Political History and Korea War Reflections by Babson
Babson notes from Babson Park Florida on February 13 discuss the rise and fall of great powers from Rome to Britain, the United States leadership, and the Korea conflict. He predicts a temporary peace with Russia under Eisenhower but foresees future global tensions and compulsory military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Worg
England
Korea
Eisenhower
Russia
Stalin
Rites Held For Charles M Honberger Chadwick Farmer
Chadwick farmer Charles Myron Honberger 68 died suddenly after a Mt Carroll farm meeting. Funeral services at Hope E. U. Church Chadwick with Rev. Eldon Schriver and burial in Chadwick cemetery. Survived by wife Bernice and daughter Mrs. Lyle Bushman Sterling plus two grandchildren and siblings. Funeral details include pallbearers and out‑of‑town relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Charles M Honberger
Hope E
A. B
Honberger
Eldon Schriver
Schriver
Clayton Kaul
Alvin la
Lyle Bushman
Sterling
Frank Livengood
Lyle Livengood
Edwin Livengood
Milledgeville
Ray Brandenburg
Clarice Lang
Carol
Polo
Marvin Muller
Forreston
Delmar Lang
Lanark
Lee Emnyre
Chicago
R. H. Heybeck
Elgin
Erwin Plumer
Batavia
Oral Kaufman
Hanover
Homer Bushman
Roy Moyer
Roberta Becker
Ruth Colehour
Dulcie Petty William Long
Louis Miller
Mark Remrey
Lyle Law
M. P. Roske
Shannon
Ralph Picking
Freeport
Arthur Haas
Wayne
Savanna
Lawrence Sipper
Jockton
Charles Sack
Argona
Mt Carroll
Charles Myron Honberger
Mt. Carroll
Ill
Mr. Honberger
Henry and
Emma Myers Honberger
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Carroll Service Co
Chadwick Lodge No
A. F
A. M
O. H. Wykle
Christ
Hope Evangelical United Brethren Church
Inez Humbert
Lyle
Bernice) Bushman
Susan Jane
Bradford Lyle Bushman
Clarence
Edna) Lang
Frank
Verna) Liviengood
Harrriet Honberger
Harvey
Jessie) Zugschwerdt
Allen Airhart Re-elected to Soil Conservation Board
Allen Airhart was re-elected to another two year term on the Soil Conservation District Board at the annual meeting last Saturday. Edwin Livengood of Mill edgeville also joined the board, with hold-over members Harold Stiles Mr. Carroll Harold Merchant Lanark and William Hussong Thomson. Grass silage judging contest saw Paul Getz Savanna and Omar Murray Lanark earn excellent marks from preservative treated silo samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Airhart
Soil Conservation District Board
Edwin Livengood
Milledgeville
Harold Stiles
Mr. Carroll
Harold Merchant
Lanark
William Hussong
Thomson
Paul Getz
Savanna
Omar Murray
Drunken driving conviction fines Mt Carroll man
Mt Carroll Savanna resident John Harding, 28, was fined 100 dollars and costs by County Judge Charles F. Kinney after pleading guilty to drunken driving. His license was revoked for one year following a February 4 arrest on Illinois Route 64 between Mt Carroll and Savanna. Marriage licenses issued to several couples including Thomas W. Crabbe and Patricia Boudreaux, both of Cedar Rapids, and John E. Zigler and Norma Jean Simon, both of Mt. Carroll. Real estate transfers list multiple buyers and properties in Savanna, Mt. Carroll, Wysox, and surrounding areas across several entries.
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Mt. Carroll
John Harding
Savanna
Charles F. Kinney
Harding
W. M. Nipe
Thomas W. Crabbe
Patricia Boudreaux
Cedar Rapids
Fred Hicks
Corinne Bacret
John E. Zigler
Norma Jean Simon
Viola E. Surrerier
Floyd W. Hurt
Elbert Dugan
Jake Engelkens
York
Calesta Ruchie
Robert E. Davidson
East Savanna
Howard J. Stover
John G. Freeman
Wysox
Leslie H. Frederick
Elmer McGowan
West Carroll
James L. Williamson
A. L. Boothby
Teresa L. Roling
George P. Balk
Paul Lewis
Monroe S. Hughes
Freedom
Lillian E. Hohnadel
Frank M. Hawkins
Fair Haven
William J. Disworth Etal
Floyd H. Imel
Kathryn Hammond
Irving Harry Pierce
Bil Fullers
Vernon Hohnadel
Fred E. Provant
Chadwick
B. J. Clikeman
John Turner
Welfare Work Exams Scheduled March 14
The Illinois Merit System Council calls for applications for open competitive exams for Public Aid Visitor I and related welfare positions in the 101 downstate counties. Applications for Public Aid Visitor I are due by March 2, 1953, with exams set for March 14, 1953, at determined locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Merit System Council
Downstate
Weldgate
Public Aid
Parcipate
Merit System Council
Myers Buiding
Springfield
Traffoll County Department of Welfare
Mt. Carroll
Mail 1953 ACP Approvals To Local Farmers
Official notices of approved practices under the 1953 Agricultural Conservation Program have been mailed to Carroll county farmers. J W Erdmi er, PMA committee chair, reports over 1 200 farms representing about 82 percent of county cropland signed up. Farmers are urged to review notices and sheets to ensure understanding of approved practices and standards.
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Carroll County
J. W. Erdmier
PMA
Erdmier
Carroll
County
Main
Snow and Cold Begin Week in Carroll County Area
A two inch snowfall Sunday night hit Carroll county with little wind and minimal drifting. Road conditions were generally good though some slick spots appeared as sun melted and packed snow. Temperatures dipped to ten above and then to zero before sunny days eased the chill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Here
Sterling
Clinton
Colorado
Kansas
Iowa
Double Weddings With Savanna Ties in Mt Carroll
Mt Carroll sees two spring weddings as Mt Carroll natives marry. Patricia Ann Chapin weds Anthony Gajdostik at St. John's in Savanna with Fr Edward McDonald officiating. Evelyn Quinlan and Robert Sisler unite at Mount Carroll with a reception at Maple Terrace.
Lanark-Lanark gains lead with 68 62 win over Mt Morris
Lanark high school beat Mt Morris 68 to 62 in a Friday night game to take the Blackhawk conference lead and move toward a second conference title of the year. Wayne Martin led Lanark with 20 points and 14 free throws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Lanark High School
Blackhawk
Mt. Morris
Carroll County
Wayne Martin
Chuck Kimball
Shannon
Bill Moll
Shannon High
Milledgeville
Bill Budde
Lee Polhill
Savanna
Morrison High School
Morrison
Dale Bull
Kenny Tiesman
Dave Wood
Vic Lingle
St. Mary’s
Clinton
Lingle
Don Seidenburg
Pearl City
Dale Budde
Gerald Brinker
Thomson Beats Chadwick 63 47 In Carroll Conference Clash
Thomson high boys defeated Chadwick high 63 to 47 in a Carroll Conference game at Chadwick. Creighton scored 24 for Thomson while Mackey led Chadwick with 13. Frosh soph also played with Chadwick’s Doden and Traum contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
York Community High
Cage Quint
Thomson
Chadwick High
Carroll
Frosh-Soph
Froshsoph
Neal Doden
Bob Traum
George Creighton
Murray
Halfman
Mackey
Traum
Kahler
Varsity
Thomson Br Por
Creighton
Holland
Housenga
Bielema
Deace Halfman
Green
Adolpho
Trauma
Doden
Ane
Englekens
Quint
Lyle Weber
Weber
Coden
Wall and family visit Welton resident Saturday
Mr and Mrs Les Wall and family of Welton Iowa visited the home of Mrs Lulu Melendy Saturday evening. Leland Schmaling gave a picture travelogue at the Cobb school Whiteside county Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Wall
Welton
Iowa
Lulu Melendy
Leland Schmaling
Cobb School
Whiteside County
Lois Dale
Morrison
Millview
Clarence Kreuder
Jerry Brinkman
Chicago
International Amphitheater
Wm. Green
Near Lanark
Carroll County Home Bureau Share-a-Dish Dinner
Twenty members traveled to Shannon Monday and were entertained at Mrs. George Moll's home for a share-a-dish dinner. Miss Dorothy Footitt County advisor instructed the group in hammered metal work and Mrs. Denton Naniga demonstrated copper tooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Home Bureau
Shannon
George Moll
Dorothy Footitt
Denton Naniga
American Passion Play Season Opens April 5 in Bloomington
The 1953 season of the American Passion Play in Bloomington starts April 5 and runs Sundays in April and the first four Sundays in May at the Scottish Rite Auditorium. Two evening shows occur May 13 and May 20 at 6 30 p m. Tickets list prices for main floor and balcony seats and mail orders go to P C Somerville, Bloomington. Children under 10 cannot attend.
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Bloomington
Scottish Rite Audiorium
P. C. Somerville
Scretary
P. O. Box
Shimer Dean Of Students To Head Red Cross Fund Drive
Joseph P Schnitzen dean of students at Shimer college will head Carroll county American Red Cross fund drive opening March 1. He has served as counselor to veterans at the University of Chicago and held key psychology roles in postwar Europe. The 1953 goal is 93000000 with blood and gamma globulin drives stressing new needs. Next Bloodmobile visit is April 6 at Lanark Masonic hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Joseph P. Schnitzen
Shimer College
Carroll
Carroll County
Schnitzen
University of Chicago
U. S. Army
Europe
Nurnberg
Dachau
U. S. Public Health Service
Red Cross
Office of Defense Mobilization
Lanark
Masonic Hall
Deaths in Savanna two women mourned
Mrs Alonzo Brown 74 died February 10 at her Savanna home after a long illness. Buried in Savanna cemetery. born Cora Long March 16, 1878 in Thomson. survived by two daughters, two granddaughters, three great grandchildren and a brother. Mrs William Grummitt 65 died Friday in Savanna city hospital after a long illness. Funeral Monday in Law funeral home. burial in Savanna cemetery. Born Marie Henke December 30, 1887 in Buffalo, NY. survived by husband, one son, two stepchildren and one grandson.
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Savanna
Law Funeral
Alonzo Brown
Savanna Cemetery
Cora Etheline Long
Thomson
Hiram
Lucinda Long
Leonard Sutherlin
Chicago
D. W. Hoover
William A. Grummitt
Savanna City Hospital
Law Funeral Home
Harold F. DeVries
Marie Henke
Buffalo
N. Y
William Grummitt
Plan Opening River Navigation Season March 1s
The Rock Island district engineer reports navigation pools on the Mississippi will reach season levels around March 1 if weather stays favorable and no shipping requests arise. Ice remains minimal from Keokuk downstream, with some sections at or near season capacity while others lag one foot.
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Mississippi River
Rock Island
Mississippi
Keokuk
Bettendorf
Canton Mo
Canton
Dubuque
LeClaire
Fulton, Ill
Bellevue
Muscatine
Haas announces engagement of Mary Haas to David Schneider
Mr and Mrs William B Haas announce the engagement of their daughter Mary to David Schneider son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Schneider of Mount Carroll The wedding will be in March with date to be announced later Miss Haas is a senior at Seanna high school and active in activities Mr Schneider a Mount Carroll high school graduate works on the farm Other local residents visited the Isenharts and Hawkins families over the weekend and travelled to Kewanee for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Mount Carroll
Evelyn M. Quinlan
Irene Quinlan
Dubuque
Iowa
Robert E. Sisler
Gerry Gaylor
Arthur Sisler
Hanover
Jbridal
Forest Inn
Morrison
Maple Terrace
William B. Haas
Park Street
Mary
David Schneider
Kenneth Schneider
Miss Haas
Seanna High School
Schneider
Mount Carroll High School
Home Economics Extension meetings for week of Feb 20 27
Home Economics Extension notes list four district 4 H Leaders conferences in Loveland Dixon Freeport and Salem plus Otter Creek events. Details include dates February 23 24 27 times 930 a m 130 p m and topics such as aluminium foil cooking wood fibre flowers short cuts in sewing and better understanding of the child with meals and recognitions for long service by Public Service Company of Northern Illinois.
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Public Service Company
Northern
Ilinois
Legion Home
Freeport
Salem
William Nipe
Max Fulton
Otter Creek
Ward Deers
Alaska
4 H Leaders Meet Plan 1953 Program
A Mt Carroll county 4 H leaders meeting on February 11 outlined the 1953 4 H program Everett Smiley reported. Attendees included Leroy Rum Shannon Russell Lamoreux Lanark Robert Wagenknecht Ralph Spanogle Milledgeville Harold Yochem Mr Carroll Clarence Van Buskirk Chadwick and Eugene Murray Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Geison
Bill Provant
Fred Provant
Chadwick
Ethan Eisseller
Mt Carroll
Harold Witt
Thomson
Clarence Lotz
Lanark
Bill Snider
Milledgeville
Robert Cambman
Wm. Snider
Neal Maring
Irving Merkel
John Dollinger
Ronald Rahn
James Morgan
Mt. Carroll
Everett Smiley
Leroy Rum
Shannon
Russell Lamoreux
Robert Wagenknecht
Ralph Spanogle
Harold Yochem
Mr. Carroll
Clarence van Buskirk
Eugene Murray
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babson’s Weekly Report
Babson
Babson Park
Fla
Japan
China
Rome
Roman Empire
Spain
Bance
Germany
Liis
Charles M. Honberger
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Soil Conservation Board
Cout News
Mary Edwards
Ernest Poffenberger
United Brethren Parsonage
O. L. Barger
Harold Edwards
Chapin Gajdostik
Patricia Ann Chapin
Leslie R. Chapin
Anthony Gajdostik
Anton Gajdostik
St. John’s Catholic Church
Edward L. McDonald
Lou Ann Rabin
Miles
City
Mont
Rita Wilson
Mission
Lelia Chapin
Barbara Jean Redfield
Rochester
Tony Santavy
Jerry Santavy
Ontario
Canada
Rudy Keneeny
Downers Grove
Carl Spinosa
Jason Truninger
Tommy Gaffey
Jess
Quinlan-Sisler
Tess
Ray Enkelkens
Dale
Lena van Dyke
Allene
Land
Ms. Edward Geerts
Coleta
Glen Unger
Herb Sisler
Bob Noble
BFP
Spink
Kimball Merwin
Corbett
Cory Noonkesser
Harris
Flickinger
Miller
Lotz
Martin
Hawbecker Brown
Mt. Morris Lanark
Milledgeville High School
Polhill
Walter Schildt
Argo News
4ACME
Harry Schreiner
West 5Th Street
Shimer
Farm Bureau
Rockford
Mra Alonzo Brown
Harry Isenhart
Ruth Ann
Huntley, Ill
Herbert Isenhart
Esther Isenhart
Darlene Hartman
George St. Ores
Earl Rowland
Sandra
Larry
Norman Isenhart
Earl Isenhart
Spurgeon Harter
Kewanee
Fay Hawkins
Home Bureau
Place
Loveland Community House
Dixon
Tela
Irvin Edgerton
Clinton, Ia
Viola Weber
Christy Geison
Merlyn Schreiner
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