Tractor Safety Emphasized At 4H School Demonstration
Larry L Hale of The Country Companies led a February 12 4H Tractor School focusing on tractor rollover prevention with an electric scale model tractor. The program showed protective frames crush resistant cabs shielding gears power take offs and other moving parts plus proper lighting and slow moving vehicle emblems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry L. Hale
FFA
Department of Labor
Herschel Hopkins
Country Companies
Country Companies Public Relations Department
Larry Hale
Carroll County
Benefit Card Party Aids Polio Fund at Grange Hall
The Black Oak Grange held a benefit card party Thursday evening in the Grange Hall to raise funds for polio. Prizes went to Mr and Mrs Marshall Farthing Mrs William Hans and Oliver Olson. Dessert luncheon was served by Mrs Marshall Farthing and Mrs Rachael Haverland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Oak Grange
Grange Hall
Polio Fund
Marshall Farthing
William Hans
Oliver Olson
Rachael Haverland
Name Co Students To HCC Honors
Several Carroll County students have been named to the Dean's list at Highland Community College Freeport for the first semester. They include Barbara Barrette and Joe Schleiff both of Savanna high honors Daryl Becker of Shannon Steven Jones and Margaret Malley both of Savanna Randall Woessner of Shannon high honors Ronald Atherton of Thomson Alan Flack of Shannon Barry Kniss of Lanark Timothy Miller of Savanna and Irma Zier of Lanark honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Highland Community College
Freeport
Barbara Barrette
Joe Schleiff
Savanna
Daryl Becker
Shannon
Steven Jones
Margaret Malley
Randall Woessner
Ronald Atherton
Thomson
Alan Flack
Barry Kniss
Lanark
Timothy Miller
Irma Zier
Alyn Miller
Jan Nicol
Irvin Zier
Duane Smith
Charles Lancaster
Neal Plumer
Milledgeville
Lloyd Handed
Don Kness
Chadwick
Joyce Daehler
J Peterson
B. A. Gunnarsson
Deaths Doris Dreier Savanna
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mrs. Doris Dreier 73 of Savanna at St. John’s Catholic Church. She died Saturday at Savanna City Hospital and burial followed in the church cemetery. Born February 6, 1897 in Adrian Minnesota she was the daughter of William and Margaret Bauer. She married William Dreier September 4, 1917 in Wilmont Minnesota. Survivors include two sons Lloyd of West Bend Wisconsin Harold of Savanna and a daughter Mrs Floyd Curley of Savanna plus four grandchildren. She was preceded in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Doris Dreier
St. John’s Catholic Church
Dreier
Savanna City Hospital
Church
Adrian
Minnesota
William
Margaret Hendle Bauer
William Dreier
Wilmont
Lloyd
West Bend
Wisconsin
Harold
Floyd
Marcella) Curley
Four Sisters and Two Brothers Mentioned in Obituary
A short obituary notes the deceased was survived by her husband and four sisters along with two brothers, outlining a family that will mourn her loss.
Mrs Eleanor Roberts 77 Savanna resident
Funeral services for Mrs Eleanor Roberts 77 of Savanna were held Wednesday at Frank funeral home Mount Carroll with Rev William Bergman officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill cemetery. She was born September 23 1892 in Washington County Maryland daughter of Christian and Heathe Walford Scott. She married James E Roberts October 12 1910 in Hagerstown Maryland. Survivors include her son Scott of Oregon Illinois a daughter Olive Gilbert of Savanna four grandchildren nine great grandchildren a sister and four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Frank
Mount Carroll
Eleanor Roberts
Savanna City Hospital
William Bergman
Oak Hill Cemetery
Roberts
Washington County
Maryland
Christian
Heathet Walford Scott
James E. Roberts
Haggerstown
Scott
Oregon
Illinois
Charles
Olive) Gilbert
Milledgeville Man Fred L Scott Dies in Gunshot Wound
Funeral services for Fred L Scott 86 of Milledgeville were held at Woodin funeral home after he was found dead Sunday in the home of his son in law and daughter near Milledgeville. An inquest by Whiteside County coroner John Ardapple ruled death from gunshot wounds. He was born February 1 1884 in Morrison, a retired farmer, and survived by his wife Nellie Fry Scott three sons and four daughters plus two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Woodin
Fred L. Scott
Steve Prelesnik
Grove Hill
Whiteside County
John Ardapple
Scott
Mr. Scott
Morrison
Asa
Grace Scott
Galt
Illinois
Nellie Fry
Dixon
Arthur
Lyndon
John
Stillman Valley
Rock Falls
Carl
Vidia) Portner
William
June) Metcalf
Joe
Betty) O'Bryan
Lawrence C Hawk Milledgeville Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Lawrence C. Hawk 66 of Milledgeville were held Tuesday afternoon at Woodin Funeral Home. He died Saturday at Sterling Community Hospital after a short illness. Burial was in Chapel Hill Cemetery Freeport. He was born February 4 1904 in Clayton Iowa to Isaac and Fitz Pierce Hawk and married Vera Heunefeld in Freeport on February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence C. Hawk
Milledgeville
Woodin
Sterling Community Hospital
Chapel Hill Cemetery
Freeport
Mr. Hawk
Clayton
Iowa
Isaac and
Fitz Pierce Hawk
Vera Heunefeld
Milledgeville Veteran of World War II Dies
The obituary notes a World War II veteran and Milledgeville Baptist Church member who died in 1953. Survivors include his widow a stepson William Nitsch of Milledgeville a stepdaughter Mrs Carol Ann Jensen of Rochelle and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville Baptist Chucees
William Nitsch
Milledgeville
Carol Ann Jensen
Rochelle
John Toepfer of Mt. Carroll dies at 82
John Toepfer 82 of Mt. Carroll died Tuesday at Morrison Community Hospital. Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday at Church of God Mt. Carroll with Rev. Ellis, Rev. Phelps and Rev. Fornwall officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by Dorothy Swingley his widow two sons Donald and Lowell four daughters Mildred Copperwell Opal Schreiner Marcella and Berneta nine grandchildren four great grandchildren and two brothers Herman and Adam. He was preceded by his first wife and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Toepfer
Mt. Carroll
Morrison Community Hospital
Church of God
David Ellis
Robert Phelps
Wesley Fornwall
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Toepfer
Daviess County
John
Margaret Kupfer
Dorothy Swingley
Donald
Lowell
Mildred) Copperwell
Stockton
Vial
Opal) Schreiner
Orangeville
County residents attend CPR instructor course session
Forty seven volunteer firefighters from Jo Daviess Carroll Ogle and Stephenson Counties joined a four part CPR instructor course at Highland Community College Freeport led by Edward Sharp from Rockford. Nurses and physicians from the four county area also enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Daviess
Carroll Ogle
Stephenson
Highland Community College
Freeport
Edward Sharp
Rockford
Jo Daviess, Carroll Ogle
Stephenson County Heart Associations
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois Agriculture Association
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Country Life
Country Mutual
Country Casualty
Mid - America Fire and Marine Insurance Companies
Country Capital Investment Fund, Inc
Name Co
HCC
Restonic
Belgium
Restonic Qeito
Itor
Lenox Photo
Bowman
County
Acker
Mt. Carroll, Hl
Deyo Chiropractic Center
Ronald A. Deyo
State Bank
Lanark, Illinois
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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