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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
1
The War Production Board bans rubber use in girdles and foundation garments after February 1, urging women to find alternative means to maintain figures. The item notes rationing and shifts in daily life amid wartime shortages.
Four more employees including a full time junior visitor and three part time assistants will join the Carroll county department of public welfare by Feb 1. The office will move to new quarters in the southern section of the Carroll Theatre building. Naomi Eisfeller will be the junior visitor, selected after civil service exams and interview. Training begins Feb 5 at Dixon for two weeks. New part time staff are Joan Kramer Patty Lou Pelican and Jeanette Kehl. Existing staff include Mrs. Richter superintendent Martin Gine visitor and Charlotte Atherton Virginia Johnston assistants. The office now handles aid to dependent children in addition to old age assistance. Judge Franklin J. Stransky escaped uninjured when his car left the road near Morrison on route 78 and 30 while en route to a circuit court hearing.
A Carroll County resident announces as a Republican candidate for County Clerk in the April primary. He notes farming until 1929, 11 years as York township assessor, work on Chadwick and Thomson Reviews, Burns Detective Co, business college at Clinton Iowa, and Illinois State University brief study. He cites roles in dairy and farm organizations and a family ties claim to county naming. He asks for votes and support.
Milledgeville cagers edged Mt Carroll 36 82 in overtime to halt Carrolls five game conference skid. Mt Carroll led 11 6 in the first period, trailed 22 17 at halftime, tied 32 all at the end of regulation, then Milledgeville scored four unanswered points in overtime.
Lawrence E Brudi county superintendent attended a state meeting of county superintendents in Springfield. Discussion focused on six day school weeks to shorten terms and release students for farm work. Thomson High plans six days and end term early May. Milledgeville and Chadwick officials explore similar moves. legality under section 188 may bar Saturday teaching, clarity pending.
A stream of notices from Savanna and nearby towns reports deaths from Savanna to Lanark. David Hammond 80 dies after illness. services held in Savanna with burial in Savanna cemetery. William H Moore 91 dies at home in East Savanna. funeral in Mt. Carroll and burial in Oak Hill. Clinton Rahn 67 dies in Moline after pneumonia. Trinity Lutheran rites in Lanark. Alfred C. Calehan 75 dies in Savanna hospital after heart attack. burial in Linwood, Dubuque. Jacob Zacharewicz 63 dies in Savanna hospital. funeral at St John’s Church. Peter Blom 89 of Mt. Carroll dies after a fall and pneumonia at Savanna hospital. survivors listed.
Savanna high school basketball team defeated DeWitt 47 to 21 in an Iowa conference game on Friday but lost 41 to 17 to Davenport on Saturday. Mr and Mrs M E Spencer and daughter Cheryl of Tampico visited Ralph and Mrs Anderson over the weekend. Spencer family stayed several days.
Four vehicles were wrecked in two head on collisions at the Knauer corner on Route 64 near Mt. Carroll. One injury reported as fog and slick pavement contributed to crashes occurring around 7:25 and 8:15 a m with drivers Robert Colehour Robert Bishop J Signor and George Ilton Jr involved along with several minor incidents.
Shannon defeats Lanark 31 to 20 at Shannon arena to pull into a first place tie in the Carroll conference with four wins and one loss. Rodermel and Erdmier lead Shannon with six baskets apiece while Aurand and Keever lead Lanark with six and one field goal respectively. Lanark’s reserves lose 16-14 in the preliminary.
Township supervisors and county officials from five counties met in Freeport to discuss home rule for counties and townships. LaSalle County's state’s attorney denounced efforts to centralize authority. District officers and directors were named, including William Scheffner as president and Roy Rife as vice president, with nine named directors across the counties.
Judge Leon A. Zick presided at a Mt Carroll circuit court session. Marriage licenses issued by County Clerk Walter Watson include Wm A Ethridge and Katherine Bleakley, both of Mt Carroll, and Henry W Johnson with Lois Kielman of Shannon. Real estate transfers feature multiple warranty and quitclaim deeds including Myrtle B. Colehour to Webster W Wagner, Monroe Poffenberger to Mary Fiseman, Lizzie M. Mills to Harry E. Stoner, Dorothy Skaren to Harrison Osborn Jr., and others in Savanna Lanark West Carroll Wysox areas.
Carroll county collected 97.3 percent of its current levy in 1940 with back taxes lifting total to 98.9 percent, above Illinois’ 96.4 percent current and 98.4 percent total. The survey by Barcus, Kindred & Co. notes most counties fared well, with 82 counties at or above 95 percent total collections.
Judge A J Schieneman in Whiteside county circuit court at Morrison issued a writ of certiorari in the suit by J. Akker and John C. Kadyk against Fulton Community high school district trustees. The order requires all books of the trustees to be brought to court for examination over the Ustick township separation and its joining to York community high school district in Carroll county. Residents objected to Ustick joining Fulton and sought to move the area to York. trustees granted permission, but litigation to retain Ustick in Fulton continues.
War era guidance urges farmers to conserve tires as rubber imports risk and tire demand rises. J W Erdmi er, County USDA War Board chair, calls recapping retreading and vulcanizing to aid the war effort and secure tire certificates for farm use.
Taxpayers across Carroll County face about 15 500 less in 1941 than 1940 with most townships reporting lower totals due to a reduced county rate. Mt Carroll York and Fair Haven lead in savings while a few townships show minor increases for school or local needs. Personal property and first real estate installments are due by June 1 to avoid penalties.
Carroll county announces February tire quotas smaller than January with limits of 13 tires and 11 tubes for passenger cars and 28 truck tires and 48 truck tubes. The weekly certificates cap at three and a fraction passenger car tires and seven truck tires. The state February allotment is 29.8 percent below January. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Martens hosted Sunday dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bast and Rose and June Kingery of Lanark.
The U S Engineer office Rock Island schedules a public auction at 10 a m February 13 two miles south of Savanna near the round barn west of route 80 for government buildings in Mississippi river pool area No 13. Bids to lease some tracts may also be accepted with minimum annual rent of 15 dollars and a 25 dollar good faith deposit.
Officers of the Mount Carroll Horsemen's association were re elected at a meeting last week. They are C. R. Colehour president Mrs Mary Holt vice president Mildred Hurley secretary and K B Schmidt publicity manager. The association tentatively plans to hold a benefit horse show on May 31 with proceeds to go to worthy organizations.
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