Carroll County Platform and Community Sport Drive 1939
The 1939 Carroll County platform calls for a Milledgeville L A Bank, extending Bt 171 from Hanza's Corners on Et 78 in Chadwick to join Rt 88, elect efficient town village and county officers, reduce expenses, promote competitive sports in Carroll County, and support the Syarte men's Paradias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Hanzen's Corners
Chadwick
Carroll County
Syartemen's Paradias
Birthday notices for residents across Lanark Thomson and nearby towns
A long list of birthday acknowledgments appears for numerous residents including Meryl Spencer Taupico Claude Mechling Chadwick Bertram Peters Lanark George L Collinson Savanna Mrs S H Donahoo Lanark Floyd Tobey Thomson Mrs Ross Boylan Thomson Mrs Joe Allison Milledgeville Nancy Crofton Rock Falls Phineas Bashaw Leussk Arthur Lott Chadwick Maurice Meat Silvis Mary Ann Diffenderfer Lanark Alfred St Ores Thomson Emma Kling Thomson Mrs J B Lee Milledgeville Hasel Kneas Milledgeville Lloyd Schryver Milledgeville Robert Hubbard Milroy Milledgeville Ernest Miller Mt Carroll Louvell Hartman Fulton Mrs Wesley Sack Themesa Wallace Ware Lanark Ivan Crofton Mt Carroll Jerry Blaine Spencer Moline Marjorie May McJihattan Lanark Earl Green Thomson Relend Schroth Thomson Harriet Fisher Fulton Sisie Kustes Low Moor In Arthur Crofton Rock Falla Jean Searme Canthric Margaret Key wick Mrs Phineas Bashaw Lanark Mrs Lore Brandenburg Lanark Mrs Henry Parsons Argo Fu Henry Parsons a
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram Peters
Lanark
George L Collinson
Savanna
S. H. Donahoo
Floyd Tobey
Thomson
Ross Boylan
Joe Allison
Milledgeville
Nancy Crofton
Rock Falls
Phineas Bashaw
Leussk
Arthur Lott
Chadwick
Maurice Meat
Alfred St. Ores
Emma Kling
J. B. Lee
Hasel Kneas
Lloyd Schryver
Robert Hubbard
Ralph Milroy
Ernest Miller
Mt. Carroll
Louvell Hartman
Dwight Brown
Fulton
Wesley Sack
Themesa
Wallace Ware
Ivan Crofton
Jerry Blaine Spencer
Moline
Tesedey
Nev
Marjorie May McJihattan
Earl Green
Relend Schroth
Harriet Fisher
Sisie Kustes
Low Moor
Arthur Crofton
Rock Falla
Jean Searme Canthric
Margaret Key
Wick
Lore Brandenburg
Henry Parsons
Argo-Fu
Carroll County News Highlights Local Activities and Events
Hallowe en excess and window washing mark the county as duck hunting continues with good flocks reported near Dam 13. Opening pheasant season looms November 10 amid corn picking winding down with machinery. New cars appear, roads improve, and winter preparations begin as the first snow arrives. Village notes include marriages, school plays, and club events in Savanna, Argo, Milledgeville, Thomson, and Danville with routine church receptions and Armistice Day hospital gift drive planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Mississippi
Dam 13
Ion the
Chadwick Oil Company
Malvern
Chadwicks
Main Street
B. T. Cole
Bayard
West Main Street
Irene Schwartzinger
Earl Wynn
Chapel N.C
Danville
Savanna
Methodist Church
Vand
A. E. Blomberg
Prairie du Chien
Indian War Path Rescue On Pontiac Road Tale
A narrator recalls an October 1939 event in which a Pontiac car veered and rolled into a ditch on a slippery hill. Local men led by Daley, Brandt, Stanger, and Ed Patton work together to free the vehicle, with Daley offering his tools and all four aiding in the rescue amid humorous chatter and rural bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandt
Ralph Stanger
Harry Daley
Pontiac
Burt
John D. Jn
Bert Stainbrook
Dule Sagner
U. 5
Mint
Henry Lohmeier
Daley
Roosevelt
South
Fulton
Adam Kness
Adam
Argo
Germany
Tor
Dad
Bert
Dad Stage
Daler
Stanger
Felton
Ralph
Patton Boys
Hybrids Tested On 40 Acre Field North Of Kasbeer
A noon meal crowd gathered by Route 26 near Kasbeer as W F Black explained a 40 acre corn yield test. Ten hybrids were planted in repeated blocks with varying kernel counts to compare profitability. Pfister varieties led with 101.68 and 101.37 bushels per acre while average yield across all ten was 61. Experimental equipment from several huskers and about 40 men assisted, with Forsythe and Desa overseeing weights and results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kasbeer
W. F. Black
Black
Pfisters 360
Farma
Bureau County
Pfisters
Three Fulton men show off strength in casual town talk
In a lighthearted scene a group of three Fulton men boast about their muscles while chatting about everyday life. A child named Susie is heard eating a hearty meal, remarking she is saving her neck for pudding, reflecting a humorous small town moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie
Hybrid Seed Corn Maeve Ace High State Certified Hybrid Seed Corn
Bryant Iowa advertises Maeve Ace High state certified hybrid seed corn grown 15 miles west of Thomson. Describes climatic suitability, large car small cob and balanced foliage, with very high germination guarantee. Sharpe Carroll, agent, Thomson contact 16-300 Thomson II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maeve
Bryant
Iowa
Thomson
Sharpe Carroll
Notice Engraved in Fragmented Social Column
Notice to Mr and Mrs Bi iy Thomson aye Raviter with reference to Majestic theatre schedule listing ambiguous showtimes and dates including Saturday and Sunday slots, unclear entries mention Abel and Pletse bite, unreadable pieces suggest local theater notices with incomplete names and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Majestic Theatre
Gil Lay
Abel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Review
the Village Echo
Kenneth Whitney
Illinois
Office of Publication
Themeon, Dliners
Thomwon
Carrel County
Happy
Meryl Spencer
Taupico
Claude Mechling
Farmer Jones
Glyde Collinson
Gordon Milroy
Jennie Cooper
Woodrow Bott
Ernest Bornemeier
Dave McWorthy
Charles Deets
Fred Leigh, Jr
Cornell College
Beta Beta Beta
National Biological Fraternity
Highway Department
Frances Shimer College
John Gelwicks
S. F. Baker & Co
Keokuk, In
Sharpe
New Idea
Kuhlman
John Deere
Oliver
Case
Clifford Hill
Paul Desa
W.F. Black Farms
Jay Farm
Albany
Ward Crom
Chas. Hoover M. &. Rosenkrans
John D. Turnbaugh
Red
Mt. Carroll, I
Glen Teeter & Son Auctioneers
MT. Carroll, Ill
W. £. Derrer
Carroll
Northwestern
mo—Savanna
George Miller
Zion Church
Teeter & Son
Charles Walters
McCormick-Deering
McCormies
Clon Wood
Johnson
Galena Street
Guernsey
Mount Carroll Sales Co
H. Kip Nis
Roy Frits
Auctionsera Ee
Owen Milew
Lawrence A
Arrdantt
National Bank
Bop
Savanna, Th
Mre
Morrison, Tit
Iran
Scanery F. C. Greens
Sui Morrison
Danny B
Catt
Dead Ho
Mt Ca
MT. Carrol
Stuedemann
Jack
Jack Jill
W. A
Clinton
Stakemiller
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