Babson Details Personal Investments in Greeting Cards and Seeds
Babson explains his own investments in Gibson Greeting Cards and Asgrow Seed Company. He notes the greeting card maker’s reach and a half billion seeds planted annually per shareholder. He cites seed quality, stockholder satisfaction, and Russia’s view on seedlings and cards as part of his reasoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Gibson Greeting Cards, Incorporated
Cincinnati
Asgrow Seed Company
United States
Russia
Moscow
Milledgeville Couples Announce Betrothal for Carol Sue
Mr and Mrs Raymond Peter announce the engagement of their daughter Carol Sue to Roy Frederick son of Walter Frederick both of Milledgeville. An early fall wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Peterson
Milledgeville
Carol Sue
Roy Frederick
Walter Frederick
Probationary Permit Issued to Local Motorist
Springfield announces a probationary driving permit issued by the Secretary of State to Howard L. Prins of Rt. 1 Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Charles F. Carpentier
Howard L. Prins
Rt. 1
Thomson
Earl C. Smith Former IAA President Dies at 75
Earl C. Smith, 75, longtime Illinois Agricultural Association leader and former American Farm Bureau vice president, died Friday in Detroit after a three month illness. Born February 14, 1886, in Pittsfield, he chaired IAA from 1926 to 1945 and received the Farm Bureau’s Distinguished Service to Agriculture award. Funeral services will be held Monday in Detroit with burial in Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Smith
Illinois Agricultural Assoc
Detroit
Smith
Jacksonville
IAA
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
AFBF
Pittsfield
Annie
Wm. Thomas Smith
Highway 78 Opens Into Mount Carroll After Pavement Work
Completion of a new pavement at the Mt. Carroll south edge removes access bottlenecks from Route 52 64. The route now extends from Route 64 north to Shimer College with a nearly level grade and new paving south of Route 64 to the railroad overpass. Rebuilt sections include former Route 64 west lead to businesses and the street to Milwaukee station. The Clay Benton four way stop at the Routes 64 78 junction is eliminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Shimer College
College
Milwaukee Station
City
Clay and
Benton Streets
Carroll County Welfare Deartment
Acker
E. M. Colli
Carroll
4-H Exhibit Takes Center Stage in Farm Bureau Hall
Members of Home Economics 4-H clubs presented 65 room improvement projects at the 4-H show in Farm Bureau Hall on June 27 and 29. Winners and alternates across Table Covers, Winter and Flower Arrangements, 5-Year Room Plans, and Pictures include Ardath Flack, Priscilla, Marilyn Geisz, and others, with Ardath Flack selected for the Illinois State Fair and Marilyn Geisz named alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Hall
Margaret Becker
Jacobstown
Kimberlee Schoonhoven
Rockettes
Marilyn Geisz
Carrollettes
Delight Siedenburg
Echo Valley
Diane Flickinger
Rosemary Weigle
Priscilla
Connie Provant
Connie Libberton
Elaine Haas
Jeanne Barnes
Paula Frey
Barbara Kerr
Sherry Smith
Karen Wirtjes
Ardath Flack
Louis Dauphin
Karen Krum
Daune Emnyre
Nancy Hopkins
Loleta Moore
Joan Gudema
Barbada Bauch
Debbie Bauch
Kathy Bess
Diana Beyers
Sherrie Buckwalter
Suellen Finer
Susan Heid
Sharon Law
Camilla Mackay
Kathleen Messmer
Sheri Miller
Susan Morgan
Janice Reiff
Norene Schautz
Deborah Schreiner
Mt. Carroll
Shannon
Savanna
Ardith Flack
Janice Kent
Former Mt. Carroll Pastor Rev. K. K. Olafson Dies
Funeral services for the Rev. K. K. Olafson 80 former Lutheran pastor in Mt. Carroll were held at First Lutheran Church with Lutheran District officers conducting. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. He died June 27 at his Manchester Iowa home. Born September 28 1880 in Gardar North Dakota he married Ethel Phillips April 2 1945 in Mt. Carroll. Surviving are his widow a daughter three sons a stepson and 14 grandchildren. His first wife preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
K. K. Olafson
First Lutheran Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Olafson
Manchester
Iowa
Gardar
N. D
Kristimm Olafson
Ethel Phillips
Young Men Fined On Liquor Charges In Carroll County
Courthouse records show Jack Mills Neal Dauphin Jr and Erwin Dauphin of Savanna faced Carroll County Court on June 28 for minor liquor purchases and possession with the seal broken in a motor vehicle. Mills had charges dismissed. Neal fined 10 and 50 dollars plus costs. Erwin fined 100 dollars plus costs. Both placed on probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Mills
Neal Dauphin Jr
Erwin Dauphin
Savanna
Carroll County
Edward J. Turnbaugh
Mills
Neal
Erwin
Divorced Hopkins Pair Granted Divorce in Carroll Circuit Court
A divorce was granted June 30 in Carroll county circuit court to Phyllis Hopkins from Ralph Hopkins of Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Phyllis Hopkins
Ralph Hopkins
Savanna
Itinerant merchant faces two indictments in June grand jury
Glen Blackman appeared in circuit court on charges of conducting business as an itinerant merchant without a license and operating a confidence game. The case was continued to July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Blackman
Licensed to Wed Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk
County Clerk W M Nipe issued licenses to Robert Hook of Thomson and Julienne Snyder of Savanna to James V Nooney and Eleanor Hummel Hartman both of Lanark. Also listed are David H Overdorf of Cincinn... and Shari Ann Linton of Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Nipe
Robert Hook
Thomson
Julienne Snyder
Savanna
James V. Nooney
Eleanor Hummel Hartman
Lanark
David H. Overdorf
Conemaugh, Pa
Shari Ann Linton
Last Rites Held For Carl William Plock
Funeral services for Carl William Plock of Lanark were held July 1 at 2 00 pm in Lanark Frank Funeral Home. The Rev Merle Hawbecker officiated with Mrs Wayne Derrer at the organ. Burial followed in Lanark Cemetery. Plock, born August 8 1883 in Lima Township, farmed locally until 1946 and left no immediate survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl William Plock
Lanark
St.ancis Hospital
Freeport
Frank Funeral Home
Merle Hawbecker
Boston
West Branch Church of the Brethren
Wayne Derrer
Robert Keim
Elmer Houzenga
Keith Burkholder
Donald Earnest
Marvin Vietmeier
Nick Hamer
Carl Plock
Lima Township
Joseph
Belle Osborne Plock
Timber Lake Is Popular Recreation Site
Weather has drawn visitors to Mackay's Timber Lake resort with many locals and out of state guests camping over the holiday weekend. Don Mackay reports 100 campsites on the west side, 50 outfits set up, with reservations from as far as Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Facilities include showers toilets and electric outlets for groups, plus swimming, boating, and fishing opportunities at the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackay
Timber Lake
Don Mackay
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Blackhawk PCA Manager Named to State Committee
W. Ross Hostetter of Freeport Illinois, manager of Blackhawk Production Credit Association, was elected to the Illinois Managers Executive Committee at the Illinois Managers Conference June 15 16 at the Wagon Wheel near Rockton. The committee of 18 includes three Illinois PCA managers serving staggered three year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ross Hostetter
Freeport
Illinios
Blackhawk Production Credit Association
Illinois Managers
Illinois
Wagon Wheel
Rockton
Illinois P. C. A
Family of Myrta Groharing Gathers At Chadwick Park
A July 2 Chadwick Village Park reunion honored Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Luckstead of San Fernando California and family. Attendees included the Scudders Groharing and Hoffman families from Dixon Morrison Thomson Clinton and Chadwick with Myrta Groharing also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrta Groharing
Chadwick Park
Chadwick Village Park
Wesley Luckstead
San Fernando
Calif
Luckstead
Vernis Scudder
Dixon
Clyde Groharing
Richard Groharing
Fay Groharing
Gayle
Fred Groharing
Jerry
Keith
Kenneth
Donald Adolph
Michael
Kevin
Becky
Larry
Bessie Ghoharing
Chadwick
Real Estate Transfers Across Milledgeville Savanna and Savanna
A series of conveyances listed includes John W. Schryver and wife to Milledgeville Farmers Elevator Co. validation, Minnie Law to Ralph Lee Freeman, Jennie Kelly to Collins E. Newman and wife, Archie J. Schafer and wife to William R. Wacker and wife, Charles E. Howes and wife to L 5 6 b 1 Helles, Josephine V. Hutchison to Eugene W. Litwiller and wife, Alonzo Knight and wife to Paul W. Reibel and wife, Merle Atherton as executor to Hobart S. Holland and wife, and a court judgment for $1239.37 in the Illinois Dari Delite Corp. v. Richard S. McGinty and wife case in Carroll county circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Schryver
Milledgeville Farmers Elevator Co
Qed
Meyers
Milledgeville
Minnie Law
Ralph Lee Freeman
Stover & Emmett
Mt. Carroll
Jennie Kelly
Collins E. Newman
Savanna
Archie J. Schafer
William R. Wacker
Mortons
Washington
Merle Atherton
Hobart S. Holland
O. T. Thomson
Carroll County
Illinois Dari Delite Corp
Richard S. McGinty
Three Savanna youths held after two burglaries
Richard McColley Floyd Noble and Gary Collins all 18 of Savanna were jailed in Carroll County after two burglaries early last Thursday. Authorities tied them to an oil station burglary in Savanna and a country store burglary six miles north of Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Savanna
Richard McColley
Floyd Noble
Gary Collins
Langs and visitors stay at Paul Farley home in Wellsville
Mr and Mrs Wayne Lang along with Karen and David Lang visited Paul Farley’s home in Wellsville, New York overnight. Clara Weitzel, formerly residing in Mt Carroll, has moved to Thomson Illinois and can be reached at Box 422 c o Helen Falls Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Lang
Karen
David
Wellsville
New York
Paul Farley
Clara Weitzel
Mt. Carroll
Thomson
Box 422
Helen Falls
Thomson, Ill
John Zillhart Funeral Rites Held Tuesday
Funeral services for 82 year old John Zillhart of Freedom township were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Frank funeral home Mt. Carroll with Rev. Herbert Edwards officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill cemetery. Zillhart died Sunday morning at his home. He was born August 19, 1878 in Mt. Carroll, married Artie Sisler in 1906, and is survived by his widow a son Alvin of Mt. Carroll a daughter Mrs Virgil Hanel of Chadwick three grandchildren and a sister Lydia Brill of Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zillhart
Mr. Carroll
Frank
Mt. Carroll
Herbert Edwards
United Brethren Church
Coleta
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Zillhart
Freedom Township
Milledgeville Woman Mrs W W Fike Dies at 84
Mrs W W Fike 84 died June 28 in a Gratiot Wisconsin nursing home where she had lived. Funeral services were 2 p m Saturday at Milledgeville Brethren church with burial in Dutchtown cemetery. Ella Haugh born 1877 in Hagerstown Md married W W Fike in 1898 and was a Milledgeville deaconess active in church activities. Surviving are two daughters, three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, two sisters and a brother. Her husband preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Fike
Milledgeville
Gratiot
Wis
Brethren Church
Dutchtown
Ella Haugh
Hagerstown
Tobias
Jane McClanahan Haugh
Donald
Vivian) Peugh
Coleta
P. V
Irene) Norwood
Evanston
Frank Olin
Sam Geary
Polo
Harry
Funeral services for Roy Sandiford held in Mt Carroll
Funeral services for Roy Sandiford 82 native of Mt Carroll were conducted at 1 p m Saturday at the Frank funeral home with Rev James Green Baptist pastor officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill cemetery. He died Thursday morning June 29 in a Waterman nursing home. Born July 3 1879 in Mt Carroll he was the son of Thomas and Margaret Sandiford and never married. Several nieces and nephews survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Sandiford
Mt. Carroll
Frank
James Green
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Sandiford
Waterman
Thomas
Margaret Sandiford
Milledgeville Resident James A. Sarber Dies at 79
Funeral services for James A. Sarber 79 lifelong Milledgeville area resident were held at Elk horn E U B church with Rev. Willard Gross and Rev. Ira Wilson officiating. Burial followed in Brick Church cemetery. Sarber died June 29 in Dixon Public hospital after a lingering illness. He was born March 13 1882 near Milledgeville to William and Margaret Chaffee Sarber. He married Elva Roesch in 1912 and spent his life farming. He served as director and clerk of the Stewart school board for years. Surviving: widow three sons Thurston Marvin and Robert six grandchildren two sisters Jane Hardy and Carrie Harting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sarber
Milledgeville
James A. Sarber
Elkhorn E. U. B
Willard Gross
Ira Wilson
Polo FE
William
Margaret Chaffee Sarber
Elva Roesch
Forreston
Stewart School
Thurston
Marvin
Polo
Robert
Theft reports in Savanna involve motor and radios
Savanna police investigated thefts including a 7 hp Johnson outboard motor missing from Arnold Yeager's boat between June 26 and 30. Ottawa residents Lewis Foster and William Roth reported stolen citizens band radios and tools from their autos parked behind a Savanna service station late Saturday night or early Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Band
Savanna
Arnold Yeager
H. P. Johnson
Lewis Foster
William Roth
Ottawa
4H Foods Exhibit Ratings Show Wide A B C Awards
4 H members displayed foods project entries at the Farm Bureau event on June 28. Exhibits included brownies muffins banana bread sponge cake and cookies with A B and C ratings awarded to numerous 4 H clubs across Milledgeville Mt Carroll Lanark Savanna Jac obstown Priscilla Echo Valley Indian Maids Mixing Mixers Rockettes and Wacker Crackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Barbara Baughman
Millies
Milledgeville
Gary Randecker
Joy Siedenburg
Echo Valley
Mt. Carroll
Susan Haas
Linda Hoertz
Savanna
Kathy Barthel
Alice Randecker
Connie Sturtevant
Diana Swanson
Lanark
Tip Toppers
Connie Hartman
Debra Mertz
Chadwick
Paula Frey
Nancy Gantz
Susan Swingley
Rosemary Weigle
Faith Wabbena
Priscilla
Shannon
Janna Haan
Connie Provant
Jeannie Schmitt
Rockettes
Karen Dauphin
Pat Olson
Mae Tipton
Wacker Crackers
Jan Baugh
Janice Reiff
Carrollettes
Kathy Sigalus
Indian Maids
Jean Getz
Joan Getz
Vicki Grinnall
Linda Preston
Diane van Zuiden
Jacobstown
Marilyn Christians
Linda Lindstrom
Sandy Martin
Shirley Mayer
Teresa Ritter
Larelle Schoonhoven
Sandra Shields
Sharyn Steinhagen
Bonnie Gruenwald
Sunshine Girls
Janice Brunner
Louise Mathias
Connie Jensik
Margaret Turney
Joan Gudema
Barbara Moll
Sherry Smith
Debby Woessner
Margaret Becker
Linda Aiken
Beverly Hoak
Kathleen Messer
Myra Tipton
Blair Beacom
Susan Heid
Stephen Airhart
Richard Siedenburg
Robert Siedenburg
Elaine Haas
Vicki Handel
Cynthia Engelking
Laurie Wiebers
Janet Barnes
Lois DeVries
Tara Frey
Mary Irion
Connie Libberton
Rita Mosher
Kimberlee Schoonhoven
Cleo Bowman
Sharon Crist
Susan Crist
Janet Miller
Susan Hall
Kathleen Messmer
Marsha Zink
Ruth Randecker
Jill Dollinger
Gayle Fisher
Jeanne Barnes
Donna Johnson
Gloria Moore
Christine Shields
Linda Schmitt
Beth Holland
Judy Foltz
Kathy Olson
Ardath Flack
Nancy Schoontoven
Joan van Buskirk
Nancy Hopkins
Duane Emnyre
Marilyn Geisz
Loleta Moore
Jean Eaton
Karen Krum
Charlene Flack
Areth Fl
Cheryl Ferris
Judy Mertz
Rosemary Lundy
Sandra Gravenstein
Delight Siedenburg
Linda Beth Williams
York Busy Beavis
Nancy Brandenburg
Sandra Brightman
Joan Pitts
Pat St. Clair
Martha Mosher
Ann Storm
Linda Weidman
Connie Lindstrom
Crating
Betty Elder
Funeral Services Held For Mrs Frank Haugh Sunday
Mrs Gertrude Haugh 86 died June 29 at her son Johns home in Lanark area. Services conducted by Rev Merle Handbecker at Brookville E U B Church on July 2. Burial at Schriner Cemetery southeast of Lanark. Survived by three sons a daughter four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Gertrude) Haugh
John
Brookville E. U. B
Merle Handbecker
West Branch Church of the Brethren
Ralph Shafer
Rahn Family Holds Lanark School Reunion
The Rahn family annual reunion gathered 94 members Sunday in the Lanark high school community room. Officers named for the year were President Lloyd Rahn, Vice President Iva Mae Hartman, and Secretary Treasurer Harry Rahn. Oldest member was Mrs. Ed Shiley. A brief program followed with scripture, prayer, singing, a vocal duet, and a poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rahn
Lanark High School
Lloyd Rahn
Peoria
Iva Mae Hartman
Shannon
Harry Rahn
Lanark
Ed Shiley
Coe
Homer Zuck
Arnold
Richard Zuck
Vera Helsinger
God
Driver Escapes Injury In Truck Crash Near Mackay’s Lake
Roger V. Johnson, 18, of Earlville, escaped serious injury when his pickup left highway 88 and struck a concrete culvert wall north of the road to Mackay’s Timber Lake resort. Treated for cuts and bruises, he was taken to Mt. Carroll after initial care in Chadwick. A safety belt likely saved him from more severe harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger V. Johnson
Earlville
Mackay
Timber Lake
Johnson
W. F. Jawarek
Chadwick
Kenneth Whitney
Rahn Reunion Brings Kin From California to Lanark
Ninety five attended the Rahn Reunion in the Lanark High School community room with a noon pot luck. New officers were elected: Dr. Lloyd Rahn president and Mrs. Lewis Hartman secretary treasurer. Relatives traveled from California Minneapolis Mount Carroll Shannon Chadwick Mount Vernon and Lanark. Four deaths and seven births were reported among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rahn
Lanark
Lloyd Rahn
Peoria
Lewis Hartman
Mount Carroll
Everett Hartman
Pittsburg
Calif
Ed Shiley
Ed Carbaugh
Shannon
David Paul Zuck
Richard Zuck
Donald Lemire
Minneapolis
Minn
California
Mount Vernon
Chadwick
Grange State Master to Speak on New Farm Bill
State Master Dorsey Kirk will address the Farm Bill at a public Grange event Monday July 10 at 8:00 PM in Black Oakhall Chadwick. All grange members invited. Several named groups and individuals are listed among attendees and attendees receiving B ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Dorsey Kirk
Black Oakhall
Chadwick
Sikkema Stransky Herd Tops June DHIA Averages
The Sikkema and Stransky grade Holsteins led Carroll County DHIA units 1 and 2 in June with 1225 pounds of milk and 49.5 pounds of fat per day. The top individual cow was 2060 pounds milk and 101 pounds fat. Across 24 herds, 772 cows were tested and the unit average was 1025 pounds milk and 36.7 fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikkema and Stransky
Carroll County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Neil Libberton
Sikkema & Stransky
Robert L. Schubert
Clifford L. Durward
John T. Derrer
Merna Zemke
John and Wayne Linker
Rock Creek Grange Plans Clean Up Night and Centennial Show
Rock Creek Grange met July 3 with Master Francis Provant presiding. Members sang America the Beautiful and discussed taxes and future bills. Social night July 8 features Clean Up Night and a Centennial pictures showing with refreshment teams listed. August 7 refreshment crew named. attendees to Illinois Conference Laboratory meeting in Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek Grange
Grange Hall
Francis Provant
America the Beautiful
Legislative Committee
Russell Lamoreux
House Economic Committee
Wallace Ware
Lee McCall
Dean Meador
Naaman Diehl
Wes Miller
James Keeney
LeRoy Witt
Nathaniel Martz
Ralph Robert
Raymond Grove
Howard Nelson
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Courthouse News
Blackhawk Pca
Thomas L. Frey
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Frey
Missouri
Chadwick News
Frank Haugh
Camera
New Quarters
Haugh
George
Mary Schriner Moyer
Oregon
Brookville United Brethren Church
Fenton
Emmett
Boyd
Evelyn) Shoup
Alice Frey
Della Underkoffler
Hastings, Neb
Lanark School
DHIA
Delmar Lang
Bloomington
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