Carroll County Platform from 1939 Review
The 1939 Carroll County platform calls for a bank at Milledgeville extending Route 171 from Hansen's Corners on Route 78 to Chadwick joining Route 40. It urges electing efficient town village and county officers to reduce expenses and promote competitive sports in Carroll County, proclaiming the area as the sportsmen's paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Hansen’s Corners
Chadwick
Carroll County
Sportsmen’s Paradise
Julius Bickert
Herb Stein
John Geisz
John
Birthday List Recites Milledgeville and Chadwick Celebrants
A long birthday roster lists residents from Milledgeville Chadwick Thomson Lanark and surrounding towns. It names Etta Bristol Ella Schryver Betty Gilbert Bernice Stern Gabe Larber June Trahn George Schleming Betty Wagner Hazel Hoffman Henry Sour Katherine Schleuing Leo Bushman Vernon Ilsenhart LaVontine Zugschwerdt Catherine Stober Virginia Peters Fenton Haugh W W Fike Mason Coleman Vada Graham Orville Allen Albert Fisher T Keller Willard Peters Wray Gleason Ruth Goldthorpe Marvin Wenzel Nolan Zugschwerdt Dorothy Lewis Donald Robison Ella Warehime Marie Der Sadie Dunshee Carr el John Coty W M Miles Henry Livengood and others with dates in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Etta Bristol
Thomson
Ella Schryver
Milledgeville
Betty Gilbert
Miledgeville
Bernice Stern
Gabe Larber
June Trahn
George Schleming
Chadwick
George Crofton
Lanark
Betty Wagner
Hazel Hoffman
Henry Sour
Hee Katherine Schleuing
Chad
Leo Bushman
Vernon Ilsenhart
LaVontine Zugschwerdt
Chas. Jenkins
Catherine Stober
Mt. Carn
Virginia Peters
Fenton Haugh
W. W. Fike
Mason Coleman
Fred Nipe
Vada Graham
Albany
Orville Allen
Albert Fisher
Fulton
T. Keller
Willard Peters
Wray Gleason
Ruth Isabelle Goldthorpe
Milligeville
Marvin Wenzel
Nolan Zugschwerdt
Dorothy Lewis
Donald Robison
Ella Warehime
Marie der
Sadie K. Dunshee
Carrel
John Coty
Sterling
W. M. Miles
Henry Livengood
Carroll County News Highlights and Local Happenings
Local notes from Carroll County cover community events in Milledgeville Lanark and Savanna with plans for Community Days Melon Day and Old Settler activities. Reports note harvest prospects and farm prices, plus local weather and water levels at the dam and updates on public services and voting turnout in judicial elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alorne
Lawrence Smith
Saramid
Jalon
Milledgeville
Carroll County
Chadwick
Mellon
Thomson
Rock Island Arsenal
Savanna
Lanark
Shannon
Carroll
Wade's Wide Cracks and Witty Sabula Snippets
A Sabula Gazette column by editor Wade Guenther compiles a rowdy collage of humor and local jests. The piece riffs on printer spaces, local banter, playful quips about couples and professions, social notes, and a seamy mix of wordplay and cartoons from Sabula and Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Guenther
Sabula Gazette
Sabula, Fows
Sabula
Clinton
Allen's
Farmers Seek Damages From Milwaukee R R
Attorney Lawrence Smith of Savannah represents 12 farmers near Savanna in a Mt. Carroll circuit court suit against the Milwaukee railroad for $46,000 in damages. They allege floods in 1937 and 1938 from Plum River were worsened by undergrowth and silt under a railroad bridge blocking the river channel. Plaintiffs include Glen Miller Lawrence Miller Oscar Brunner Daniel Johns Clarence Johns John Vomhoff Harry Adams Millie Ross Walter Adams Martha Adams Vernon Kaufman and Paul Rury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Smith
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
Milwaukee Railroad
Smith
Glen Miller
Lawrence Miller
Oscar Brunner
Daniel Johns
Clarence Johns
John Vomhoff
Harry Adams
Millie Ross
Walter Adams
Martha Adams
Vernon Kaufman
Paul Rury
Firewater joke travels through towns
A quip on damage from elements circulates, with names Floyd Hyde Seaton Mrs Ed Drake Thomson Mrs G B Teets Milledgeville Wallace Stemn Milledgeville Arland Bryson Milledgeville Noel Hawkins Sterling Wallace Geisz Chadwick Mrs W M Handel Chadwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Hyde
Seaton
Ed Drake
Thomson
G. B. Teets
Milledgeville
Wallace Stemn
Arland Bryson
Noel Hawkins
Sterling
Wallace Geisz
Chadwick
W. M. Handel
Supervisors Protest Ward Bill in Springfield Trip
Five Carroll County supervisors led by Lower Oyster Warner and Myers traveled to Springfield with a group of up to 1,000 state supervisors to oppose a new Ward bill. They argued it would raise relief costs, reduce efficiency, and transfer oversight of mothers pensions from the county judge to the state. They urged killing the bill, noting district representatives share the stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Legislative Committee
Messrs. Lower
Oyster and
Warner
Prittan Myers
Springfield
Carrell County
Suakpe Says in 1940 GOP Race Voices on Presidential Choice
Fragmented OCR reflects a political commentary on the 1940 Republican presidential contest. Public fever, party figures like Landon Taft and Dewey are referenced while voters express desire for steadier policy, price stability, and a cleaner campaign amid internal party debate and external pressure.
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Lee
Jos DS
Poliaes
Alfred Landon
Bermaid Buaruch
Narvey Lintener
Mit
Vandenbere
Robert Taft
Dal
Juniny
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Doe Sa
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the Village Echo
Thomson Brosdax
Thomson Review
BH. G. Etage Business Manager
Sylvalena Bovhous Kenneth Whitney
Illinois
Office of Publication
Thomson, Illinois
Happy
N. Genevieve Chipman
Savan
Mir
Emma Jower
Francea Potter
Ray Rapple
Themen
Rau
Lyon Morgan
Bob Bogh
Washington
Ely Cochran
Frank Potter
Millard Davis
Robert Poffenberger
Fire Dept
Irvin Frederick
East Lanne
Lloyd Rogers
Carona Typewriter Co
Paul LaMaster
Frank
Squires Hardware Store
Bob Spencer
Law Bros. Motor Sales
Kenneth Law
Vernon Ackerman
Wade
Chet Ackerman
Ziegfield
Wimpy
Ladies Helping Needle Society
Bill iJones
Thayne
Virginia
Dawn Bo
Robert Jobsz
Ventara Maeert Davawardhane
Pullionaire Zdhing
Hell Alway
Hood
Ian
Paton
Milwaukee R. R
Mrs. White
Oliver
Barber’s College
Mt. Carroll, IL
Galena Street
Mount Carroll Sales CO
H. H. Kipnis
Roy Frits
Owen Miles
John D. Turnbaugh
Court House
Mr. Carroll
Morrison
Guernsey
Wis
Fred A, Wood
Ronkes
Clik
Sinclair
Lewis
Sinclair Gas & Oil
Suakpe
Waters
Dewey
Curtisthy
Danny B. Kness
W. LE. Derrer
MT. Carroll Tell
Lawrence A. Smith
National Banc Dehig
Mt. Caroll, Ik
M MT. Carr Renders Co
Ceur
Ania
Paul Heusinkveld Thomson
Ill
Farm & Home Wiring
van Allen
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