Babson Forecasts Free Generating Power From Gravity and Space
Babson Park Massachusetts March 2 196? reports a columnist praising Gravity Research Foundation grants to study gravity for free power. It notes microwave space communication by AT&T and hopes for universal power via atmospheric electrical waves, with Lyndon Johnson and Von Braun cited as leading figures.
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Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Gravity Research Foundation of
New Boston
N.H
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Defense Department
Russia
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
United Nations
Lyndon Johnson
Midas
Wernher von Braun
Huntsville Center
Arrange Schedule For Tree Planting
Tree planting time is near says Lysle Foltz chair of the Carroll County Soil Conservation District. Wayne Ashby of Thomson will supervise the tree planter. call 2221 to notify and help set a time-saving schedule with the U.S. Soil Conservation Office at Mt. Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lysle Foltz
Carroll County Soil Conservation District
Wayne Ashby
Thomson
Carroll County Board Special Session Notice
The Carroll County Illinois Board of Supervisors will meet in special session at the Court House Mt. Carroll March 14 at 10 A M All claims to be acted upon must be filed with the Clerk by March 9 1961 W M Nipe Clerk
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Notich
Board of Supervisors
Carroll County
Illinois
Court House
Mt. Carroll
W. M. Nipe
Streaks And Eagles Place Two On All-Conference Squad
Chadwick's Silver Streaks and Shannon's Eagles each placed two players on the Rockford Morning Star all conference team chosen by Carroll Conference coaches. Top vote getters were Marv Knutti Chadwick Ray Frederick Milledgeville John Kneiss Shannon and Jim Parod Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Shannon
Eagles
Rockford Morning Star
Carroll
Marv Knutti
Ray Frederick
Milledgeville
John Kneiss
Jim Parod
Lanark
Jon Whitney
Wayne Schoonhoven
Doug Kearnaghan
Mt. Carroll
Schoonhoven
Whitney
Bob Hansen
Vaughn Stoner
Phil Cook
Larry Kneiss
Jerry Fritz
Arnie Giedd
John Keniss
Stephenson County
Plans for 1961 Cancer Crusade Made in County
Carroll county chapter of the American Cancer Society held a dinner meeting at Meeker's in Savanna on March 2 to plan the April Cancer Crusade. Dr E M Colli presided, with attendees from Lanark Mill edgeville Savanna and Mt Carroll.
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Carroll County
American Cancer Society
Meeker’s
Savanna
E. M. Colli
Carroll
Margaret Brentzer
Lanark
Milledgeville
Mt. Carroll
Magoo
Melvin Finer
John Sipe
Sam Grimm
Harold Graham
Rockford
Forest Hills Country Club
Courthouse News Briefs On Marital Licenses and Real Estate
Licenses to wed issued this month include Gerald A. Grove and Sally Jo Plum of Freeport and William E. Alber with Lois Schryver of Milledgeville. Divorce decrees granted in Carroll County include Robert Jean Kingery and Kenneth Merle Kingery and Juanita L Heffelfinger and Wm Heffelfinger. Bids for the Schneider bridge drainage project will open March 13 in the county highway office. Real estate transfers listed cover multiple deed exchanges in Savanna Chadwick and Mt Carroll, including Helle to Law and Kaul to Schlagenhausen among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald A. Grove
Lanark
Sally Jo Plum
Freeport
William E. Alber
Lois Schryver
Milledgeville
Carroll County
Robert Jean Kingery
Kenneth Merle Kingery
Juanita L. Heffelfinger
Wm. T. Heffelfinger
Schneider
Freedom
Cherry Grove Township
William Geisz
Sheldon L. Helle
Jerry Law
Helles
Savanna
John G. Freeman
Melvin R. Stengel
Wysox
Arlene E. Kaul
Wm. C. Schlagenhausen
Snow
Chadwick
Joseph L. Hastings
Fred A. Rodgers
Rockafellow herd tops Unit 2 in Carroll County DHIA
Daryle Rockafellow's 26 head Holstein herd led Unit 8 in February with an average 1168 pounds of milk and 42.4 pounds of fat. Three cows were dry. Other top producers include Raynor Mosher Robert Wagenknecht Burmeister and Rowland Henry Ginther. Unit average: 858 pounds milk 30.8 fat. 767 cows in 23 herds on test. 121 dry cows. Fourteen owner sampler herds were tested.
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Daryle Rockafellow
Carroll County Dhia
Russ Libberton
Raynor Mosher
Robert Wagenknecht
Burmeister & Rowland
Henry Ginther
Lowell Termark
Brodrick & Erbsen
James Thorp Nominated for Justice of the Peace Dist 3
At a Carroll county caucus James M. Thorp Milledgeville attorney was named Republican candidate for justice of the peace in district three to replace the late James R Keeney. Election set for April 4 Thorp will face independent E Darwin Shiley who filed in January.
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Carroll County
James M. Thorp
Milledgeville
Justice of the Peace
Thorp
James R. Keeney
Lanark
Keeney
W. M. Nipe
E. Darwin Shiley
March store in Savanna sold to Quad City man
William Retzlaff of East Moline purchased the March Brothers variety store on Savanna’s Main Street and will run it as a Ben Franklin Store. The Herbert clothing store may change hands. Marth Brothers lease their building to Retzlaff while remodeling is planned.
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Savanna
William Retzlaff
East Moline
March Brothers
Ben Franklin
F. A. Herbert Jr
Marth Brothers
Retzlaff
Howard Nicols Jr
Silvis
Virgil
Charles Marth
Ballas
Mt. Carroll
Russell
Mr. Carroll
Will Russell
Herbert
Mr. Herbert
Phoenix
Ariz
Funeral Held For James R. Keeney In Lanark
Lanark Illinois March 1961 funeral services were held Sunday for James R. Keeney who died suddenly Thursday evening at the Brookville sales barn. Rev. Johnson officiated with Mrs. Champion and Howard Cassens contributing music. Keeney, born September 9 1920 near Lanark, was active in Grange work and local public service. Survived by wife Gladys two children James Allan Jr and Diane Joyce, his parents and a sister, with relatives from Iowa South Dakota Illinois and Chicago in attendance. He had farmed, then worked in insurance and real estate while serving as Rock Creek township assessor.
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Lanark
James R. Keeney
Brookville Sales
Lanark Methodist Church
Wm. G. Johnson
Emerson Champion
Howard Cassens
Peter Libberton
Frank Manning
Paul Sites
Loren Martz
Lowell Welch
Dean Snyder
Harlan Martz
Orlo Wehmeyer
Fred Miller
James Keeney
Raymond
Lulu Keeney
Gladys Iri
Morrison
James
Presbyterian Church
Champaign
University of Illinois
Carroll County
Keeney
Rock Creek Township
Grange
Pomona
State
National
Rock Creek Ganges
Washington
National Grange
Rock Creek Grange
Keen
Merle Smith
Pomeroy
Wendall Keeney
Clayton Keeney
Corona, S. D
Ronald Keeney
Ames
Jack Keeney
Chicago
PTA Speaker On College Prep At Mt Carroll
A Mt Carroll PTA program on March 22 features Gary L. Mills of Glenbrook High School presenting How to Prepare for College and How to Choose a College. Richard Noble invites high school students and parents to attend at 8 00 PM in the old gym of Mt Carroll High School.
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Chicago
Mt. Carroll Pta
Gary L. Mills
Glenbrook High School
Northbrook
Richard Noble
PTA
Mt. Carroll High School
Local Social News Highlights Visits Across Towns
Mr and Mrs Robert Ferguson and family spent the weekend with Fred Rhymer in Hanover Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs Roy Hartman visited Roy Hartman Jr and family in Rockford on Sunday. Mrs Walter Knutts Marvin and Roger joined relatives in Winslow for a last Sunday visit.
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Robert Furguson
Fred Rhymer
Hanover
Wis
Roy Hartman
Roy Hartman Jr
Rockford
Walter Knutts
Marvin
Roger
Winslow
Exams for U of Scholarships to Be Held March 25
Six University of Illinois scholarships will be examined in Mount Carroll at the County Superintendent of Schools office on March 25 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Each covers 150 dollars per year for four years. Scholarships include Agriculture, Home Economics, and three to children of veterans. applicants must be county residents and meet entrance requirements. Notify the County Superintendent beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
Mount Carroll
Supt
Gordon L. Hansen
Mount Carroll, Ill
Savanna High School district approves tax rate hike
Voters in the Savanna community high school district approve a 20 cent educational tax increase. The measure passes 1 039 to 852, raising the rate from 75 to 95 cents per $100 valuation. Officials warned of staff cuts and course reductions if rejected.
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Savanna High
Savanna Community
Annual Meeting of Livestock Feeders Scheduled March 23
Carroll County Livestock Feeders Association sets its annual meeting for March 28 at 6 30 PM in Shannon High School. A ham dinner will be served and officers and directors will be elected. Members urged to attend. Sunday guests included the Hawkins and Schreiner families in East Moline.
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Carroll County Livestock Feeders Association
Shannon High School
Shannon
University of Illinois Ag Student Guest Day Planned
Urbana high school students planning agriculture careers are invited to the University of Illinois on Saturday April 8 for the Ag Student Guest Day sponsored by the College of Agriculture. Activities include sessions with University President David D. Henry and other officials plus eight interest-group rotations and festival exhibits. Contact Earl Gilliland for trip details.
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Urbana
University of Illinois Ag
College of Agriculture
David D. Henry
C. D. Smith
Kenneth McMillan
Prairie City
Illini
Donald Meyer
Lebanon
Association
Karl E. Gardner
Earl Gilliland
Carroll County
Tel
Steamers Advance to Regional Final with 69-62 Win
Fulton steamers defeated Savanna Indians 69 to 62 in the regional final to advance. Denny Radabaugh led Savanna with 27 points while Massey scored 24 for Fulton as foul trouble and late free throws shaped the fourth quarter.
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Indians
Fulton
Steamers
Savanna
Dixon
Sterling High
Denny Radabaugh
Kroll
Cravatta
Radabaugh
Turney
R. Smith
Morrison
Lanark
Massey
R, Smith
Woods
Gieson
Mills
Carroll County Home Bureau Plans and 4-H News
Dorothy Footitt will lead dining area lessons at three unit meetings in Carroll County this week with topics on top of the stove baking and leftovers. District 4-H foods school in Oregon was attended by Footitt and others to improve leader planning. The county 4-H show of winter projects is set for March 21 and 22 at the Farm Bureau hall. A license suspension was issued for Leon R. Bissens of Thomson for a restricted license violation.
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Dorothy Footitt
Carroll County
Rock Creek
Oregon
Kenneth Moll
Walter Kent
Shannon
Alice Hare
University of Illinois
Moll
Kent
County
Mmes
Blaine McGinty
Ed Keim
Mt. Carroll
Robert McKean
Jack Ottosen
Lanark
Farm Bureau Hall
Thunderstorms Drench Area Over Weekend with Heavy Rain
Pleasant weather gave way to storms Saturday bringing near two inches of rain and a Monday downpour. Above freezing temperatures persisted though a Sunday night drop iced windshields briefly. Reporting notes heavy snow to the west and north, but Car roll county stayed dry. Irene Kness visited over the weekend with her son in law and daughter, Lyle and Mrs. Delhotal, in Franklin Grove.
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Carroll County
Jess
Irene Kness
Lyle Delhotal
Franklin Grove
Baldner Named Chair of Juvenile Court Advisory Group
At a Mount Carroll planning session Rev. Karl W. Baldner of Milledgeville was announced as chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Juvenile Court. The first meeting is set for April 3 at 7 30 p.m. in the Circuit Court room.
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Karl W. Baldner
Citizens Advisory Committee
Man Indicted in Check Forgery Case in Carroll County
Grand jurors indict James McTague of Chillicothe Missouri on two counts forgery and passing fraudulent checks. He allegedly cashed 37 and 46 dollar checks in Milledgeville service stations drawn on Mill edgeville State Bank bearing Neil Plumer's signature. McTague arrested in Oregon Illinois and jailed. State's Atty. Petty reports death of Thomas Butler in a plane crash while awaiting grand jury action on assault charges.
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Carroll County
James McTague
Chillicothe
McTague
Milledgeville
Milledgeville State Bank
Neil Plumer
Oregon
Ill
William B. Petty
Thomas Butler
Mt. Carroll
Petty
Butler
Peoria
Chicago
County Survey Under Way To Profile Feed Grain Farms
Carroll County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation officials announce a farm survey of all major feed grain producers to gather acreage histories for corn sorghum oats and barley. The farm to farm survey runs March 1 to March 17 and aims to set fair base acreages for 1961 programs. Farmers may provide data without commitment to participate if a program is later proposed.
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Carroll County
H. P. Rahn
Rahn
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Tess
Dennis Radabaugh
Vernon Terrell
Denny Woods
Jeff Trickett
Amboy
Bob Bentley
St. Mary’s
Clinton
Courthouse News
Dhia
James Thorp
MARCH
Chadwick News
U. of Scholarships
Frank Hawkins
Tony
Harve Schreiner
Kathryn Rahn
Orval Schreiner
Maurice Mest
Norman
U. of L. Plans Ag
Home Bureau Notes
Mississippi
James McGuire
Daryl Rockafellow
Paul Miller
Carroll County Mental Health Association
Lawrence Miller
North Otter Creek
Lima Larks
Eldred Oetting
Oetting
Springfield
Charles F. Carpentier
Leon R. Bissens
AR 1
Wallace & Miatke Herd
Wallace & Miatke
Paul Gaar
Lawrence Iben
Merna Zemke & Son
Hollowell & Deets
Harry Bushman
Gaar
Morgan & Janssen
Clayton Kaul
Wallace & Mintke
Mount Carrol
Edward J. Turnbaugh
Turnbaugh
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Carroll County Welfare Services Committee
Jo Daviess County
Catherine Boyle
Youth Guidance Commission
Lanark Commission
Milledgeville Commission
Emmet H. Habstedt
Division
Illinois Youth Commission
Division For
Correctional Services
St. Charles
Geneva
Illinois State Reformattory
Sheridan
Rhene Law
William Wilkins
James M. Green
T. P. Whelan
Lowell D. Allen
Richard Horst
Paul Farley
L. A. Messer
H. Raymond Aspinall
William Johnson
Robert Hartman
Laura Wirtjes
Robert Zuidema
DuWayne Vos
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