Chadwick Family Firm Builds Tables For National Campgrounds
The Chadwick Manufacturing Company in Chadwick Illinois is run by Donald E. Smith and his son Allen. They produce picnic table frames since 1956 and supply Hershey Pennsylvania Johnson Wax Colorado Springs Garden of the Gods and Campgrounds of America with tables. The workshop also makes grills bench frames and ornamental iron work. The sons Dwight 13 and Eric 8 help as needed and the shop includes heavy equipment like a ten foot press break and three punches. A major headache involved 52 inch tubing misorder that could have cost thousands but a design change saved per table and kept the business flourishing.
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Chadwick Manufacturing Company
Freeport
Hershey Chocolate Company
No. 1
Chocolate Avenue
Hershey
Pennsylvania
Johnson Wax Company
Garden of the Gods
Colorado Springs
Colorado
America
West Branch
Iowa
Smith
Don Smith
Allen
Donald E. Smith
Dwight
Mr. Smith
Smith Allen
Eric
Lens
Ailen
CCDC Reports Successful Year and Re-elect Officers
The Car roll County Development Corporation held its annual meeting on January 15 with about 35 members. President Martin Lantau presided as officers were re-elected, and treasurer R C Bush reported a net worth of 13340.90, up 289.85 from last year.
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Carroll County Development Corporation
Farm Bureau Hall
Martin Lantau
Savanna
Lee Rogers
Carroll
R. C. Bush
Thomson
Miller Seeks Reelection to Illinois House District 39
Kenneth W. Miller of Sterling announces Republican candidacy for re election in the 39th District covering Bureau Carroll Henry Stark and Whiteside Counties. A two term state representative, he serves on Revenue Judiciary and Agriculture committees and on the Illinois Mississippi Canal Sinnissippi Lake Commission. Miller is a Sterling attorney and World War II Navy veteran born near Erie Whiteside County.
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Kenneth W. Miller
Sterling
Bureau
Carroll
Henry
Stark
Whiteside
Miller
Important Revenue Committee
Judiciary Committee
Agriculture Committee
Sinnissippi Lake
Erie
Whiteside County
Erie High School
University of Iowa
Pacific
Miller & Helm
Thomson Review publication masthead of Thomson Illinois
The Thomson Review served Thomson Illinois with weekly Thursday issues. Published by K C. and J Whitney with J K Whitney as editor and Lila Atherton as news editor. The newspaper carried second class postage and listed a yearly subscription price of three dollars.
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the Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Thomson Review
K.C
J. K. Whitney
Lila Atherton
Thomson
Illinois
Annual Meet Features Hay and Silage Show
The Carroll County Soil and Water Conservation District hosts its Annual Meeting with the Ex tension Soils and Crops Day on Wednesday January 24 at the Naa man Diehl Auditorium Mount Carroll. The program begins at 10 30 a m and includes a Hay and Silage Show with divisions for Corn Silage Haylage and Baled or Chopped Hay. Prizes awarded to division winners judges are Stan Smith and Harold Harms. A Deere and Company official speaks on future farm machinery plus a district director election and a panel on Experiences with Narrow Row Cropping. A free noon lunch is provided by Carroll Service Company.
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Carroll County Soil & Water Conservation District
Naaman Diehl
Mount Carroll
Stan Smith
University of Illinois
Harold Harms
Farm Service Producers Seed Company
S. R
Carroll Service Company
Lanark
Illinois
Carroll County Roads Slated For Improvement
Willett and Hofmann Associates of Dixon engineering firm hired by the Carroll County Board of Supervisors to draft two road projects totaling about 180000 dollars. Plans cover 2.5 miles on ideal roads between Illinois 78 and Chadwick and 3.3 miles from near Milledgeville to the Whiteside county line. The Milledgeville project includes straightening a curve, with the board’s right of way committee authorized to pay land value plus 3.00 per rod for barbed wire removal and 4.50 per rod for woven wire removal.
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Willett and Hofmann Associates
Dixon
Carroll County Board of Supervisors
Illinois 78
Chadwick
Milledgeville
Whiteside County
Movie to be Shot at Galena in August
The film Gaily Gaily will be shot next August in Galena Illinois. It centers on playwright Ben Hecht and is produced by Mirisch Productions. About 40 horses and 26 carriages used in filming are housed at Elizabeth fairgrounds and will be moved closer to Galena if space is found.
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Galena, Ilinois
Ben Hecht
Mirisch Productions
Elizabeth
Illinois
Galena
March of Dimes Campaign Begins
A brief campaign appeal notes how donations fund nearly one hundred birth defects research centers and treatment facilities. It marks the National Foundation's 30th year since starting the polio campaign and urges readers to mail gifts for children’s medical care.
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National Foundation
Hog Raising Tips Talk by University Expert at Milledgeville
Illinois ag engineer Art Muehling says slotted floors reduce labor in farrowing more than any other confinement phase. He speaks January 22 at 7 30 p.m. in Milledgeville High School gym. Also discusses insulating ventilating swine buildings feed handling and manure disposal. Chuck Bloomberg and Wilbur Paulus urge organized hog raiser marketing and research efforts. all area hog raisers urged to attend.
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Muehling
University of Illinois Ag
Carroll County
Milledgeville High School
Chuck Bloomberg
Illinois Pork Producers Association
Wilbur Paulus
Lincoln
Iinois
Illinois Group
Village Blacksmith Echoes in Carroll County Enterprise
A profile of a 53 year old family leader who runs a Carroll County business, dabbles in antiques and farming, and has manufactured fine cigar ashes for decades. He showcases a hand rolled cigar as his trademark and loves hand labor. An interview notes his ideals and pride in the Chadwick Manufacturing Company plant tour.
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Mary
Chadwick Manufacturing Company
Carroll County
School District 300 Faces Denied Motion to Dismiss
Circuit Judge James Bales denied a motion to dismiss a suit filed by parents of three Savanna athletes suspended from the school year sports for alleged training rule violations. A hearing is scheduled for Monday January 22 at 9 30 a m. The athletes named are Rick Brown George Kammas and Dan Provant.
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Savanna Community Unit School District 300
James Bales
Dixon
Rick Brown
George Kammas
Dan Provant
4 H Yield Winners to be Honored in Urbana
Top Minnois 4 H Club corn and soybean producers will be honored January 20 in a recognition banquet at the University of Illinois Urbana campus. Winners will receive wrist watches and trophies for district top yields. Ten $150 scholarships are awarded for best 4 H Club records. Sponsored by FS Services and affiliated firms with the Extension Service.
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Urbana
FS Services, Inc
Extension Service
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Ulini Union
University of Illinois
Building permit issued for $180,000 plant near Mount Carroll
Supervisors approved a $180,000 building permit for Locke Manufacturing Company of Lodi Ohio to construct a ten acre factory on the southwest edge of Mount Carroll. The plant will produce wrought iron railings and is expected to begin operations in the spring.
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Carroll County Board of Supervisors
Locke Manufacturing Company
Lodi
Ohio
Mt. Carroll
Mount Carroll
Veterans to Meet in Mount Carroll Legion Hall
The Carroll County Barracks Veterans of World War I will hold a meeting Sunday January 21 at 2 p.m. in the Legion Hall Mount Carroll.
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Carroll County
Legion Hall
Mount Carroll
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