Carroll County Platform Promotes Roads Sports and Officers
The 1940 Review outlines Carroll County aims including a bank at Milledgeville and extending Rt. 171 from Hansens Corners to Chadwick connecting with Rt. 88. It calls for electing efficient town village and county officers and boosting community competitive sports in Carroll County. It also hails Carroll County as the sportsmen's paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Milledgeville
Hansen’s Corners
Chadwick
Platform Proposals Emphasize Tax Cuts and Rural Ire
The slate urges lower taxes and safer communities while vowing to uphold the Constitution. Advocates press for stronger farming policy and support for farmers, signaling a conservative, constitutionally grounded platform aimed at reducing state tax burdens.
Carroll County’s Cheerful Caller and Local Happenings
Community notes report Robert Carson as chairman of the Board of Supervisors for a fourth term. The column highlights seed firm test plots, cattle trading, farm work progress, local entertainment plans, and social incidents across Carroll County and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carson
Board of Supervisors
Frank Straneky
Stransdale No
Adam Heinze
Evelyn Sikkema
Joe Pessman
Morrison
Fulton
E. C. Pratt
Mt. Carroll
Thomson
Chadwick
Johnny Brown
Clinton
Iowa
Illinois
Ab Hook
Carroll County
Birthday notices roll through Milledgeville and nearby towns
A list of birthdays for May feature residents and relatives in Milledgeville Lanark Chadwick Thomson Albany Chadwick Milledgeville and nearby towns. Names include Arthur Lotz Arthur Gladhill Raymond Hoy Mrs Paul Smith Chas Begeman Mrs Demmon Mrs Diehl Donna Mae Dambman Dorothy Bower Virgil Royer W E Bushman Mrs Wayne Hawkins Orville Irion Mrs Bert Lyzenga Leona Curley Lyle Melburg Freece Senneff Thomas Stagg Mrs Arthur Marshall Kenneth Allison Mary Lee Newton Ralph Flickinger George Nichol Orlo Stern Mrs Coon Mrs Edward French Hazel Schreiner Wanda Deets Evelyn Holm Nancy Wilt R G Thorgren Mrs Goldthorpe Mrs A M Shipman Wayne Deets Winsor Lott Mildred Hawbecker Mrs C C Goldthorpe Wayne Karrow Nancy Deers Hazel Schreiner Dorothy Bushman FE Porter Mrs Henry Isenberger Mary Bogott Hubert Williams Harvey Seim Mrs W H Hoofstitler Harry Gaar Boyd Shoup Mrs D F Fogel Mary Bott Ronnie Tripp Clarence Straub and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lotz
Lanark
Arthur Gladhill
Albany
Raymond E. Hoy
Fulton
Paul Smith
Thomson
Chas. Begeman
Milledgeville
C. R. Demmon
Chadwick
Mary Diehl
Donna Mae Dambman
Dorothy Jane Bower
Virgil Royer
W. E. Bushman
Wayne Hawkins
Orville Irion
Thomas Stagg
Arthur Marshall
Decorah
Kenneth Allison
Mary Lee Newton
R. F. Atherton
Ralph Flickinger
George Nichol
Orlo Stern
Robert Coon
Edward French
Hazel Schreiner
Wanda Deets
Evelyn Holm
Chicago
Nancy Wil
Wayne Karrow
Nancy Deers
Dorothy Bushman
FE. B. Porter
Henry Isenberger
Mary Bogott
Hubert Williams
Stockton
Harvey Seim
W. H. Hoofstitler
Sterling
Harry Gaar
Boyd Sho
Heitmans Invited to Majestic Theatre Showings
Notice to Mr and Mrs R A Heitman of Thomson inviting them to attend Majestic Theatre shows This Friday or Saturday for The Valley of the Giants and Sunday to Tuesday for Buck Benny Rides Again Please bring this notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Heitman
Thomson
Majestic Theatre
Mr. Carroll
Valley of the Giants
Buck Benny
Daylight saving time and world war talk in a patriotic voice
The writer reflects on daylight saving time starting across the U S and Europe and broad war anxieties. He argues for preparedness, praises the military, and laments political divisions while praising American exceptionalism and national virtues. He recalls history from colonization to modern industry and hints at global involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Germany
Russia
England
Englind
Prince of Wales
Tle
America
Spain
Mexico
Windbreaks to Save Fuel, Farmers Shown How
Carroll county farmers could save hundreds on feed and fuel by evergreen windbreaks. L. B. Culver of the University of Illinois Ext Forestry Service outlined windbreak design at the J. K. Colehour farm near Lanark, where a Norway spruce windbreak began. The program, part of 33 demonstration projects statewide, stressed conservation with a $30 maximum 1940 AAA payment boosting interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
L. B. Culver
Associated
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
J. K. Colehour
Lanark
Colehour Farm
Culver
Forestry Extension Service of the Agri
Carroll County Music Festival at Mt Carroll High Gym
The Second Annual Carroll County Music Festival will be held at Carroll High School Gym Friday May 17 with school choirs performing at 2 30 and massed bands concert at 8 00 directed by Spencer Green from Wesleyan University and Russell Harvey from Chicago Tickets are 25 cents and admit to either or both sessions available from local music groups or at Mt Carroll that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Carroll High School
Spencer Green
Ill
Wesleyan University
Russell Harvey
Chicago
Mt. Carroll
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Floyd Tobey
Johnnie Brown
Giants
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Oscar Wallace
York
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Happy Boy
Pat
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Bert Lyzenga
Leona Curley
Lyle Melburg
Freece Senneff
Aaron Learner
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Mount Carroll Sales CO
H. Kipnis
Roy Fritz
Owen Miles
Congress
President
Senate
W. L. Derrer
Mt. Carroll, Ill
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Batiste
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Sterling, Illinois
Lewis Motor Co
W. F. Black Farms
Walnut, Ill
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