Life of Carroll County Clerk William Nipe Ends His Fifty Year Watch
A portrait of William Nipe ending fifty years as Carroll County Clerk scenes unfold from his deputy days in 1920 to retirement in 1970. He logged vast hours at the courthouse recording births, deaths, licenses, and real estate deeds while guiding segmentation of probate, taxes, and elections under changing laws and wartime duties. He recalls marriage licenses, quirky romance tales, and a long service shaping county records before Gordon B. Smith took over after 1964 reforms.
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Carroll County
William Nipe
Nipe
Servic
Msn
Board of Supervisor
Gordon B. Smith
Cerro County
Savanna Army Depot
Mount Carroll
Lillian
Robert (Lavetta) E. Heisler
Freeport
Willa
Charles
Cyrus Lodge
Long Commandry
Lanark
Arch Masons
Ola Chapte
Eastern Star
William “Bill” Nipe
Birthday notices span multiple towns and dates
A long list of name and place birthday notices dated February 27 through March 5. Names include Burton Simpson Thomson Julius Medenbirk Fulton Edith Paul Polo Janice Buss Dallas Texas and many others across Lanark Milledgeville Mount Carroll Chadwick Thomson Morrison and more.
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Burton Simpson
Thomson
Gny Jane Rogers
Carroll
Roger Gillespie
Oelwein
Iowa
Julius Medenbirk
Fulton
Robert Eastabrook
Milledgeville
John Dollinger
Lanark
Donald Rahn
Gordon Brown
LeRoy Rahn
Polo
Dickey Rice
Valley Heisler Ellingsen
Billings
Montana
Edna Schriner
Freeport
Dyann Loumae Goodin
Tempe
Arizona
Hase M. Burkholder
Mt. Carroll
Edith Paul
Janice Louise Forth
Chadwick
Billy Sunderman
Shannon
Charles Barnhart
Clifford Dingman
Milledgevilles
George Balk
Rexford
Printz
Forreston
Wilma Foltz
Max Campman
Jean Chapel Polo
George Wiltfang
Vernon McGinty
Louisville
Everett Wilt
Chas. Wilt, Jr
Los Angeles
Calif
Wm. Schmaling
Rockford
Homer Nye
Janice Buss
Dallas
Texas
Lowell Welch
Arthur Appel
Harold Beightol
Opal Schreiner
Orangeville
Dorothy Wabben
Mr. Carroll
Myra Smith
Fred Stuart
Morrison
Lyle Ashby
David Young
Walter Hartman
Glen Lego
Mt Carroll
Mrs. Chase
Oak Park
Eugene Lord
Hanover
Carol Marie Whitmer
Mount Carroll
D .L. Burns
Gloria Miller
Thomas Dale Metzger
le Claire
Terry Weber
Leslie Michels
Alan Downs
GOP Seeks Three Summer Interns
Local Republicans seek three qualified students for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Summer Intern Program now in its second year. Committeeman Stanley H. Guyer explains the program offers hands on study of party operations with assistance from Mrs. Maxine Polhill. Entry materials are available at Guyer’s Rockford address or Mrs. Polhill’s Milledgeville address.
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Ilinois
Republican State Central Committee
Republican State Central
Stanley H. Guyer
16Th
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Maxine Polhill
Guyer
Rock River
File Now for Two HCC Vacancies
Two vacancies on the Highland Community College Board of Trustees will be filled at an election on April 11 1979. The deadline for filing nominating petitions is Friday March 20. Registered voters residing in Junior College District 519 may become candidates. Terms of office are three years. Potential candidates can pick up nominating petitions from the college offices.
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Highland Community College Board of Trustees
Junior College
Friendly Features Louis Miller at Power and Hand Tools
Louis Miller, store manager at Carroll Service Co., offers guidance in selecting tools and gifts. The ad highlights his approachable style and the shop's “HWI Friendly One” branding while contrasting shop talk with everyday wisdom and humorous quips about retirement, language, and advice.
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Carroll Service Co
Louis Miller
Hita
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Lila J. Atherton
William
Bill” Nipe
Mount Carroll Township
Argo Fay
Brown
Busness College
Sterling
Windy City
Creed
Walter Watson
Cupid’s Arrow
Cupid
Usua
Chicago
Mississippi Palisade’ State Park
Nip
Carrber County
Hill
Barbara Schubert
New Spring Merchandise
Krafts
Illinchs
Happy
Louann Nye
Floyd Hartman
Clinton
Hugo Braun
Sunnyvale
Cal
Beverly Booth
Sharon Bardell
Richard Bates
Elsie Pilgrim
Howard Stover
Earl Falconer
Loyal
Wis
Marge Lichta
Merrill Bowers
Dennis Garman
Kevan Halfman
Isaac Decker
Wacker
David Switzer
Waukegan
Orion Stover
Jack Chambers
Richard Stadel
Stockton
Earl Adolph
Clyde Bury
Tex
Charlotte McCue
Wesley Miller
Lyle Allen Weinert
Wichita
Kansas
Clifford
Shibly, Sr
Dana Gipe
Jedgeville
Jim Skin
Elmer Rahn
Steven Burkholder
Ray Burkhdlder
Joe Ramsey
Barbara Clough
Judy Ann Daniels
Sandra Pedersen
Betty Sneer
Cinday Dan
Marion
Stuart
Wilbur Nicholson
Thomas Gray
Lowell Mertz
Helene Curtis
Bowman Drugs
Illinois
The
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Thomson Review
K. C
J. K. Whitney
Thomson, Ilinois
Lila Atherton
Hme
Laltes Wewspaper
GOP
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Local Unit
Mgr
Gir
Money
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