Death of William D. Golding shocks Carroll county
William D. Golding died suddenly near York township when his car left the road and plunged into the Academy grounds killing him instantly. He was a prominent farmer and long resident of Carroll County, aged about 61. Survived by sister Mrs Sarah Libberton. funeral held Monday at home and Lutheran church with burial in Oak Hill cemetery.
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William D. Golding
Mr. Golding
Golding
Mayos
Academy
Dr. P. Colehour
Lloyd Wise
Clay Street
Miss Klitz
Carroll
Carroll County
Yas
Sarah Libberton
Gelding
Egret
J. J. Fetterolf
J. L. Buckwalter
Oak Hill
Anark Youth to Help Plan University Stock Show
Russell Lamoreux, son of E. E. Lamoreux living near Anark and a junior in the College of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota, will assist in planning the Little International Livestock Show during Farmer's Week January 9 to 13. The show, a joint effort of the Dairy and Hoof and Horn clubs, features university livestock and farm products and will be held Tuesday night, January 10. Lamoreux was chosen for the horses committee due to his active involvement in College of Agriculture student activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Lamoreux
E. E.ameoreux
Anark
College Agriculture
University of Minois
Agriculture College
Lamoreux
College of Agriculture
Lena Troop Wins Final Scout Contest Cup
The Lena Troop posted 1050 points in the final week the highest weekly total by any troop. Final standings list Lena 1857 Galena 1450 Savanna 1166 Galena 1137 Mt. Carroll 645 Savanna 541 Mt. Carroll 522 McConnell 504 Stockton 485 Hanover 477 Thomson 408 Lanark 397. The Lena Cup will be engraved and presented, to be held until March first when it goes to the next winner in January February contests. Courts of Honor were held in Savanna Galena Lena. 22 boys advanced to Second Class, four to First Class. 64 merit badges awarded. Scoutmaster Lutz Lena earned Star Scout. Leslie Stovall Galena Life Scout. Thirteen new Scouts registered last week, bringing total to 282. New Scouts listed by troop include Galena 2 Kenneth Bertsch Mt Carroll 1 William Schuat Henry Sorenson Savannah Lyle Bailey James Paley Cecil Frank Cecil Frosch Lewis Hartman Herbert Kraha Carlyle OHeron Frank Platten.
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BOY Scout
BSA
Lena
Galena
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
McConnell
Stockton
Hanover
Thomson
Lanark
Tenderfoot
Lutz
Leslie Stovall
Kenneth Bertsch
William Schuat
Henry Sorenson
Savannah
Lyle Bailey
James, Paley
Cecil Frank
Cecil Frosch
Lewis Hartman
Herbert Kraha
Carlyle O’heron
Frank Platten
Closing sales and events slate listed for January dates
Joe Blink closes sale Friday January 13. Jack McKee closes sale Tuesday January 17. Peck and Sour close sale Wednesday January 11. Ray Brenneman closes sale Friday January 20. John Shrader hosts combination late at Chadwick Saturday January 14.
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Joe Blink
Jack McKee
Peck and Sour
Ray Brenneman
John Shrader
Chadwick
First of a series band program set for fourth Wednesdays
The note announces a recurring band program on every fourth Wednesday through spring to avoid clashing with other events, asking readers to keep the dates open and spread enthusiasm. Also included is a probate notice detailing William D. Golding's will bequests to relatives and the expected estate value, plus a Sunday fire at a Methodist church causing extensive damage with repairs planned and no major disruption expected.
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Methodist
Annual Farm Bureau Meeting Promises Large Attendance
Garratt County Farm Bureau schedules its annual meeting January 6 1928 with reports from President Boyd Farm Advisor Roske Secretary Rahn and Treasurer Campbell followed by talks on hybrid seed corn by George Morris and pork production by Lawrence Wurster. Dinner at noon with music, officer nominations, and a noon address by Rev. Edgar Smith. Weather pending, crowd expected to grow beyond last year’s 650.
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Garratt County
Bara Bweau
Court House
RK. BE. Boyd
M. P. Roske
L. A. Rahn
J. Campbell
George Morris
Morris
Lawrence Wurster
Washington Township
Edgar Smith
Argyle
Ilinois
Smith
Closing out sale and farm updates in a small town
Harry Allen and Ernest Whitney held a closing out sale Wednesday. Mr. Allen has not decided where he will locate. Mr. and Mrs Roy Swanson are the parents of a son born last Friday. Mr. and Mrs Francis Hook and daughter Mary Margaret and Mrs Ellen Hook and family attended a New Year dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs Andrew Hook in Fulton. Harry Montgomery shipped hogs from Union Grove Wednesday. Laurence Green hauled a truck load of hogs to the Savanna market. Elizabeth and Maralin Durward are ill with the chicken pox. Cornelia Aggen is assisting Mr. Damhoff of Garden Plain with his wood chopping. Arthur Church is having a serge of rheumatism. Dr. Sangner was called out Tuesday to give him relief.
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Harry Allen
Ernest Whitney
Allen
Roy Swanson
Francis Hook
Mary Margaret
Ellen Hook
Adrew Hook
Fulton
Harry Montgomery
Union Grove
Laurence Green
Savanna
John Eissen
Elizabeth
Maralin Durward
Cornelia Aggen
Damhoff
Garden Plain
Arthur Church
Dr. Sangner
York Township Births in 1927
A digest of births in York Township for 1927 lists twenty three entries from January to December detailing parents and newborn names such as John J, Andrew Jr, Mary Laverne, William Robert, Everett LeRoy, Ivan C, Paul, Della, Vada G, Vernal Jeanne, Allen Duane, Claus Prins, and Albert Trins. The January meeting of the Parent Teacher’s is noted with Mr Wingert of Mt Carroll as main speaker, but no report could be given due to press time.
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Henry Sauer
John J
Andrew Hook
Andrew Jr
Bernard Manning
Mary Laverne
Frank
William Robert
Fred Yates
Everett LeRoy
Henry Hardman
Ivan C
Joesph Dykstra
Allen Duane
Claus . Prins
Albert Trins
Wingert
Mt Carroll
Chesnutt Visitors, Games, and Local Notices
A report from the town notes Mr and Mrs Chesnutt arriving on the one o'clock train Tuesday afternoon. The basketball team lost two vacation games, 21-13 to Mr Carroll and 11-4 to the Alumni. Local events include Lyndon versus Thomson at the Y. H. S gym Friday, with Freshman girls versus Juniors beforehand. Community updates mention church inquiries, school and farm news, and an upcoming visit by Rev Wm E Knuz for the Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society.
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Mrs. Chesnutt
Mr. Carroll
Lyndon
Thomson
Wm. E. Knuz
Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society
Keckford
Carroll County
Thirteenth Junior at Orpheum Savanna Next Weekend
The Orpheum Theatre at Savanna presents The Thirteenth Junior next Sunday and Monday. Tremendous in its power with a dramatic climax. Co starring two of cinema's greats Anna Q Nilsson and Francis X Bushman.
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Savanna
Orpheum Theater
Anna Q. Nilsson
Francis X. Bushman
Card of Thanks for fire response at Methodist church
Church members express gratitude to all who assisted at the Sunday fire at the Methodist church. Prompt fire alarm response and willing help saved the church edifice from destruction. Church Committee.
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Methodist Church
Burials in Dunshee Cemetery During 1927
A record listing 1927 burials in Dunshee Cemetery with dates and names including Richard Groharing, Mrs Cora Rhoades, Danial Webster, Mrs Dora Bennett, Nellie Eliza Senne, Charles J Dunshee, Mrs Nancy French, Mrs Hattie Wood, William Livingston, and others.
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Susan Cochran
Leliah Taylor
Richard Groharing
Cora Rhoades
Danial Webster
Dora Bennett
Nena Melendy
Nellie Eliza Senne
Charles J. Dunshee
Jacob Wicks
Nancy French
Margaret Green Meclendy
Marie Judson Lord
Hattie Wood
William Livingston
George Humbert McCulloh
CHS Team Set To Host Lyndon Friday Evening
The focal high school basketball squad schedules a Friday game with Lyndon here. Lyndon’s aggressive players promise a close contest. Thomson boys are making strong preparations and vow to deliver a spirited performance. Come out and see a real game.
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Lyndon
Thomson
London
Carroll County Sends Six Ag Students to U of Illinois
Six Carroll County youths join the University of Illinois College of Agriculture for training in farming and related fields. Enrollees from Lanark and Mt. Carroll join 681 total students with a statewide majority from Illinois counties and several out-of-state students. The article notes the college’s long history since 1868, extensive facilities, and wide research programs in agronomy animal and dairy husbandry farm mechanics horticulture and home economics.
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Carroll County
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Kenneth Diahl
Russell Lamonce
Howard Sargen
Emily Smidy
West Locust Street
Lanark
Charles Ducan
Homer Kearnaghan
Mt. Carroll
College of Agriculge
Champaign County
Cook
Troquois
Vermilion
Clark
Agriculture Experiment Station
Cooperative Extension Services
Federal Department of Agriculture
Widley
United States
Agriculture College
Agriculture
U. of S. Agriculture
Lfe
Married Sylvia Dyson and Mathew Swanson wed in Fulton
Miss Sylvia V Dyson of Thomson and Mathew P Swanson of Union Grove united in marriage December 21 1927 at the Presbyterian parsonage in Fulton by Rev Joel M Gustafson. The bride, daughter of Harry Dyson, grew up near Thomson and is York Community High School class of 1925. Groom Gerger Swanson of Morrison is his parents’ son. The couple began housekeeping on a Whiteside county farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia V. Dyson
Thomson
Mathew P. Swanson
Union Grove
Presbyterian Church
Fulton
Joel M. Gustafson
Harry Dyson
York Community High School
Gerger Swanson
Morrison
Whiteside County
Shrader's Combination Sale Saturday in Chadwick
John Shrader schedules two combin ation sale at his Chadwick barn on Saturday January 4 following the noon hour. The sale lists 25 to 30 native horses, several brood sows, feed shoots, farm machinery, oats and hay, with consignors invited to submit articles or livestock to advertise.
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John Shrader
Chadwick
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Ribbie
Della Williams
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Ideal
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Klohr
Martha Rush
Lena Carpenter
Harmony Girls
Madge Brown
Wisconsin
William
Pr. Golding
Rose Klitz
Wilbur Williams
Argo
William Libberton
James Libberton
P. B. Libberton
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Silversuckers
Columbia
Mae
York Township
Chesnutt
Dan Sack
Eth Pest
Fort Epee
Alfred Smith
French P
Jake Prins
George Ottens
Dan Nipe
Ar Facard Stant
Jake Eui
Dar Nipe
Jake
Glen Bowers
Nipe
Chas
Isenhart Farm
Arga
James Lihberian
Brockil
Hemmer
Orpheum Theatre
Cecil Imel
Allen Witmer
Bert Johnson
Mr. Vivik
Louie Schick
R. Af. Holm
Dunshee Cemetery
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U. OF IL
Shrader
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