Roosevelt calls for more bomber production for Britain
The Spectator comments on President Roosevelt's push to boost ombing plane output for aid to Britain and questions sending aging politicians like Senator Claude Pepper to Europe. It notes soldiers at Camp Forrest and Tennessee clashes, debates on women serving on grand juries in Illinois, and concerns over war-time labor and defense production policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Britain
Claude Pepper
Florida
Europe
Herr Hitler
Pepper
Tokyo
Greenland
Iceland
Singapore
Dakar
Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Hitler
Camp Forrest
Tennessee
Chicago
Illinois
McDonough
Leon A. Zick
15Th Circuit
Lee County
Festival of Music Friday at Mount Carroll High
Massed high school bands totaling 235 players and choirs with 410 participants will present an evening concert Friday May 16 at Mount Carroll High School. Directors are Robert W. Ross and guest conductor Frank B. Jordan for the third annual Carroll County Music Festival featuring countywide student musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll High
Robert W. Ross
Frank B. Jordan
Carroll County
Joan Waring Selected as May Queen
Joan Waring of Savanna has been chosen by Frances Shimer college students in Mt. Carroll to be May Queen at the May Fete on May 22. She will be crowned May 24 at 3 p m after a three ring circus performed by more than 75 students. The queen's court includes Alice Bro as maid of honor and a list of courtiers from several states and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Waring
Savanna
Frances Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
Miss Waring
McKee Hall
Joan
J. A. Waring
Geraldine Roth
Chicago
Shimer Athletic Association
A. Beth Hostetter
Alice Bro
Shimer
Albin C. Bro
Maurine Campbell
Aledo
Betty Kivlan
Evanston
Marjorie Bull
Detroit
Virginia Koons
Britt, Ia
Marcia Ewing
Merrill
Wis
Gertrude Woodside
Portage
Marjorie Bealer
Morrison
Helene Anderson
Spokane
Wash
Kay Johnson
Waterloo
Frances Holmgren
Highland Park
Beverly Ericson
Huron
Grace Rogers
Audrey Ewald
Marie Armstrong
Evelyn Wagschel
Vinegar Hill School to Close With Saturday Picnic
The Vinegar Hill school will close with a noon Saturday picnic. Miss Blanche Freeman serves as the teacher. County Clerk Walter Watson has issued a marriage license to Edward B. Reese and Katherine O. Henry, both of Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinegar Hill School
Blanche Freeman
Walter Watson
Edward B. Reese
Katherine O. Henry
Savanna
Plan Events At Shimer In Coming Week
On Sunday May 18 Miss Jane Peterson a New York artist will be honored at a reception and tea at Frances Shimer College Mt Car roll. On Thursday May 22 Mrs Charles Walgreen of Dixon and Chicago will lecture at the college with flower pictures from Hazelwood Dixon and other parts of the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Peterson
New York
Frances Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
Charles Walgreen
Dixon
Chicago
Walgreen
Hazelwood
Mount Carroll Girl to Sing at Cornell Festival
Ellen Francke daughter of Mr and Mrs Hal Francke Mount Carroll will sing Saturday afternoon May 17 with the Cornell college oratorio society and the Chicago symphony orchestra in Brahms Requiem The performance is the third of four concerts in Cornell college May music festival Mt Vernon Ia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Francke
Hal Francke
Mt. Carroll
Cornell College Oratorio Society
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Brahm
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Draft registrants in Carroll county reach 1143 total
Questionnaires continue at over 100 per week despite no May quota under the selective service act. This week 109 more registrants received forms, bringing county totals to 1143. Names listed include Richard H. Lego, Homer Geison, Henry Wiersema, Evan Rahn, Albert Smith, and many others across towns like Millidgeville and Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Polo High School ag team wins judging title for year
Polo high school's vocational agriculture team earned 3 593 points Friday at the Rawleigh farm near Freeport to capture first place in fat stock and dairy cattle judging. Mt Carroll Savanna Lanark Milledgeville Thomson ranking details follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polo High School
Rawleigh Farm
Freeport
Mt. Carroll High
Savanna
Lanark
Milledgeville
Thomson
Carroll County
Mt. Carroll
May draft calls canceled by Carroll County board
Paul G. Armstrong says no May draft calls by Carroll County selective service board. Induction centers will close May 15 and reopen May 27 28. June quotas may rise after removing May call and new 21 year old registration planned for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Carroll County
Selective Service Board
Paul G. Armstrong
Selective Service
Clay M. Donner
Springfield
Illinois
National Guard
Navy
Air Corps
Chicago
Savanna Second in Illowa Meet on Savanna Track Field
Savanna high placed second with 5 1 2 points as Lyons won the Illowa conference track meet on the new Savanna athletic field in Lyons Iowa Three records were set Mackenzie won the 440 yard dash in :53 3 Baker set the 209 yard low hurdle mark with :26 9 and the Savanna 880 yard relay team Lantau Groezinger Johnson Mackenzie won in 1 40 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna High
Illowa
Savanna
Lyons
Iowa
Mackenzie
Rockford
Baker
Lantau
Groezinger
Johnson
June Petit Jury Panel Is Selected for June Term
A petit jury panel for the June term of court was drawn Monday by Circuit Clerk John R. Gelwicks. Members to report May 23 unless notified otherwise include Bert Rupp Gladys Kloepping Freedom township Louis Cheeseman Cherry Grove Perle LaShelle Frank Diehl Shannon Harry Shafer Jessie Shafer Claude Wehmeyer Lima Mary Ewing Bernadine Morris William H. Beattie Rock Creek Henry Keilman Kenneth Schneide r Charles Dias Jr Salem Marion Hartman Laura Gray Robert Petty Lester Myers Erma Hartman George Ivey I C Kuebler Pauline Krafft Isabelle Streicher William Berry Gundrem Hansen George Williamson Clarence Doty Philip Plattenberger Charles McDougall Savanna Valta Mach Joe Blair Floyd Carpenter York W E Bailey Roscoe Dial Fair Haven Jessie Quest Elkhorn Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Gelwicks
Bert Rupp
Gladys Kloepping
Freedom Township
Louis Cheeseman
Cherry Grove
Perle LaShelle
Frank Diehl
Shannon
Harry Shafer
Jessie Shafer
Claude Wehmeyer
Lima
Mary Ewing
Bernadine Morris
William H. Beattie
Rock Creek
Henry Keilman
Kenneth Schneider
Charles Dias, Jr
Salem
Marion Hartman
Laura Gray
Robert Petty
Lester Myers
Erma Hartman
George Ivey
Mr. Carroll
I. C. Kuebler
Pauline Krafft
Isabelle Streicher
William Berry
Gundrem Hansen
George Williamson
Clarence Doty
Philip Plattenberger
Charles McDougall
Savanna
Valta Mach
Joe Blair
Floyd Carpenter
York
W. E. Bailey
Roscoe Dial
Fair Haven
Jessie Quest
Elkhorn Grove
Speech Champion To Attend Savanna Dinner Tonight
Alec Mackenzie state and national speech champion to be guest at a city banquet in the Savanna V F W clubhouse at 6 p m tonight May 15 under Savanna chamber of commerce and service clubs. Program includes Mackenzie talk and service club representatives remarks. General committee Duane Wilson A J Reinehr B J Clikeman oversees arrangements. Mackenzie is a Savanna high school senior who won state and national championships in orations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alec Mackenzie
Savanna
Savanna Chamber of Commerce
Mackenzie
Duane Wilson
A. J. Reinehr
B. J. Clikeman
Apparent Low Bid For Graveling Road
Apparent low bid for the 22 foot gravel or crushed stone surfacing on state aid routes three and four in Carroll county was $100,756. The bid was submitted by Rein and Dahl of Stoughton Wisconsin. The project connects U S highway 52 with state highway 88 east of Chadwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Rein and Dahl
Stoughton
Wis
U. S. Highway 52
Chadwick
Rockford Man Held In Jail On Warrant
Earl Knott, 51, of Rockford was arrested Saturday night on a state warrant from Savanna charging him with disposing of property covered by a chattel mortgage. Sheriff Ray Westfall brought Knott to Mt. Carroll Sunday to lodge him in the county jail. Knott allegedly disposed of a mortgaged automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Knott
Rockford
Savanna
Ray Westfall
Knott
Mt. Carroll
Corn Market Tightens As Farmers Reclaim Stored Grain
Rising livestock prices spark higher corn consumption and price growth. Farmers repay corn loans or sell stored grain, with about 400 bushels sold at 66 cents per bushel to break even for the Commodity Credit Corporation. county records show 211 600 bushels stored for defense food plans with 102 515 on farms and 100 085 in steel bins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Commodity Credit Corporation
J. W. Erdmier
Erdmier
Courthouse Briefs From Mt Carroll and Savanna Areas
Walter Klitz of Savanna was arrested Saturday night in Mt Carroll by Marshal Carlos Johnston for theft from an automobile and remanded to jail on $500 bond after a hearing before J. P. Frank Schroeppel. Other items note larceny charges for a Chicago enrollee brought from Oregon, DUI arrest for William Hartman of Mt Carroll, and several warranty and executor deeds involving local residents and property in Savanna, Lanark, York, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Klitz
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
Carlos Johnston
J. P. Frank Schroeppel
Klitz
William G. Hartman
Carlos Jonhston
Hartman
Carroll Track Squad Wins County Title and Relay Trophy
Four CCC enrolled youths from Mt Carroll are jailed in Ogle County on auto theft charges tied to incidents April 30 in Mt Carroll Mt Morris and Sycamore. Cleophas Lewis bound for grand jury. Eugene Center also bound. Frank Page and Edward Hicks arrested after involvement alleged. Sheriff White and Sheriff Westfall reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleophas Lewis
White
Chicago
Eugene Center
Robbins
Frank Page
Edward Hicks
CUC
Lewis and Center
Ray Westfall
Carroll County
Savanna and area events headline week in news
Negro CCC enrollees are held on charge of stealing autos. Joan Waring of Savanna chosen Queen for Shimer May Fete. Petit jury drawn for June circuit court. Savanna High places in Hiowa league track and field meet. Mackenzie sets 440 record and AAA reports corn sales. Mt. Carroll High wins conference title and relay trophy. Milledgeville takes second. Chadwick grades win school title. annual county music festival set Friday. Guest conductors from Wesleyan lead Massed bands at Mt. Carroll High. Carroll County draft quota for May unsettled. June prospects rise. Board sends questionnaires to registrants. Seven Carroll County men take highway patrol exams. Kenneth Tenley assigned to driver license tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll High
Chadwick
Milledgeville
Wesleyan University
Mt. Carroll High School
Carroll County
Kenneth Tenley
Maintenance patrol tester applicants seek state jobs
Seven Carroll county men applied for maintenance patrol truck operator positions by taking exams in Dixon this week. The Democratic Horner administration has run patrols since last fall while the Republican switch nears appointment announcements. Examined locals include Marion Hartman Chadwick Hobart Holland Thomson Elver Richter Henry Keilman Carroll John Smith Martin Lanark Erdmier Shannon. patrol bases may shift, with Mount Carroll anticipated as a northern Illinois exam site in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol] County
Dixon
Gov
Horner
Marion Hartman
Chadwick
Hobart Holland
Thomson
Elver Richter
Henry Keilman
Carroll
John Smith
Martin
Lanark
Erdmier
Shannon
Milledgeville
Mount Carroll
Kenneth Tenley
Springfield
Ilinois
Boy suffers broken collarbone after Route 78 collision
Five year old son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Guenzler Mt Carroll was struck by a passing car in Mt Carroll city limits on Route 78. The vehicle driven by Mrs Frances Garner Rockford was reported to the sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Guenzler
Glenn Guenzler
Mt. Carroll
Route 78
Frances Garner
Rockford
Sheriff’s Office
Mount Carroll sweeps Carroll Conference track title at Chadwick
Mount Carroll high school dominated the Carroll Conference meet at Chadwick, scoring 47 points to win the title and capture the 880 yard relay trophy. Milledgeville placed second with 27 points as Barthel led with 13 points and Mt Carroll’s Wilcox won the 220 yard dash despite an earlier injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carroll High School
Chadwick
County Seat
Wilcox
Clinton
Mt. Corcell
Mano
Milledgevill
Fix
Barthel
Milledgeville
Elliott
Mt. Carroll
Lanark
Shannon
Thomson
Bill Gnagey
C. Thomson
Wilox
Fronmmelt
Glenn
Fee
Emery
Brinkmeier
Fivet
Sprecher
Smith
Kessler
Automn
Alexander
Roske
D. Keever
Knoll
L. Weber
Reiff
Keever
Miller
Spangler
Newton
Aurand
Groharing
Gettemy
Frommeth
Seidenburg
Dyson
Bergeman
Negro Enrollee Held In Jail On Theft Charges
Cleophus Lewis a 19 year old Chicago enrollee stationed at Mt Carroll is jailed in Ogle county on larceny charges. He is accused of stealing three cars en route to Chicago from Mt Carroll May 1 Mt Morris May 1 and Mt Morris to Sycamore and Chicago. Mt Carroll and Mt Morris vehicles recovered. Sycamore car not found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleophus Lewis
Chicago
Mt. Carroll
Ogle County
Oregon
Lewin
Mt. Morris
Alan Yoder
Yoder
Sycamore
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
John E. Cassidy
Illinois Supreme Court
Coatesville
Record
Washington
England
Germany
Italy
John W. Hinners
Cornell
Richard H. Lego
Homer F. Geison
Henry D. Wiersema
Evan G. Rahn
Albert M. Smith
Alvin C. Hook
Carl G. Kness
Martin Diephuis
Eddie C. Jensen
Earl C. Shoemaker
Clifford M. Flack
George Wierema
LeRoy G. Vietmeyer
Jesse L. Franklin
Joe Sarber
Merle G. Hanna
LeRoy B. Otten
Robert F. Stone
Loren L. Alber
George Woessner
Leo R. Spaulding
Lester E. Sprinkle
Lester R. Johnson
Andrew J. Blumer
Vernon L. Ban Buskirk
Fred G. Zemke
Nelson R. Ferry
Harry V. Shade
John H. Cornwell
George P. Rippy
Maynard E. Shilling
Everett C. Mathias
George C. Kniss
Kenneth R. Seiler
Melvin R. Stenge
Polo Ag
Thomas Harrison
CCC
Anna R. Mills
Leo E. Robbe
J. F. Allison
Walter E. Kindell
William Kloepping
Stover
Carrie Trostle
Charles A. Bertholf
Grace M. Berthold
Broadmoor
Grace Westfall
Genoa C
Florence Muntz
Savanna Genatee Corp
O’laughlin
Keller
Jacob H. Bickelhaupt
Charles W. Moore
Thomas Ely Cochran
Kyle McGinnis
James White
Shimer May
Board
Traum
Zemke
Stevens
Wise
Henze
Gnngey
Merchant
P. Merchant
Weber
Prowant
Cassens
S. Merchant
Miles
Phillips
Gnagey Dh Henze
Provant
Gnagey
Stitzel
Morgan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!