Phosphate Promise From Fertilizer's Florida Source
Babson explains phosphate's role in soil health and national growth. Florida supplies two thirds of world phosphate with major firms like American Agricultural Chemical Co and International Minerals & Chemical Co shaping a multi million dollar industry. He urges farmers to consider phosphate stocks as inflation hedges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Florida
Midwest
Rocky Mountains
Coca-Cola
Pepsi-Cola
Tennessee
Utah
American Agricultural Chemical Co
Peter B. Bradley
New England
International Minerals & Chemical Co
Louis Ware
Thomas
Virginia - Carolina Chemical
Davison
W. R. Grace & Co
Swift, Armour
Carroll County CROP Drives Relief and Hope Across Regions
Carroll County Christian Rural Overseas Program reports 1960 cash contributions totaling 2568 dollars with the statewide drive reaching 165796 dollars or more than 200000 bushels of corn. Corn syrup and corn oil shipments to many nations totalled 175032 and 736953 pounds respectively, while Illinois counties including McLean and nearby areas added significant totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Christian Rural Overseas Program
CROP
Staley
Decatur
Crop News
Carroll County
Andllinois
Chili
Haiti
Hong Kong
India
Italy
Jordan
Pakistan
Algeria
McPherson County
Kansas
Harvey
Marion
Reno
Elkhart
Ind
Illinois
McLean County
Ogle
Whiteside
Air Cadet Stiles Guides Congressman on Academy Tour
Cadet Dennis W. Stiles son of Mr and Mrs Harold E Stiles Mt Carroll guided Congressman John B Anderson Rockford during an inspection tour of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Stiles class of 1964 at the Academy, Mt Carroll High School alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiles
Dennis W. Stiles
Harold E. Stiles
Mt. Carroll
John B. Anderson
Rockford
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mt. Carroll High School
Chadwick
Carroll County Board to Meet in Special Session
The Board of Supervisors of Carroll County Illinois will hold a special session at the Court House Mt Carroll on Tuesday March 14 at 10 oclock A M All claims to be acted upon must be filed with the Clerk by Thursday March 9 1961. W M Nipe Clerk tel 2t 3 9
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Carroll County
Illinois
Court House
Mt. Carroll
W. M. Nipe
Savanna Native Harris Tack Killed by Train Near Chicago
Harris F. Tack 36, a Savanna native and Chicago machinist, died Feb 18 after being struck by a train near his Chicago home. Funeral services were held Feb 21 in Chicago with burial at Memory Lawn. He born Dec 17, 1924 in Savanna. survived by his widow Katherine Lacing, two children, parents Henry and Grace Tack, and several siblings. He was a nephew of Otto Switzer of Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris F. Tack
Savanna
Chicago
Memory Lawn
Henry
Grace Switzer Tack
Katherine Lacing
Gerald
Mary Kay
Henry Tack
Max
Bernard
Leland Kerkove
Paul Schoenhaar
Maxine DeViney
Tucson
Ariz
Otto Switzer
Thomson
Bids Open March 10 for Route 73 Resurfacing Project
Springfield invites bids by March 10 for a 7.87 mile resurfacing of Route 73 from U.S. Route 20 to the junction with Highways 73 and 72, north of Lanark. Specifications cover removal and surface work as part of the highway project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hghway
Sprngfield
Lanark
Fined for Reckless Driving in Savanna
Savanna Gary Collin of Diagonal Street was fined 100 dollars and costs for reckless driving and after curfew in police magistrate Earl E Engelking's court Friday. He was arrested by city police in East Savanna after a pursuit up Fourth Street Hill and the highway. Collin had a prior filing of 5 dollars and costs for a noisy muffler on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Gary Collin
Diagonal St
Earl E Engelking
Collins
East Savanna
Fourth St
Hill
Collin
Revocation of Driver's License in Springfield
Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier announces the Drivers License Division revoked Lloyd L. Abell's license for permitting fraudulent use. Abell resides at P. O. Box 574 Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Charles F. Carpentier
Lloyd L. Abell
Box
Thomson
County Electricians to Meet for Grounding Session
Electricians serving farmers in the county are invited to a Thursday evening meeting on March 9 at 7 30 PM at the farm bureau hall. Byron Hutchins farm adviser says Frank Andrews University of Illinois Rural Electrification specialist will explain proper grounding of electrical equipment and basic grounding requirements under the electricians code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Hall
Byron Hutchins
Frank Andrews
University of Illinois
Extension Council Members Attend District Meeting
Four Carroll county farmers attended a district Extension conference at Oregon on February 22 led by farm adviser Byron Hutchins. Milledgeville chairman Harlan Hollowell Kenneth Moll Shannon vice chairman Fred Hook Thomson livestock committee chairman and Rus sell Lamoreux Lanark farm bureau president attended. Discussion covered financing extension work in the county responsibilities of councils and advisers and the legal framework for grants from county and home bureaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Oregon
Byron Hutchins
Harlan Hollowell
Milledgeville
Kenneth Moll
Shannon
Fred Hook
Thomson
Livestock Committee
Russell Lamoreux
Lanark
Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Tels
From the Heart of America to the Need of India
Feature on Church World Service in India led by H Dwight Swartzendruber describes aid reach across cities like Cape Comorin Srinagar Bombay and Lung Leh. It notes milk grain clothing vitamins hospital supplies and a 1960 relief material value of 4 403609 dollars supported by 33 staff 340 volunteers and 5 000 local distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Dwight Swartzendruber
Schwartzendruber
Iowa
Mennonite Church
Church World Service
India
Pakistan
Cape Comorin
Srinagar
Kashmir
Bombay
Lung Leh
Assam
T. B
St. Louis
United States
America
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Lutheran World Relief
Overseas Relief Agency of Portestant
Eastern Orthodox Churches
Salvation of Life
United Clothing Appeal
Lutheran World Relief In
Rotary Clubs
Ymca’s
Mary Rose
Soil Conservation District Elects New Officers
Lyle Foltz of Mt. Carroll was named chairman and Marvin Woes sner of Mt. Carroll was elected vice chairman at the Carroll County Soil Conservatory District Board annual meeting held February 21. Robert Reiff of Milledgeville became secretary treasurer, Earl Randecker of Savanna won a new two year term, and Eldred Oetting of Shannon was elected director replacing Warren Harms who did not seek reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Foltz
Mt. Carroll
Carroll County Soil Conservatory District Board
Marvin Woessner
Robert Reiff
Milledgeville
Earl Randecker
Savanna
Eldred Oetting
Shannon
Warren Harms
Lanark
Eagles Edge Streaks 61 58 to Win District Tourney
Shannon's Eagles defeated the Chadwick Silver Streaks 61 to 58 in the district tournament final at Shannon. Schoonhoven led the Eagles with 23 points while Knutti had 21 for Chadwick, as the lead swapped until a late Shannon push secured the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Shannon
Chadwick
Schoonhoven
Knutti
Marv Knutti
Cheeseman
Chadwck
Ley
Whitney
Knutts
Lanark
Prophetstown
Kneiss
Giedd
V. Stoner
Funeral Rites For C W Paschal Held Saturday
Funeral services for Clarence W. Paschal 57 who died Feb 22 in Hot Springs Ark were held Saturday afternoon at Hunters Fuller Memorial chapel. The Rev Merle Hanbecker of Lanark officiated and burial was in Lanark cemetery. He was born May 20 1903 near Coleta son of William and Amanda Paschal. He married Bertha Wicherts Burmeister in Dixon Sept 10 1928. A former livestock dealer and farmer he retired for health reasons. He had wintered in Hot Springs for health. Surviving are his wife a father of Milledgeville a son Jack of Savanna two daughters Mrs Jack Carey of Savanna and Mrs Clarence Weimer of Burlington Wis a stepson Earl Burmeister of Lanark one sister Mrs Harold Holbrook of Lanark and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Clarence W. Paschal
Hot Springs
Ark
Hunter’s Fuller Memorial Funeral Chapel
Merle Hanbecker
Lanark
Lanark Cemetery
Mr. Paschal
Coleta
William
Amanda Burrows Paschal
Bertha Wicherts Burmeister
Dixon
Milledgeville
Jack
Jack Carey
Clarence Weimer
Burlington, Wis
Earl Burmeister
Harold Holbrook
Carroll County 4 H members set county records in 1960
Illinois 4 H Club membership reached 73051 statewide in 1960 with Carroll County containing 539 members across 31 clubs. Girls in the county produced 634 garments and 9353 dishes while canning 2038 quarts and making 1172 room improvement projects. Charlene Flack of Shannon earned a state leadership award and Marilyn Geisz of Mt Carroll won the county citizenship award for 4 H service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Carroll County
Charlene Flack
Shannon
Charlene
Leonard Flack
Marilyn Geisz
Wm. Geisz
Mt. Carroll
Holstein Association Sponsors Dairy School at St Charles
The Illinois Holstein Friesian association sponsors a dairy school at the live stock center on Randall Road in St Charles on March 15. The morning program features a talk on dairy cattle fertility with an afternoon type demonstration and panel on tomorrow's cow. An evening banquet features Dr E E Heiser from the University of Wisconsin as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Holstein -Friesian Association
St. Charles
Randall Road
E. E. Heiser
University of Wisconsin
Tels
Local families share Sunday visits across Iowa towns
Chadwick News notes afternoon guests including Mr. and Mrs. Lester Morissey of Stockton with the Clifton Spencers. Milledgeville hosts Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gipe and son Timothy for Sunday visit with Mrs. Eugene Miller. Fulton hosts Mr. and Mrs. George Doden and Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Gipe. Freeport hosts Mr. and Mrs. William Schlagen hausen and daughters for Sunday afternoon and lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Arvo Arola. Clinton hosts Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Behrens and son among others for Ronald Behrens 18th birthday party at Woody Judd home. Davenport hosts Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Stiner and family for Sunday visit with Mrs. Mary Hoffman and Olive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Morissey
Stockton
Clifton Spencer
Larry Gipe
Timothy
Milledgeville
Eugene Miller
George Doden
Elwood Gipe
Fred Coden
Fulton
William Schlagenhausen
Arvo Arola
Freeport
Arthur Behrens
Woody Judd
Clinton
Ronald
Rodney Stiner
Davenport
Arthur Hoffman
Mary Hoffman
Olive
Carroll County Home Bureau March Meetings Review
Home Bureau notes summarize March meeting schedules across Carroll County units including Mt. Carroll Chadwick Cherry Grove Palisades Freedom West End and related lessons on mental health the dining area fruit salads pruning trees and color. The program coverage notes a February 20 training school with 26 leaders and outlines future unit topics and county government procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Bureau
Carroll Unit
Ward Weidman
Mt. Carroll
Elwin Bonjour
Donald Frank
Carroll County Mental Health Association
Alvin Libberton
Chadwick Lamplighters
Larry Gipe
Chad
Roll Call
Palisades
Walter Helle
Savanna
Helen Giesler
Grace Byars
Carrol County Mental Health Assoc
Floyd Niles
Freedom Unit
George Beyer
Carroll
Illinois
Roy Fox
West End
Robert Bristol
Thomson
Henry Bielema
Wm. Nien Kark
Lowell Allen
Ruth Putnam
Andrew Bro
Wm. Bailey, Jr
Bailey
Putnam
Bro
Rev. Allen
Lyle Livengood
Miledgeville
County Home Economics Extension Council
Gertrude Kaiser
University of Tillinom
March Court Term Opens in Carroll County With Judge Zick
The March circuit court term in Carroll County will open Monday, March 6, with Judge Le on A. Zick of Oregon presiding. Grand jurors report at 10 am. the docket includes 11 criminal cases from the November list and 5 new common law suits. Thirteen new chancery cases include nine divorces and other actions such as separate maintenance, partition, will contest, and chancery complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Leon A. Zick
Oregon
Gordon B. Smith
Konrad Sack Etal
Robert Petty
Mary Ebien Edwards
Bertha Schreiner
Geerlings Feed Mill, Inc
Delbert Wolber
Rubenstein Co
John F. Swiech
John Swiech
S & S Frame Co
John B. Frank
Frank’s Funeral Service
Harold Edwards
Barbara Ann Appel
Vernon Holman Appel
Elma Lee Hersey
Charles LeRoy Hersey
Rose Mary Hackett
Jerry Dale Hackett
Donald C. Hartman
Eleanor L. Hartman
Juanita L. Heffelfinger
William T. Heffelfinger
Martyn J. Coleman
Roger M. Coleman
Florence McGinnis
James McGinnis
Gloria J. Bausman
Kenneth L. Bausman
Doris E. Harner
Earl Wayne Ha
Prophets Edge Shannon 78 75 To Win Lanark District Cage Title
In a tense Lanark regional semifinal Prophets town beat Shannon 78 75 overcoming a late Eagles surge. John Kneiss scored 23 for Shannon before fouling out as Vaughn Stoner Larry Kneiss and Tom Stoner helped seal the Eagles narrow loss. Fulton Steamers then crushed Mt Carroll 91 56 in the nightcap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
Prophetstown
Prophets
Lanark
Eagles
John Kneiss
Vaughn Stoner
Larry Kneiss
Tom Stoner
Countryman
Kneiss
Anderson
Arnie Giedd
Lindberg
Morris
Gentz
The
Fulton
Steamers
Mt. Carroll
Hawks
Carroll County Purchases 173 685 in Series E and H Bonds
Carroll County residents bought 173 685 dollars in series E and H United States Bonds in January. Statewide sales totaled 40 398 267 dollars, up 17 percent from January 1960, the highest monthly total since January 1959. Illinois reached 10.7 percent of its annual quota and accounted for 8.8 percent of national sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
United States
F. E. Weidman
Mt. Carroll
General County
Savings Bonds Committee
T. Merle Paul
Staet
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Illinois
4 H Club Leaders Plan County Government Day
Carroll County 4 H leaders and junior leaders met February 24 with Bill Stone of the University of Illinois to discuss leadership, 4 H projects, and citizenship. County Government Day is set for April 20 with ten students from each high school serving as county officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Bill Stone
University of Illinois
Earl Gilliland
Mt. Carroll
Gordon L. Hansen
Hansen
Marriage license suit filed by county clerk
County Clerk W. M. Nipe sues Peter J. Aitkens and Shirley Benson of Savanna over a marriage license. Lula M. Ross, county treasurer, reports staff are preparing tax bills to be mailed in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Nipe
Peter J. Aitkens
Shirley Benson
Savanna
Lula M. Ross
Real estate transfers listing six transfers in Savanna Mt Carroll Meyers Milledgeville and York
Real estate transfers show Ethel L Jenks to William T Jenks and wife for lot 11 24 3 in Savanna. Darrell E Holman to Woodrow A Johnston and wife for lot 12 23 4 in Mt Carroll. Portage Manley Land Co to American Marietta Co for lots 8 11 12 24 3 in Savanna. Arden L Deets to George E Folkers for lot 18 7 2 Meyers 2nd Milledgeville. Mary B Allen to Walter Twardosz for lot 13 53 O in Savanna. Herman T Bimm to Charles Elroy Hersey for lot 24 23 3 in York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel L. Jenks
William T. Jenks
Savanna
Darrell E. Holman
Woodrow A. Johnston
Mt. Carroll
Portage-Manley Land Co
American-Marietta Co
Arden L. Deets
George E. Folkers
Meyers
Milledgeville
Mary B. Allen
Cal
Walter Twardosz
O. T. Savanna
Herman T. Bimm
Charles Elroy Hersey
York
Deaths in Carroll County Preston Collin and Emil Stoebe
Preston Collin 68 died at home in Savanna after a Monday illness. Funeral 2 PM Wednesday at Frank funeral home Mt. Carroll with Rev. Cyrus Pollard. burial Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by daughter Gladys Koeller and four sons, nine grandchildren, two brothers, a sister. Emil J. Stoebe 86 died at Savanna city hospital after long illness. Funeral 2 PM Thursday at Savanna funeral home with Rev. Ernest Qarder. burial Savanna cemetery. Stoebe married Maude Miner in 1901. she died earlier. Survived by three daughters, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a brother and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Collin Savanna
Preston Collin
Savanna
Frank
Mt. Carroll
Cyrus Pollard
Oak Hill Cemetery
Bolton
Ill
George
Mary Rosenstiel Collin
Gladys Koeller
Shannon
Harvey
Emerson
Dakota
Bennie
Rockton
Gary
Emil J. Stoebe
Clinton Gergerson
Savanna City Hospital
Savanna Funeral
Ernest Qarder
Savanna Cemetery
Maude Miner
Waupaca
Wis
Wesley Miner
Milledgeville Guests Dine With Fred Werner Family
Mr and Mrs William Werner of Milledgeville host Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Frank Stutzman and David joining Mr and Mrs Fred Werner for a family gathering at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Werner
Milledgeville
Frank Stutzman
David
Fred Werner
Missiles Down Lanark Earn Share in Title
Milledgeville Missiles defeated the Lanark Beavers 87 to 69, securing a share of the Carroll Conference title with Chadwick and Shannon. Fredericks led with 37 points. Parod led Lanark with 22. In the fresh soph prelim Lanark won 35-31. Polo trimmed Mt. Carroll 77-48 as Hardy scored 20. Mt. Carroll won the preliminary 47-45 in overtime. Amboy upset Savanna 78-77 with Radabaugh scoring 39 for Savanna and Trickett and Knudsen each 16 for Amboy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville Missiles
Lanark Beavers
Milledgeville
Carroll
Chadwick
Shannon
Fredericks
Missiles
Beavers
Lanark
Polo
Mt. Carroll
Blackhawk
Hardy
Laughlin
AMBOY
Savanna
Radabaugh
Kroll
Trickett
Knudsen
Local Social Roundup From Milledgeville and Surroundings
Mr and Mrs Ellwood Gipe were evening callers Sunday in Milledgeville at the home of Mr and Mrs Lester Wolstenholm. Philip Herbruck of Freeport visited Mr and Mrs William Schlagenhausen last Saturday. The Pauleys and Giesons and Randy were guests in Green Island Iowa. Scheidegger family left for Logan Utah for a Dairy School trip. Sherry and Bruce stay with grandparents in Belmont Wisconsin. Janssens and Becky of LaGrange visited Schreiner family. Lyle Bushman and family and Homer Bushman from Sterling dined with Mrs Charles Honberger. Mrs W H Taylor visited in Hanover with Mr and Mrs Oral Kaufman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwood Gipe
Lester Wolstenholm
Milledgeville
Philip Herbruck
Freeport
William Schlagenhausen
Orrin Pauley
Shelby
Walter Gieson
Randy
Green Island
Charles Scheidegger
Logan
Utah
Logan College
Scheidegger
Newton
Sherry
Bruce
Russell Spensley
Belmont
Wis
Richard Janssen
Becky
LaGrange
Marvin Schreiner
Lyle Bushman
Homer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babson’s Weekly Report
AE Acro
Extension Council
Soil Conservation District Board
C. W. Paschal
Holstein Association
Chadwick News
Stanley Nesemeier
Shannon Shamrocks
Kenneth Ericsen
Sam Brantner
Lanark Larkers
Boyd Handel
Happy Hoofs
LaVerne Edwards
Carroll County Caballeros
Vernon Alexander
Fair Haven Top Notchers
Burnie Voss
York Cedar
Mississippi Palisades
LeRoy Getz
Tip Top Troopers
Harold Yochem
Prairie Edge
4-H Club
Loyal Siedenburg
Echo Valley
Lawrence Getz
Arnold Getz
Eugene St. Ores
York Cedar 4-H Club
Stephen Airhart
Norma Messmer
Mt. Carroll Prairie
Courthouse News
WED
Polo Downs Carroll
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