Four jurors discharged from March grand jury
Four members of the March grand jury were discharged after a Saturday agreement in Dixon before Judge George C. Dixon. The action followed a request by attorney Melvin Finer of Mt. Carroll regarding potential investigations into Finer’s involvement with the Mt. Carroll cemetery board dispute. Finer may appear before any grand jury if he waives immunity. he has since enlisted in the army and left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erule
Dixon
George CC. Dixon
Melvin Finer
Mt. Carroll
Finer
Atty. Finer
J. L. Brearton
Kenneth Schneider
Philip Kradle
Roy Edwards
Mr. Carroll
Margaret Puterbaugh
Milledgeville
Elkhorn Grove Farmer Plans Production For War Effort
George Ernst of Elkhorn Grove township near Milledgeville plans higher pork and milk outputs this year without soil loss. He will add thirteen acres alfalfa and more soybeans, raise winter wheat, expand cattle and pig numbers, apply limestone, conserve soil, and contribute scrap iron as patriotism supports the war. He credits Farm Bureau and cooperative farming for gains. He immigrated from Germany twenty seven years ago and now urges Americans to work harder for victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althougch
George Enst
Milledgeville
Elkhorn Grove
Ernst
United States
Germany
America
Fins
Carroll County
Farm Bureau
George Ernst
New Courthouse Annex Foundation Underway in Mount Carroll
Excavation for the foundation of the courthouse annex addition in Mt. Carroll is finished. Cheese man Construction Company workers have poured concrete footings for the walls and are erecting forms for the foundation this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Cheeseman Construction Company
Classified Ad Sells Hog Lot Quick
Earl Kaufman of Argo-Fa advertised hogs for sale in the Review and sold all hogs before five o'clock Thursday. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Verne Kaufman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Kaufman
Verne Kaufman
Argo-Fa
Dog Tag Priority Changes In Carroll County
Tax paying dog owners in Carroll County will still receive tags for their dogs this year, but the tags are now made of a reddish brown paper composition. The new tags maintain the same size and design as in prior years and apply to all taxed dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Judge Stransky Eyes Illinois Supreme Court Nomination
Judge Franklin J. Stransky of Savanna is expected to win at least 108 425-500 votes on the first ballot at the Illinois Republican convention in Oregon on April 9. Whiteside and Lee counties have instructed their delegations to back him, joined by Carroll Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties. Stransky's career includes long service as a state's attorney and circuit judge, with a record of few reversals and a history of Republican leadership in Savanna and at state and national campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin J. Stranaky
Savanna
Illinoia
Menton
Stransky
Carroll County
15Th Judicial
Ralph FE. Eaton
Yakovich Fatally Injured in Arizona Car Crash
John Yakovich 26 of Savanna and Sgt. Warren Patterson 21 of Kingston died in a head on collision near Glendale Arizona Saturday morning. Three others were killed and two injured in the crash. Mrs. Dan Brkljaci of Savanna, Yakovich sister, received the telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Yakovich
Savanna
Warren Patterson
Kingston
Glendale
Ariz
Dan Brkljaci
Sgt
Yakovich
Brkljack
Chicago
Freeport
Illinois Women Plan War Program At Meet Today
More than half a million Illinois club women will be represented as the committee of women's organizations and the Illinois state council of defense meets in the Palmer House Chicago to organize a comprehensive war work program. Invitations go to 23 groups with vice chairmen named. Morning reports and discussions aim to enlist all women across home to factory fields including civil protection and victory gardens. Speakers include Henry Pope Jr Capt William F Waugh Dr Willer Conley Dr H L Pettit and Maude B Carson with focus on consumer, prices, and medical topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Club
Committee of Women's Organizations
Illinois State Council of Defense
Palmer House
Chicago
Illinois
Victory Gardens
Henry Pope, Jr
Missing Sabula sailor reported after Java naval battle
Reported missing in action is Floyd G. Guyer of Sabula Soda brother of Mrs Lyle Ritchie of Savannah following a naval engagement off Java. The navy department transmitted the missing persons message to his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd G. Guyer
Sabula
Soda
Lyle Ritchie
Savanna
Java
Navy Department
New houses ready in Savanna built by Savanna Housing Corp
Three new five room and bath houses, each with a garage, stand ready for occupancy on Milwaukee Street. Built by Savanna Housing Corporation and constructed by local contractor Frank Lister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Savanna Housing Corporation
Frank Lister
Savanna Contractor
Milwaukee Street
Court House Briefs Sweep Indictments and Forgery Case
Savanna residents face charges as Harry Kreul, 27, was bound over on a forged check claim after alleged attempts to cash a $15 note signed Glen Miller. Grand jury indictments follow, with several property deeds listed for Savanna and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Kreul
Savanna
Kreul
B. K
Glen Miller
John Miller
Karel
Greison
March Grand Jury
Harry Kreul
Feed Wheat Availability for Carroll County Farmers
Carroll County chairman Herman Daehler announces feed wheat is available to feeders at an attractive price. The Commodity Credit Corporation releases wheat to farmers converting it into essential food supplies. About two years of wheat on hand, with six carloads already ordered: four to Shannon, one to Chadwick, and one to Mt. Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Daehler
Carroll County
Carrell County
Commodity Credit Corporation
Shannon
Chadwick
Mt. Carroll
Leaders Plan County 4-H Activities For Year
Carroll County 4-H club leaders met Thursday in Mt. Carroll to set next year activities. Harold Jepson of the University of Illinois spoke. County judging contest May 23 in Mt. Carroll. sheep show June 14 in Savanna. Roundup August 28 at Lanark. National events in Chicago include the market lamb show June 17 and market hog show Sept 2-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol County
Mt. Carroll
Harold Jepson
University of Illinois
Savanna
Lanark
Chicago
Carroll County Men Set for Army Induction March 31
Carroll county men headed to Chicago for final physicals and induction into the U S Army under the selective service act include Gilman A Steen Thomson Edwin M Puterbaugh James Mather Lanark Harlan F Wenger Milledgeville and Paul J Promenshenkel Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Chicago
Gilman A. Steen
Thomson
Edwin M. Puterbaugh
James Mather
Lanark
Harlan F. Wenger
Milledgeville
Paul J. Promenshenkel
Savanna
Illinois Sets 40 MPH Speed Limit Statewide
Governor Green and President Roosevelt urge a 40 mile per hour limit to conserve tires. State police will flag fast drivers and educate motorists before possible arrests for reckless driving. Edict issued pending legislative session to enforce the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
T. P. Sullivan
Green
Roosevelt
Sullivan
Theen
Sugar Ration Sign Up Set For May Four Hundred
A four day nationwide registration for surat rationing cards will run May 4 through 7 with industrial sugar consumer registration on April 28 and 29. County Supt. L. E. Bruch will guide teachers in the county as schools dismiss for registration. Individual purchase limits to be set later, possibly from a half pound to one pound per person weekly, varying by availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surat
L. E. Bruch
OPA
Centralia Captures State Cage Title in Comeback Thriller
Centralia high school, led by Dwight Eddleman, defeated Paris 55 to 33 to win the state basketball championship after a 13 point fourth quarter rally. Freeport beat Morton 81 to 80 for third place in the consolation contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Centralia High School
Dwight Eddleman
Illinois
Paris High
Paris
Freeport High
Morton
Dynamite Blast Breaks Windows At Main And Jefferson
A dynamite blast on the Main and Jefferson street lot under excavation for a new theatre damaged several Savanna businesses by rock thrown through windows. Separately, Miss Marie Appel of Chadwick Community High School wins the annual D A R Good Citizenship award for scholarship leadership dependability and citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Main and
Jefferson Streets
Marie Appel
Chadwick Community High School
Shimer College Girls Fly South for Air Tour Trip
Frances Shimer college students from Mt. Carroll depart Chicago by air to tour Randolph field observe pilot training and equipment then visit New Orleans Galveston and a San Antonio ranch. The trip ends in Chicago on April 4 with faculty member Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Frances Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
Chicago
Randolph Field
Methails
Chicago and
Southern Airlines
Braniff Lines
Mexico
New Orleans
Galveston
San Antonio
Mary Caroline Smith
Rockford
Mary Lou Rust
Bloomington
Audrey Reid
Mary Lois Dramm
Elmhurst
Janet McCormick
Minneapolis
Margaret Low
Glen Ellyn
Dorothy Wagnus
Betty Abling
Jane Calling
Detroit
Alice Chafa
Keithsburg
Jane Gerbert
Merrill
Wis
Mary Lou Hintz
Manchester
LaVerne Kirchoff
Local Weddings Record In Savanna and Freeport
Mrs Florence Lister and Thomas Edward Noble wed at Mt Carroll on Saturday with Miss Shirley Lister and Floyd Pothill as attendants. Violet LaShelle and Neal M. Gochenour marry in Embury Methodist church Freeport with Rev Ralph M. Pierce officiating. The groom works as a draftsman at Savanna ordnance depot. couple resides at Craig Manor Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Lister
Allen Lister
Bavania
Thomas Edward Nobie
Thomas Noble
Saviand
Mt Carroll
Shirley Lister
Floyd Pothill
Mise Violet LaShelle
Oxcar E. LaShelle
Savanna
Neal M. Gochenour
T. Virgil Gochenour
Freeport
Embury Methodist Church
Ralph M. Pierce
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Craig Manor
Hanover
Miss Bernadine Randall and Willard Bundy Wed in Savanna
Miss Bernadine Randall daughter of Mr and Mrs William Randall and Willard G Bundy son of Mr and Mrs Grant Bundy both of Savanna were married March 17 at 8 pm The single ring ceremony was performed by Rev James A Foard at the Mt Carroll Methodist parsonage Attendants were Carl Krusmark Mrs Walter Baldridge Mrs Bentley Baldridge all of Savanna The couple are Savanna natives with Bundy employed at the Savanna ordnance depot and reside in Savanna
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadine L. Randall
Wm. Randall
Savanna
Willard G. Bundy
Grant Bundy
James A. Foard
Mt. Carroll Methodist Church
Carl Krusmark
Walter Baldridge
Bentley Baldridge
Mt Carroll Native Ernest Moore 62 Dies at Home
Mt Carroll marks the death of Ernest Moore 62 at his residence after a prolonged illness. Funeral services were held at his home and at the First Baptist Church with Rev. R. H. Leitner presiding. Burial followed in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by his wife five daughters Jeanette and Virginia and others at home a son Ernest Jr and a sister Miss Jane Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Ernest Moore
First Baptist Church
R. H. Leitner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Thelma Frederick
Stockton
Erma Birkbigler
Freeport
Aelen
Jeanette
Virginia Moore
Ernest, Jr
Miss Jane Moore
Navy Foils Plan to Hook Genoa Power Plant
Navy requisitioned two new turbo generators from the Genoa Wisconsin plant forcing Carroll Rural Electric Cooperative to rely on portable diesel units near Elizabeth. The Navy plans to use the REA plant equipment at a naval base somewhere in the Caribbean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Rural Electric Co-operative
Navy Department
Genoa
Wis
Navy
Wisconsin
Elizabeth
REA
Caribbean
Obituaries and death notices from Savanna and Mt Carroll area
Funeral services were held for Mrs Earl A Anderson 39 of Savanna who died March 18 at her home. Rev Blomberg officiated and burial followed in Springfield Missouri. Also reported Mt Carroll resident John Wacker 91 died at home with services set at 1 30 pm and 2 pm at Mt Carroll Lutheran church. Savanna resident Mrs George Mitchell 8 died by suicide from strychnine with coroners jury verdict of death by own action. survivors include husband and children. Funeral plans for Mitchell not yet completed.
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Savanna
Earl A. Anderson
East Savanna
Fuller
A. EF. Blomberg
Springfield
Anderson
Carthage
Stanley
Mark Anderson
Detroit
Mich
F. H. Kilburn
Memphis, Tenn
H. C. Kilburn
Dixon, Mo
Kilburn
Springfield, Mo
Mt. Carroll
John Wacker
Ada Williams
Mt. Carroll Lutheran Church
E. C. Dolbeer
Hickory Grove
Mr. Wacker
Germany
Jacob
Rose Wacker
Williams
John Richter
Ralph Pashaw
Los Angeles
Calif
Wallace Williams
George Mitchell
J. B. Schreiter
Lena Jurgens Mitchell
Jesse Jurvens
Sandridge
Thomson
Colorado
Savanna Township High School
Chicago
Robert
Savanna High School
Kenneth
Avenue School
Mitchell
Community Notices and Local Doings in Waterville Area
Argofo Mr and Mrs Ferris Magnuson visit in Verne Kauffman home as he moves to Lanark for a railroad bridge project. Nellie Parsons ill with brother Henry also not improving. Mrs George Bittner cared for by sister Mrs Minnie Carter recovering from pneumonia. over 500 percent of Argo pupils ill with measles. Raymond Carroll guests in Morrison for Bill Dearinger sixth birthday. Home Economics club honors Mrs John Smit in ill health. Albert Hook family hears from son Epa aboard patrol ship. Don and Earl Kaufman sell two registered Shorthorn bulls to John Eiseller and Chester Hoffman for 125 and 150. Householder couple move to Lena to rejoin cheese factory work. Charles and Paul Ginther report 108 spring pigs from fourteen sows. Rush Carroll converts barn to hog houses on tenant farm. Lauren Mitchell sells hogs from ninth Hampshire litter at 255 pounds for 10 cents above market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Parsons
Henry Parsons
George Bittner
Minnie Carter
Argo
Raymond Carroll
Vernon Dearinger
Morrison
Bill Dearinger
Home Economics
John Smit
Fulton
Don
Earl Kaufman
N. R. Kenyon
John Eisseller
Chester Hoffman
Chadwick
Harry Householder
Jennie Cooper
Lena
Charles
Paul Ginther
Farrow
Chester
Lauren Mitchell
Farmer Club
Hampshire
April 11 School Elections Set Across Districts
Voters head to polls Saturday April 11 for high school district elections from noon to 7 pm and grade elections from 7 pm. Chadwick Thomson and Yorktown districts list terms expiring and other board members. numerous rural and consolidated district terms are also shown with names of current directors and successors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Thomson
Fair Haven
York Townships
Yorktown
Chadwick Community High
Walter Queckboerner
Orion Alexander
George Knoess
Carl Haag
Elmer Zugschwerdt
York Community High
Charles Hogg
Myron Tibbits
Rush Carroll
Wm. J. Hans
Paul Wilt
William Linker
Don Harris
K. W. Senneff
Thomson Consolidated
Harry Gaar
Roy Heitman
Lyle Williams
Harry Diehl
G. A. Smith
Savanna Man Suffered Minor Bruises After Auto Collision
Charles Jensen of Savanna was struck by a car Friday evening while crossing Main and Adams streets. He received minor injuries and went to work the next day. The driver stopped and assisted Jensen to a physician's office. the name was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jensen
Savanna
Main
Adams
Jensen
Essay Contest Set for Rural Pupils in Carroll County
The Carroll County Agricultural Conservation Committee sponsors a Food for Victory Essay contest open to rural school pupils. Mrs. Lucille Rahn will supervise and visit schools to explain rules and distribute pamphlets on the 1942 Food for Victory program. Judges will select three best essays per township. first place receives a medal, second and third place ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Lucille Rahn
Carroll County
OCD Meeting in Mt Carroll Court House
Carroll County civilian defense council members will meet Thursday evening April 2 at the court house in Mt Carroll for a regional briefing and planning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Civilian Defense Council
Mt. Carroll
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Strat AY
Set
Meet Today
Court House Briefs
Thoring BE. Noble
Florence FE. Lister
Circuit Court
William Handel
Robert Davis
Carrell
G. E. Bickelhaupt
Anna M. Greison
Ralph E. Buck
L. A
William H. Dunn
Mabel A. Snapp
Annie Haijenija
Effie M. Weber
Sepha Stein
Snow
Clarabel McCall
Plummer A. Aries
Roy Zink
H. & B. Add., Savanna. Hazel Erdmier and Husband To Leo Byers
Wap Audy
Cherry Grove
John T. Eckman
Reid Horner
Stover
John Olson
Samuel Martz
Florence M. Eaton
Elver
Richter
A. L. Boothby
Leslie A. McKaulsky
Rudolph Holm
Louise Moyer
York
Tard
U. S. Army
Shimer
South
Lister
Noble
LaShelle
Gochenour
Randall Bundy
Mrs. Earl A. Anderson
Mrs. Geo. Mitchell
Argofa
Ferris Magnuson
Waterville
Verne Kauffman
Henry Hebeler
L. V. Curley
Harlan Flickinger
Don Carpenter
Earl Green
Willard Welch
York Center
Joe Blair
Leonard A. Porter
Harvey Seim
Parkhill
Jacob Bush
Ray Erling
Jacob Eissen
Ideal
Chas
W. Hartman
Alvin Reiff
Vinegar Hill
Jens Anderson
Fred L. Peters
Morris van Buer
Emerson
Hazel B. Hoffman
Harold W. Imel
Pleasant Hill
Harveylock
Myron Frederick
Lee Hartman
Jackson
Ben Rosenberg
Chas. Shutan
Elmer Fink
Fred Queckboerner
Ralph Anderson
Clarence J. Hartman
Ed K. Hartman
Arthur Lott
Albert Adolph
Fred Boelkins
Fred Venhuizen
Chester Alexander
Harve Wagner
Joseph Olson
Howard Mackey
Charles Adolph
Henry Cambman
Henry A. Miller
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