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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1941
Page
8
A day trip to Clinton and a moonlight cruise from Savanna are planned for Tuesday July 29. The excursion steamer U. S. President will depart at 11 a.m. for the day trip and again at 8:30 p.m. for the night voyage, sponsored by three local organizations.
Carroll county bird lovers report martins prepare to migrate south in a couple of weeks, citing flocking behavior as a sign of an early fall and earlier departure than usual. At Chicago Stock Yards opening week, Carroll and area cattle and hogs led selling, with cattle prices up 26 cents per cwt. Hereford steers from Lanark brought around 12.80 per cwt for two head, while another consignor sold 20 head at 12.60 per cwt. Hog lots in Shannon averaged $10.00 per cwt for 32 head at 434 pounds, above the day’s hog price average.
The exchange shows an ex employee confronting a chief, quipping about being rehired or the firm still operating. The line signals tension over authority and whether the business continues after the firing.
Miss Marcella Hersey daughter of Mr and Mrs William Hersey of Savanna married Staff Sgt Jack Everhart son of Mr and Mrs Vernon D Everhart of Poplar Bluff Mo July 16 at 7 30 p m in Savanna Community church Rev T Stewart Cleworth officiating Attendants were Mr and Mrs Harold Hersey The couple is rooted in Savanna and Poplar Bluff with careers tied to the Savanna Ordnance Depot and local law offices.
Miss Maxine Hickey daughter of Mr and Mrs James Hickey of Clinton Iowa and Lloyd Ensch son of Mr and Mrs Peter Ensch of Savanna were married at 10 am Wednesday July 16 at St Marys Catholic Church rectory Clinton Rev Fr E A Collins officiating Attendants were Mr and Mrs Earl Lathrop of Clinton They will reside in Clinton after a wedding trip to the west The bride a St Marys Clinton graduate worked at Rich Mfg Co Clinton Ensch attended Savanna schools and works at the ordnance depot
Announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Emily Hartman of Clinton to Burton Engelking of Mt. Carroll on June 4 in Hannibal Missouri with Rev. W G Schwen of St John Lutheran Church officiating.
Announcement lists July 10 marriage of Ruth O. Dannels daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Daniels of Savanna to Ammon B Sartwell son of Bert Sartwell also of Savanna. They wed at First Presbyterian church Norfolk Virginia with Rev Jason McMillan officiating in a single ring ceremony. Ruth a Savanna native and Savanna High School graduate. Sartwell a Savanna native who finished Manchester Iowa High School and is an airplane mechanic in the U S Navy stationed in Norfolk. They reside in Norfolk.
An announcement states the marriage of Dean R. Auman of Kent to Margaret Beckenkeller of near Mt Carroll at 5 30 p m Sunday July 13 in the Lena tabernacle campgrounds. Rev George Gable of Apple River officiated with attendants Mr and Mrs John Beckenkeller of Mt Carroll, the bride’s brother and sister-in-law.
Savanna resident John Rohenkohl, 66, died suddenly at 6 45 a m Thursday July 17 in his Savanna apartment. He suffered a heart attack while seated in his living room. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon with burial in Savanna cemetery. Surviving are his widow several sisters and brothers and many other relatives.
Sixteen participants from Savanna fire department and associated agencies completed a standard first aid course in Savanna under the American Red Cross. Recipients scheduled to receive Red Cross cards include Harold Hersey and fourteen others from the Savanna department Milwaukee railroad Northwestern Illinois Utilities Savanna Ordnance depot Mount Carroll fire department Lanark fire department ambulance driver Cecil Miller Frank Winters and Vernon Hollister Jr among others.
The State Soil Conservation Board approved forming a soil conservation district in Carroll county after a 299 to 4 referendum vote. Landowners favored the district and will elect two temporary directors from landowners until a permanent organization is set.
The list presents numerous names with towns such as Savanna Lanark Milledgeville Mt. Carroll Chadwick Thomson Lanark Shannon Savanna and more. Individuals include Schmidt Savanna Owen Eisenbise Mt Carroll Reibel Savanna Hanabarger Milledgeville Zugschwerdt Chadwick Lindsay Lanark Zubaty Savanna and many others.
Laurie's Apparel Shop at 239 Fifth Avenue South in Clinton Iowa has served the public for twelve years with dresses coats suits millinery hosiery silk lingerie and other accessories. It features outstanding brands from top manufacturers at prices that fit every pocket. Visit for a courteous reception with no obligation to buy.
The report notes bills advancing on highway lighting funded by the gasoline tax as well as a provision limiting canvass impact from a candidate's death on or before election day. If a dead candidate wins, a senatorial committee fills the vacancy.
Carroll County Farm Bureau members and officials schedule a picnic and excursion aboard the Capitol steamer on August 30. The boat departs Savanna docks at 9 45 a m and returns by 4 p m with tickets limited for members families and sponsoring companies.
Robert Gettemy, 17, of Shannon, after a Monday preliminary hearing on larceny was freed on a $500 bond. He allegedly stole 10 pigs from Russell Shores, a farmer he had worked for, and agreed to repurchase and return the animals. Ambrose J. McBride and Verna Davis are jailed awaiting grand jury action on charges of operating motor vehicles while intoxicated, bound over after Savanna hearings. bond $500 each. County Clerk Walter Watson issued a marriage license to John A. Rice and Delilah R. Lapp, both of Thomson.
A sequence of warranty deeds recorded including Elmer F Lecture to Carroll County. John G Law to Hazel Bowman in Mt Carroll. Alvin O Elliott to Omar Gillogly in Savanna. Edna Roggendorf to Dorothy Hood in Savanna. Hood to Rudy Brock Savanna. Dorothy Skaren to Harry Holy Savanna. Maria Notz to Albert Notz and Clarence Notz in Savanna. Emma Strauch to Oscar Geldmacher in Fair Haven.
Luther Williams a 32 year old colored soldier from the Savanna Ordnance Depot unit was released by Chicago police after an inquest into the death of Willie Harris a 29 year old colored man found with stabbing wounds in Harris Chicago apartment. Witnesses said Williams attacked Harris after finding his wife with him during a party and he had initially confessed but later denied the killing.
Morgan Sexton announces KROS will start broadcasting September 15 1941 from Clinton Iowa's Jacobsen Building. The station will run at least sixteen hours daily with 250 watts on 1340 kilocycles featuring music and United Press News. Studios cover 10 000 square feet and a 500 seat audience studio. tower rises 250 feet. Sexton outlines past radio work and possible news exchange with The Review.
Quinter M. Bere 34 former Freeport high school star and Midwest sports official died at 5 30 p m Tuesday in Evangelical Deaconess hospital Freeport after a two week illness Born February 15 1907 in Lanark he moved to Freeport in 1922 and officiated many basketball games throughout the region
Major D. A. Branigan, formerly constructing quartermaster at Savanna Ordnance depot since February 12, moved to Camp Grant this week to head the constructing quartermaster's office. He reports to Major Alfred L. Marcum of Hazard Kentucky at the ordnance depot.
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