Court House News Roundup of Exams Ballots Real Estate Transfers
Teachers will hold examinations in Mt. Carroll on Thursday and Friday November third and fourth. Sixty one absent voter ballots filed in the county clerk's office with more applications sent out. ballots expected back by election. Marriage license filed by Joseph E Winkler and Irma H Fitzpatrick of Savanna. Numerous real estate transfers recorded in Savanna Milledgeville Mt. Carroll and nearby areas, listing multiple lot and section changes between named individuals and properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Superintendent of Schools
Mt. Carroll
Joseph E. Winkler
Irma H. Fitzpatrick
Savanna
Harriet Sweeney
Sylvester N. McWorthy
Vernon H. Mann
Alvin O. Elliott
Oakdale
Len K. Dauphin
John Colliflower
LaRue Geary
Freeman's
Albert J. Hass
George A. Wurster
Elsie Wurster
Washington
Harold Julian Russell
Julian R. Jack
Racket Busters and David Copperfield Play At Local Theater
Saturday matinee features Humphrey Bogart with George Brent in Racket Busters. Lone Ranger No. 3 shows Thursday and Friday November 10 and 11. W C Fields and Freddie Bartholomew star in David Copperfield alongside short subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey Bogart
George Bren
W. C. Fields
Freddie Bartholomew
David Copperfield
Love and Bread Metaphor Draws Quiet Banter
A playful exchange uses kitchen and horse imagery to hint at romance. He notes affection when in rugged attire, while she quips about riding risking a fall, both tongue‑in‑cheek and lighthearted.
Aman Wins State Corn Husking Tilt
Irvin Bauman, 24 year old Woodford county farmer, claimed his second state title by husking 82.759 net bushels in Modesto. About 60,000 spectators watched as Ecus Vaughan of Pratt county finished second, and William Rose of Henry county placed third. Bauman and Vaughan will represent Illinois in the national contest near Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Bauman
Woodford
Illinois
Modesto
William Rose
Henry County
Ecus Vaughan
Pratt County
Bauman
Vaughan
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Woodford County
Pratt
Henry
Clarence Endress
Marshall-Putnam
Donley Martin
LaSalle
Truman Pocklington
Macoupin
Roy Dremann
Bureau
Ed Roman
Fred Nordman
Ogle
George Schubach
Kane
Wilbur Challand
DeKalb
Morrill Johnson
Stephenson
Land survey details for Mabel Allen Jensen
Public land description lists parcels in York at section 1 two and section 6 township 23 range 3 and township 23 range 4. Names a landholder Mabel Allen Jensen and references standard land surveying units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Allen Jensen
York
Carroll County Leads Northern Illinois Highway Death Toll
A survey of traffic records from ten northern Illinois counties shows Carroll County led in highway fatalities with ten deaths in October and a total of 90 for the first ten months of 1938. Across the region fourteen deaths occurred in October, with Lee and Ogle counties also reporting high totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Lee County
Ogle County
Jo Daviess County
DeKalb County
Stephenson County
Whiteside County
Carroll And Stockton Battle To 6 6 Tie In Conference
Mt. Carroll and Stockton high schools battled to a 6 6 tie on Stockton field keeping them tied for the U S Grant conference lead. Stockton scored early in the third on a 2 yard line rush after a pass to the goal. An extra point kick failed. In the final period Mt Carroll answered on a 25 yard pass from Grove to Kuhleman, but Wilcox stopped the point try. A later Carroll score was nullified by a penalty.
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Mt. Carroll
Stockton
U.S. Grant
Kuhleman
Grove
Wilcox
Carroll
Paul Doty First Carroll Entry In Stock Exposition
Paul Doty, a 17 year old Savanna farm boy, makes Carroll county's first entry for the 1938 International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago at the Yards November 26 to December 3. He will exhibit a purebred Short horn steer in the junior classes. Entries close November 1 for livestock and November 10 for crops. The show awards nearly 100000 in livestock premiums and features 30 breeds. The grand champion steer will be judged by William J. Cumber of Theale, Berkshire, England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Chicago Yards
Paul Doty
Savanna
William J. Cumber
Theale
Berkshire
England
Lockers Ready Control
The article describes cold storage locker operations with two keys per locker, one for the patron and one kept at the plant, plus a master key held by the manager. It notes the lobby layout, insulated door to the locker room, and hours from 7 am to 6 pm with possible evening access for patrons.
Survey Work Continues To Measure Horizontal Angles
The article describes a surveying setup used to measure horizontal angles with electric bulbs powered by dry cells. Observations are mainly done at night due to steadier atmosphere and clearer visibility of lights. The steel towers used in the survey are dismantled after use.
Surveying team installs permanent markers at station site
After completing observations the crew relocates, leaving a bronze triangulation disk and two reference disks in concrete, plus a bronze azimuth disk quarter of a mile away. The azimuth mark gives ground visibility for local surveyors to check compasses and tie in surveys, then the party will head to Missouri for similar work and later Arkansas and Louisiana.
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Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Death notices detail Smith and Kate Smith services
In Mt. Carroll Frank Bros funeral chapel the Rev Grover F Foltz officiated for Mrs Smith burial followed in Zion cemetery Woodland She is survived by her husband a sister Miss Clara L Davis and a brother William J Davis all Woodland township Kate Smith 88 died at 645 Friday evening in the August Hartmai home Shannon Funeral services were held Sunday at the Shannon Evangelical church with Rev S G Eb ery officiating Burial was in the Brethren cemetery Born in Germany she came with parents to Carroll county as a young girl The family first lived in Elkhorn Grove then moved to Shannon in 1867 where her husband Conrad Mol was in the harness business She is survived by a daughter Mrs Clara Kuter of Los Angeles California
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Frank Bros
Mt. Carroll
Grover F. Foltz
United Brethren Church
Zion Cemetery
Woodland
Shannon Evangelical Church
S. G. Ebery
Brethren
Germany
Carroll County
Elkhorn Grove Township
Shannon
Conrad Mol
Thther and Harness
Clara Kuter
Los Angeles
Calif
Close Campaign Cont'd. Ballot names and positions listed
From Page 1 this section asks if American boys should fight on foreign soil. Voters will see a yes or no decision. Names on the fall ballot include United States senator candidates Richard J. Lyons Libertyville R, Scott W. Lucas Havana D, and Enoch A. Holtwick P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Richard J. Lyons
Libertyville
Scott W. Lucas
Havana
Enoch A. Holtwick
Illinois Statewide Election Ticket Frontrunners Listed
The document lists candidates for statewide offices including state treasurer William R. Mc Cauley Olney Louie E. Lewis and Clay F Gaumer. Supt of Public Instruction Wiley Bs Garvin John A Wieland and J Oliver Buswell Jr. Clerk of the Supreme Court Geo E Lambur Jr Adam E Bloch and Harry D Penwell. University of Illinois Trustees and various district representatives. county offices in Carroll County with party designations. It names numerous candidates from Evanston Rockford Joliet Mt. Carroll Savanna and other locales across Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. McCauley
Olney
Louie E. Lewis
Clay F. Gaumer
Galvin
Harrisburg
Duell Vincent
Evanston
Congress
Seimon E. Lantz
Congerville
Stephen A. Day
T. V. Smith
Chicago
John C. Martin
Salem
A. G. Carnine
Bloomington
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Orion Alexander
Howard Woessner
Joseph Miller
Joseph S. Miles, Sr
Lula B. Heinze
Mr. Carroll
John Frederick
Irvin Elliott
Savanna S. B
L. A
Susie M. Waymack
Hershey’ Add
Jacob Richter
Ernest R. Gieser
William B. Haas
Wilmer J. LaShelle
Anna V. Shelly
ROYAL
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Martha Raye
Bob Hope
Cohit
Wallace Beery
Jackie Cooper
Richard Cromwell
Marsha Hunt
Come On
Leathernecks
Bruce Cabot
Beverly Roberts
Iajesti
MT Carroll
Broadway Musketeers
Margaret Lindsay
Marie Wilson
Ann Sheridan
Justice Across the
Zane Grey
Paramount
Douglass Dumbrille
Sidney Toler
Russell Hayden
Charlotte Frelds & Vwarry Sherman Production
Ronald Coleman
Mary Ashby Cheek
Rockford College
Africa
Aman
Sterling Sterling
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Capitol
Theatre—Morrison
Jane Withers
Peter Lorre
Mr. Moto
Wayne Morris
Valley of the Giants
Betty Grable
Lawrence E
Brudi
Pare 1
Kate Smith
Hartmai
Ray R.westfall
Lulam
Ross
Harmon Reed
Justus L. Johnson
Aurora
Herbert O. Martin
Joliet
Leo E. Allen
Galena
Theodore A. Secker
Freeport
General Assembly
John A. Bingham
Franklin A. Stransky
Charles D. Franz
Walter R. Watson
Raymond Hartman
Orion M. Grove
W. G Kent
Ray R. Westfall
Albert Herbig
Lula Ross
Sa‘oc
Roy Hartman
Chadwick
Lawrence E. Brudi
Consci
Orson M. Grove
Clinton
H. C. Baade
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Gruhl
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ELGIN
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Second Ave
Stukas Hardware
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