner Neal Leonard Vernon Alexander Raymond Keith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Daehler
Laura
Vernon Daehler
Howard Emyre
Don Smith
Arnold Traum
J. G. Asay
Mr. Asay
Raymond Weidman
Ronald Weidman
Mamie Weidman
John Derver
Carroll
Guy Asay
Lanark
Lawrence Weber
Leo Bushman
Milledgeville
Arnold Roberts
George Roehr
Peck Island
Harold Reberts
Port Byron
Lester Cordes
Morrison
A J. Miller
Alvin Reiff
Harold Stoner
Leroy
Carol Ann
Elmer Hans
Terry
Ronald
Mabel Alexander
Russell Dueckboerner
Neal
Leonard
Vernon Alexander
Raymond
Keith
Cars Damaged As One Skids On Ice Near Savanna
Three cars were damaged Friday when Marvin Rirhart, 29, of Blackhawk lost control on icy Route 80 near the Indian Head tavern north of Savanna. His car skidded into two parked vehicles. No injuries were listed in the sheriff's report.
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Marvin Rirhart
Blackhawk
Route 80
Indian Head Tavern
Savanna
Avenn
Harry Miller
Christmas Dinner Guests Spread Across Many Families
A long list of holiday dinners and Christmas guests fills homes in Pearl City Morrison Savanna Rock Falls Mt Carroll and nearby areas. Families including Aude Struve Weber Becker Peters Drews Voeckel Rahn Pitts and Dial welcome relatives and friends from Chicago Savanna Freeport Shannon Waukegan Malvern and Jackson Tennessee for festive meals and celebrations.
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Herman Aude
Grace
Charles
Pearl City
J. W. Struve
Sabula
Lester Aude
Mt. Carroll
Ed Aude
Louis Weber
Abe Stuart
Henry Burkema
Mary of
Morrison
Vera Fink
Flora Becker
Morton Tigley
Robert Trigley
Kathy
LaVerne Murray
Rock Falls
Fred Queckboerner
Virginia Adrian
Chicago
Marge Clark
Floyd Kehl
C D. Drews
Alma Petty
Billy
Walter Drews
Jackson
Tenn
Loreda Lego
Joe Weber
H. F. Weber
Harriett Rogers
Jane
Savanna
Richard Voeckel
Howard Voeckel
Coleta
Bernard Behrens
Malvern
Omar Pitts
Carroll Brauer
Waukegan
O. H. Rahn
Vernon Adolph End
Vernon Adolph, Jr
William Rippy
Irving Jensik
Charles Dial, Jr
Alex Brightman
Earl Weber
Tallman 30 Lanark farmer dies suddenly in Lanark
Harry Kenneth Tallman 30 well known Lanark farmer died suddenly Thursday afternoon in the office of a Lanark physician death due to a heart attack Funeral services were held Sunday at the First Brethren church Lanark burial in Lanark cemetery He left a wife Virgina Muriel Yeager and five children Dennis Glenn Ann Nancy Kenny and Jenie Lou Also survived by two brothers Emory and Russell a sister Marian Hartman and his mother Anna Tallman of Lanark He was a member of the First Brethren church and served as a deacon and member of the Lanark school board.
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Lanark
Harry Kenneth Tallman
Tallman
First Brethren Church
Francis Berkshire
Max Sisler
Earl Wilkin
Ralph Flickinger
Walter Martin
E. K. Graham
Rex Rahn
Scott
Thomas Diffenderfer
Nelle Hardacre
Russell Lamoreux
Oscar
Anna Tallman
Virgina Muriel Yeager
Board of Education
Five Carroll men inducted into armed forces
Five Carroll county youths have been inducted into the armed forces through the selective service system per the county office report. They are John A. Byvick and Archie W. Wooding of Milledgeville, Gerald E. Beattie of Lanark, Lyle P. Manning of Polo, and Wallace A. Stern of Sterling.
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Carroll County
County Selective Service Office
John A. Byvick
Archie W. Wooding
Milledgeville
Gerald E. Beattie
Lanark
Lyle P. Manning
Polo
Wallace A. Stern
Sterling
Bowlers Surprise Team Member at Home Visit
The Kness Insurance bowling team members Reynold Bloyer James Morgan Boyd Handel Bertha Schreiner and Joan Schreiner surprised Mrs. Alice Snider at her home last Thursday night with refreshments and gifts in a warm social visit.
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Kness Insurance
Christmas Guests Gather Across Iowa and Illinois Homes
Families from Clinton Sterling Dixon Rockford Port Byron and Mt Carroll host relatives for pre and post Christmas dinners. Notable attendees include Fred Olson Adolph Schreiner Spealman and Bowles families along with numerous siblings grandparents and cousins. Local gatherings span Clinton Ia Dixon Mt Carroll Port Byron Warren and Sterling with extended kin from Milledgeville Morrison Savanna Betendorf and Rockford.
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Fred Olson
Peter Matzen
Clinton
Albert Adolph
Ralph Adolph
Morrison
Sprurgeon Harter, Jr
Famiy
Savanna
Wm. Meyer
Richard Adolph
Wilbur Screiner
Dixon
Howard Stover
Milledgeville
Fred Schreiner
Merlyn Schreiner
Richard Voeckel
Clarence Voeckel
Sterling
Herbert Spealman
Sandra
Sharon
K. W. Senneff
Linda
Winter Travel and Local Family News Notes
Floyd Carpenter left Monday for Covina California to spend winter with his brother. Durward has left the States for overseas duty. Harvey Houzenga stationed in Texas will spend the holidays with his parents. The John Sipe family moved to Mt Carroll. Mr and Mrs Glenn Bicklehaupt and son drive to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with relatives and attend the wedding of Mrs Bicklehaupts nephew Jack McGuire. The Christmas program and social hour were enjoyed by a good crowd of members and friends of the Sunday school Sunday evening.
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Floyd Carpenter
Covina
Calif
Clifford Durward
Harvey Houzenga
Texas
Air Force
John Sipe
Foltz
Mt. Carroll
Glenn Bicklehaupt
Los Angeles
Mrs Eugene Murray Hosts Bridge Luncheon in Thomson
Mrs Eugene Murray of Thomson entertained at a one o'clock bridge luncheon last Thursday afternoon. Prizes went to Mrs Albert Hartman for high score, Mrs Earl Bailey for second, and Mrs Harry Carbaugh for low. Guests included John Frank, Earl Bailey, Paul Heusinkveld, L A Frank, W J Quest, K W Senneff, Bess Humbert, Elmer Zugschwerdt, Edna Way, Ben Stadel, and Harry Carbaugh.
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Eugene Murray
Thomson
Albert Hartman
Earl Bailey
Low
Harry Carbaugh
Mesdames
John Frank
Mt. Carroll
Lanark
Paul Heusinkveld
L A. Frank
W. J. Quest
K. W. Senneff
Bess Humbert
Elmer Zugschwerdt
Edna Way
Ben Stadel
Christmas Eve and dinner plans listed for families in Freeport and Mt Carroll
Mrs. Bess Humbert and Regena Beckmire will be Louis Beckmire home in Freeport. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Geist and family will be Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoffman in Mt. Carroll. Dinner guests Friday of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gengenbach of Mt. Carroll.
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Bess Humbert
Regena Beckmire
Louis Beckmire
Freeport
Charles Geist
Walter Hoffman
Mt. Carroll
Carl Gengenbach
Funeral Services Held For Miss Lillian Clemmer
Miss Lillian Clemmer, 95, died December 16 in Des Moines. Funeral services were held December 20 at 10:30 am at Frank Funeral Home Lanark with Rev Lorrel Eikenberry officiating. Burial followed in Lanark Cemetery. Survivors include brothers Rev William Clemmer and Dr Frank Clemmer, nieces and nephews. Miss Clemmer taught in Carroll County rural schools and Lanark grade schools for fifty years. She was a Francis Shimer College graduate and active in the Lanark Christian Church, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Delta Kappa Gamma. She traveled to Europe, Hawaii and Alaska and shared her experiences with clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Lillian Clemmer
Ramsey Memorial
The
Christian Church
Des Moines
Frank Funeral
Lorrel Eikenberry
Francis Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
Lanark Christian Church
Carroll County Daughters of the American Revolution
Delta Kappa Gamma
Clemmer
Paul Fritz
Miss Clemmer
William B. Clemmer
St. Louis
Frank B. Clemmer
Lakewood Club
Mich
L. W. Bates
Rockford
DeMaris
Donald Clemmer
Lorton
Tels
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Chadwick News
Fair Haven
John Newton
Lyle Glenn
Jack Newton
Tom Wettzell
Tommy
Ames In
Lyle Wetzell
Mifledgeville
Merry
Mount Car
Victor Polo
Polo Marcos
Pat Kearnaghan
Clark McDaniel
Mr. Carroll
M~ Carroll
Pola
Jerry Null
George Siedenberg
Morison
Lyndon
Thomson Lyndon
Lyndon High
Trojans
Ead
Settles
Ashpole
Johnsn
Bielema
Mt. Carroll We
Milledgeville i
Harry K. Tallman
Carroll Tye Aths
Charles W. Fritz
Savanna City Hospital
Hunter's
Fuller Memorial Chapel
A. Stanley Beck
Savanna Cemetery
Mr. Fritz
Boonesboro
Elizabeth Hubbel
Michigan
A. Dowd
Jess
Argo News
Mrs
Sively
Europe
Hawaii
Alaska
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