Wall Street Nervousness and Property Confiscation Fears
Babson argues that bullish investors have turned cautious amid fears of private property confiscation. He discusses the risk of government seizure of voting power in steel and other stocks, potential inflation hedges, and how retiree pensions depend on stable corporate profits. He notes the Dow near 650 after peaking above 678 and 685 in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bason
Wall Street
Babson Park
Mass
Russia
Berlin
East Germany
Warsaw
Mr. K
Europe
Cuba
Italy
West Germany
Street
Unen
Florida
California
Congress
Ridge District Scouts Plan 50th Anniversary Observance
Ridge District Cub and Boy Scouts plan a Scout Week Show on February 13 at Savanna High School gym to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The program features Eagle rank recognition, Pinewood Derby races, the Golden Jubilee Skiloree, and Scout Week activities across ten communities in Carroll and Daviess counties with units from Thomson Chadwick Lanark Mt. Carroll and Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridge
U. S. Grant Council
Lowell Struckman
Savanna
Savanna High School
Carroll
Daviess Counties
Thomson
Chadwick
Lanark
Mt. Carroll
Boy Scouts of America
Ridge District
Savanna Lumber Co
al Zambon
Carl Lantau
John Vincent
Iowa man sought after stabbing arrested near Savanna
Fred D. Richardson wanted by Waterloo police for slashing a man in a tavern brawl was arrested by Savanna officers on Highway 64. Roadblocks were set as his car was seen in Maquoketa before being held for extradition to Waterloo. He appeared before Judge L Melvin Gundry and waived extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Richardson
Waterloo
Savanna
Maquoketa
L. Melvin Gundry
Mt. Carroll
Richardson
Savanna City
Savanna Indians Win to Tie for Illowa Conference Lead
Savanna Indians defeat Am boy 80 to 68 Friday night to move into a first place tie with Betten dorf in the Illowa conference. Savanna frosh soph team also wins prelim 43 to 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Indians
Amboy
Bettendorf
Shimer loses 87 81 at Clinton College hoops
Shimer college cage squad fell 87 to 81 to Clinton Junior College Huskers in Clinton Iowa Friday night. Huskers built early lead and held on as Shimer contended to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shimer College
Clinton Junior College Huskers
Clinton
Iatels
Livestock Marketing Panel Set for Feb 9 at Farm Bureau Hall
A public panel on local versus terminal marketing of livestock is scheduled for February 9 at 7 30 p m in the Farm Bureau Hall. The event is organized by the Extension Livestock Committee with Brice Kirtley of the University of Illinois as moderator. Local marketing advocate Larry Colvis of the Illinois Livestock Marketing Association will be joined by Gray Daly of the Chicago Producers Commission Association advocating terminal marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Hall
Extension Livestock Committee
Brice Kirtley
Extension
University of Illinois
Larry Colvis
Illinois Livestock Marketing Association
Decatur
Gray Daly
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Dave Swanson
Byron Hutchins
Donkey Shooting Case Settled Out of Court
Rock Falls man Robert Brainerd paid for the dead donkey and settled court costs after a collision on Leo Russell’s Carroll County farm. Russell had alleged that on Oct 5, 1959 Brainerd shot the donkey after his dog was kicked by the animal, the bullet striking another donkey nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Falls
Carroll County
Leo Russell
Mt. Carroll
Robert Brainerd
Russell
Brainerd
Green Giant Co Declares Dividend
On January 27 the board of directors of the Green Giant company Le Sueur Minnesota declared a dividend of 35 cents a share on Class A and Class B common stock payable March 10 1960 to holders of record March 1 1960. The board also declared the regular dividend of 1.25 dollars per share on preferred stock payable March 15 1960 to holders of record March 4 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Giant Company
le Sueur
Minn
Licenses to Wed Issued by County Clerk Office
Licenses to wed were issued late last week in the office of County Clerk W. M. Nipe to Ronald Jacobs of Marion Iowa and Karen Fatland of Marengo Iowa. Albert C. Sorensen and Lois Isley, both of Rockford Iowa, received licenses as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Nipe
Ronald Jacobs
Marion
Karen Fatland
Marengo, la
Albert C. Sorensen and
Lois Isley
Rockford
Divorce Granted in Carroll County Court
Mary Jane Coleman was awarded custody of a minor child in a Carroll County circuit court divorce from Mason S. Coleman of Milledgeville. The decree cites desertion and orders Coleman to pay child support as determined by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Mary Jane Coleman
Mason S. Coleman
Milledgeville
Coleman
Jail Sentence for Possession of a Deadly Weapon
Gerald Orth of Savanna was sentenced in Carroll county court to 90 days in jail after a conviction for possessing a switchblade. He also faces a $300 fine from a separate liquor charge. Two teenage girls with him were scheduled to appear in county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Orth
Savanna
Carroll County
Orth
Justice Court
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Several Local Parcels
Leo G Kness and wife transfer to Paul K McGinnis and wife qed g 24 t 23 r 3 York Helen M Falls et al transfer L 5 6 b 1 Thomson Marion L Kenyon and husband to Gail Turney qed L 3 b 13 O T Thomson Fred C Withhart et al to Christian Science Soc of Savanna wd s 11 t 24 r 3 Savanna Mabel Parsley Butts and husband to Richard Hoover and wife wd L 3 b 5 Ebys 8rd Lanark Floyd C Hanabarger and wife to Jesse Parsley and wife wd L 56 7 8 9 Clearview Hill Lanark Mildred W Alden and husband to Jake Engaldo and wife wd 8 2 24 r 3 Savanna
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo George Kness
Paul K. McGinnis
York
Helen M. Falls
Thomson
Marion L. Kenyon
Gail Turney
O. T. Thomson
Fred C. Withhart
Christian Science Soc. of
Savanna
Mabel Parsley Butts
Richard Hoover
Eby
Lanark
Floyd C. Hanabarger
Jesse Parsley
Clearview Hill
Mildred W. Alden
Jake Engaldo
Broken Liquor Seal Leads to Heavy Fines
Gerald Orth and Lloyd Hamilton Jr. of Savanna pleaded guilty to transporting liquor with seal broken and were fined 300 each plus costs. Orth faced an extra charge of possessing a switchblade knife. bond set at 1000 and a Carroll County court appearance ordered for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Lee Gifford
Gerald Orth
Lloyd Hamilton Jr
Savanna
Orth
Carroll County
Local couples attend Sunday supper and club gathering
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Roggendorf and Mr. and Mrs. Russel Green were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leavens. Mrs. Otto Switzer attended the Republican Women's Club meeting held last Friday in the Methodist church in Milledgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Roggendorf
Russel Green
Frank Leavens
Otto Switzer
Republican Women’s Club
Milledgeville
Jerry Sotola To Speak At Carroll County Feeders Meeting
Jerry Sotola director of Armour's Livestock Bureau will address the Carroll County Livestock Feeders association annual meeting in Savanna high school gym with dinner from 5 30 to 7 15 p m. Sotola brings a long record in livestock research and animal nutrition including work at Washington State College and leadership roles in cattlemen and animal production groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Sotola
Armour’s Livestock Bureau
Carroll County Livestock Feeders Association
Savanna High School
Sotola
Washington State College
Washington Cattlemen’s Association
American Society of Animal Production
Los Angeles
Calif
Kick-Off Meet Planned Feb 8 for Red Cross Drive
Milledgeville will host a Red Cross Fund Campaign Kickoff on February 8 at 7 30 p m in the Methodist Church. Robert Bird of Lanark Green Giant Canning Co will chair the 1960 Carroll County drive with Jack Goddard of Sterling as regional chair. Bird, long with Green Giant, leads farm operations and church boards. The event aims to brief volunteers on services and aid campaign planning starting March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Fund Campaign
Methodist Church
Milledgeville
Robert Bird
Green Giant Canning Co
Lanark
Carroll County Fund Drive
Bird
Green Giant Company
Grange
Masonic Order
Order of Eastern Star
Lanark Methodist Church
Jack Goddard
Sterling
Red Cross
Carroll County
Carroll County Humane Society reports 1959 activities
The Carroll County Humane Society reported its 1959 activities at its January 26 Mt. Carroll meeting. The chartered group began operations in October 1959 and found homes for 12 dogs in November and December. They investigated five cruelty complaints, answered 75 calls about dogs and pets, held a rummage sale and bake sale for funds, and now have 192 members. New officers named are Olin Duncan first vice president, Mrs. Stephen N. Troha second vice president, and Mrs. Sam Crisci board member. junior memberships for children up to 12 cost $1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Humane Society
Mt. Carroll
Olin Duncan
Savanna
Stephen N. Troha
Sam Crisci
The
Humane Society
Runaway youths from Illinois Youth Camp located near Palisades Park
Two 17 year old boys Donald Irwin of Benton and Leland Smith of Crystal Lake ran away from the Illinois Youth Camp in Palisades Park last Thursday evening. Authorities aided by Savanna police state troopers and a sheriff's deputy located them a few hours later north of the camp. They were held overnight in the county jail and Friday returned to the state reform school at St. Charles. They had been at the camp only two days before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Palisades Park
Savanna
Donald Irwin
Benton
Leland Smith
Crystal Lake
State Reform School
St. Charles
Lamoreux Re-elected Carroll County Farm Bureau Leader
Russell Lamoreux of Lanark won a third consecutive term as president of the Carroll County Farm Bureau at the 40th annual meeting held at Mt. Carroll High School with about 800 attendees. Special honors were given to three charter members, and the day included remarks by Mrs. Loren Johnson and entertainment by Phil Wesch and the Chadwick Carroliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Lamoreux
Lanark
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Mt. Carroll High School
Charles Gordon
Mt. Carroll
Freece Senneff
Chadwick
William Werner
Milledgeville
Loren Johnson
Altona
Phil Wesch
Arcola
Farmer
Chadwick Carroliers
George Lamp
Carl Daehler
Thomson
J. E. Duncan
W. H. Sprecher
Amos Zillhart
Carroll
H. G. Bolinger
Modesta
Calif
Death notices in Carroll County area obituaries
Carroll County reports multiple deaths with details of Horner Dan Dauphin and Blair including ages, birthplaces, survivors, and burial sites. Services and locations listed for Shannon Savanna Mt. Carroll. Obituary notes farming careers church involvement and family relations.
Support Grows In Area For Justice Davis
The drive to return Justice Charles H. Davis to the Illinois Supreme Court gained momentum with endorsements from Boone county Republicans Whiteside County Bar association members from Carroll and Whiteside counties and Winnebago County Bar and GOP groups. Delegates are bound under unit rule with districts totaling 390 and 286-500th votes at the March 21 convention in Freeport. Davis faces Circuit Judge Roy J. Solfisburg Jr. of Aurora for the nomination. Davis was first named to the court in 1954 and elected in 1955 after defeating John T. Vincent. he succeeded Justice William J. Fulton who resigned mid term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County Republicans
Justice Davis
Belvidere
Boone County Central
Davis
Boone County
Freeport
Whiteside County Bar Association
High Court
Whiteside Association
Carroll County
Bar Association
Winnebago County Bar Association
Winnebago County
GOP Central Committee
Roy J. Solfisburg, Jr
Aurora
Supreme Court
John T. Vincent
Sugar Grove
William J. Fulton
Sycamore
Tels
Republican Women Elect Officers at Milledgeville meeting
The Carroll County Republican Woman's club met at the Milledgeville Methodist church with 55 attendees including guests from Stephenson and Jo Daviess counties. Officers elected: K. W. Sennell? Chadwick president, Fred Siefert Mt. Carroll vice president, G. C. Poppenhouse secretary, D. M. Tarvin treasurer. Next meeting set for late March at Chadwick American Legion hall. Lowell Oranger spoke on Eat Your Food in Confidence. Vocal solos by Milledgeville High School students. Also notes on Hadley's Cafe Mt. Carroll receiving a federal gambling stamp following a 1959 gambling conviction. sheriff says no current gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Republican Woman's Club
Milledgeville
Dorcas
Woman’s Society
Stephenson
Jo Daviess
K. W. Senneff
Chadwick
Fred Siefert
Mt. Carroll
G. C. Poppenhouse
D. M. Tarvin
American Legion Hall
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Hadley
Harry Miller
Miller
Carpentier Issues Probationary Permit to King in Mt Carroll
Charles F. Carpentier announces a probationary driver’s license permit issued by the Secretary of State to Charles K. King of Mt Carroll. The action comes from the state Drivers License Division under the office of the Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office
Secretary of State
Charles F. Carpentier
Charles K. King
Mt. Carroll
Three Schools Prepare One Act Festival At Chadwick High
Chadwick High hosts the Carroll County One Act Play Festival on February 13 at 7 30 p m with Lanark Shannon and Chadwick performing Mind Set Death of the Hired Man and The Leprechaun Judges from nearby colleges will award trophies for best play actor and actress. Two men from Savannah bound over on burglary charges after a farm home theft near Virgil Adrian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick High School
Donald Wurster
Ronald Hassell
Savanna
Lee Gifford
Carroll
Virgil Adrian
Carroll County
Illinois
Masquers
Eldon J. Almquist
Chadwick Community High School
Lanark
Shannon
Chadwick
Merle B. Young
Janet Pinegar
Jay Reid Gould
Robert Frost
Ronald Smith
Ruth Angell Purkey
Erin
Eldon Almquist
Re elect Hollenbeck President of State Livestock Feeders
At the Illinois Livestock Feeders association annual meeting in Dixon Ed Hollenbeck of Dixon was reelected president. Officers named include William Gilmore as vice president Arthur Huff second vice president Marion Maxey secretary treasurer and Charles Drurey director of the national association. Donald Magdanz of Omaha Nebraska attended as secretary of the national association and spoke briefly. Over 100 members and their wives attended a panel on farming and livestock feeding led by F A Nice president of the Central National Bank of Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Illinois Livestock Feeders Association
Ed Hollenbeck
William Gilmore
Roadhouse
Arthur Huff
Elgin
Marion Maxey
Polo
National Association
Charles Drurey
Alexandria
Donald Magdanz
Omaha
Neb
F. A. Nice
Central National Bank of Sterling
Tels
Gary Stamp Selected for 1959 Guernsey Merit Award
The Illinois Guernsey Breeders Association selects Gary Stamp as the county top 1959 Guernsey project winner and awards him the certificate of merit and pin. The L. G. B. A. annual meeting is at the Illinois Hotel Bloomington on Friday Feb 12 1960 at 10 30 a.m. Gary and his parents are invited to receive the certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
Illinois
Gary
Ass'n
Illinois Hotel
Bloomington
Ill
L. L
Jack” Stamp
George A. Campbell
Soil Conservation District Directors Elected In County
The Carroll County Soil Conservation District met at the Farm Bureau Hall at 1 30 p m on Tuesday January 26 1960 for its annual meeting. Three directors were elected for two year terms including Marvin Woessner and Lysle Foltz re elected and James Knauer Shannon elected as new director. Holdover directors were Warren Harms Lanark and Earl Randecker Mt Carroll. Claire V Golden Cordova gave an illustrated report on his trip through Russia and other countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Soil Conservation District
Farm Bureau
Marvin Woessner
Lysle Foltz
Carroll
James Knauer
Shannon
Warren Harms
Lanark
Earl Randecker
Mt. Carroll
Claire V. Golden
Cordova
Russia
Youths Fined for Disorderly Conduct After Heckling Couple
Three Savanna youths appeared before J P Lee Gifford in Mt. Carroll on disorderly conduct charges. They allegedly followed Donald Meador of Lanark and a Savanna girl, forced the Meador auto from the street, and heckled the couple on January 22. Franklin Skiles, 22, paid 50 dollars plus costs. Richard Meir, 19, 25 dollars plus costs. Lawrence Casey, 25 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Justine of
Lee Gifford
Mt. Carroll
Donald Meador
Lanark
Meador Auto
Art Meador
Donald
Franklin Skiles
Richard Meir
Lawrence Casey
Local families share weekend meals and visits
Mr and Mrs Russell Sikkema welcomed guests from Wacker for Friday supper. George Mathews and Lois from Prophets Town joined Sunday dinner with the Sippels, who heard Mathews speak at Laymen Sunday. Other visits included Morrison residents Smith Fellows and Sippels, and Tampico and Clinton couples stopping by for meals and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sikkema
Rona
Bull
Wacker
George Mathews
Lois
Prophetstown
Donald Sippel
Mathews
Methodist Church
Paul Smith
Robert Fellows
Morrison
Eugene Muur
Robert Smith
Ronald Bull
Henry Young
Rolf Stein
Tampico
Gerald Smith
Kristy
Clinton
Former Pastor Named To Freeport Methodist Church
The Rev. Donald T. Olson of Savanna is appointed pastor of Freeport First Methodist. Effective Feb. 15, he will lead Sunday services after the church had no pastor since Rev. Milton Merrill died Dec. 15. Olson has pastored Savanna Methodist for four years and has held roles in Rock River Conference education. He previously served Lanark, Court Street Rockford, Lake-in-the-Hills, and Savanna churches. Ernest C. Carder of Broadway Methodist, Chicago, will replace him in Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald T. Olson
Savanna
Freeport
First Methodist Church
Robert A. Mulligan
Rockford
Mr. Olson
Savanna Methodist Church
Rock River
Olson
Lanark Methodist Church
Court Street
Lake-in-the-Hills
Elgin
Ernest C. Carder
Broadway Methodist Church
Chicago
Lena Methodist Church
First Methodist
Milton E. Merrill
Sunday visitors fill Henry Young home in Rock Falls area
Sunday afternoon guests included Gene Bull and family and Charles Bissens and family. Supper guests featured Roy Hockman of Rock Falls and Charles Bull and family. The piece notes several local visits and corrects an address for Lt. Andrew Houzenga Jr. in Mt. Holly New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Young
Gene Bull
Charles Bissens
Roy Hockman
Rock Falls
Charles Bull
Andrew Hook
Fulton
Fred Hook
Andrew Houzenga
Rockland Terrace
Mt. Holly
New Jersey
F. W. Hughes
William Handel
Chadwick
J. B. Lee
Milledgeville
Alma
Helen Mertz
Martin Zimmer
Clinton
Asker Peterson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babson’s Weekly Report
Moscow
Iowa
Shimer
F. B. Hall
Green Giant Co
Courthouse News
Thomson News
Feeders
Nab
Lamoreux
Head Farm Bureau
Bureau
Illinois Agriculture Association
Harry Horner
Louise
Horner
Shannon Evangelical United Brethren Church
Huber
Gladys Woessner
Florence Moll
Brethren Church
Robert Hartman
Mrs
Dan Dauphin
N. Main St
Law
Savanna Township
Charles
George
Blanche Heisler
Vernon
Margaret) Thomasson
Larry
Elizabeth) Perrin
Forrest
Frieda) Adams
Hanover
Dan Weidman
William Woods
Robert C. Blair
Savanna City Hospital
Hunter Fuller Memorial Chapel
Donald Olson
Elmwood Cemetery
DeWitt
Mr. Blair
Long Grove
John W. Blair
Mabel O’heron
Milwaukee Railroad
Robert, Jr
C. C. Christiansen
Arthur Kantlehner
Carroll Arthur Kantlehner
Lola Frederick
Lester
Myrna
Dollie
Ethel Hyde
Paul Morhardt
Area For Justice
Charles H. Davis
Illinois Supreme Court
Sixth Supreme Court
Lowell Oranger
Division of Foods, Dairies and Standards
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Stanley Smith
Eva Jane Dingman
Kenneth Barthel
Milledgeville High School
Warren Ranson
Adrian Farm
Wurster
Tesl
Hollenbeck
Gary Stamp
Soil Conservation District
Freeport Methodist Church
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