Babson’s Bond Advice Stirs Caution On Tax Exempts
Babson Park Florida February 28. The columnist compares taxable bonds from corporations and U S government with non taxable municipal issues. He warns that city bonds especially large city issues carry risk of default or drastic price drops and urges investors to focus on taxable corporate bonds with solid yields and to ignore tax considerations when buying bonds.
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U. S
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Florida
Arcadia
G I Insurance Plan Details And Local Notices
National Service Life Insurance offered by the U S Government to armed forces addresses war time risk and income replacement. Term insurance costs around 65 cents per month per $1000 and pays claims but builds no cash value. Permanent insurance is advised and O W Bolen VA representative will assist Fridays at the Post Office Building. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wood of Mt Carroll were Sunday evening guests of Mr and Mrs George Knoess.
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U.S
G. I
O. W. Bolen
Veterans Administration
Carroll
Kenneth Wood
Mt. Carroll
George Knoess
Card of Thanks from Paul Smith
I thank friends and relatives for cards candy and visits during my hospital stay. It will long be remembered. Paul Smith. te 8-6
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Paul Smith
Shannon High Wins District Tournament
Shannon High won the district basketball tournament at Pearl City by defeating Chadwick 74 to 41 in the opening round and Pearl City 42 to 40 in the finals Friday night. Shannon advances to face East Dubuque in the regional second round at Mt Carroll.
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Shannon High
Pearl City
Chadwick
Shannon
East Dubuque
Mt. Carroll
Thomson
Carroll County March of Dimes total tops $5697
Ruth Nehrkorn, treasurer of the Carroll County Chapter, reports the county has contributed $5697.67 to the 1947 March of Dimes Campaign. Communities listed include Mount Carroll 809.31, Milledgeville 502.35, Chadwick 279.30, Lanark 961.11, Thomson 296.50, Shannon 185.90, and Savanna 2663.19.
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Carroll County
Ruth
Nehrkorn
Savanna
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Mount Carroll
Milledgeville
Chadwick
Lanark
Thomson
Shannon
Milledgeville Wedding of Miss Margaret Wetzell and John Ferris
Miss Margaret Wetzell and John Ferris exchanged vows at the Milledgeville Methodist church in a 12 30 p m ceremony. The Rev Paul Van Zee officiated with a double ring service. Reception followed at the Litwiller home. The couple will reside in Chicago.
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Margaret Wetzell
L. H. Wetzell
Milledgeville
John Ferris
G. M. Harris
Lincoln
Neb
Paul van Zee
Jack Newton
Merle Reynoldson
Chicago
Thomas Wetzell
Carol Harris
William Maxfield
W. A. Litwiller
Litwiller
A. H. Wagner
G. A. Boyd
Clay Deets
Guy Fogel
J. H. Kimmel
C. F. Moon
Ferris
Milledgeville High School
Lincoln General Hospital School of Nursing
Lincoln High School
Navy
Industrial Trades Institute
Three Candidates Seek Mt Carroll Highway Commissioner Post
Three candidates vie for Mt. Carroll township highway commissioner: Frederick Getz the present officeholder, Marion Ewart, and Charles Neuschwanger. Supervisor Elmer P. Kinney runs unopposed for re election.
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Mt. Carroll
Mt. Carroll Township
Frederick Getz
Marion Ewart
Charles Neuschwanger
Elmer P. Kinney
Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk Nipe
Marriage licenses were issued during the past week by County Clerk W. M. Nipe to Charles S. Davenport of Duluth Minnesota and Margaret Hartman of Hanover. Robert L. Kelly of Savanna and Ruth Law of Mr. Carroll. Grand jury recessed for the March term of circuit court Monday without indictments and will reconvene next Monday for further consideration of matters.
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W. M. Nipe
Charles S. Davenport
Duluth, Minn
Margaret Hartman
Hanover
Robert L. Kelly
Savanna
Ruth Law
Carroll
Burglar 14yearold Held After Mt Carroll Breakins
A 14 year old Mt Carroll boy was captured in the home of Frank Poffenberger after neighbors saw a light Saturday night. He admitted entering the home of Rev S A Birdsell on Feb 23 where $8 was stolen. He is held at Carroll County jail pending further inquiry.
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Mt. Carroll
Frank Poffenberger
Rev
S. A. Birdsell
Carroll County
Mt Carroll property owners pursue state supreme court review
A petition from Mt Carroll outlying property owners seeks to sever from the city. the appeal was announced after county court approval. Numerous land transfers and deeds are listed, including Wds and QeDs to numerous individuals and entities across Mt Carroll, Savanna, Chadwick, and surrounding areas.
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Mt. Carroll
State Supreme Court
Legion Meet Draws Dozens at Lanark in February
More than sixty Carroll county Legionnaires and guests attended the February meeting of the county council of the American Legion at the Lanark Legion home. Oliver H. Emyre presided, with C E Cheek hosting and noting postwar plans and auxiliary help.
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Carroll County Council of the American Legion
Legion
Lanark
Oliver H. Emyre
Chadwick
Morrison and Savanna win at Carroll regional
Morrison defeated Hanover 69 to 37 and Savanna beat Lanark 38 to 23 in the Mt. Carroll regional openers. Sterling Community beat Milledgeville 60 to 34 and Rock Falls trounced Amboy 72 to 21 in the Sterling regional.
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Morrison
Hanover
Savanna
Lanark
Mt. Carroll
Sterling
Sterling Community
Milledgeville High
Rock Falls
Amboy
Fulton
Shannon
East du Luque
Mt. Carroll Opens School Safety Patrol
A new safety patrol began operating in Mt. Carroll to help grade school children cross Route 78 on their way to and from school. The program is sponsored by the community club with backing from school officials and staffed by Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts at crossings near Route 64 and two blocks north. Club committee in charge includes Mrs. Horace Fetterolf Mrs. Fred J Rhodes Jr and Mrs. Edwin Miller.
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Mt. Carroll
Community Club
Boy Scouts
Horace Fetterolf
Fred J. Rhodes, Jr
Edwin Miller
Spinkas Mark 26th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs George Spinka observed their 26th wedding anniversary Sunday. Guests included Miss Nancy Allen Mrs Helen Rutherford from Chicago Alfred Rosenbaum and daughters Carrie Spinka of Forreston Donald Clark and son of Lanark and Mrs Freda Schreiner. Decorations were silver and they received many gifts.
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George Spinka
Nancy Allen
Helen Rutherford
Chicago
Alfred Rosenbaum
Carrie Spinka
Forreston
Donald Clark
Lanark
Freda Schreiner
Real estate transfers in Wy and Cherry Grove areas
John E. Miller and wife transfer to Orion J. Stover a west parcel described by section 8 township 17 range 23 Wy son Erm Barnhart and wife convey to Henry Mennenga and wife a west parcel section 6 township 23 range 6 Wyson. Ray G. Isenhart as executor to Charles R. Shuman and others a deed for section 24 township 23 range 5 Fair Haven. Clinton A. Rahn to Russell R. Rahn and wife a west parcel 6 34 township 25 range 6 Cherry Grove. Clinton A. Rahn to Russell R. Rahn et al and nd Lot 1 block 10 Smiths addition Lanark.
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Andrew J. Miller
Grace L. Lege
Fair Haven
Andrew J. Kingery
Charles E. Kingery
Salem
Olive Reedy Wallach
George L. Reedy
Mt. Carroll
Burton E. Reedy
Geo. L. Reedy
Same
Leonard Wallach
Waldo E. Thomas
Debert V. Curley
York
Ruby M. Durward
Ralph Holesinger
William J. Beck
Harold V. Crouse
Shannon
John W. Armstrong
Leonard A. Fink
Snow
Chadwick
Crouse-Eagles Post
J. Leslie Hoak
Long
Lanark
Harold S. Zewiske
Deed
Savannah
L. A
James W. Keiller
Gilbert
Savanna
Maurice F. van Beuer
Lawrence D. Weatherwax
William F. Miller
Porter A. Horning
Rock Creek
William S. Markley
John Adams
Halderman
Ernest Hess
Paul Offenderfer
John H. Law
Frances Shimer Academy
John H. Shirk
George H. Williams
Ton
John E. Miller
Orion J. Stover
Wyson
Erm Barnhart
Henry Mennenga
Ray G. Isenhart
Charles R. Shuman
Clnton A. Rahn
Russell R. Rahn
Cherry Grove
Clinton A. Rahn
Smith
No Auto Deaths In County So Far This Year
No traffic fatalities were recorded in Carroll and Whiteside counties in February as snow and ice covered highways. Both counties report perfect records for the first two months of the year.
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Carroll
Whiteside
Death of William J Mackay 85 Farm North West of Chadwick
William J Mackay 85 died in his farm home near Chadwick Friday night February 28. Funeral services were held at 2 p m Sunday at Frank funeral home Mt Carroll with Rev William Lyons officiating and burial followed at Oak Hill cemetery Mt Carroll. Born July 29 1861 he lived on the family farm all his life and is survived by two daughters Isabel Creath and Helen Mackay both of Mt Carroll.
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William J. Mackay
Chadwick
Frank
Mt. Carroll
William Lyons
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Mackay
William
Isabel Mackay
Isabel Creath
Helen Mackay
Two Savanna Burials Mark Week of Loss
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Mayme Smith Griffin 79 of Savanna after a week long illness. Funeral services were held in Savanna with Rev. E. Cedric Pope, burial in Savanna cemetery. Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Fred Drading of Chicago a grandson Robert Tuttle of Portland Ore a sister Mrs. Harriet Smith of Savanna and a brother Fred Smith Sr of Clinton Ia. Nettie Lynn 68 of Savanna died suddenly Feb 27 at a railroad station in Elgin of a heart attack en route to Washington D C to visit her daughter Miss Ruth Lynn. Funeral services were conducted in Savanna with burial in Savanna cemetery. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Frank Fisher of Sterling and Miss Ruth Lynn of Washington two sons Milburn of Elgin and Luther of Savanna a brother Emmett Tut tle of Portland Ore several grandchildren and other relatives.
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Thomas Griffin
Savanna
E. Cedric Pope
Savanna Cemetery
Mayme Smith
Willam
Caroline Smith
Andrew Peterson
Fred Drading
Chicago
Robert Tuttle
Portland
Ore
Harriet Smith
Fred Smith, Sr
Clinton, Ia
Nettie Lynn
Elgin
Washington, D. C
Ruth Lynn
Nettie Tuttle
Sterling
Luther Lynn
Milwaukee Railroad
Frank Fisher
Washington
Milburn
Luther
Emmett Tuttle
Funeral rites for 13 month old Jerry Merchant
Funeral services were held for Jerry Arthur Merchant at Woodland A B Church north of Mt. Carroll with Rev. E M Edwards in charge. Burial followed in Woodland cemetery. The infant, born January 10 1946 in Savanna, died Friday morning after a three day illness. He leaves his parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Merchant a sister Velma and brother Wilbert at home and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs William Edwards of Mt. Carroll.
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Jerry Arthur Merchant
Elmer Merchant
Savanna
Woodland A. B
Mt. Carroll
E. M. Edwards
Woodland Cemetery
Elmer
Mildred Edwards Merchant
Velma
Wilbert
William Edwards
Mrs Edward Eisenbiee 62 Mt Carroll Resident Dies
Mrs Edward Eisenbiee 62 lifelong Mt Carroll resident died at 9 15 am Tuesday at her home after several months illness Funeral services set for 2 30 pm Thursday at Christian Funeral Chapel Mt Carroll Rev K K Olafson will officiate burial in Oak Hill Cemetery She was born August 16 1884 in Mt Carroll to Benjamin and Anna Buckwalter Married March 21 1919 to Edward Eisenbise Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Emil Zemke and a son Benjamin of Mt Carroll and three brothers Roy and Charles Savanna and George Lanark
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Edward Eisenbiee
Edward Eiisenbise
Mt. Carroll
Christian Funeral Chapel
K. K. Olafson
Oak Hill Cemetery
Martha Buckwalter
Benjamin
Anna Buckwalter
Edward Eisenbise
Emil Zemke
Roy
Charles
Savanna
George
Lanark
New Superintendent Of Schools Named At Mt. Carroll
Maurice J. Siebert 37 of Oregon appointed superintendent of Mt. Carroll grade and high schools for the coming year. He succeeds P. F. Grove who resigns after 25 years in the post this spring.
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Mt. Carroll
Maurice J. Siebert
Oregon
P. F. Grove
Mr. and Mrs W E Bailey visit Rockford guests
Chadwick notes say Mr and Mrs W E Bailey stayed Friday and Saturday with Mr and Mrs Walter Bailey of Rockford. Miss Doris Bailey was an overnight guest of Miss Beverly Hande last Friday. Mr and Mrs Herman Aude Jr were Sunday evening visitors of Mr and Mrs Herman Aude.
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W. E. Bailey
Walter Bailey
Rockford
Doris Bailey
Beverly Hande
Herman Aude, Jr
Herman Aude
Chadwick Native Bill Traum Joins Town Hall In New Role
Chadwick native Bill Traum enters new duties with The Town Hall Inc in New York. Formerly with WROK Rockford radio for ten years, Traum becomes business manager of Americas Town Meeting and assists George W. Denny Jr as moderator on the current events program heard Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
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Bill Traum
Chadwick
The
Town Hall, Inc
New York
Bill
WROK
Rockford
Louis Kradle Weds Dakota Girl in Aberdeen
Mr and Mrs Martin Kradle of Oregon announce the marriage of their son Louis to Miss June Hoeft daughter of Mr and Mrs August Hoeft of Aberdeen South Dakota. The ceremony occurred Feb 13 in Sacred Heart church Aberdeen. Louis Kradle, a Chadwick High School graduate and former radioman in the Army, now resides with his bride in Clinton.
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Martin Kradle
Oregon
Chadwick
Louis
June Hoeft
August Hoeft
Aberdeen
Monaghan
Sacred Heart Church
Lapka
June Fee
Rock Falls
Elwood Diehl
Wilbur Chandler
Milledgeville
First Christian Church
Sterling
Louis Chamberlain
Lilian Devers
Orville Diehl
Diehl
Hal Spencer
Warren
Earl Fee
Marriages in Savanna Sterling and Mt Carroll Area
Norma Jean Schreiner and Charlee L. Jones wed in Mt Carroll First Lutheran Church with double ring ceremony. Attendants and relatives from multiple towns attended. couple to honeymoon in Iowa and reside in Savanna Chestnut Park. Also announced: Miss June Fee and Elwood Diehl wed in Sterling. Helen Gothard and Marshall Raab married in Mt Carroll. local social guests noted.
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Norma Jean Schreiner
Raymond Schreiner
Savanna
Charlee L. Jones
Carrie Jones
Mt. Carroll
K. K. Olafson
Paul Breitbach
Clinton
Marvin Schreiner
William H. Taylor 79 Passionate farmer dies near Morrison
William H. Taylor a 79 year old Chadwick area farmer died at his farm north of Chadwick around noon March 3 after a heart attack two years prior. He was born in Scotland and lived in Whiteside county most of his life. He leaves a widow daughter Mary and sister Elizabeth. Funeral services were held at Hope Evangelical United Brethren church with burial in Grove Hill cemetery Morrison. Pallbearers and floral arrangers were named.
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William H. Taylor
Chadwick
Frank
Taylor
Hope Evangelical United Brethren Church
T. R. Moritz
Grove Hill Cemetery
Morrison
Mr. Taylor
Mount Greenan
Kilwinning
Scotland
Robert
Katherine Taylor
United States
Ustick Township
Whiteside County
Lola Spearman
Mary Taylor
Chadwick Lodge No
A. M
Lanark
Mary
Elizabeth Taylor
Archibald
San Diego
Calif
Clinton
Gilbert
Jane Taylor
Joseph Baird
Harve Schreiner
Clayton Kaul
Lawrence Post
Mark Remrey
Vernon Daehler
Alvin Larem
R. Way
Freda Schreiner
W. J. Schreiner
Hackney-Rogers Marriage Announcement in San Diego
Mary Lee Hackney daughter of Mr. and Mrs Lee Hackney of Long Beach California and Laurence E Rogers GM3c son of Mr. and Mrs Ralph Rogers of Mt Carroll were wed January 4 in San Diego California The bridegroom a Mt Carroll High School graduate has served in the navy three years The couple will reside in San Diego until discharge next fall Also noted is the February 23 ceremony of Miss Pearl Rausch and Keth Rogers in Shannon Illinois with attendants Mildred Monk and Donald Rogers
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Helen M. Gothard
Orrin Gothard
Stockton
Marshall C. Raab
William Raab
Mt. Carrol
Mt. Carroll
Carl Binkley
Marilyn Gothard
Willard Raab
Hackney-Rogers
Mary Lee Hackney
Lee Hackney
Long Beach
Calif
Laurence E. Rogers
Gm3c
Ralph Rogers
San Diego
Mt. Carroll High School
Navy
Pearl Rausch
George Rausch
Shannon
Keth Rogers
Lloyd Rogers
Lanark
A. B
Paul W. Church
Mildred Monk
Donald Rogers
Shimer College Vacation Starts Early Due To Flu
Flu outbreak at Frances Shimer College in Mt Carroll Illinois forces early spring break. About 30 female students affected prompts officials to close the school March 4 and begin a two week vacation ahead of schedule. Dr Albin C Bro notes classes disrupted and supports the early break. Louis Weber was discharged in New Orleans and returned home February 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Shimer College
Mt. Carroll Iil
Albin C. Bro
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Insurance
Wetzell
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Freeman J. Green
Edward S. Loechel
Snow’s Add
William J. Disworth
Wayne E. Speer
Dwight H. Fickes
Fay E. Stakemiller
D. R. Chapek
William A. Litwiller
Edward J. Bicker
Meyers Add
Alex F. Eightman
Henry Fink
Plumer
Sidney Albert
Ivor L. Smith
Washing
Legion Meet
Eagles-Crouse
C. E. Cheek
Glotfelty
Cheek
E. K. Graham
Harold Eldred
Illinois Veterans Commission
J. W. Sullivan
Chas. Moon
Bloomington
Oscar Russell
Lawrence Bruci
Spinkas
Mrs. Thomas Griffin
Mra. Nettie Lynn
Chadwick News
Louis Kradle
Dakota
Fee-Diehl
Gothard Raab
Will Castle
Dixon
Eber Shepherd
Mr. Carroll
John and
Lens Tripp
Hope Church
Rausch-Rogers
Shimer
Louis Weber
New Orleans
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