Winter mild. slim skating season and local election buzz
Weather lapses bring colds and flu across Carroll and Whiteside counties while ice ponds fail for skating. Township races loom with candidates for road commissioner and assessor. In Mt Carroll planning and school disruptions crest from flu. local clubs seek growth and civic posts. A noted 1865 Lincoln paper edition frames local pride as Fire Protection certificate honors Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Whiteside
Carroll County
Thomson
Hensus Frank
Savanna
Sherman Myers
Meyers
Lanark
Bill Kramer
Hobby Club
Lawrence Brudi
Fred Boerner
John Moore
South Fourth Street
Barber
New York Herald
Lincoln
Warren Moore
Mt. Carroll
National Fire Protection Association
Earl Hersey
Rambling column blends satire and memories in lively prose
A long, humorous stream recounts fairground characters and misadventures. The writer defends the column, recalls lemonade stands, monkey tents, and a stormy crowd scene, then shifts to social fixes like licensing, health campaigns, and politics while musing on honesty and vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Meaney
Jabor
Weill
Carroll County Platform 1939 Reviews Topics
The platform calls for a bank at Milledgeville and extending Route 171 from Hansen's Corners on Route 18 to Chadwick joining with Route 40. It urges electing efficient town village and county officers to reduce expenses, promotes community competitive sports, and presents Carroll County as the sportsmen's paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Rt. 171
Hansen's Corners
Chadwick
Rt. 40
Carroll County
Sportsmen's Paradise
Birthday notices for Wilma Atherton and others in Lanark Chadwick Milledgeville Thomson
Community birthday list dated Feb 17 to Feb 22 lists residents from Lanark Chadwick Milledgeville Thomson and nearby areas. Names include Wilma Atherton Larry Gnngey Mrs G A Livengood Beverly Dorthy Bobby Wiehenga Tom H Kustes Jr Abbie Olson Evan Harris Jeanette Straub W W Robinson Max Meakins Alta Lartz Emil Brach Norman French Jr Rex Lower Mary Edmunds Howard Imel Eugene Lott Juanita Bogott Elwood Gipe Harold Wilt Lloyd Smith Dwight Turner Bert Luzenga Janice Schreiner Dorothy Deets Earl Isenhart Mrs Lawrence Doden B B Peters Harry Ella Carol Deets Dickie Pearson Mrs Clyde Broadwater Dureth Anne Stoner Burns Newcomer Harald Holmes Charlotte Atherton Mae Norma Stewart Francia Sheridan Mrs Kaleh Christiansen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Wiehenga
Thomson
Tom H. Kustes, Jr
Abbie Olson
Chadwick
Evan Harris
Jeanette Straub
W. W. Robinson
Max Meakins
Milledgeville
Alta Lartz
Emil Brach
Fred Groharing
Norman French, Jr
Rex Lower
Lanark
Mary Edmunds
Howard Imel
Eugene Lott
Juanita Bogott
Elwood Gipe
Harold Wilt
Lloyd Smith
Dwight Turner
Bert Luzenga
Albany
Janice Schreiner
L. W. Kreider
Dorothy Deets
Earl Isenhart
Lawrence Doden
EB. A. Peters
Harry Ella
Carol Deets
Dickie Pearson
Clyde Broadwater
Dureth
Anne Stoner
Burns Newcomer
Harald Holmes
Charlotte Atherton
Steve Stenfanich
Sterling
Charles Queckboerner
George W. Schneider
Lan
Local Listings and Names Noted in Public Notice
A fragmentary OCR shows multiple individuals including Ruth French, Hal Hoy, Eliza Broadwater Bettenger, Beulah Hartman, William Strauch, Orval Schreiner, and Mrs George Stein associated with the Chadwick and New York areas in a Thursday February 24 item. The text lacks context and a clear event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth French
Thomson
Hal Hoy
Eliza Broadwater
Bettenger
Beulah Hartman
New York
William Strauch
Chadwick
Orval Schreiner
George Stein
Argo A Cote de dos and local events in May
A garbled report recounts visits by families including the Cote de dos and references to May events. It notes appearances on programs at Freeport and Rockford, with second place in a program. It mentions Charles Lamb visiting Glimia at the Nason home and improvements in Hattie Kneale and Charlotte after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's
Colles
Tris
Treat Vs Pharmaces Ud Ag
Beme Wade
Ilinois
Missouri
Linmart Nice
TaVoune Tohake
Janet Kenyon
Tt Qu Rock
Freeport
Wrok
Rockford
Hill Trawan
Teten
Charles Lamb
Glimiat
Nason
Hattie Kneale
Charlotte
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Florida
Wm. Bush
H. L. Rawlins
Wilbur
Argo-Fa
PTA
Claude Cook
Swift & Co
Oliver Emyre
Oscar Daeh~ler
Sharpe
Yacl
Hitler
Richter
Fair Ground
Seven Wonders Tent
Richter’s
Wonder Tent
Review
The
Village Echo
Thomson Review
A. G
Harriett Smith
Kenneth Whitney
Thomson, Ilinois
Office of Publication
Thomson, Illinois
Happy
Wilma Jean Atherton
Larry Gnngey
G. A. Livengood
Beverly Ann Dorthy
Warne Wise
Harve Miller
Lawrence Beck
Mae
Norma Stewart
Francia Sheridan
Kaleh Christiansen
Moor, I
Lewis
Morrison
Reple
Clyde Township
Niles
Jarrow
Farrow
Chester
McCormick
Deering
McCormick Deering
Deerings
McCornick
J Gartinick
Vida
John Deere
Rock Island
Waeuns International
Hayes Corn
Fairbanks
D. G. McCulloh
Edw. R. Mest
Firestone
Carpenter
Galena Street
Mount Carroll Salesco
H. Kipnis
Roy Owen
Rien Chere
Argo
Cote de Dos
Will Moore
Hare
Noah
Ima
Papur
Arp
Foxas
Iy Prienas
W. L. Derrer
Mt Carroll
MT. Carro
Renderin Co
Memmo
Onder Ca Lom
Potter Bros
Arga-Fu
Thomas A. Edison
America
Illinois Utilities
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