County Cancer Society elects new officers in Savanna
Dr. E M Colli of Mt Carroll elected chairman of Carroll County Chapter of the American Cancer Society at a June 30 dinner in Savanna. New officers include Dr L B Hussey vice chairman Elver Eisseller treasurer Mrs Robert Miller secretary Russell Sharp county fund chair and Dr S B Hodes professional county delegate. Campaign totals show varied donations with a county goal of 2792 and district director Margaret Brenizer urging transportation aid for cancer patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Colli
Mt. Carroll
Carroll County
American Cancer Society
Meekers
Savanna
Dr. Colli
D. 8. Wolfe
L. B. Hussey
Elver Eisseller
Park
National Society
Wm. Jawarek
Chadwick
Mr. Carroll
Lanark
Thomson
Milledgeville
Sharp
R. J. Caron
Margaret Brenizer
Rockford
Brenizer
Volmer
Lutheran Church
Mt. Morris
Mmes
Albert Warfel
Emerson Kosher
Myrtle Baum
Mabel Hoy
Henry Engeling
Herbert Evans
Eeport
Lanark Wa-Tan-Ye Service Club
Tels
Nuptials of Sylvia Stein and Charles Carter at Chadwick Church
Miss Sylvia Kay Stein and Lt. Charles Douglas Carter wed at Hope Evangelical United Brethren Church Chadwick in a Sunday ceremony. The bride wore a nylon organza gown with pearl accessories and carried white flowers. A reception for about 300 followed, with guests from multiple Illinois towns and nearby states. The couple planned to reside in Biloxi Mississippi after a honeymoon in Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia E. Stein
Charles D. Carter
Sylvia Kay Stein
Herbert C. Stein
Chadwick
Charles Douglas Carter
Charles E. Carter
Milledgeville
Hope Evangelical United Brethren Church
Paul Farley
Sheldon Frank
Steven Zumdahl
Youman
Lovelace
Barnby
Sharon Stein
Constance Karrow
Dixon
Stephanie Quinn
Madison
Jeffery Koch
Polo
Lyle Carter
Stanley Miller
Sterling
Orwin Carter
Hillsdale
Ronald Reiling
Prophetstown
Judith Schreiner
Emmett Zumdah
Merlyn Schreiner
Charles Quinn
Wis
Jack Williams
Rockford
Delmar Lang
Lanark
DuWayne Vos
James Keller
Richard Janssen
Lyle Weber
Marjorie Reiling
Atkinson
Nancy Johnson
Port Byron
Cynthia Quinn
Carolyn Higley
Carter
Biloxi
Mississippi
North Central College
Naperville
Illinois State Normal University
Kappa Delta Pi
Bradley University
Sigma Chi
United States Air Force
Kessler Air Force Base
Washington
Iowa
Wisconsin
Chicago
Algonquin
Maple Park Rockford
Sterling, Dixon
Sisters Of Local Residents Hurt In Highway 2 Crash
Two Rockford women sisters of Chadwick area residents were injured in a head on collision on Highway 2 about three miles north of Oregon Saturday night. Both were taken to Swedish American hospital after treatment at Warmolts clinic. Edith Kradle and Marcella Barber were in one car. Irene Dean and her mother in the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Chadwick
Oregon
Warmolts Clinic
Edith Kradle
Floyd Tripp
Marcella Barber
Ben Rosenberg
Golden Rule Circle Meeting At Lutheran Church Home
The Golden Rule Circle of First Lutheran Church met Tuesday evening at Mrs. George Doden’s home with assistant hostess Mrs. Richard Adolph. Devotions led by Mrs. Lawrence Doden included Hymn Stand Up Stand Up For Jesus, scripture Philippians 2 1 11, and prayer. Pastor Horst gave the Am I Informed lesson. An offering was collected and prayers offered. Hymn Lord Speak To Me That I May Speak followed. Meeting closed with benediction and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Rule Circle
First Lutheran Church
George Doden
Richard Adolph
Lawrence Doden
Jesus
Horst
Zugschwerdt Reunion Set for Chadwick Village Park
The annual Zugschwerdt reunion is scheduled for Sunday July 10 at Chadwick village park. Family members and former residents are invited to attend and reconnect during the afternoon gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zugschwerdt
Chadwick
Mrs. Melvin Straub Returns From Trip
Mrs. Melvin Straub returned Monday from a brief western vacation trip with Delores Workman of Morrison and her daughter Marjorie. They stayed at Indian Hills near Denver in the home of Mr and Mrs James Buchanan and visited mountain drives. The party noted crops looked fair except in parts of Nebraska and Mrs Straub traveled home by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Straub
Delores Workman
Morrison
Marjorie
Indian Hills
Denver
Colo
James Buchanan
Pankey Resigns as Chadwick School Superintendent
F F Pankey resigned as superintendent of Chadwick Public Schools announced by Claude B Cook Jr. The board has not yet named a replacement. He is reported to take a unit district post at Homer near Champaign and plans to move by August. A vacancy in the grade school staff followed the resignation of Mrs Guy Ghan amid remaining teacher openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Pankey
Chadwick Public Schools
Claude B. Cook, Jr
Chadwick High School
Pankey
Cook
Homer
Champaign
Guy Ghan
Joyce Leavens
Bill Janssen Wins Stockyards Prize in Chicago Open House
Chadwick resident Bill Janssen won one of three grand prizes at the Spend Tuesday In Chicago open house in Chicago stockyards last week. His prize covers a two person trip to Chicago with hotel stays at the Bismarck, theatre tickets, dinner, and entertainment, valid through August 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Janssen
Chadwick
Chicago
Bismark
Local families share a Milledgeville picnic evening
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Turney and family hosted a picnic supper Monday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Miller in Milledgeville. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Glen Turney and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Kahler, and Mr. and Mrs. Issac Temple of Thomson called in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Reiff
Anthony Cambman
Rochelle
Arnold Farthing
William Hans
Lloyd Handel
Riverview
Milledgeville
Chadwick
Paul Turney
Glen Turney
Chester Kahler
Ivan Miller
Issac Temple
Thomson
Organize Region One of Illinois Heart Association
Lanark hosts the Lanark American Legion hall for Region One formation. Dr. Thomas H. Haymond of Freeport elected president with W Karr McKee Dixon State School director as vice president, Alvina Miles Savanna secretary, James C. Mosher Freeport treasurer. Counties Carroll Jo Daviess Stephenson and Lee join region. Winnebago Ogle Boone organizing for future inclusion. Delegates from Carroll include Dr. Karl H. Reddies Savanna president of Carroll Heart Alan. Mrs. Miles and Mrs. Glenn Wise Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Carroll County
Karl H. Reddies
Savanna
Alan
Miles
Glenn Wise
Tels
State 4-H judging contest set at Illinois campus
Nine 4-H members will judge livestock and poultry at the University of Illinois on Thursday July 7 with Ron n ie Fossett and Ronald Bushman among the livestock judges. Poultry judge Karl Getz of Savanna and dairy judges Roger Baylor and Gary Derrer will join the program. The group will stay on campus overnight and be guided by Byron Hutchins and Stanley Nesemeier. The 4-H dog project training occurs July 12 at the farm bureau hall with Florence Shipley and later obedience sessions may follow. The 4-H Share the Fun contest is July 15 at Lanark high school gym with Earl Gilliland noting winners advance to the state fair in August and acts may appear on the 4-H Roundup program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
University of Illinois
Ronnie Fossett
Chadwick
Ronald Bushman
Milledgeville
Dennis Emnyre
Mt. Carroll
Wayne Schoonhoven
Wayne Wilhelm
Karen Krum
Shannon
Karl Getz
Savanna
Roger Baylor
Gary Derrer
University
Byron Hutchins
Stanley Nesemeier
Tell 4-H
Farm Bureau
Florence Shipley
Lanark High School
Earl Gilliland
Asst
Busy Fingers 4 H Club Met On Saturday
The Busy Fingers 4 H club met at the Paul Turney home on Saturday July 2 with seven members and one guest. Pat St Clair presided as president as the group read minutes and pledged. They voted for a swimming party July 26 at Mackay Timber Lake and heard talks on Snake Bites and Modeling, rehearsed their Share the Fun skit, and enjoyed refreshments provided by Mary and Margaret Turney, Cheryl Ferris, reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Fingers
Paul Turney
Pat St. Clair
Mackay
Timber Lake
Cheryl Ferris
Judy Mertz
Mary
Margaret Turney
Four-H Demonstrators Selected For State Fair
Valeria Schoonhoven of Shannon and Marilyn Geisz of Mt Carroll won Carroll County 4-H home economics demonstrations at the Farm Bureau Hall contest on June 30. Valeria will bake a cherry pie at the State Fair. Marilyn presented a glaze for a ham. Additional participants and judges were named, with Francis Weidman presenting blue ribbons to top demonstrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valeria Schoonhoven
Edgar Schoonhoven
Shannon
Carroll County
Farm Bureau Hall
Marilyn Geisz
Wm. Geisz
Mt. Carroll
Marilyn
Valeria
Francis Weidman
Carroll County Bankers” Federation
Dame Emnyre
Delight Siedenburg
Diane Flickinger
Lanark
Ardath Flake
Rhonda Richter
Sandra Gravenstein
Barbara Rhodes
Martha Mosher
Loleta Moore
Nancy Hopkins
Donna Williams
Pearl Barnes
Ogle County
Fatalities Mark Carroll County Holiday Weekend
Denis Gene Henson 22 of East Peoria died on Highway 64 when a vehicle struck him after he dodged a road object. Iowa teen William Dee Reaves, 14, drowned at Spring Lake near Savanna after entering a deep hole, as Carroll County reported two holiday deaths among nationwide 700 plus fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Iowa
Spring Lake
Savanna
Carroll County
Denis Gene Henson
East Peoria
Mt. Carroll
Harry Miller
Henson
Thomas J. McWhorter
Mason City
Vance Dame Farm
E. A. Flexman
Larry Stauffacher
Mary Lou Henson
Brenda Stauffacher
Wayne Henson
William Dee Reaves
Bettendorf
William
Howard Gorman
Thomson Fire Department
Savanna Civil Defense
Duck
Gorman
Dick Brown
Ernie Johnson
Reaves
Lyle Reaves
Moline Funeral Home
Carroll County Humane Society elects officers for year
At the June 28 annual meeting in Mt. Carroll the society chose President Mrs Duane Cheeseman Vice President Mrs Borgthor Gunnarsson Secretary Treasurer Mrs William B Petty Chairman of the Board Olin Duncan and Board member Mrs Ray Bailey for one year The group plans a membership drive starting in August to fund a shelter and foster homes were found for seven dogs in June Next meeting is August 23 in Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Humane Society
Mt. Carroll
Duane Cheeseman
Borgthor Gunnarsson
Savanna
William B. Petty
Olin Duncan
Ray Bailey
Chadwick, Thomson and Milledgeville
The
Humane Society
4 H Style Show Set For Mt Carroll July 12 13
About 150 girls in 4 H clothing projects will model garments at the Farm Bureau Hall in Mt Carroll on July 12 and 13. Garments must be at the hall by 9:00 a m for judging. 1:30 p m showcases feature various outfits. A separate July 13 session shows skirts and blouses with winners advancing to the state fair. Home economics photography will be on display and the public is invited both days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Mt. Carroll
Walgreen Estate Opens For Public Weekend Visitors
Mrs. Charles R. Walgreen hosts a public open at the Walgreen Estate in Dixon Illinois July 9 and 10 from 10 a m to 5 p m benefiting the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden in Springfield. Three houses on 250 acres feature Lincoln artifacts and a historic gun and doll collection. Harold Cook will present three garden lectures at 11 a m 1 p m and 3 p m daily with admission a one dollar donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Walgreen
Dixon, Ill
Harold Cook
Dixon
Lincoln Garden
Neighborhood Picnic At Timber Lake Monday
Mr and Mrs Clayton Kaul and sons organized and provided ice cream for a Monday evening picnic at Mackeys Timber Lake Park. Attendees included numerous local families such as Dwight Spearman Alvin Larem Dial Larem Stanely Larem Daehler Iben Post Bowles Taylor Stolts Honberger and W Taylor plus several spouses and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Kaul
Mackey's
Timber Lake Park
Kaul
Dwight Spearman
Alvin Larem
Alden
Charles Dial
Stanley Larem
Vernon Daehler
Lawrence Iben
Lawrence Post
Albert Bowles
Don Taylor
Lillian Taylor
Howard Stolts
Charles Honberger
W. H. Taylor
Hartman and relatives visit relatives at Mackay Timber Lake
Guests for a family picnic at Mackay Timber Lake park included Ned Hartman and wife and son Michael of Eureka. Allen Shoup and daughters. Bert Lethlean of Apple River. Boyd Shoup of Lanark. Robi Appel and Alice of Thomson. Roy Hartman. Lee Hartman Sr. and Jr.. Connie and Cathy. Ed Goldring of Indio California. They visited Floyd and Lena Tripp and have returned home after visiting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackay’s
Timber Lake Park
Ned Hartman
Michael
Eureka
Allen Shoup
Bert Lethlean
Apple River
Boyd Shoup
Lanark
Robi. Appel
Alice
Thomson
Roy Hartman
Lee Hartman Sr
Lee Hartman Jr
Connie
Cathy
Ed Goldring
Indio
Calif
Floyd Tripp
Lena Tripp
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County Cancer Society
William L. Guild
Stratton
Grenville Beardsley
Chadwick News
Sandra Kay Yamnitz
Genoa
John Bierman
Amana
Ray Meyers
Tyes
Keith Kniss Shannon
Ill
Mutual OF Omaha Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association
Omaha, Nebraska
Board of Review of
Court House
Elkhorn Grove
York
Lima
Cherry Grove
J. M. McKean
MR. Farmer
Atherton Service
Bast-Paul
Cherry Grove Church
Mayme Sack
Brent Bashaw
Vernon Bashaw
Clarence Weideman
Ed Bast
Velma van Buskirk
Vivian Behr
Clinton
John Schmitz
S. Menlo
Sioux Falls
S. D
Becky
Shelley Bashaw
Joylea
Paula Scott
Eloise Rahn
Little Rock
Marilee Scott
Joylea Scott
Elaine Rahn
Mrs. Melvin Straub
Trip
Stockyards Prize
John Way
Osa, Allen
Lake Bluff
Edna Way
Robert Hicks
Beaverton
Elmer Zugschwerdt
D.s.tisting of
Philco
Capehart
T. V
G._B
RCA
Arvin
Kenmore
Bill Baker
High School
Thomson, Ill
Glenn Teeter
Illinois Heart Association
Illinois Heart Assn
Busy Fingers Club
Mar
Walgreen Estate
Jess
David
Muscatine
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