Real estate transfers listed in court house docket
Real estate transfers recorded in the circuit clerk office over the past week include Fred L. Horner to Edward W. Altenbern and wife for lot 1 block 10 in Stover's addition Lanark and to The National Bank of Lanark for the same description. Home B L Assn to John Reinher for lots 6-7 block 4 Morton's addition Savanna. Nellie Fulrath to Dorothy G. Philips lots 5 and 8 block 3 R & H addition Mt Carroll. Milton E. Olmsted and wife to Captain J. Olmsted et al section 17 township 23 range 7 Elkhorn Grove. Sarah J. Frazer to Herman H. Busack and wife lots 3-4 block 6 R & H's addition Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Horner
Edward W. Altenbern
R. & Hilstadd
Mr. Carroll
Milton E. Olmsted
Capitain J. Olmsted
Elkhorn Grove
Sarah J. Frazer
Herman H
Busack
Wifs
Mt. Carroll
Judge To Hear Arguments For A New Trial
Circuit Judge Harry E. Wheat of Freeport will preside in Mt. Carroll today as attorneys for John and Clarence Collins present arguments for a new trial. The Negro youths convicted of murdering Lieut. Paul La Master remain in the county jail awaiting the decision on a possible new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Wheat
Freeport
Mt. Carroll
John
Clarence Collins
Paul LaMaster
Jail Abductor Escaped Note Leads to Capture
A call to a Savannah residence prompted Sheriff Westfall and a deputy to search there but the suspect was not found. About an hour later he was picked up at Fulton while preparing to cross to Clinton and turned over to Carroll authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Westfall
Fulton
Clinton
Carroll
County Deaths In Lanark Include Tenley And Others
William Tenley 56 died at 9 15 Friday night at his Lanark home after two paralytic strokes. He ran a Lanark grocery and meat market for 20 years. Funeral at Lanark Methodist Church with Masonic lodge in charge. Burial in Lanark cemetery. Survived by widow Clara Champion, two sons Randall Morrison and Edward Lanark, father Joseph Lanark, three sisters Nora Gleisson Bertha Baldwin Mary Noll, three brothers Charles Des Moines Frank Creehasset Walter. Friday service to Mrs Harvey Mathias 87 with Rev I D Leatherman. Mrs Mathias born Sept 18 1881 Mt Carroll moved to Lanark as a girl. Surviving husband, John Sterling, two daughters Mrs Howard Eshbatgh Stillman Valley and Mrs Max Good Lanark, three grandchildren, and brothers Harry and Wallace Force Lanark, Mrs William H Puterbaugh Lanark died Saturday in Freeport hospital after illness with pernicious anemia. Funeral 4 PM Monday in Lanark Church of the Brethren with Rev I D Leatherman. Burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tenley
Lanark
Tenley
Lanark Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Mr. Tenley
Clara Champion
Randall
Morrison
Edward
Joseph Tenley
Nora Gleisson
Bertha Baldwin
Berwyn
Mary Noll
Charles
Des Moines
Frank
Eeehasset
Minn
Walter
Max Good
Harry and
Wallace Force
William H. Puterbaugh
Freeport
Death of Chadwick Diehl at Freeport Deaconess Hospital
Chadwick Diehl aged 21 or 20 dies after surgery complications at Deaconess hospital Freeport following appendectomy and second operation. Born June 21 1919 on Diehl farm near Lanark he attended Lanark schools and played Farm Bureau baseball. Survived by parents Louis and (name) Diehl three brothers Ber aru Glenn and John and multiple grandparents. Funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Diehl
Deaconess Hospital
Freeport
Pheo Weiger
Culver, Inc
Paul Smith
Dix
Louis Diehl
Beraru
Glenn
John
John Diehl
Elmer Weimbauch
Corn Loans Continue Through 1939 With Elevator Storage
The article explains loans backed by stored corn, allowing farmers to store on farm or in licensed elevators and use warehouse receipts as collateral. Elevators earn storage fees, with a deadline of October 1, 1939 to extend or deliver corn to settle loans. Farmers must shell and deliver at the nearest loading station, while CCC offers a contract paying two cents per bushel for handling corn delivered to its account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Sunday Dinner Guests and Local Callers Listed
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Carroll included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Milnes and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Witt with daughters from Morrison, plus Donald Porter of Thomson. Sunday evening callers were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carroll and daughter of Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hartman visited Ed Tallman at Lanark. Milton Gayman and his son and daughter-in-law from Polo visited Charles Spearman, noted as a former Fair Haven resident. Betty Dial spends part of her vacation in Rockford with Mrs. Alma Traum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Carroll
Walter Milnes
Andrew Witt
Morrison
Donald Porter
Thomson
Robert Carroll
Fred Hartman
Ed Tallman
Lanark
Milton Gayman
Harper Gayman
Polo
Charles Spearman
Fair Haven
Betty Dial
Rockford
Alma Traum
Theatres Majestic Mt Carroll presents Man About Town
The Majestic Theatre Mt Carroll shows Man About Town starring Jack Benny and Dorothy Lamour with Edward Arnold Thill Harms and Rochester next Sunday Monday and Tuesday. Also Rialto Clinton hosts Strone's eywtiine with Alice Eden John Archer Ann Shiley Janet Beecher and Leon 1101 plus Str stronger than Desire with Virginia Brace Walter Pidgeon. Parad Co theatre Moline opens Man of Conquest with Rich Dix Joan Fontaine Gail Patrick for five days. Titans of the Deep also on the same program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
Mt. Carroll
Jack Benny
Dorothy Lamour
Edward Arnold
Thill Harms
Rochester
Rialto Theatre
Clinton
Phil Strone
Iowa
Alice Eden
John Archer
Ann Shiley
Janet Beecher
Leon
Desire
Virginia Brace
Walter Pidgeon
Paradise Theatre
Moline
Rich Dix
Joan Fontaine
Gail Patrick
Farm Bureau Round-Up Set for Lanark Park Event
The Farm Bureau Round-Up will be held at Lanark city park on August 26 with the JI Club exhibiting two fine cattle lots along with sheep and swine. The girls division will also be worthy of inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Lanark
JI Club
Argo News: Paintwork, Expansions, and Local Moves
The Argo community reports painting of the Robert Car estate buildings and Ned Turner painting James Mummert's Argo residence. Harold Kenyon works at the Anzo condensary. Hattie Yates plans to enter Thomson Old People's Home by early September. Russell Carpenter buys Raymond Carroll grocery, to assume management by August 1 with sister Genevieve assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Car
Argo
Harold Kenyon
Anzo
Hattie Yates
Arp
Ned Turner
James Mummert
Russell Carpenter
Raymond Carroll
Genevieve
Trackload Of Eggs Overturns At Mt Carroll
A semitrailer truck overturned Monday night near Mt Carroll as it failed to turn at a station and attempted to back to the highway. The accident spilled eggs drawing bystanders who reacted with mock fruit remarks while the driver struggled to right the load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Ait Canals
Abonve
Chicago
Webster City
Miles Oil Station
Thieves Take Gasoline At H Spealman's Farm
Carroll county authorities report Sunday night theft of about ten gallons of gasoline from a tractor on the Harry Spealman farm north of town. Dwight Spealman fired at the fleeing car, described as a Buick with Iowa plates. The car vanished toward Chadwick after shots were fired, and authorities linked other Sunday night thefts from Savanna to Mt. Carroll to the same vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spealman
Chadwick
Julius Bickert
Spearman
Westfall
Iowa
Emmett County
Towa
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
Earnings Drop Analyzes Farm Cost Variances
The article details how cropping systems yields livestock and feed costs labor and machinery expenses and misc items. It notes farm records show opportunities to cut operating costs accounting for about 40 percent of income variation across farms.
Former Bandit Is Questioned in Clinton Robberies
John Redman alias Sawyer, a Murray patrol member, was arrested in Clinton by federal agents for questioning about recent mail robberies. Redman and accomplices were captured near Chadwick after a jail break when vigilantes fired on their car, killing the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Redman
Alas
Sawyer
Murray Patrols
Gane
Sear
Clinton
Iowa
Fol
Redman
Chadwick
Ode to Paul Davis by Sharpe Carroll
An older poem chronicles a pupil named Paul Davis at work in a clattering factory setting. The speaker recalls the intense effort, sweating, machinery, and the tense atmosphere as Paul operates levers and pistons, pushing through a grueling shift. The piece uses playful dialect and rural imagery to celebrate labor and endurance.
Distant Echoes on Alcohol and Athletics in Historic Debate
A fragmented quotation piece discusses alcohol's harms to health and performance, citing figures such as Lincoln and Clarke. It notes strong drink as a detriment to nerve reflexes, discipline, and athletic efficiency, urging coaches and athletes to refrain from alcohol in training and competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Jackson
Adam Clarke
Bijtoy
Abraham Lincoln
Ayak
Alcoho
Hary W. Vollmer
Ben
Ossie” M. Solem
Dtag
Eight Carroll Students Take DeKalb Summer Course
Eight Carroll county students attended summer school at Northern Illinois State Teachers College this summer. Enrollment reached 638, the highest since 1923. Carroll attendees include Alice Coleman Greve Lucille G Keim August Sofia Stengquist Bessie M Bushman Dorothy Louise Dauphin Marie Anne Kian Savanna Jessie E Garman Fern U Sturtevant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Country
Northern Tinois State Teachers College
Carroll County
Alice Coleman Greve
Lucille G. Keim
August Sofia Stengquist
Imi Carrell
Bessie M. Bushman
Milledgeville
Dorothy Louise Dauphin
Marie Anne Kiahn
Savanna
Jessie E. Garman
Lanark
Fern U. Sturtevant
Shannon
Roche Herd Leads Dairy Production Rankings in Carroll DHIA
Jamie Roche's seven Prade Holsteins top Carroll DHIA production with an average of 1,113 pounds of milk and 49 pounds of butterfat. The Ausin Roche herd follows, with Fannie Murray's herd third, Ren Williamsen fourth, and Rush Carroll's fifth in the standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamie Roche
Prade
Caroll Dhia
Dune
Ausin Roche
Fannie Murray
Ren Wihamsen
Rush W Carnoll
Kilowatts Cut Farm Feed Costs Highlight Power Rates
An early report discusses electricity costs for farm operations, detailing kilowatt rates from 1.60 to 83.00 for tunnip farm feeds and how power costs influence grinding and mixing duties. It cites five horsepower mills, screens, and a ton per day processing setup, noting monthly farm electricity bills around 10 to 15 dollars for basic operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willer
Laney
Agnewtry Alsco
Carrel Cony
Erin
Thia
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Court House News
H. Mathias
W. H. Puterbaugh
Chadwick Briefs
Jean Parker
Johnny Downs
SUN
Mon
Mickey Rooney
Lewis Stone
Lionel Barrymore
Lew Ayres
Kilmore
FBI
Wallace Ford
Patricia Ellis
George O'Brien
Ray Whitley
Virginia Bruce
John Howard
Bob Baker
Sid Towny
Blackwell's Island
Amdy Hardy
Ritz Brothers
Irene Dunne
Fred Mac Murray
Robert Young
Ann Sothern
Andy Hardy
Capitol Theatre
Canton
Splendid
Fay Holden
Mother Hardy
Sara Haden
Milly
Cecilia Parker
Marian
Royal Theatre, Fulton
Mickey Slooney
H. Spealman’s
Dwight Spealman
Paul Davis
By Sharpe Carroll
Neally
Paul
Tenny
Behan & Helfert Sabla, Towa
DeKalb
Otheil
Northwestern
Illinois
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