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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
1
Babson urges older employers to engage in constructive policy as groups debate regulation of credits, inventories and depreciation. He cites labor and economists calling for social insurance and balanced public works, while many bosses push for freedom from government action and lower taxes. The piece closes with local notes on Mrs. Herbert Rawlins visiting Adair, Illinois.
Carroll county farmers are offered free Bangs disease testing for breeding cattle. Farm Adviser M. P. Roske says TB tests may accompany Bangs testing if 56 percent of herd owners request it. Meetings are set in several townships to inform farmers and collect requests. dates span July 1 and July 8 in multiple locations.
Carroll county farm machinery rationing committee issues permits to purchase mowers tractors side delivery rake deep well pump milking machines hay loaders garden tractor shallow well pump and more for June 10 to June 24 1944. Herman Daehler AAA announces last day for February April Dairy Feed Payments and announces May June milk payment rate and future mailings.
Carroll county cattle commanded high prices at the Chicago Stock Yards last week with Rexford Pritz selling a drove of steers for 17.25 per cwt. The 41 head averaged 1165 pounds. The week’s top market reached 17.60 per cwt on Wednesday, the highest June price in 26 years and the strongest since May of last year. Mr and Mrs Ricp Brands and family visited the Claus Prins home Thursday evening.
Carroll county board of tax review begins its sessions on July 10 in the courthouse Supervisors room. Complaints on 1944 assessments will be heard on July 10 11 17 18 24 25 31 and August 1. Charles Gordon serves as secretary and Mrs. Lutie Watson handles clerical work. O Cram chairs the board of supervisors and Charles N Jenks of Savanna fills the vacancy from I S Williams death.
The Triple-A office in Mt. Carroll released June 22 1944 ceiling prices for No 2 yellow corn in Carroll county. Prices cover farm to farm farm to dealer and dealer to farm sales with each town listed Mt Carroll Chadwick Savanna Lanark Shannon Milledgeville and Thomson notes on deductions moisture grade and freight apply and the OPA county office offers deduction schedules.
A marriage license was issued to Melvin H. Renald of Appleton Illinois and Florence Engleking of Mt Carroll in the office of County Clerk W M Nipe. Probate actions list Noah Wolf of Mt Carroll and Charles Gouker of Lanark with wills admitted to probate and executors named. William Friederich of Fair Haven leaves property to his wife and four children with executrix named, and Samuel R Fulrath’s estate goes to six children with Helen Gillespie executrix. Irving S Williams of Savanna leaves all to wife Carrie L and then to daughter Dorothy Westring. L A Miles named executor.
A man posing as a buyer passed a counterfeit check at Handel Implement in Chadwick and later at a furniture store in nearby St Carroll. He used a forged Amboy Bank check signed Axel Moore and another name. Three blank checks were stolen from Handel's book. Sheriff Eber Shepherd led the investigation with limited success and merchants were warned to watch for him. The suspect is described as 40 to 45 years old, about 6 feet tall, 140 pounds with a dark complexion.
Eleven cows from Carroll County Dairy Herd Improvement Association topped the 500 pound butterfat mark for the year earning entry in the Illinois 500 Pound Butterfat Club. Highlights include cows from the Carroll French herd near Thomson and Derver and Williams herds in Mt Carroll, with milk outputs ranging from 12 174 to 18 234 pounds and fat totals from 512 to 682.7 pounds. Most cows are purebred Milestones with one grade Holstein at Holland and Pratt.
Albert F. Weindel of 705 Fast Ath Street Sterling has been named manager of the Rock Falls office of the War Manpower Commission United States Employment Service. He replaces Fred W. Southwick who resigned for a position with California Packing Corporation. Weindel began with the USES in 1959 at Sterling and has served as employer relations representative in Rock Falls since 1942. He previously ran a painting and decorating business and a grocery in Stockholm, MM. A World War I veteran, he served as a private in 1918. Heindel is married with two children.
Mrs Ethel Janice Willis stepdaughter of Andrew Green Sr of Chestnut Park married Pvt Isaac Skim horn of the Savanna ordnance depot at 9 pm Saturday June 17 in the home of Charles J Fisher Savanna justice of the peace Attendants were Miss Mary Rushe and Sgt James George The bride a Bellevue native attended Savanna schools Skimhorn son of Mrs Mary Thomas Manistique Mich stationed at the ordnance depot for two years They will reside with Mr Green for now
Miss Lillian C Breuning and James A Haas were married in a double ring ceremony at Good Hope Lutheran Church in Mt Carroll at 9 15 am on Sunday June 18 The Rev William Mein en officiated Attendants were Mrs Earl Groezinger and John Breuning The couple plan to live with Haas parents after a brief wedding trip Both families and local residents are noted in the report
Mrs Allie S Dingman 83 dies at home in Milledgeville after three months illness. Funeral at Milledgeville Methodist Church burial in Union Cemetery. Survivors include husband Henry Dingman three children grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mrs Frank McChattin 75 dies in Lanark after lingering illness. Funeral at First Brethren Church Lanark burial in Lanark Cemetery. Nora Ditsworth born Stephenson county daughter of Samuel and Mrs Miteworth. Married Frank McShattin in 1893 with a son Joseell and two granddaughters. Two sisters and one brother survive.
Clyde Butterbaugh 43 prominent Freedom township farmer died suddenly about 11 30 a m Tuesday at his home northwest of Lanark He had been treated for hay fever with injections and a too strong shot is believed to have caused the death Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at the Lanark Christian church with Rev Merle Hawbecker and Rev Eyknot officiating Burial will be in Lanark cemetery He was born January 29 1901 in Freedom township lived near Lanark most of his life and farmed He served as Freedom township Farm Bureau director and was a member of the Lanark Christian Church He married Elma Sehelling in June 1990 and survived by three children Rob ot James and Barbara his parents two brothers Homer of Kenosha Wis and Harid who served in England a sister Mrs Lester Kruse and many friends.
Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon June 22 for George Handel 69 who died about 11 p m June 19 at his Mt Carroll home The Rev R H Leitner officiated and burial was in Oak Hill cemetery Handel was born December 4 1874 in Jo Daviess County son of Frederick and Dorothea Handel Surviving are his widow two sons Orval and Melvyn six grandchildren one great grandchild two brothers John of Collins Minnesota and Sam of Mt Carroll and three sisters Mrs Ed Walters of Kings Mrs John Burke and Miss Clara Mandel of Rockford.
Funeral services for David Arnold 89 were held at 4 p m Sunday in Frank funeral home Lanark with Rev W G Benshoff officiating. Burial followed in Lanark cemetery. Born near Mt Carroll he lived 68 years in Lanark farming and gardening. Surviving are an adopted son George of Rockford and a sister Mrs Elmer Zuck of Lanark.
Mrs Reka Haas of Clinton visited from Friday to Sunday with Mr and Mrs Adam Heinze of near Savannah. Mr and Mrs Francis Sheridan of Rockford are spending the week with her parents Mr and Mrs Lynn Curley.
A bolt of lightning struck a back porch at the William Bennett home in Thomson causing porch and washhouse damage. Electricity outages and damaged transformers followed across Chadwick and Thom as storms felled trees and flooded areas. Nearby Mt Carroll and Shannon also reported lightning and hail with high water affecting parts of the Mississippi River region.
At the Rock Island Methodist conference annual session Rev J A Foard who led Mt Carroll church for years was assigned to Epworth Methodist in Elgin Rev F L Countryman was assigned to Mt Carroll parish.
A Shannon permit grants a cold storage locker project with 185 lockers to be installed in a former Nichol feed store building. Remodeling starts soon and most lockers have already been rented in advance.
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