H L Spealman Appointed Explosives Licensing Agent
Chadwick druggist H L Spealman is named licensing agent for Chadwick and vicinity to issue licenses for sale or purchase of explosives under federal rules. Licenses include Vander’s Purchaser’s and foreman’s, must be countersigned, valid up to one year, nonrenewable, and issuable only if the applicant is deemed reliable. A license not needed for shotgun or rifle shells. explosive possessors had to register with county clerks before March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. l. Spealman
Chadwick
Chadwick and Vicinity
Ed Block Shipper Markets 61 Hogs at Chicago Yards
Ed Block of Shannon Carroll county marketed 61 Chester White hogs averaging 295 pounds at 13.00 per cwt in Chicago trade this week. Four heavy-weight sows sold at 12.00 per cwt. Prices peaked at 13.35 per cwt on Tuesday, highest since Aug 1937 and for the month since 1926. Tuesday’s session closed at 13.10 per cwt, 15 cents above Monday, highest since June 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Block
Carroll County
Shannon
Chicago
Chester
Move Welfare Offices to New Quarter in Carroll County
Welfare offices relocate to a newly completed 1st floor suite in the Carroll county building. The move creates direct corridor access from an outer hall to the new offices and offers better light and facilities. Mrs Richter supervises the fifth office, with two staff and a storeroom for supplies.
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Carroll County
Richter
Courols
Ente Lig
Ag & Receiv
Roy Lig
Elon
Tite
Mice Saromfeller
Martin Ginter
Lanark Vocations Students Earn on Projects
The Lanark vocational agriculture program reports student projects completed with total income of 344.68 from shows and a focus on dairy herd improvement. Officers elected include President Donald Zier, Vice President Glen Derrer, and Secretary-Treasurer Loren Marta, with 9 members contributing January records on 69 dairy cows and related feed and production data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Donald Zier
Glen Derrer
Loren Marta
Wayne Ellinor
Ebert
Junior Delp
Doe Horne
Eugene Stra
Local court debate on taxes and rationing actions
The report details a grand jury session in Mt. Carroll with objections to tax payments and base values. It mentions court acts in Piney and Melvin Finer, a pending circuit decision, and a plan for sugar rationing distribution overseen by school authorities under county supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norvet
Mt. Carroll
Cireott
Melvin
Walt
Ralph M
Carroll County
Reese
Walter Wetson
Brad
Avyools
Tirwdt
Washington Ey Tee &Tathogla
80 Year Club Members Listed Across Counties
Carroll County announces a list of local residents achieving 80 years or more of age. Names include Mary Jane McGinty Thomson 92 and many others such as Alice Lewis Thomson 92 Emma Schnadel Chadwick 82 E Carbaugh Chadwick 82 Col Ed Hinds Thomson and Ol Th. Imel Chadwick. 1942 candidates O. W. Hockett Cleveland 0 79.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane McGinty
Thomson
Alice Lewis
Thomson Ie
Emma Schnadel
Chadwick
Carbaugh
L. D. Tague
Ed Hinds
John Neary
Frank Anderson
Rebecca Holland
Robert Barrett
James Haley
James St. Ores
Alice Bailey
Ida Frederick
Harry Ella
J. L. Deets
Milledgeville
Lucinda Sucher
George Haag
Mary Wilson
John Schade
George Mort
Ida Anderson
Ed Malloy
TH. Imel
Jennie Clark
O. W. Hockett
Cleveland
American Passion Play Calendar April 12 to May 31 Blooming ton Tl
Calendar notes the American Passion Play running April 12 through May 31 in Bloomington Tl. The passage quotes a reflection on fostering universal love beyond nationality and rank, urging kind acts and support for others as acts of grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Lane
Lloyd Nolan
Betty Field
Bloomington
Jesus
Tuberculosis Risks and War Time Examinations
War Department directs that all men entering induction points receive mandatory tuberculosis screening when needed. Public health officials warn that wartime conditions raise cases, with crowded living, stress, and low living standards fueling spread. The piece stresses detection in infants and households to prevent transmission and notes ongoing medical debates about diagnosis and infection sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Yredi« Ca
U. S
State Department of Public Health
Ulindig
People’s Pulpit Calls for Support as Return of Soldiers Nears
A letter from a father urges readers to thank troops headed for service, stressing shared sacrifice and appreciation. He notes few friends bid them farewell and asks everyone to shake hands and express gratitude before departure. The piece reflects local sentiment on wartime duty and civilian support.
Schreiner of Canty Markets 12842 Cattle in Midweek Sale
Albert Schreiner of Canty marketed a load of 12842 steers in the mid week market at Chicago Stock Yard, selling straight at 15.25 dollars a hundredweight. The shipment weighed 1630 pounds per animal and sold for 10.75 dollars per hundredweight.
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Albert Schreiner
Canty
Chicago
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