Heat Wave Sets New Records
Heat waves push temperatures over 100 degrees in Carroll County with Mt. Carroll, Savanna, and Chadwick reporting no rain while nearby strips saw showers. Livestock endure heat. hay yields improve. two local deaths linked to the heat, and officials explain how government weather readings are compiled.
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Thomson
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Chadwick
Sulworms
Gra
Notic
Sven
Highway 171
Carrell
W. L. Derrer
William Frahm
Mortis
Roland Albrecht
Jim McCray
Carroll Souttty
Washington
Max Minn
Carcell
Births Lead Deaths Here In June In Carroll County
June births totaled fourteen, deaths twelve in Carroll County as per county clerk records from seven registrars. Notable entries include oldest deaths Susan Mackay and Melvin Morgan at 76, youngest Mary Ann James at 12 hours, with many births across Mt Carroll Lanark Savanna and other townships.
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Carroll County
Bur Hha
Chadwick
Shannon
Susan H. Mackay
Melvin K. Morgan
Mt. Carroll
Orville E. Martin
Milledgeville
Allen Fay
Ray Allen Engelking
York Township
Karl Joseph
Florence Rucker
Lanark
Gloria Ann
Henry Guinther
Carroll
Lee W. Rogers
Mary Ann
Walter ML James
James Wallace
Max A. Stansberry
Savanna
Plorence R. Sigalus
Gerald Earl
Carlton A. Phillips
Albert
Adela Pratt
Argo-Fa
Savanna Cemetery
Paul Elmer Lahre
Savanna Hospital
Jeanette Estell Tames
Galena
Carl Albert Altenbern
Lena
Mary Ann James
Oak Hill Cemetery
Anthony Fred Knarr
Daniel Dustin Stitzel
Freedom Township
Mathilda Rixen
Lyons
Oakland Cemetery
Glinton
Installation at Mt Carroll Monday for county Legionnaires
Deputy Sheriff Westfall of LaVanna will install newly elected officers of the Carroll County Council of the American Legion at Mt Carroll Monday night. If hot, the event may move to the park. otherwise Leston hall. Zernia Brenneman, William Fosberg, Samuel Hartman, and Lewellyn Hartman named as officers with more appointments to be announced.
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Westfall
la Vanna
Carroll County Council of the American Legion
Mt .Carroll
Thomas Diffendorfer
Leston Hall
Zernia Brenneman
Banark
William Fosberg
Chadwick
Samuel Hartman
Mt. Carroll
Catholic Exhibit at Texas Centennial Spotlight
Daily programs at the Texas Centennial Exhibit draw visitors to a centuries old homx display. The program commences each day at 7:00 a.m. providing an early start for guests to explore the historical notes and religious artifacts on view.
Jokes and oddities tease wit and romance
A humor filled snippet notes a Scotsman’s gift of humor and comments on a girl described as green about love, reflecting playful social banter.
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Hill
County Deaths and Obituaries In Savanna Area
Multiple local death notices and funeral details for Mrs Mary Franks of Savanna. Peter Johann of Shannon. Edwin Doty of Freedom Township. and infant Mertis Roland Albrecht of Massbach. Names, ages, relatives, and burial sites listed. services held or announced in Savanna, Shannon, and surrounding communities.
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Mary Harr
Savanna
Mary Friunkes
East Moting
Fuller Funeral Home
Rey Avolt
Joseph Franks
Peter Johann
Shannon Peter Johann
Shannon
Germany
Brookville
William
AL Jen Shirk
Carrie Johann
St. Wendelin’s Catholic Church
Father Blitsch
Edwin Doty
Corral
S Dlaughter
Harley Welch
Freedom ‘Township
Mt. Curry
Welch
Leila Bashaw
Davenport
Iowa
Alfred Doty
Roland Albrecht
Melvin Albrecht
Massbach
Savanna Hospital
Mazsbach
Concrete work resumes on Route 52 near Savanna
Concrete pouring on Route 52 at Savanna resumed this week as the last section of old cement east of the Shell station was torn up. New concrete fills the gap between the Milwaukee and Burlington viaducts on the south side, with guard rails gutters and sod to follow. Traffic used the new viaduct during the work improving access for southbound motorists, though dusty and rough, and officials expect major completion within 30 days.
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Savanna
Shell Oil Station
Milwaukee
Burlington
Savan Ta
Highland Park
Relief Levies Set This Week In Townships
Special township savings for relief were debated across county townships. York Savanna Mt Carroll and Rock Creek approved the maximum levy to qualify for extra state funds if needed. Fair Haven set 500 for relief costs. Wysox 1 dime per dollar. Elkhorn Grove 400 for relief expenses. Most officials expect no state aid, and relief investigations will target minimal sums.
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York
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
Rock Creek
Fair Haven
Wrysox
Elkhorn Grove
Poppy at Capital Theatre Opens with Fields Carnival Backdrop
W C Fields returns to screen in Poppy at the Capital theatre opening Friday. He portrays a shell game operator and patent medicine peddler aided by an 18 year old carnival follower. Rochelle Hudson plays Poppy as a village romance unfolds with Richard Cromwell, ending with Fields heading out to the open.
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W. C. Fields
Capital Theatre
Fields
Poppy
Rochelle
Cromwell
Fiekis
Frances
Dee
Brian Donnevy
Charles Butterworth
Housing solved for visitors at Texas Centennial Exposition
The Centennial Housing Bureau placed 65,000 visitors in lodging during the first ten days at an average rate of $1.75 per day. The Hall of Religion presents long parchment rolls and church exhibits with preachers holding a pistol and a Bible.
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Centennial Housing Bureau
Hitch-Hiking Trials Through St Louis Heat to Mt Olive
A traveler recounts a grueling trek along Route 66 from East St Louis to Clinton, enduring blistering heat and frequent refusals for rides. He details helpful encounters with strangers, detours through Carlinville and Havana, and a wary optimism as luck shifts, noting the mix of fatigue, danger, and small victories on the road to his intended stop. He reflects on lessons learned, the stubborn grind of hitchhiking, and the unpredictable nature of the journey.
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Buddy
Mt. Olive
Litchfield
Roing
Carlinville
Iniehway 66
Havana
Fidelity Juveniles Hold 11th Anne Convento Ful Fidelity
The Fidelity Life juvenile group hosts its 11th annual convento week featuring a grand ball, banquet at Magle Point park, and various social events. The event underscores ongoing growth of the juvenile movement and its role as a feeder to the adult department, with emphasis on discipline, charity, and fraternal spirit.
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Fidelity Juveniles
Anne
Te Lode
Magle Point Park
Bach Om
Naimds
Pratern
Fidelity Life Association
Simple Country Man Faces Hidden Metropolis Danger
A fragmentary scene shows a lone man in a vast city leaning by a lamp. He recoils as a danger looms, while another person dismisses the threat as insignificant and merely light.
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Ike
Jilian
Scopper
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