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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1943
Page
1
Babson reviews three stock buying approaches from Wall Street, urging readers to avoid short term speculation. He praises long pull and permanent investing, stresses diversification and discipline, and cautions against margin debt while highlighting the need for self-control and careful study.
A 13 month old girl died and her mother was injured when two cars collided a mile north of Lanark on Route 72 at 10 45 am Tuesday. Irene Troxell 35 held the infant Martha in the front seat of a car driven by her son Donald Yeager 16. Kenneth Flickinger of Lanark drove the other car. The baby died on admission at St Francis hospital Freenort. Mrs Troxell suffered head bruises possible skull fracture and chest cuts. Donald Yeager had a head gash. A Troxell son 10 escaped injury. Coroner Dr E A Diestelmeier held an inquest and the jury returned an open verdict. The child’s body was moved to Sharman funeral home Shannon for arrangements.
Carroll County obituaries report Frank Crouse of Shannon died from injuries in an April 14 runaway. Joseph Corbett of Mt. Carroll died at his Washington township farm home. James W. Sybert of Savanna died on duty at the Savanna ordnance depot. Thomas Griffin of Savanna died suddenly at home. Funeral rites and survivals listed for each.
Five persons were injured, none seriously, in two Route 80 crashes south of Savanna. At about 5 a.m. Sunday, a car carrying four occupants overturned after leaving the highway. Jack Nixon suffered a dislocated arm and a fractured ankle. Doris Riese sustained facial and body lacerations, Evelyn Cayvy had facial and leg injuries, and Leon Stahl endured minor cuts. The second crash occurred around 2 a.m. Monday when Ray Anderson of Clinton struck a Swanson Co. oil truck. Anderson was treated and released.
Carroll county forms a farm labor committee to assist farmers with labor needs this season. Members are R. E Boyd, Ed Dauphin, Lee Shaver, John Togel, and M. P. Roske. High school youths and town workers may help on farms as wet cold spring delays planting and plowing. If weather clears, most corn should be planted by early June.
Donald Haisenga, 22, Shannon, Marine Corps aircraft mechanic who served on Guadalcanal, enjoys a 30 day furlough. He joined April 1942, arrived at Henderson Field in September, aided in keeping planes in fighting shape, endured shelling that buried five marines in a fox hole, and escaped from a bomb blast while in a foxhole. He nears Asiatic Pacific bar, marking two major battles.
Frederick Getz of Carroll county presented a drove of quality butcher hogs raised near Mt. Carroll at the Chicago Stock Yards market. The hogs averaged 249 pounds per head and sold without sorting at 14.50 dollars per cwt, on the strong side of the trade. The hogs were fed on corn oil meal and mineral supplements.
Memorial item recalls four local service members lost in World War II. Forrest Engles, 24, of Lanark, killed January 5, 1945 on Guadalcanal as a corporal. Orval Rosenberry of Chadwick, who survived Pearl Harbor and served aboard the Arizona. Robert Geissinger, 14, of Savanna, an early casualty at Pearl Harbor. James Hoover, 25, of Savanna, fireman second class, reported lost at sea March 24, 1942.
Stamps 15 and 16 in War Ration Book 1 become valid for five pounds of canning sugar from May 24 through October 31. Sugar certificate applications must be mailed June 1–2. in-person issuance ends. Forms will be available in grocery stores. OPA extended blue stamps and added overlap for stamps K L M. stamp 13 activates June 1 for five pounds. Regular sugar allotment remains two pounds per person per week.
A Carroll county selective service board list shows men ordered to report to induction stations for examination and induction into the U S military. Names include Leo Reusch Alyson Hollis Frederick Albert Hook Jr Lauren LeRoy Mitchell John Michael Henry Cecil Wilkerson Handel Preston Boyd Merlin Kress Vernon McGinty John Lewis Hubbard LeRoy Atkins Joseph Matuska Arnold Stoner Frank Spengler John Dean Gordon Smith Robert Miller Miles Young Arlen Hartman Robert Shumaker William Platt Michael Torres Robert Ashpole Gordon Frey Harold Woley Robert Notz Wayne Hockman Robert Hansen Harry Seiple Jr.
Chadwick briefs that Mr and Mrs Harvey Fossett and daughter Judy visited the Jerry Wiebenga home in Thomson over the weekend. Anna Frahm of Clinton Iowa joined for dinner Sunday with Mr and Mrs Joe Brinkman and family of Garden Plain and Mr and Mrs Geo Bast.
Majority of Chadwick merchants including Farmers State Bank plan to observe Monday May 31 as a holiday closing at 9 pm for the day. The bank will not be open. Postmaster Evelyn Cook said the post office will not observe the holiday and will operate as usual since the force follows federal orders when a Sunday holiday is moved to Monday.
One of the area’s biggest horse events, the Glengarry Farm Horse Show, is set for Sunday May 30 at the Glengarry horse farm two miles west of Mt Carroll starting 1 PM with gates opening 10 AM Entries expected from Illinois Iowa Indiana Wisconsin and Missouri across three and five gaited classes stock horse pony open and driving divisions highlight the program including two girl champions from Chicago internat livestock show and a Tennessee Walking Horse judging on manners and performance Box seats parking rail space and prices listed with advance reservations through Mary K Holt Mt Carroll.
Carroll county ranked third in Illinois per capita war bond sales for April. Per capita sales stood at 12.56 dollars, with Warren at 14.02 and DeKalb at 15.08 leading. Whiteside 6.47 Jo Daviess 6.88 Stephenson 0.54. From May 9 to May 15, sales continued with 12,245.75 dollars invested in the county.
Announcement lists three weddings in Illinois and nearby states. Dorothy Blum and Lt. David Kipnis wed in Edgewater Beach Hotel Chicago with a reception planned. Kathryn Geisler and George W. Miller married in Savanna with local attendants. Carrie Crawford Lambert and Leslie McFadden wed in Chadwick with a Lanark home afterward.
Preston Prairie notes Henry Stubbe family from Freeport visited Saturday with sons Gene and Rollin. Mrs Oscar Smith and Irene have been visiting relatives in Davenport. Schaut and Uppenberg are building a bullpen at Wallace Williams farm. Women’s group met May 19 at Oscar Schreck home. Deputy Sheriff Hanna was a Wednesday visitor.
Carroll County has collected more than 50 percent of its 1942 tax bill. Treasurer Frank Rows reported $339,517 in total receipts by Monday afternoon and $139,000 distributed last week. Tax funds distributed to taxing units include Washington, Woodland, Freedom, Cherry Grove, Shannon, Lima, Rock Creek, Salem, Mt. Carroll, Savanna, York, Fair Haven, Wysox, and Elkhorn Grove with various amounts.
Thirty one Mt Carroll high school seniors will receive diplomas at commencement exercises on June 4 in the high school auditorium. The graduates include William Bogue Betty Bowman Mary Edmonds Frances Hamilton Robert Hansen Pessie Hansen Arlin Hartman Irvin Hartman Myrtle Hartman Roberta Hook Beth Hostetter Helen Kingery Jack Kramer Betty Law Charles Libberton Joseph Miles Ernest Moore Arlene Musser Norma Patton Jenice Randecker Gene Ritenour Norma Schneider Harry Seiple Betty Smith Jeanette Smith Lolita Smith Wilda Smith Betty Sword Eugene Teeter Betty Wagner and Stenhben Warnock.
Scrap from last fall’s drive has mostly been disposed of and farmers may receive payment by presenting duplicate weight slips at Farmers State Bank. Payments require duplicate slips as originals were lost in the Miller store fire. Donations can still be made by notifying the bank, with funds going to the Red Cross or similar organizations.
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