Babson's Investment Advice From Eureka Letter
Eureka Kansas November 1 1920s style column by Babson emphasizes investing in small rural assets over big cities. He warns of urban overreach but promotes safe property loans and diversified stock picks including General Foods Kruger Grocery Pet Milk and more with reminders to limit exposure per industry and company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Foods
Kruger Grocery
Pet Milk
J. C. Jenney Company
McLellan Stores
Diamond Match
Deere & Company
St. Joseph
Greyhound Bus
Kansas City & Southern Rk. R. Co
Western Union Telegraph Co
New York Stock Exchange
Clinton social notes list weekend and Sunday guests
Thompson briefings report dinner guests and visits around Clinton Ia. Families of Stadel Penn Hawk Coon Heinze Roggendorf Puterbaugh De Noordhoff Behr Sack and Prins are mentioned alongside Earl Ellis and Louis Thompson hosting and visiting relatives and friends in Clinton Stockton Savanna Polo Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benford Stadel
Rard
Stockton
Justice Penn
JoAnn
Katherine Hawk
Louis Thompson
Clinton
Howard Coon
Earl Ellis
Hazel Heinze
Savanna
Gus Roggendorf
Guy Puterbaugh
Polo
Lillian de Noordhoff
Rockford
Chas. Behr
Chas. Sack
Richard
Justice Prins
Wingert, 82, Carroll County Attorney, Dies in Minnesota
A. F. Wingert, 82, of Mt. Carroll and longtime Carroll County attorney, died Oct 31 in Rochester Minnesota after a 10 day illness. Born in Dixon he practiced law in Savannah before serving three terms as county judge. Survived by widow Lila Brown and son Emmert of Madison Wisconsin. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery after services at the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Wingert
Mt. Carroll
Carroll County
Rochester
Minn
William Lyons
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Wingert
Dixon
Illinois
Savanna
Lila Brown
Frances Shimer College
Atty
Wingert
Caroline Mark
Emmert
Madison, Wis
Trojans Elect Co Captains In Tie Vote
The Y club elected basketball captaincy with a tie resulting in co captains Bing Mattie and Don Ashby for the coming season. Coach Munson notes improving form as Sabula game looms Nov 15 and lists promising players. A biology class observed a red turtle and a two foot water snake and will study birds next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trojans
Y” Club
Bing Mattie
Don Ashby
Munson
Bud Bull
J. Elliott
D. Ashby
Tom Root
Bob Heusinkveld
J. Stearns
Bobbie Young
Alfred Dykstra
M. Bielema
Ken Goblin
FHA Girls Receive Sweat Shirts and Local Meeting Notes
The FHA girls received their sweat shirts. Miss Godenaur attended the home economics convention in Rockford Thursday and Friday. Carroll county principals and superintendents met with Mr Brudi on Wednesday night November 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Freshmen win magazine sales contest host midweek party
Freshmen who won the magazine sales contest held an ice cream and cookie party during fifth period on Wednesday. The other classes joked they should have worked harder to join, noting the freshmen’s timing kept them hungrier than the earlier fourth period treat.
Illinois State Library books arrive at Argo-Fa school
Thirty books from the Illinois State Library are now available to the Argo-Fa community at no charge. Titles include Douglas' Wish Alger Baby's Own Aesop The Traveling Coat The Land of Little Rain and more. Laurence Bruci visited the Argo school Friday. Mr and Mrs Gee Schmaling and others traveled to Chicago to see Roy Roger's Rodeo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Library
Argo-Fa
Douglas’ Wish
Alger
Northlights
Aulaire
Bacon
Grasshopper Gold
Barnett
Chico
Blanchard
Crew
Billy Topsail and Company
Duncan
Eliot
Fellows
Flack
Timur
Gaidar
Bruce
Barbara
Gates
Gehres
Harris
Oxus
Hull
Justus
Nancy
Apple-tree Hill
Means
Morley
Rue
Shore
Rinty
Tarry
Raff
Wells
Wilson
County
Laurence Bruci
Argo
Gee, Schmaling
Esther
Laura Daehler
Chadwick
Chicago
Roy Roger
Ed Turney
Clinton
Hiram Green
S. S
Threat Brings Extra Time In County Jail
In Carroll county circuit court last Wednesday, LaVerne Vi Lief of Mt. Carroll received an additional three months in the county jail and a $500 peace bond after he threatened attorney Lawrence A. Smith during a contempt hearing. Lief had already been sentenced to 45 days for contempt when he was found $905 in arrears for child support to his former wife and four children. Sheriff Eber Shepherd reported the threat to Judge George Dixon, who ordered Lief back to court and imposed the extra penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
LaVerne Vi Lief
Mt. Carroll
Lief
George Dixon
Lawrence A. Smith
Leif
Military discharges filed at circuit clerk office
Honorable discharges from the armed forces have been registered in recent days by the circuit clerk. Names listed include Cpl. Edgar M. Murney Jr and Pvt Loyal L. Lehreiner from Mt Carroll. T-4 Marion C. Strautz. T-5 Paul R. Clevidence. Cpl Williams H. Blakeslee of Mt Carroll. S2c Bruce D. Shaw of Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar M. Murney, Jr
Loyal L. Lehreiner
Marion C. Strautz
Mt. Carroll
Paul R. Clevidence
Williams H. Blakeslee
Chadwick
Bruce D. Shaw
Savanna
Property transfers listed for Milledgeville and vicinity
Numerous parcel deeds show transfers from named individuals to spouses and others, with lot and block designs across Chadwick Savanna Thompson Milledgeville and nearby additions, including Meyers First add and Walker's add. Transactions involve Gossel Garman Kluck Quick Parks Reitz Hummel, and other residents, with deeds recorded by master in chancery Eaton and title references to Chadwick Savanna and Shannon areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lucille Rahn
Paul R. Clevidence
Chadwick
John H. Shirk
Ralph A. Gerdes
A. E. McClain
Meyers
Add
Milledgeville
Emiel Gossel
Clem Hoy
York
Laura Henninger
Bernard Johnson
Thomson
Harry K. Tallman
Albert H. Derrer
Freedom
John J. Gibbons
Paul L. Adams
Washington
Lucretia Lichtenberger
Glen L. Robertson
Vieving Park Villa
Savanna
Myrtle May Corbett
Helen Parker
Philip Hunter
Roman H. Kluck
East Savanna
Thomas Jensen
Bill Myers
R. G. Fuller
Ray Roberts
Harold C. Fox
Mr. Carroll
Oscar Daehler
Pearl Daehler
Hawk
Lucille G. Leecher
Frank W. Mest
Snow
Bethel Cemetery Assn
Orville Ki. Martin
Maud Betty Crampton
Martha E. Quick
Shannon
Lillian Martin
Myrtle M. Corbett
Clarence C
R. M. Eaton
John Bittner
John W. Meeker
Philip Reitz
Skaren
George W. Thiele
Russell H. Garman
Blanche E. Whitmer
Donald Blair
Salem
Robert D. Burns
Leland M. Hummel
Lloyd C. Schreiner
Carl Plock
Smith's
Lanark
Ray B. Polhill
John Parks
Walker's
Henry Warfield
Clifford Durward
Carpenter’s
Sunday Visits Across Illinois and Iowa in Family Gatherings
A series of weekend visits spans Dubuque Iowa to Clinton and Lanark Illinois. Abe Miller and family join Mrs. Miller and sister in Dubuque while Lloyd Rogers and Very Rogers families visit in Lanark. Carl Petersen and Cornelius Noordhoff households share dinners in Clinton as Luella Gleason hosts relatives. Dean Robinson, studying at DeKalb, returns home for the weekend with Carl Robinson and Clarence Messinger relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Miller
Dubuque
Miller
Melvin Horn
Lloyd Rogers
Very Rogers
Lanark
Cornelius Noordhoff
Carl Petersen
Reka Haas
Clinton
Emma Steele
Hattie Rawlins
Dean Robinson
DeKalb
Carl Robinson
Clarence Messinger
Luella Gleason
Messinger
Luella Gleaison
County Vote Totals for Candidates and Propositions
Unofficial county results list state ticket winners for treasurer Rowe 4812 Keys 1441. superintendent Nickel 4754 Engle 1417. Rep. in Congress at large Stratton 4776 Douglas 1621. Rep. in 13th district Allen 4856 Kinney 1417. general assembly 12th district Straneky 8186 Burt 6210 Morris 4529. county judge Grove 5100. county clerk Nipe 5114. treasurer Ross 6127. sheriff Truninger 5165. supt. of schools Bruch 5163. Propositions Bonus Yes 866 No 1625. TB sanitarium For 3426 Against 855 (2 precincts missing). Constitutional amendment Yes 2405 No 736 (2 precincts missing).
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Rowe
Keys
Grove
Nipe
Ross
Truninger
Bruch
T. B. Sanitarium
Armistice Day Closures Across Thomson Businesses
Thomson businesses will close all day Monday November 11 for Armistice Day. Rural mail delivery stops, post offices open 8 to 10 am with no window service. County and federal offices, banks and many stores also close. pheasant season opens that day prompting hunters to take a holiday outing.
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Thomson
Local Breeders Sell Two Brown Swiss Bulls
Brown Swiss breeders Robert and Robert F. Sibley of Chadwick Illinois sold two bulls from their herd. The sale was reported by Fred S. Idise secretary of the Brown Swiss cattle breeders association Be loit Wisconsin. One bull Vogel Lassies Beauty Boy 78758 went to Lee McCall Maesbach Illinois and Twin nee Double Gigolo 78737 went to L H Chamberlain and H C Warner of Dixon Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert and
Robert F. Sibley
Brown Swiss Breeders
Chadwick
Ill
Fred S. Idise
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association
Beloit
Wis
Vogel Lassie
Lee McCall
Maesbach
L. H. Chamberlain
H. C. Warner
Dixon, Iil
Mrs. H. Beswick Dies In Morrison
Harold Beswick, 58, a Milledgeville native, died at his Morrison home at 6 45 p m Friday November 1 after illness since March Funeral services were held in Morrison with burial at Grove Hill cemetery Reesie Tracy born March 5 1888 in Milledgeville was married November 18 1908 to Harold W Beswick Survivors include husband daughter Mrs Abe Renkes of Morrison son Tracy Beswick of Freeport three grandchildren and brother Ray R Tracy of Morrison
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Beswick
Milledgeville
Morrison
Grove Hill Cemetery
Reesie Tracy
Squire
Susan Tracy
Harold W. Beswick
Abe Renkes
Tracy Beswick
Freeport
Ray R. Tracy
Weekend Visits Spread Across Clinton and Nearby Towns
Pearl Gileon and daughter Diana visited the Robinsons in Clinton with Teddy remaining for a week. Dinner guests included Justice Prins and family, Norman Stickell, Mavie and Robert. Other notes mention property transfers, weekend visits, and winter plans across Lanark Elgin Batavia Bradenton Fulton Milledgeville Laurens and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Gileon
Diana
Marie Printy
Dickie
Teddy
Clinton
Carl Robinson
Justice Prins
JoAnn
Norman Stickell
Mavie
Robert
Clem Hoy
Thomson
John Lohmeier
Argona
Coleta
Johnnie Brown
Fulton
Lyle Pringle
Ienry Ashpole
Low Moore
Harold Ashpole
Moline
John Ashpole
Lowell Hall
Savanna
Ruth Goldring
Hanover
John Halfman
Milledgeville
David
Fay Ashby
Carol Dimmick
Hattie Greeley
Willis Pape
Darrel Draper
Lake Park
W. J. Dawson
Rev. Draper
Lester Draper
Southerland
Lt Harold Wilson Arranges Pacusan Dreamboat Tour Plan
Lt Harold Wilson of the AAF reports from Chadwick that he has been sent from Washington to spearhead a coast to coast tour of the Pacusan Dreamboat B 29. The aircraft has set recent long distance records and will speed from Washington to Miami on November 5 and 6, with Wilson arranging press radio and social events for the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Wilson
AAF
Chadwick
Air Force
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Washington
Miami
Chadwick Masonic Lodge to Hold Monday Evening Supper
The Chadwick Masonic lodge will host a smoker Monday evening in the lodge dining room. Dwight Spearman serves as chairman of the supper committee for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Deaths Rise for 81Yearold Mt Carroll Native
Sunny death notice for Hoyt Shaw aged 81 born July 30 1865 Mt Carroll Illinois died at 7 a m Tuesday November 5 in Savanna city hospital after a three week illness. He resided in Southern Pines North Carolina for 25 years and came to Mt Carroll in September for his sister Effie's funeral. He was survived by his widow Lida Webb of Galena who lives in Southern Pines North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt Shaw
Mt. Carroll
Savanna City Hospital
Mr. Shaw
Southern Pines
N. C
Effie
James
Jane Shaw
Lida Webb
Galena
Southern Pines, N. C
Death of Shannon woman Miss Ida Yordy at 66
Miss Ida Yordy 66 was found dead at her Shannon home Friday Nov 1 by friend Mrs Bernice Griffith. She attended a party the day before and became ill that evening. Funeral services were at 2:30 p m Sunday at Shannon Evangelical church with Rev Paul officiating. Burial in Brethren cemetery. Born July 13 1880 near Shannon, she was survived by her brother George Yordy of Traer Iowa.
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Ida Yordy
Shannon
Bernice Griffith
Miss Yordy
Amos and
Annie Yordy
George Yordy
Traer
Students honored for October attendance and class news
The list names October perfect attendance recipients led by Nancy Bennett and others with an omission noted for June Lanning. A separate group lists those with no absences or tardies in third and fourth grades. Grace Seim notes a farm and home safety film, library period gains, and grade school basketball and PE activities. Fifth and sixth graders are named for October attendance and a note on grade English projects and a Japan study in the eighth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Bennett
Janice Fehler
Allan Grimm
Eddie Hook
Patsy Kettler
June Lanning
Leroy Marshall
Gene Ottens
Tommy Rutherford
Judy Brown
Jimmie Carroll
Gene Fehler
Judith Gordon
Starr Perry
David Rutherford
Mickelson
Marlys Zenk
David Carroll
Doris Feldt
Dorothy North
Ann Holland
Norma Rice
Bobby Williams
Ronald Bielema
Marilyn Bolhous
Margaret Grawe
Charles Green
Leslie Prins
Arthur Perry
Janice St. Ores
Nancy Wilt
Carol Williams
Grace Seim
Republicans Carry All Precincts In County At Election Tuesday
The U S Grant Council Boy Scouts of America will hold its annual meeting in Freeport at Freeport High School on Sunday November 10 starting at 3 p m The council serves Jo Daviess Carroll Stephenson counties Illinois and Green Lafayette and Grant counties Wisconsin Representatives on the council and other Scout leaders from our community will attend The meeting theme is Planning The Program Afternoon sessions cover Commissioners Troop officials Cub Pack leaders and Senior Scout leaders The business session and officer elections occur in the afternoon The banquet features awards and a talk by Mr O A Hanke of Mt Morris Illinois titled What Is Freedom's Price All registered Scouters and Cubs their wives and friends are invited to attend
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U. S. Grant
0. A. Hanke
Mt. Morris
Ill
Hanke
Mrs. C. S. Darrow Appointed USO County Chairman
William B. McKenzie names Mrs. C. S. Darrow of Savannah as county chair for Carroll County in the 1947 USO appeal. The drive seeks funds to support USO operations with a regional share of the $19,000,000 goal. Darrow stresses ongoing service to more than 1,500,000 personnel still in uniform and hospitalized in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. McKenzie
USO
Illinois
C. S. Darrow
Savanna
Carroll County
Carrow
USC
Courthouse Annex Offices Redecorated in Mt Carroll
Redecorating of three offices and the second floor hall in the Mt Carroll courthouse annex is in progress this week. Last week both new and old supervisors rooms were redecorated. Offices being painted include those of L. E. Bruch county school superintendent C. M. Grove county judge and S. C. Campbell highway superintendent.
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Mt. Carroll
L. E. Bruch
C. M. Grove
S. C. Campbell
Sandridge School Minstrels Friday Night
Shomson briefs that Sandridge school will present the Oceana Minstrels at Sandridge school on Friday November 22 at 730 p m A social will follow the show Donations of sandwiches pastries and items for the fish pond and the Pot o Gold will be appreciated by Libbie Rupple teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandridge
Oceana Minstrels
Sandridge School
Libbie C. Rupple
H. J. Hague
Ralph Schubert
Chicago
Wm. Griswold
Grant Grimm
June
Mt. Carroll
Ford Grimm
James Draper
Wesley Bachelor
Southerland
Merchant Marines
Darrell Draper
Rev. Cleworth
Clinton
Claude Grim
Roy Heitman
Ray Brenneman
Wm. Hamm
Thomas Hamm
Morrison
Richard Badtke
Forrest Gilbert
Port Byron
Carroll county Approves Veterans Bonus and T B Tax Plan
Carroll county voters turnout for an off year election was strong with about 4200 ballots. The veteran's bonus proposal passed 3866 to 0 in county totals and the tuberculosis sanatorium tax proposal carried 3426 to 855. The gateway amendment failed with 2403 in favor locally. All county Republican candidates were elected as opposition was minimal. Official tabulations by the County Clerk and local paper indicate a strong Republican trend statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
T. B
Illinois General Assembly
W. M. Nipe
Senate
House
Congress
New District Rehabilitation Office Opens in Freeport
The Illinois Division of Rehabilitation opened a new district office at 7 N. State St. Freeport to bring vocational rehabilitation services closer to residents of Daviess Stephenson Carroll and Ogle counties. Wm J Carter will lead as rehabilitation counselor guiding medical treatment training and job placement for about 980 handicapped men and women eligible for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daviess
Stephenson
Carroll
Ogle
Ilinois Division of Rehabilitation
N. State St
Freeport
DeForest O'Dell
Wm. J. Carter
Illinois
O'Dell
Hunters urged to respect fences and gates statewide
Livington E. Osborne, Illinois conservation director, warns hunters about complaints of open farm gates and cut fences. He states hunters must have landowner permission to hunt or fish, and conservation officers will enforce the property rights protections under state game laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livington E. Osborne
Illinois
Weekend Visit Notes From Fulton and Surroundings
Evelyn Houzenga of Fulton spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Houzenga. Sunday dinner guests at Vern Kauffman’s included Wallace Dresbach Mary Jean of Mt. Carroll Edward Wenzell and sons of Shannon and Robert Queckboerner of Chadwick. Mrs. Kenneth Krempel and sons visited Frietag home in Elkhorn while Omar Ketchum and family of Savanna joined George Ketchum for dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Frietag
Elkhorn
Omar Ketchum
Savanna
George Ketchum
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Babson’s Weekly Report
Babson
Eureka
Kans
New York
Boston
Kansas City
St. Louis
America
United States
Thomson Briefs
Minnesota
Snake Virus High School
Ag BG J
NEV
Fonse
Roker
Mrs. Davies
Rich
Yvonne
Hazel
Roberta
Norma
William
Edward
Merle Atherton
Esther Bielema
Philip Brach
David Murray
Donald Schroth
Dolores South
Japan
Cooper
Gordon Brown
Leroy Zine
John Murray
Gene Halfman
Charlene Larson
Ruth Bielema
Mary Houzenga
Arla St. Ores
Richard Volk
George St. Ores
Donald Smith
Harvey Hou
Zenga
Russell Sikkema
Mary Cate
Mr. Zimmerman
Grant Area Boy Scout Council
Shomson Briefs
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