Babson's Weekly Report Highlights 1945 Inventions
Babson reviews a year of inventions across food, housing, lighting, and materials. He cites starch sponge foods, fog firefighting, nonbreakable bulbs, ramie stockings, packaged kitchens, stonoleum flooring, and electronic reading projections, noting advances in photography, x rays, rubber uses, and synthetic foods while stressing the idea that opportunities favor sellers over inventors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
G. I. Men
Commandant Woodman Released Returns to Evanston Home
Lt. Col. A. P. Woodman, commanding officer at the Savanna ordnance depot since Oct. 26, 1945, has been released from military service and he and his wife have returned to their home in Evanston, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Woodman
Savanna
Evanston
III
Local Residents Share Holiday Week Visits
Louis Kradle of Chadwick spends the week with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johannsen. Mr. and Mrs. William Price Jr. and Jeanne Hogg drive back to Dubuque to resume studies at the University. C F McGinty and children Jackie and Jon visit Rockford relatives through New Year. Charles Hogg attends the funeral of Mrs. J L Johnson of DeWitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Kradle
Chadwick
Carl Johannsen
William Price, Jr
Jeanne Hogg
Dubuque
Price
Jeanne
C. F. McGinty
Jackie
Jon
Rockford
Charles McGinty
Charles Hogg
J. L. Johnson
DeWitt, Ia
Huge Generator at Savanna Plant Under Repair
The Savanna power plant faced partial service interruptions as a heavy wind and rain strain the two auxiliary generators amid repair work after a fire damaged the main unit. General Electric experts from Chicago supervise repairs, with spare parts rushed in and an auxiliary transmission line planned for future emergencies.
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Savanna
General Electric Company
Chicago
York
Mt. Carroll
Thomson
Chadwick
Sabula
General Electric
Mpany
Licenses to Wed Rise to 135 in 1945
County Clerk W M Nipe records show 135 marriage licenses issued in 1945, up 12 from 1944. December led with 20 licenses, followed by November and August with 18 each, and January with 14. Other months ranged from 6 to 38 in July.
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W. M. Nipe
Fined For Having Too Many Fish in Savanna
Kyle Brown paid a $25 fine and costs Jan. 2 before W. G. Kent Savanna justice of the peace for possessing more than 50 crappies in violation of the Illinois fish and game code. The complaint was signed by game warden Kenneth Flickinger.
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Kyle Brown
Savanna
W. G. Kent
Illinois Fish and Game Code
Brown
Kenneth Flickinger
Wanda Phillips to Wed Cpl Louis Decker Jr RAF
Mr and Mrs Alfred Phillips of Mt Carroll announce the engagement of their daughter Wanda to Cpl Louis Decker Jr RAF son of Mr and Mrs Louis Decker of Mt Carroll. No wedding date has been set.
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Alfred Phillips
Mt. Carroll
Wanda
Cpl
Louis Decker, Jr
RAF
Louis Decker
Mr. Carroll
Miss Gladys Teague Returns From Los Angeles Visit
Miss Gladys Teague arrived Tuesday morning from Los Angeles where she spent two weeks visiting her sister and husband Mr and Mrs William Lyons She reports an enjoyable trip and pleasant weather While in the area Mr and Mrs Cecil Imel and family called Sunday afternoon on his mother Mrs Clarissa Imel and his brother and wife Mr and Mrs Clarence Imel near Fair Haven
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Gladys Teague
Los Angeles
Calif
William Lyons
Miss Teague
Cecil Imel
Clarissa Imel
Clarence Imel
Fair Haven
Death of Mrs. Rachel Fulrath at 91 in Savanna area
Mrs. Rachel Fulrath 91 died Tuesday night at her Savanna area farm after a two week pneumonia illness. Funeral at Center Hill U B church with Rev. G S Foltz and Rev. S A Birdsall. burial in Center Hill cemetery. Born February 18 1854 in Lancaster county Pennsylvania she moved to Center Hill area in 1862, married George Fulrath in 1871, survived by three daughters six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Rachel Fulrath
Savanna
Center Hill U. B. Church
G. S. Foltz
Leaf River
S. A. Birdsall
Mt. Carroll
Center Hill Cemetery
George
Nancy Ervin
Lancaster County
Center Hill
George Fulrath
LL. B
F. W. Bolton
Frank Davis
Frank Yates
Roderick Chisholm Dies at 82 in Lanark Home
Roderick Chisholm of Lanark, 82, died at midnight December 28 after a short illness at his Lanark home. The funeral was held Monday afternoon December 1 with Rev. E. Y. Knapp officiating. He was born March 18, 1862 in Canan Bridge Scotland and came to the United States in 1883. He married Idelle M Heimbaugh Dee in 189% and previously owned the large farm east of Chadwick now owned by F. J. Stransky. He is survived by his widow, one son J Donald Chisholm of Springfield, and two grandchildren.
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Roderick Chisholm
Lanark
E. Y. Knapp
Chisholm
Canan Bridge
Ross Shire
Scotland
United States
Idelle M. Heimbaugh Dee
Mrs Mary Dean 92 dies after long illness in Savanna
Mrs Mary Dean aged 92, longtime Carroll county resident, died at 2 30 p m Sunday January 6 at her Savanna home after a long illness. Born March 5 1853 in Washington township, she taught school in the area for more than 30 years. She is survived by her husband James Dean.
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Mary Dean
Carroll County
Savanna
Washington Township
James Dean
Funeral services for Orange L Meyers in Lanark
Orange Les ter Meyers 46 of Lanark died December 28 at St Francis hospital Freeport. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon December 30 at the Frank funeral home Lanark with Dr Homer C Boblitt officiating. Burial followed in Lanark cemetery. Born March 11 1898 he married Edna Evaline Roth June 19 1929 at Mt Carroll and lived near Lanark most of life as an active member of the Lanark vol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Clarence Landt
Lanark
Freeport
Frank
J. M. Beck
Elizabeth Methodist Church
Mr. Landt
Freedom Township
Methodist Church
Board of Education
Paul
James Maccauley
Mt. Vernon
Edith Bloss
Mabel Schneider
Fred
Orange L. Meyers
Orange Lester Meyers
St. Francis Hospital
Homer C. Boblitt
Mr. Meyers
Silas
Letha Meyers
Edna Evaline Roth
Mt. Carroll
The
Lanark Vol
Annual Meeting Of The Carroll Farm Bureau On Jan. 26
The Carroll County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday January 26 in Carroll High School auditorium. Reports from the farm adviser and officers will be read in the morning, with J C Spitler of the University of Illinois speaking in the afternoon. A box lunch will be served at noon.
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Car County Farm Bureau
Dit. Carroll High School
J. C. Spitler
University of Ilinois
Veterans of World War II Discharges Filed at Mt Carroll Clerk
World War II veterans recorded honorable discharges in the Mt Carroll circuit clerk’s office over the past two weeks. The list includes dozens of servicemen and women from Chadwick, Thomson, Mt. Carroll, Lanark, Savanna, Stockton, Milledgeville, and other towns, with ranks and ratings such as AEM2c, S. Set, T-5, QM3c, and AFCS3e noted for each individual.
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Mt. Carroll
Robert E. Balk
Donald C
Hartman
Harlan. Guinther
Pfe
Everett J, Williams
Lloyd L. Ferris
Elmer I. Eickert
Vernon C. Isenhart
Colby D. Loechel
Paul R. Mackey
Wallace H. Geisz
William K. Bast
Chadwick
Blaine F. Groharing
Mmm2c
T. Set
St. Ores
Joseph E. Isenhart
Stephen Switzer
Thomson
Holstein Breeders Meet At Buford Farm Saturday
The Jo Daviess Carroll Holstein Breeders Association holds its annual meeting Saturday January 12 at 1 30 p m at the Buford Brothers farm northeast of Woodbine on U S Route 20. Prof T F Elder of New Hampshire dairy cattle judge will supervise herd classification assisted by E M Clark Holstein Triesian official. A short business meeting precedes. The Homer Curtiss herd from Stockton will be classified January 12 at 9 a m.
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Jo Daviess-Carroll Holstein Breedrs’ Association
Buford Brothes
Woodbine
U. S. Route 20
T. F. Elder
New Hampshire
E. M. Clark
Holstein- Triesian Association of America
Elder
Homer Curtiss
Stockton
Oregon High Wins Holiday Cage Tilt At Mt Carroll
Oregon High School cagers won the holiday basketball tournament at Mt Carroll with a 48 to 37 final over Mt Carroll. Warren High captured third by defeating Lanark 49 to 27 in the consolation. Trophies were awarded to the top three teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon High
Mt. Carroll
Oregon High School
Cagers
Mt. Carroll High
Warren High
Lanark
CHECK FARM ACCOUNTS AT MT CARROLL
Farm account records kept by Carroll County farmers will be checked at 10 a m Thursday Jan 10 in the farm bureau building Mt Carroll. A school of instruction for new account keepers will be held. E M Searless of the University of Illinois will supervise. Mrs Vernon McGinty visits Riverview family.
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Carroll County
Farm Bureau
Mt. Carroll
E. M. Searless
University of Illinois
Tax Extension Under Way in Carroll County
Tax extension work began last week in Carroll County with the County Clerk W. M. Nipe overseeing the process. Clerks in the County Treasurer Frank L. Kos office will prepare tax bills as township books are completed. Flooding disrupted residents along Johnson Creek on Saturday.
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Carroll County
W. M. Nipe
Frank L. Kos
Table Dance Hall License Application Tabled in Carroll County
Carroll County board tabled an application by Art and Mary Brigham for a dance hall license near Savanna after a 7 to 7 roll call failed to overturn a prior distance rule. The meeting also approved county expenses, designated Mt Carroll Bank as depository, paid respects for George Mahood, and directed highway officials to discuss a bridge project with Milwaukee railroad to improve sight distance at the Savanna Wacker road crossing.
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Carroll County
Savanna
County Board of Supervisors
Floyd Niles
Art and Mary Brigham
Hell
O. Crota
Mt. Carroll National Bank
Gordon Smith
George Mahood
Savanna Township
S. C. Campbell
Milwaukee Railroad
Savanna-Wacker Road
Marriages in Savanna and surrounding areas on New Year's and New Year’s Eve
Miss Mildred Marken and Jack Paasch wed at 11 a m New Year’s Day in Chestnut Park Savanna with attendants Mrs Ray Sander and Gene Paasch. Jacqueline Thompson and Robert W Bradley married at 6 p m Dec 31 in Mt Carroll. Clara Alt and Tony Knorr wed Dec Sunday in Pearl City. Ruth Wiggins and Herbert Edwards marry in Dixon with reception in Mt Carroll. couples plan to reside on farms near Sabula Lanark Mt Carroll Savanna Pearl City Dixon Mt Carroll.
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Mildred Marken
James Marken
Savanna
Jack Paasch
Detlef Paasch
Andover
Latter Day Saints
Chestnut Park
Howard Grayless
Mra
Ray Sander
Bryant, In
Gene Paasch
Savanna High School
Jacqueline Thompson
C. C. Stambaugh
Robert W. Bradley
James Bradley
Mt. Carroll
Frank Schroeppel
Clara Alt
Mrr
Albert Alt
Pearl City
Tony Knorr
Ray Knorr
Lanark
St. John’s Lutheran Church
T. S. Bolton
Lucille Beckenkeller
Robert Paul
Knorr
Ruth Wiggins
Frank D. Wiggins
Dixon
Herbert Edwards
Glen Edwards
Bethel Evangelical Church
N. J. Broadway
Betty Wiggins
Grand jurors named for Carroll county March term
Regular and supplemental panels for the Carroll county circuit court March term were selected by the county board. Names span Washington, Woodland, Freedom, Cherry Grove, Shannon, Lima, Rock Creek, Salem, Mr. Carroll, Savanna, York, Fair Haven, Wysox and Elkhorn Grove with multiple members listed for each precinct.
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Carroll County
County Board of Supervisors
Washington
Albert Handel
Robert Krejer
Woodland
Maynard Gothard
Charles Sisler
Freedom
Alvin Zillhart
Cherry Grove
G. Ray Moll
Shannon
Orpha Gabrial
Kenneth Stoner
Lima
Ben Manning
Rock Creek
Paul Hanhecker
Lee Plock
Salem
Judson Grove
Mr. Carroll
Owen P. Miles
Theodore Colebour
Savanna
Joseph Dunn
Charles Marth
York
Lloyd Smith
Albert Prins
Fair Haven
Robert Geison
Herbert Stein
Wyson
Geo, Dambman
Ralph Gerdes
Elkhorn Grove
Mervin Bruns
Harry Stanger
Lucille Miller
Floyd Slick
Robert Moll
Francis Ewing
Earl Carbaugh
Orpha Lawhorn
Alma Rahn
George Keim
Tom Rush
Max Smith
Maurice McFadden
Russell Ward
Geo. Schmaling
Chas. Hogg
Donald Smith
William Carmshman
Wysox
W. W. Livengood
Earl Adolph
Earl Yocom
Carroll County Auto Fatalities Rise in 1945 Toll
A 1945 survey shows the six northwest Illinois counties recording 43 highway deaths. Carroll County reported three auto fatalities, Whiteside ten, Jo Daviess four, Stephenson eight, Ogle six, and Lee twelve. One December death occurred in Lee County.
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Illinois
Lee County
Carroll County
Whiteside County
Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Ogle
Lee
Black Oak Grange Presents Robert Wurtsel Magic Show
Black Oak Grange hosts magician Robert Wurtsel of Freeport for a two hour show tonight starting at 8 15 p.m. He is assisted by his wife Harriette. The couple has performed across the country and delivers proven showmanship.
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Black Oak Grange
Robert Wurtsel
Freeport
Wuartsel
Harriette
New Year's Day Family Dinner At Switzer Home
Frank Switzer hosted a New Year's Day dinner at his home north of Mt. Carroll with his children and their families. Attending were Stephen Switzer and family, Homer Switzer and Warren from Elizabethtown, Ky, and Kenneth Whitney with Jonathan from Chadwick. It marked the first time in years all the relatives were together. Stephen and Homer had recently returned from overseas service.
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Frank Switzer
Mt. Carroll
Stephen Switzer
Allison
Robert
Thomson
Homer Switzer
Warren
Elizabethtown
Kenneth Whitney
Jonathan
Chadwick
Stephen
Homer
Prairie Farms Creamery elects Mt Carroll officers
Officers of the Prairie Farms Creamery at Mt Carroll were elected for the coming year. Named are Ben Williamson as president Lee Bucher as vice president Judson Grove as secretary and John Derrer as treasurer.
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Prairie Farms Creamery
Mt. Carroll
Ben Williamson
Lee Bucher
Judson Grove
John Derrer
Carroll Defeats Mt Morris In Rock River Clash
Carroll high school beat Mt Morris 48 to 26 in a Rock River conference game at Mt Morris. The victors built a commanding lead early and remained in control throughout.
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Mt. Morris
Mt. Carroll High School
Rock River
Flooding Ties up Traffic Across Several Roads After Rain
Heavy rain and rapid snowmelt caused river and creek overflows in Savanna Mt Carroll Thomson Rockford and Erie areas. Plum river and Rock River flooded routes 80 78 88 and 2 with detours set via 52 78 and 171. Basements flooded and furnace fires extinguished as electric service failed in several towns.
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Savanna
Plum River
Chestnut Park
Fivewile
Milwaukee
Mt. Carroll
Thomson
Lown
Mississippi
Stockton
Sterling
Rock River
Rockford
Oregon
Erie
Chadwick
Soil building payments approved for Carroll county farmers
Carroll county farmers will receive payment under the 1946 AAA program for eight soil conservation and soil building practices approved by township committeemen at an all day meeting Saturday December 29 in the farm bureau hall. The program budget is 84000 with a 15 percent allowance for overages.
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Carroll County
Farm Bureau
Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk Nipe
County Clerk W. M. Nipe reports two weeks of marriage licenses issued listing Robert W. Bradley and Jacqueline Thompson of Savanna Robert Sealer of Sterling and Florence Ferris of Chadwick Henry Baumgardt and Juanita Faye Pfundstein of Milledgeville Jack Paasch of Andover Iowa and Mildred Marken of Savanna Emer W. Struckman and Jean Irene Chase both of Savanna. Mr. and Mrs Howard Wiebenga and son Danny were Monday supper guests of Mr and Mrs Richard Badke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Nipe
Robert W. Bradley
Jacqueline Thompson
Savanna
Robert Sealer
Sterling
Florence Ferris
Chadwick
Henry Baumgardt
Juanita Faye Pfundstein
Milledgeville
Jack Paasch
Andover
Mildred Marken
Emer W. Struckman
Jean Irene Chase
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babson’s Weekly Report
Babson
G. I
Thomson News
Edwin C. Landt
George H. Mahood
George Henry Mahood
Carroll County Board of Review of Tax Assessments
Fuller Funeral Home
George J. Goris
George and
Eliza Carruthers Mahood
Richard
George Humphrey
William Laughrin
Elizabeth
Mrs
Carroll Farm Bureau
Theodore R. Miles
Audrey Seaman
James K. Knauer
William R. Pauley
Glenn E. Teeter
Vernon Baumgardt
Marvin G. Hartman
Harold R. Genandt
Earl F. Hart
Maidie Hartman Judy
John A. Cooley
Matt L. Low
Clarence A. Yenney
Franklin W. Thompson
Vern A. Anderson
Vernon H. Ruswell
Ambrose D. Daniels
Mmmic
Richard H. Roos
Jerome A. Schmidt
Russell B. Green
Isaac Skimhorn
Eloise B. Reynolds
Ivan W. Fossett
Kenneth L. Alexander
Paul D. Fry
Owen S. Moore
Franklin C. Troester
Edward W. Smith
Glen FE. van Buskirk
Francie A. Handel
Harold N. Bryant
Charles M. McDougall
Willard G. Bundy
Wayne R. Williams
Hal R.shrake
Eugene G. Harris
John R. Moran
Buford Farm
Vernon McGinty
Hobart Holland
Riverview
Johnson Creek
Table Dance Hall
Marken-Paasch
Alt Knorr
Wiggins Edwards
Dixon High School
Edwards
Lanark High School
Switzer
Carroll
Howard Wiebenga
Danny
Richard Bad
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