Weddings Bring Many Couples Together in Savanna Area
Announcements detail multiple marriages around Savanna Illinois and nearby towns. Haddick Rhodes pair wed at McChord Field Tacoma with air corps service ahead. Withhart Winkler union at Savanna church. Drake Shipley nuptials in Des Moines. Stevens Moore wed in Savanna. Johnston Brock marry at Lanark parsonage. Metz Guentner ties in McAlester Oklahoma. Dillavou Myers wed in Gulfport Mississippi. couples include Hart Johnston, Lula Johnston, Dorothy Metz, Judy Dillavou, Florence Drake, Genevieve Withhart, Anita Stevens, Anita Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mive
Arline F Tarkdick
Mes
Eimer Haddick
Coltineville
Ut Wim J, Rhodes
Mee
Fredd, Rhodes
Mt Tartell
Tacoma
Wash
McChord Field
Rhodes
Carrell
University of Tminoie
Air Corp
Lubbhuck Field
Tex
Trapa
Withhart-Winkler
Lula Johnston
Hart Johnston
Mt Carroll
Elmer L. Brock
Frank Brock
Mt. Carroll
Lanark Methodist Church
Thomas L. Doyle
Derver
Lanark
Raymond Brock
Brock
Mt. Carroll High School
Northern Illinois State Teachers’ College
Carroll County
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Metz-Guentner
Dorothy Metz
Harvey Metz
Floyd E. Guentner
Pearl City
Grand Avenue Methodist Church
McAlester
Oklo
Home
Vanderpool
Guenther
Frances Shimer College
Colorado State College
Fort Collins
Colo
Milledgeville and Mt Carroll 4-H Win Fat Stock and Dairy Judging
Milledgeville 4-H club wins fat stock judging with Myron Ebersole as top individual while Prairie Edge Mt Carroll claims dairy judging with Lowell Keim as high individual. Teams from Carroll County 4-H clubs competed across six dairy and five fat stock rings on local farms with final standings listing Milledgeville Lanark West End Palissippi Savanna and Prairie Edge Mt Carroll among top placers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Prairie Edge Club
Mt. Carroll
Myron Khorgole
Lowell Keim
Carroll Counly
John Derrer
Edwin Keim
Clarence van Buskirk
Fred Miller
John K. Morrin
Lanark West End
Palissippi
Savanna
Prairie Edge
Myron Ebersole
John Miller
Jack Newton
Harland Hollowell
Robert Guenzler
Lanark
Savanna Plans Dedication of New USO Clubhouse
Plans for dedicating Savanna's new USO clubhouse are set for Friday evening with a 7 30 p m ceremony weather permitting. A parade along Main Street will feature police escorts marching colors visiting officials and Legion and VFW units followed by events inside the clubhouse. The new USO center includes lounges tables ping pong and an ultra modern band stand with Saturday dances and weekly radio broadcasts from KROS Clinton with direct club to station wire service.
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Savanna
USO
Main Street
American Legion
Nas A
KROS
Clinton
Local Social Rounds Die Hard in Amboy and Nearby
Thomson Briefs Harry Root at Amboy ordnance plant spent weekend at home. A Lanark gathering honored Mrs Mayme Dyson son birthday with potluck. Attendees included Grim Kemmel Dyson Grim Harris Gipe and others. Visitors from Moll Ore Springfield Mo. also noted. Clinton visits highlight community ties with Hemmer and Demaree households referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Root
Amboy
Claude Grim
Lola
Leslie
Lanark
Mr. Grim
Mayme Dyson
Frank Kemmel
Lee Dyson
Charles Harris
Henry Grim
Joe Grim
Paul Grim
Chadwick
Elwood Gipe
Milledgeville
W. C. Harris
Moll, Ore
Leonard Aspermonte
Springfield
W. C. Fenley
Harris
Fenley
Junella Gaar
Thompson's
Clinton
Helen Gaar
Bessie Carpenter
Hattie Rawlins
Fulton
Edward French
Jimmy
Walter Reddick
E. O. Hemmer
Glenn Demaree
Gladys Cate
Densmore, Sarah Elizabeth 77 Dies in Savanna
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Densmore, 77, died May 21 in Savanna city hospital after double pneumonia. Funeral held at Frank Funeral Home Mt. Carroll with Rev. R. H. Leitner officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Born Aug. 13, 1864 in Somerset Pa. to David and Miller. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Clark Crouse and Mrs. Lee Hansen, a sister Mrs. Edna Orr, a brother Lee Miller, and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Densmore
Savanna
Sarah Elizabeth Densmore
Savanna City Hospital
Frank Funeral Home
Mt. Carroll
R. H. Leitner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sarah Elizabeth Miller
Somerset
David Miller
Charles Densmore
York Township
Carrell County
Clark Crouse
Monmouth
Lee Hansen
Edna Orr
Lee Miller
Milledgeville
Scout Jamboral At Freeport To Be Held June 4
More than 500 Scouts and leaders from U. S. Grant Council pledge in Freeport NL high school stadium on June 4. Grand entry led by Stevenson District with districts South Grant North Grant Leadmine Green Lafayette Carroll then Scout Oath and Law.
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U. S. Grant Council, Inc
Boys Scouts of America
Freeport
Stephenson
South Grant
North Grant
Leadmine
Green
Lafayette
Carroll
H. P. Ousley
Appointed On Committee Appointed On Committee
W. J. Schreiner cashier of the Farmers State Bank of Chadwick was named a member of the Committee for Crime Prevention and Insurance of the Illinois Bankers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Schreiner
Farmers’ State Bank of
Chadwick
Ilinois Bankers’ Association
Three Shimer Teachers to Be Married Soon
Three Frances Shimer college faculty members announce forthcoming marriages all in June. Margaret E. Johnson dean of students will wed Taylor Drake of Moline in Waterloo Indiana on June 11. Ella Fortna head housekeeper and dietician will marry Ralph Fairchild in Blair Nebraska on June 14. Misa Faye Kingsbury instructor of speech and dramatics will marry Lt. Raymond Carey U S N in Evansville Indiana on June 20. Kingsbury has led many Shimer theatre productions and previously taught at Northwestern University.
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Frances Shimer College
Margaret E. Johnson
Ella Fortna
Misa Faye Kingsbury
Miss Fortna
Frances Shimer
Ralph Fairchild
Slair
Neb
Blair
Miss Johnson
Taylor Drake
Moline
Waterloo
Misa Johnson
Bennett
Miss Kingsbury
Raymond Carey
Evansville
Ind
Lt. Carey
Northwesternniversity
Javal
New Orleans
Frances Himer College
Northwestern University
Boys and Men Needed on Carroll County Farms
The U S D A War Board and the U S Employment Service appoint local contact men across Carroll County to match farm labor. High school and college boys should contact Ralph Shelling Melvin Stengel L M Gundlach R G Briggs Herman Dachler C T Wilhelms W G Warnock with Mt. Carroll central office and Lou Knox supervising farm placement in Sterling. Local elevators and businesses have acted as exchanges in past seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
U. S. D. A. War Board
United States Employment Service
Ralph Shelling
Milledgeville
Melvin Stengel
Lanark
L. M. Gundlach
Savanna
R. G. Briggs
Herman Dachler
Chadwick
C. T. Wilhelms
Shannon
W. G. Warnock
Mt. Carrol
Farm Bureau
Mt. Carroll
Lou Knox
United States Employment Office
Sterling
Five Carroll Youths To Graduate From University Of Illinois
Five Carroll county students will receive degrees at the University of Illinois commencement. The 71st annual ceremony will be June 1 with President Arthur Cutts Willard delivering the address and conferring about 2 500 degrees. Graduates include Annabel Teets Milledgeville A R liberal arts and sciences Robert L Grove Mt Carroll B Cormic Engineering Elizabeth Rhodes Mt Carroll Bachelor of Music Robert F Kehoe Savanna B S Marketing and Garth V Keller Savanna B S Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
Carroll County
George Huff
Arthur Cutts Willard
Louie L. Manny
Chicago Sinai Congregation
Will
Medicine, Dentistry
Pharmacy
Chicago
Chicago Civic Opera House
Willard
Annabel Teets
Milledgeville
A. R
Robert L. Grove
Mt. Carroll
B. Cormic Engineering
Elizabeth Rhodes
Robert F. Kehoe
Savanna
B. S
Garth V. Keller
Court House Briefs: Marriage Licenses Issued Across Counties
County clerk issued multiple marriage licenses last week including O. Gwn Moore to Anita I. Stevens of Savanna and Elmer L. Brock to Lula E. Johnston of Carroll. Also listed are various warranty and executor deeds involving Mt. Carroll Savanna Lanark Cherry Grove and Savanna properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Gawn Moore
Anita I. Stevens
Savenna
W. R. Watson
Elmer L. Brock
Lula E. Johnston
Mr. Carroll
Henry F. Hottenstein
Savanna
J. Evelyn Reyner
Maquoketa
James Ninm
Clara Belle Hollis
William M. Hartman
Morrison
Marian R.tallman
Lanark
Hattie
Kneale
Trustees of School
York
Melvin G. Handel
Geo. W. Hamilton
H. E. Teeter
Mr. Carrell
Trey C. Preston
Ralph A. Fahrney
Mt. Carroll
Vira Rather Clark
Thelma DD. Denney
Jacob Richter
John W. Richter
Clarence C. Cooper
Cecil J. Green
BR. K. Blodgett
Linda J. Reader
Johanna Heuerman
Willam
Ervin Diehl
Henry J. Ehredt
Savanna Building Corp
Bertram Fe, Fuller
Emma O'Laughlin
Navy Seabees Arrive for NYA Center Training
A detail of 100 Seabees arrived Monday at the NYA center north of Savannah to receive construction training. The course runs through June 30 and may extend. Lieut. Frank Bissig of Norfolk commands the group with six petty officers assisting. Another detail is expected after this unit departs.
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Navy
Nya Center
Savanna
Seabees
Naval Bases
Frank Bissig
Norfolk
Dixon Man Awarded 250 Dollars in Car Accident Case
Circuit Judge Leon A. Zick ruled Harry Blackburn of Dixon not guilty of negligence in a Christmas Eve collision that damaged his car. Blackburn was awarded 250 dollars against Edward OBrien, also of Dixon, in Lee County circuit court. Blackburn previously served as a state police patrolman.
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Leon A. Zick
Harry Blackburn
Dixon
Lanark
Blackburn
Edward O'Brien
O’brien
Lee County
Social Calls and Weekend Plans Reported Nearby
Mrs James Mummert guests Wednesday with Mrs John Cooper. A caller Tuesday for Mrs Arthur Pape was Mrs Leslie Lathrop of Argo. Gerald Gaar couple from Freeport with another couple plan Riverview camping. Carl Peterson and wife visited Becca Hass in Clinton. Callers Sunday for Mrs Elizabeth Parsons were Ed Kinyon family Slayman of Burlington and Wm Fink of Chadwick. Lola Grim spent days with grandmother Sherm Oakley.
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James Mummert
John Cooper
Arthur Pape
Leslie Lathrop
Argo
Gerald Gaar
Freeport
Riverview
Carl Peterson
Becca Hass
Clinton
Elizabeth Parsons
Ed Kinyon
William Slayman
Burlington, Ia
Wm. Fink
Chadwick
Lola Grim
Sherm Oakley
Funeral Attendance and Sunday Visits Across Mt Carroll
Social round includes the funeral of Sarah Densmore in Mt Carroll with several relatives in attendance. Sunday supper guests included Ray Maechel, Albert Maechel, Jake DeVries, and Frank Potter household members. Visitors and guests visited Don Carpenter and Ben Wagner homes with A E Mitchell of Morrison and Alma Bristol of Clinton. Weekends hosted by Louis Kness family with William Sullivan of Chicago and Jack Regan of Kankakee.
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K. B. Carpenter
John Carpenter
Hattie Rawlins
Sarah Densmore
Mt. Carroll
Frank Potter
Ray Maechel
Albert
Jake DeVries
Clinton
Charles Switzer
Wallace Williams
Don Carpenter
Ben Wagner
Hermon Timmon
Fred Nipe
Youths to Register on June 30 for Draft Survey
About three million American men aged 18 to 20 will register on June 30 as part of the manpower survey for war effort. President Roosevelt set the date. 18 and 19 year olds cannot be drafted under current law but may be mobilized for war plants or inducted if law changes.
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America
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Selective Service
M and D Install Fluorescent Lighting at Store
New fluorescent fixtures replaced old lighting at Miller and Cambman store. Five units per section plus three large and two small along windows illuminate the full length and show windows with two gas-filled tubes per fixture. The daylight effect enhances color while using less electricity.
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Miller and Cambman Dry Goods
Rock Falls Man Gets 20 Day Jail Sentence
Austin Jeffery, 65, of Rock Falls pleaded guilty Saturday in county court at Mt. Carroll to leaving the scene of an accident and was sentenced to 20 days in the county jail. Deputy Carlos Johnston arrested him after Jeffery’s truck hit a parked car and he abandoned the scene.
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Austin Jeffery
Rock Falls
Mt. Carroll
Jeffery
Carlos Johnston
Johnston
William Hartman
Light turnout forecast for sixth district Supreme Court race
Voters in northern Illinois sixth district will vote Monday June 1 to choose between William J. Fulton and Elwyn R. Shaw for the Illinois Supreme Court bench. Local interest is expected to be light though candidates work hard to mobilize supporters with party lines likely influencing the outcome since neither candidate resides in the county.
Justice Shaw Faces Vote in Republican Stronghold
Justice Elwyn R. Shaw of Freeport is noted for long legal experience and a record on the Illinois Supreme Court bench since 1933. His ability to win again in a GOP stronghold rests on next Monday's election.
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Elwyn R. Shaw
Freeport
Electrician Dares Live Wire Fall At Savanna Depot
Electrician Hart Clifford Ritenie from the Savanna ordnance depot escaped serious injury after touching a live wire and being jolted from a platform 20 feet to a sand pile. He received first aid at the post hospital and was later treated at Savanna hospital for minor lacerations and a slight burn on his right hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Ritenie
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Post Hospital
Ritchie
Savanna Hospital
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Virgil Nehrkorn
Earl Winkler
John Hinrichsen
Frank M. Withhart
Savanna High School
Sergt. Winkler
Ordnance Department
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Anita Stevens
Paul Stevens
Galen Moore
First Methodist Church
A. E. Blomberg
Vernetta Homedew
Minard Stevens
Savanna Township High School
Koch-Edler
Wm. H. Koch
Pauline
Donald Edler
Simon Elder
Rossville
Johnston-Brock
Harold Bast
Chester Sasadek
WYSOX
Mt. Carrell Club
USO Clubhouse
Thomson Briefs
Court House Briefs
Raymond F. Knapp
Wilda L. Wolf
Colby BD
Locehel
Dorothy Dungar
Auto
Actice
Thomson
Carroll County Rationing Board
Supreme Court
Wm. J. Fulton
William J. Fulton
Sycamore
Justice Elwyn R. Shaw
Electrician
Hart
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