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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
1
Roger W Babson outlines in June 1954 his forecast for the second half of the year. He calls for mixed prospects across industries with building and defense shifts, notes differing trends in retail and inflation, and predicts political and military moves influencing global markets and U S policy toward Korea Indo China and Europe.
The forecast analyzes monetary policy shifts under President Eisenhower, inflation risks, and the impact on stocks and interest rates. It projects expansion of money supply, limited inflation, and war scare effects, with notes on labor, real estate, and construction in the last half of 1954.
June DHIA shows Judson J Grove herd leads Carroll No 1 West with 43.5 fat on 19 cows. Mintke Wallace herd tops Carroll No 2 with 47.3 fat on 16 Holsteins. The report lists five high herds and five high cows for each unit and notes an omission corrected from a Frank Hawkins grade cow. The association average across 25 herds is 31.9 fat per hundred. Four Indian students arrive July 9 as part of the International Foreign Youth Exchange program hosted by local families.
A torrential downpour with near tornado winds hit Tuesday night, knocking out electric and telephone service in Savanna Thomson Mt Carroll and other areas. Trees fell damaging barns and garages, minor fires followed, and service was restored within an hour as rain tapered off by Wednesday afternoon.
Home Economics Extension notes announce July 10 to 17 activities in Carroll county. Family Camp at White Eagle runs July 10 11 with activities for all ages and camp staff supervision. Cost 3.00 for adults and scaled prices for children. A 40 camp at White Eagle July 12 17 hosts 46 girls and 20 boys. Thomson New Unit meets July 15 at Sandridge School at 7 30 p m.
Savanna Miss Neta Rothenbuehler daughter of Mr and Mrs Rothenbuehler of Savanna Ill married Charles Tyler son of Mrs Richard Stuart of Savanna at 930 am in St Johns Catholic rectory Savanna Rev Edward McIsaac officiated The bridegrooms brother and sister in law Virgil Tyler attended A reception followed The couple plan to live in Savanna after a wedding trip to Wisconsin He is a Milwaukee Railroad switch tender.
Gladys S Tyler of Savanna and Richard B. Stuart of Bellevue, Ia., married at noon July 2 in County Judge Charles F. Kinney’s office. Judge Kinney officiated the single ring ceremony with attendants Mr. and Mrs. Stoward Jess of Bellevue. After a southern wedding trip, the Stuarts will reside in Bellevue.
Annual Stockton Dairy Day sponsored by the Lions Club will take place July 15 at Holy Cross School grounds starting 9 a.m. CST. Events include Bi county Black and White and Northwestern Illinois Guernsey shows with 4-H FFA and adult dairy cattle judging at 10:30 a.m. Winners receive trips to a Chicago game and merchandise prizes from local merchants.
Lt. Du an Linker stationed at Sanford Florida cut short a weekend trip to Chadwick with his parents and daughter Karen due to bad weather and plane trouble. After a grounding at Chanute Field he secured transport home arriving about 6 p.m. Sunday and then returned to Chanute before flying back to his base.
Mrs Mary Fox age 87 died at 830 am Friday at her son Harold Fox home in Mt Carroll Funeral services were at 2 pm Sunday at the Christian funeral home with Rev John J Main officiating burial followed in Oak Hill cemetery She was born July 10 1866 in Fair Haven township daughter of Henry and Mary Traum She married William Fox in 1890 who died in 1936 Surviving are two sons Dr L W Fox of Tucson Arizona and Harold of Mt Carroll two daughters Mrs Lee A Smith of Savanna and Mrs Robert Gibler of Freeport one brother George Traum of Mt Carroll seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren
County trustees grant annexation of Argo Consolidated School District No 77 to Thomson Consolidated School District No 174 affecting Argo pupils next year. Objectors spoke on financial grounds while other detachments and annexations to Stockton Zion Savanna Forreston Shannon Mt Carroll and Savanna districts were approved with no objections. Lighting failures interrupted sessions but decisions stood as storm moved through the area.
Marlene Peters of the Cooper ating Millies and Jeannette Friederich of the Chadwick Mixing Mixers have been chosen as delegates to represent Carroll County 4-H home economics clubs at the state 4-H Leadership conference. The event runs July 26 to 31 at 4-H Memorial camp in Monticello.
Leonard Hebeler of Savanna was fined 100 dollars and costs in Carroll County Court for drunken driving after his arrest June 29 on Highway 64 west of Mt. Carroll by State Police Officer Harold Dreier. A companion, Mr. Hayes, car owner, was fined 5 dollars and costs by Justice Loren Cates for being drunk on a public highway.
The office of the county clerk lists new marriage licenses issued to Vernon G Miner and Bernadine I Brusky both of Hanover Richard B Stuart and Gladys S Tyler both of Savanna Charles G Tyler and Neta J Rothenbuehler both of Savanna Ronnie L Sturtevant of Shannon and Donnagene Linker of Polo Orville Rogers and wife to Victor G Deitz and wife Kenneth L Law and wife to Elver Eisfelder and wife Brendan W Law and wife to City of Mt Carroll Lenora M Blumer and husband to Forest G Hartman and wife Winnie C Hawkins et al to Ronald N Flickinger and wife.
Mrs Ella Carlson returned to Sterling after weeks with her sister in Chadwick. Numerous families from Lanark Freeport Milledgeville Waupun and Milledgeville attended dinners picnics and visits across the area including Frommell Straub and Bleyer households. Several guests traveled from Chicago Broadhead and Van Orin while celebrating Mrs Alber’s birthday.
Mrs. Charles R. Walgreen opens Hazelwood estate at Dixon NL for a two day public tour Saturday and Sunday July 10 and 11. Proceeds aid Abrahamson Memorial Garden under the Garden Club of Illinois. Three houses host a gun collection, Lincoln era cabin, and Cliff House with daylily displays and flower arranging lectures at 11 1 1 00 a. m. 3 00 p. m. Admission is 1 with children free.
Chadwick reports a Monday dinner and supper picnic hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cook. Attendees included the Dollinger, Schreiner, Schreiner of Lanark, Regena Adams of Freeport, Roy Schreiner with Tonia and C F Schreiner, Henry Lawrence of Morrison, Richard Crabtree of Polo, and Daniel Nelson. Neal Maring and family were Saturday visitors to the Swanson home in Savanna and dined with Charles Eissens in Thomson on Monday.
Dr. Ross C. King and his wife returned to Clinton after five weeks in Chicago where he pursued postgraduate work in diseases of the chest at Cook County's new chest hospital.
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