Railroads viewed in four groups by performance and future
Babson Park Massachusetts notes rail stocks split into four groups commuter short haul gravity transcontinental with trucks buses and oil forest royalties influencing value. He warns against treating railroads as a single market and expects government ownership and defense department control of many lines while favoring certain transcontinentals and oil/mineral holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
West Virginia
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Santa Fe
St. Louis
San Francisco
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Atchinson
Topeka
Department of Defense
County Woman's Clubs Conference Held at Chadwick
Carroll County Chapter of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs will hold a conference on Tuesday April 5 at the Hope Evangelical United Brethren Church in Chadwick. Registration starts at ten o'clock with sessions from 10:30 to 12 including invocations, pledges, reports and music. An afternoon program resumes at 1:15 with a talk on Life in Trinidad by Mrs J G Seise of Polo and special music by a Boy's Quartette. Reservations due by April 2. all club members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Illnois Federation of Women's Clubs
Hope Evangelical United Brethren Church
Chadwick
Otto Switzer
Paul Farley
Russell Meyers
Kenneth Senneff
Chadwick Woman's Club
C. S. Darrow
Blaine McGinty
Donald Sippel
Holy City
Frank Mest
Darrow
Lee Hanson
Davis Crouse
Church
Queen Esther
Fred Block
Trinidad
J. G. Seise
License Revocations and Suspensions Announced
Springfield secretary of state announces the Drivers License division revoked the license of Arthur Co. Schindler Rt. 1 Mt. Carroll after a driving while intoxicated conviction and suspended the license of Jerry D. Hackett 07 Main St Savanna after a third traffic offense conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Charles F. Carpentier
Arthur Co. Schindler
Rt. 1
Mt. Carroll
Jerry D. Hackett
Main St
Savanna
Liebling To Appear Friday And Sunday On TV Programs
Alvin Liebling of Rockford, Republican candidate for the 16th district, will be on WREX TV this weekend. Friday at 10 27 p m he discusses farm surplus with Warren Faber and Sunday at 1 p m he takes part in a one hour TV candidates program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Liebling
Rockford
Wrex TV
Warren Faber
Liebling
Craft Day At Mount Carroll Farm Bureau Hall
April 4 crafts including photography crochet knitting and wall hangings planned at the Mt. Carroll farm bureau hall. Edward Hubbs and wife Savanna will teach photography 7 to 8 pm with other crafts 1 to 4 pm and 8 to 10 pm. Extension leisure time committee will run activities with leaders listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Hall
Mt. Carroll
Edward Hubbs
Savanna
Extension Council
Mmes
Victor Bucholz
Gustav Schmidt
Orville Heimbaugh
Vernard Mathew
Harvey Shafer
Courthouse Proceedings Move in Carroll County Cases
In Carroll County circuit court Judge Leon A. Zick arraigned a dozen grand jury indictments and granted time on many pleas. Lawrence Arno Savani remained fined 200 dollars for disorderly conduct. Five Savanna youths faced burglary pleas or continuances. Multiple forgery and conspiracy cases, including Walter Muenzenburgs, were continued to March 30 or April 6. All five family members remain jailed with bonds set at 10 000 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Leon A. Zick
Lawrence Arno
Savanfi
Arno
J. P
Ronald Russell
Donald Wurster
Kenneth Bausman
Mr. Carroll
Donald Arnold
Wilbur Klein
Savanna
David Smith
Walter Muenzenburg
Zick
Atty
Robert L. Morris
Lanark
Marriage License Issued by County Clerk Nipe
County Clerk W M Nipe issues a marriage license to Lomer B Runner of Rock Island and Leila Foster of Davenport Ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Nipe
Lomer B. Runner
Rock Island
Leila Foster
Davenport
Youth Draws Fine After Sunday Night Arrest at Chadwick
James Charles Smith 18 of Morrison was fined 200 dollars and costs on a disorderly conduct charge before Justice of the Peace Lee Gifford in Mt. Carroll. Unable to pay, he was jailed. The incident began Sunday night when his car got stuck in Chadwick mud and escalated as locals aided, a wrecker was called, and Smith reportedly became abusive before police took him into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Charles Smith
Morrison
Justice of the Peace
Lee Gifford
Mt. Carroll
Smith
Chadwick
Vernon Brandenburg
State Police
Donald Buckwalter Jr
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Lanark
Howard Sack
Buckwalter
Sack
Marvin Bausman
Real Estate Transfers Listing Multiple Parcels and Purchases
Real estate transfers record Joe Seitz and others selling to Paul Graham and wife. John Kielman and wife selling to Henry Kielman. William Imel and wife selling to Donald Trickel and wife. Fayette M. Fossett selling to Edward H. Schneider. Kenneth Traum selling to Charles M. Miller. George R. Williamson selling to Cecil H. Waters. Waters selling to James L. Hitchcock. Peter Spinoso selling to James O. Kelly. Geo W Miller selling to State of Illinois. Parcels span Salem Fair Haven Milledgeville Mt Carroll Savanna Washington locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Seitz
Paul, Graham
John Kielman
Henry Kielman
Salem
William Imel
Donald C. Trickel
Fair Haven
Savanna
Geo. W. Miller
State of Illinois
Washington
Chadwick Social Notes Mention Area Dinner Guests
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Knoll and Stanley of Sterling dined with Mr and Mrs Boyd Handel on Sunday. Afternoon guests included Mrs Sepha Stein Clinton Ia Mr and Mrs Max Chaffee Cuba City Wis and Mr and Mrs Merlyn Teasdale and family Belmont Wis. Weekend visitors at the Ben Rosenberg home were Mr and Mrs Ed Guetzke Earlville Ia Mr and Mrs Vernon Rosenberg and son Brian of Cedar Rapids Ia and Esther Kracke of Delaware Ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Knoll
Stanley
Sterling
Boyd Handel
Sepha Stein
Clinton
Max Chaffee
Cuba City
Wis
Merlyn Teasdale
Belmont
Ben Rosenberg
Ed Guetzke
Earlville
Vernon Rosenberg
Brian
Cedar Rapids
Esther Kracke
Delaware
Car Inspector Fatally Injured At Savanna
Savanna Milwaukee rail road car inspector Savanna Donald Clemmons 39 died Saturday morning from crushing injuries after being dragged under moving train wheels in Savanna yards. Inquest verdict accidental death with a call for strict railroad car marking compliance. Funeral held Monday at Hunter's Fuller Memorial chapel. Clemmons born June 4 1920 in LaCrosse Wisconsin married Frances Ellen Brennan November 6 1944. World War II veteran worked as car inspector since 1947. Survived by his parents wife three children and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Donald Clemmons
Milwaukee Railroad
L. B. Hussey
Clemmons
Albert Carr
Hunter’s Fuller Memorial Chapel
Normal U Scholarships Aid Area Students
State high school scholarships help area students attend Illinois State Normal University. Named recipients include Sharon Stein and Sylvia Stein of Chadwick, Marilyn Berge of Lanark, Virginia Graeb ling of Milledgeville, Carol Spencer of Savanna, and Randall Peterson of Pearl City. President Bone urges seniors to apply to save substantial university fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal
Ill
Illinois State Normal University
Chadwick
Sharon Stein
Sylvia Stein
Lanark
Marilyn Berge
Pearl City
Randall Peterson
Robert G. Bone
University
G O P Women Hear Broad slate of county state and federal candidates
Republican candidates for county offices state ticket and district posts spoke at Chadwick Legion Hall during a Friday meeting of the Carroll County Republican Women’s Club. Speakers included Thorp Turnbaugh Petty Westbrook Smith Peck Brydin Widmer Miller Richardson Laughlin Burt Reese Anderson Liebling Lewis Harrell and others. Also noted were social dinners in Savanna and a family 10th birthday celebration for Jimmy Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Carrol County
Republican Women’s Club
Harold W. Widmer
General Assembly
Kenneth Miller
Sterling
James W. Richardson
Everett E. Laughlin
Congress
Marvin F. Burt
Bernard P. Reese, Jr
John B. Anderson
Alvin Liebling
John W. Lewis Jr
Upper Mississippi Refuge notes and obituaries
Bob Wade reports on wildlife refuge activity from Rock Island to Dubuque. Obituaries include Carlos H. Backer 66 of Mt. Carroll and Arthur T. Bogue of Savanna. several local funeral notices list survivors and burial plans. The column also covers birds, fishing, trapping, and boating guidance for Illinois and Iowa residents with mentions of local towns and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Mississippi Wildlife Refuge
Rock Island
Dubuque
State Buys Tract for Park to River Access
The State of Illinois bought a 23 acre tract just west of Route 80 near Miller Hollow entrance to Mississippi Palisades State Park. The land adjoins federal land allowing river access. an access road will be built with launching and docking facilities planned. Sold by Serene W and Kathryn G Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Palisades State Park
Mississippi River
State of
Illinois
Miller Hollow
Serene W
Kathryn G. Miler
County PTA Council Meets at Mt Carroll High
The Carroll County PTA council gathered at Mt Carroll High School with guest speaker Mrs. Walter Kimmel detailing proposed amendments to the Illinois Congress of Parent Teachers platform to be voted on at the state convention. A question period followed and officers for 1960 61 were installed including President Mrs. R C Bush and Vice President Mrs. Arthur Oncken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Council
PTA
Mt. Carroll High School
Walter Kimmel
Rock Island
Illinois Congress of
Parent-Teachers
Springfield
Illinois
Harland Daw
Peoria
Thomson
Daw
R. C. Bush
Arthur Oncken
Milledgeville
Robert Bristol
Enumerators Ready To Start Taking Census Here Friday
County chapter officers named by polio group at the National Foundation meeting in Savanna on March 22. Officers include Pat Abad president and Cora Dale county fund drive chair, with training sessions for 1960 census underway as 19 enumerators map Carroll County territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polio Group
Carroll County
National Foundation For
Savanna
Milledgeville
Thomson
Mt. Carroll and
Lanark
Pat Abad
Marcella Sack
Mt. Carroll
Paul Sites
Erma Barth
Cora Dale
Dale Boehm
National Foundation
Illinois
United States
Dale
Claudeen Naffziger
Chadwick
Shannon Village
Shannon Township
Doris Baum
Freedom
Cherry Grove
Emily Oetting
Washington
Woodland
Jean Airhart
Savanna City
Betty Drosopoulos
Rita Dickman
Lorraine Godfriaux
Dorothy Norton
Bernelle Weiler
Snow Melts Bring Travel Troubles Across County
Heavy snow has mostly melted after warmer weather but left gravel roads rutted and nearly impassable in many spots. Tractors are often the only vehicles able to pass while roads limit trucks and buses. Fog and thunderstorms added hazards as small streams rose and the Plum River and Mississippi River near Clinton were reported at flood levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Miatke & Wallace Lead Unit 2 Dairy Herd
Miatke and Wallace Dairy herd tops Unit 2 of Carroll County DHIA in February with a butterfat average of 51.1 pounds from 22 Holsteins. The herd produced 1372 pounds of milk on average per cow, while unit averages stood at 29.77 pounds fat and 785 pounds milk. 676 cows tested with 123 dry. five high producing herds listed alongside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miatke & Wallace
Carroll County
DHIA
Bill King
Lawrence Iben
Merna Zemke and Son
Clayton Kaul
Cram & Smith
Lawrence Woessner
Hollewell & Deets
Higley Couple Attend Hart Funeral in Rock Falls
Mr and Mrs Morton Higley attended the funeral service for Bert Hart held last Saturday at 11 a m. at the Wheelock Allen funeral home in Rock Falls. Mr and Mrs Martin Sturmer and daughter of Morrison and Augusta Surmer of Peoria were Saturday supper guests in the home of Mrs Lena Sturmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Higley
Bert Hart
Wheelock-Allen
Rock Falls
Martin Sturmer
Morrison
Augusta Surmer
Peoria
Lena Sturmer
Student Herbert Senneff Leaves for Michigan State University
Herbert Senneff, after spending a week with his parents Mr and Mrs K W Senneff, departed yesterday to resume studies at Michigan State University in East Lansing Michigan. Nearby visits included Mr and Mrs Ben Stadel and Mrs Lorna Stadel with Mrs Mary Phelps at Stockton Nursing Home. Other Sunday guests were Mr and Mrs Don Queckboerne r and family at Mt Carroll and Mr and Mrs Elmer Hans with Miss Emma Miller and Louis Miller for dinner with Mr and Mrs Alvin Reiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Senneff
K. W. Senneff
Michigan State University
E. Lansing
Mich
Ben Stadel
Lorna Stadel
Mt. Carroll
Elmer Hans
Emma Miller
Louis Miller
Alvin Reiff
Funeral for Mrs. Mabel Morden Held in Milledgeville
Mrs. Mabel Morden 72, longtime area resident, died March 22 in Dixon Public Hospital. Funeral conducted Thursday March 24 at Woodin Funeral Home Milledgeville by Rev. Paul Farley. Burial in Bethel Cemetery Milledgeville. Born October 27 1887 in Erie Illinois she married Harlem Morden in 1905. Survived by two sons John Freeport Clyde Polo a daughter Mae Schryver Milledgeville 18 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos H. Eacker
Mt. Carroll
Carlos M. Eacker
Savanna City Hospital
Frank
Ted Rodd
Oak Hill Cemetery
L. E
Mary Kearnaghan
Helen Dodson
Savanna
Arthur Thomas Bogue
Law Funeral Home
Savanna Township
Gordon Berry
Oak Park
William Kamphuis
Epa Hook
Rt. 1
Hook
James Green
Carroll
Fulton
Kamphuis
Holland
Mabel
George Houzenga
Wimbledon
N. D
Henry
Milledgeville
Belle Wendle
Polo
Brown-Seidel Funeral Home
Ben White
Polo Methodist Church
Clare B. Hewitt
Milledgeville Methodist Church Officiating. Burial Was In the Fairmount
Wendle
John
Louise Schryver Malnix
Dallas Wendle
Irene Bernheiser
Lydia Miller
Fannie Smith
Clara Spencer
Mabel Morden
Dixon Public Hospital
Wickrdl
Woodin Funeral Home
Paul Farley
Hope E
A. B. Church
Chadwick
Bethel Cemetery
Erie, Ill
Jennie Morrison Byers
Harlem Morden
Morrison
Morden
Freeport
Clyde
Mae Schryver
Farmers tour Norris farms reflects efficient hog cattle system
A bus tour on March 22 carried 47 farmers and two extension advisers to Norris farms near Havanna. They observed a multiple farrowing system with 30 sows farrowing monthly, labor saving devices, grain and silage weighing and detailed feed cost records. Extension committee members from Chadwick Lanark Shannon Mt. Carroll Thomson Milledgeville Savanna joined, with meals at Canton and Kewanee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Farms
Havanna
Harlen Hollowell
Extension Livestock Committee
George Weber
Robert Spearman
Ray Queckboerner
Orion Alexander
Virgil Handel
Robert Stoner
Kenneth Woessner
Shannon
Kenneth Schneider Jr
Everett Spanogle
Arnold Reiff
Harold Christensen
Mark Remrey
Fred Peters
George Muntean
Steve Dornbush
Clarence Haas
Ernest Moore
Mt. Carroll
Henry Bielema
Geradus Vogel
Fred
Edward Hook
Thomson
Glen Peugh
Harlan Hollewell
Gail Deets
Edwin Livengood
Milledgeville
Lawrence Getz
John Sarma
Savanna
Hollewell
Fulton County Farm Bureau
Canton
Kewanee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babson
Home Bureau Notes
Walter Schrader
Raymond Bass
James Knauer
Merle Rowland
Julius Johnson
West End
Arthur Fetterolf
Frank Ross
Mary Handel
Freedom Unit
George Schmaling
Lawrence Derver
Courthouse News
WED
Lawrence Rice
Melvin Grundy
Veterans Administration
Chadwick News
Virginia Graebling
Carol Spencer
Tess
Elmer Zugschwerdt
Carl Zugschwerdt
Eugene Miller
Larry
Arthur Miller
Jimmy
Bob Wade
Nona Jean Cross
Woodinn
Eugene Cross
Dixon
C. B. Hewitt
Oak Knoll Cemetery
Brad
Oliver Olson
Arthur T. Bogue
Mrs
Bellevue
Iowa
County Council of
Bauman
Lutheran Church
Graham
Shannon High School
Sandra Wirtjes
Phyllis Riter
Bill Porter
Phyllis Moll
Wilma Brunner
Doris Gorman
Mt. Carroll City
Mary Kreimeier
Delores Flink
Salem Township
Chadwick Village
Helen Whitney
Lanark City
Evelyn Bergdahl
Rock Creek
Lima
Frances Burkholder
Wysox
Elkhorn Grove
Marjorie Eubanks
Lorraine Brown
York Township
Myrna Sippel
Thomson Village
Wayne Ore
Miatke & Wallace Herd
Jess
George Pfundstein
Mason Coble
Albert Queckboerner
Mrs. Morton Higley
Austin Higley
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