Illinois Primary Certifies Roosevelt Ballot Name
The Illinois Republican and Democratic factions spar over Roosevelt entering the primary without a signed candidacy statement. Lieut. Gov. Stelle challenges the certifying board as Horner ally forces mutter pre primary squabbles. A Chicago driver cited for manslaughter after hiding a child’s body, March weather, and Easter date loom as topics in a broad editorial sweep.
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Roosevelt
Illinois
John Stelle
Horner
Cance
Stelle
Gov. Horner
Kelly-Nash
Chicago
Carroll Victor In Regional Nears Sectional Showdown
Mount Carroll high's basketball team, a dark horse in the Mt Carroll regional, beat Chadwick and Savanna to reach the finals, then edged Morrison by five to win the regional. Morrison, regional runner up, opens sectional play vs Moline.
Candidates To Visit County In The Near Future
Republican governor candidate Dwight Green plans a county tour soon. He will stop in Shannon at 11 a.m., Lanark at 12 noon, Mt. Carroll at 1 30 p.m., and Savanna at 3 p.m. on Friday March 15, with possible longer stops under discussion.
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Dwight Green
Illinois
Green
Shannon
Lanark
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Watsons Welcome Daughter in Rockford Hospital
Mr and Mrs Jack Watson of Rockford are credited with a daughter's birth on Saturday at a Rockford hospital. The newborn's maternal and paternal lineages tie to Mt Carroll and Rockford communities through the Watson family.
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Jack Watson
Rockford
Rockford Hospital
Mr. Watson
Walter R. Watson
Mt. Carroll
R Carroll Dairy Herd Tops DHA Ranking For February
Rush Carroll's 23 Holstein herd again tops county dairy association with February averages of 1125 pounds milk and 44.3 pounds butterfat. John Derrer and son follow with 1225 pounds milk and 39.8 fat from 28 Holsteins. Wallace Williams, Fahrney and Brown, and Robert Porter round out top five. Individual highs include two Derver cows producing 2117 and 2761 pounds milk with 86.8 and 82.8 pounds fat respectively. 76 tested cows averaged over 40 pounds butterfat.
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Rush Carroll
Thomson
Russell Hall
Mr. Carroll
John Derrer and Son
Wallace Williams
Fahrney and Brown
Robert Porter
John Derver and Son
Hall
Bridge Projects Approved by Highway Department
Proposals approved by the state highways division include projects in Carroll and DeKalb counties totaling 907 432 funded from motor fuel tax and county refunds. Carroll county allocates 2207 for a bridge on state aid route 19 north of Milledgeville.
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Carroll
DeKalb Counties
State Highways Division
City and
Springfield
Carroll County
Milledgeville
War hunting on federal river land.
The War Department ruled no new riverfront hunting leases on federal land along the Mississippi. Existing five year leases in Rock Island district may remain but future leases will require hunting bans or limited three year terms. Biological survey input may affect lease approvals. Local sports groups pushed for tighter controls amid concerns over access.
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United States
Mississippi River
War Department
Rock Island
U. S. Engineers
Biological Survey
Farmers to Face Long Census Quiz
Farmers face an 183 question census interview starting April 1 detailing farm size, tenure, acreage, crops, livestock, expenditures and ownership. The questions cover land, buildings, taxes, mortgage, labor, wages, coop memberships, and farming operations across categories from crops to beekeeping.
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Ilinois
Department of Commerce
Census Bureau
First round pairings for sectional and state meets
Pairings announced for sectional tournaments at Kewanee and Moline with Mt. Carroll and Morrison as winner and runner-up from Mt. Carroll regional. Rockford section matchups listed. state tourney opens March 14 at Champaign with eight first round games including Kewanee and Rockford winners in Game 6 and other regional victors in Games 1 2 3 4 5 7 8.
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Kewanee
Moline
Mt. Carroll and Morrison
Mt. Carroll
Kewanee Mt. Carroll
Canton
Sterling
Galva
Lewistown
Dallas City
Galesburg
Colchester
Biggsville
Morrison
Aledo
Monmouth
Abingdon
Rock Island
Rockford
Oregon
Stockton
Dixon
Herbron
Mt. Morris
Freeport
Belvidere
Chicago
Champaign
Quincy
Centralia
Carbondale
Joliet
Maroon
Springfield
Lawrenceville
Elgin
Peoria
Ottawa
Highland
Seek Housing Fund Committee Formed in Savanna
A housing project fundraising committee was named at a Savanna Chamber of Commerce meeting in the Radke dining room. Members include Charles Marth John R Slater John S Young A Palmer Mrs Lucille Stansky A J Reinehr and B K Shores with secretary B J Clikeman directing immediate campaign efforts.
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Savanna
Savanna Chamber of Commerce
Radke
Charles Marth
John R. Slater
John S. Young
A. Palmer
Lucille Stansky
A J. Reinehr
B. K. Shores
B. J. Clikeman
CANDIDATES FAIL TO FILE FOR 8 POSTS
In this county precincts Republican and Democratic candidates filed for several committeeman posts, with eight vacancies unfiled by February 29. Republicans did not file in Washington and Elkhart Grove townships, and Democrats did not file in Woodland Freedom Lima Wysox Elkhorn Grove and Savanna No 1. Remaining contests occur in four Republican precincts and one Democratic precinct.
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Washington
Elkhart Grove
Woodland
Freedom
Lima
Wysox
Elkhorn Grove
Savanna
Former Malvern Resident John H Horning Died At 77
John H Horning, 77, longtime Morrison resident, died Monday morning in Sterling public hospital after a stroke the prior Thursday. Born April 3, 1863 near Pots-town, Pa, he moved to Malvern with his father at age five and later lived in South Dakota before settling in Morrison. He is survived by a son Harry and seven daughters, plus a sister and numerous grandchildren.
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John H. Horning
Morrison
Sterling Public Hospital
Mr. Horning
Pottstown
John
Mary Halderman Horning
Malvern
Whiteside County
William Horning
Tommans Hosts Wa-Tan-Ye Club Social Evening
Miss Marjorie Tommans with Mrs. Charles Johnson of Mt Carroll hosted the Wa-Tan-Ye club gathering in Mt Carroll on Tuesday evening. The event featured a social program with several tables of games and refreshments provided by the hostesses.
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Marjorie Tommans
Charles Johnson
Mt. Carroll
Illinois Northern Utilities secures ICC certificate to build lines
Illinois Northern Utilities Company has received a certificate from the Illinois Commerce Commission to construct and operate 11.95 miles of rural electric distribution lines across Carrol l Ogle Whiteside DeKalb Boone Stuart and LaSalle counties for service expansion.
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Illinois Northern Utilities Company
ICC
Carroll, Ogle
Whiteside
DeKalb
Boone, Stuart
LaSalle Counties
Mt Carroll area notes and local sports results
News highlights include a U S senator candidate speaking in Savanna on March 9 a Milledgeville bridge project approved by the highway department Cunningham list of farmer census questions and county plans. Mt Carroll farmer injured in a Monday auto crash J S Young elected head of Glen Gary Golf Course association with new officers named Dwight Green to visit county March 15. Precinct committee vacancies and multiple party candidates noted Two African American men indicted for burglary and larceny after an attempted turkey theft Read er farm dairy leads DHIA and Derver and son own high cows sectional tourney pairings Mt Carroll battles Canton in opening round Morrison regional runner up Mo Mt Carroll high wins regional cage meet with wins over Chadwick Savanna and Morrison Savanna take third beating Lanark in consolation.
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Mt. Carroll
Canton
Morrison
Mt. Carroll High
Chadwick
Savanna
Lanark
Charles Adams Hurt In Auto Crash North Of Mt Carroll
Charles Adams a 65 year old farmer from north of Mt Carroll sustained a fractured skull broken nose and deep head injuries when his auto struck a culvert on highway 78 two miles north of Mt Carroll. He was taken to a Mt Carroll physician and later to St Francis hospital Freeport. Cause of the crash was not determined.
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Chicago
Charles Adams
Mt. Carroll
Highway 78
Adams
Ray Westfall
Carlos Johnston
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
County Deaths Shannon-Joseph Cheeseman 81
Shannon-Joseph Cheeseman 81, former Shannon hardware dealer, died at 9 45 a m Sunday at his home. Born in Tunbridge Wells England May 2 1858 he came to America as an infant. He married Margaret Binkley in 1883 who survives, along with two daughters two sons two brothers two sisters and five grandsons. Funeral services conducted by the Masonic lodge were held Wednesday at the home.
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Shannon
Joseph Cheeseman
Shannon Hardware
Tunbridge Wells
England
America
George
Caroline Cheeseman
Margaret Binkley
R. J. Snyder
R. J. Swenson
Casa Grande
Ariz
Ralph
Salt Lake City
Utah
Vere
Huron
D. D
Henry
Alta
Charles
Esther Hyzer
Richland
Elizabeth Biles
Pender
Neb
Masonic Lodge
Two held for burglary and larceny in three indictments
Two African American men Fred McDavid aged 48 and Lewis Clark 54 have been indicted on burglary and larceny in three indictments returned by the March grand jury. The men were arrested December 21 on the Reader farm near Thomson while attempting to steal turkeys. McDavid was shot in the knee during the scuffle. Bond set at $2000. Judge Leon A. Zick presided at the March term opening in Mt. Carroll with a long list of new and ongoing cases.
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Fred McDavid
Lewis Clark
Reader Farm
Thomson
McDavid
Linda Reader
Savanna Hospital
Clark
Leon A. Zick
Oregon
Circuit Court
Mt. Carroll
John L. Brearton
Laurence Miller
Glenn Law
Washington
Mary Edwards
Roy Messmer
Woodland
Charles Merboth
Freedom
C. L
Department of Finance
Newton Saltzer
National Union Fire Ins. Co
Fred Apple
L. L. Law
Cetc
William O'Leary
John E. Griffin
G. H. Collingwood
L. Harr
Hans P. Greison
Sadie Short
Rhene B. Law
C. S. Ferguson
W. P. Hutchinson
Fred C. Volkers
J. P
Charles Keil
William J. Schreiner
Irving Merkel
Russell Derrer
New Chancery
Sybil I. Wentz
Oscar P. Wentz
Charlotte Wesley
Slattery to Speak in Savanna March 9
United States Senator James M. Slattery will address a Democratic gathering in Savanna at 1 30 p m on Saturday March 9 as part of his renomination campaign. The Hershey Slattery caravan, backed by Illinois Democratic organizations, also lists Louis E Lewis Edward J Hughes John C Martin Homer Madams Harold G Ward and two at large congressional candidates.
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United States
James M. Slattery
Savanna
Senator Slattery
Harry B. Hershey
Central
Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee
Hershey
Louis E. Lewis
Edward J. Hughes
John C. Martin
Homer Mat Adams
Harold G. Ward
Congress
T. C. Smith
Walter J. Orlikoski
Anna Booth Quietly Celebrates 84th Birthday
84 years old Mrs Anna Booth chief operator of the Shannon Telephone company quietly observed her 84th birthday on Friday March 1 with family and friends in Shannon.
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Anna Booth
The
Shannon Telephone Company
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Derrer and Son
Highway Dept
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D. L. Garber
Cherry Grove
Robert G. Rowland
M. Raum
Roy R. Rupp
Rock Creek
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Salem
Roy Hinebaugh
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Leo E. Robbe
Elver Richter
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William J. Gibbons
Frank E. Zier
Grover E. Reddington
Paul Harman
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L. C. Sanbomn
Maynard Lindsay
Earl Sisler
Llewellyn J. Hartman
William H. Phillips
Fred J. Tack
Walter L. Sherlock
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Andrew E. Sheridan
Fair Haven
Claude B. Cook, Jr
M. Tommans
Wa-Tan-Ye
Demo
U. S
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Glengary Golf Course Association
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Dhia
Derver and Son
Chas. Adams
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