Babson’s Worldview From Joan of Arc to Rhodes
Babson Park Massachusetts July 13 sketches life guiding figures Joan of Arc Sir Isaac Newton Isabel Babson and Cecil Rhodes. The piece links courage economics ancestry and science to personal growth noting a Joan of Arc statue a Newton Library a Gloucester prenatal college and Rhodesia's expansion along with genomic ideas for future generations.
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Babson Park
Mass
Joan of Arc
France
Sir Isaac Newton
England
Isabel Babson
Gloucester
Cecil John Rhodes
South Africa
Isaac Newton
Newton
Kennedy
Grace K. Babson
London
Babson Institute
Babson
Cape Ann
James
Atlantic Ocean
Salem
Isabel
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodesia
Africa
Congo
Local Social Visits Reported Across Chadwick Area
Sunday and weekend gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Harter and grandson Mark Zumdahl with the Spurgeon Harter family in Savanna. Henry Vos family hosted a cookout at DuWayne Vos home. Walter Hartman visited Alfred Becker in Mt. Carroll. Leslie Heitman Carrie Spinka For reston Elwyn Allison Sterling Emma Reiff Milledgeville joined Alvin Reiff household guests.
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S. S. Harter
Mark Zumdahl
Spurgeon Harter, Jr
Savanna
Henry Vos
DuWayne Vos
Walter Hartman
Alfred Becker
Mt. Carroll
Leslie Heitman
Carrie Spinka
Forreston
Elwyn Allison
Sterling
Emma Reiff
Milledgeville
Alvin Reiff
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Kate Whitney in Thomson
Mrs. Kate M. Cole Whitney 90 native of Thomson area died June 8 at Milledgeville Nursing Home. Services were at York Community church with Rev. William Kendall. burial in Lower York cemetery. Survived by son Kenneth Whitney, three grandchildren, sister and several nephews.
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Thomson
Kate Cole Whitney
Milledgeville Nursin
Fay Funeral
Fulton
York Community Church
William Kendall
Lower York Cemetery
Harold Witt
Paul Witt
Emil Brach
Rock of Ages
Robert Holland
Lawrence Sullivan
Paul Lewis
Leonard Stage
Hobart Holland
Bruce Groharing
David Young
Paul Strukhoff
Seek Queen For Carroll County Fair
Carroll County Fair Association seeks a Queen for the Ninth Annual Fair August 8-13 at Schell Park Milledgeville. Winner advances to Miss Illinois County Fairs Contest 1962. Entries must meet residency age marital status and modeling rules. deadline July 23 1961.
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Carroll County Fair Association
Schell Park
Milledgeville
Carroll County
Johnson
Post Office
Clinton
Iowa
Springfield
Illinois
Weekend Visits Highlight Midwest Social Round
Mr and Mrs Paul Grim stayed with Mr and Mrs Emil Stark in Chicago. Leland Forth and family dined with Sidney Forth in Morrison. Spear man Hawkins Rahn and Miller visited Dixon for Ed Sack s 75th birthday. Walter Goettsch of Clinton Iowa visited the Kahler home where Mrs Kahler has been ill but shows improvement.
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Paul Grim
Emil Stark
Chicago
Leland Forth
Sidney Forth
Morrison
Charles Spearman
Frank Hawkins
Kathryn Rahn
Emma Miller
Dixon
Ed Sack
Walter Goettsch
Clinton
Walter Kahler
Obituary Notice for Local Resident and Family Ties
The deceased was preceded in death by her parents husband brother sister and a half-sister and a half-brother. The funeral drew relatives and friends from near and far including Mr and Mrs Al fred Juan of Jewell IA Ray Taylor of Webster City IA Mrs Dena Taylor of Jewell IA Mr and Mrs Stephen Switzer of Orangeville and Mr and Mrs H A Francke of Mt Carroll.
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Alfred Juan
Jewell
Ray Taylor
Webster City
Dena Taylor
Stephen Switzer
Orangeville
H. A. Francke
Mt. Carroll
Double Services Held for LaVerne Knutti and Ronald Beyer
Two teenage cousins died in a Sunday two car crash on Highway 64 near Chadwick. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p m Wednesday at Hope E U B Church with Rev. Paul Farley and Rev. Roy Berge presiding. Ronald Beyer 19 of Chadwick and LaVerne Knutti 23 of Chadwick are survived by parents siblings and other relatives. Ronald was to begin his senior year at Chadwick High School. LaVerne worked at Chadwick Swiss Cheese Company and had a daughter and a son with his wife Beverly Queckboerner. Both burials occurred in local cemeteries.
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Chadwick
LaVerne Knutti
Ronald Beyer
Highway 64
Hope E. U. B
Paul Farley
Roy Berge
Nora Community Church
LaVerne
Ronald
Chapel Hill
Freeport
Frank
Harold Ferris
Lynn Murray
Leonard Mechling
Ronnie Fossett
Jerry Pauley
Daryl Mest
Lloyd
Gladys Miller Beyer
Lanark
Chadwick High School
Roger
Connie
Laverne Avien Knutts
Wauwatosa
Wis
Walter
Lola Miller Knutts
Orangeville
Beverly Elizabeth Queckboerner
Herbert Queckboerner
Steve Adee
Harold Dreier
Guy Neuschwan
Howard Gorman
Knutti
Herb) Carson
Mt. Carroll
Wirties Auto
L. B. Hussey
Savanna Hospital
Route 64
Old County Fairgrounds
Men Accused of Selling Ailing Pigs to Appear in Court
Glen W. Blackman and Algy L. Olson both 22 of Wisconsin are indicted for operating as itinerant merchants without licenses and for a confidence game. They are to arraign July 14 in Carroll County circuit court after investigators linked pig purchases to massive farmer losses, with dealer Lester Bland of Kampsville named in the case.
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Grand Jury
Carroll County
Glen W. Blackman
Algy L. Olson
Wisconsin
Sheriff's Department
Howard Gorman
Lester Bland
Kampsville
Ill
Gorman
Bland
Sheriff's Office
Bill Peters
Milledgeville
Edar Imel
Chadwick
Style Revue by Carroll County 4-H Girls Slated
The 133 girls in Carroll County 4-H clothing project will stage a style revue July 26 at 1 30 p m at Farm Bureau Hall Mt Carroll Garments will be judged on construction while exhibits for photography baby sitting and bird study are on display Models will be selected for the State Fair and first year skirt wearers will receive modeling instruction
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Carroll County
Farm Bureau Hall
Mt. Carroll
Rocketts and Priscilla 4-H Clubs Schedule Achievement Day
The Lanark Rocketts 4-H club and Priscilla 4-H club of Shannon will hold their local achievement day on July 14 at Shannon High School. The event starts at 7 30 p.m. and all parents are invited.
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Rocketts and Priscilla Clubs
Lanark Rocketts
Red Cross Chapter Meetings Set July 18
Bi month meetings of the Carroll County Chapter of the American Red Cross will be held at 8 p m July 18 at St. Pauls Parish House in Savanna. A nominating committee will be named and Fund Drive reports given.
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Carroll County
The
American Red Cross
St. Paul's Parish House
Savanna
Lehr Family Visits Ill Father and Picnic News
Duane Lehr and family from Chevy Chase Maryland visited his ailing father William Lehr in Thomson. A Sunday family picnic at Old Mill Park included Denton Naniga Ida and Oscar Lehr and Ben Rosenberg. Thirty attendees joined the Legion picnic in the ark park.
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Duane Lehr
Vicki
Chevy Chase
Denton Naniga
William Lehr
Thomson
Old Mill Park
Vickie
Wm. le
Ben Rosenberg
American Legion
the Ark Park
NFO Postpones All-Out Holding Action to August 7
The National Farmers Organization postpones its all-out holding action date to August 7 in Des Moines Iowa where a meeting will decide whether to launch immediate action or extend efforts to strengthen the movement. NFC president Oren Lee Staley says the delay aims to build farmer support and refine strategy before any action.
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National Board of Directors of
The
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Des Moines
Iowa
NFC
National Board
Oren Lee Staley
Turney Reunion At Eagle Point Park Clinton
The twenty first annual Turney reunion was held at Eagle Point Park Clinton on Sunday with attendees including Hilda Beswick Paul Wilt and Bonnie Forquer who were elected officers for 1962. The group voted to hold the next reunion on the second Sunday of July at Eagle Point Park Clinton. Edgar Poe Sr. was the oldest member present and Scott Donald Hagerty, son of Mr and Mrs Donald Hagerty, the youngest. Five births were reported during the year. Attendees from Thomson vicinity included Mr and Mrs Gail Turney and Richard, Mr and Mrs Paul Wilt and daughters, and Mr and Mrs Merle Turney.
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Hilda Beswick
Paul K. Wilt
Bonnie Forquer
Eagle Point Park
Clinton
Edgar Poe, Sr
Scott Donald Hagerty
Donaldagerty
Thomson Vicinity
Gail Turney
Richard
Merle Turney
Blume Couple Return From Chicago 25th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Henry Blume return Monday night from Chicago where they spent several days. They attended the 25th Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Clifford Blume and Sunday visited relatives in Elmhurst and LaGrange.
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Henry Blume
Chicago
Clifford Blume
Elmhurst
LaGrange
Four area residents die in Sunday crash on Highway 64
A head on collision on Highway 64 near Savanna claims four lives including LaVerne Knutti 20 Chadwick Ronald Beyer 16 Shannon area resident Christ Wirtjes 60 and Fannie Wirtjes 57 of Shannon. The fatal crash marks the eighth highway death on the Mt Carroll Savanna nine mile stretch in two months.
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Chadwick
Shannon
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
LaVerne Knutts
Ronald Beyer
Lloyd Beyer
Christ
Wirtjes
Fannie
Speed Check Car Checks Drivers On County Highways
An Illinois state police squad car with a large speedometer mounted on top operated in Carroll county on Sunday Monday and Tuesday this week. Trooper Harold Dreier said the device helps motorists verify their own speedometer accuracy by following the car and comparing readings over several miles. The car is expected to return at a later date for more checks.
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Illinois
Carroll County
Harold Dreier
Zugschwerdt Clan Gathers Sunday In Chadwick Park
The 35th annual Zugschwerdt clan reunion met at Chadwick Park with 48 attendees. Officers elected: Paul Mackay president Carl Zugschwerdt vice president Ronald Bushman secretary treasurer. Four deaths and two births were noted. the 1962 reunion will return to the same time and place. Members arrived from Maquoketa Savanna Lanark Milledgeville Chadwick.
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Zugschwerdt
Chadwick Park
Paul Mackay
Carl Zugschwerdt
Savanna
Ronald Bushman
Milledgeville
F. W. Zugschwerdt
Chadwick
Paul Davis
Emma Zugschwerdt
Keith Zugschwerdt
Garden City
S. D
James Allen
Ronald Mackey
Laurel
Clinton Andrews
Larry Roberts
Elmer Zugschwerdt
James Allen Mackey
Betty Rademacher
Lanark
Maquoketa, Ia
Family Birthday Dinner Near Mt Carroll Honors Twins
Mrs. Dora Daehler spent Saturday and Sunday with her son Paul and family near Mt. Carroll. A dinner Sunday celebrated the 18th birthdays of twins Dwayne and Darlene. Guests included the maternal grandparents Gustave Schmidt of Mt. Carroll and Ray Tegner of Rockford, visiting the Traum household.
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Dora Daehler
Paul
Mt. Carroll
Dwayne
Darlene
Gustave Schmidt
Ray Tegner
Rockford
Robert Traum
Carroll County Grants Marriage Licenses In Readable List
Carroll County clerk issued licenses to Alvin R. Miller and Maxine C. Schumer of Pearl City. Also to Roger Dean Reinier of Green Rock and Marjorie Schmitt of Andalusia, among others including Donald C. Smith of Harman West Virginia and Sandra Morehouse of Seneca Falls New York.
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Carroll County
Alvin R. Miller
Maxine C. Schumer
Pearl City
Roger Dean Reinier
Green Rock
Marjorie Schmitt
Andalusia
Donald C. Smith
Harman
W. Va
Sandra Morehouse
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Charles T. Scace
Darlene V. Heibner
Mt. Carroll
Ronald R. Smith
Savanna
Lauralee Moore
Clinton, A
Real Estate Transfers in Savanna and Nearby Areas
A series of property transfers listed with multiple grantees and grantors. Transactions include Joyce E. Beaston to Irene C M Melendy in Savanna. Margaret E Libberton to Hal D Ashby in York. Clifford S Rahn to Burton D Bogue in Fitches Savanna. and numerous other wd and L/b parcels across Savanna, Mt Carroll, O T Lanark, Salem, Washington, and East Savanna.
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Joyce E. Beaston
Irene C M. Melendy
Savanna
Margaret E. Libberton
Hal D. Ashby
York
Clifford S. Rahn
Con
Burton D. Bogue
Fitches
Hattie W. Bashaw
Wm. T. Blakesless
Mt Carroll
Luella Mielke
Leland McGowan
Clarence Lynch
Keith L. Burkholder
O. T. Lanark
Earl H. Rahn
Ralph W. Garner
Gladys L. Woessner
Huber L. Horner
S & B. Shannon
Clarence Colehour
James Johnson
Salem
Helen R. Rath
Ward C. Dangel
Washington
Fred C. Withhart
Donald W. Hunter
Carrie E. Allison
Earl C. Klippert
Bill Meyers
John L. Norton
East Savanna
Golden Anniversary Plans Cancelled After Stroke
Mr and Mrs William Lange visited Cedar Rapids Indiana Sunday as guests of Mr and Mrs Tom Blish who had planned to mark their Golden Anniversary on July 16 but a stroke last week halted all plans. Mr and Mrs Ed Manning and family stayed with Mr and Mrs Oswald Spillane and family at their cottage near Galena for the weekend.
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William Lange
Cedar Rapids
Tom Blish
Blish
Mr. Blish
Ed Manning
Oswald Spillane
North Pekin
Galena
Rogers Reunion Held Sunday at Lanark Park
The Rogers reunion was held Sunday in Lanark park with 36 in attendance. Officers elected were President Donald Rogers of Forreston, secretary James Rogers of Lanark, treasurer Mrs. Lawrence Coden of Chadwick. Attendees from Chadwick included Verel Rogers and family, John Sollenberger, and Lawrence Doden.
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Lanark Park
Donald Rogers
Forreston
James Rogers
Lanark
Lawrence Coden
Chadwick
Verel Rogers
John Sollenberger
Lawrence Doden
Quiet social notes from Wisconsin town gatherings
Mrs. Flossie Adolph plans a Wisconsin Dells trip with her son in law and daughter Edwin King. July 4 dinner guests at William Hans’s included Johnny Duden Sterling William Beck Rock Falls and Ernest Remmers. Hosts Welter Hartman Myron Friederich and Larry celebrated a birthday for Mrs. Isenhart. Visits to Lanark and Savanna marked by picnics with Shibley family relatives and Cherished grandchildren Ernest and Laurie Craig.
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Flossie Adolph
Darlington
Wis
Edwin King
Wisconsin Dells
William Hans
Johnny Duden
Sterling
William Beck
Rock Falls
Ernest Remmers
Welter Hartman
Louisville, Ky
Laurie and
Ernest Craig
Washington, D. C
Clifford Shibley, Sr
Chadwick
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Babson’s Weekly Report
Anna Myatt Huntington
Ngland
Joan
Chadwick News
Kate M. Cole
John
Susanna Taylor Cole
Cole
Bluffville
Sandridge
Thomson High School
W. A. Adams
Northern Illinois Normal School
Shoemaker
Oil Valley
Ernest Whitney
Ustick Township
Whiteside County
Ustick
Kenneth
Oracle
Recorder
Faith
Outer Sentinel
Pythian Sisters
Mystic Workers Orders
Christian
York Community
T. N.T. Club
Bayard
Wilma Cole
Whitney
Jonathan
Cynthia
Caroline Whitney
Glenn
Alys
Springville
Mrs
Carroll County Fair
Marjorie Johnson
Clinton, Iowa
Marjorie
RED Cross
Duane Lehrs
Maryland
Turney
United States
Read's Park
Robert G. Wolfe
Physical Education Department
Wolfe
Aurora Sealmasters
Arve's
Arve'’s
Sealmasters
Aurora Sealmaster’s
Harvey Sterkel
America
Lind’s Florists
Portland
Oregon
Louise Macuzza
Phoenix
Arizona
Van's Food Mart
Milwaukee
Zentner’s Drugs
Shannon Cafe
Stan Hack
Dizzy Trout
Royal Aivers
Freedom
Carroll County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Justice of the Peace
Charles E. Young
Freedom Township
Ray R. Westfall
County Welfare Services Committee
Orlena E. Hunter
Charles E. Kessler, Sr
County Welfare Advisory Board
Maxine Polhill
William P. Petty
Savanna Sale
Beyer
Mrs. Wirtjes
Young Beyer
Savanna City Hospital
Studebaker
Wirties
Zugschwerdt Clan
Courthouse News
WED
Rogers
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