Platform goals proposed for Carroll County election 1936
A garbled 1936 village platform outlines aims to elect efficient village and county officers and support community sports in Carroll County. It mentions Milledgeville and Chadwick, and references roads Rt. 78 and Rt. 40, with aims to reduce taxes and promote local governance.
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Betend Re
Hansen's Corners
Chadwick
Gopenser
Carroll County
Milledgecilie and Shumsun
Highiong
Cutting Taxes in Half a Sound Policy
The piece argues that halving government expenses reduces tax burden and interference. It urges state and national reform beyond county cuts, noting the high national debt, bloated government, and that average citizens pay taxes directly or indirectly. It asserts a half-budget would lower taxes and government intrusion for all citizens.
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Review
Theaas
United States
Ciitizen
Calling election for a new circuit judge in fifteenth district
Several newspapers across Carroll Jo Daviess Ste. O p h e n s o n Ogle and Lee counties discuss the call for a special election to fill Judge Sheean's vacancy in Ga i hee. Some favor April 14 primary, others prefer November. the paper argues the election should be separate from regular balloting to avoid party patronage pressure.
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Judreig District
Carroll
Jo Daviess
Ste. Ophenson
Ogie and
Lee
Sito
Sheean
Ga i Hee
Sim- 3
Colder Days Recorded Across Regions This Winter
Reports indicate this winter’s cold rivals the coldest in years with Alaska and Siberia recording extreme temps. Nine states including New Hampshire New York Michigan and Wisconsin posted 19 or more days below zero as the Weather Bureau began systematic temperature tracking.
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wWe
Meare
Tidle
Bareau
Siberia
Alaska
Mont
Wromink
Weather Bureau
New Hampshire
New York
Michigan
Wisconsin
Wryewing
Colorado
Utah
Idahe
Washington
Land Bars Attorney Seeks Nonpartisan Local Talks
Land bars attorney Robert L Morris of Lun lark proposes a series of schoollike talks debates and discussions across the county on key subjects of the day with no politics or candidates involved. Milledgeville area bank question remains unsolved and may attract a local moneyed contributor.
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Robert L. Morris
Lunlark
Morris
Aden
Milledeville
Milledgeville
Henry Reish
Mt. Carroll
Bob Lewis
Thomson
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Bob
Carroll County
Charles Helm
Chadwick
Charlie
Olive Mae Kreider
Mt Carroll South Side Wins Snow Battle and Local Sports Page
Snow drifts and high winds favored Mt Carroll's south side as north siders shoveled through the blizzard. Hotel Glenview hosted stranded salesmen while Leslie Williams suffered five broken ribs from a belt-driven accident. Chadwick beat Mt Carroll in a tense game as Will Traum nervously kept score and munched cough drops, keeping fans engaged with a lively sports page.
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Market Street
Glenview
Leslie Williams
Mt. Carroll
Chadwick
Mr. Carroll
Will Traum
Mt Carroll
Will
Chadwick Falls to Mt Carroll as basketball season opens
Chadwick suffers its first defeat of the season at Mt Carroll denying an undefeated start. Fans depart disappointed then pivot to local events including a winter community auction at Sollenberger’s sale barn with 20 head and 32 horses listed along with cattle hogs and machinery for sale. Also slated is a minstrel show and amateur night featuring local and out of town talent, amid a background note on historic cold records across southern states.
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Chadwick
Mt Carrroll
Erve Brandenburg
Bob Smith
Time
Don Morris
Marvin Afest
Spurge
Marion
Floyd Hartman
Stanley Heathner
Lanark
Roger Thorngren
Milledge
Milledgeville Lyceum Hosts Busy Week at School
Frank Herrick led a clessy sale at the Leading Just lyceum with a large turnout. The Wednesday program featured the Brown Monelly duo to high praise. Upcoming numbers are anticipated before term end. Gowen Schuelt’s team lost to Hanover Friday but bounced back to beat Thomson Saturday. The Milledgeville Chadwick graders game will be rescheduled for February 15 at Chadwick. Snow blocked many country roads Tuesday. People claim it isn’t as cold as weeks ago.
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Thomson
Bayard Cole
Joe Wilt
Jake Stickell
Jim
Dee St. Ores
Checkers
Fulton
Sam Higley
Lanark
Ed Potter
Lower York
Myron Tibbits
Hernan Francke
Herman
Harold St. Ores
Frank Herrick
Clessy
Lyceum
Brown Moneley
Leceum
Gowen Schuelt
Hanover
Milledgeville
Chadwick
Savanna News Highlights Local Achievements and Shortages
Hans Johnson celebrates 84th birthday, with a family dinner at his Savanna home. World War II veterans file bonus applications at new Savanna offices. James Waring graduates from University of Illinois Law School. Jack Sullivan and Ed McIntyre join Morrison refrigerator plant. 57 Savanna High School students on first semester honor roll. senior class leads with 18. Fifteen students chosen for public speaking contests. preliminary rounds to county and district meets. Coal dealers report fuel shortages. cheaper stock exhausted, improvements expected this week. Savanna Freeport bus halted by drifts near Shannon. rerouted via Mt. Carroll and Stockton to reach Freeport. Blizzard delays hog shipments to Savanna yards.
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Hans Johnson
Savanny
Savanna
James Waring
Uni
Jack Sullivan
Ed McIntyre
Morrison
Deasers
Savatina
Freeport
Shannon
Mt. Carroll
Stockton
Savanea
John P. Squires Company
Tales Of A News Hound From A Busy County Week
A county correspondent laments scarce tales as fires and rough basketball games fill the week. He recalls a rough Jolley game in Thomson, jokes about Chadwick, and describes road drifts, a snowbound drive near Frances Shimer, and a mail carrier planning rail travel with his car.
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Thomson
Jerly
Chadean Trenhe
Chadwick
Mt. Carroll
Frances Shimer College
Hu Cate
Bumper winter notes and a wood chuck misadventure
A rambling column weighs in on February weather with jokes about straw hats sleighing and coal shortages. It recalls Robert Ripley, politics, and a comical tale of trapping wood chucks that ends with a misfired rope catch and a resulting skunk incident, all delivered in a nostalgic, chatty tone.
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Tom
Chuck
Father
Carroll County Political Announcements Seek Republican Nods
Valentin Boern er seeks re election as Circuit Clerk of Carroll County on the Republican ticket at the April 1 primary. Soh n L Brearton runs for State's Attorney on the Republican ticket with a pledge to advance Carroll County affairs, awaiting voters decision at the April 14 primary.
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Iowa
Carroll County
Sohn L. Brearton
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