Transportation by Gravity and Gravity Harnessing
Babson Park Massachusetts January 9 1952 essay traces transport history from tail-wiggle to wheels and rails, notes electric streetcars to buses and rail upgrades. It envisions helicopters atomic engines solar power gravity based transport and cites Gravity Research Foundation awards as signs of future progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
North America
Gloucester
Boston
Miami
Gravity Research Foundation
New Boston
New Hampshire
Final Estate Planning Meeting Next Thursday
The third and final estate planning session will be held Thursday at 1 00 p m in the farm bureau hall Mt Carroll. Byron Hutchins says William Doyle of Sterling will discuss the Federal gift tax and Prof Norman Krausz of the University of Illinois will cover holding and transferring property. Topics include buying a farm legal procedures joint tenancy father son contracts and gifts to heirs before death. Attendance has been excellent at prior meetings and this one is expected to be very interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau Hall
Mt. Carroll
Byron Hutchins
William Doyle
Sterling
Norman Krausz
University of Illinois
March of Dimes drive seeks stronger local support
Carroll County residents are urged to increase donations to the March of Dimes polio fund. Campaign director Mrs. W. J. Schreiner notes coin containers in businesses, cards for schoolchildren, and home mailings to ensure full county credit. The piece cites polio’s shift to older ages and past county funding for patient care in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
W. J. Schreiner
Miss Nehrkorn
Savanna
Ill
National Foundation
Iowa
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Georgia Warm Springs
March of Dimes Fund
Carroll Co
March of Dimes
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Harriet Yates
Harriet Yates 85 died Friday at her Argo-Fa home. Funeral at 2 p m Monday at Argo-Fa Methodist Church with Rev. Albert V Ihne officiating. Burial in Upper York Cemetery. Casket bearers were Schmaling Faber Sack Carroll Durward Spencer. Born Harriet Delano April 8 1867 in Argo-Fa she lived there most of life. She married Harlow Yates who died about 20 years ago. A brother Clarence also preceded her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Faber
Lavetta Schneider
Harriet Delano
Argo Fa
Fulton
Harlow Yates
Clarence
Marriage Licenses and Real Estate Transfers in County
A license issued to Earl A Buckholz of Mt Carroll and Er ma Jean Brunner of Savanna is listed. Real estate transfers include Lola May Taylor to Merle Miller and several other deeds in Mt Carroll Savanna and Milledgeville. Illinois House taps Rep Franklin A Stransky of Savanna as majority leader after opening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl A. Buckholz
Mt. Carroll
Erma Jean Brunner
Savanna
Lola May Taylor
Merle Miller
Salem
Harry Fisch
Arthur Jean Workman
Wyson
Lloyd Renner
Royal P. Renner
Smiths
Mt. Carrolls
Lyle Byington
Milo Aspinwal
Shannon
Donald C. McGinnis
George Henry Stewart
Qed
Smiths Ist
John Parks
Ralph A. Gerdes
Walkers
Milledgeville
Edward Orth
Lee Henderson
Illinois
Franklin A. Stransky
Illinois House of Representatives
Warn Farmers Of Change In ACP Program
Approximately 85 percent of Carroll county farmers are expected to enroll in the 1953 Agricultural Conservation program. Each cooperating farmer must receive an official notice detailing approved conservation work before any payment or credit can be issued, with notices to be issued by mid February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
J. W. Erdmier
PMA
Erdmier
Jack Brooks Dies in Florida While Wintering
Jack Brooks of Sabula died in Sarasota Florida last Thursday while wintering with his wife. Funeral services were held Monday in Sabula with burial there. Born in St Louis Missouri he married Maude Tomlinson of Sabula in 1903. He spent over 50 years in show business and ran the Brooks Stock Company for about 40 years touring Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin. Surviving are his wife and a granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Brooks
Sabula
Sarasota
Fla
Mr. Brooks
St. Louis
Maude Tomlinson
Brooks Stock Company
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Mt Carroll Band Director's March Featured at U of I Clinic
Fred Hubbell, director of Mt Carroll school and municipal bands, wrote Doctors Daunt Less for Doctors Day. It was performed last week by the second regimental band during the 24th annual University of Illinois band clinic in a program of new materials for class C and D bands. Hubbell is married to former Abbie Olson of Chadwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Doctors Dauntless
Fred Hubbell
University of Illinois
Hubbell
Farmers must file 1952 ACP practice reports by Jan 16
Friday, Jan 16 is the final date for farmers to report ACP practices carried out in 1952. Either landlord or tenant must visit the Mt. Carroll office to file the report and provide evidence of practices completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Erdmier
PMA
Mt. Carroll
Carroll County Grand Jurors Named for March Term
Regular and supplemental panels of grand jurors for the March term of circuit court in Carroll county were appointed Tuesday by the county board. The list includes jurors from Washington, Woodland, Freedom, Cherry Grove, Freeport, Salem, Mount Carroll, Savanna, York, Fair Haven, Wysox and Elkhorn Grove, with names such as Oliver Gillogly, Betty , Pauline Zier, and Edward Dauphin among the regular panel and George Handel, Luella Bremmer, Denver Attig, Phyllis Wagenknecht among the supplemental panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Washington
Oliver Gillogly
Edward Simon
Woodland
Betty
Frederick
Doris Carson
Freedom
Ruby Stiles
Cherry Grove
Pauline Zier
Shannon Peter Mohlenkamp
William Woessner
Lima
LeRoy Rahn
Rock Creek
Clare Mathias
Scott Nichol
Salem
Kenneth Disworth
Mount Carroll
Arthur Fetteroff
Wayne Smith
Savanna
Edward L. Dauphin
Howard Gillespie
York
Charles Sack
Cecil Tousley
Fair Haven
Christ Mackey
Harve Schreiner
Wysex
Donald Queckboerner
Harlan Daw
Elknorn Grove
Florence Taylor
George Handel
Roy Williamson
Harold Schmidt
Luella Bremmer
Shannon
Louise _Byers
Denver Attig
Ralph Garner
Naaman Diehl
Hope Carbaugh
Mr. Carroll
C. K. Duncan
W. W. Williams
Phillip Plattenberger
Paul Grissinger
Margaret Heusinkvild
Dora Lee Smith
Carroll Remmers
William Janssen
Wysox
Margaret Williams
Phyllis Wagenknecht
Elkhorn Grove
Margaret Schryver
Local families host gatherings over weekend in Mt Carroll area
Chadwick News records Sunday visits as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Curley of Mt. Carroll spent the afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Harve Schreiner. Rev. and Mrs. Eldon Schriver and family, Donna Schriver and guest missionary Miss Crystal Springboon were dinner guests Saturday of Mrs. W. H. Taylor. Sunday they joined Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Bloyer and Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Lang for dinner and supper at Mrs. Kathryn Rahn’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Curley
Mt. Carroll
Harve Schreiner
Eldon Schriver
Donna Schriver
Crystal Springboon
W. H. Taylor
Home Economics Extension meetings schedule week of January 16
North Otter Creek Live Wires led by Mrs Clyde Broadwater meet at 2 00 pm with the major lesson Jewelry from Shells by Mrs Reynold Bloyer Craft Day Jan 19 at the bureau office 9 00 am to 5 00 pm featuring Wood Fiber Flowers Nylon Flowers and related materials Lanark Leaders Jan 20 at Mrs Orville Bowers 10 00 am major lesson Checking Brands of Canned Goods and Comparing Contents plus Wood Fiber Flowers by Mrs James Miller Hickory Grove Homemakers Jan 20 at Mrs Phillips 1 30 pm lesson Advantages of Living in this Community Book Review Lanark Night Jan 20 at Mrs Frank Parker 8 00 pm unit Handcraft Exhibit with Exchange of Patterns Shannon Rural Jan 21 at Mrs B Widtjes 1 30 pm book or article read roll call Nylon flowers Cherry Grove Jan 21 at Mrs D Bremmer 1 30 pm Home Nursing II Estate Planning Jan 22 at Farm Bureau Hall Mt Carroll 1 00 pm How To Hold Property and Gift Taxes by University of Illinois Ext Otter Creek Jan 23 at Mrs Robert McKean 11 30 am My Oldest or Most Prized Possession Demonstration of Fire Extinguisher and talk on Alaskan Trip Lanark Leaders Lanark Night Cherry Grove and Lima Larks welcome year goals Yeast Sweet Doughs and Mentally Develop Keep advised through Decoding activities. Guests include Mr and Mrs Earl Hartman and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Otter Creek
Clyde Broadwater
Reynold Bloyer
Home Bureau
Lanark
Orville Bowers
Louis Diehl
James Miller
Hickory Grove Homemakers
Phillips
Frank Parker
Faank Parker
Shannon Rural
B. Widtjes
Ruben Wilkin
Farm Bureau Hall
Mt. Carroll
Agricultural Economics Extension
University of Illinois
Otter Creek
Robert McKean
Lima Larks
District Cage Tourney Set For Thomson
Thomson high school hosts the district basketball tournament with four teams Chadwick Shannon Pearl City and the host squad. The winner advances to Morrison regional where three more Carroll County schools Lanark Mt Carroll Savanna and others compete. Milledgeville tops Shannon in Carroll conference action 55 40 as Mt Morris leads Blackhawk with a 49 37 win over Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pork Community High School
Thomson
Illinois High School Association
Chadwick
Shannon
Pearl City
Morrison
Carroll County
Lanark
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Fulton
Hanover
Prophetstown
Mt. Morris
Mt. Morris High School
Blackhawk
Dick Spink
Don Martin
Milledgeville
Carroll
Dick Fransen
Don Smith
Argyll Magician Tops 1952 Harness Honors
Argyll Magician of Mt. Carroll Argyll Stables won the high score award in the heavy harness division for 1952 from the American Horse Shows Association. He defeated all hackneys, took the Stake at Chicago and toured shows in Kansas City Harrisburg New York and Toronto. Other Argyll winners included Killearn Beauty and Argyll Magic. Mr and Mrs Campbell and manager Mrs Mary Holt attended the Waldorf luncheon where the trophy was presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Argyll
American Horse Show Association
Argyll Magician
S. J. Campbell
Mary Holt
America
Chicago
Kansas City
Harrisburg
New York
Local couples host, attend weddings and dinners around Mt Carroll area
Mr and Mrs Charles Linker plan a Friday dinner with Mr and Mrs Floyd Hartman near Mt Carroll. A Sunday ceremony at Community church united Miss Betty Brown and Victor Tracy of Savanna. Guests included Mrs Lee Hartman Sr and Ned Shoup along with Elwyn Allison Coleta and Mabel Alexander. Additional gatherings featured Leo Blair Sterling Anthony Dambman and A J Miller with Mabel Alexander. George Cambman Sr joined the Millers to Milledgeville for an evening visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Linker
Floyd Hartman
Mt. Carroll
Allen Shoup
Lee Hartman, Sr
Ned
Betty Brown
Victor Tracy
Savanna
Elwyn Allison
Coleta
Mabel Alexander
A. J. Miller
Leo Blair
Sterling
Anthony Dambman
George Cambman
Milledgeville
John Sauer
Carroll County Cage Tourney Draw Set At Lanark
The Carroll County Basketball Tournament runs Jan 19–23 at Milledgeville high school gym with pairings set after a conference meeting in Lanark. Top Mt Carroll faces Milledgeville Jan 19, Lanark plays Shannon Jan 20, with byes for Thomson and Chadwick and subsequent matches through Jan 22.
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Carroll County
Milledgeville High School
Lanark
Mt. Carroll
Milledgeville
Ianark
Shannon
Thomson
Chadwick
Lawrence Kreider
Louis Glenn
John Parks
Raymond Woodin
Chester Long
Local family returns home after long visit and hospital stay
Mrs. George Allison and son Noel came home Tuesday after weeks with relatives in Kings and Rochelle while Mr. Allison recuperates from surgery at Hines Veterans Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. John Sollenberger and Mrs. Harveylock and Mrs. J. Y. Stickell reached Louisville at 6 pm last Wednesday on their trip but faced about 75 miles of icy road ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Allison
Noel
Kings
Rochelle
Allison
Hines Veteran’s Hospital
John Sollenberger
Harveylock
J. Y. Stickell
Louisville
Pomona Grange names 1953 standing committees
Chadwick Carroll County Pomona Grange met with 40 members in Black Oak hall. Visitors from Whiteside and Sterling attended. A 6:30 dinner preceded reports and talks by members, with Lita Grabeklis sharing her Latvia to Mississippi journey. Standing committees listed include Home Economics led by Schmitt Nye Olson and others across legislative, program, publicity, agriculture, safety, youth, finance, health, and Good of the Order.
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Chadwick
Carroll County
Pomona Grange
Black Oak
Russell Nye
Charles Gordon
Lita Grabeklis
Latvia
Mississippi
Sterling
March of Dimes
Black Oak Grange Hall
Milledgeville
Rock Creek Grange Hall
Lanark
Pomona
Lee
Whiteside
LaSalle
Ogle County Grange
Clara Schmitt Beulah Nye
Edna Olson
Nathaniel Martz
Edgar Schugars
Frank Hawkins
Cora Dale
Helen Bryson
Kenneth Krempel
Chas. Gordon
Pete Libberton
John Halfman Sr
Ralph Roberts
Florence Halfman
Zelma Sears
Katie Miller
Maude Lang
Arlene Wolf
Alice Halfman
Chas. Burkholder
Emerly Lester
Wallace Ware
Evelyn Roberts
Bert Sites
Ruth Hussong
Delmar Lang
John Dittmar
Harold Stoner
District Grange Officers Meet At Chadwick
Northern Illinois district Grange officers held an all day conference at Black Oak Grange hall Chadwick with William Hans presiding. Lyle Wilcox led community singing. Talks covered home economics juvenile work youth committee and general Grange work. A chicken dinner for 55 followed. Representatives attended from Rock Creek Milledgeville Black Oak Jordan Genesee and Woodlawn Granges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Grange
Northern Illinois
Black Oak Grange Hall
William Hans
Black Oak Grange
Lyle Wilcox
Sterling
Belva Sturm
Dunlap
Florence Tiedend
Sallon
Leonard Fleming
Kewanee
James Newport
Belvidere
Legion Hall
Dorsey Kirk
Oblong
Elva Farber
Whiteside Pomona
Goldy Brooks
Buffalo Grange
Rock Creek
Milledgeville
Black Oak
Jordan
Genesee
Woodlawn
County Board OKs Hire For Foreman Of Highway Patrols
County supervisors approved hiring a foreman to supervise the county highway maintenance patrols by an 8 to 4 vote with one abstention and one absence. Unofficial reports name Glen Mummert of Freedom Township as the appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recebk
Mt. Carrolls
Glen Mummert
Freedom Township
Loren Cates
Mt. Carroll Township
Ronald Noble
Harold Ramer
Savanna
Punty Welfare Board
Public Building Committee
Farm Committee
Pearl City votes for 125000 school bond issue
Pearl City voters approved a 125000 bond to expand the school building. With 440 votes cast, the two propositions to improve the building and authorize the bond carried by 130. Plans include four classrooms a lunch room and two restrooms to relieve crowding and accommodate music programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl City
Board of Education
Schreiner Trip Visits Davenport Chicago Residents
Chester Schreiner of Davenport and Lester Schreiner of Chicago visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Christy Geison, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Weber, and Mrs. Viola Weber in a series of social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Schreiner
Davenport
Lester Schreiner
Chicago
Christy Geison
Ward Weber
Viola Weber
County Red Cross Chapter Meets Monday
The Carroll County American Red Cross chapter met Monday evening at Shimer College Mt. Carroll with 27 officers and members from all local branches. They honored Mary Mutchmore retiring home service chairman after nine years and noted knitted articles sent to Downey hospital. Next meeting March 9 in Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
The
American Red Cross
West Lounge
Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
Mary Mutchmore
Savanna
Home Service
Mutchmore
Downey Hospital
Alice Whitney
St. Louis
Red Cross
W. H. Taylor
Chadwick
Taylor
Lanark
Bess Humbert
John Magill
Morrison social notes mark several family visits
Sunday guests visited the Dale Baker home in Morrison including Mr and Mrs Charles Gordon and others. The Vos called on the Vandermyde residence near Morrison. Hartman family and Mr and Mrs Glen Hartman shared Monday supper at Emil Hartman’s. A birthday celebration honored Kay Goetz. Dixon’s Lster Messner visited Miles Byers’ home. Mrs George Cambman Jr left for Colorado Springs after attending George Dambman Sr 50th anniversary open house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gordon
Dale Baker
Morrison
DuWayne Vos
John Vandermyde
Glen Hartman
Emil Hartman
Baron Kay Goetz
Lster Messner
Dixon
Miles Byers
George Cambman, Jr
Colorado Springs
Colo
George Dambman Sr
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Babson’s Weekly Report
Babson
G. A. Finley
Corps of Engineers
Harriet Yates
Court News
Florida
U of I
Chadwick News
Home Bureau Notes
Earl Hartman
Earl Larson
Paul Unzicker
J. R. Smith
Mrs. Marshall _DeMey
Polo
Floyd Smith
Herb Sisler
Walter Schildt
Argyll Horse
Pat Kearnaghan
Robert Traum
Lanark Cagers
George Miller
George Creighton
Winslow
Dale Budde
Elizabeth
Ron Allen
John Rivera
March Dimes
Lee Beard
Arroll Pomona Grange Plans
County Red Cross Chapter
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