Rules For Buying In a Subdivision From Babson Park
Babson discusses prudent real estate choices including lot selection near cities, effects of elevation and proximity to rail or tenement areas, and warns against Florida land from maps. He advises owning land alongside a home, emphasizes water quality, and urges diversification away from deteriorating houses to avoid market shocks.
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Florida
Wellesley
Boston
New York
Rachel Carson
Gloucester
Mass
Lyle Schreiner Drowns Attempting Save at River
Lyle Schreiner 36 of Mt Carroll drowned Sunday afternoon in the Mississippi River about eight miles north of Savanna while trying to save his wife and daughter. The mother and daughter were rescued. Schreiner’s body recovered about an hour later. Family and friends were on a fishing trip when the tragedy occurred near Maquoketa River mouth. The rescue involved Bellevue fire department and units from Sabula Savanna and Jackson County deputies. Funeral services held Wednesday in Mt Carroll. He was born December 4 1926 and had been manager of the Carroll County Livestock Marketing Association. Surviving are his wife three children two brothers four sisters and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Schreiner
Mt. Carroll
Mississippi River
Savanna
Schreiner
Owen Curboy
Mr. Carroll
Curboy
Maquoketa
Frank Funeral Home
Clifford Baumann
Oak Hill
Emmy
Glen and
Mae Neil Schreiner
Juanita Orth
Carroll County Livestock Marketing Association
Steven
Teresa
David
Robert
Pensacola
Fla
Donald
Alma Schreiner
Clinton
Frank Miller
Lester Aude
Glen Kness
Boy Dies After Running Into Truck Near Mt Carroll
Five year old Jeffrey Handel of Mt Carroll died after he darted into the street from behind a parked car and was struck by a passing truck on Clay Street near the Mt Carroll post office. The driver said he did not see the child until impact. He died on arrival at Savannah City hospital from a skull fracture and internal injuries. An inquest returned a verdict of death by accident. Funeral services were held at his Mt Carroll home with burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survivors include his parents two brothers a sister and both sets of grandparents.
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Jeffrey Handel
Philo Handel
Mt. Carroll
Clay Street
Lanark
Savanna City Hospital
Head
L. B. Hussey
Jeffrey
Frank
James Green
Oak Hill Cemetery
Jackie Lee
Jonathan Earl
Judy Lynn
Harry Pauley
James Turnbaugh
Memorial service for Black Oak Grange members
Regular meeting of Black Oak Grange held Thursday evening June 6 in the grange hall featured a memorial service for deceased members led by Mrs. Wm. Hans, chaplain, and the Graces. After the business session the publicity committee presented a program with French horn by Linda Hall and readings on dairy products and community value by Edna Olson, Francis Burkholder, and others.
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Black Oak Grange
Grange
Wm. Hans
Linda Hall
Janice Reiff
Carroll
Edna Olson
Francis Burkholder
William Hans
Marie Gordon
Ursa Reiff
Laura Daehler
Bernice Balard
Home Economics Unit Meetings This Week
The Home Economics Extension Unit meetings highlight Fabrics as the major lesson topic. York Progressives Unit meets Monday evening with Mrs. Harold Fedder son presenting the major lesson and Mrs. F A Leavens discussing the Food and Drug Administration. Roll call asks for wedding dates. Wednesday North Otter Creek Live Wires Unit meets at 1 30 p m with Mrs Louis Diehl hosting. Mrs Jack Ottosen presents the major lesson and Diehl leads a True and False Citizenship quiz. Roll call asks What You Do When Sewing Crease Resistant Material.
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York Progressives
Harold Fedderson
F. A. Leavens
Food and Drug Administration
North Otter Creek Live Wires Unit
Louis Diehl
Jack Ottosen
Diehl
Pea Pack Starts At Lanark Plant Of Green Giant Co
Pea canning at the Green Giant Company plant in Lanark began with day and night shifts but halted about midnight Sunday until more peas arrive. Work resumed Tuesday morning as frost in late May reduced the local 1963 crop, suggesting a smaller yield in this area.
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Lanark
Green Giant Co
Green Giant Company
Carroll Night Picnic in Park
Carroll Night Homemakers Extension Unit enjoyed a dessert picnic at Point Rock Park in Mt. Carroll on Wednesday evening June 5. Home made ice cream strawberries cake and coffee were featured refreshments. Mrs Ronald Derrer Mrs Gordon Hansen and Mrs Willard Nycum served as ice cream committee. Others with refreshments were Mrs Carlos Toepfer Mrs Elsie Fickes and Mrs Frederick Nycum. Mrs Gordon Hansen gave a major lesson on Caring for Today's Fabrics. The Food and Drug Administration talk was by Mrs Fickes. Plans were made for county Craft Show participation this fall.
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Carroll Night Homemakers Extension Unit
Point Rock Park
Mt. Carroll
Ronald Derrer
Gordon Hansen
Williard Nycum
Carlos Toepfer
Elsie Fickes
Frederick Nycum
Food and Drug Administration
Fickes
Revocation of Clyde A. Kork's Illinois driver's license
Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier announced the Drivers License Division has revoked Clyde A. Kork's license, of Lanark, after conviction for driving while intoxicated.
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Springfield, Ill
Charles F. Carpentier
Clyde A. Kork
Lanark
Divorced Meinsma Granted in Carroll County Circuit Court
A divorce decree was granted Monday in Carroll County Circuit Court to Marie Meinsma of Mt. Carroll from Robert E. Meinsma. Harold Shackelford, 40, of Savanna, was bound over to the grand jury on aggravated battery charges after an early Saturday arrest. Bond set at 5000 dollars. he allegedly struck Ora Mullen with a beer glass at a Savanna tavern. Licenses to wed issued to six couples, including Bernard Wiersema and Carol Traum, Lowell Swalve and Lorraine Beyer, William Plumley and Cynthia Carter, John Armstrong and Judith Lantz, Harvey Caldwell and Mary Isenberg, Odie Wise and Rossemary Blair. Deeds recorded from May 30 through June 6 list transfers in Savanna, Mt. Carroll, Milledgeville, and surrounding areas.
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Carroll County
Marie Meinsma
Mt. Carroll
Robert E. Meinsma
Harold Shackelford
Savanna
Justice of the Peace
Charles Young
Shackelford
Ora Mullen
W. M. Nipe
Bernard James Wiersema
Chadwick
Carol Ann Traum
Lowell Keith Swalve
Forreston
Lorraine Estella Beyer
Freeport
William Dwight Plumley
Cynthia Marie Carter
Milledgeville
John Leroy Armstrong
Judith Dene Lantz
Harvey George Caldwell
Marseilles
Mary Ann Isenberger
Lanark
Odie Ray Wise
Rossemary Ann Blair
Timber Lake Playhouse Opens Season With Romanoff and Juliet
Timber Lake Playhouse opens its second summer stock season Friday June 14 with Romanoff and Juliet a satirical tale set in a mythical Europe. Returning favorites include April Bingham Jane Powell Gary Gisselman and Bill Larson, plus new staff Garry Colburn Robert Edwards Edith Glass Vaughn McBride Nan Withers Kent Gravett Newell Tarrant Jan Davis Ron Ramsey Jerry LePointe and John Williams. Curtain is 830 pm. tickets Mount Carroll 9844.
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Timber Lake Playhouse
Romanoff and Juliet
Europe
Hapy
Playhouse
April Bingham
Jane Powell
Sharon
Finian
Miss Bingham
Auburn High School
Rockford
Miss Powell
State University of Iowa
Sabrina
Sabrina Fair
Gary Gisselman
The
University of Virginia
Gisselman
Sakini
Teaouse
Mr. Gisselman
Bill Larson
Mr. Larson
Vandergelder
Darrell Ruhl
Mr. Ruhl
Garry Colburn
Elmhurst College
Robert Edwards
Erie Playhouse
Pennsylvania
Edith Glass
Vaughn McBride
Cleveland Playhouse
Nan Withers
Kent Gravett
Newell Tarrant
Jan Davis
Ron Ramsey
Shimer College
Jerry LePointe
University of Chioe Court Theatre
John Williams
Sterling, Illinois
Grinell College
Illinois
Mount Carroll
Microfilm project for Carroll County records approved
Carroll County supervisors approved a plan to microfilm records in the offices of the county clerk and circuit clerk pending equipment acquisition and staffing. Other actions included extending a wage scale objection hearing to July 9, funding for a car for the county schools superintendent, daily board pay plus mileage, clerical help for the Extension Bureau, and planning commission activities. Requests for air conditioning in several offices and a search boat for drownings were referred to appropriate committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
County Board of Supervisors
Board of Review
Extension Bureau
Ed Livengood
Henry Sorenson
County Board
Howard Gorman
Public Buildings Committee
Sheriff’s Committee
Tripp Family Reunion Set for June 24 at Mackay's Lake Resort
The 26th annual Tripp reunion meets at Mackay's Timber Lake resort northwest of Chadwick at 12 30 p m DST on June 24. Attendees should bring personal table service drinks and a dish, with ice cream provided.
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Tripp
Mackay’s
Timber Lake
Chadwick
White Eagle 4-H Camp barbecue set for June 23
Reservations due by June 14 at the Extension Office for the White Eagle 4-H Camp barbecue on Sunday June 23. Serving from 11 30 a m to 1 30 p m. Tickets 80 cents includes chicken and ice cream. Attendees bring their own table service and picnic lunch. Boating swimming and tours of the camp available.
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Tels
Weekend Storms Bring Wind and Rain Across Area
Strong winds and thunderstorms hit the area late Friday, snapping tree limbs and disrupting electricity and phone lines. In Chadwick power outages lasted about an hour, dust reduced visibility on Thomson highways, hay was blown from fields, and temperatures fell from around 95 to near 70 after the storm. More rain followed early Sunday morning with over an inch in Chadwick, cooling temperatures by night and easing humidity.
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Chadwick
Thomson
Applications For 1964 New Wheat Farm Allotments
Carroll County ASC committee member Clinton R. Plock announces that 1964 new wheat farm allotment applications must be filed by June 30, 1963. Quotas won t apply for the 1964 crop but allotments remain for price support. farms with no allotment can request establishment, with forms available at the county office. The fiscal filing date remains June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton R. Plock
Carroll County
ASC Committee
Plock
Ritenours Return From Visit In Minnesota
Mr and Mrs E M Ritenour returned Sunday night June 2 from St Cloud Minnesota where they had been guests for a week in the home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Oswald Spillane and family En route home they had a pleasant surprise Mr and Mrs Robert Helms and family went as far as East Dubuque and took the noon Zephyr to Prairie du Chien and enjoyed a picnic while waiting for the evening Zephyr when they boated the train and surprised their folks who were coming home At East Dubuque they picked up the Helm car and returned home They reported plenty of rain in Minnesota and the crops of wheat corn and large fields of potatoes look very good
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Tell Ritenours
Minnesota
E. M. Ritenour
St. Cloud
Minn
Oswald Spillane
Robert Helms
East Dubuque
Prairie du Chien
Kreider 25th wedding anniversary celebrated at Milledgville home
Mr and Mrs William Prowant and Mr and Mrs V V Prowant attended an open house last Sunday in Milledgville to mark the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Preston Kreider. William Rader of DeKalb was a weekend guest in the Ed Manning home.
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William Prowant
V. V. Prowant
Preston Kreider
Milledgeville
Illiam Rader
DeKalb
Ed Manning
Polo visitors greet Freeman family and Jones kin
Mrs. John Freeman and son Ralph visited with her daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. James H. Jones of Polo on Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Post were Sunday afternoon callers in the Rev. Kendall home in Polo.
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John Freeman
Ralph
James H. Jones
Polo
Laurence Post
Rev. Kendall
Milledgeville
Lanark Youth Dies After Scooter Hit by Truck
John Schilling, 15, of Lanark, died when his scooter was struck by a semi on Route 64 three miles west of Lanark. Arnold Rademacher, 27, of Pittsburgh, drove the farm machinery truck. Funeral services held in Milledgeville with burial at Oak Knoll. Survivors include his parents and three sisters.
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Carrolley
John Schilling
Schilling
Arnold Rademacher
Pittsburgh
John
Woodin
Milledgeville
Victor Gross
Brick E. A. B. Church
Loyal
Alice Larber
Lanark High School
Shirley
de Kalb
Donna
Julie
Annie Sarber
Polo
Carroll County June term opens at 10 a.m. with grand jury
The June term of the Carroll County circuit court will open at 10 a.m. Monday, June 17, with Robert L. Bracken presiding. Circuit Clerk Gordon B. Smith releases a docket showing no new criminal cases since March, but several matters to the grand jury. Six new divorce actions appear in both the common law and chancery sections.
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Carroll County
Robert L. Bracken
Gordon B. Smith
Carroll County Little League and Pony League games begin June 3
Area leagues schedule shows Little League and Small Fry teams from Thomson Chadwick Milledgeville Shannon Mt Carroll with five towns fielding Pony League sides and Savanna hosting two teams. Games run Monday Thursday and Thursday. times mostly 6 p m, Savanna 6 30 p m. Full schedule lists away home matchups from June 13 to Aug 1 with multiple reversals and byes. Also notes a July caucus to elect a permanent Carroll County Development Corporation board of eleven with town reps and four at large. 700 members now.
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Carroll County
Thomson
Chadwick
Milledgerville
Shannon
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Mt. Carroll Chadwick
Milledgeville
Mt. Carroll Thomson Shannon Chadwick
Mt. Carroll Shannon Chadwick
Miledgeville
Shannon Milledgeville
Thomson Shannon Chadwick
Shannon Chadwick
Thomson Chadwick
Mt. Carroll Shannon
Mt. Carroll Shannon Savanna
Shannon Savanna
Mt. Carroll Thomson Milledgeville
Reverse Ju
Mt. Carroll Thomson
Tels
Carroll County Deaths: Mathey and Thulion
Galena and Savanna honor funerals for Charles Mathey 63 of Savanna and Samuel C. Thulion 51 of Savanna. Mathey, Interstate Power Co. rep, died June 5 after a lingering illness. services in Galena with burial there. Thulion died June 2 in Savanna. services held there with burial in Savanna Township cemetery. Survivors listed for both men include spouse, children, and relatives.
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Savanna
Charles Mathey
Galena
Mathey
Interstate Power Co
Neosha
Charles C. Mathey
Alberta Kastner
Rock Island
Spet
Six rules to influence legislators during state session
Sen Paul Simon offers six rules for effective citizen input during the state session. Keep letters short, avoid mimeographs and petitions, skip calls and telegrams if possible, and avoid home visits. Do not threaten legislators. courteous letters from individuals can influence policy as schedules allow. The piece ends with a local note about Mr and Mrs Naaman Diehl and Mr and Mrs Elmer Zugschwerdt returning from Leac Lake Minnesota.
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Sen
Paul Simon
Legisator
Senate
Tess
Naaman Diehl
Lanark
Elmer Zugschwerdt
Leac Lake
Walker
Minn
Infant Eastabrooks Burial in Genesee Grove Cemetery
Infant Easterbrooks Milledgeville Tamera Rose Easterbrooks daughter of Lester Eastabrooks Jr and spouse dies June 6 at Community General Hospital Sterling. Graveside service held June 7 with Rev Clare Hewitt officiating. Survived by parents and extended Eastabrooks and Dingman kin.
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Eastabrooks
Milledgeville
Tamera Rose Easterbrooks
Lester Eastabrooks
Community General Hospital
Sterling
Genesee Grove
Clare Hewitt
Wayne Dingman
Walter Eastabrooks
Clifford Os
Albert Spinden
Break-in Probed at Acker Implement Store
Carroll county sheriff's department investigated a Friday night break-in at the Acker Implement store near Mt. Carroll. An undetermined amount of change was stolen from vending machines after a forced door entry. Employee Ed Rabuck discovered the burglary Saturday morning.
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Carroll County Sheriff's Department
Acker Implement
Mt. Carroll
Harry Miller
Ed Rabuck
Sales tax allocations to Carroll county towns
Illinois Department of Revenue reports March sales tax shares on February liabilities totaling 6,324.85 for Carroll county municipalities. Chadwick 372.07 Lanark 816.82 Milledgeville 686.37 Mt. Carroll 1,111.51 Savanna 2,663.18 Shannon 474.43 Thomson 200.53.
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Carroll County
Illinois Department of Revenue
Chadwick
Lanark
Milledgeville
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Shannon
Thomson
Christmas Tree Shearing Demonstration Planned
A Christmas tree shearing demonstration will be held at the Albert Lynch farm northwest of Thomson on Wednesday afternoon June 19 at 1 30 pm. W F Bulkley Extension Forester will be present to show important points in shearing to improve quality and profitability. The Lynch farm lies one mile west and one mile north of Thomson. Tree growers and interested persons are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lynch
Thomson
F. Bulkley
Extension Forester
Lynch Farm
Picnic Attendance Highlighted at Prairie Farmer Tour
Ralph attended the annual Picnic No Worry Tour at Sims Park on June 9. The midwestern event gathered travelers who joined domestic and foreign tours sponsored by Prairie Farmer this year and in prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Freeman
Ralph
Prairie Farmer
Sims Park
Mid-West
The
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Babson’s Weekly Report
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Daughter
Boy
Home Economics
Lyce Ae
Courthouse News
Walco American Corp
Savanna Fabricators Inc
Helle
John Adams
Glenn C. Teeter
O. T. Mt. Carroll
John W. Lynch
Leslie Bailey
York
Earl C. Randecker
Donald Behrens
Woodland
Antonette Cibula
Donald Zeerup
Burrows
Lloyd D. Pritchard
Walkers
John Merboth
Chester W. Ridgley
Violet M. Turnbaugh
Kenneth Tripp
Fair Haven
Hugh F. Senneff
Same
Elery F. Johnson
Chadwick Mason Long Allen
David’ K Brown
Romanoff and
Juliet
Will
Chadwick News
Shannon Thomson Milledgeville
Thomson Shannon Milledgeville
Mt. Carroll Savanna
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Samuel C. Thulion
Samuel Charles Thulion
Savanna Township
William Thulion
Arthur Springs
Robert Anderson
Daniel W
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