Babson's View on World War III and China
Babson discusses 1960 outlook after visiting Moscow and Berlin. He predicts no US-Soviet war in 1960, notes air power shift to precision rockets, and urges review of China relations and election impacts. He warns on defense spending, stocks, and real estate shifts amid ongoing tensions and a possible Summit. Carroll County residents buy $110067 in April series bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Bson Park
Mass
Moscow
Berlin
Mr. K
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Washington
China
State Department
Hong Kong
Heiping
Canton
Nixon
Sympington
Johnson
Kennedy
Inters
Carroll County
F. E. Weidman
Mt. Carroll
County Savings Bond Committee
Crappies and Wildlife Report From Upper Mississippi Refuge
Bob Wade reports fishing on the Upper Mississippi Refuge where high water floods timberlands. Crappies yield 20 to 30 per stringer with hot spots near Sabula north and Spring Lake south of Savanna. Ring perch and fresh water drum appear in Spring Lake with bass incidental to bait use. Duck nesting lags due to floods. muskrats flood-impacted, many seek new homes raising drainage issues for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Sabula
Spring Lake
Savanna
Bellevue
Fulton
Openings Limited at Jane Addams Girl Scout Camp Sessions
The Jane Addams Council of Girl Scouts announces Camp Far Horizons near Hanover Illinois has filled the second session July 13 25 and will not accept new registrations. A few openings remain for the first session July 1 13 and for Ranger Camp slots, with eligibility requirements and mandatory parental consent and fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Addams Council of Girl Scouts
Far Horizons
Hanover
Illinois
Jane Addams Council
C. L. Drennan
Holstein Herd Lactation Averages Set by Cram and Smith
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America announced new lactation averages for the Chadwick herd of Lewis H. Cram and W. L. Smith in Brattleboro Vermont. Twenty two records show 13 544 pounds of milk and 471 pounds of butterfat on a two milking per day, 805 day mature equivalent basis, with University of Illinois overseeing weighing and testing as part of national herd programs. Sunday supper guests included Mr and Mrs Ray Engelkens and Mr and Mrs Dale Engelkens and Dawn Marie Engelkens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Holstein - Friesian Association of America
Lewis H. Cram
W. L. Smith
Chadwick
University of Illinois
National
Five Carroll County Students Named in State Scholarship List
Carroll county high school seniors listed among 923 Illinois State Scholarship Awards announced Wednesday in Springfield. Of the awards 481 are honorary and 442 provide financial aid up to 660 dollars for tuition and fees at Illinois colleges. The Carroll names include Carrell Clevidence Chadwick Marvin Daehler Chadwick James Sisler Mr Carroll Philip Engelhardt Lanark V Schoonhoven Shannon.
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Carroll County
Illinois
Springfield
Carrell Clevidence
Chadwick
Marvin Daehler
James Sisler
Mr. Carroll
Philip Engelhardt
Lanark
V. Schoonhoven
Shannon
State Trail Ride at Palisades Park
The Carroll County Mounted Patrol announces a Sunday June 5 trail ride at Palisades State Park. Riders depart Millers Hollow at 10 a.m. for an all day ride with loading rails and oats supplied. A chicken dinner is planned. ride and dinner cost 1.75 dollars, with children and non riders 1.50 dollars.
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Palisades State Park
Carroll County Mounted Patrol
Millers Hollow
Plan Brown Swiss Canton Show at County Fair Grounds
Brown Swiss cattle breeders of Canton 2 plan their annual show on Monday June 6 at Carroll County Fairgrounds east of Milledgeville. Gerald Wachter of Freeport and Don Keim of Mt. Carroll lead judging and showmanship contests. Ed Keim of Mt. Carroll and Robert Sibley of Chadwick prepare the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton 2
Carroll County Fairgrounds
Milledgeville
Gerald Wachter
Freeport
Don Keim
Mt. Carroll
Ed Keim
Robert Sibley
Chadwick
Many Jobs Open To Teen-Agers During Summer Vacation
Regional Director Earl Halverson of the U S Labor Department explains teens aged 16 or 17 may work in non hazardous jobs under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Children 14 and 15 can work in non prohibited jobs such as office or sales work, with hours limited to 8 per day or 40 per week between 7 am and 7 pm. Employers should obtain an age certificate from school authorities to prove age.
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Earl Halverson
U. S. Labor Department
Halverson
Secretary of Labor
Illinois
West Adams Street
Chicago
State Labor Department
Dinner guests from Savanna California and Clinton Iowa
Leo Cozzolino of Savanna and his mother Dr Sylvia Weigandt of California visited Tuesday evening in the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Traum. Mrs Minnie Sleeter of Naperville and Mr and Mrs Clifton Spencer were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Donald Mackay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Cozzolino
Savanna
California
Sylvia Weigandt
Ella Weigandt
Clinton
Robert Traum
Minnie Sleeter
Naperville
Clifton Spencer
Donald Mackay
Deaths in Carroll County retirements and Savanna families
Milledgeville obituary notes Mrs. James Flexman 74 died May 17 in Sterling. Funeral services held at Woodin Funeral Home and in Chicago. She leaves husband James W. Flexman and four sons, ten grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Savanna death of Mrs Charles C Smola 80 May 19 after six days illness. Requiem at St John church burial in Savanna. McGrail born 1880 Savanna, married Charles Smola in 1935. Surviving husband, daughter, three sisters.
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Milledgeville
James Flexman
E. A. Flexman
Woodin Funeral Home
Clare B. Hewitt
Chicago
Lutheran Memorial Church
K. Bruno Neuman
Mount Emblem Cemetery
Flexman
Ralph E
Towanda
N. Y
Lucille Roddy
Kansas City
Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund
Savanna
Charles C. Smola
Savanna City Hospital
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Margaret Theresa McGrail
Joseph P
Jane McCue McGrail
Milwauke Road
Mason City
Kent Middleton
Burbank
Calif
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Carl Hartman
Funeral services for Mrs. Carl Hartman 71 who died May 17 were conducted Friday at First Lutheran Church in Chadwick with Pastor Richard Horst officiating. Mrs. Robert Geison accompanied singers as the Hartman family neighbors served as casket bearers.
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Carl Hartman
First Lutheran Church
Chadwick
Richard Horst
Robert Geison
Lloyd Handel
George Doden
Hartman
Vernon Brandenburg
Arthur Lott
Ward Weber
Marvin Schreiner
C. G. Kness
Glenn Strauch
Glen Strauch
Orion Alexander
Register
Grant Awarded To Shimer College
The Chicago Title and Trust Company Foundation announced a $500 grant to Shimer College sent to President F. J. Mullin. Chester R. Davis, foundation president, sent the check. The granting body is part of an $81,000 higher education allocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Title and Trust Company Foundation
Shimer College
F. J. Mullin
Chester R. Davis
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Bellevue pair obtain marriage license in courthouse notice
Courthouse records show George E. Clark and Dixie Lowe of Bellevue Iowa received a marriage license from County Clerk W M Nipe on Tuesday. Other items list a Carroll county divorce granted to Lucille M Williams Savanna from Lloyd A Williams and multiple real estate transfers involving Bertha Gastmann Mary Johnson Reginald Naniga and others across Savanna Lanark Elkhorn Grove Oak Park and surrounding areas.
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W. M. Nipe
George E. Clark
Dixie Lowe
Bellevue
Iowa
Carroll County
Leon A. Zick
Lucille M., Williams
Savanna
Lloyd A. Williams
Bertha E. Gastmann
Melvin E. Folk
O. Es Lanark
Mary A. Johnson
Lloyd M. Bruckner
York
Reginald C. Naniga
Spurgeon Harter Jr
O. T. Chadwick
Juanita Gaffey
Arthur H. Benson
Salem
Donald Boyle
John Orville Bogue
Oak Park
Dauphin fined for not burying dead cows after fire
Neal Dauphin of Savanna paid a $100 fine and costs after pleading guilty to violating the dead animal act. Neighbors filed a complaint April 17 alleging cows killed in a barn fire were left in a ditch on his property. The animals have since been buried.
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Neal Dauphin
Rt. 2
Savanna
Lee Gifford
Carroll
Sheriff's Office
Dauphin Farm
Dauphin
Chadwick Falls to Freeport in Regional Final
Chadwick high's baseball team lost to Freeport 7 to 1 in the regional final at Freeport on Monday after reaching the final by beating Galena 1 to 0. Errors plagued Chadwick as Freeport built multiple leads, with Chadwick scoring their only run in the sixth. Sherm Morgan pitched a one hit game and an RBI triple in last Wednesday's semifinal, with Morgan and Zumdahl handling the battery for both games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick High
Freeport
Chadwick
Galena
Sherm Morgan
Morgan
Zumdahl
Break-in at Milledgeville High School Reported
Milledgeville high school suffered a break-in last Thursday night. Superintendent G. M. Hansen estimated damage and loss at about 1500 dollars. The door to the school was pried, the office vault room broken into, and a safe entry attempt failed. Two desks and a file cabinet were pried open, with several visual equipment items including cameras and projectors stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Milledgeville High School
G. M. Hansen
Hansen
Pension law expands death benefits for WWII and Korean veterans
Illinois Veterans Commission Administrator Ralph B. Johnson notes Public Law 86 211 increases eligibility for death pension starting July 1 1960 for widows and children of World War II and Korean veterans. Qualifying income limits and monthly payments vary. contact local Illinois Veterans Commission offices in Whiteside and Carroll counties for guidance and service officer hours.
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Ralph B. Johnson
Illinois Veteran’s Commission
Congress
Johnson
Illinois Veterans’ Commission
Whiteside County
Illinois Veteran’s Commission Service
East Third Street
National Bank
Sterling,llinois
Carroll County
Carroll County Court House
Mt. Carroll
Illinois
Carroll County Population Trends in 1960 Census
The census shows Shannon Milledgeville and Mt Carroll grew since 1950 while Chadwick Thomson and Savanna declined. Carroll County total rose 333 from 18 976 to 19 309, with local aid payments totaling 13 798 16 to 280 persons under five public programs.
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Carroll County
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Office of the Commission
Chadwick
Thomson
Savanna
Rockford
Census Bureau
Shannon
Milledgeville
Mt. Carroll
City of
Lanark
Salem votes to raise road tax to 33 cents
A special election is set for Monday June 6 in Salem township to raise the road and bridge tax to 33 cents per 100 dollars of assessed valuation. Polls at the town hall will run 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The move follows weather‑related road damage and a petition filed with Town Clerk Robert Spearman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Township
Robert Spearman
Salem Town Hall
Legislators Honor Franklin U Stransky in Death Resolution
Illinois House adopted a death resolution honoring Franklin U Stransky a Savanna Republican who served 1937 to 1955 and as former majority floor leader. At death he chaired the parole and pardon board. Sponsors included Brydin Widmer Morris and Speaker Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Franklin U. Stransky
Savanna
Illinois House
Warren Wood
Plainfield
Stransky
House
Illinois Parole and Pardon Board
George S. Brydin
Prophetstown
Harold W. Widmer
Freeport
John K. Morris
Chadwick
Paul Powell
Vienna
Salem Home Bureau Hosts Meeting With Eight Members
Mrs. Isadore Saidel presided as Salem Home Bureau unit met Tuesday at Mrs. Dwight Spealman’s home with eight members and one guest. Minutes were read and approved. Nomination reported Charles Burkholder as chair and Lyle Law as 4-H chair for the year. Major lesson How Old Am I and minor Unbaked Cookies were taught. Next meeting June 28 at Point Rock park Mt. Carroll with an outdoor cooked meal and 4-H club guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Home Bureau
Dwight Spealman
Isadore Saidel
Robert Queckboerner
Max Fulton
Edwin Keim
Charles Burkholder
Lyle Law
Dwight Spearman
Point Rock Park
Mt. Carroll
ASC Election Board Members Announced
Gentry D Adams announces Carroll county ASC election board chair Byron Hutchins county farm adviser. He is assisted by Delbert Jackson Soil Conservation Service Russell Lamoreux county Farm Bureau Paul Sites county Grange and Leland E Wright Farmers Home Administration.
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Gentry D. Adams
Illinois State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Byron Hutchins
Carroll County
ASC
Hutchins
Delbert Jackson
The
Soil Conservation Service
Russell Lamoreux
County Farm Bureau
Paul Sites
County Grange
Leland E. Wright
Farmers Home Administration
Local Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Mr and Mrs C B Vaught and Mrs Charles Fletcher of Clinton Indiana were Monday dinner guests at Mrs Elsie Hartmans home. Gilbert Gordon of Milwaukee Wisconsin was a weekend guest at Mr and Mrs Charles Gordon. Also present for Sunday dinner were Mr and Mrs Ronald Helms and Debra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Vaught
Charles Fletcher
Clinton, In
Elsie Hartman
Gilbert Gordon
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Gordon
Ronald Helms
Debra
Fecke Herd Leads DHIA Unit 3 In April Dairy Output
Ben Fecke & Sons dairy herd topped Carroll County DHIA Unit 3 for April with 1297 lbs per cow in milk and 62.2 lbs butterfat. The top producers include a high individual cow at 2310 lbs milk and 106 lbs fat. Russell Libberton notes 571 cows across 19 herds were tested, averaging 908 lbs milk and 33.3 lbs fat, with 16 owner-sampler herds also participating.
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Ben Fecke & Sons
Carroll County
DHIA
Russell Libberton
Lowell Ter Hark
Maske & Miller
Libberton
William Speck
Eugene Murray
Lowell Termark
Foltz & Linker
Mrs Eva Davis Dies in California
Eva Davis 71, born Eva Cunningham in Hagerstown Maryland, died at her Anaheim California home after a short illness. Funeral held in Anaheim with burial beside husband and son. Survived by daughter Frieda Grimes, grandchildren, great grandchild, brother Fred Cunningham, and aunt Elnora Cunningham. Former Lanark greenhouse operators moved from Lanark Polo and Dixon to California.
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Lanark
Eva Davis
Anaheim
Calif
Eva Cunningham
Harry
Emma Rhodes Cunningham
Hagerstown
Illinois
Floyd Davis
Fred
Frieda
Frieda Davis Grimes
Fred Cunningham
Miami Fla
Elnora Cunningham
Davis
Polo and
Dixon
California
Wayne Conrady and Lois Farwell observe 25th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Wayne Conrady of Morrison Route 4 host informal open house from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm Sunday May 29 at their home in observance of their 25th wedding anniversary. The former Lois Farwell married Wayne Conrady on June 1 1935. She attended Chadwick high school prior to her marriage and will be remembered by many Chadwick residents.
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Wayne Conrady
Morrison
Route 4
Lois Farwell
Chadwick High School
Chadwick
Humane Society Meeting May 31
A Carroll County Humane Society meeting is set for 8 p.m. Tuesday May 31 at the office of Atty William B Petty in Mt Carroll.
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Humane Society Meeting
Carroll County Humane Society
William B. Petty
Mt. Carroll
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Babson’s Weekly Report
Upper Mississippi Wildlife Refuge
Bob Wade
Girl Scout
Cram & Smith
Tess
Ray Engelkens
Dale Engelkens
Dawn Marie
Glen Engelkens
County Barn
Palisades
Chadwick News
Charles Smola
Courthouse News
WED
Milledgeville High
Veterans News
ASC Election Board
Fecke
Wayne Conradys
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