Big still found in Ogle County arouses raid debate
Federal agents captured a large still in Ogle County described as among the largest in northern Illinois, raising questions about raid patterns and why operations persist in barns. The item sits alongside notes on Santa Monica flood gold rumors, U S photo mapping for the AAA, presidential magazine work, Illinois factory film plans, arson detection tech, and a Florida steamship salvage of 15,000 gallons of whisky.
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Santa Monica Canyon
Los Angeles
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Apalachicola River
Florida
Man's Body Near Mt Carroll Identified by Brother
The body found near Mt Carroll is identified as John Connor of Clinton by his brother Raymond Connor. The case details and surrounding circumstances remain under investigation by local authorities.
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Frank Schroeppel
M. J. Hungerford
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Henry A. Woodill
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Lewis E. Phillips
York
Rush W. Carroll
Wyson
Ross Coleman
Death of Clinton youth found under Milwaukee railroad trestle
The body of John Conner, 17, of Clinton was identified Friday after being found Thursday morning under a Milwaukee railroad trestle on Preston Prairie road near Mt. Carrolls. Identification came via a Clinton tavern card. brother Raymond Conner verified the identity. An inquest returned an accidental death verdict citing a fallen or struck injury with loss of blood and exposure. Survived by his mother and brother.
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Frank Brothers
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Sheriff's Office
Rockford
Mary Connor
Dining Cars Feed Millions Yearly On Railways
Dining cars on American railways serve 25,000,000 meals daily for a year, feeding a city of about 23,000 people. Apple pie remains the diners' top dessert choice across the fleet.
Judge Grove Warns Savanna Club on Crime Rise
County Judge Orion M. Grove urged Savanna Woman's club members that public indifference fuels crime. He linked postwar crime rise to loose laws, alcohol repeal, and gambling proposals while stressing trial by jury, religious training, and rural county virtue.
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Savanna Woman’s Club
Orion M. Grove
Mt. Carroll
John of
England
Russia
America
St. Charles
Carroll County
Savanna Woman's Club
Weather Warms Roads After Snowstock Dense Ice
Frigid conditions eased as warm weather and a grit rain aided highway crews in clearing 4 formed pavements. Snow began Thursday night reaching two to three inches before changing to rain. Slippery highways caused numerous minor accidents during the snowfall and subsequent melt.
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Highway Department
Iinese
Precinct committeemen petitions filed in Carroll County races
Seventeen Republicans and 19 Democrats filed for precinct committeemen in Carroll County as the filing deadline approached. Republicans contested in two precincts and Democrats in three. Candidate lists by precinct include incumbents and non incumbents. election set for April 12 alongside the primary.
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Aleet
Carroll County
Washington
Lima
Elkhorn Grove
Freedom
Tax Commission to Meet March 16 in Springfield
State tax commission will meet in Springfield on March 16 with county assessors treasurers and other taxing bodies to discuss equitable assessment problems. The date was moved from March 8 due to conflicts across counties. A toy train manufacturer reportedly earned greater profits in 1937 than the nation's largest locomotive works, illustrating thriving business in a toy segment.
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Springfield
State Tax Commission
Fulton Heads to Moline Sectional as Illinois Pairings Set
Illinois high school basketball sectionals draw 100 squads across 15 tournaments. Fulton faces Walnut at Moline while Mt. Carroll meets Warren at Rockford. Brackets use a random draw to avoid rematches from regional rounds.
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Rutio
Mt. Carroll
Ilinois
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Moline
Walnut
Rockford
Warren
Freeport
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Galva
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Mount Carroll Tourney High Scorers End Regional Meet
Muldermaker of Fulton led scoring with 43 points in the Mt Carroll regional meet which closed Saturday. Bielema of Fulton added 30 and D Emnyre of Chadwick scored 34 for top totals with other notable marks by Kuhleman and R L Grove of Mt Carroll and Paisley of Mt Carroll.
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H. Emnyre
Chadwick
Zugschwerdt
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County Will Furnish Car for Sheriff
Carroll county board of supervisors approved a plan to supply a county car for official use by the sheriff when the next term begins in December. The board also cut the daily prisoner-board allowance from $1 to 80 cents and resolved opposition to any reduction in motor vehicle license fees, instructing the county clerk to carry out the measure.
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Illinois Division of Highways
Bell
Savanna Grade Cage Tourney Starts Tonight
Eight grade teams launch an invitational tourney in Savanna Lincoln school gym with ten games across three Friday and Saturday sessions. Participants include Thomson Fulton Elizabeth Morrison Merrill Rock Falls St John par Savanna Chestnut Park and Savanna city schools. Trophies, medals, a free throw contest, and preliminary rounds mark the event with all players eligible.
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Savanna
Thomson, Fulton, Elizabeth
Morrison, Merrill
Rock Falls
St. John's Parochial
Chestnut Park
Township Census and Local Election Petitions Filed
Township assessors must take farm census this year in addition to regular duties. Republican and Democrat candidates for precinct committeeman posts file petitions with county clerk. Ward Paul dairy herd ranks highest in county production during February. Snow and ice create hazardous highways Thursday night through Saturday. Sunshine and rising temperatures Sunday clear roads. Grand jury indicts two negroes for larceny of an automobile with possible further returns. County relief expenditures in 1937 totaled 138,524.30 with nearly 45,000 from tax funds.
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Grand Jury Indicts Two Negroes for Auto Larceny
The March grand jury returned an indictment for larceny of an automobile against Willie Kitchen and Edward Reese for forcing a local school teacher from her car and taking the vehicle about two weeks earlier. They received sentences of one to 20 years. A second indictment was filed with names suppressed. Judge Harry Edwards of Dixon presided in circuit court Monday through Wednesday.
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Edward Reese
Harry Edwards
Dixon
Assessors to Conduct Farm Census Across Illinois Townships
Illinois county assessors will begin a mandatory annual farm census starting with the 1987- crop year. The 29 questions collect operator name, total farm acreage, owned and rented land, crop areas, pasture, idle land and crop failure. Returns are due July 15 to the state department. costs fall on townships.
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State Department of Agriculture
Illinois
State Department
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60Th General Assembly
New Bar Docket Listings for Carroll County March Term
Carroll County circuit court docket for March term lists eight new criminal cases five common law matters and fourteen chancery filings though most criminal cases have been settled since the copy was prepared defendants largely admitted guilt and received probation. Chancery filings include partitions divorces and foreclosures with several specific cases named.
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Carroll County
Fulton Tourney Winner Beats Mt Carroll In Final
Fulton completes tournament title with a 29 to 19 victory over Mt Carroll in the finals Saturday night at County.
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Fulton Cagers Clinch Mt Carroll Title Over Carroll Tigers
Fulton high school defeated Milledgeville for the regional tourney crown by 29 to 18 as Carroll and Fulton played a tight finale. Moldermaker led Fulton with six baskets and three free throws, while Bielema struggled to score for Carroll.
Hog Truck Plunges Ditch Near Argo Illinois
A semi truck carrying 75 hogs from Delmar Iowa to Chicago crashed head on near Argo with heavy snow reducing visibility. The driver and co owner escaped serious injury, the vehicle demolished and most hogs scattered or killed. a Mount Carroll crew and Sheriff Eber Shepherd helped recover animals.
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Iowa
Chicago
Argo
Mount Carroll
Eber Shepherd
Mt. Carroll
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