Agriculture Over the Years by Vernon Todd
Vernon Todd reflects on Carroll County agriculture from its early homesteads to modern concerns. He recalls farm Bureau milestones, the 1914 Smith Lever act, parity returns, and the push for farm advisers while warning of corporate consolidation and population shifts. He shares personal history from the Todd family farm and critiques policy and industry trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Vernon Todd
Milledgeville
Todd
Congress
Farm Bureau
Sam Thomson
Spain
Courthouse notices list marriages and divorces in Carroll County
Licenses to marry were issued this week in the Carroll County Clerk's office to couples including David W. Ehredt and Gayle A. Leavens of Savanna, Robert Lyle Ludewig of Polo and Jo Anne Murphy of Milledgeville, and others. Divorces granted by Circuit Judge James E. Bales included Elmer L. Kaufman and Annette L. Kaufman with custody awarded to the defendant. another decree to David L. Dauphin and Tonda L. Dauphin with custody to the plaintiff. Several speeding and traffic fines were recorded for residents across Lanark, Mt. Carroll, Savanna, Milledgeville, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M Nipe
David W. Ehredt
Gayle A. Leavens
Savanna
Robert Lyle Ludewig
Polo
Jo Anne Murphy
Milledgeville
James E. Bales
Dixon
Carroll County
Elmer L. Kaufman
Lanark
Annette L. Kaufman
Roy Ready
Anna Kee Lave Lovejoy
Roger Po Avejoy
Masithe
L. Melvin Gundry
Galena
David L. Dauphin
Tonda
Randall Slick
Mt. Carroll
George Klimesh
Calmar
Raymond Ready
Richard Clary
Larry D. Boelkins
Ronald Barton
Clinton
Randall Walters
Homer Osborn
Coleta
Harry Kapp
Sterling
Sing Charles Mean
Shirley Heinemann
Calumet City
Ing
Deeds Koehler
East Troy
Wis
Coney Scarboro
Robert Swan
Thomson
William St. Clair
Robert Hutchison
Laurence Beck
Jeane
Robert Snyder
Albany
Birthday notices and viola tions in local fines list
The clip lists individuals from Alameda to Mt. Carroll with small fines for traffic and code violations. Includes names such as Earl Shelly Mrs Frank Kahler Merle Cate Rogelio Valladarez and Gary Zink with fines ranging from 10 to 150 dollars and actions like excessive noise speeding and resisting police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Shelly
Alameda
Calif
Frank Kahler
Morrison
Merle Cate
Savanna
William Edwards, Jr
Mount Carroll
Rogelio Valladarez
Jerry Winters
Vaughn E. McGinnis
Thomson
Secretary of State
MVI
Gary Drenner
Fulton
Gary Zink
Mt. Carroll
4-H youths headed to Venezuela and state events
Genevra Snetcher of the Priscilla 4-H Club and seven U S 4-H members are bound for a Teen Caravan to Venezuela. Illinois delegates include Genevra and Joyce Getz with other 4-H clubs across Carroll County. Upcoming events include July 30 Public Style Show and August 1 General Projects Show with various project categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevra Snetcher
Shannon
Illinois
United States
Venezuela
South America
Genevral Joyce Getz
Jacobstown
Tip Top Troopers
Jan McKean
Milledgeville Hotshots
Jim Rath
Lanark Larkers
Naaman Diehl
Mt. Carroll
Priscilla 4-H
Carroll County
Whitneys Publish Local Newspaper Rates and Staff
The Carroll and adjoining counties receive weekly editions published each Thursday with annual subscription rates of 5 dollars in other counties. The staff includes J. K. Whitney as editor and Lila Atherton as news editor.
Mount Carroll man hospitalized after surgery and blood loss
Larry Sipe, 31, was admitted July 7 for surgery on severe internal hemorrhaging and a collapsed lung. He remains in unchanged condition Wednesday morning as area residents donate blood and raise funds for his family. Contributions to a special fund may be left at Mount Carroll National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Sipe
Mount Carroll National Bank
Sipe
Teslow Chevrolet
Mount Carroll
Military and local listings feature July notices and service members
A long column lists names such as John Henry Yenney Thom July 29 Albert Adolph Chadwick Richard Pearson Tampico and many others across towns including Savanna Milledgeville Chadwick and Lanark. The service section notes Seaman Apprentice Steven E Mowry USN and Seaman Apprentice John E Eckburg USN with details of their training and assignments aboard USS Constellation conducting carrier qualifications off California ahead of a fifth combat mission in Southeast Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Adolph
Chadwick
Richard Pearson
Tampico
Dick S . Crane
Texas
Glen Poffenberger
Savanna
Wilbur H . Savanna Paul Uer
Rockford
Bell Franklin
Milledgeville
Fran Henneman
Thomson
Minnie Champion
Lanark
John E. Eckburg
USN
Jack C. Eckburg
W. Claremont, Lanark, Ill
Constellation
Air Wing 14
California
Southeast Asia
Deer permits not available in seven Illinois counties
William L. Rutherford of the Illinois Department of Conservation announced that hunting permits are no longer available in seven counties. The affected areas include Jo Daviess McHenry La Salle Marshall in the north central region, Fulton Peoria in the central area, and Wayne in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Rutherford
Illinois Department of Conservation
Counties
Jo Daviess
McHenry, la Salle
Marshall
Illinois
Fulton and
Peoria
Wayne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northwestern University Academy
Minneapolis
Europe
State Farm Bureau
Toledo
Roman Empire
Courthouse News
WED
Keith J. Alexander
Camella L. Sibley
Larry M. Hanson
Mary Elizabeth Veith
Co E. Wilcox
Kathleen Dartt
Platteville
Ames Albert Waynes
Cleo Marlene Bowman
Ennis L. Schoen
Linda K. Lindstrom
Freeport
Walter H. Land
Normal
Ethel F. Nichols
Bloomington
Ayn’ E. Sword
Carolyn R. Jobson
Walter Poffenberger
Larry Zink
Wil
West Carroll
Mt. ‘Carroll
Marian A. Boothby
York E. Laughton
N. — Plat
O.T
Lynn L. Johnson
Elsie Schneider
Bik
Oakridge
Donald Janssen
Albert R. Carr
Louise Ellen Green
Roger S. Finifrock
Patrick J. Brodrick
Range
Rock Creek
Mark McMillion
Lamoine Aude
Kraft’s
Carrol
Happy
Kenneth Weems
Mr. Carroll
Earl Gilliland
Donald Robison
J. L. Bogott
Roger Cheeseman
Carl Korbar
DuQuoin Illinois
Tom Paul Doty
Paul Turney
Colby Loechel
Camanche
Leonard Brandenburg
Mae Turney
Pearl City
Archie Diehl
Aileen Diehl
Paolo
Cathy Schroeder
Kathy Ann Miller
Lowell Poffenberger
Richard Cambman
U. S. Army
Robert Gipe
Harry Stoner
Owen Nye
Belvidere
Clara Gholson
Frank Mest
Milton Hartman
Paul Mannon, Jr
Edward Bornemeier
Freert
Lois Kloepping
Viola Rogendorf
Thompson
Glen Brock
Joe Clark
Debi Reynolds
S. Harter
Chacgwick
Paul Armstrong
Agnes E. Wix
Marvin Brookstra
Allen G. Temple
Stanley Tobey
Joseph Rath
Ronald J. Stolder
Chris Keim
The
Chadwick Busy Beavers
Gang
Thomson Review
Thomso
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Wemben
Ls Newspaper
Aber
Aid Family
Mount Carroll, Sr
Freeport Memorial Hospital
John Henry Yenney, Thomson
Harold Schleming
Robert Helm
Don Spaulding
O. L. Gablin
Lloyd Collinson
Loyal
Wisce
Jack Halfman
N. D.french
Franklin Miller
John Kreider
Floyd Simmons
John Stearns
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Betty Glenn
Oregon
Bobby Cripe
Allan Schaver
Nellie Clark
Timothy Gray
Arthur Lott
Lloyd E. Hartman
Mary Jane Spaulding
Robert Rawlins
Katherine Mae Olson
Davenport
Walter Lartz
Paul Munson
Modesto
Susan Kay Shoup
Paul Johnson
Mson
Helen Olson
Nancy Johnson
Kenneth Myers
Bruce Scheidegger
Steven E. Mowry
Forrest E. Mowry
Washington St
Ill
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
San Diego
Were
Aer
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