Track Meet Contd Results From Page One
In the 50 yard dash tet Warfield second Erdmeier hel Martin. Time 7.5 sec. 100 yard dash Weber first Warfield second Prowant third Time 15.5 sec. Shot put Prowant first Spengler second Warfield third Distance 30 ft 7 in. Pole vault Weber first Emery second Alexander and Fisher tied Height 7 ft 6 in. 80 yard run Rodermel first Bus second Rahn time 2 49. High jump Weber first Warfield Erdmeier Martin tied Height 3 ft 9 in. Broad jump Emery first Erdmeier third Distance 16 ft 6 in. 880 yard relay Chadwick first Mt Carroll second Shannon third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warfield
Erdmeier
Weber
Emery
Alexander ¢S
Fisher
Rodermel
Bus
Rahn
Merry Sewers 4 H Club Plans May Meeting
The Merry Sewers 4 H club will meet Tuesday afternoon May 31 at 1 30 p m at the Argo Fa church. All girls ages 10 to 21 interested in joining should attend and be ready to discuss their chosen sewing project to ensure materials ordered promptly.
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Merry Sewers 4-H Club
Argo-Fa
Grace Seim
Rural graduates list from Otter Creek area schools
A long roster of graduates from rural districts including Ellen Lamoreux Audrey Lamoreux Russell Miller and many others across Oakville Daggetts Center Hill Union Grove Locust Grove Fairground Excelsior Sandridge Argo Fa Parkhill Vinegar Hill Pleasant Hill Fair Haven Hartman Jefferson Star Libertyville Walker Chambers S Otter Creek Hitt Stewart South Elkhorn Paynter Hickory Grove Bristol and Paynter with editor's note on a prior discrepancy between 111 and 118 graduates listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daggetts
Arthur Edwards
Dorothy Fast
Bonnie Fast
Bernetta Schneider
Ferne Hoffman
Robert Tittner
Miss Schneider
Center Hill
Boyd Lederman
Leighton Phillips
Betty Bogue
Paul Siedenburg
Miss Lister
Sandridge
June Schroth
Rupple
Argo Fa
Lauren Mitchell
Arlene Smith
Fern Holmquist
John Green
Miss Schick
Parkhill
Henry Bissens
Verna Mae Spangler
Miss Daehler
Thomas McKee
Anna Kreuder
Vinegar Hill
Veryle June Guinther
Lysle Foltz
Emnyre
Pleasant Hill
Lee A. Hartman
Geison
Fair Haven Center
Bette McCulloh
Smith
Hartman
Beatrice Lott
Margaret Alexander
Mildred Frederick
Miss Doden
Fair Haven
Edna Mae Wiersema
Ruth E. Larson
Marjorie Voeckel
Doden
Jefferson
Marie Appel
Howe
Star
Phyllis Kradle
Miss Rahn
Carroll Farmers Among High Sellers at Chicago Market
Four Carroll county shippers ranked among the top sellers at the Chicago Stock Yards this week. D. Ray Moll of Shannon shipped 44 yearling heifers averaging 794 pounds for 9.85 per cwt. Charles Woessner of Shannon sold 25 steers at 9.25 per cwt. J. K. Morris near Chadwick received 9.25 per cwt for 24 yearling heifers averaging 755 pounds, and Alfred Drake of Forreston sold 25 head of 1002 pound steers for 9.40 per cwt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Chicago
D. Ray Moll
Shannon
Charles Woessner
J. K. Morris
Chadwick
Alfred Drake
Forreston
Domestic tasks in early Illinois era tied to housewives
Federal Writers' Project researchers found that in early Illinois days domestic duties such as cooking four meals a day brewing weaving and sweeping were considered the domain of the busy housewife not men while a modern wife may persuade her husband to help with chores and explain it to ancestors who did similar work in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Federal Writers’ Project
Farm Bureau Team Defeats CCC Monday in Savanna League
The Farm Bureau softball squad beat the CCC 9 to 2 on Monday evening in Savanna league play. Allen Airhart and Ford Grimm pitched, with two Farm Bureau double plays including Sartwell’s unassisted third to home and Roy Dykstra catching a line drive to pick off a runner at first. The lineup featured Ray Hook at first and George Miller in left. Farm Bureau later lost Tuesday to Milwaukee 1 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Savanna
CCC
Eco
Allen Airhart
Ford Grimm
Battery
Sartwell
Roy Dykstra
Thomson Fellows
Farm Bureau Group
Ray Hook
A. Sartwell
Harold Daehler
Russell Lameraux
Clifford Dykstra
V. Dauphin
George Miller
Milwaukee
Lhe
Daehler
Death Notices of Mrs Ortha Dingman and Others
Mrs. Ortha Dingman aged 69 dies at home in Milledgeville after a Thursday afternoon. Funeral at the Methodist church with Rev Joseph Thomas, burial in South Elkhorn cemetery. Survived by three sons Oscar Orville Clifford, two brothers Edgar Kansas James South Dakota, and sister Carrie Altar Sioux City. Millard M Minnier age 67 dies May 18 at Mt Carroll home of Mrs Anna Kentner. Funeral at Frank funeral home with Rev Grover Foltz, burial Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Emery Bawden, son Earl, three brothers Edward Glenn Richard Polo, four sisters Anna Doty Gertrude Rinard Gladys Campman Verna Schryver. John Bannon age 80 dies in East Moline hospital. Funeral at Zion Presbyterian church northeast of Savanna with Rev R H Leitner. Burial Zion cemetery. No immediate relatives survive.
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Ortha Dingman
Milledgeville
Methodist
Joseph Thomas
South Elkhorn
Oscar
Orville
Clifford
Edgar
Kansas
James
South Dakota
Carrie Altar
Sioux City
Millard M. Minnier
Anna Kentner
Mt. Carroll
Frank Funeral Home
Grover F. Foltz
U. B. Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Minnier
Brookville
Emery Bawden
Carroll
Earl of Huntington
W. Va
Edward
Glenn
Richard
Polo
Anna Doty
Gertrude Rinard
Gladys Campman
Verna Schryver
Sterling
John Bannon
Washington Township
East Moline
Zion Presbyterian Church
Savanna
R. H. Leitner
Mt. Carroll Baptist Church
Zion Cemetery
Real Estate Transfers Noted in Circuit Clerk Records
Recent transfers list includes Edwin L. Ryner to David J. Piper and wife in Shannon and other deeds across Wysox York Washington Savanna Lanark and Eby’s addition. Transactions name buyers sellers and land parcels, with sections townships ranges and lot details recorded by the circuit clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. Ryner
David J. Piper
Shannon
Chas
A. Spanogle
Denver L. Allen
Wysox
Ida B. Elliott
Savanna
Lewis J. Johnson
Anna Johnson
York
Daniel E. Johns
Alva O. Elliott
Washington
George J. Lundy
Leo Lundy
George Henning
Charles Lederman
Charles H. Albers
Joseph W. Gillogly
Rinewalt Kniss
Eby
Lanark
Carroll County High School Graduates Listed Names
Carroll County High School honored a large graduating class led by Lavern Adams Laverne Carson Claire Casselberry Helen Davis Sheldon DeNier Lee Derrer Vivian Downing Fern Emmert Eva Mae Fickes Earl Freeman George Gibbs Lyle Gillespie Robert Grove Leonard Guenzler Robert Hall Frances Hartman Mavis Hartman Robert Hartman Lula Johnston Virginia Moore Guy Neuschwanger Frances Poffenberger Betty Rhodes William Rhodes Edward Richter Frances Roske Gladys Schall Vera Schamberger James Schaut Virginia Smith Charlotte Sprecher Virginia Wachtel Phyllis Bergeman Shannon Johnson James Beck Harriet Byers Margaret Rodermel Genevieve Drake Neva Cheeseman Glen Graboro Dorothy Shirk Donald Grier Dorothy Fox Lucille Moll.
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Mt. Carroll
Lavern Adams
Laverne Carson
Claire Casselberry
Helen Grace Davis
Sheldon DeNier
Lee Derrer
Vivian Downing
Fern Emmert
Eva Mae Fickes
Earl Freeman
George Gibbs
Lyle Gillespie
Robert L. Grove
Leonard Guenzler
Robert Hall
Frances Hartman
Mavis Hartman
Robert Hartman
Lula Johnston
Virginia Moore
Guy Neuschwanger
Frances Poffenberger
Betty Rhodes
William Rhodes
Edward Richter
Frances Roske
Gladys Schall
Vera Schamberger
James Schaut
Virginia Smith
Charlotte Sprecher
Virginia Wachtel
Phyllis Bergeman
Shannon Alice Johnson
James Beck
Harriet Byers
Margaret Rodermel
Genevieve Drake
Neva Cheeseman
Glen Graboro
Dorothy Shirk
Donald Grier
Dorothy Fox
Lucille Moll
Lanark Man Re‑appointed to Carroll County Board of Review
B Newcomer of Lanark is re-appointed by County Judge Orion M. Grove to the Carroll County Board of Review for a two year term. Joining him are Ir Williams of Savanna and Robert Carson, with Carson serving as chair of the board of supervisors and ex officio chair of the board of review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Review
B. Newcomer
Lanark
Carroll County Board of Review
Orion M. Grove
Board of Review
Ir. Williams
Savanna
Robert Carson
Carroll
Board of Supervisors
Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk
County Clerk Walter Watson issues licenses to wed for Joseph E. Jiesen of Allegan Michigan and Elizabeth Zuck of Lanark. Applications filed by Raymond A. Boop of Pearl City and Alethea C. Bremmer of Shannon plus Merrill A. Detzler of Pearl City and Gertrude Haijenga of Shannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Watson
Joseph E. Jiesen
Allegan, Mich
Elizabeth Zuck
Lanark
Raymond A. Boop
Pearl City
Alethea C. Bremmer
Shannon
Merrill A. Detzler
Gertrude Haijenga
Farmers Protest Rally Deliberates on Liberty and Taxation
Farmers from Macomb gather to voice opposition to government programs and crop allotments. Archie Applegate of Macomb outlines the Corn Belt Liberty League aims to preserve farm independence and resist compelled farming and taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Applegate
Macomb
Applegate
League
Tilden Burg
Henry Bloomer
Corn Belt Liberty League
Boston
United States
Winteroth Voices Opposition to Farm Law at Bloomington Meeting
Fred Winteroth of Bloomington derides a new farm act as harmful, arguing it curtails crops and hurts workers across railroads, trucking, and stores. He cites low ownership of land and homes, claiming misery in Illinois communities and calls for repeal before the act begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Howtie
Fred Winteroth
Bloomington
National Farmers’ Union
Winteroth
Ilinois
Germany
Russia
Italy
Farmers Voice Against 1955 Act and Local Elections
A speaker denounces a government 1955 act as destroying rights and privacy, urging farmers to read the law and oppose what he calls a plan to bind farmers to eastern money power. He warns of unfair committee influence, tariff loopholes, and long-term harm to families and home ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winteroth
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