Babson’s Postwar Advice on Stocks Bonds and Real Estate
Babson Park Mass June 1 1 offers ten postwar guidance points. He urges caution on long-term low coupon bonds and railroad stocks while predicting inflation will lift stock prices. He favors land investments and diversified portfolios and stresses education and church support for resilience after war. He concludes with estate planning tips and trusts.
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Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Russia
United States
Wysox Township to be Split into Two Precincts
A proposal to create a second voting precinct in Wysox, Carroll County, will be presented to the county board next Monday. The plan divides Wysox along a line near the C B and Q railroad, centering two precincts with about 450 voters each, both polling places set in Milledgeville.
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Carroll County
Wysox
County Board of Supervisors
Milledgeville
Fourth Street
Rationing Boards Resume Sugar Distribution for Canning
The Quad Cities OPA district restarts issuing sugar certificates for home canning after review. Each person can receive up to 10 pounds, with many getting less, to ensure fair share. Fuel oil renewal notices go out for 1945 46 and June 15 return. Truck mileage and car tire shortages persist. 154 tires approved with no quota. Public cooperation urged to maintain satisfactory service.
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Quad-Cities
OPA
Robert H. Harper
Harper
Peck
Deaths of Mrs. Ernest W. Francke and Chester Wolcott Page
Mrs. Maude Hartman Francke, 64, died June 1 in East Savanna after a paralytic stroke in 1943. Funeral Monday in Savanna with burial at Oak Hill, Mt. Carroll. Survived by husband Ernest, two sisters, a brother, and nieces and nephews. Chester Wolcott Page, 86, retired farmer, died May 29 in Savanna city hospital. Funeral Wednesday in Savanna with burial there. Survived by a son and a daughter.
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Ernest W. Francke
East Savanna
Fuller Funeral Home
Savanna
Clare E. Olney
Savanna Community Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mt. Carroll
Maude Hartman
Albert
Mary Hartman
la Crosse
Wis
Order of the Eastern Star
Ida Hartman
Wesley Strauch
Raymond Hartman
Francke
Charles Switzer
Thomson
Kenneth Whitney
Chadwick
Stephen Switzer
Chester Wolcott Page
Savanna City
Law Funeral
Arthur Monckman
Savanna Cemetery
Mr. Page
Illinois
Lydia Roser
California
Ohio
Appoint A New Superintendent At du Pont Plant
E I du Pont de Nemours announces a shift of plant superintendents at three cellophane facilities. Gallalee moves from Old Hickory Tennessee to Buffalo succeeding Campbell who moves to Clinton Iowa. Barkley leaves Clinton for Old Hickory.
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du Pont
Wilmington
Del
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
E. DR. Gallalee
Old Hickory
Tenn
Buffalo
D. B. Campbell
Clinton
Iowa
F. W. Barkley
Vista Dome Car To Enter Burlington Service Next Month
The Burlington Lines will place a glass enclosed Vista Dome car in service next month. The air conditioned dome offers 24 seats in a raised glass compartment with panoramic views and full headroom above the train.
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Burlington Lines
Burlington
General Motors
Ralph Budd
The
Dairy Meeting At Lanark Draws 200 Farmers
About two hundred farmers attended a Lanark dairy meeting to learn artificial insemination. University of Illinois expert Prof. Rhodes explained association setup and benefits for Carroll county farmers. A temporary committee was named and 530 cows pledged for the group, with 1000 cows needed for a viable unit.
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Lanark
Rhodes
Dairy Extension Department
University of Illinois
Carroll County
J. K. Morris
Russell Wagenknecht
Milledgeville
Melvin Stengel
Robert Carroll
Thomson
Elmer Airhart
Savanna
Group Starts Pre Induction Physical Exam at Carroll
Carroll courtly selective service board reports the following men sent to an examination center for pre induction physicals: John E. Eisseller Homer F. Geison Charles J. Clapton Rogert I. Noble Cecil E. Rahn Lester G. Kublemier Ivan C. Hartman Benjamin B. Dimmick Philip Roberts Merle H. Gillogly Verlen L. Kublemier Harold H. Holm Clarence Switzer Jr Norman L. Hatfield transfer Leland K. Spangler transfer William R. Boylan transfer.
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Leland K. Spangler
William R. Boylan
Sunday visitors and local social notes at Savanna area homes
Thomson briefed on visitors to Ben Stage home Mr Wesley Sack and Mrs Sack. William Hurley Stumphy and William Jr from Savanna visited George Stumphy home. Junior Holman of Savanna fire department takes a 10 day vacation. Mrs Jesse Green hosted Mrs Tillie Harney and Miss Mary Cone for dinner. Cone read aloud to Green. Kenneth Whitney Clara Switzer and Stephen Switzer attended Ernie Frank funeral in Savanna. Bessie Groharing resumed work at J C Penney Clinton and stays with sister Mrs Virgil Wilt.
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Ben Stage
Wesley Sack
William Hurley Stumphy
William Jr
Savanna
George Stumphy
Junior Holman
Jesse Green
Tillie Harney
Mary Cone
Miss Cone
Green
Kenneth Whitney
Clara Switzer
Stephen Switzer
Ernie Frank
Bessie Groharing
J. C. Penney
Clinton
Virgil Wilt
Marriages reported in Mt Carroll and New York
Announced weddings include Joan Rockey of Evanston daughter of Mrs Gilderoy Scott Rockey and St James Cunningham of Detroit married at the Little Church Around the Corner New York City Also Ward Rogers USMC and Marilyn Edwards wed in Mt Carroll with attendants Pvt Edward Grimm and Anna Mae Edwards present Sgt Rogers recently returned from 32 months in Hawaii Evabelle Truninger of Savanna wed Lt Russell W Hitchcock of the Savanna ordnance depot in the depot chapel
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Joan Rockey
Evanston
Gilderoy Scott Rockey
Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
St. James Cunningham
Detroit
Mich
New York City
Set
Ward Rogers
USMC
Charles Bashaw
Marilyn Edwards
Floyd Edwards
First Baptist Church
R. H. Leitner
Edward Grimm
Anna Mae Edwards
Sgt
Rogers
Mt. Carroll High School
Sgt. Rogers
Hawaii
Truninger-Hitchcock
Evabelle Truninger
Savanna
Russell W. Hitchcock
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Ordnance Depot
P. W. Hanshew
Savanna Couple Wed at Oak Park Church in Savanna
Mrs Olive Mevine Sacia of Savanna and Cpl Elvin M Olson of Richland Center Wis wed at 4 p m Sunday in Oak Park Christian church Savanna Albert Nelson of Polo former Savanna pastor read the service Attendants were Mrs Opal Kuhn and Howard Sallows Olson is attached to the Savanna ordnance depot headquarts
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Olive Mevine Sacia
Savanna
Cpl
Elvin M. Olson
Richland Center
Wis
Oak Park Christian Church
Albert Nelson
Polo
Opal Kuhn
Howard Sallows
Olson
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Guests
Mrs. William Shand of Oak Park spent a couple of days at the Charles Hoge home. Mrs. Charles Sack of Argo called on Mrs. Anna Jenkins. Wilfred Hazen, a patient at the hospital in Hines Illinois, spent the weekend with his wife. Major Porter has returned from Iceland where he spent several years.
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William Shand
Oak Park
Charles Hoge
Charles Sack
Argo
Anna Jenkins
Pfe
Wilfred Hazen
Hines
Ill
Louis Kness
Lavere Kness
Savanna
Wesley Kness
Charles Hogg
Morrison
Lloyd Holman
Rock Island
Earl Holman
Mary Cone
Jesse Green
Frank Switzer
Estate to receive $1149.35 for late postmaster Straka
President Truman has signed a bill authorizing payment of $1,149.35 to the estate of Charles A. Straka former postmaster of Milledgeville. The sum covers May 1 to December 5 1940 as compensation per quarterly reports and is allowed by the General Accounting Office.
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Truman
Charles A. Straka
Milledgeville
General Accounting Office
Callers at Charles Hogg Home Involve Four Visitors
Callers on Monday evening included Mrs. Gladys Little and her house guest Mrs. Louis E. Androile of Belleville Illinois, along with Mrs. Paul Heusinkveld and Miss Sylvia Lewis.
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Charles Hogg
Gladys Little
Louis E. Androile
Belleville, Il
Paul Heusinkveld
Sylvia Lewis
Carroll county farmers sign 1945 AAA farm plans
Carroll county farmers sign 1640 1945 AAA farm plans representing about 92 percent of farms. Plans detail crop and livestock goals and soil building practices with limestone and phosphate common. June 1 1945 closing date for signing. Seed payments issued for alfalfa red clover and alsike clover seed. Pork prices and weight limits adjusted to support hog production through Sept 1 1946.
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AAA
Carroll County
J. W. Erdmier
County Aaa
Erdmier
Rain and frost sweep through farmland delaying planting
Early Friday a heavy rainstorm disrupted farming near here washing soils and delaying corn planting. By Monday some fields were being worked again while others began planting. The event also interrupted electric service briefly and was followed by a light frost on Sunday night. Temperatures cooled then rose slightly into Tuesday as clouds formed.
Carroll County Inducts Five Men Into Military Service
The Carroll county selective service board reports five men inducted. Army: James E. Savage Shannon Richard H. George Savanna Charles M. White Savanna Walter C. Zink Mt Carroll. Navy: Edward H. Hammerstein Savanna.
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Carroll County Selective Service Board
Army
James E. Savage
Shannon
Richard H. George
Savanna
Charles M. White
Walter C. Zink
Mt Carroll
Navy
Edward H. Hammerstein
Voters approve pension plan in Carroll County election
Carroll county voters approved adding county officials to the municipal retirement fund on a separate ballot. The measure won 254 to 170 with light turnout as 444 people cast ballots. Judicial candidates Wheat Zick and Dixon led with 413 408 and 417 votes respectively. A write in Robert L. Morris earned three votes. Fine weather aided turnout. Wysox township posted 65 votes, Freedom 6.
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Carroll County
Harry E. Wheat
Freeport
Leon A. Zick
Oregon
George C. Dixon
Dixon
Wheat
Zick
Atty
Robert L. Morris
Lanark
Wysox
Freedom
Election Board
Milwaukee Road Credits $88,000 Bonds To County
Milwaukee Road credits $88,000 of its government securities purchases to Carroll and other counties. The road plans to invest $33,000,000 for the Seventh War Loan drive, distributing funds across 12 states including Illinois which is allotted $5,742,000 to counties it serves.
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Carroll County
Milwaukee Road
Illinois
Local Cattle Feeders Report High Prices at Chicago Yards
Livestock from Carroll county feedlots sold strongly in the Chicago market. Robert Livengood of Lanark shipped 1170 pound steers at 17.65 per cwt, with subsidy lifting to 14.15 per cwt. Harold Schneider moved 875 pound yearling steers and heifers at 16.85 per cwt. Dean M. Fisher's 35 head lot averaged 153.5 pounds and sold at 17.50 per cwt. Greenwalt Brothers and Harold Cassen, both of Lanark, reported 17.50 per cwt on 1140 and 1060 pound cattle respectively. Prices climbed to 18.00 per cwt in Thursday trading, with subsidy yielding 18.50 per cwt.
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Chicago
J. W. Edrmier
Carroll County
AAA
Erdmier
County Aaa
Robert Livengood
Lanark
Harold Schneider
Dean M. Fisher
Glidden
Greenwalt Brothers
Harold Cassen
Marriage licenses issued by County Clerk Nipe listing multiple couples
From June 1 on, licenses issued include Richard E. Ritenour of Mount Carroll and Phyllis Nolte of Denver Colorado Alvin M Olson of Richland Center Wisconsin and Olive L Sacia of Savannah Georgia Knowlton or Dixon scheduled to preside at Carroll county circuit court Friday and Judge Leon A Zick expected to attend for the June term The June term opens Monday June 11 with the grand jury reporting that morning Carroll county tax collections show less than 200000 remaining to be collected through June 5 total 551000 collected and county property values total about 744000 for 1944
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W. M. Nipe
Richard E. Ritenour
Mt. Carrol
Phyllis Nolte
Denver
Colo
Alvin M. Olson
Richland Center
Wis
Olive L. Sacia
Savanna
George C. Dixon
Carroll County
Chester Cramer
Cramer
Leon A. Zick
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Chester W. Page
Clyde Collinson
Jesse Schreiner
Zephyr
Thomson Briefs
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Cunningham
Edwards Rogers
Sacia-Olson
Iwo Jima
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