Farm Help and Storage Plans Highlight 1942 AAA Effort
Carroll county details farm labor solutions and storage needs for harvest as WWII wartime measures guide labor use. Mr Knox of the Federal Labor Bureau meets at Mt Carroll Farm Bureau to outline labor planning, wheat and corn crop adjustments, and AAA payments with new wheat marketing quotas approved nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Daehler
Carroll County
AAA
Herman Dahler
Carroll County Aaa
Sunday Dinner Guests Across Chadwick Area
Chadwick area families hosted guests and relatives over the weekend and Sunday. Names include Carrolls, Witt, Cheeseman, Rahn, Col linson, Dambman, Bast, Novak, Harter, Whitney, Demeier, Baker, Sucher, Barnhart and others visiting in Morrison Brookville Thomson Yorktown Sterling Fulton and Plainfield locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Bast
George Bast
Chicago
Louis Novak
W. O. Harter
Brookville
Spurgeon Harter
Spurgeon
Emmett Zumdahl
Henry Hinkel
Kenneth Whitney
Ernest Whitney
Thomson
Charles Demeier
Five Pounds Sugar Allowed for Canning This Year
The county rationing board announced five pounds of sugar per person for canning, in addition to the regular weekly allotment. Applications open after May 17 at the Mt. Carroll rationing office, requiring a family member to apply and bring all family ration books. Mail or remote applications are not accepted and Mt. Carroll is the required location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Rationing Board
County
Clinton Girl to Be Shimer Queen of May
Donna Pinnell of Clinton Ta will reign as May queen at Frances Shimer college Mt Carrell on Saturday afternoon May 24 during the college fete on the south campus. Her maid of honor is Jane Collins of Detroit and the court includes Mary Louise Dramm Elmhurst Dorothy Wagnitz Detroit Beverly Ericson Huron S D Janet Elder Savanna Peg Stone Flint Mich Molly Lanta Savanna Catherine Carr Flin Flon Canada Marie Armstrong Chicago Frances Holmgren Highland Park Betty Gillett Chicago Janet McCormick Minneapolis LaVerne Kirchoff Chicago Ruth Swift Eleanor Chrissinger Chicago Peg Ashman Deerfield Jayne Pollock Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Pinnell
Clinton
Frances Shimer College
Mt. Carrell
McKee Ball
Betty Gillett
The
Athletic Association
Donna
Jane Collins
Detroit
Mich
Mary Louise Dramm
Elmhurst
Dorothy Wagnitz
Beverly Ericson
Huron
S. D
Janet Elder
Savanna
Peg Stone
Flint
Molly Lantau
Catherine Carr
Flin Flon
Manitoba
Canada
Marie Armstrong
Chicago
Frances Holmgren
Highland Park
Janet McCormick
Minneapolis
LaVerne Kirchoff
Ruth Swift
Eleanor Chrissinger
Peg Ashman
Deerfield
Jayne Pollock
Eight To Graduate At Chestnut Park
Five girls and three boys comprise the eighth grade class at Chestnut Park School in Savannah. Graduation exercises are set for 8 p m Wednesday June 3 in the school auditorium. Speakers will be announced later. The graduates are Maxine Chase Mary Jane Clay Maxine Cook Betty McCue Berniece Ready Royal Klitz Robert Plattenberger and Robert Zink. The annual school and community picnic will be held June 4 in Old Mill Park with a noon picnic dinner and afternoon contests. The school year ends June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Park
Savanna
Maxine Chase
Mary Jane Clay
Maxine Cook
Betty McCue
Berniece Ready
Royal Klitz
Robert Plattenberger
Robert Zink
Old Mill Park
Milk production up in area prompts plant shuffles
Farmers in the region increase milk output as demand grows. Kraft cheese plant in Milledgeville cannot process all daily milk intake, forcing it to seek other outlets. United Milk Products in Argo-Fa cannot accept additional milk due to sugar shortages for sweetened condensed milk. Chadwick cheese factory plans to handle an extra 8 000 pounds daily, diverting milk from Milledgeville and requiring vats to be emptied and refilled twice daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kraft Cheese
Milledgeville
United Milk Products
Argo- Fa
Chadwick
Dunn announces engagement of Elizabeth Dunn and Joseph Barnoske Jr
Mr and Mrs Joseph Dunn of Savannah announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth to Joseph Barnoske Jr son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Barnoske Sr of Atkins Indiana No date has been set for the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dunn
Savanna
Miss Elizabeth
Joseph Barnoske, Jr
Joseph Barnoske, Sr
Atkins, In
Elizabeth Mills 71 Dies at Savanna Home
Elizabeth Mills, 71, died about 1 a m Monday at the home of her son in Savanna after a two year illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Paller funeral home, Savanna, with Rev. A. E. Blomberg officiating. Burial followed in Savanna cemetery. Born May 5 to John and Catherine Schlenke, she was married to George Mills, who died 25 years ago. Surviving are her daughter Mrs. Arno and three grandchildren.
Rain Brings Boom to Farm and Garden Crops
April showers may have been scarce, but May promises relief with heavy showers on Saturday and Monday soaking fields and gardens. Warm spells quicken growth while weeds appear. Early radishes and lettuce are already visible in some wards.
Shimer College Wins First Annual Horse Show
Shimer College riders clinched a 39 to 38 victory over the academy division in the inaugural show at Glengary Farm west of Mt. Carroll. Jackie Peterson of Clinton captured multiple ribbons including two firsts and a second, starring in Musical Chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francea Shimer College
Glengary Farm
Mt. Carroll
Jackie Petersen
Clinton
Town
S. J. Campbell
Charles Wright
Jackie Peterson
Tommy Tucker
Peg Stone
Roxy
Rosemary Trade
Pat
Ruth Swift
Rocky
Sunday Evening Guests Brim with Local Socials
Sunday evening visitors filled many homes as families hosted relatives from Morrison Rockford Thomson Fulton Milledgeville Sterling and local towns. Attendees included the Georges Coden and Deets families along with Eads Eggert Mackey Wisner Doty and Baker households among others in a bustling social weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna George
Cecil George
Barbara
Morrison
Walter Queckboerner
R. C. Dial
Wm. Traum
Alma Traum
Rockford
George Coden
Ed Schreiner
Adolph Doden
Margarete
Charles Deets
Wanda
Wm. Wagner, Jr
Thomson
Wm. Wagner
Earl Hook
Fulton
Fred Eads
Wm. Eggert
Ration Book No 1 signups tallied in Carroll County
Final tabulation of registrants in Carroll county for War Ration Book No 1 shows 18 720 people registered 14 638 received books while others reported sugar on hand and were ineligible. About 500 volunteers aided including rural workers teachers township officials sheriff state police and citizens. Ration board says those with excess sugar should ration and may not receive books until excess sugar lasts.
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Carroll County
Public Concert By Shimer Glee Club At Metcalf Hall
Frances Shimer college Glee Club presents its annual public concert Sunday May 17 at 8 o clock in Metcalf Hall Dearborn Conservatory instructor Mme Gilderoy Scott will conduct The program features Hiawatha s Wedding Feast arranged by Colerage Taylor Copies of the work are borrowed from former Shimer students due to WWI wartime paper scarcity The piece was sung at Frances Shimer in 1936 by regenders who contributed copies for this performance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Shimer College Glee Club
Metcalf Hall
Mme
Gilderoy Scott
Dearborn Conservatory
Glee Club
England
Mme. Scott
Car Crash Damages Vehicles on Market Street Mt Carroll
Edward Hamilton of Mt Carroll drove into parked vehicles on Market Street causing damage to a light truck and two cars near the block end. Hamilton claimed a locked steering gear led to a U turn collision. Most damaged was Arthur Isenhart’s passenger car with a caved left door and dented fenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Mt. Carroll
Edward Hamilton
Hamilton
Arthur Isenhart
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Isenhart
Stransky Leads Chicago Market With 44 Steers Sale
F. J. Stransky, Carroll county farm operator from Savanna, topped Chicago market last Thursday with a drove of 44 steers weighing 1115 pounds average. The cattle sold as a group for Eastern shipment at $15.50 per cwt without sorting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudge F. J. Stransky
Carroll County
Chicago
Savanna
Cattle Fetch $14.25 At Chicago Stock Yards
Virgil Roger, Carroll county cattle feeder from Lanark, sold 21 head at the Chicago Stock Yards midweek market. Cattle averaged 1264 pounds each and brought $14.25 per hundredweight, selling without sorting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Roger
Carroll County
Chicago
Lanark
Beckmire kin visit ill brother in Freeport on Sunday
T C Beckmire visited his ill brother Louis Beckmire in Freeport Sunday. Mrs Merlyn Schreiner and family joined Mr and Mrs Homer Geison and Carmen of Hanover, plus Mr and Mrs Robert Geison and Ronald, and Mr and Mrs Christy Geison, with Mr and Mrs A Larem and family guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Larem in Dubuque Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Beckmire
Freeport
Louis Beckmire
Merlyn Schreiner
Homer Geison
Carmen
Hanover
Robert Geison
Ronald
Christy Geison
A. Larem
Frank Larem
Dubuque
Court House BRIEFS
Court notes issue of marriage licenses to Harold Panseh and Luella Beadles of Racine and others. several individuals held in Savanna jail on larceny charges after failing to post bond. Real estate transfers filed for multiple properties in Mt. Carroll Lanark and Savanna areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Watson
Harold Panseh
Luella Lb. Beadles
Racine
Wis
Eddie K. Spotta
Dixon
Margaret Ellen Woods
Savanna
John C. Semrevine
Jean L. Schmidt
Homer &. Knapp
Anna Lucille Hatfield
Wilber Harding
Charles Howes
John W. Reader
R.K. Blodgett
York
Ira Schoch
Charles Shore J
Cherry Grove
Mary E. Peters
The
Carroll Co. Locker Co
Lanark
Franklin Bliss Rinek
Clarence R. Colehour
Mt. Carroll
Elmer J. Engelking, Sr
Smith P. Giddings
Lanark Farmers Co-op
Harold B. Buckwalter
Lewis H. Cram
Rock Creek
Savanna S. B
L. A
Harry E. Cohn
Kelle Krier
Franklin A. Stransky
Mr. Carroll
Retailers Plan To Attend Price Rules Meeting
Retailers across southern Carroll county eastern Whiteside county Clinton and Jackson counties Iowa plan to attend a Clinton mass meeting Friday at 2 p m to hear OPA officials explain price freezing rules. Officials from Chicago will discuss regulations as the May 18 effective date nears restoring maximum March prices on most merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Henderson
Clinton
OPA
Iowa City
Carroll County
Whiteside County
Jackson
Iowa
Office of Price Administration
Chicago
Slayer of Boy Dies in Electric Chair May 13
Leo Jordan of Fulton, 28, convicted slayer of five year old Warren Snyder, was executed in Joliet penitentiary on May 13. Governor Green denied clemency after board recommendation. Jordan was arrested November 4, 1941, after the child's body was found. he confessed to the slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Jordan
Fulton
Warren Snyder
Joliet
State Board of Correction
Dwight H. Green
Jordan
E. C. Snyder
International Stock Show Cancelled for 1942 in Chicago
The 1942 International Live Stock Show in Chicago has been cancelled due to wartime transport and travel strains. The decision affects exhibitors and attendees including many 4 H club members who had eagerly anticipated the event, and is described as a prudent measure given current military and freight demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North America
Show Board
Sunday Visitors Fill Kness Home With Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kness hosted Sunday afternoon guests including Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rock of Sterling Anna Jean and Lanny Fossett and Mr. and Mrs. William Imel Also Mrs W G Wild of Lanark joined as a Mother's Day guest at the home of Mr and Mrs D H Spealman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kness
Alvin Rock
Sterling
Anna Jean and
Lanny Fossett
William Imel
W. G. Wild
Lanark
D. H. Spealman
County Court Jury Panel In Session Monday
County court jurors drawn last week were instructed not to report this week and should appear May 18. It lists Henry Geldmacher Fair Havens Adeline Groharing Ernest Smith Leota Holland York Amelia Knapp Woodland Frank Butt Laura Emery Freedom Russell Stover Joe Erdmeier Shannon Earl Carbaugh Lima Frank Kimmel Albert Helsinger Neil Atherton Rock Creek Roy Kloepping Hazel Burkholder Lenore Derrer Salem Opal Eaton Pearl McFee Henry Richter Ada Madsen Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Geldmacher
Fair Havens
Adeline Groharing
Ernest Smith
Leota Holland
York
Amelia Knapp
Woodland
Frank Butt
Laura Emery
Freedom
Russell Stover
Joe Erdmeier
Shannon
Earl Carbaugh
Lima
Frank Kimmel
Albert Helsinger
Neil Atherton
Rock Creek
Roy Kloepping
Bass Season Opens June 15 in Illinois North Zone
Open season for largemouth and smallmouth bass starts June 16 in Illinois northern zone and runs until March 31, 1943. Only hook and line fishing allowed. daily limit ten. minimum bass length ten inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Farm Leaders Warn Against Socialized Agriculture in Wartime Policy
A conference of twenty five western Illinois and eastern Iowa county leaders at the LeClaire Hotel in Moline discusses wartime governance and the danger of socialized agriculture. The speaker urges maintaining parity for agriculture, prudent government spending, and return of emergency powers after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Iowa
LeClaire
Moline
America
Congress
Poppy Day Plans for May 23 Honor Veterans and War Wounded
The American Legion Auxiliary prepares Poppy Day activities in Thomson with plans to distribute memorial poppies by volunteers. Donations support disabled veterans and families from World War I and the present conflict, emphasizing continued relief and remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lewis
Thomson
Legion and Auxiliary
America
American Legion
Auxiliary
Press Section of Illinois Publicity Division Named
Gov. Dwight Green names 27 newspaper professionals to the press section of the Illinois State Council of Defense. Nine Chicagoans and 18 downstaters are chosen. Notables include Hershel J. Blazer Aledo Times Record John Potter Rock Island Argus Charles A. Reagan Rock Island and Prof. R. R. Barlow University of Illinois journalism school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Green
Illinois State Council of Defense
Wedding of Miss Jean Schmidt and Lieut Schreiner at Savanna
Miss Jean L. Schmidt daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Schmidt of Savanna and Lieut John C Schreiner of the Savanna Ordnance Depot wed Sunday in Savanna Lutheran church. Rev Gerhard Fischer officiated with maid of honor Miss Marie Krahn bridesmaids Miss Elaine Frazier and Lt Garnet McCarr best man Capt M L Anderson ushers Capt G E Tramm and Capt H W Underwood. The bride a Savanna and Iowa Business College graduate worked at the ordnance depot. Schreiner a University of Nebraska ROTC graduate has been stationed at the depot for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean L. Schmidt
J. D. Schmidt
Savanna
John C. Schreiner
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Savanna Lutheran Church
Gerhard Fischer
Marie Krahn
Elaine Frazier
Garnet McCarr
M. L. Anderson
G. E. Tramm
H. W Underwood
Savanna High School
Iowa Business College
Ordnance Depot
Lieut. Schreiner
University of Nebraska
Also Mentioned on This Page
Knox
U. & Department of Labor
Farm Bureau
Mt. Carre Chu
Federal Labor Bureau
Chadwick News
Ivan Carroll
Andrew Witt
Frank Cheeseman
Henry Rahn
Henry Herbert
Plainfield
G. L. Collinson
Don Harris
George Dambman, Jr
Thei
Shimer
Ait Chestnut Park
Elizabeth Mills
Academy
Colleen Hawk
Queen
Katherine Wolleson
Madalyn Bruns
Sarah Wilson
Roxy Foy
Rosemary Trude
Billie
Mary Lou Howard
Blackie
Leah Arne
Baldie
Mary Lou Rust
Myrtle Heinze
Florence Simon
LaDoris Gustavenson
Myrtie Heinze
Ssemary Trude
Tocky
Betty Gillet
Betty Lou Howard
LaDoris Gustaveson
Lear Arne
Ruth Bennett
Shimer Glee Club
Stransky Steers
Court House Briefs
Slayer
Boy
Illinois Publicity Division
Schmidt-Schreiner
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