Babson Examines Century of Market Booms and Busts
Babson Park mass offers a historical review of U S stock markets from the Civil War through the 1940s. Key events include Lincoln’s assassination the Chicago and Boston fires the Jay Cooke failure the 1893 cordage concern the Pullman strike and the 1929 crash with later WWII era recovery and bets on future inflation and space era growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
Lincoln
Boston
Jay Cooke and Company
Garfield
Grant and Ward
Henry Villard
James R. Keene
National Cordage Company
Pullman
San Francisco
Supreme Court
New York Stock Exchange
S. S. Lusitania
Europe
Credit-Anstalt
Mrs Dora Daehler Visits Return Home From Sterling
Mrs Dora Daehler came home Saturday night after a week’s visit with her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Fay Reitzel of Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Daehler
Fay Reitzel
Sterling
Lanark Centennial Pageant Depicts 100 Years of Progress
The Lanark centennial pageant drew about 5000 for a multi episode spectacle titled Our Heritage. It portrayed 15 scenes from pre 1861 through World War II with over 400 local participants and a closing display of fireworks. The program noted early Indians and settlers dating back to 1844 and ended with a promise of a new century. Two men were hospitalized after a car rolled into a ditch near Pearl City, one driver suffering facial injuries and a rib injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Earl Robison
Max Rahn
John Dollinger
E. K. Graham
Raymond Aspinall
First Brethren Church
Abe Lincoln
Red Cross
Earth
Dr. Wales
Kenneth Buck
Mt. Carroll
Edwin Pickler
Minneapolis
Tripp Family Reunion Held at Timber Lake Park
The 23rd Tripp reunion gathered 50 relatives at Mackay Timber Lake Park. A share-dish meal was served at noon and the oldest attendee was Mrs. Mamie Tripp of Mt. Carroll while the farthest travelers were the Cambmans of Rochelle. The 1962 reunion is set for Rockford with Harlan Glenn as president and Wayne Linker as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripp
Mackay Timber Lake
Mamie Tripp
Mt. Carroll
Susan Snider
Chadwick
Harlan Glenn
Rockford
Anthony Cambman
Rochelle
Wayne Linker
Francis Snider
Lena Tripp
Lyle Tripp
Allan Tripp
Wayne Linker and Son
Early News Office Closing for Independence Day
Announcement that Tuesday is a holiday and the newspaper office will close. Readers are asked to submit news and ads for the July 6 issue by Monday evening. Many businesses and government offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day.
Chadwick Nine Defeats Pearl City 9-1 in Sunday Game
Chadwick's Junior League team routed Pearl City 9 to 1 Sunday afternoon at Pearl City. Vic Hartman earned the win on the mound. The next game for Chadwick is Sunday afternoon, July 2, at Stockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Pearl City
Vic Hartman
Stockton
Four marriage Licenses Issued This Week at County Clerk Office
The county clerk issued four marriage licenses in the past week. Names include Stephen Shellhouse of Milledgeville and Faye Sweitzer of Lanark. Clifford Dunnigan of Freeport and Carol Maddy of Lanark. John L. Picciotti and Betty J. Koser of Savanna. Don Jay Gjermundson and og M. mm, both of Beloit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Shellhouse
Milledgeville
Faye Sweitzer
Lanark
Clifford Dunnigan
Freeport
Carol Maddy
John L. Picciotti
Betty J. Koser
Savanna
Don Jay Gjermundson
Og M. mm
Beloit
Ted DouglasPleads Guilty in Savannah Court
Harold E Ted Douglas of Savannah pleaded guilty Monday in Carrolline post court to bevaga and resisting an officer. He received one year probation and was barred from taverns and liquor during probation. Violation would send him to the state penal farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E
Ted” Douglas
Savanna
Carroline Post Court
County Court Hears Delinquency Charges In Two Cases
Keith Kerkove of Savanna faced charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in county court. The case was continued to Friday for additional witnesses. Lee and Myrtle Preston of Thomson were also charged with giving beer to a 15 year old baby sitter, with their case continued to July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Kerkove
Savanna
Lee
Myrtle Preston
Thomson
Real Estate Transfers Noted for Rock Creek and Savanna
Etta A. Packard transfers to Floren Fox Jr. and wife by deed with section and lot details in Rock Creek. Otto Grill transfers to Cora Wilson by deed with lot and block details in Mortons, Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta A. Packard
Floren Fox Jr
Rock Creek
Otto Grill
Cora Wilson
Mortons
Savanna
Grange Urges Free Enterprise Transport and Navy Enlistment
The Grange advocates minimal regulation to preserve fair competition among transporters and endorse free enterprise in farming supply and product movement. It urges regulators to review carrier operations before abandoning unprofitable lines while keeping farm costs and service satisfactory. Robert Allen Douglas, Chadwick High School graduate class of 1961, has enlisted in the U S Navy and is at Great Lakes for boot training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Transportation Regulatory
NAVY
Robert Allen Douglas
Chadwick High School
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Bob
Charles Linker
Chadwick
William McKean Dies of Heart Attack in Milledgeville
Milledgeville1 William McKean 72 retired farmer died suddenly Sunday at home from a heart attack. Funeral held 2 p m Wednesday at Woodin funeral home with Rev Clare B Hewitt officiating. Burial in Oak Knoll Memorial Park. Born March 11 1889 Morrison he married Pearl Daily June 29 1910. Survived by widow a daughter Alice Behrens Lanark a son Howard Oklahoma City six grandchildren one great grandchild two brothers J McKean Milledgeville Walter McKean Odessa two sisters B Hanna and Helen McKean Milledgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
William McKean
Woodin Funeral Home
Clare B. Hewitt
Oak Knoll Memorial Park
Mr. McKean
Morrison
James
Agnes Melville McKean
Pearl Daily
B . Hanna
Helen McKean
Sack Family Reunion Attracts 90 Members Across States
The annual Sack reunion at the Chadwick Legion Hall drew 90 members from Delaware, Wisconsin, Iowa towns Clinton, Aurora, Dixon, Sterling, and several others including Mt. Carroll and Chadwick. Dinner served at 12:30. Emma Miller of Milwaukee oldest present. Valeria Ann Smith of Dixon youngest. Robert Miller and son traveled from Wilmington, Delaware. Ten births, three marriages, four deaths reported. Officers elected for next year: President Kenneth Rahn Mt Carroll, Vice President Harold Provant Rock Falls, Secretary Treasurer Frank Curley Mt Carroll.
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Legion Hall
Chadwick
Delaware
Wisconsin
Clinton
Aurora
Dixon
Sterling
Rock Falls
Port Byron
Rochelle
Morrison
Fulton
Sheffield
Lanark
Mt. Carroll
Emma Miller
Milwaukee
Wis
Valeria Ann
Gene Smith
Robert Miller
Wilmington
Del
Kenneth Rahn
Harold Provant
Frank Curley
Recognition Night For Scouters At Canyon Camp
Annual recognition night program of the U S Grant Council Boy Scouts of America will be held at Canyon Camp on Wednesday night. Silver Beavers, the Council's highest Scouter award, will be presented. Scout leaders earning training awards will be recognized. The awards ceremony will be followed by the Order of the Arrow Indian Dance Pageant. All Cub Scout and Explorer leaders and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Grant Council
Boy Scouts of America
Canyon Camp
Oniis
Order of the Arrow
Farmers Reminded of Conservation Reserve Compliance
County official H. P. Rahn warns farmers with Conservation Reserve contracts to follow rules this season. Contracts ban grazing and harvesting on designated land and require planting Soil Bank base crops. Noncompliance is the main reason for losing annual CR payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Rahn
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Rahn
Reverend Eldon Schriver to Lead Oak Park Church
Rev. and Mrs. Eldon Schriver and daughters arrive in Chicago today. He will be reassigned to the E. U. B. Church in Oak Park where he previously served before a year in Gatun Canal Zone.
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Eldon Schriver
Chicago
E. U. B. Church
Oak Park
Gatun
Canal Zone
Rodeo and Wild West Show at Carroll County Fairgrounds
McKinley Rodeo and Wild West Show will perform July 3 and 4 at the Carroll County Fair Grounds Milledgeville in front of the free grandstand. Three nightly shows include bull riding roping high school horses and bronc riding with large fireworks displays afterward. Free parking for 2000 cars and seating for 3000. Tickets: children 6 and under free 6-10 with others at 1. General admission 1 for over 10 and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Fair Grounds
Milledgeville
Fair Association
Sven
Neal Plumer
The
Illinois
Plumer
Morris Sponsored Bills Pass in Illinois House
The Illinois House approved two bills from Rev. John K. Morris Carroll County. One allows school boards to pay utilities and maintenance from building funds, not the educational fund, amid fund shortages. The second prohibits shifting highway employees before May 1 after elections to avoid politically timed changes. A third Morris bill approving a Sterling Avenue 6 railroad overpass also passed.
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John K. Morris
Carroll County
Illinois House of Representatives
Morris
Rep
C. K. Willett
Dixon
Morris, Brydie
Widmer
Avenue 6
Sterling
Blaze damages Milwaukee railroad trestle near Lanark
Firemen from Lanark Chadwick Mr. Carroll Savanna and nearby towns fought an early Saturday blaze of unknown origin that damaged the Milwaukee railroad trestle over Highway 64 four miles west of Lanark. Rail and highway traffic were halted while a warped rail forced reduced speeds on westbound trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Lanark
Chadwick
Carroll
Savanna
Railroad
Coast Guard urges correct boat numbering procedures in Cleveland
Rear Admiral George H. Miller cautions boat owners in the Ninth Coast Guard District to display vessel numbers on each bow with a minimum three inch high plain block font in a contrasting color. He notes Coast Guard does not approve specific products and warns against misleading claims.
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Coast Guard
Cleveland
Ohio
George H. Miller
Ninth Coast Guard District
Miller
The
Boy Receives Kennedy Birthday Card Letter
Eight year old Mickey Dyson of Mt. Carroll shared a birthday with President Kennedy on May 29. He sent a card to the president and received a reply from Evelyn Lincoln, the president’s personal secretary, with cordial greetings.
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Mickey
Robert Dyson
Mt. Carroll
Kennedy
Evelyn Lincoln
Top Notchers Fail to Top Center Hill in Baseball
Fair Haven 4-H club was defeated by Center Hill 22 to 6 Sunday afternoon in a one sided baseball game.
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Center Hill
Fair Haven
Two Pastoral Changes In Local Methodist Churches
At the Rock River Conference closing session two pastor transfers were announced. Rev. Lowell D. Allen moves from Thomson Argo na and Hickory Grove to Polo Methodist, succeeded by Rev. Wilbur Nicholson. Rev. Glenn L. Quamn shifts to Minnesota conference. Rev. Robert Granger will lead Shannon Van Brocklin.
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Carroll County
Rock River
Methodist Church
Lowell D. Allen
Thomson, Argona
Hickory Grove
Polo
Republican Women Set Friday Meeting in Milledgeville
Carroll County Republican Club schedules a Friday gathering at the Milledgeville Methodist church. A 12 o'clock luncheon precedes an afternoon meeting with County Judge Edward J Turnbaugh as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Women's Republican Club
Frida
Methodist Church
Milledgeville
Edward J Turnbaugh
Getz Reunion Held Sunday at Savanna
The annual Getz reunion gathered 125 people in Old Mill Park with attendees from Milwaukee and Madison Wisconsin Chicago Pekin Naperville Champaign Illinois Columbus Ohio and nearby areas. Mrs. Jacob Getz was the oldest member present. The next reunion is set for the last Sunday in June 1962 in Old Mill Park.
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Getz
Old Mill Park
Milwaukee
Madison
Wis
Chicago
Pekin
Naperville
Champaign
Illinois
Columbus
Ohio
Jacob Getz
Local visitors stop by at Conod and Lange homes
Yvonne Conod of Winnetka and Franz Conon of Rock Island visit their father John Conod and stay with Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Lange. Grant and Jan Zugschwerdt of Milledgeville visit Mrs. Elmer Zugschwerdt while Mr. Zugschwerdt fishes nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvonne Conod
Winnetka
Franz Conon
Rock Island
John Conod
Wiliam Lange
Grant
Jan Zugschwerdt
Milledgeville
Elmer Zugschwerdt
Mr. Zugschwerdt
Lanark Centennial Parade Draws Vast Saturday Crowd
About ten thousand spectators lined Lanark streets to view a two mile parade led by three elder residents, with 200 entries including churches, civic groups, 4-H clubs, antique cars, bands, and cave wagons. Winners were announced across 15 categories and prizes included silver trays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Brethren Church of
Rockettes
Lanark
Miner
Wilmont Dyson
Nesemeier
Gothard
Don Renton
Rockford
Asche Transfer
Shannon
Saddle Club Mounted Patrol
Carroll County
Forreston
Jade Beebe
Lyndon
Patty St. Clair
Chadwick
Francis Provant
Linda Seeman
Freeport
Barbara Rausch
Linda Weber
Kathy Rausch
Bert Strohecker
Pearl City
Wetassa
Canyon Camp Sees Burst First Week Campers And Leaders
The first week of Summer Camping at Canyon Camp ended June 24 with 190 campers and leaders. A second period began June 25 with 162 in attendance and troops from Freeport Platteville Monroe Boscobel Blanchardville Stockton and Milledgeville. A 12 scout Senior Patrol Leader Training group is in camp.
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Canyon Camp
Freeport
Platteville
Monroe
Boscobel
Blanchoo Stockton
Milledgeville
Colorado Springs
Canyon
U. S. Grant Council
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Flam Garman
Funeral services for Mrs. Elam Garman of Lanark were held June 23 at Frank Funeral Home with Rev. Clifford Baumann officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill cemetery Mount Carroll. Mrs. Garman born April 8 1873 in Virginia came to Carroll County early life and married Elam Garman Aug 31 1913. Survivors include her husband four stepchildren and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Elam Garman
Benjamin Stevenson
Freeport
Frank
Clifford Baumann
Mount Carroll Trinity Lutheran Church
Albert Champion
J. W. Buche
Mary
Emily Snively
R. N. Flickinger
Russell Rahn
Naaman Diehl
Harry Lowman
George Crofton
George Hammond
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mount Carroll
Garman
Virginia
William V. Burnett
Carroll County
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ralph Garman
Jessie Garman
Lowes Park
Wayne Garman
Earl
Grace) Keim
Free Pony Show at Han Del Farm July Fourth
A free two and a half hour Class A Shetland pony show is set for 1 30 p m Tuesday July 4 at the Han Del pony farm three miles south of Chadwick. Seven pony classes in harness six roadster classes and several hand classes will be judged. Happy Hoofs 4 H Pony Club members will exhibit with a food stand on site. Exhibitors come from Chadwick Lanark Milledgeville Sterling and Rock Falls.
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Han- del
Chadwick
Lanark
Milledgeville
Sterling
Rock Falls
Picnic dinner guests at Keneth Whitney home
Guests for a Sunday picnic dinner at the Whitney home included Mrs. Whitney's brothers and families: Col. and Mrs. W. H. Switzer with Warren and Kathy of Vienna Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Switzer of Orangeville. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Switzer of Freeport. plus relatives Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Williams and sons David and Dennis and Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Williams and sons of Carroll. Col Switzer and family are en route to the west coast for a vacation.
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Keneth Whitney
Col. Switzer
West Coast
Proph etstown Residents Visit Elderly Aunt in Oak Park
Mr and Mrs Donald Bracke meyer and son Dean from Proph etstown visited Sunday at Mrs James Hograth s home in Oak Park. Mrs Hograth aged 87 is totally blind and enjoys listening to her radio at home with her niece Mrs Montague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Brackemeyer
Prophetstown
William Montague
Montague
James Hograth
Oak Park
Hograth
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Auline Young
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Crewe Coeur
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Pixley
Calif
Savanna City Hospital
Guy Neuschwanger
Adeline
White Eagle
Home Bureau
Sat
House
Rev
R.R. Trestle
Boy
Jess
Chadwick News
East Lanark Avenue
West Lanark Avenue
Mary Peters
Jennie Sipe
Frank Cambman
Frank Funeral Homes
Flam Garman
Han-Del Farm
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