Drug stocks face shifting fates as life expectancy rises
Babson Park Mass May 30 1961 Drug stocks fade after glamor run yet rebound in places. The writer cites dramatic drops then modest gains in pharmaceutical issues and urges patient diversification as life expectancy climbs from 47.3 years in 1900 to about 70 today while geriatric research expands and regulatory hurdles grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
Ars
Pope
Engan Agus
Medicalields
25th Anniversary Observed for Mr and Mrs Don Smith
A surprise dinner at the Smith home honored their 25th wedding anniversary. Guests included Conrad Keil and family from Freeport, Robert Smith and Darrell, Mabel Yost of Mt. Carroll, Verne Wolf of Lanark, Vernon Daehler and Mervyn, Howard Emnyre and sons, Allen Smith and family, Ruth Traum, and Laura Daehler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Smith
Smith
Conrad Keil
Freeport
Robert Smith
Darrell
Mabel Yost
Mt. Carroll
Verne Wolf
Lanark
Vernon Daehler
Mervyn
Howard Emnyre and
Allen Smith
Ruth Traum
Laura Daehler
Three Youths Captured After Camp Escape Near Savanna
Three boys fled Illinois Youth Commission camp north of Savanna Monday. Two escaped at 3:15 AM and slugged attendant Kenneth Vesperman. all were rounded up by Savanna Army Depot guards and Carroll county authorities by 11 AM Tuesday. Suspects Paul Durant 17 Chicago and Anthony Iavino 16 were identified. third boy later aided them. Sheriff's office prepared additional charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Youth Commission
Savanna
Carroll County
Kenneth Vesperman
Howard Gorman
Sheriff's Mounted Patrol
Burlington
Army Depot
Hanover
Depot Yards
Paul Durant
Chicago
Anthony Iavino
Durant
Iavine
Gorman
Cls
Savanna Man Benjamin Dyson Dies of Self Inflicted Gunshot
Benjamin Dyson 27 of Savanna died Friday after a gunshot wound. An inquest ruled death a self inflicted gunshot while police noted an earlier drunken driving arrest. Funeral services were held Sunday at Law funeral home with burial in Lower York cemetery. Dyson is survived by his parents two sisters a brother and his maternal grandfather.
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Savanna
Benjamin Dyson
Law
Lower York
Thomson
L. B. Hussey
Dyson
Wayne Hartney
Wilbur L
Loretta Hastings Dyson
Charles Ehredt
Eleanor Moore
Alfred
Joseph Hastings
Carroll County Deaths in Savanna and Surrounding Areas
Obituary notices from Savanna Illinois and nearby areas report the deaths of Talbot, Fawcett, and Kennedy family members. Talbot, 71, died in Davenport after two weeks of hospitalization. Fawcett, 78, died in a Freeport hospital after a long illness. Kennedy, born 1884, later married Hoffman and Fawcett, survives with a sister. Burial details listed for Savanna Township and Oak Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fawcett
Savanna
Law Funeral Home
Lee Clendenning
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mt. Carroll
Fawcett
Freeport
Rhoda Harriet Kennedy
Iowa
Henry Kennedy
Henry J. Hoffman
Frank J. Fawcett
Jene
Linnie Apel
More Conservation Reported This Year
Farmers in Carroll County report record conservation efforts this spring with 900 acres contour strip cropped and 1500 acres planted wheel track after plowing. Five concrete gulley structures have been built, aided by district chairman Lysle R. Foltz and U S Soil Conservation Service techncians Will Fisher and Julius Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Soil and Water Conservation District
Lysle R. Foltz
Carroll
Folt
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Will Fisher
Julius Johnson
Fisher
Carroll County
Courthouse News from Fulton Savanna Addresses Licenses and Crimes
License actions include Wesley Willard Astra and Judith Lynn De Weerdt of Fulton and John Walter Kuhl with Charlotte Ann Fink of Savanna. Meier versus Mei er divorce granted in Carroll County. Break-ins at Chadwick School investigated. tools, cafeteria items, and locked-cabinet entries reported. Lanark youths ordered to cemetery cleanup in lieu of charges. Gilmore pleads not guilty to adultery and other charges. jury trial set. Morfey and two others fined and placed on probation for disorderly conduct in Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Willard Astra
Judith Lynn de Weerdt
Fulton
John Walter Kuhl
Charlotte Ann Fink
Savanna
Howard Gorman
Chadwick School
Charles Dyson
Gorman
Edward J. Turnbaugh
Lanark
Turnbaugh
Joseph Gilmore
Savanna Army Depot
Carrol
Gilmore
Award Gorman
Indian Head
Texas
Sheryl Morfey
Edward Turnbaugh
Five Hurt In Lanark Car Truck Crash May 25
Five people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on May 25 near the Lanark south edge just east of the Illinois 52 64 intersection. Victims include Joe Vallardares 19 of Savanna Connie Rippey 17 of Lanark Judy Bennell 19 of Lanark and Robert Johnson 18 of Savanna. Vallardares car was carried 123 feet into Lanark High School property as the semi driven by Richard Pettit 30 of Lawton Mich struck the car. Pettit reported to be passing when Vallardares turned left into the yard. State trooper Stephen Adee said arrests are pending.
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Lanark
Illinois
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Joe Vallardares
Savanna
Robert Johnson
Connie Rippey
Judy Bennell
Vallardares
Milledgeville
Mystery Tour by Carroll County Homemakers Extension
The Carroll County Homemakers Extension Association sponsors a Mystery Tour on Monday June 24 with bus stops at Savannah Mount Carroll and Lanark. Women of the county invited. Transportation costs five dollars. Reservations with Miss Dorothy Footitt Mount Carroll. Planned day includes sightseeing tours and shopping. Return home between 10 and 10:30 p m.
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Homemakers Extension Association of
Carroll County
Savanna
Mount Carroll
Lanark
Dorothy Footitt
Eldon Kaul Graduates From Iowa State U in Government
Eldon Kaul, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Kaul, joined a large Iowa State University commencement class and received a bachelor of science degree in Government. The ceremony took place Saturday at 9 a.m. in the university Armory in Ames, with family from nearby towns in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Kaul
Iowa State U
Clayton Kaul
Ames
Iowa
John Doty
Kenneth Kaul
Iowa State University
Kaul
Eldon
Blackhawk PCA Workers Attend June Credit Conference
Blackhawk PCA workers plan to attend the June 3 4 fieldmen conference in Urbana Illinois with 140 to 150 members expected. Key speakers from the University of Illinois include J H Holcomb and QO B Ross along with M B Russell and K E Harshbarger. Topics cover long range credit trends agricultural finance and advisory discussions on financial analysis and consumer credit.
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Blackhawk P. C. A
Urbana
Illinois
Production Credit Association
J. H. Holcomb
University of Illinois Agricultural Economist
W. Ross Hostetter
Freeport
Francis McGlinn
Oregon
W. N. Thompson
University of Illinois
Owen R. Kirby
PCA
Lewis Clausen
Champaign National Bank
S. A. Orrow
St. Louis Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Largest class to graduate Sunday at Shimer College
Shimer College Mt Carroll will graduate the largest four year class in its history on Sunday June 2. Norman Ross Chicago radio TV and newspaper commentator will speak on Three Worlds. The college began coed four year programs in 1950 and will graduate more men than women. Local residents Mr and Mrs Dick Norberg visited Mt Carroll area. Gruhn and Noble hosts noted.
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Mount Carroll
Shimer College
Norman Ross
Chicago
Shimer
Postal Exhibit To Be Displayed At County Fair
Post Office Department Exhibit will be at the Carroll County Fair August 5 to 8 with a three panel 8 by 8 feet display centers highlighting parcel wrapping envelope sizes mail service and postal job opportunities. Six stamps on bottom panel plus current commemoratives to promote postal operations. Exhibit sponsored by Carroll County Postmasters and moves to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on August 8.
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Post Office Department
Carroll County
Robert E. Balk
Chadwick
Balk
Carroll County Fair
Springfield
Nurses and Auxiliary Members Debate Illinois Nursing Act
Registered nurses from the Mt. Carroll area attended a Freeport meeting to discuss proposed revisions to Illinois Nursing Act Bill 963. Mrs Mildred McGinnis presented the bill and Mrs Francis Dietrich explained nursing levels while Cosette Markle led the discussion urging senators and the governor to take action.
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Cme
St. Francis Nurses Home
Freeport
Marjorie Kingery
R. N
Lanark
Donovan Daehler
Chadwick
Delbert Wolford
Pearl City
New Registered Nurses Organization
Mt. Carroll
Orangeville
Lena
Winslow
McConnell
Rock City
Stockton
Rockford
Kent
Mildred McGinnis
Francis Dietrich
Cosette Markle
Illinois Nurses Association
Senate
St. Francis
Mt Carroll Mutual Directors and Staff Plan Annual Get-Together
On Sunday afternoon May 26 Mt Carroll Mutual Fire Insurance directors and office personnel plus their spouses gathered at Clifford Dingman residence in Milledgeville. A potluck dinner followed at 6 PM with Walter Thiel and host couple assisting. An evening of cards ended with a unanimous agreement to hold the gathering annually. Attendees included Walter and Mrs Krenz Mendota Frank and Mrs Lister Savannah Glenn Teeter Marvin Holsinger Renny Larson Joyce Geisz John Gainer Mt Carroll Ernest Smith Morrison John Warner and Pat McCue Lanark Ware Dingman Milledgeville.
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Carroll County
Lynon
Floyd Robinson
Chadwick
Savanna
du Wayne Cheeseman
Mt. Carroll
Grimm
Mr. Carroll
de Hartman
Cheeseman
Lewis Glenn
Milledgeville
Fred Zemke
Glen Aubrey
Jennie Reader
Thomson
Michael Simpson
Debbie Lewis
Kevan Reader
Mildred Swanson
Zennie Sack
Cecilia Zemke
Anna Groves Thomson
Rosenberg
Lanark
Henry Baumgardt
Gertrude Green
Zemke
Baumgardt
Anna Greeley
Mesdames Verel Rogers
Harlen Handel
Glen Turney
Paul Turney
Edward Aude
Harveys Charlie Gordon
Melvin Straub
Claude Mechling
Wm. Schlagenhausen
Ernest Remmers
Bertha Carbaugh
Ida Lehr
Mt. Carroll Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Clifford E. Dingman
Walter Thiel
Walter Krenz
Mendota
Frank Lister
Glenn Teeter
Marvin Holesinger
Renny Larson
Joyce Geisz
John Gainer
Ernest Smith
Morrison
John Warner
Pat Mccue
Ware Dingman
Carroll County Homemakers June Unit Meetings Report
Home Economics unit meetings for Carroll County extend in June with topics on Caring For Today’s Fabrics. The schedule includes June 4 with Mrs. Oscar Kleckner, June 5 at Mt. Carroll City Park covering the FDA, and June 6 with Mrs. Glenn Turney at Fair Haven Unit.
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Carroll County Homemakers Extension Association
Carroll
Oscar Kleckner
Selm
Eldin Bonjour
Donald Frank
Aren Cave
Mt. Carroll
Food and Drug Administration
Fair Haven
Glenn Turney
Lewis Miller
Albert Queckboerner
Velda Zumdahl
Lucille Schleuing
Lanark Merchants Open Season in Blackhawk League Loss to Orangeville
Lanark opened the Blackhawk Baseball League by losing to Orangeville 3. New entrants Chadwick and Mount Morris replace Sterling and Micro-Switch of Freeport in the Kishwaukee Valley League. rosters list Wayne Burmeister and several teammates. Schedule shows games from May 19 through Aug 4 at various towns including Polo Chadwick Lena Shannon and Orangeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark Merchants
Blackhawk
Orangeville
Chadwick
Mount Morris
Sterling
Micro-Switch
Freeport
Lanark
Wayne Burmeister
Keith Wall
al Swanson
Denny J. Miller
Mark Mowen
Darryl Rahn
Francis Kloepping
Joel Rahn
Gary Packard
Jon Miller
Ken Geist
Ron Rahn
Bob Hanson
Bob Moore
Carbaugh
Clover Farm
Chick Engles
Jim Lindsay
Merchant's
Chevrolet
M. H. Seyfarth
S. S. Hodes
Don Rahn
C. F. Isenberger
Brennan Cattle Yards
Poffenberger’s. Skogmos
R. N. Flickingshearer
Merchant
Lindsay's Tavern
Mac’s
Stan Oes
Matt Law
Miller's Hatchery
Gulf Station
Wall's
Roger's Texaco
Erhadhula
Polo
Mt. Morris
Pearl City
Lena
Shannon
Two Ponies Entered in Sinnissip Hamp Show
Mr and Mrs Boyd Handel will enter two ponies in a Sunday show at Sinnissip ham park Woodlawn Area. The event begins at the show sponsored by the Sterling Club and is open to the public.
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Chadwick News
Alvin Reiff
Lillian Stoner
Sterling
Elmer Hans
Steve Edelen
Melrose Park
Floyd Kaufman
Polo
Boyd Handel
Woodlawn
Sinnissipham Park
A Club
Sterling J
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Babson’s Weekly Report
Babson
Savanna Man
Ore Talbot Savanna
Ore Talbot
Savana
Davenport
Savanna Township
Owen Talbot
Milwaukee Railroad
Jess
Courthouse News
WED
Carroll County Circuit Court
Vicki L. Meier
Richard L. Meier
Blackhawk Pca
Dick Norberg
Clinton
John Gruhn
Gruhn
Louis Noble
United States Savings
F. E. Weidman
Mr. Carroll,ll
General County
Savings Bonds Committee
Ilinois
Arnold J. Raven
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Raymond Rus
Kay
Allen
Kenneth Huizenga
Kevin
Albany
Lawrence Dyson
Barbara
Richard Port
John Engelkens
County Auxiliary Council
Mt. Carroll Mutual
Tels Home Economics
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