Township Treasurer Report for Carroll County Schools
Township 23 Range 3 and 4 Carroll County Illinois reports July 1 1937 to June 30 1938 district funds and expenditures for Districts No 75 74 77 78 79 80 81. includes balances distributions from trustees district taxes other sources and totals with itemized expenses such as offices salaries textbooks janitors fuel repairs and new equipment.
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Carroll County
Ilinois
Talance
School Board and Business Office
Cold storage lockers at Fair Haven store shown to aid Farr homes
A visit to the Fair Haven store reveals lockers offering convenience and money savings for farmers and residents seeking to keep meats fruits and vegetables in optimal condition. Over forty farmers use the lockers with season rates of 10 12 or 14 dollars. a Locker Opening is planned for Friday July 22 with a display of frozen foods and a free lunch for attendees.
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Fair Haven
Anthony Cambman
York Township
Post-Nuptial Shower Honors Newlyweds Rutherford
Mrs. Walter Reddick of Clinton hosted a towel shower for Mr. and Mrs Orrie Rutherford who wed last month. Attendees from Thomson included Mr. and Mrs Thomas Cheatum Jack and Bill French Hazel Swett and Bet te Swett. Rutherford formerly Ellen Cheatum. Also notes Mrs Orcutt takes two week vacation from the local telephone office with substitution by Mrs Harold St Ores.
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Walter Reddick
Clinton
Orrie Rutherford
Rutherford
Ellen Cheatum
4H Clubs Plan Meeting and Display of Work
Laf A Lot club led by Mrs Eugene Murray will meet next Tuesday at 2 30 PM in the Methodist church for display of completed garments and updated handbooks. Girls will judge dresses and a short program will follow. Parents and friends invited.
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Eugene Murray
Merry Sewer’s
Argo
Mt. Carroll
Point Rock Park
Library report for July highlights
July figures show 130 books checked out including 61 adult fiction 4 adult non fiction 54 juvenile fiction 11 juvenile non fiction 47 adult magazines and 12 juvenile magazines. Total books 2959 new borrowers two and five cancellations. Total borrowers 229 fines paid 80 cents Grace Strauch librarian.
Birthday Party for Ruth Demaree and family travels
Ruth Demaree daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Demaree entertained several children at her home last Thursday afternoon for a birthday. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Smith and children Arlene Bobby and Geral dine of Argo and the former's parents Mr and Mrs Frank Smith enjoyed a Sunday drive to Galena to visit Grant's home.
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Ruth Demaree
Glenn Demaree
Lloyd Smith
Arlene
Bobby
Geraldine
Argo
Frank Smith
Galena
Grant
Threshing Under Way Across County This Week
Threshing of small grain began in the county early this week. Rigs were observed Monday on the Lynn Curley farm north of Thomson and on the Ab Hook farm east of there. By week’s end the activity is expected to be in full swing throughout the area.
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Lynn Curley
Thomson
Ab Hook
Ideal Church Welcome Back Lawn Social and Attendance
Sunday school at 10 a m Young People meeting at 7 p m Evening service at 7 50 p m Rev Sword pastor Harriet Isenhart led the Young People meeting with over ninety in attendance The Spring Valley visitors were thanked for attending and for their special numbers Corliss Cobb Clayton Cobb Doris McKee Wilma Patterson Jean Rawlins Carlene and Doris McKee provided vocal numbers Carlene McKee accompanied The congregation thanked all donors and workers for the lawn social You are always welcome at Ideal Church Come when you can
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Sword
Harriet Isenhart
Spring Valley
Corliss
Clayton Cobb
Doris McKee
Corliss Cobb
Wilma Patterson
Jean Rawlins
Carlene
Carlene McKee
Baptist Church Sunday Schedule and Livewire Class Event
The church lists a preaching service at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m. The Livewire class met Tuesday evening at the Clarence Appel home with smaller attendance but a fun program and contests. Refreshments were served by the host and hostess.
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Clarence Appel
Ma Catholic ChurchSunday Worship and School Schedule
The notice lists Ma Catholic Church services next Sunday at 7:30, York Community Morning Worship at 9:00, and Sunday school at 9:45. It confirms morning gatherings and educational sessions for worshippers in the parish community.
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York Community
Methodist Sunday services and Argo class schedule
The notice lists morning worship at 11 a.m. and Sunday school at 10 a.m. for the Methodist Church, with Argo Methodist offering a Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Details point to a local church schedule of services and classes.
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Methodist Sunday School
Argo
Thompson Briefs Local Guests Spread Across Several Homes
Thomson notes a series of social visits. Thomson residents hosted and visited relatives and friends including Jim Sutter of Le Claire and Harold Tobey, Ella McCullough, Lydia Armstrong, Rush Carroll, Gladys Cooper, Ed Drake households, and visitors from Clinton Sterling Westmont Grand Mound Aurora and Battle Creek, with multiple extended family stops and back-and-forth visits described.
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Jim Sutter
le Claire
Harold Tobey
Tobey
Ray Erling
Erma
Ella McCullough
Frank Rush
Lanark
Freeman Clevidence
Lydia Armstrong
Clinton
Frank Brown Sr
Frank Brown Jr
Lee Hartman
Chadwick
Rush Carroll
Robert Gelwicks
Milledgeville
Gladys Cooper
State Teachers College
DeKalb
John Cooper
Ed Drake
Harry Hunter
Darlene
Jean Torrance
Gabriel Landis
Sterling
Oscar Kraft
F. Strafelda
Alfred
Westmont
Ill
Girls 4-H Achievement Day Set For July 28
Next Thursday July 28 more than 100 girls from Carroll county 4-H clubs will gather in Mt. Carroll for Achievement Day. Outstanding club work may earn entrants a chance to compete at the state fair. Any county 4-H member may show outfits or enter the dress revue with entries due by 10 am. Judges are Mrs Ina K Chesney and Miss Ethel Myers.
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Carroll County
Mt. Carroll
Ina K. Chesney
Stephenson County
Ethel Myers
Jo Daviess County
Family trips to the West highlight Kemmer and Stage group
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kemmer and Mr and Mrs Charles Stage of Rock Island returned after a nine day western tour. They visited Bad Lands and Black Hills in South Dakota Yellowstone in Wyoming and Pikes Peak in Colorado. They also stayed with Willard Adams in Colby Kansas. Mr and Mrs Dan Sack and their daughter of Morrison are visiting the Paul Smith home at Argo this week.
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Kenneth Kemmer
Charles Stage
Rock Island
West
Black Hills
South Dakota
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Pikes Peak
Colorado
Colby
Kane
Dan Sack
Morrison
Paul Smith
Argo
John Adams Named Manager at O. H. Martin Dry Goods
John Adams is new store manager of the O. H. Martin Dry Goods Co. in Mt. Carroll. The longtime firm begins a reorganization sale with plans for new departments including dress and better service. The store will offer more merchandise, larger selection, and new low prices, per county residents.
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John Adams
O. H. Martin Dry Goods Co
Carroll County
O. H. Martin
Adams
John Neary Celebrates 82nd Birthday at Thomson Home
John Neary observed his 82nd birthday Sunday with a family dinner at his Thomson home. Attendees included his wife and Frank Johnson, Francis Hook and daughter Mary Margaret, Grace Isenhart, Joseph and Kathleen, A P Kenyon and wife, former Chadwick residents visiting Thomson, and John Geist and his wife. Supper guests included James Morgan and family. Sheridan family members joined Mrs Ed Williams for Sunday in Thomson.
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John Neary
Frank Johnson
Francis Hook
Mary Margaret
Grace Isenhart
Joseph
Kathleen
A. P. Kenyon
Chadwick
Thomson
John Geist
James Morgan
Tom Sheridan
Paul, Francis
Jeannine Sheridan
Ed Williams
Former Thomson couple celebrate 75th wedding anniversary
Sunday marked the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs Clifton Bennett, formerly of Thomson and now of River Forest Illinois. A large gathering at Oak Park and surrounding suburbs included sisters and friends with a luncheon and an afternoon of 500. Bennett received second place and Mrs Carpenter won low, with silver gifts awarded to the couple.
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Clifton Bennett
Thomson
Keystone Ave
River Forest
Hawkins
Bennett
Division St
Oak Park
Glen Goble
Larch Ave
Elmhurst
Blanche Beck
Sixth Ave
LaGrange
Mae Densmore
Madison St
Ella Orr
Forest Ave
K. B Carpenter
Henry Strauch
J. Leland Brewster
Rockford
Wm. Alexander
Wilmette
A. L. Thompson
Detroit
Lady Baltimore
Carpenter Low
Local Man Breaks Leg On Friday In Barn Fall
Charles Switzer broke both bones of his right leg above the ankle and two ribs when he fell from a barn roof near Mt. Carroll. He slid down a rope, and his leg was placed in a cast Wednesday. He rests as comfortably as can be expected. Other local notes include Fay Ashby’s foot dressing visits, Charles Salton’s operation, Floyd LaShelle’s improving hospital status, and Mrs. Paul Lewis’s return home with foot care still needed.
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Charles Switzer
Wallace Williams
Mt. Carroll
Social visits and funerals in small Illinois towns
Mr and Mrs Victor Hines of Mt Carroll spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Charles Sack in Argo. Miss Alta Evermann of Clinton vacationing from the courthouse visited Thomson with the E B Carpenter family. Charles Sack and daughter Vivian attended Addison Miller's funeral in Chadwick. A J Davis dined with his nephew Robert Davis near Chadwick.
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Victor Hines
Mt. Carroll
Charles Sack
Argo
Alta Evermann
Clinton
Court House
Thomson
E. B. Carpenter
Vivian
Addison Miller
Chadwick
A. J. Davis
Robert Davis
Thieves Raid Fay Cabin at Storm Haven. Losses Reported
Thieves broke into the J. M. Fay cabin at Storm Haven last Friday night and took bedding pillows and other household articles. A large number of dishes are included in the loss. Several local residents and visitors are noted, including Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hyde returning from Iowa and various people visiting Morrison and Mt. Carroll. Willis H. Steele of Los Angeles is mentioned, with death noted, and others from Newton Iowa, Syracuse New York, and Detroit Michigan are referenced in social visits and business.
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J. M. Fay
Storm Haven
Floyd Hyde
Iowa
George St. Ores
Dan Sack
Morrison
Wilda Simpson
Inlaw
William Bilklovie
Billy
Detriot
Mich
John Simpson
Emma Steele
Emma Kling
Willis H. Steele
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank Steele
Steele
London
Paris
Fulton
Aura Lanning
Newton
Hattie Greeley
Wayne Ashby
Myrtle Groharing and Leroy Foltz Will Wed in Clinton
Myrtle Groharing and Leroy Foltz plan a simple wedding Saturday morning July 25 in Clinton Iowa with Rev J J Hoffman officiating at the Methodist church manse. Attending will be Miss Leona Nelson and Glen Groharing. After a wedding breakfast they will travel to Wisconsin and then reside in Savanna and Chestnut Park. Groharing is a Thomson native and Foltz comes from Savanna.
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Clinton
Myrtle Graharing
Leroy Foltz
Savanna
J. J. Hoffman
Leona Nelson
Glen Groharing
Morrison
Miss Groharing
Miss Nelson
Allen's Tea Room
Points
Wisconsin
Chestnut Park
Charles Groharing
Thomson
York Community High School
G. A. Smith Royal Blue
Edward Foltz
Argo
Stransdale Farms
Thomson 500 Club Hosts Picnic and Prize Winners
Thomson 500 Club guest Mrs J Y Stickell hosted a Thursday afternoon event at her home with prizes awarded to first Mrs Harry Diehl second Mrs Roy Houghton and third Mrs Harold Nelson. Next meeting set with Mrs John Carpenter. Argo 500 Club picnics at Old Mill Park in Savanna today. Royal Neighbors report fourteen members at Thursday meeting with light desserts served. TNT plans a picnic dinner at Old Mill Park on July 27 with current events roll call. ice cream iced tea provided by committees. gathering at Community Church by 8 o'clock with transportation for those lacking a ride.
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J. Y. Stickell
Harry Diehl
Roy Houghton
Harold Nelson
John Carpenter
Argo 500
Argo Five Hundred
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Royal Neighbors
Mesdames
W. M. Tucker
Emil Brach
Vivian Sack
Wilma Cole
Kathryn Cooper
Edna Cooper
Grace Shelly
TNT
John Schade
Frank Brown
Wesley Sack
Weekend Visits And Local Chores In Monroe Center
Walter Switzer of Monroe Center spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Switzer. Miss Louise Lewis will travel to Gal esburg Friday for a sorority luncheon and visit school friends over the weekend. Al St. Ores is painting Mrs. Sarah Millard's house.
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Walter Switzer
Monroe Center
C. K. Switzer
Louise Lewis
Galesburg
al St. Ores
Sarah Millard
Argo Lady Margaret Carroll Observes 81st Birthday
Mrs. Margaret Carroll of Argo marked her 81st birthday quietly at home with family. Born July 19, 1857, she lived in York Township all her life, married John M. Carroll in 1877, and remained active in the Argo M E church and its Aid society. She has two children, Raymond Carroll and Mrs. Lulu Melendy, plus grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her husband Mr Carroll died February 15, 1922.
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Margaret Carroll
Argo
Frederick
Maria Carpenter
Timothy McNamara
John M. Carroll
Carroll
York Township
Argo Methodist Episcopal Church
Aid Society
Raymond Carroll
Lulu Melendy
Argo-Fa
Local Residents Share Visits and Moves Across Town
Mr and Mrs Wallace Williams and son Michael near Mt Carroll visited the Francke and Switzer home Tuesday evening. N D French planned to return today from a Lake Geneva vacation. Misses Mary and Isabelle Prins called on Miss Alta Lartz and cousins Dorothy and Marie Rediske of Round Up Mont who are visiting. Kathleen Isenhart spends a week with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Francis Hook. Dan Sack and daughter Joyce of Morrison visited Mrs Sack's parents Mr and Mrs George St Ores Sunday. Willis St Ores family of Savanna guests of his parents Monday. Mrs Dean Boyce daughter Marilyn of Clinton and Mrs Cecil George of Morrison spend several days with their parents Mr and Mrs Ely Cochran. Mr and Mrs Lynn Babcock moved to 239 North Sixth Street Clinton.
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Wallace Williams
Michael
Mt. Carroll
Francke and Switzer
N. D. French
Lake Geneva
Mary
Isabelle Prins
Alta Lartz
Dorothy and
Marie Rediske
Round Up
Mont
Kathleen Isenhart
Francis Hook
Dan Sack
Joyce
Morrison
Sack
George St. Ores
Willis St. Ores
Savanna
Dean Boyce
Marilyn
Clinton
Cecil George
Ely Cochran
Lynn Babcock
North Sixth Street
Birthday Dinner At William Kruse Country Home
Mr and Mrs William Kruse of Thomson celebrated their birthday anniversaries Sunday at their country home west of Chadwick. Thirty two relatives and friends attended a picnic dinner at noon. Gifts were received by the celebrants. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Glen Kruse and family of Mr Carroll, Mr and Mrs Geo Kruse and sons, Mr and Mrs Glen Thompson of Chadwick, Mr and Mrs Albert Koertner and family of Pearl City, Mr and Mrs Charles Kruse and family, Mr and Mrs Guy Dender man and family, Mr and Mrs Arthur Appel, Mr and Mrs John Zeir, Marshall Berk and Lloyd Byers of Lemrook.
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William Kruse
Thomson
Chadwick
Kruse
Glen Kruse
Carroll
Geo. Kruse
Glen Thompson
Albert Koertner
Pearl City
Charles Kruse
Guy Denderman
Arthur Appel
John Zeir
Marshall Berk
Lloyd Byers
Léemark
Bill Traum Chosen to Present Eddy Duchin at Coronado
Bill Traum, WROK announcer in Rockford, was picked to present Eddy Duchin and his orchestra at four Coronado theatre stage shows. He introduced Duchin over the public address system and conducted an on air interview Monday. Traum also led all WROK broadcasts last Friday, relaying events from Sweden.
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Bill Traum
WROK
Rockford
Eddy Duchin
Coronado Theatre
Bill
Duchin
Prince Bertil
Sweden
Swarm of Bees Ends City Concert on Main Street
A swarm of bees trapped in a Main Street building interrupted a band concert last Wednesday evening. The furious bees forced the director and musicians to flee the platform, ending the performance early, with the swarm remaining on the bandstand as the audience watched in disbelief.
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Chadwick Review
Local Social Visits Highlight Week in Fulton Area
Mrs Mary Moore and Mrs Charles Bent spent Tuesday afternoon at the Justice Prins home. Emma Eslinger, son Calvin, Forrest, and Miss Mary Prins called on Mrs James Green on Wednesday evening. Mrs Green left Thursday for Rochester Minnesota for treatment. Myron Tibbits attended a Leota club picnic at Old Mill Park in Savanna. Nelda Williams visits from Chicago for two weeks with Mrs Mabel Williams and relatives. Ely Cochran family drove to Dickeyville Wisconsin to view the Grotto. Sunday guests in the Francke and Switzer homes included Will Francke Irene Florence Eva Mary Peschang and Ernie Francke of Savanna.
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Mary Moore
Charles Bent
Justice Prins
Emma Eslinger
Calvin and
Forrest
Mary Prins
James Green
Green
Rochester
Minn
Myron Tibbits
Leota Club
Fulton
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Nelda Williams
Chicago
Mabel Williams
Ely Cochran
Dickeyville
Wis
H. A. Francke
K. Switzer
Will Francke
Irene
Florence
Eva
Mary Peschang
Hanover
Ernie Francke
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Farr
Library Report
Grace Strauch
Thomson Briefs
Jim Frost
Grand Mound Sn
Kenneth Crosby
Erve Martindale
Charles Jenkins
Frosts
Frost
The
Review
Bert Stainbrook
Bertie Jean
Merrill Stainbrook
Harvey Marshall
K. B. Carpenter
Lena
Carpenter
B. R. Lewis
Mike Tucker
Aurora
John Gates
Lewis
Dorothy
John Wilhelm
Battle Creek
Mrs
Hawkins Home
Fay Ashby
Charles Salton
Jane Lamb Hospital
Floyd LaShelle
Paul Lewis
I. A. Lewis
Margaret
Syracuse
N. Y
John Ashpole
Mary Cone
Otto Switzer
Thelma Schick
Elizabeth
Donald Damhoff
Albert Prins
Myrtle Groharing
Ed Sopher
Sand Slough
Thomas Hand
Whomson
R. D. Bennett
Sopher
UPS
York
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