Deaths County Michael Blasko Savanna 58
Michael Blasko 58 of Savanna died Thursday afternoon at his home. Funeral services were Friday at St. John’s Catholic Church with Father John R. Quigley and reverends assisting. Burial followed at St. John Cemetery. Survived by his widow and two sons Joseph and Edward, of Savanna.
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Michael Blasko
Savanna
Michael Blazko
St. John’s Catholic Church
John R. Quigley
J. 5
S. Latchford
B. C. Friend
St. John Cemetery
Jozeph
Edward
Rare Old Mill Cont'd From Page One
The piece notes a local mill, its timber output, and use in powering a generator for a homeowner. It recalls the Wilson mill south of Milledgeville, torn down two years earlier, marking the end of the eastern type of mills that ground flour, corn, and feed for early settlers. The arrival of railroads and roller mills shifted preference to modern systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Milledgeville
Landon
Illinois
Ray Westfall Enters Carroll Sheriff Race
Ray Westfall of Savanna announces his candidacy for Carroll County sheriff on the Republican ticket. A three year deputy to Sheriff Eber Shepherd, Westfall is active in American Legion circles and served in the U S Navy in World War I. He has held past commands in the Van Bibber Hansen post and Carroll County American Legion Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Westfall
Savanna
My. Westfall
Eber Shepherd
Westfall
American Legion
United States Navy
The
Legion
van Bibber- Hansen Post
Carroll County Council of the American Legion
Webster Lumber Co Plans Mill Office in Thomson
Webster Lumber Co contractors for clearing timber above Dam No 13 planned to open an office in Thomson to manage crew operations. A Cochran building on Main Street was considered. a saw mill may be established in Thomson and timber hauled here. Start date not definite but soon.
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Webster Lumber Company
Omber
Dam No. 13
Thomson
Cochran
Main Street
Turkeys show variable white breast meat by strain and care
It is characteristic for turkeys to have two layers of white meat on the breast. Some strains yield a larger percentage of white meat and management conditions influence this percentage. Buds raised under semic onfined conditions and favorable weather yield more white meat than range birds under different conditions.
Fulton defeats Hinsdale in DeKalb tourney opener
Fulton high school cagers won 25 to 19 over Hinsdale in the DeKalb holiday tournament opening round. The Fulton quintet was set to play Downers Grove at 1 30 p m Wednesday in the second round of play.
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Fulton High School
Hinsdale High Quintet
Fulton Quintet
Downers Grove
Carroll Savanna Win First Games In Tournament
Carroll and Savanna basketball teams opened the Savanna holiday tournament with wins. Carroll beat Lanark 22 to 12 and Savanna defeated Milledgeville 32 to 25. Upcoming games schedule Carroll vs Milledgeville and Savanna vs Lanark.
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Carroll
Savanna
Mr. Carroll
Lanark
Milledgeville
Illinois Winter Wheat and Rye Report December 1 1937
Illinois fall sown winter wheat acreage fell 13 percent to 2,439,000 acres from 2,840,000 in 1936 with dry late-summer conditions delaying seedbed prep. The county saw lower eastern and southern densities, 82 percent crop condition on Dec 1, and subsoil moisture concerns. Rye sown acreage reached 200,000, up from 22,000 a year earlier, with Dec 1 condition at 87 percent. US figures show 57.492 million acres of winter wheat sown in 1937 for 1938 harvest, 76 percent of normal, and rye at 6.869 million acres with 74 percent of normal.
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Ilinois
Illinois
Federal
Departments of Agriculture
East Central
Marion
Lawrence
U. S
Rural Youth Breakfast and Tours Planned
Farm youth from all parts of the state will meet in Springfield on January 27 for breakfast then attend sessions of the Illinois Agricultural Association annual meeting. Frank F. Ginkrich, IAA youth activities director, announced to the County Farm Bureau. A fourth tour of the Minnis Agricultural Association and affiliated companies offices in Chicago is planned for January 18 and 19. In Michigan, farm earnings for 1936 rose to about 2500 dollars, the highest since 1928, per E. B. Hill of Michigan State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois’ Agricultural Association
Frank F. Ginkrich
IAA
Michigan
E. B. Hill
Michigan State College
Local families share meals during weekend visits
Milledgeville and area residents hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Elizabeth Vinson of Coleta, Mary Hess, Irene Gatrell of Freeport, and many others visited or dined with local households, including the Bushman, Lavensood, Oncken, Zemke, Ammons, and Werner families, with multiple dinners and Sunday gatherings noted alongside anniversaries and guest lists.
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Elizabeth Vinson
Coleta
George Ritenour
Mary Hess
Elva Slifer
Irene Gatrell
Freeport
Clair Gatrell
Nelson Bushman
Lowell Finzel
Leila
Downers Grove
Paul Hubbard
George Hubbard
Glenn Miller
Mary Miller
Irene
Robert Thorgren
Clarence Howe
Sterling
W. W. Lavensood
Frances Schreiner
Chadwick
Fenton Haugh
Charles Livengood
Wesley Nesemier
Gordon
Amanda —_Livengood
Alice
Laverne Lauritzen
Russell Brandenburg
Malvern
George Oncken
Dureth Ann Stoner
Harry Stoner
George Dambman
Bernice
Donna Mae
Woham Kendal
Frankengood
Charles Nell
Frank Zemke
Herman Zemke
Majorie van Bussark
Martin Ammon
Lyke
Geneva
Wis
Harry Whitmer
Harold
Milwaukee
Whittier
Ammons
Willan Werner
Youth to Vie for Illinois Driving Honors
Rural youths compete for state driving honors as county winners advance to congressional tests. County champions face highway law exams and safety knowledge, with district winners earning travel paid to the JAA annual meeting in Springfield to contest the state championship and trophy.
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C. M. Seagraves
Department of Safety
Il Agricultural Association
JAA
Springfield
Illinois coal production dips in November report
James Mc Sherry director of the state department of mines and minerals notes a slight drop from October to November. November output reached 4,489,871 tons, down from 4,651,359 tons in October, with 144 mines active. Shaft mines produced 3,462,098 tons with 31,101 workers across 121 shafts, while 23 strip mines employed 2,749 workers and yielded 1,027,773 tons.
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Illinois
James McSherry
State Department of Mines and Minerals
McSherry
Lanark Christmas Socials and Community News
Lanark residents enjoyed holiday events and church services as Ruth Wolf entertained with organ music at the Christian church guests from Indiana visited, and local families shared Christmas meals. A Jan 8 Congregational meeting, Trinity Lutheran services, and various visits, travel plans, and community notices mark a busy festive period.
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Ruth Wolf
John EB. Wolf
Christian Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Elmer Johnson
Wie
Sam Hawmelman
Ralph Garner Dames
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al. F. Schoch
Charles ¥. Sturtz
Atty. C. M. Frye
John A. Riordon
R. L. Rickoff
John W., Leedle
C. A. Henthorn Donald C. McDowell
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the Utilities Co
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Ruth Hawk
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Bert Marian
Harold Arnold
Rockford
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Clinton
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George Diehl
Carl Klemne
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Fairbanks
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Billy
Albert Derrer
Lloyd
Silver Seal Co
Cook Couns
Ed Rahn
J. E. Rahns
Harry Eagles
Willard Rahn
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Edwin Flickinger
Gamble Store
Wim Royer
Ruth Klock Rehn
Royer
Reth Hawk
Geneva Bowers
Ruth Peters
Creta Deets
Ruth Rahn
Archie Heath
Intler
Feelther
Etta Sweitzer
Mt. Carroll
Richard Bates
Ity
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Far Pulrath
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Mig Folrath
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Li Wi
Waterson
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Russell
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al Non
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Jerome Muny
Ferme
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Morrison
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Thin Ice
Metro News
Carloon
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Para News
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Mt. Carroll Black
Clinton Rendering CO
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