Repori Babson on Research and the Role of the Individual
Babson Park Massachusetts May 14 discusses pacifism vs. militarism and argues that progress comes from scientists, engineers and private individuals rather than larger armies. He credits corporations and private funds for major discoveries while praising small businesses and urging faith in future peace through knowledge and innovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Jesus
Kingdom of God
U. S. Justice Department
United States
Wall Street
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rockefeller Foundation
New Ford Foundation
Yale University
Caxton
Eli Whitney
James Watt
Isaac Mc Singer
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
America
Green Giant Marks 50 Years Of Growth And Innovation
The Green Giant Company celebrates its Golden Anniversary with a new book detailing fifty years of progress from LeSueur Minnesota to Lanark and 27 plants across eight states and Canada. The firm grew from Minnesota Valley Canning and became the nation’s leading producer of canned corn and peas, centered on quality, price, and a pioneering harvest and breeding program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Giant Company
Robert Herdman
Lanark
Green Giant
LeSueur
Minn
Canada
Advance
Minnesota Valley Canning Company
Mt Carroll Wedding Announcement for Miss Brock and Kenneth Metz
Miss Luella Brock daughter of Frank Brock of Mt Carroll marries Kenneth Metz of Mt Carroll in a Woodland United Brethren Church ceremony at 12 30 p m Sunday May 10 Rev O L Barker officiates Attendants include Elmer and Mrs Brock with their son Tommy as ring bearer After a wedding trip they will reside in Mt Carroll Pasteur calls for health and happiness World War III essay follows urging religion and humble individuals over guns or butter
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Mt. Carroll
Luella Brock
Frank Brock
Kenneth Metz
Woodland United Brethren Church
O. L. Barker
Elmer Brock
Tommy
Pasteur
Mrs. David S. McWorthy Dies At Savanna Hospital
Mrs. Lucretia B. Gross McWorthy, 81, longtime Savanna resident, died after double pneumonia and heart complications at Savanna City hospital. Funeral at Law funeral home officiated by Rev. Russell Gabler. burial in Savanna cemetery. Survived by two daughters Ida Elliott and Aurand, three sons Henry Becker Richard McWorthy Sylvester McWorthy, 11 grandchildren, three sisters, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
David S. McWorthy
Savanna City Hospital
Law Funeral Home
Russell Gabler
Oak Park Christian Church
Savanna Cemetery
Lucretia B. Gross
Samuel
Mary Moyer Gross
Orangeville, Ill
George Becker
David Sumner McWorthy
Chestnut Park
Aurand
Henry Becker
Bensonville
Ill
Richard McWorthy
Sylvester McWorthy
Orvie Tuttle
Mary Sager
Carrie Potter
South Beloit
Ethel
David Porter McWorthy
Howe NEWS Marriage Licenses Granted by County Clerk Nipe
County Clerk W. M. Nipe issued marriage licenses to Orrin McKinley and Laurel McKinley of Hanover, and to Herbert D. Barnes of Bensenville and Delores B. Schrader of Elmhurst. Real estate transfers include Harvey J. White to Arthur Davis and wife in Mor ton’s, Savanna. Teddy E. Lego to Loreda C. Lego in Snow's 4th, Chadwick. Mason S. Coleman to Alfred C. Eads in Walkers, Milledgeville. Richard J. Wagner to Solomon Saidel in Cherry Grove. Sadie E. Brooke to Leslie A. Walter in Lanark. Sheldon L. Helle to Frank A. Brown Jr. in Helles Ist, Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Nipe
Orrin McKinley
Laurel McKinley
Hanover
Herbert D. Barnes
Bensenville
Delores B. Schrader
Elmhurst
Harvey J. White
Arthur Davis
Mortons
Savanna
Teddy E. Lego
Loreda C. Lego
Snow
Chadwick
Mason S. Coleman
Alfred C. Eads
Walkers
Milledgeville
Richard J. Wagner
Solomon Saidel
Cherry Grove
Sadie E. Brooke
Leslie A. Walter
Lanark
Sheldon L. Helle
Frank A. Brown Jr
Helles Ist
Weidman To Head Savings Bond Committee
F E Weidman named county chairman of the Savings Bonds committee for Carroll county under the U S Treasury. He is executive VP of Mt Carroll National Bank and treasurer of the Mt Carroll library and Shimer college trustee. He appointed Bruch Harris Footitt Erdmi er Watson Greison to county posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Weidman
U. S. Treasury Department
Carroll County
Arnold J. Raven
Illinois
Weidman
Mt. Carroll National Bank
Mt. Carroll Township
Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Sequoia Club
Lawrence Bruch
Carroll
Don Harris
Farmers State Bank
Chadwick
Dorothy Footitt
Home Bureau
J. W. Erdmier
Tom A. Watson
The
Mirror Democrat
Hans P. Greison
Savanna
Carroll County Board of Review Selections Made
The Carroll County Board of Review gains two appointees: Elmer H. Zugschwerdt reappointed for two years and Elmer P. Kinney appointed for one year to fill Arthur Haas’s vacancy. Appointments were made by County Judge Charles F. Kinney. Zugschwerdt is Fair Haven supervisor and former board chair, Kinney is Carroll township supervisor. Otho Bloyer chairs both boards. May 29 is deadline for price support on 1952 corn. J. W. Erdmier urges farmers to obtain purchase agreements by May 29, 1953, at 1/2 cent per bushel, with loans available but requiring time for testing and paperwork. county office hours and late-year closures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Elmer H. Zugschwerdt
Chadwick
Carroll County
Board of Review of Tax Assessments
Elmer P. Kinney
Arthur Haas
Washington Townships
Charles F. Kinney
Zugschwerdt
Fair Haven
Board of Review
County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Kinney
Mr. Carroll Township
Otho Bloyer
Lanark
Board of Supervisors
J. W. Erdmier
PMA
Erdmier
Open House Draws 2687 at Savanna Ordnance Depot Armed Forces Day
Despite rain 2687 visitors attended the Savanna Ordnance Depot open house on Armed Forces Day. Earl A. MacLennan said tours totaled 1800 by train plus other riders. weather forced concert relocation to the post theatre and four Burlington coaches supported train trips while buses were fully utilized. A Army helicopter was present and Navy jets flew overhead.
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Savanna Ordnance Depot
Earl A. MacLennan
Public Relations Office
Post Theatre
Burlington Railroad
Acpot
Navy
Wayne Linker Wins 1953 DeKalb Agriculture Award
Wayne Linker has been named the 1953 DeKalb Agriculture Accomplishment Award winner at Chadwick Community High School. He receives a medal and certificate and his name is engraved on a school plaque. Donor is De Kalb Agriculture Association Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Linker
DeKalb Agriculture
Chadwick Community High School
Wayne
DeKalb Agriculture Association, Inc
Chadwick Ffa
FFA Foundation
Chadwick
Oil stove blast wounds Mrs DeVries in Argo News
Mrs Herman DeVries suffered burns when an oil stove exploded. Mr Irvin Senneff and wife left on a motor trip to the west to visit his brother in Washington State. Mrs Kneal Noordhoff injured her hand when caught in a wringer. Sunday School plans a pot luck dinner and picnic on May 24 with activities. Durward family and friends reported at Armea Forces Day. George Earl Weber and family were guests in Lanark for Mr Ritchie's birthday.
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Herman DeVries
Irvin Senneff
West
Less Durward
Armea Forces
Local Youths Win Places On Judging Team
Forty-one Carroll County 4-H and FHA members competed in the County Judging contest held Saturday May 16 judging steers market barrows breeding swine sheep and cattle. Top ten finishers include Elden Kaul Chadwick first Allen Haag Chadwick second Keith Kniss Lanark third Bill Spearman Chadwick fourth Jim Schmidecamp Shannon fifth Larry Buffington Milledgeville sixth David Murray Thomson seventh Leo Haag Chadwick eighth Harold Kruse Lanark ninth and Thomas Lundy Savanna tenth. Eldon Kaul Allen Haag Keith Kniss Bill Spearman and Jim Schmidecamp earned spots on the 4-H judging team bound for Champaign in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
4-H
FHA
Elden Kaul
Chadwick
Allen Haag
Keith Kniss
Lanark
Bill Spearman
Jim Schmidecamp
Shannon
Larry Buffington
Milledgeville
Savanna area deaths fill brief notices with regional ties
Savanna and surrounding communities report multiple deaths including Savanna resident Tyeaths Savanna-Fred Brandt 88 a retired Milwaukee railroad employe died in Savanna City hospital after a short illness. Reuben V. Scharf 53 of Iowa City died of a heart attack while camping at Mississippi Palisades state park. Jerome P. Mummert 82 a Lanark area farmer died in Savanna city hospital. Phillip Hartman 73 former Mt. Carroll resident died Friday in a Dixon nursing home with services held in Frank Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Fred Brandt
Shannon
Milwaukee Railroad
Savanna City Hospital
Savanna Nursing Home
Reuben V. Scharf
Iowa City
Iowa
NYA
Mississippi Palisades State Park
Fuller Memorial Funeral Chapel
Mr. Scharf
Iowa Mountaineers Club
Mt. Carroll
Phillip Hartman
Dixon
Frank Funeral Home
J. J. Burrows
Center Hill Cemetery
Hartman
Germany
Richard Davis
Marvin
Lanark
Arlin
Champaign
Lois Smith
Frank Smith
Thomson
Local Legislator Visits University of Illinois May 15
Members of the Illinois legislature visited the University of Illinois Thursday evening and Friday May 14 15. They toured campus inspected facilities and were hosted by faculty and staff for dinner and lunch. The delegation included Dean Robert Graham Rep George W Wilson and Rep John K Mortis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
Illinois Legislature
Saff
Robert Graham
College of Veterinary Medicine
George W. Wilson
Baylis
John K. Mortis
Chadwick
Save Your Soil For Illinois Contest Opens in 1953
The Save Your Soil For Illinois contest returns to honor farmers conserving soil. Allen Airhart announces rules. open to all Carroll County farm operators. County winner receives a frost-free freezer. state winner gets a $1,000 government bond. Entry deadline is June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Save Your Soil
Illinois
Allen Airhart
Carroll County Soil Conservation District Board
Soil Conversation District Board
Dewey Bowers Dies in Polo After Long Illness
Dewey P. Bowers 55 died at his sister’s Polo home Monday evening after a long illness. Born December 17, 1897 in Carroll County, he was a farmer retired several years. Survived by two sons Dewey Jr and Donald, one daughter Betty Snook, five brothers and two sisters. Funeral Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Melvin Funeral Home with Rev. Ira B. Wilson officiating. burial in Fairmont Cemetery.
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Polo
Dewey P. Bowers
Clyde Shipman
Carroll County
Jyn
Rebecca Huffman Bowers
Dewey, Jr
Freeport
Donald
Rockford
Betty Snook
Joseph
Harry
Frank
Elmer
Brookville
John
Lanark
Shipman
Bruce Zigler
Melvin Funeral Home
Ira B. Wilson
Polo Evangelical
Home Economics Extension schedule and wheat PMA update
The Carroll County Home Economics Extension outlines a May 22 to May 26 meeting schedule with locations Otter Creek West End Salem and activities led by local leaders. Wheat growers are urged to cooperate with the County PMA to update records for possible acreage allotments and marketing quotas for the 1954 wheat crop with timelines through June 5 and July 25 actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otter Creek
E. W. Litwiller
Farm Bureau Hall
Carroll
Carl
West End
Holland
Harvey Seim
Salem
D. Nelson
Ruth Newcomer
County Production and Marketing Administration Office
J. W. Erdmier
Carroll County
PMA
United States
Lanark Community High Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Byron Hanbecker selected as valedictorian and Wayne Martin named salutatorian for Lanark Community High School's graduating class in an official announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Hanbecker
Wayne Martin
Lanark Community High School
Final Report Shows County Gave 7119.06 To Fight Polio
Final report of contributions for 1953 to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis shows Carroll County totals of 7119.06 with Savanna Blackhawk Chadwick Lanark Milledgeville Carroll Shannon and rural schools listed as communities. Expenses run 253.80 for supplies plus 120.08 for postage leaving a balance of 6765.18. three thousand three hundred eighty two dollars and fifty nine cents retained locally and a similar amount sent to the National Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
National Foundation For
W. J. Schreiner
Carroll County
Savanna
Erma Barth
Blackhawk
Harold Malley
Claude Cook
Lanark
Vincent Olson
Milledgeville
Preston Kreider
Carroll
Donald Dickinson
Shannon
Irvin Hartman
Thomson
Bruce Groharing
National Foundation
Grange Auxiliary Plans Alumni Banquet
Grange Auxiliary met with 14 members. Organizers set up chairmen for the alumni banquet on June 12. June meeting to be hosted by Mrs Lawrence Eipper in Grange hall. Black Oak Grange to meet tonight at 8:30 with a Community Service film and slides by Rex Milroy. Refreshments by several members.
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Grange
Grange Hall
Lawrence Halfman
Harold Stoner
Arnold Farthing
Charles Gordon
William Montague
Allen Yeager
Howard Baker
Kenneth Krempel
Lawrence Eipper
Black Oak Grange
Rex Milroy
Milledgeville
Wm. Hussong
Carroll County DAR Elects Officers for Two-Year Terms
County chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution elected officers Saturday at a meeting in Savanna. Mrs. John Wittenberger was named regent, succeeding Miss A. Beth Hostetter, with Miss Hostetter becoming vice regent. Other officers include Miss Zella Corbett as treasurer and Mrs. Roy Wiley as secretary, with meetings hosted by Mrs. Clarence Colehour and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
John Wittenberger
Savanna
Carroll County
Clarence Colehour
A. Beth Hostetter
Mt. Carroll
Miss Hostetter
Fred Rhodes
Zella Corbett
Roy Wiley
Lana
Doctor Leaves Mt. Carroll for Army Medical Service
Dr. C. G. Pieper, Mt. Carroll physician for four years, closed his office May 16 after being commissioned as a first lieutenant in the army medical corps. He must report May 27 to Fort Sam Houston Texas. his wife and two children stay in Mt. Carroll. Ernest Remmers and wife returned from Red Wing Minnesota after the funeral of Otto Mannen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
C. G. Pieper
Army Medical Corps
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Tels
Ernest Remmers
Red Wing
Minn
Mr. Remmer
Otto Mannen
New Arrivals Born to Etnyre and Kelly Families
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Etnyre of Chicago on Saturday May 16. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lee Etnyre, former Chadwick residents. A daughter followed Friday afternoon for Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly of Savanna in Savanna city hospital. A son was born Monday in Savanna city hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pettera of Blackhawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Etnyre
Chicago
Lee Etnyre
Chadwick
James Kelly
Savanna
Savanna City Hospital
Lawrence Pettera
Blackhawk
Ag Instructor At Lanark Third In Duroc Judging
Peoria Illinois results from the 1953 National Duroc Picture Judging Contest show Don Kaufman of Lanark Illinois placing third in the Vocational Agriculture Instructors Division. The May issue of Duroc News will carry the full judging results. Kaufman was among 9 428 entrants, a figure surpassed only twice in the contest’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Don Kaufman
Lanark
Duroc News
Duroc Swine
Kaufman
George Yingling Places Second In State Contest
Chadwick FFA member George Yingling earned second place in the state FFA Foundation award contest with his Soil and Water Management project. He traveled to Springfield Saturday for records presentation and a judges interview after winning section 2 and district contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Yingling
Chadwick
FFA
FFA Foundation
George
Springfield
Community Club of Fair Haven Enjoys Program
The Community Club of Fair Haven met at the Fair Haven school with 100 attendees. Students and music instructor Jack Hoffman presented numbers while two films were shown. transportation costs for film use were approved.
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Community Club of
Fair Haven
Jack Hoffman
Ronda Lartz
Brother
Ardith Rosenow
Mr. Hoffman
Marcia Tripp
Duane Weeks
Kenneth Wilkins
Janice Coden
Shirley Frey
Prophetstown
Washington
Natural Resources
Mesdames Leland Forth
Richard Taylor
Richard Adolph
Mesdames
Donald Adolph
William Lartz
Dewaine Baurely
Hugh Senneff
William Venhuizen
Margrete Doden
Bess Putnam
Spring Concert Of Hope Senior Choir Recital At Hope E U B
A large audience attended the Sunday evening spring concert at Hope E U B church performed by the church senior choir directed by Robert Hoffman with Mrs. Herbert Stein as organist. Soloists included Genese Wunsche and Emmett Zumdahl, with Hoffmans and Unzickers featuring in two trios. Miss Walsh and Delmar Lang shared soprano and tenor in another number. A gift was presented to Frank Mest and refreshments followed for choir members and families.
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Hope E
U. B
Robert Hoffman
Herbert Stein
Genese Wunsch
Emmett Zumdahl
Ben
Jack
Paul Unzicker
Zumdahl
Miss Walsh
Delmar Lang
Frank Mest
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Ivan the Terrible
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Howe News
Jels
Ordnance Depot
Wayne Linker Wini Ag Award
J. D. Martin
Mrs
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Argo News
George Earl Weber
Marshall Ritchie
Mr. Ritchie
Scharman Funeral Home
Brethren Cemetery
Mr. Brandt
Brandt
Jerome P
Isaac Decker
Fulton
William
Edward
Dewey Bowers
Walter Birge
Leland Forth
Savanna Ordnance
Paul G. Armstrong
Selective Service
Armstrong
Cook County
Congress
Jess
Tela
Dar
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