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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1954
Page
1
Roger W. Babson discusses real estate tones in May 1954, noting suburbia appeal amid fears of World War III and inflation. He cautions against overbuilt farms and urges keeping mineral rights when selling vacant land, predicting land value gains from inflation and policy shifts.
Report shows 269,427 recipients across five Illinois public aid programs received a total of 11 473 700 in March. Garrett W Keaster executive secretary of the Illinois Public Aid commission announced the figures noting county breakdowns for Carroll Jo Daviess Stephenson Whiteside and Bond sales data.
Carroll County Bankers Federation held its annual meeting May 21 at Maple Terrace in Mt Carroll with 31 attendees. President C Norman Weigle presided as new officers were elected including W Dick Hansen Savanna as president D M Tarvin Milledgeville as vice president C S Rahn Savanna as secretary treasurer. FBI agent Ellis from Rockford gave a talk on experiences and prevention measures.
Mrs. Arthur W. Pape 64 of Thomson died in her Riverview home Sunday morning after a heart ailment. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First Methodist church in Savanna, with burial in Savanna cemetery beside her first husband. Survived only by husband Arthur W. Pape.
The DHIA report for Car roll County Dairy Herd Improvement Association unit two covers Oct 1 1952 to Sept 30 1953. Edward Otten’s grade Holstein herd led with 14 100 pounds milk and 507 pounds butterfat annually across 19.6 cow years, with an average test of 3.6. The overall average for 545 cows in 21 herds was 10 034 pounds milk and 374 pounds fat, test 3.7. Other top producers include Mintke and Wallace Newton and Plumer Foltz and Linker and Rahn Porter & Son Wolstenholm Lowell Deets Cram and Smith Montague and Sons, with detailed yields listed.
Thirteen Carroll county rural eighth graders will receive diplomas at Mt. Carroll high school on Monday May 31 at 8 p m The graduates include Mary Bailey John Harvey Vernon Helle John Lundy from Oak Grove and others from Sandridge Fair Haven Center and Argo Fay The program features a processional song by Oak Grove graduates an address by Rev Earl Coble piano solo by John Harvey diploma presentation by Lawrence Bruch and a benediction Two rural schools Pleasant Hill and Zion had no 8th graders this year.
In a 10 Saturday morning ceremony in Mount Carroll, Mary Ruth Huebner daughter of Ruth Frawley Savanna became the bride of Larry Decker son of Louis and Mrs. Decker Mount Carroll. Attendants were Ralph and Mrs. Moshure. Both graduates of local high schools and employed at Savanna Ordnance Depot.
Ed L Dauphin announces a uniform market quota penalty of 1 12 a bushel for excess wheat from the 1954 crop. The rate equals 45 percent of the May 1 1954 wheat parity price and applies nationwide to noncompliant farmers, with the first buyer liable if no proof of penalty-free wheat is shown.
Mrs. L G Lathrop is a surgical patient in Savanna hospital Russell Carpenter is a patient in Jane Lamb hospital with arthritis. Mr and Mrs William Traum and son Kenneth attended bac calaureate services in Shannon. Dina and Gayle Durward gave a vocal number. A picnic is planned for Sunday June 6. Dinner guests at DuWayne Vos home included the Vandre mydes and the Wierenga families with Gordon Vos’s sixth birthday honored.
A student recalls a solemn flag ceremony at their alma mater, where the flag becomes a living symbol of America. The speech inspires a vow to defend freedom, oppose oppression, and foster justice, liberty, and unity for future generations.
Carroll county clerk reports one marriage license processed in the past week. Nelva H. Smith of Milledgeville and Carol Larber of Dixon secured the license. Harvey Pleads Guilty and $300 Fine in Gambling Case at Indian Head Tavern. Judge Kinney orders destruction of the seized device known as Flicker Lights. Libel case settlement ends Savanna Times Journal trial. jurors dismissed after agreement. Hartman forcible rape mistrial. further trials unclear. Real estate transfers listing deeds in Lanark Rock Creek Savanna and Jenks Ist areas.
Kenneth L Geisz Chadwick FFA member earned a certificate of Junior Membership in the National Spotted Poland China Record Association Bainbridge Indiana on May 10 1954. He is a Chadwick High School sophomore with four purebred Spotted Poland China sows and litters for his agricultural project.
Chadwick FFA member Bill Spealman placed second in the Small Grain division at the Illinois FFA Foundation Awards at the Illinois Building near Springfield. District One sent Spealman, Fedderson, and Heun to state finals accompanied by instructor Melvin Stengel.
Home Bureau notes outline meetings from June 1 to June 4. Carroll hosts June 1 with Mrs. Henry Beckenkeller and 4 H club sewing attachments. Fair Haven June 2. Carroll Night 8:00 with Mrs. Edwin Miller. Savanna June 3 with Mrs. Frank Brown Sr.. Old Mill June 4 with Mrs. Fred Zemke and Shannon Rural with Mrs. Ben Wirtjes.
The Carroll County Council of the American Legion met in Lanark with about thirty attendees. James Thorpe presided as county commander while Harold Westphal discussed a by law revision. The next county meeting is scheduled for June 21 in Shannon followed by refreshments and a motion picture.
Funeral services for William Brill were held in Lanark with the Rev Merle Hanbecker officiating. Burial in Lanark cemetery. Survivors include his wife Lydia, daughter Gladys Knorr, a brother, a stepson, three grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Memorial Day observances planned across Carroll County with services in Chadwick, Shannon, Savanna, and local churches.
Plans under way for the Illinois Republican State Convention to be held Saturday June 12 at the state armory in Springfield. Delegates will select a ticket of University of Illinois trustees for the November election and adopt a platform for the state ticket. Morton H. Hollingsworth announces Audrey R. Peak as chairman of the Women's Division.
County Judge Kinney has set June 15 for a special election to decide forming a Mt Carroll fire protection district. Two polling places will serve residents inside and outside Mt Carroll city limits. Polls open 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. A majority in each precinct is needed for approval. district covers Mt Carroll city and parts of several townships.
Savanna resident Melvin T. Cook received a War Department letter confirming Navy pilot Lt. Orville Cook is officially dead. Cook had been listed as missing in action since July 18, 1951 after an attack on a North Korean target. Search pilots later sighted burning wreckage in the area where he disappeared.
Funeral rites for Philip Reitz 84 of Savanna May 19 at St John s Church with burial in St John s cemetery. Ren Williamson 73 Mt Carroll died May 19 in Warrington Va funeral May 21 Oak Hill. Elva Ritche 87 Savanna died May 19 home burial Savanna cemetery. Additional social notes describe local visitors and residents in Lanark and Savanna communities.
Corn planting reached about 90 percent completion by May 20 with Iowa and Illinois fastest to finish. Ohio nears completion by week end while drought-like conditions linger, and soil temperatures remain below the 60 degree germination point. Moisture deficit widens to 3 to 4 inches since last September.
Fire departments from Savanna and Thomson responded to a blaze about 9 p.m. Friday that destroyed a Riverview cottage northwest of Thomson. Firefighters could not save the structure but prevented spread to nearby homes. Owner Don Miller of Milledgeville was listed. no one was home when discovered.
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