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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
1
Invitations to the Springfield inaugural ball for Governor-Elect Dwight H Green have been issued. The ball will be held in the armory Monday night, with schedules and formalities expected to reflect the new administration.
The Groharing and Son dairy, eight grade Guernseys, led December tests with 872 pounds of milk and 44.4 pounds of butterfat. A total of 349 cows from 19 herds were tested. 56 cows were dry. The county average was 736 pounds milk and 28.6 butterfat.
Authorities at the Savanna Ordnance depot will advertise bids for 137 additional underground type magazines. A contract is sought to be awarded so work can begin as early in the spring as weather permits.
The Carroll County selective service board will relocate to new offices in Mt. Carroll in the basement of the postoffice building. The move follows receipt of additional equipment and aims to improve accessibility with a separate entrance and longer hours than the current rear rooms near the Mt. Carroll National Bank.
Representative Leo E. Allen of the 18th district was chosen to serve on the Republican committee on committees which will assign the party s congressman to house committees.
The GOP controls both chambers and the governorship with other statewide offices, excluding the secretary of state. The administration may push through legislation now that party majorities are in place.
Carroll County faces a strained supply of unemployed teachers per a report by County Superintendent L. E. Bruch. Vacancies arose in Savanna during holidays for a marriage, Emerson rural school in Fair Haven due to resignation, andArnolds school in Freedom township due to illness. Mary Reinehr of Savanna was hired for Emerson. Ruby Stiles substitutes at Arnolds during Lulu Johnston's recent surgery.
D L Garber Loomer Downing and John Hoover were re elected directors for three year terms at the Mt Carroll Cooperative Creamery annual meeting held in Mt Carroll. Officers named include Ren Williamson president and R F Sailer manager. The financial report ends Nov 30 1940 shows assets 25467.60 liabilities 5152.51 with net worth 18315.09. Total milk and butterfat details and lists of top butterfat suppliers are given.
A foggy west of Mt Carroll accident last Wednesday night injured Harry H. Miller a former Savanna resident and Shirley Forrest of Rockford. Their car missed a curve and struck a tree. Forrest suffered a deep throat gash and a head injury while Miller had facial cuts. The vehicle was badly damaged.
Miss Evelyn Asay, Grand Champion steer owner, returned from New York after guesting on We the People. She toured Chicago and NYC landmarks including Radio City, Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Ellis Island, and a New Year’s Eve broadcast, meeting Walter Damrosch and dining at famous restaurants.
James McCray, cooperative weather observer, reports Mt Carroll had 2 inches of rainfall and 5.5 inches of snow in December. Only eight days were clear. temperatures ranged from 13 degrees below zero to 55 above.
Kipnis reports a very good sale at Mt. Carroll Sales Co. last Friday with good attendance and spirited bidding. Top price for a cow reached $101 for a Shorthorn, a Holstein heifer with calf sold for $100, Texas calves drew strong bids with steers at $9.65 and heifers at $9.55.
A half ton Chevrolet truck reported missing Monday from Savanna was found abandoned three miles west of Sterling on highway 330. State highway police found the overturned vehicle damaged moderately. Waldo Frazure of Savanna alerted Northwestern Illinois Utilities and Savanna police after discovering the truck missing.
Stockton High defeated Fulton 44 to 28 to extend their season win streak to eight. Fulton won the preliminary 21 to 10, aided by 12 free throws while Stockton relied on four free throws. Tucker Fleming and Gallagher led Stockton with seven, five, and five baskets respectively. Sikkema and Cremeyer top Fulton scoring.
Julius Eickert of Chadwick pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and received 60 days at Vandalia state penal farm plus a $1 fine. Walter Dust of Savanna also faced a $1 fine and 60 days in county jail after a larceny charge for a pay phone. Circuit court sessions and probation details followed for Luman Preston, Adam Mink, and other local defendants as Judge Zick and Judge Grove presided.
Edith Holly and others transfer lots in Milledgeville and Savanna to several buyers under warranty deeds. Additional transfers cover Chestnut Park Savanna, Bowen's add Savanna, and Stoves and Phillips add Lanark. One quitclaim transfers in Fair Haven and Oakvale. A group including Julius Bickert and William Shoemaker were sent to Vandalia for state penal farm sentences.
Walter Dust of Savanna was bound over to the grand jury after pleading guilty to larceny at a hearing before Justice C Ward. Dust allegedly took a pay telephone from a Northwestern Illinois Utilities booth around December 20. Bond was set at $2,000 and he was jailed for inability to post it. He has worked for Manhattan Construction at the Savanna Ordnance depot.
A Northwestern Illinois survey shows Carroll and Boone counties had the lowest auto fatalities in 1940 with two deaths each. The Carroll deaths occurred in a Labor Day crash on Route 80 between Thomson and Savanna. Other counties reported higher year totals, with Winnebago 26, Lee 18, DeKalb 17, and McHenry 11, plus several counties tied at 10 deaths.
Mississippi Palisades state park north of Savanna drew about 222,854 visitors in 1940, roughly 35,000 more than 1939, according to park custodian Fred Tack. He notes not all visitors sign the register, with 7,938 pic nic tables used, 453 campers registered, 165,860 hikers and 72 riders, plus 94 trailers. 25 new picnic tables to be added from a CCC camp at Chain of Lakes, with 185 tables in winter storage.
Carroll county Farm Bureau members and families gather at Mt Carroll high school for the 21st annual meet. Directors and IAA delegates will be elected. Officers report. programs include welcome, music, and speakers. Morning sessions for men and women feature Naaman Diehl and Mrs. Stanesfier Ligon as lead speakers.
Farm Bureau offices shift to the ground floor this week. County draft board relocates to the basement of the Mt Carroll post office. Sheriff seeks help from Dubuque authorities on a Savanna girl hitchhiker case. Records show a drop in automobile fatalities in 1940 with two deaths versus four the prior year. Annual Carroll Farm Bureau meeting and election set for Mt Carroll High School with Brissenden of IAA as principal speaker.
A marriage license was issued last week in Clinton Iowa to Chester Zemke of Milledgeville and Eleanor Fritz of Rock Falls. The couple secured the license as part of standard civil procedures.
Coroner's jury rules Mrs. Wm S Doty 54 of Savanna died Thursday afternoon by self administered gas asphyxiation. Body found in kitchen by family around three and believed dead about three hours. Funeral held in Savanna with Rev Blomberg officiating. burial in Savanna cemetery. Surviving husband three sons a daughter a grandson two sisters and a brother. Born February 14 1886 in Freedom township.
Mrs. Nelle Stewart county tuberculosis nurse announces the monthly chest clinic will be held Wednesday January 15 from 9 am to 3 pm in the courthouse. True humility is a right estimate of ourselves as God sees us.
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