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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
1
Babson Park Mass June 7 1946 leads with a sector by sector forecast for the second half of 1946. Automobiles face labor and bombing risks but may not drop immediately while aviation stocks trade on liquidation value. Air transport prospects rise with rates set by federal authorities and bases underutilized.
Lt. Col. H. P. Greison of Savanna was elected president of the Carroll County Reserve Officers Association chapter at a Friday meeting in Savanna with 20 officers present. First Lt. J. R. Havener of Sterling became vice president and Lt. R. W. Swingley of Savanna was named secretary-treasurer. Major James V. DeMartino and Master Sgt. John M. Smith of Rockford outlined plans for the organized reserve. The next meeting will be at the Savanna ordnance depot officers club, hosted by Col. S. A. Hall.
The 36th Rahn reunion is set for Thursday June 20 at Old Mill Park Savanna. Officers include H B Rahn Lanark president Oliver Rahn Lanark secretary and Evan Rahn Chadwick treasurer.
More than 1,000 American Legion members and guests attended the 13th district Legion convention in Savanna where district officers were elected. H. M. Walder of Dixon became commander, with Charles Moon of Milledgeville as senior vice commander and other officers named.
Carroll county voters will decide in November whether to authorize a tax levy for a county tuberculosis fund. The board of supervisors approved a resolution to hold the election with the general election, noting the ten year authorization is expiring though current balances cover needs for now.
Carroll county residents will offset shortages in meat wheat fats and oils by consuming nearly 9 748 954 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables this year said Harvey Baum of A P Foods. He noted perishable produce will supplement limited foods and boost national calories from 1000 to 1500 daily for hunger ridden nations.
The annual Puterbaugh Butter reunion will be held at Lawrence Park in Sterling on Sunday June 16. The gathering occurs every year on the third Sunday in June.
Donald Morehead of Savanna and Mrs. Carroll Elliott of Hanover suffered serious injuries in an early Sunday automobile crash on Route 80 one mile north of the Indian Head tavern. Morehead lost control, the car left the road and rolled several times. he was hospitalized with a fractured right leg and multiple bruises while Elliott was briefly treated at home, then X-rayed and dismissed.
At its June meeting the Carroll county board of supervisors fixed polling places and approved lists of judges and clerks by precinct and party. Precincts include Washington Woodland Freedom Cherry Grove Shannon Lima Rock Creek Salem Mt. Carroll Savanna Savannah York Fair Haven Wysox Elkhorn Grove with designated Republican and Democratic representatives and polling sites such as Center Hill school town halls and other local facilities.
County clerk records show marriage licenses issued to G A Dean and Ethel Corlett of Platteville Wisconsin. John Hovorka and Juanita Podenburg of Mt Carroll. Eddie Jensen and Laura Hoy of Thomson. Glen Poffenberger of Mt Carroll and Elizabeth Dunn of Savanna. William Irwin of Freeport and Eben Francke of Mt Carroll. Gene Moore of Savanna and El mira Peterson of Chicago. Wills of Lester Myers of Mt Carroll and George Bower of Thomson admitted to probate. Myers estate leaves life interest to Marian Myers with equal shares later to Ralph Myers, Earl Myers, and Margery Myers. Bower bequeaths $3,000 to daughter Valta with remainder to Valta and two sons. Circuit court term opens June 17 with Judge Dixon presiding. Real estate transfers listed for multiple properties in Savanna, Lanark, Milledgeville, and surrounding areas.
The Carroll County Home Bureau Farm Bureau Hall Mt. Carroll Illinois hosts an organization meeting on June 14 1946 at 730 pm standard time. The program includes invocation song banner call to order roll call budget presentation officer installation and talks by state leaders and local officials.
Carroll County voters learn only one registration day this fall on October 8 with election judges at polling places. Eligible residents may register at the county clerk's office before then. permanent registrants need not reregister unless moving, changing names, or turning 18. Unregistered voters on election day will not be eligible to vote.
Elizabeth Rosamond Rhodes wed Warren Lee Anderson at Kenwood church Chicago with Carol Anderson maid of honor and John Mehagan best man. The couple will live in Western Springs after a wedding trip. Elizabeth Ann Dunn and Glen Poffenberger wed at the Dunn home in Savanna and will reside at Blackhawk Village. The brides are Savanna and Mt. Carroll natives. Poffenberger is a World War II veteran.
Military funeral services were held for Geo. Delp who died in the LaSalle hotel fire in Chicago last week. The services took place Sunday at the Fuller funeral home in Savanna with ministers Merle Hawbecker and Kendall officiating. Burial followed in Hickory Grove cemetery.
Carroll county supervisors vote to discontinue paying operating expenses of the county office of price control effective June 30. Price control workers may keep office charters in courthouse annex. Salaries have never been paid by the county.
May 1946 results show Harry Tallman’s Holstein Nurse as high cow with 2455 pounds milk and 105.5 pounds fat. John Morris's Guernsey and Howard Derrer's Cinderella follow, with multiple herds contributing to Carroll County Dairy Herd Improvement’s May standings led by Porter & Son Brown Swiss.
June meeting of the Blackhawk Fire Fighters association will be at Chadwick with Chadwick volunteer firemen as hosts. The session may move from the village park and the new fire station to the school house if attendance is large. This marks the first association meeting since the fire department was reorganized a new fire truck purchased and the new fire station erected.
Morrison fair officials prepare a large Fourth of July celebration on the grounds featuring three afternoon horse races, dances on July 3 and 4, and a completed fireworks display for the fourth. The event includes three ball games, rides, and concessions run by W. R. Bealer who ranked high in state earnings. Miles Hannis oversees ground improvements with remodeled halls and new roofs. Over 20 thousand dollars will be spent in prizes and premiums at the Whiteside county fair, with specific budgets for cattle and other livestock, horse races, and a horse show.
Richard Allison of Milledgeville displayed the grand champion purebred Shropshire ram at the 10th Carroll county 4 H lamb show in Savanna. Donald Keim of Mt. Carroll showed the reserve purebred Oxford ewe lamb. Entry count reached 47 with judging by Russell Lamoreux.
Major William J. Rhodes of Mt. Carroll was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in Arizona for extraordinary aerial achievement. He led B 29 formations on two bombing runs against a German railroad bridge near Scherfede and strafed the freight depot under heavy fire. Rhodes flew 91 missions, earned the Air Medal with 12 clusters, and served as pilot, squadron commander, and operations officer in both the Pacific and European theaters.
Carroll county offices may be provided with photostatic equipment for recording deeds mortgages discharges and other valuable papers. Supervisors discussed the matter Monday and referred it to the public buildings committee with power to act. Many other counties have secured such equipment and local officials have been interested in securing such equipment for some time.
Royal Klitz, 17, of Savanna suffered head injuries Friday evening in a two car crash at Route 30 and Garden Plain road near Unionville west of Morrison. He was treated at Morrison hospital and released. Driver Jack Larkey of Morrison and a companion were not injured along with Klitz’s two companions.
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