Booms in Real Estate and Stocks Predict The War Era
Babson argues inflation will rise postwar and that real estate and stocks will attract gains as the money from bonds and taxes circulates. He warns booms depend on buyers, not lenders, and urges personal care in land or stock investments. He denies a guaranteed real estate surge and offers general advice on prudent buying.
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Ste
Oye
Wellesley, Mas‘ucctts
Florida
Vta
Uncle Sam
P. S
United States
Gas Rationing Cuts Illinois Motor Fuel Tax Allotments
A Springfield report shows January motor fuel tax funds sharply reduced by gasoline rationing. Illinois total gross allotment falls to 463,018 with 210,875 reserved for the 30,000,000 issue. Carroll county receives 1,432. Whiteside 3,186. Jo Daviess 1,822.
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Springfield
Illinois
Carroll County
Whiteside
Jo Daviess
Red Cross War Fund Drive Quotas Set for Carroll County
Carroll County assigns a total Red Cross War Fund quota of 8600 with Savanna leading at 4000 and other communities such as Lanark Milledgeville Chadwick Shannon Thomson and Carroll towns receiving smaller shares. Local chairs include Kenneth Mewall Savanna and Mrs H B Rahn Lanark along with Miss Perle LaShelle Shannon. Mabel C Greve urges residents to meet the goal as Red Cross services expand both at home and overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Savanna
Mr. Carroll
Lanark
Milledgeville
Chadwick
Shannon
Thomson
Lawrence A. Smith
Kenneth Mewall
W. Y. Ritenour
Carroll
H. B. Rahn
R. H. Meyers
Milledr
Ville
W. H. Taylor
Chadwin
Perle LaShelle
R. I. Houghton
Red Cross War Fund
National American Red Cross
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Congress of
United States
Mabel C. Greve
Cold Weather Keeps Area in Frosty Grip
Near zero temperatures and a bitter northwest wind made the weekend uncomfortable. Sunday winds eased but it stayed cold. Monday morning brought five to ten degrees above zero as snow began to fall after daybreak.
Hanover Man Sentenced in Manslaughter Crash
Glenn Richardson, 23, of Hanover, was sentenced to one to 14 years in a state prison after a Jo Daviess County jury found him guilty of manslaughter for a head on collision near Hanover last Aug. 24 that killed four people. His attorney’s motion for a new trial was withdrawn after Richardson waived counsel. The defendant was taken to prison earlier this week.
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Glenn Richardson
Hanover
Prion
Jo Daviess County
Richardson
H. C. Tear
Galena
George C. Dixon
Top price of 375 dollars at Chadwick bred sow sale
Bids from many states flowed into Kenneth Schneider's purebred Duroc Jersey sow sale at Handel's barn Chadwick. About 40 sows sold with an average above 100 dollars each. The first sow sold brought 375 dollars, and the first 10 sales averaged over 200 dollars. Buyers came from Florida and Mississippi. local attendance was strong but distant hog raisers drove most bidding.
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Kenneth Schneider
Handel’s
Chadwick
Florida
Mississippi
Conference playoff night to settle second place
Final games of Carroll County high school basketball season set for Friday. Shannon leads with nine wins and no defeats. Chadwick and Mt. Carroll contest second, with Mt. Carroll hosting Thomson, while Chadwick hosts the champions. Lanark vs Milledgeville completes the lineup.
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Carroll County
Shannon High
Chadwick
Mt. Carroll
Thomson
Shannon
Lanark
Milledgeville
Local Selective Service Reports New Call-Ups for Service
The local selective service board released a list of men who will depart soon for service in the United States land or naval forces. Names include David Harvey Raymond Curtis Warner Sitting Morris E. Meyer Francis Irving Hinds Kenneth Merle Barnoske and others.
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United States
Local
Selective Service Board
David Harvey Raymond
Curtis Warner Sitting
Morris E. Meyer
Francis Irving Hinds
Kenneth Merle Barnoske
Robert LeRoy Bittner
Delmar Joseph Streicher
Donald Allen Miller
Robert Keith Myers
Edward Henry Shafer, Jr
William Lawrence
Stephen Daniel Brkljack
George Stanley Schaal
James Frederick Hansen
Glenn Alfred Mummert
Donald Eugene Keller
Robert Paul Cole
Robert Earl Rahn
Wayne George Douglas
Wayne Eugene Smith
Robert Lee Ferguson
Max Arthur Rahn
Kenneth Charles Steen
Brayton Blair McGowan
Leonard B. Kleven
John Walter Scott
Weekend Guests Visit Chadwick Families
Mr and Mrs Charles Deets hosted weekend guests including Mr and Mrs Wm Wagner Jr and daughter from Savanna and Mr and Mrs John Sollenberger and Mr and Mrs Adolf Doden with daughter Margrete joining them for Sunday supper at the Lawrence Doden home.
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Charles Deets
Wm. Wagner, Jr
Savanna
John Sollenberger
Adolf Doden
Margrete
Lawrence Doden
War Ration Book 2 Registration Form Instructions
County announces registration for War Ration Book No 2 to be conducted in city schools next week. Each family unit must submit one form listing all members. if more than eight, attach extra sheets. A registered adult may sign for all members but must bring Book 1s. without Book 1, no Book 2.
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Regiatrata
WAAC Seeks More Recruits for Training
WAAC calls for healthy U S women ages 21 to 44 to join and train. No specific qualifications required beyond citizenship and fitness. Benefits include clothing allowance of 250 dollars, pay matching Army ranks, meals, quarters, medical and dental care, and continued spouse allotments. Fifteen percent of enrollees may qualify for Officers Training School after four weeks basic.
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WAAC
United States
America
U.S. Army
Armed Forces
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
U. S. Army
Illinois considers grand jury reform in new criminal code
A proposed Illinois criminal code would replace the constitutional grand jury with a statutory panel of 9 to 19 members and allow felony defendants to be tried without indictment unless they request grand jury review. The plan aims to curb railroading while saving county costs and preserving public rights. The code faces state legislative submission after state attorneys association approval. Sunday guests at the Collins home included Frank Plumley of Fulton.
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Hlinois
Ilinois
Board of Supervisors
County Board of Supervisors
State’s Attorney Association
Registration to be held in one school per community
Registration windows set across multiple communities from February 22 to February 27 1944 for War Ration Book 2. Registration sites include Chadwick Lanark Milledgeville Mt Carroll and York area high schools with split surname blocks and extended evening hours. Families may register all members at once and must bring their declarations for canned goods.
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Thomson
Price
York
H. S. Gym
War Ration Book Two registration plan outlined
County officials, school leaders, and volunteers outlined a plan to register more than 20 000 people for War Ration Book Two. Registration runs next week with local dates posted in each community. Bring War Ration Book One copies, family declarations, and complete forms at the designated school site.
Savanna Registration at Lincoln School Gym
The Savanna event runs February 22 through 27 with hours 1 30 p m to 5 p m and 7 to 3 p m each day at Lincoln school gym as the registration site.
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Milledgeville High School
Savanna
Lincoln School
Milledgeville Guests Dine With Local Families
Mr and Mrs Lee Doney and son Robert of Milledgeville were dinner guests in the home of Mr and Mrs John Conrad Sunday. Mr and Mrs George Van Camper and daughter Ruth Ann of Frito and Martin Sechol of Morrison were Sunday supper guests of Mr and Mrs Ed Geerts.
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Lee Doney
Robert
Milledgeville
John Conrad
George van Camper
Ruth Ann
Frito
Martin Sechol
Morrison
Ed Geerts
Deputy Snow Schedules Tax Consultations Across County
Deputy internal revenue collector Eugene Snow plans tax problem consultations at Farmers State Bank Chadwick on March 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. He will visit Mt. Carroll, Savanna, Lanark, Chadwick, Milledgeville and other sites on specified dates, with hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in each location.
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Internal Revenue
Farmers State Bank
Chadwick
Eugene Snow
Mt. Carroll
Sam
Carroll
Snow
Lanark Cannery Seeks Record Farm Crop Output
Fuhre mann Canning Company plans the largest pack in its Lanark plant this year as field reps recruit farmers to grow peas or sweet corn. The drive supports military and civilian needs and allies, offering cash payments and returning vines as by product for feed and fertilizer.
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Fuhremann Canning Company
Lanark
Rent Payments Over $590 Year To Be Reported
Tax notice from Eu gene Snow deputy collector states anyone paying over $600 in rent in 1942 must file with the internal revenue collector. Reports on Form 1099 must include rent amount tenant and landlord names, with exceptions for payments to real estate agents or corporations. File by Feb 15, no penalty if filed promptly. Howard Abbott of Morrison recently dined with the Daehlers.
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Collector of
Internal Revenue
Eugene Snow
Mt. Carroll
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babson
Anthentic
Lalon
RED Cross Wake Fund
Shannon and
Chadwick, Elizabeth
Chadwick High
Elizabeth
State
High School Athletic Association
Tyndon
Pearl City
Fulton
East Dubuque
Paul Braun
Salina
Kans
Homer Geison
Carmen
Merlyn Schreiner
Chadwick Briefs
United States OF America
Office OF
Addreesy
G. L. Collins
Frank Plumley
Chadwick School
Lanark School
Mt. Carroll High School
E. Snow
Washington
Lanark Cannery
Howard Abbott
Herman Daehler
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