Babson Warns of Pitfalls in Credit Installment Buying
Park, Mass. Babson Institute lecturer urges readers to read fine print before signing credit agreements. He cites forms of credit, warns on repossession, and offers guidance on purchasing furniture and appliances. He cites University of Michigan data showing high debt yet notes a third of families have enough savings to offset debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Creditson Park
Mass
Esident
Kennedy
Municipal Credit Bureau
Babson Institute
University of Michigan
Carroll County athlete places third in district broad jump
Joe McDearmon of Mt Carrol finished third in the broad jump at the district track meet in Rockford. He was the sole Carroll County high school to qualify for state tournament that weekend as Lanark Savanna did not score and no other Carroll schools were represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe McDearmon
Mt. Carroll
Rockford
Carrol County
Lanark
Savanna
Carroll County
Carroll County Democratic Central Committee Meeting Endorses Morris Tax Plan
The Carroll County Democratic Central Committee met May 9 in Mt. Carroll and voted to send a letter of unanimous approval for State Representative John K. Morris tax reform proposals. The plan includes freezing real estate tax base at 55 percent, abolishing personal property tax, repealing sales tax on food and clothing, increasing corporation franchise tax, and a state income tax not exceed 10 percent of the federal rate. Citizens are urged to study the legislation and write to their representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Democratic Central Committee
Mt. Carroll
John K. Morris
Home Extension Unit Meetings Preview Craft Topics
Four Extension Service unit meetings are set for the coming week with crafts as the favored subject. Local leaders will present lessons. May 23 Salem Unit meets at Mrs. Derver in Mt Carroll at 1:30 p.m. Cross Stitch Aprons discussed. May 23 Lanark Night Unit meets Mrs. Delp in Lanark at 8:00 p.m. May 23 Town and Country CrAft ers meet Mrs. Mathews in Savanna at 8:00 p.m. May 26 Otter Creek Unit meets Mrs. McKean in Milledgeville at 1:30 p.m. Charcoal Drawing featured. Emma Woodin adds Flower preservation note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Russell Derver
Mt. Carroll
Lanark
Earl Delp, Jr
Town & Country Oinecrafters
Vernard Mathews
Savanna
Max Hays
Otter Creek
Melville McKean
Milledgeville
Emma Woodin
Shimer College to Award Diplomas June Fourth in Mt Carroll
Shimer College seniors will receive diplomas at an open air convocation on June 4 at the campus in Mt Carroll Illinois. The address by Rev Dudley J Stroup trustee and Grace Episcopal Church Hinsdale will focus on The End and the Beginning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
Illinois
Dudley J. Stroup
Grace Episcopal
Brendon Kneale
Robert C. Keohane
Robert E. Keohane
Keohane
Woodrow Wilson
Harvard
Barracks 2041 Plans Meeting at Shannon Hall
Barracks 2041 Veterans of World War I will meet at Shannon Legion Hall at 2 p m Sunday May 21 A report on the Eleventh District will be given All World War I veterans urged to attend says George Hammond adjutant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
Shannon Legion Hall
George Hammond
End park fees in Illinois state parks signed by Gov Kerner
Gov Otto Kerner signed a bill to repeal the 10 cent admission fee at Illinois state parks. The charge had been in effect for several years and will be eliminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Yearbook Editorial Staff Picked at Western Illinois
Pat Graham of Lanark, a junior at Western Illinois University in Macomb, is named to the editorial staff of the 1961 Sequel yearbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Graham
Lanark
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Cadet Dennis Stiles Earns Scholastic Awards
Cadet Dennis W. Stiles of Mt. Carroll earned both the dean's list and the superintendent's merit list at the Air Force Academy in Colorado for the past semester. He entered the academy in June 1960, and his mother teaches at Chadwick Grade School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Stiles
Dennis W. Stiles
Air Force Academy
Colorado
Harold Stiles
Mt. Carroll
Chadwick
Teacher resigns to become Mt Carroll librarian
Miss Vera Fetterolf longtime foreign language instructor at Mt Carroll high resigns to take a librarian post at Mt Carroll township public library starting July 1. She will succeed Mrs Henry Miller who will teach next year at Center Hill school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Fetterolf
Mt. Carroll High School
Mt. Carroll Township
Henry Miller
Center Hill School
Sunday Supper Guests From Savanna and Thomson
Chadwick News notes Sunday supper guests with Mr and Mrs Wayne Martin and family of Savanna visiting the Martins. Mother's Day guests in Thomson included Mr and Mrs Carl Maring Mr and Mrs Neal Maring and Lana at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Eissens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Martin
Savanna
J. D. Martin
Carl Maring
Neal Maring
Lana
Charles Eissens
Thomson
Mount Carroll Youth Appointed to Naval Academy
Congressman John B. Anderson announces Edward N Laughlin of Mount Carroll will enter the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis on June 28 He is the son of Mr and Mrs Gerald A Laughlin a Mount Carroll High School senior active in athletics music and other school activities and a recent Illinois scholarship winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Anderson
Edward N. Laughlin
Mt. Carroll
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Young Laughlin
Gerald A. Laughlin
Mount Carroll High School
Illinois
Texaco Station Site Bought by Mount Carroll Fire District
Mount Carroll Fire Protection District has purchased the Texaco service station site at Clay and Benton streets in Mt. Carroll. The closed station will become the site of a future fire station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texaco
Mount Carroll
Mount Carroll Fire Protection District
Clay and
Benton Streets
Mt. Carroll
Deaths: Dr Arthur C Bawden of Mt Carroll
Funeral services were held for Dr Arthur C Bawden a retired Mt Carroll dentist in the Frank funeral home with Rev Ted Rodd officiating and burial in Oak Hill cemetery He died May 9 in a Rockford hospital born in Mt Carroll son of Callan and Anna B Bawden and survived by a brother Steve of Mt Carroll
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Bawden
Mt. Carroll
Arthur C. Bawden
Frank Funeral Home
Ted Rodd
Oak Hill Cemetery
Bawden
Rockford
Callan
Anna B. Bawden
Steve
Funeral services for Louis Gruenwald in Maquoketa
Louis Gruenwald 71 died May 9 in Savanna City hospital. Funeral held Saturday at Maquoketa Lutheran Church with Rev. W G Hoffman officiating. Born March 26, 1890 in Nashville Iowa, son of Henry and wife. Lived in Savanna 15 years and worked at Savanna Ordnance Depot. Survived by widow two daughters five sons four brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Louis Gruenwald
Savanna City Hospital
Maquoketa
W. G. Hoffman
Nashville
Henry Gruenwald
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Windy storm leaves Carroll County farms damaged
High velocity winds and heavy rain struck Sunday afternoon causing extensive damage across Carroll County. Clarence Franks’s farm near Milledgeville lost a roof from a large barn and a chicken house, with a burro left unharmed. Trees fell in Fair Haven, Coleta, Milledgeville, and Sterling, blocking roads briefly. Jakobs Brothers shed collapsed, others damaged. lines and wires broken but repairs quickly restored service. A low flying plane sighted near Chadwick prompted speculation it might have lost an engine. Cooler weather followed. temperatures shifted from near 40s to 70s by Tuesday morning.
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Carroll County
Clarence Franks
Milledgeville
Insurance Company
Aarge
Fair Haven
Coleta
Sterling
Jakobs Brothers
Wna
Chadwick
Freeport
Rockford
Mercury
Pohly to Speak at AAUW Dinner Meeting in Mount Carroll
Dr. Glenn H. Pohly of Rock Falls Illinois will address the Mount Carroll Branch AAUW at the Shimer College dining hall May 22 at 7 pm. Reservations due by May 16. Mrs Ray Pothill Milledgeville Social and Economic Issues Chairman will introduce the speaker who discusses the White House Conference on Aging he attended in January in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn H. Pohly
Rock Falls
Illinois
Mount Carroll
AAUW
Shimer College
Ray Polhill
Milledgeville
White House
Washington, D. C
Local families visit relatives for weekends and holidays
Mr and Mrs G W Barry and family of Ft Atkinson Wis were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Gilderda. Mr and Mrs Clayton Kaul and son Kenneth joined his parents for Mother's Day at the George Kaul home near Elizabeth, attended Methodist services and dined at a local cafe. Ben Rosenberg and Vernon Rosenberg hosted at their home in Camanchela. Clifford Jones of Chicago will visit Mr and Mrs Charles Way this weekend. Arman Wolf and son Ronald plus Pauline Lindsey of Keewanee were Sunday supper guests of Mr and Mrs Harveylock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W._ Barry
Ft. Atkinson
Wis
Fred Gilderda
Clayton Kaul
Kenneth
George Kaul
Elizabeth
Ben Rosenberg
Vernon Rosenberg
Camanchela
Clifford Jones
Chicago
Charles Way
Arman Wolf
Ronald
Pauline Lindsey
Kewanee
Harveylock
May 26 Deadline For Feed Grain Program Signup
Corn and grain sorghum growers must sign up by May 26 for the 1961 feed aid program. Payments may be advanced up to half, with county rates around 46 dollars per acre for a minimum 20 percent reduction, higher for 20 to 40 percent cuts. Eligible farmers must cooperate in the feed grain program to receive price support. Contact the County ASC office to file an application before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Rahn
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Carroll County
ASC
Marth Succeeds Father as Mt Carroll Store Manager
Ed Marth Now leads the Marth Variety Store in Mt Carroll succeeding his father Russell as manager. The store, owned by Virgil and Charles Marth of Savanna, will receive newer display racks within the coming week with Russell offering occasional assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Marth
Marth Store
Mt. Carroll
Ed. Marth
Russell
Marth
Virgil
Charles Marth
Savanna
William J Sucher Buried Wednesday in Chadwick Cemetery
Funeral services for William J. Sucher 79 Carroll County native were held Wednesday in a Sterling funeral home with burial in Chadwick Cemetery. He died Monday at Community General Hospital in Sterling and had lived in the Sterling area over 30 years. Surviving are three sons Howard Harold and Ernest a daughter Dorothy Robinson a sister Bertha Schreiner and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Sucher
Carroll County
Sterling Funeral
Chadwick
Sucher
Community General Hospital
Sterling
George Sucher
Howard
Harold
Rock Falls
Ernest
Dorothy Robinson
Bertha Schreiner
Milledgeville
Picnic guests visit various families in region
Last Saturday evening at the Harve ylock home guests included Everett Spanogle Jo Ella of Mt. Carroll Harold Ogilvie of Aurora John Sollenberger Alvin Reiff C M Dambman Mabel Alexander and Ernest Wilkins Roy Olson of Rock Falls Ben Bartlow Sterling and Theresa Masters of Lansing Mich. Frank Hawkins hosted Thursday dinner guests with wife and others. Mother’s Day brought William Lehr Thomson to the Naniga home for a trip to Moline. Vernon Daehler and son Marvin joined dinner at Lawrence Iben’s home.
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Harveylock
Everett Spanogle
Jo Ella
Mt. Carroll
Harold Ogilvie
Aurora
John Sollenberger
Alvin Reiff
C. M. Dambman
Mabel Alexander
Ernest Wilkins
Roy Olson
Rock Falls
Ben Bartlow
Sterling
Theresa Masters
Lansing
Mich
Frank Hawkins
William Lehr
Thomson
Denton Naniga
Moline
Vernon Daehler
Marvin
Lawrence Iben
Mother's Day Guests At Bloyer Home
Guests gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Bloyer for Mother's Day. Attendees included H. P. Rahn of Milledgeville, Emma Miller of Milwaukee, Kathryn Rahn, Clifton and Delmar Lang, Orval Rahn, Janice and Kenneth Rahn, John Janssen and family, and Joan Housenga. The dessert honored Mrs. Orval Rahn and Janice Rahn, who recently returned from three months of nurses training at Anna State hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynold Bloyer
H. P. Rahn
Milledgeville
Emma Miller
Milwaukee
Wis
Kathryn Rahn
Clifton Spencer
Delmar Lang
Orval Rahn
Janice
Kenneth
John Janssen
Joan Housenga
Janice Rahn
Anna State Hospital
Chadwick Names Art Smith Police Officer and Maintainer
At a Monday village board meeting Chadwick appointed Arthur Smith as police officer and street maintenance worker. Smith begins June 1 succeeding E M Ritenour. Salary is 250 dollars monthly with a 48 hour week and time for repairs. Fred Schreiner stays on at 25 dollars weekly to operate water pumps. Other applicants included Ritenour Sturtevant and Jacobs who withdrew. Trustees approved a drinking fountain, a Memorial park tennis court, and bids for waterworks work. $450 was authorized for band concerts this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Arthur Smith
Smith
E. M. Ritenour
Fred Schreiner
Ritenour
Ernest Sturtevant
Frank Jacobs
Jacobs
Memorial Park
Mosher Herd Tops Unit 3 of DHIA in Carroll County
Raynor Mosher and a 32 cow grade Holsteins herd topped unit 3 in Carroll County Dairy Herd Improvement Association’s April rankings with 1235 pounds of milk and 43.3 pounds of butterfat. The report lists other top performers, unit averages of 892 pounds milk and 32.2 pounds fat, 741 cows across 23 herds, and 103 dry cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raynor Mosher
Carroll County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Russ Libberton
Mark Remrey
Hay Sisters
Lowell Ter- Hark
Daryl Rockafellow
Brodrick & Erbsen
Wolstenholm
Ben Fecke & Sons
Rockafellow
TerHark
Lawrence Woessner
Grange urges Congress on labor law reforms and Taft-Hartley support
The National Grange calls for tighter control of labor unions including barring pickets at non union plants and restricting political funds to voluntary contributions. It endorses Taft Hartley, supports right to work, and backs strong measures against fair trade laws. The Grange denounces unlawful secretary actions on migratory workers and urges legislative clarity under Wagner Peyser Act, opposing passport protection for subversive use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Congress
Landrum-Griffin
National Grange
Secretary of Labor
U. S. Employment Service
Department of Labor
The
G B Hoak Dies in Hinsdale Hospital Funeral in Lanark Thursday
Galen B Hoak 73 former Lanark resident died Monday in Hinsdale hospital after a brief illness Funeral services were held at Toon Funeral Home Downers Grove and for Lanark burial at Lanark cemetery Hoak born February 2 1888 in Beatrice Nebraska moved to Lanark in 1900 married Kath Queckboerner in 1925 later lived in Downers Grove Survived by widow three children eight grandchildren two sisters one brother and eight nieces and nephews plus other relatives
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Galen B. Hoak
Lanark
Hinsdale Hospital
Toon Funeral Home
Downers Grove
Frank Funeral Home
Merle Hanbecker
Mr. Hoak
Beatrice, Neb
John
Mary Burner Hoak
Kath Queckboerner
Milledgeville
Hoak
Donald
Nace
California
Preston
Ruth) Kreider
Lloyd Stitzel
Millard Walters
Englewood
Colo
Kenneth Hoak
The Significance of the Poppy
On Poppy Day Americans recall the fallen from World Wars and Korea, and support disabled veterans and families through poppy work. The 38th Annual Poppy Day on May 27 1961 mobilizes veterans at multiple VA hospitals to assemble and distribute the memorial flowers.
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America
France
Belgium
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Illinois
American Legion and
Illinois American Legion
Alton
Danville Downey
East Moline
Elgin
Hines
Jacksonville
Marion
Menard
Peoria
West Side
Chicago
Veteran's Administration
Genoa hosts weekend guests from area families
Mr and Mrs Don Yamonitz of Genoa were Saturday overnight and Sunday guests with her parents Mr and Mrs John Bierman. Mr and Mrs George Doden Adolf Doden and Margrete Doden were Sunday guests in the Neal Doden home in Villa Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Yamonitz
Genoa
John Bierman
George Doden
Adolf Doden
Margrete Doden
Neal Doden
Villa Park
Hartman Queckboerner and Bushman Families Dinner Guests
Mr and Mrs Glen Hartman and family and Mr and Mrs Lyle Queckboerner were dinner guests for Mother's Day with Mr and Mrs Albert Queckboerner. Mr and Mrs Arman Bushman and family of Dixon were Sunday evening lunch guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Hartman
Lyle Queckboerner
Albert Queckboerner
Arman Bushman
Dixon
Three Couples Granted Marriage Licenses by County Clerk
County Clerk W. M. Nipe issued licenses to three couples this past week. Cecil W. Evans and Alma M. Keil of Maquoketa Iowa. Armando G. Duran and Frances Sandoval of Sterling. John K. Zalaznik of Lone Rock and Phyllis M. Snyder of Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Nipe
Cecil W. Evans
Alma M. Keil
Maquoketa
Iowa
Armando G. Duran
Frances Sandoval
Sterling
John K. Zalaznik
Lone Rock
Phyllis M. Snyder
Anamosa
Start Recount of Lanark Mayor Votes Under Way
Recount of votes cast in Lanark April 18 mayoral election begins with Circuit Judge Leon A. Zick and Circuit Clerk Gordon B. Smith overseeing. The process occurs in Lanark to avoid moving ballots and records to the county seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Leon A. Zick
Gordon B. Smith
Divorces Granted in Carroll County Circuit Court
Four divorce decrees were granted Monday in Carroll County circuit court to plaintiffs in four cases and an annulment of marriage was granted in the DeWitt Cousins versus Willie Cousins case by Judge Leon Z. Zick. Plaintiffs included Carol M. Maddy of Savanna from Millard A. Maddy, Ann Wolfe from Robert Wolfe. Darlene Kampmeier of Mr. Carroll from Jack Kampmeier. Marian G. Miller of Lanark from James E. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Circuit Court
Leon Z. Zick
Carol M. Maddy
Savanna
Millard A. Maddy
Ann Wolfe
Milledgevile
Robert Wolfe
Darlene Kampmeier
Mr. Carroll
Jack Kampmeier
Marian G. Miller
Lanark
James E. Miller
DeWitt Cousins
Willie Cousins
Real estate transfers list from Elkhorn Grove and York
John Wechsler and wife transfer to Marvin A. Black and wife in Elkhorn Grove. Gladys V. Knetsch to Harry E. Appel and wife in York. Asa S. Kreider to Clyde C. Goldthorpe et al in Walkers Milledgeville. Clarence H. Temple to Arlene B. Gray et al in Shannon. Charles E. Carter to Clyde Emnyre and wife in Elkhorn Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wechsler
Marvin A. Black
Elkhorn Grove
Gladys V. Knetsch
Harry E. Appel
York
Asa S. Kreider
Clyde C. Goldthorpe
Walkers
Milledgeville
Clarence H. Temple
Arlene B. Gray
Shannon
Charles E. Carter
Clyde Emnyre
Carroll County Mental Health Society Heads to Friday Board Meeting
The board of directors and officers, both old and new, of the Carroll County Mental Health Society will meet at 1 p.m. Friday May 19 in the jury room of the Mt. Carroll courthouse to discuss society affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mental Health Society
The
Carroll County Mental Health Society
Mt. Carroll
Legion Auxiliary bus tour to Chicago stops at Downey Hospital
Carroll County American Legion Auxiliary Council organized a bus trip to Chicago Wednesday with Downey Veterans Hospital first on the itinerary. Members supported Auxiliary projects during the year and visited other Chicago area sites. All county communities except Lanark and Milledgeville were represented. Guests for Mother's Day at the Reiffs included Abe and Emma Reiff and Emma Miller of Milledgeville.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Home Bureau
F. J. Mullin
Ben Bullis Campbell
Great Britain
United States
East Africa
Sawyer House Lawn
Chadwick News
Naval Academy
G. H. Pohly
Chadwick Cemetery
Em N
American Legio Auxiliary
LeRoy Eisenpeter
Glenview
Hines VA Hospital
Mabel Grice
Kankakee
Frank C. Bottigliero
David C. Leach
Poppy Commission
Wilmette
Dorothy Hannemann
Melrose Park
Art Smith
G. B. Hoak
Dr. Colli
Public Welfare Department
E. M. Colli
Acker and
Robert Acker
Welfare Department
Courthouse News
Abe Reiff
Emma Reiff
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