New Year's Resolutions and Labor War Plans Echo in Illinois
The piece surveys Governor Stelle's reshuffling of state employees ahead of Governor-elect Dwight Green’s term, including a forthcoming two million dollar lakes program with WPA funding. It notes CIO and UAW leaders proposing mass production of 500 aircraft daily, weighing how defense plans hinge on industrial cooperation and the politics of power shifts. President Roosevelt's radio address is viewed as non-revealing about Axis-facing information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stelle
Dwight Green
Illinois
State
Federal Manito
Wilmington
Gov. Stelle
WPA
Philip Murray
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Motorecar
Roosevelt
England
Forty four marriage licenses issued in 1940
County Clerk Walter R. Watson records show 44 licenses granted in 1940, a drop from 1939 and well below five years earlier, with June the peak month at nine licenses and May zero. Totals by month: Jan 1, Feb 4, Mar 1, Apr 1, May 0, Jun 9, Jul 2, Aug 8, Sep 4, Oct 5, Nov 5, Dec 4. Yearly totals since 1935 declined from 149 in 1935 to 44 in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Watson
Transient Jailed for Theft in Mill Edgeville
Noyes Grass 36, a transient, was arrested Saturday morning by Sheriff Ray Westfall and Marshal Hubert Hanna for stealing two radios and two fountain pens Friday night. One radio was found later in a barrel burned by a local store owner. another radio and pens vanished from the Farmer's Elevator and C B Q station. Grass, jailed for the night, was arraigned Monday after being brought to the county jail.
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Noyes Grass
Milledgeville
Ray Westfall
Hubert Hanna
Farmer’s Elevator
Grass
Hanna
W. R. Clough
Clough
Westfall
Aliens Registered at Savanna Post Office 121 Names
One hundred twenty-one aliens registered at the Savanna post office during a four month period ending December 26. Registrants hailed from Carroll county towns Lanark Thomson Milledgeville Savanna and from Hanover in Daviess county. The ages ranged from 14 to 82 with 42 Mexicans 13 Italians eight Czechoslovakians eight Germans and other nationalities.
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Savanna
John R. Slater
Carroll County
Lanark
Thomson
Milledgeville
Hanover
Daviess County
Mt. Carroll
K. P. Wilkinson
Chadwick
Stockton
Brisseden to Head Carroll County Farm Bureau Meeting
O D Brisseden Illinois Agricultural Association director will speak at the Carroll County Farm Bureau annual meeting set for Saturday January 11 at Mt Carroll high school auditorium A division meeting for women will occur in the forenoon with Mrs Stanesfier Ligon as speaker Ralph Fahrnel heads the session committee The day’s program will be announced next week Noyes Grass 36 was bound over to the grand jury for petty larceny in Milledgeville and jailed on $500 bond decision by Frank Schroeppel justice of the peace
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D. Brissenden
Illinois Agricultural Association
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Mt. Carroll High School
M. P. Roske
Stanesfier Ligon
Ralph Fahrnel
Noyes Grass
Milledgeville
Grand Jury
Frank Schroeppel
Carroll
Conscientious Objectors to Civilian Camps
Conscientious objectors to military training under the Selective Service Act will be sent to civilian camps and employed on reforestation and soil conservation projects. Paul G. Armstrong reports National Headquarters approval for supervising the camps. The plan assigns administration to the Selective Service System with federal department support for planning and engineering. The proposal has National Council for Conscientious Objectors backing, and officials disapproved a proposed symbol for dispatch pay to families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul G. Armstrong
Selective Service
National Headquarters
Armstrong
National Council For Conscientious Objectors
Township and City Offices to Be Filled
Township and city elections are set for April with town clerks assessors and justices of the peace elected. City and village posts follow on April 15 with mayors clerks treasurers and ward aldermen. Nominating filings run Jan 31 for township offices and Feb 14 to March 11 for village and city seats. Township supervisors listed as term expirations include Carson Fritz Straw Warner Lower Kingery Oyster Shaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
15Th Judicial Circuit
Robert Carson
Woodland
Ward Fritz
Freedom
William Straw
Cherry Grove
John Warner
Lima
J. F. Lower
Rock Creek
Charles Kingery
Salem
L. A. Oyster
Savanna
Lee Shaver
Elkhorn Grove
Foggy Weather Halts Traffic on Christmas Day
Heavy fog blanketed the vicinity on Christmas Day slowing drivers to a crawl and causing autos to leave the pavement in some cases. Evening traffic remained heavy with few accidents reported none serious. Licenses issued in Clinton Iowa included Harry Charneski Virginia Semple and others. Fulton residents Mr and Mrs Harlan Johannsen visited relatives in town over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Harry Charneski
Savanna
Virginia Semple
Mr. Carroll
Harold Brown
Thomison
Doris Mumford
Old Time Edition Invitation From Carroll County Review
The Review plans an Old Time edition for February 20 inviting former Carroll County residents to write letters about their lives and memories. Readers should send names and addresses of relatives, enjoy a free copy, and order extra issues at ten cents each with mailing to the requested recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Review
The
County’s tax rate is lower for 1940 across most districts
Carroll county taxpayers will see slightly lower 1940 tax bills than 1939 for county purposes the rate dropping to 55 cents from 60. The county rate allocates 25 cents general 12 cents highways 14 cents tuberculosis fund and 4 cents mothers pensions. Several city corporation rates show small changes with Lanark Mt Carroll Savanna and Shannon adjustments noted.
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Carroll County
Walter Watson
Lanark
Mt. Carroll
Shannon
Savanna’s
Tuberculosis Fund
Corp
Chadwick
Thomson
Milledgeville
Savanna
Shannon A
Republicans To Nominate Judge On February 3
Republican delegates from five counties in the 15th judicial circuit meet February 3 in Freeport to nominate a circuit court judge to succeed the late Harry Edwards of Dixon. The convention starts at two o clock in the circuit court rooms. Delegates are apportioned by November 5 votes for Governor elect Dwight H Green. Mt Carroll Co operative Creamery holds its nineteenth annual meeting January 4 to elect three directors for three-year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
15Th Judicial Circuit
Freeport
Harry Edwards
Dixon
Circuit Court
Republican County Central Committee
Dwight H. Green
Carroll County
Jo Daviess
Lee
Ogle
Stephenson
Mt. Carroll
Government Sells Barns and Land at Sabula Auction
The U S government auctioned twenty five parcels of property at Sabula Iowa including residences barns and various outbuildings with five land leases awarded Prices ranged from five dollars to five hundred dollars and multiple buyers from Sabula Maquoketa Clinton and Bellevue purchased items The sale covered buildings and land along islands and the Mississippi shore affected by a project description indicates parcels formerly owned by local residents were sold to several buyers with land leases in place.
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Sabula
U.S
Iowa
Mississippi River
A. C. Babcock
Fred Nipe
Ella Staples
Ray Corliss
Miles
C. B. Cotton
Roy Burke
Ella J. Madsen
Emil Huebner
Carl Jorgenson
Arthur Huebner
Teeds Grove
Earl Mace
Melvin Daniels
Green Island
Arthur Greve
F. D. Marbaugh
Bellevue
Leonard Reitz
Savanna
Ill
Arthur Marbaugh
Lee Taplin
A. Michelson
Mitchell
Hanover
J. A. Schmidt
Steve Hughes
A. J. Larkey
Coleta
John Hecklesmiller
Frank Baker
Fulton
DeGear and Putman
Ben Casey
Clayton Edwards
Maquoketa
William Waite
Fred Brown
Henry Bredell
Annual Stockmen Banquet to Draw 400 Attendees
More than 400 men and women are expected to attend the Carroll County livestock men's banquet at Mt. Carroll high school auditorium. H. J. Gramlich will speak and Miss Evelyn Asay will be honored as grand champion steer owner. Roy Bray of Lanark will serve as toastmaster with musical numbers and a program beginning at 6:15 PM.
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Carroll County
Mt. Carroll High School
Methodist Guild
Lee Shaver
Elkhorn Grove
Shaver
H. J. Gramlich
Bray
Frank
Gucinda
Gale Frederick
Savanna
Evelyn Asay
Largo
Grand Champion Steer
Frederick Thie
Robert Royer
Lanark
God Bless America
Savanna Post Office Records Aliens and Local Notices
Report notes 121 aliens registered at Savanna post office and 35 to 40 at Mt. Carroll. County tax rate down five cents from 1939. clerk cites minor changes to corporation rates. Only 44 marriage licenses issued in 1940, lowest in six years. Transient at Milledgeville admits theft of two radios and fountain pens, held for grand jury. About 400 expected at county livestock banquet in Mt. Carroll with Gramlich as speaker. AAA plans sealed corn sale at 65 cents per bushel. local price above this figure. Spring elections loom with township city and village votes. judicial vacancy to be filled same day.
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Savanna
Mt. Carroll
Milledgeville
Sealed Corn Offered at 65 Cents by CCC
Commodity Credit Corporation corn stored in steel bins in Carroll County will be sold at 65 cents per bushel or at local market price if higher. The sale includes about 118,246 bushels from 1929 and 1938 crops delivered under AAA loans. Plans for distribution are by the County AAA committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodity Credit Corporation
J. W. Erdmier
Carroll County
AAA
Erdmier
Christmas Visits And A Vagrancy Conviction In County Court
Preston Prairie H B Petty and a friend returned to Champaign Sunday after Christmas at the Howard Petty home. Pat Wilkerson and Will Phillips were Christmas visitors in the area. Dr Petty and son Billie of Mt Carroll and Mr and Mrs Erve Rite nour of Chadwick were Christmas dinner guests at Albert Petty. Mr and Mrs George Weidman and daughter Judith spent Christmas at the Harry Fulrath home. William Shoemaker and Mr Carroll pleaded guilty to vagrancy in county court and were sentenced by Judge O M Grove to four months at Vandalia state penal farm.
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H. B. Petty
Friend
Champaign
Howard Petty
Pat Wilkerson
Will Phillips
Dr. Petty
Billie
Mt. Carroll
Erve Ritenour
Chadwick
Albert Petty
George Weidman
Judith
Harry Fulrath
William Shoemaker
Carroll
O. M. Grove
Vandalia State
Feed the Birds for Year Round Companions
Local residents report songbirds stay north this winter and can be kept as companions year round with simple, inexpensive feeding stations. Cardinals, seed, suet, and coconuts are among recommended foods. shelters from weather and window sill stations suit rural and urban residents alike.
Red Cross Drive Nets $1495 For 1941
A total of 1,495.84 was raised in Carrol county during the annual Red Cross enrollment drive which closed Nov. 28. Town totals include Savanna 403.64 Lanark 848.03 Mt. Carroll 233.65 Chadwick 207 Milledgeville 165.55 Thomson 91.97 Shannon 51.
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Carrol County
Red Cross
Mabel G. Greve
Carrol! County
Savanna
Lanark
Mt. Carroll
Chadwick
Milledgeville
Thomson
Shannon
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Mount Carroll
O. D. Brisseden
F. B
Harlan Johannsen
Ill. and
Gramlich
Preston Prairie
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