Babson Sees Bombs Births and World Peace Possibilities
Babson Park columnist considers A-Bombs and H-Bombs, noting uranium from Florida clays and a President's references to bombs. He foresees decentralization of federal departments, shifting populations, FBI warnings on heavy suitcases, and possible international conferences aimed at world peace and birth control debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Atomic Energy Commision
Florida
Pacific
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Geneva
China
Far East
Russia
Set Date For Eighth Grade Commencement
Eighth grade graduation exercises for Carroll county rural schools are set for Tuesday May 31. About a dozen graduates are expected as rural schools consolidate or join larger districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
L. E. Bruci
Tels
Carroll County March Bond Sales Reach $195852
Residents of Carroll county purchased $195 852 in Series E and H United States Savings Bonds in March 1954. Figures from the Treasury Department show 45.4 percent of the county quota met so far, tallied by F. E. Weidman of Mt. Carroll, volunteer Savings Bonds chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
United States Savings
Treasury Department
F. E. Weidman
Mt. Carroll
Volunteer Savings Bonds
One Millionth 75 MM Recoilless Cartridge Completed
At Savanna Ordnance Depot on December 29 1953 at 10 18 AM the one millionth 75 MM Recoilless Rifle Cartridge was completed. Lloyd L Ensch Plant Manager lifted the round and presented it to Harold W Schroeder and Major Paul L Steele with a group of military and civilian onlookers. The obsolete shells are being dismissed and repurposed at about 3.90 per round with no fires or explosions reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna Ordnance Depot
SPS
Lloyd L. Eusch
Harold W Schroeder
Paul L. Steele
Harold W. Schroeder
Savanna
Sod
Lloyd L. Ensch
Clinton
Towa
Harold Koppes
Bellevue
Nellie Haskell
Dubuque
Eta Hubb
Nettie Cooper
Freeport
Rodney Shambo
Blackhawk
George Hoag
O. D
Viola Yenny
Mt. Carroll
Alverda Harstick
Hanover
Edna Cooper
Gerald Meyers
Sabula
Iowa
United States
Salvation Army Rural Service Meeting Set for May 19
The first annual Salvation Army Rural Service committee dinner is planned for Wednesday May 19 at 6 30 PM in the At wood Dining Room Stockton Illinois. Brigadier John Seddon will speak with reservations to M E Vanderheyden Stockton IL. Dinner price is 1 50 per person. Invitations have been extended to Jo Daviess Carroll and Stephenson counties committees and other groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Rural Service Committee
Atwood
Stockton
Ill
M. E. Vanderheyden
Salvation Army
Illinois
Jo Daviess
Carroll
Stephenson
John Seddon
Chicago
Central States
Community Visit Highlights Local Family Gatherings
Mrs Mery Spencer and son David from Rockville Indiana visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Spencer after visiting Mrs Ralph Anderson in Freeport Deaconess hospital. Other guests included Orval Rahn Clifton Spencer and families at Mrs Kathryn Rahn home with Lyle Bushman Homer Bushman from Sterling. Marianlee Bennett recently stationed at Warren Air Base Wyoming returned home on a several week leave with Wayland Bennett and relatives before reporting to St Paul Minnesota for an 18 month assignment.
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Mery Spencer
David
Rockville
Ind
Robert Spencer
Spencer
Ralph Anderson
Freeport
Orval Rahn
Clifton Spencer
Kathryn Rahn
Lyle Bushman
Homer Bushman
Sterling
Local Youths Win District FFA Awards Across Disciplines
District IT FFA honors announced Tuesday night in Sterling. Bill Spearman Chadwick won small grain production and John Feddersen Thomson won poultry. Other winners include Marlin Jensen Manlius second in small grain and Ronald Kempel Pearl City second in poultry. District candidates for Star State Farmer were Kenneth Hamilton Geneseo and Robert Kreger Franklin Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of American Foundation
Sterling
Carroll County
FFA
Bill Spearman
Chadwick
John Feddersen
Thomson
Marlin Jensen
Manlius
Ronald Kempel
Pearl City
Marvin Buhs
Mr. Morris
LeRoy Gossard
Fulton
Franklyn Rovers
Ohio
Donald Johnson Jr
Williamsfield
Alvin E. Heun
M. Hawn
Oregon
Robert Strom
Richard Mack
Dale Breeze Paw Paw
Kenneth McKee
Mid. Co
George Mace
Lee Center
Stanley Jensen
Marlius
Roger Dowell
Stronghurst
Don Vermelle
Durand
Neil Rosene
Princeton
Star State
Kenneth Hamilton
Geneseo
Robert Kreger
Franklin Grove
Harold Andresen
Deaths in Savanna and surrounding areas
Obituaries note the deaths of Savanna residents Mrs Rodolfo Valladaree 49 from Savanna and John Logan Machen 64 from Savanna. Valladaree died April 28 after weeks of illness with funeral at St John Catholic in Savanna and burial in St John cemetery. Machen died April 30 in Savanna City Hospital after virus pneumonia and heart attack. funeral at Hunter's Fuller Memorial Chapel with Masonic services at Elmwood Cemetery Warren.
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Savanna
Rodolfo Valladaree
St. John’s
John Logan Machen
Savanna City Hospital
Hunter’s Fuller Memorial Chapel
W Chester Jostrom
T. Stuart Cleworth
Milledgeville
Elmwood
Warren
Mississippi Lodge
A. M
George N
Machen
Mr. Machen
Lizzie (Marks) Machen
Savanna High School
University of Minnesota
Ethel Smith
AAF
France
John Logan Machen Jr
George
McGregor
Town
Herbert Howes
Asheville
N. C
Sam Yates
McGregor, Latels
Local Officials Attend State Convention in Springfield
County officers led by W M Nipe and Gordon Smith traveled to Springfield for the annual state convention of county officials. In Savanna Carroll and Mt Carroll areas, real estate transfers involve multiple properties between residents, with licenses, marriages, and a court case noted including Don Harvey's gambling denial and Jacob Girton's larceny conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Nipe
Gordon Smith
Frank L. Ross
O. M. Bloyer
Elmer H. Zugschwerdt
Fair Haven
Board of Review
Springfield
Wallie Mummert
Dora Mummert
Mt. Carroll
Freedom
Philip Brunner
Glen E. Brunner
Clifford A. Ritchie
Burtered A. Johnston
Stransky
Savanna
Hazel C. Browning
Thomas A
York
Clarence W. Paschal
Ben H. Merboth
Alice K. Dodds
Charles V. Kopf
Marilyn Noe
Same
Adam Erbsen
Christine Schomer
Stover & Phillips
Lanark
Sarah EK
Stewart
Williard D. Byers
Shannon
John H. Yeager
Franklin Corcester
Alvie Frey
Austin Ro
Mr. Morris
Carroll
Henry Goppein
Joe J. Beeler
Olaf Jostad
Shellon L. Helle
William J. Halfman
Janice St. Ores
Thomson
Franklin Shirley
Maquoketa
Wanda Gerdts
Welton
Iowa
Don Harvey
Indian Head
Jacob Girton
Carroll County
Henry Truninger
Girton
Auxiliary Of County Legion Holds Session
The Chadwick Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary hosted Carroll County Auxiliary session with 69 members and guests. President Mrs. Max Chaffee led the business meeting. programs included vocal duets, a cornet trio, a piano solo, and Child Welfare Month films. Next county meeting is May 26 at Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
American Legion Auxiliary
Carroll County
Max Chaffee
Milledgeville
Carl Kness
John Magill
Fred Olson
Chicago
Laverne Zemke
Robert Balk
Fay Christian
Carroll
Paul Turney
Lawrence Weber
Sharon Kay Goetz
Darrell Clevidence
Dennis Strauch
Janice Coden
Mooseheart
Lanark
Mesdames Verel Rogers
Eugene Busn
Lloyd Ferris
Glen Turney
Vernon Brandenburg
Ernest Remmers
State Camp For Boys Set Up At Palisades Park
Illinois Youth Commission opens a boys camp at Mississippi Palisades State Park north of Savanna. Thirty five boys will join later as the park work program starts, with staff led by Finn Gjelsivk and overseen by Kenneth Abscher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palisades Park
Illinois Youth Commission
NYA
Mississippi Palisades State Park
Savanna
Donald R. Zaun
St. Charles Training School
St. Charles
Sheridan
Mississippi Palisades
Finn Gjelsivk
Mr. Gjelsivk
Bergen
Norway
Kenneth Abscher
Youth Commission
Division of Parks
Illinois Conservation Department
Illini State Park
Marseilles
Chicago
Youth Authority
California
Savanna Depot Invites Public to Armed Forces Day
The Savanna Ordnance Depot invites the public to Armed Forces Day events on May 16 1954 with open house from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm at the depot lying on 13300 acres along the Mississippi. Col L A Burbank will host a day of tours displays bands chapel services and picnic facilities for citizens and servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
U. S
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Col. L. A. Burbank
Mississippi River
Sabula
Post
Stambaugh
Mich
Map Campsite Near Hanover Planned For Girl Scouts
The Jane Addams Council of Northwest Illinois advances a 190 acre Hanover site as a year round camp for up to 100 girls per session. Ray mond Hazekamp led a tour with volunteer committee members to outline unit areas and building sites. The plan follows National Girl Scout criteria and notes wildlife, wildflowers and future development with a May 11 council presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Addams Council
Northwest
Ilinois
Hanover
Chicago
Raymond W. Hazekamp
Girl Scout
Hazekamp
William Bingham
Freeport
C. R. Colehour
Ben Rough
Mt. Carroll
Ill
Jo Davies County
Savanna
National
Girl Scout Organization
Margaret Olsen
National Girl Scout Camp
Hazekcamp
Girl Scout Council
Local families visit and dine across Fulton Lanark and Mt Carroll
Mr and Mrs Mino Flikkema of Fulton dinner guests of Mrs Denton Naniga then visited Mrs Ralph Anderson in Freeport Deaconess hospital. Mrs Paul Manon of Lyndon and daughter Becky stayed with Mr and Mrs Arthur Lott and later with Mrs Rob ert Carbaugh in Lanark. Curtis Naniga and Harry Cabaugh visited Fulton and Mt Carroll area homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mino Flikkema
Fulton
Denton Naniga
Ralph Anderson
Deaconess Hospital
Freeport
Paul Manon
Becky
Lyndon
Arthur Lott
Afernoon
Eugene
Robert Carbaugh
Lanark
Curtis Naniga
Louis Braun
Harry Cabaugh
Charles Guenzler
Mt. Carroll
Township and county to share estimated project cost
The project is estimated at about $50,000 with costs split evenly between the township and the county.
Names Of Cemeteries In Carroll County
The Illinois Veterans Commission seeks active and abandoned cemeteries in Carroll County where veterans are buried to publish a revised Roll of Honor. Service Officer Harold D. Eldred asks residents to review the list and contact him with any missing sites or locations by township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Veterans’ Commission
Harold D. Eldred
Carroll County
68Th General Assembly
Illinois
FE. Third Street
Sterling
Commission
Cherry Grove
Leonard
Spring Valley
St. Wendells
Elkhorn Grove
South Elkhorn
Fair Haven
Black Oak
Chadwick
Freedom
Arnold’s Grove
Lima
Schreiner
Brookville
Luteran
Franke
Mt. Carroll
Jacobstown
Oak Hill
Renner
Woodland
Center Hill
Zions Grove
Wacker
Rock Creek
Lanark City
Salem
Oakville
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Adams
Savanna
St. John the Baptist of
Shannon
Brethren
Shelly
Washington
Mosquito Hill
Zion
Wysex
West Elkhorn
Milledgeville
Bethel Cemetery
Dutchtown
York
Upper York
Lower York
Tess Eugene Lott
Arthur Lott
Navy
Great Lakes
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Oak Ridge
Tennessee
White House
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
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Defense Department
Justice Department
S. O.D
Salvation Army Rural Service Meeting
Chadwick News
Rodolfo Valladares
Charles Livenwood
Wesley Nesemeier
Gordon Nosemeier
Don Taylor
John Doty
Cons
Robert Doty
Grain Valley
Arthur Frommell, Jr
Howe News
Donald Harvey
Harvey
Auxiliary of County Legion
Lawrence A. Smith
Kraft Foods Company, Inc
Joseph Oppold
Oppold
Woodland Township
County Council of
PTA
B. J. Clikeman
Clarence Appel
Paul Halfman
Louis Foust
Stanley Welch
Claire Heyer
W. C. Fenley
Wallace Williams
Owen Moore
Stanley Beck
First Methodist Church
E. G. McCulloch
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
Duane Hazel
Sheldon Helle
Tess
Anthony Cambman
Rochelle
Mabel Alexander
Harveylock
Bonnie Lee Brown
Eugene Weber
Fred Jecklin
Rudy Jecklin
Dixon
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