Local Socials and Farm News Digest
A collage of names from Milledgeville Chadwick Lanark and surrounding towns lists attendees at social events. The column samples farm notes on Canada thistles varieties and seed counts, plus brief items on the Hampshire lamb prize, sheep scabies, a barter of wheat for beryl lium, wool incentive payments, night lighting studies for cattle, and reflections on national debt and a new Federal Advisory Council on the arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
American Hampshire Sheep Association
Hampshire
Illinois
New Mexico
Arkansas
Latin America
Africa
Kansas State University
U. S
Federal Advisory Council On the Arts
College degree earns more than high school diploma study says
An University of Illinois release notes a college degree yields higher lifetime earnings than a high school diploma. It cites $435,000 for college versus $177 for high school over a lifetime, and mentions two tuition scholarships per Illinois county for agriculture and home economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
University of Illinois
Illinois
4 H Enrollment Tops County Clubs
4 H enrollment is expected to reach a record high across county clubs with a June 1 deadline for interested youths. Contact local leaders to join an agricultural 4 H club and access the list of participating groups and leaders in communities such as Savanna Lanark Chadwick Milledgeville and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Og Ai
March 30 Deadline for Signup in 1962 Feed Grain Program
Illinois farmers must sign up by March 30 for the 1962 Feed Grain Program. Clinton R. Plock, Carroll County ASC Chairman, says meetings are set March 22 in Milledgeville, March 23 in Lanark, and March 24 in Savanna to aid signups. County ASCS offices in Mt. Carroll will also handle arrangements, with Saturday hours on March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Clinton R. Plock
Carroll County
ASC
Milledgeville Village
Elkhorn Grove
Wysox
Fair Haven
Northwestern Illinois Agriculture in the 60s
Byron Hutchins notes farm real estate taxes in Illinois rose to a high in 1960 with an average rate of 4.07 per acre and total tax burden of 4.80 per acre including personal property tax. He compares Illinois to other states, laments the impact of inflated land values on taxes, and urges urban residents to join farm projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Illinois
Byron Hutchins
Carroll County
University of Illinois
United States
California
Ilinois
Mt Carroll AAUW Meeting Set For March 26 1962
Mt Carroll Branch of the American Association of University Women will hold its monthly meeting at House Shimer College on Monday March 26 1962. President Mrs Lewis DeGraff will preside at a 7 30 board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
American Association of University Women
Shimer College
Lewis DeGraff
Illinois Property Tax System Draws Reform Call
The document argues that real estate dominates tax collections while personal property escapes assessment, with 80 percent from real estate and 20 percent from personal property. It notes personal property value rivals real estate and that farmers bear a disproportionate school tax load in some districts. It laments failed constitutional revision attempts yet urges a fair tax system benefiting all taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Meeting Preview Highlights Savanna Editor Talk
Preceding the regular meeting at 8:00 p m Mrs Max Rahn announces that Mr David Hay Hon editor of the Savanna Times Journal will discuss newspaper management This event aligns with the county program study and includes the election of officers Hostesses listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Rahn
David Hayhon
Savanna Times-Journal
Arroll County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomson Review
Thomson
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
T. R
D. G. Stagg
Dayton G. Stagg
Ational Editorial
Asp Cfr
Raess Sz
Clarence Bolhous
Chas
Moon
Milledgeville
Paul W. Wilt
Robert Paul
Mr. Carroll
Jack Chambers
Lyle Straub
Rockford
Paul Mackey
Chadwick
Billie Flickinger
Lloyd Simmons
Aurora
Kenneth Barthel
Leonard Porter
Clinton
Douglas Kemmer
Morrison
Kevin Lee Barthel
Lanark
Richard Kimpel
Bonnie Lou Spencer
Thom
Merlyn Schreiner
Elmer Gaul
UN Plumer
Jackie Fritz
Kenneth Schneider
Hoyt Holmes
David Lee Bowman
Elmer Hans
Diana Kay Dauphin
Savanna
Vaughn McGinnis, Jr
Susie Lichta
Allen Traum
Ben Rosenberg
Gloria Washburn
Emma Merkle
Gerald Geison
Ed Aude
Olive Schneider
Carroll
Larry Crawford
Lorraine Buntter
Patrick McCue
Harvey Downing, Jr
Shannon
Kenneth Gossard
Peoria
Billy E. Rogers
Polo
Wayne Gaul
Dave Binns
Seattle
Wiv
Milledayne Ngman
Edgeville
Lillian Holbrook
Elaine Rogers
Dale L. Balk
Fulton
Richard Weidman
Lloyd Schreiner
John Tautz
Ben C. Mohrman
Lee
Arthur Fetteroff
Phillip Brach
Franklin Fehler
Claude B. Cook, Jr
Stengel
Lake Zurich
James Vian
Earl Duane Hartman
Donovan Daehler
Max Good
Stillman Valley
Keith Law
Dixon
Russell Miller
Burnell Doden
Paul Groharing
Claude Grim
Charles Young
Kay Hartje
Michael Brantner
DeKalb
Randal Edler
Pearl City
Mavis Linton
Russell Burkholder
Catherine Mary Fielstad
Delbert Hockman
Eldon Hickey
Merrill Bower
Geo. Puterbaugh
Judith Hook
Phyllis Jean Lotz
Leo Poffenberger
Cheryl Hook
Debra Sue Hartman
Kent R. Stuart
Earl D. Gilliland
Carbaughs’ Implement
Beyers Implement
Hugh Ross
Jo Daviess Co
Vernon Alexander
Harry Bowers
Lima
Herman Bowman
Mississippi
Boyd Handel
Happy Hoofs
James Morgan
Busy Beavers
Lyle Mosher
Lanark Larkers
Stanley Nesemeier
Shannon Shamrocks
Arnold Parkinson
Chestnut Park Mustangs
Melvin Peugh
Caballeros
Loyal Siedenburg
Echo Vee Mount Carroll
Robert Thorngren
Clarence van Dev
Pol. Adv
Gamble’s
Main St
Young Fellows Spring
Tom Sawyer
Eldorado
Tom Sawyer—Jr. Exec
Proud-Fit
Carroll’county
KRAFT
Mt. Carroll, Ill
John K. Morris
General Assembly
Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Whiteside
Mt. Carroll Aauw
ABC 90
Harry H
Tom Rasmussen
Insurance Agency
Hunter
Koym Electric Supply
Ruth Foster
Charles Kessler
Warren Miller
R. H. Leitner, Jr
Robert Keohane
F. d. Mullin
Cal Caldwell
Lillian Biggs
Kegel Cycle & Key Shop
Chicago Ave
Freeport
Howard B
Republican
Base Sat
Dubuque, Iowa
F Arm Loan Service
C. A. Burmeister & Son
John Deere and
Gehl Farm
Apple River
Lions Club
John Deere
Don Teasdale
John Balbach
Shullsburg
Wis
Warren
Ill
Clerk & Lyegret
Kenneth Morena
Rt. 1
Dubuque
Iowa
Shelby Hume
Linois
James H. Gordon
Mineral Point
Farm Loan Service, Inc
Security State Bank
Madison
Representative
Farm Loan Service
Wisconsin
Kansas Wheat Fields
Savanna Livestock Sales
Max Garman
John Breuning
Teeter & Son, Auctioners
O. P. Miles
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