Flood Relief Efforts Extend Across Ohio and Mississippi Regions
Amid flood devastation in Ohio and lower Mississippi areas, communities rally to aid refugees and damaged farmlands. crews from multiple stations deploy trains and broadcasts to coordinate relief, with radio networks aiding communications while power failures hamper efforts. officials warn of waterborne health risks and urge broad support to meet rising needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Lower
Eitard
Isville
WSM
Nashville
Re-elect Diehl As President At Carroll County Farm Bureau Meeting
Naaman Diehl of Rock Creek township was unanimously re elected as president of the Carroll County Farm Bureau at the 13th annual meeting in the Thomson high school gym. Directors from townships were named, including Edwin Simon Washington George Randecker Woodland Earl Guinmner Freedom Ronald Art man Cherry Grove and others. A future date for the directors meeting was not set and about 700 people attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etter Paris
Naaman Diehl
Rock Creek Township
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Thomson
Edwin Simon
Washington
George Randecker
Woodland
Earl Guinmner
Freedom
Ronald Artman
Cherry Grove
John Henze
Shannon
E. van Dorn
Savanna
Lake Flickinger
Rock Creek
Harvid Manning
Lima
Eugene Murray
York
George Adolph
Fair Haven
Charles Livengood
Wysox
James Larher
Elkhorn Grove
Farm Bureau
Carroll
Donald Kirkpatrick
Enousa
Aml
Dart Popa
D. R. Lawer
Inurance
Roske i Fogel
Fogel
All Farm Bureau
Editorial on gold standard and election timing debated
The article discusses monetary policy and potential gold standard shifts, questioning value, international loans, and how a gold-backed money might work. It weighs fears of a cashless future, then shifts to political matters about the January 20 inauguration date and potential election disputes. It also reports on industrial labor unrest, auto plant strikes, and labor negotiations involving Ford and GM with no clear progress.
Pres Ident's Birthday Ball Draws Huge Thursday Crowd
A large crowd is expected Thursday night at Mt. Carroll high school gym for the Presidents Birthday ball with Ralph Slade and his orchestra. Residents from Lanark Chadwick Savanna and surrounding areas will attend a diverse program including solos duets readings and a floor show. Proceeds support infantile paralysis relief with 70 percent staying locally and 30 percent to the national fund. Savanna also hosts a Saturday event with an excellent orchestra and planned program. A Thom son high school dance with Martindale's orchestra is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Lanark
Chadwick
Mt. Carrol
Ralph Slade
Pipano
Fred Leigh
Ramona Powers
Savanna
Bill Rhodes
Anita Rahn
Maida Spencer
Reading
Virgil Marth
Maurine Palmer
Carroll
Truanna Bray
Ruth Seiler
Farm Bureau
National Fund
Thomson
Martindele
New Commander Takes Charge of Carroll Colored CCC Camp
Captain R R Judson assumed command of the colored CCC camp at Mt Carroll last week. Captain C Mc Laughlin who led the camp for the past year left Saturday to lead a colored veterans camp at Gilman. The News mentions families will reside in Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Colored CCC
R. R. Judson
Mt. Carroll
C. ©. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Gilman
Will Seek Two Million For Savanna Ordnance Depot
Dispatches from Washington report Rep. Leo A. Allen will seek a two million dollar appropriation to improve and enlarge the Savanna Ordnance Depot. The war department recommended the project, and Allen will lobby the Appropriations and Military Affairs committees as budget estimates are reviewed. If approved, funds would solidify the depot as a key protection point for the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leo A. Allen
Savanna Ordnance Depot
War Department
Allen
Appropriations and
Military Affairs Committees
Congress
Savanna Depot
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Community Committees Are Elected in Carroll County
County Agriculture Conservation association members were chosen at township meetings last week. The lists name chairmen, vice chairmen, members, and alternates for each township including Fair Haven York Cherry Grove Shannon Elkhorn Grove Wy son Rock Creek Lima Carroll Washington Savanns and Woodland with officials to elect county officers forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Agriculture Conservation Association
View
Voi
Carroll County
Fair Haven
Ray Moyer
Herman Daehler
George Adolph
William Sandel
York
Rudolph H. Holm
Eugene
Cherry Grove-Shannon
J. W. Erdmeier
Kenneth Winters
Charles Cheeseman, Jr
Everett Sturtevant
Elkhorn Grove-Wyson
Henry Rahn
W. ©. Bryson
John Fogel
Wesley Mesemier
Rock Creek-Lima
Edward Rahn
William Buattie
Harold Manning
Nathaniel Martz
Mr. Carroll
Glenn Bickelhaupt
Ed L. Dauphin
Vaughn Gaar
Dan Weidman
Salem
John G. Bisseller
Earl Keim
Roy Nycum
John Richter
Freedom
Freeman Law
Russell Tallman
John Zillhart
H. H. Butterbaurd
Talternate
Woodland
Henry Miller
Chaiman
Savanna Park Pool Project Faces Bond Vote and Labor Estimates
Estimates show 30 580 hours of WPA common labor at 46 cents per hour equating to about 12 200 dollars plus 2 820 hours of intermediate labor and 3 306 hours of skilled labor costing 2 162 and 2 354 dollars respectively. The 43 000 dollar project awaits approval in Washington with all labor and superintendence costs totaling 18 015 funded federally. The park district would rent two trucks and a concrete mixer for 120 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Savanna Park District
Washington
Park District
Fox Farm Owner Linked to Lanark Area in Millville
In Rural Progress a fox farm near Millville Minnesota owned by William Ullman is noted. Ullman is brother-in-law to Earl Hower and C P Hower of Lanark and formerly resided near Lanark. Kenneth Flickinger, once employed at Ullman’s fox farm, now works at the Ford garage in Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Lanark
Rural Progress
Millville
Minn
William Uilman
Mr. Ulman
Earl Hower
C. P. Hower
Kenneth Flickinger
Ford Garage
Mr. Ullman
Hox Farm
Sunderland, Civil War Vet, Celebrates 90th Birthday
W F Sunderland, one of three remaining Civil War veterans in Carroll County, marked his 90th birthday with an open house at his daughters Milledgeville home. Born January 24 1847 in Birmingham England he enlisted at 16 in 1864 and served through 1865 in Company D First Regiment U S Veteran Volunteer Engineers. He later ran a Milledgeville photography studio before retiring to live with his daughters Cora Ruby Sunderland and Lamone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Sunderland
Carroll County
Milledgeville
Mr Sunderland
Mr. Sunderland
Birmingham
England
United States
U. S. Veteran Volunteer Engineers
Milwaukee
Wis
Sunderland
Chattancore
Tenn
Martha Fussell
Columbus
Illinois
Main Street
Cora
Ruby Sunderland
Lamoine
Elgin
Elix Gilmore
Beaver Dam
Truman Kroh
Patsy
Goldthorpe
Truman Korh
Polo
Joseph Thomas
Savanna Scouts Plan Anniversary Week Celebration
Savanna scouts plan a week of events for the 27th anniversary of the Scout movement. Feb 7 troops from Methodist Presbyterian and Catholic churches attend morning services at their churches. Rotary and Lions troops join at Community church and Chestnut Park. Feb 8 marks the main celebration with a 7 30 pm rally at the high school gym featuring a Roosevelt broadcast and remarks by James B West. A moving picture and county court of honor follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savatina
Rotary Club Haven
Lions Club
Chestnut Park
Roosevelt
James B. West
Teachers Wages Reached 163595 With 563 Pupils Reported
A historical town report lists total teacher wages at 163595 dollars and pupil enrollment at 563 across country schools. It notes additional data not fully legible in fragments, outlining district finances and staffing as of the period.
Rural salaries set in Carroll county teachers survey
County Superintendent Lawrence E. Bruch releases figures showing Carroll county teachers will receive 163595 in salaries this year. Rural educators total 48259 with an average 567 75 yearly pay. City grade teachers average 917 97 and high school teachers 1279 66. Rural schools run 8.12 months on average. 59 eight months, 5 eight and a half, 21 nine months. Pupils total 953. teachers to pupil ratio 1 to 111.3. Twelve rural teachers are new, three city grade entrants, four high school entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Supt. O
Lawrence EB. Bruch
Carroll County Game Warden Sent to Flood Area
Game Warden Thomas Hand of Carroll County left Tuesday for southern Illinois after orders from Springfield to report at once at Eldorado. He will aid relief and rescue efforts in the flooded district near Eldorado and Shawneetown Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hand
Carroll County
Ilinois
Springfield
Eldorado
That City
Shawneetown
County Flood Relief Quota Set At $100 In Red Cross Plan
Carroll county raises its flood relief quota to 3100 by the national Red Cross announces Albert M. Grennon county chairman. Donations accepted at Chadwick Thomson Lanark Milledgeville Shannon Mt Carroll and three Savanna spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Carroll County
National Red Cross Organization
Albert M. Grennon
County Red Cross
Chadwick
Thomson, Lanark
Miliedgeville
Shannon
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
MacDowell Trio to Perform at Frances Shimer Saturday
The MacDowell Trio with Edna Crum violin Elizabeth Roehlk cello and Magde McFarland piano visits Frances Shimer Junior College Mt Carroll IL on Saturday evening Jan 30. A stereopticon show combines music poetry and art featuring composers like Tchaikovsky Wagner McDowell Mozart Bridge Schubert Brahms and poets Emerson Longfellow and artists Corot Raphael Inness Caveny. The program aims to elevate taste and inspire further study with second semester starting Feb 2 and new student enrollments for both high school and college. Special art music and swimming registrants may enroll Jan 30 2 to 4 PM at Metcalf Hall registrar. tap dancing class may begin Feb 6 if ten enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacDowell
Edna Crum
Elizabeth Roehlk
Magde McFarland
Lest
Chicago
Frances Shimer Junior College
Tschaikowski
Wagner
McDowell
Mozach
Bridge
Schubert
Brahms
Joe
Emerson
Longfellow
Erdman
Corot
Raphael
Inness
Miller
Franklin Caveny
Mt. Carroll
Metcalf Hall
Northwestern utilities seek rate cut from Illinois commission
Northwestern Minor Utilities company asks the Illinois Commerce Commission for lower electric rates in the district. Thomas Hand, a district game warden, ordered to flood southern Illinois to aid relief and rescue work, leaves Monday. Naaman Diechi of Rock Creek township is reelected president of Carroll County Farm Bureau at a Thomson meeting Monday. Directors elected and annual report read, near 700 others attend. Farm bureau officials stress keeping farm account books. report shows 30 Carroll County farmers using a record system. more interest hoped this year. Carroll County Agricultural Conservation association elects township representatives, four from each community, to organize for the 1937 farm program. W. S. Sunderland of Milledgeville, Civil War veteran, celebrates 90th birthday Sunday at daughter’s home. Enlisted at 17 and served to war’s end. Carroll County teachers will receive $163,595 in salaries this school year. rural teachers average $567, city teachers $917, high school $1,279. Miles Rogers of Elkhorn Grove to head Carroll Service Company. annual report notes 1936 gross income the largest in the company’s history. I. S. Williams of Savanna elected chairman of Carroll County Commission of Public Welfare. welfare office reports 458 pensions approved in 1934, 58 rejected. total county pensions at $824,006.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naaman Diechi
Rock Creek Township
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Thomson
Pether
Farm Bureau
Carroll County
Miles Rogers
Elkhorn Grove
Carroll Service Company
I. S. Williama
Savanna
Carroll County Commission of Public Welfare
Superintendent of Welfare Office
Businesarm
Carrell Service Company
Lanark
Mt. Carrol
Miles Rogers Re-Elected Head Of Carroll Service Co
Miles Rogers of Elkhorn Grove was re elected president of the Carroll Service Co at the annual meeting held Monday during the Farm Bureau gathering in Thomson. Rogers has led the firm since its 1931 founding. Directors elected were Arthur Hiss, Freeman Law, John Warner, Ray Moyer, Howard Woessner, Dan Weidman, and Mr Carroll. retiring directors were Floyd Zu Pred Line and Elmer Frederick. Despite record gross income, net income fell to 226.53 from 22,108.51 last year due to over one percent rise in the cost of renovations in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Frederick
Keeping Farm Accounts Emphasized At Farm Bureau Meeting
Farm Bureau reports stressed the importance of accurate farm records for profit and cost of production. Twenty Carroll county farmers kept books last year, and two meetings will check old accounts and start new books on February 1 and 2.
Northwestern Illinois Utilities Seeks Rate Cuts for Farm Lines
Governor Horner's Rural Electrification Committee reports two electric firms Mt Carroll and Northwestern Illinois Utilities propose new farm line extensions. Mt Carroll would cover lines if farmers pledge at least 15 dollars per mile monthly for 60 months, then 3 dollars after. Northwestern offers a 50 month plan financing extensions up to 50 times monthly revenue. Current cost is 5.75 per 100 kilowatt hours serving Chadwick Thomson Savanna Mt Carroll and Sabula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uility
Mt. Carmel Company
Northwestern Ollinois Utilities
Savanna
Horner
State Rural Electrification Committee
Mt. Carroll Company
Wabash County
Northwestern
Carroll County
County Red Cross Relief Drives Flood Aid in Carroll County
Red Cross chapters, American Legion posts, and civic groups in Carroll County mobilize to raise ice and clothing for flood victims along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. County officials report donations well above the $100 target, with Savanna, Chadwick, Mt. Carroll, and the Commercial club leading contributing efforts amid ongoing rescues and harsh weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Carroll County
American Legion
Ohio
Mississippi
Legion
Savanna
Red Cross Chapter
Chadwick
Sequoia Club of
Mt. Carrol
Commercial Club
S Williams named head of welfare group in Carroll County
S Williams of Savanna was chosen chairman of the Carroll County Commission of Public Welfare after two new members joined. J F Lower of Lanark was named vice chairman. A county report shows 458 approved assistance applications and 24,866 dollars paid in old age pensions from spring to January 15. An investigator position was authorized after prior attempts to hire staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. S. Williams
Savanna
Carroll County
State Office
Martin Ginie
Cunningham Divorce Granted in Circuit Court
Lucille Cunningham of Chadwick was granted a divorce from Kent Cunningham of Joliet in Circuit Court in Mt Carroll Thursday. Judge Albert H. Manus of Freeport presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Cunningham
Chadwick
Kent Cunningham
Joliet
Mt. Carroll
Albert H. Manus
Freeport
Marriage License Issued to Beh rens and Mackey
A marriage license was issued Saturday January 23 to Arthur H Behrens of Milledgeville and Mae Mackey of Chadwick by County Clerk Walter Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Behrens
Milledgeville
Mae Mackey
Chadwick
Walter Watson
Probate Will for Hiram George Admitted in Mt. Carroll
The will of the late Hiram George of Chadwick was admitted to probate by County Judge O. M. Grove in Mt. Carroll last week. The estate is valued at about 11,500 dollars, with all property left to the widow Anna M. George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram George
Chadwick
O. M. Grove
Mt. Carroll
Anna M. George
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Ted
Frork
Diehl
Back Parcel Farm Bureau
Treasury
F Reserve Board
Eor
Case
Evs
General Motors
Ical
Wes
Vike
Auto Workers
Rac
Gntold Nuffertag
Avanna
Vee BN
Ordnance Depot
Savanna Scouts
Superintendent OF Schools
Frances Shimer
Northwestern Minor Utilities Company
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Carroll County Agricultural Conservation Association
W. S. Sunderland
Milledgehire
Carroll Service CO
Thomson, Savan~na
Sabuia
Funds For Refugees
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