Babson Forecasts Four Years in Washington
Babson argues Republicans and Conservative Democrats will control Congress. He expects lower taxes with later return near prewar levels, reduced nuisance taxes, and slow budget balance. Foreign policy may see Britain Russia and the U S sustain peace while a world organization grows. Wages may fall, overtime vanishes, and a forty hour week returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Washington
Congress
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Russia
China
Naptha Restricted to Rationed List Starting Monday
Naptha will join the rationed fuels list starting Monday Nov 20. Gasoline dealers and intermediate distributors must register naptha storage with the OPA by that date. The fuel previously unregulated was found in cars. after Nov 20 legitimate users apply for rations via their county war price and rationing board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Naptha
Local Families Attend Chester Alexander Home Dinner
Chadwick residents including Mr and Mrs Ellwyn Allison and family Mrs Maude Alexander and others gathered at the Chester Alexander home for a family dinner honoring the Dambman clan. Mrs Mary Wilson returned to her Lanark home after a stay away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellwyn Allison
Coleta
Maude Alexander
A. J. Miller
Harold Stoner
Leroy
A. H. Dambman and Lyle
Alvin Reiff
Elmer Hans
Chester Alexander
Dambmank
Mary Wilson
Lanark
Carroll County Falls Short of 1948 Election Turnout
Official county clerk figures show 9,022 ballots cast in Carroll County in the recent general election. The vote total is lower than four years ago when 10,070 ballots were recorded, with about 1,500 eligible voters not voting and many service members voting by absentee ballot not yet registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Turkeys Made Available to Civilians for Thanksgiving
War Food Administration allows turkeys processed after November 5 to be sold through normal channels while prior lots remain exclusive to the army. Despite a partial suspension, civilian supply remains tight for Thanksgiving but expected to rise for Christmas and New Year. Production this year may exceed previous records with over 500 million pounds dressed. Labor shortages in processing plants may slow distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Food Administration
Fine Eight For Over Ceiling Sale Of Used Trucks
Eight individuals settled treble damage actions for selling used trucks above OPA ceilings under RMPR 341. Readied settlements on November 7 total 427.73 dollars. Iowa respondents include Wylie Campbell Maquoketa Meta Schneckloth Muscatine Cornelius Shannon Bernard Henry J Scott Davenport. Illinois respondents include John K Dykstra Fulton Vern Mort Morrison R E Henigan Rocelle Robert L Haynes Andalusia. Enforcement Division Quad Cities District OPA Moline Illinois handled the actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Iowa
Illinois
Wylie Campbell
Maquoketa
Meta Schneckloth
Muscatine
Cornelius Shannon
Bernard
Henry J. Scott
Davenport
John K. Dykstra
Fulton
Vern Mort
Morrison
R. E. Henigan
Rocelle
Robert L. Haynes
Andalusia
Enforcement
Quad-Cities
Moline
Ill
Navy radar program seeks 18 to 37 year olds for direct assignment
The Navy invites men aged 18 to 37 with 1-A classification and a completed preinduction exam to apply for radar training. Ten months of specialized instruction, Petty Officer rating, and a postwar future await those who qualify. Volunteers and inductees eligible. details available at Rock Island recruiting station or Savanna Post Office each Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Rock Island
Savanna
Local families host guests in weekend visits
Mrs Dora Carley and family of Freeport Pfe Francis LaPlain of Yuma Ariz Mrs J W Kelly and L W Harrison of Sterling were Sunday guests in the home of Mr and Mrs D R Stoner Mrs Leo Chamberlain of Mt Car roll and Mrs M F Van Buer spent Sunday afternoon in the home of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Verkruyse at Erie Mr and Mrs Eugene Stewart of Sterling were weekend guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Adam Voeckel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Carley
Freeport
Pfe
Francis LaPlain
Yuma
Ariz
J. W. Kelly
L. W. Harrison
Sterling
D. R. Stoner
Leo Chamberlain
Mt. Carroll
M. F. van Buer
Kenneth Verkruyse
Erie
Eugene Stewart
Adam Voeckel
Lanark Couple Wed in West Branch Church Ceremony
Miss Shirley Brantner and Dean Arthur Miller of Lanark married on Thursday November 2 in West Branch Brethren church with Rev. Edmond Wayne Gerdes officiating. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Samuel Brantner. The couple will reside in Oklahoma City following a breakfast at David Courts rural hotel with relatives from Savanna Chicago and Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Brantner
Dean Arthur Miller
Lanark
West Branch
B. M. Brantner
William S. Miller
Lanark High School
Oklahoma City
Okla
Milledgeville Couple Wed In Candle Light Ceremony
Miss Helen M. Smith and Sgt Harold Itken exchanged marriage vows Thursday evening at the Smith home in Milledgeville. Rev A W Oetting read the double ring service with Rev Charles Nettleton singing. attendants were Wanda Smith and Pfe Lawrence Itken. The couple will reside at the RAF redistribution station in Atlantic City New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen M. Smith
Paul H Smith
Milledgeville
Harold Itken
Chicago
Wanda Smith
Pfe Lawrence Itken
Chadwick
Sterling
Milledgeville High School
Sgt
Itken
Whiteside County
RAF
Atlantic City
N. J
Double wedding in Savanna ties two Mt. Carroll couples
In a Saturday ceremony at 8 p m justice of the peace W G Kent joined Edna Johnson to Benjamin Mesenbrink Jr and Imogene Handel to Raymond Oviatt. All four are from Mt Carroll and the couples plan to reside in Denison and Mt Carroll while both men take posts at the Denison Bulletin and Savanna ordnance depot respectively. Edna Johnson is of Dunlap Iowa and a Thunlap High School graduate who previously worked in Omaha. Mesenbrink, son of Mrs. Benjamin Mesenbrink of Denison, is a Denison High School graduate formerly with the Denison Review. Handel, daughter of Mrs. Alice Handel, works at Savanna ordnance depot and will live in Mt Carroll with Oviatt, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Oviatt of Omaha. Both new couples have been employed by the Mirror-Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
W. G. Kent
Justice of the Peace
Edna Johnson
Benjamin Mesenbrink, Jr
Imogene Handel
Raymond Oviatt
Mt. Carroll
Mesenbrink
Oviatt
Miss Johnson
Miss Handel
Alice Handel
Savanne Ordnance Depot
Mr. Oviatt
John Oviatt
Omaha
Neb
Savanna Ordnance Donot
Mt. Carioti
Savanna and Singer pair wed in Sunday ceremony
Mrs Rose Dangel of Savanna and Isaac Cooley of Singer La were married Sunday Nov 6 at 10 p m. The ceremony occurred at the home of a Cooley brother. Mrs Cooley hails from Washington township Carroll county and the couple will live on a farm near Singer operated by Mr Cooley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Dangel
Savanna
Isaac Cooley
Singer
Cooley
Washinnton Township
Carroll County
Me. Cooley
Thanksgiving Holiday Observed Nationwide For Thanksgiving Day
Next Thursday November 23 has been designated as Thanksgiving Day and will be a national holiday. Banks and post offices close and most businesses will observe the holiday with no rural mail delivery. County offices also close.
Preston Prairie Socials Note Visits at Multiple Homes
Twenty eight residents attended the Paul Metz home on Sunday November 12. Fred Wielke of Lanark visited recently. The Decker family called on the Lee Hartman home on November 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Metz
Fred Wielke
Lanark
Decker
Lee Hartman
November docket released for Carroll County court term
Judge Leon A. Zick will preside at the November term opening Monday November 20 with grand jurors reporting at 10 am. The new docket lists one criminal case 16 common law cases and 12 chancery cases including seven divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon A. Zick
Oregon
Credit Court
Carroll County
Zick
Clarence Voecker
the People
John
Bastion
J. G. Short
Lavie Logan
August Henry Busing
Annie Hacken van Iver Richter
Chris W. Morhardt
Mildred Nimrick
Roy Stairs
Loren Albers
Alvin Schaut
Laurence L. Bender
Scire Facias
Della Beecham Dixon
Lee Hartwell
Fred A. Barth
Dorothy E.barthh
Emily J Turnbaugh
Hattie Bailey
Leo C. Bailey
Ida Lahr
George Miller
Lawrence A.smith
Grace Spielman
Tract No. 1
Merle Ergin
Virginia Zentz
Roy Zentz
Edward Wallace
Jeanne Wallace
Julian Johnson
Dorothy Johnson
County Clerk Sues Marriage Licenses and Divorce Granted
County Clerk W. M. Nipe reports issuing licenses to Ray P. Oviatt and Imogene Handel of Mt. Carroll Harold E. Itken of Sterling and Helen Marie Smith of Milledgeville. In Mt Carroll circuit court Judge Leon A. Zick grants Helen Bittner a divorce from Geo Bittner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Nipe
Ray P. Oviatt
Imogene Handel
Mt. Carroll
Harold E. Itken
Sterling
Helen Marie Smith
Milledgeville
Leon A. Zick
Helen Bittner
Geo. Bittner
Rochelle Clinches Rock River Valley Title With Victory
Rochelle high overwhelmed Mount Carroll 20 to 0 in a conference tilt to claim the Rock River Valley championship. Mt. Carroll finished the season with four wins and two losses in league play while Rochelle posted five victories, one tie and no defeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carroll High
Rochelle High
Rochelle
Rock River Valley
Mt. Carroll
Mission Ridge PTA Meeting Friday Night
The Mission Ridge PTA will meet Friday at 8 o clock in the school house. Rev Earl Coble will speak. Duet by Dolores Daehler and Wanda Brown solo by Mrs Merle Miller. Guitar music by Richard Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Ridge P. T. A
Earl Coble
Dolores Daehler
Wanda Brown
Merle Miller
Richard Post
Social visits and a four pound carp caught at Elkhorn Creek
Mrs Joseph P Weber visited friends in Sycamore on Saturday. Mrs Bess Jenkins from Waterloo arrived to spend a week with Mr and Mrs Wm Bilster. Mr and Mrs Charles Williams spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Arthur Behrens. Oscar Rahn showed a carp weighing over four pounds caught that afternoon in Elkhorn Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Weber
Sycamore
Bess Jenkins
Waterloo
Wm. Bilster
Charles Williams
Arthur Behrens
Oscar Rahn
Elkhorn Creek
Boy dies after cement mixer accident in Mt Carroll
Kenneth Fulrath aged a year old died at St Francis hospital Freeport from injuries when a 400 pound cement mixer toppled onto him in the back yard. Coroner’s jury ruled accidental death. Surviving are his parents five sisters and two brothers. Funeral arrangements were made at Frank funeral home Mt Carroll. Also obituary notes Miss Maude Fryer aged 75 Milledgeville cerebral hemorrhage. She was born Feb 18 1871 and lived in Milledgeville. She was a church member and charter member of Bernice chapter O E S. She died at home after ill health. Surviving relatives are cousins in Iowa and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Fulrath
Orville Fulrath
Carroll
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Stephenson County
W. L.kareher
Frank
Mt. Carroll
Kenneth
Thelma Falr
Maude Fryer
Milledgeville
Miss Fryer
C. A. Straka
Election Board
Daniel and
Barbara Fryer
Mr. Fryer
James K. Polk
Albany County
New York
Mise Fryer
Methodist Church
Bernice
Marie
Ella
Deterick
Charles
Iowa
California
Death of Mrs Rose Schwartzinger in Savanna
Mrs Rose Schwartzinger aged 89 was found dead in her Savanna home on Saturday at 3 30 pm due to a heart attack per county coroner Dr J B Schreiter. The body was taken to Puller funeral home for burial arrangements. Born March 18 1855 in Czechoslovakia she lived in Savanna 45 years. Surviving are two sons Charles and George who lived with her and a step daughter Mise Christine Schwartzinger of Chicago. Her husband and three sons preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Schwartzinger
Savanna
J. B. Schreiter
Puller Funeral
Rose Sazma
Czechoslovakia
Charles
George
Mise Christine Schwartzinger
Chicago
Burial Rites Held For Baby Sandra Lee Boelk
Funeral rites for infant Sandra Lee Boelk daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Boelk were held at 1 30 pm Friday at Barthell funeral home Warren. The infant born Tuesday Nov 7 at Deadoness Hospital Freeport died Thursday morning at 1030.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Lee
Frank Boelk
Chadwick
Barthell
Warren
Deadoness Hospital
Freeport
Nephew Wins Good Conduct Medal for Cpl John Mest
Cpl. John Mest, son of Supervisor George Mest of Savanna, received the good conduct medal. After over two years in service and overseas since May, he is now in Belgium following service in northern France. He is a nephew of E. R. Mest of Chadwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
John Mest
George Mest
Savanna
Cpl. Mest
Belgium
France
E. R. Mest
Chadwick
Family Guests Share Weekend Meals Across Two Homes
Downers Grove guests include Mr and Mrs W Hughes and family staying at E R Mest house. Sterling visitors Glen Harms Cheryl Sharon Mrs Ida Bubrick join other families for Sunday dinner at Arthur Behrens and others. Beloit pastor Rev Roy Berg visited Freece Senneff household Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Harms
Cheryl
Sharon
Ida Bubrick
Sterling
Chris Mackey
Frank Schreiner
Arthur Behrens
Walter Lada
Walter Jr
Jackie
Joan Misiewicz
Laura
Edward Mumenthaler
Bobbie and
Pike
Chicago
Stanley Misiewicz
Rev
Roy Berg
Beloit
Freece Senneff
Pomona Grange Elects Officers For Coming Year
The Pomona Grange at Woodlawn elected officers for the coming year led by Delmar Lange as master and Paul Sites as overseer. Other posts included Mrs. Bert Sites lecturer Howard Weidel steward Glenn Miller abcutant steward Mrs. Joan Tuden chaplain Henry Rahn treasurer Mrs. Henry Rahn secretary Raymond Knapp gate keeper Mrs Dale Ceres Mrs Delmar Lang Pomona Mrs Raymond Knapp Flora Mrs Glenn Miller lady assistant steward Charles Wolf executive committeeman. A countywide installation is planned for December. The next Pomona Grange meeting will be in Jordan in January. Lunch was provided by the Woodlawn Grange home economics committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona Grange
Woodlawn
Delmar Lange
Paul Sites
Bert Sites
Howard Weidel
Glenn Miller
Charles Wolf
Jordan
Woodlawn Grange Home Economics Committee
Five Illinois Youth Enter Chicago Fat Stock Show
Four Carroll county farm youths and a Savanna girl will join Illinois exhibitors at the Chicago Market Fat Stock and Carlot Competition at the Chicago Stock Yards December 2 to 7. Charles Carroll 16 Donald Sawer 16 Lanark Leland Zier 15 Milledgeville enter baby beeves in the Junior Live Stock Feeding Contest Julius Dauphin Jr 12 and Arlene Dauphin 16 Savanna also compete Zier's entries include an Angus steer that claimed grand champion at Warren county fair this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Illinois
Chicago
Chicago Stock Yards
Charles Carroll
Donald Sawer
Lanark
Leland Zier
Milledgeville
Julius Dauphin, Jr
Arlene Dauphin
Savanna
Seed testing deadline for 1944 seed payments and county meetings dates
Herman Daehler urged farmers to submit unsold seed to the State Seed Testing Laboratory in Springfield by January 1, 1945 to qualify for 1944 Agricultural Conservation poundage. Red clover alsike and alfalfa seeds grown in 1944 are eligible. A Rock Falls district AAA meeting on November 17 will discuss 1945 procedures and county elections set for December 1 and 2, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Daehler
Carroll Count
AAA
Springfield
New Armory Building
Daehler
District Aaa
Rock Falls
Carroll County
Hermat Daehler
Ed L. Dauphin
Eugene I. Murray
Lois Carol Zuck
Carroll County Aaa
Ilinois
Pleasant Hill School Social Tuesday Night
Annual social of the Pleasant Hill rural school led by Miss Maida Lee Spencer will be held next Tuesday evening November 21 at 8 o'clock. A 20 pound goose will be awarded by a lucky number draw. Social hour follows with pies cake hot dogs ice cream popcorn and candy for sale. Donations welcomed. Come early and stay late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill Rural School
Maida Lee Spencer
Winter Trip To Florida For Zugschwerdts
Mr and Mrs H E Zugschwerdt with Mr and Mrs Dudley Plumer of Naperville depart Sunday for Florida to spend the winter months. Hunters in the area report a busy Armistice Day weekend opening the pheasant season with pheasants and rabbits active. Mrs J Y Stickell of Chadwick travels to Thomson to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Hobart Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Zugschwerdt
Dudley Plumer
Naperville
Florida
Zugschwerdt
J. Y. Stickell
Chadwick
Thomson
Hobart Holland
Barn and Silo Destroyed by Lightning Blaze
A lightning caused fire early Tuesday morning destroyed a large barn and a silo on the B L Peck farm four miles east of Thomson. Neighbors and the Halfman family saved 25 cows and several horses, but about 1000 bushels of oats, 4 tons of oil meal and all hay and straw were lost. Loss partially covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Peck
Thomson
John Halfman
Mt. Carroll
Halfman
Savanna Cage Season Opens Friday With Prophetstown
Savanna high school starts the 1944-45 basketball season at home against Prophetstown on Friday night November 17. The varsity schedule lists nineteen games with ten at home and nine away, plus the Mt. Carroll Invitational December 19–22. Denotes Hawka league games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna High School
Prophetstown
Savanna
Ninteen
W. F. Massey
Mt. Carroll
Mt. Carroll High School
Hanover
Galena
Fulton
Lyons
Clinton
Dubuque
Former Carroll Resident Dies in Chicago Home
Joseph Hacken about seventy resident of Mr Carroll for thirty five years died last week in Chicago where he had lived for several years friends in the county seat learned late in the week Final rites and burial were conducted in Chicago November 9 Mr Hacken is survived by his widow a daughter Lena Gordon two sisters Rose Weisbread and Eva Greenstein and a brother Isadore Hacken all of Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hacken
Mr. Carroll
Chicago
Mr. Hacken
Lena Gordon
Rose Weisbread
Eva Greenstein
Isadore Hacken
Jo-Carroll Co-Op to Hold Annual Meeting in Savannah
The Jo-Carroll Electric Co-operative will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday December 5 at the Lincoln School building in Savannah. Manager Floyd I Ruble and President Everett R Read announce the event to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo-Carroll Co-Op
Jo-Carroll Electric Co-operative, Inc
Lincoln School
Savanna
Floyd I. Ruble
Everett R. Read
Plan Program At The Emerson School Nov 24
The Emerson school invites the public to a program on Friday evening Nov 24 at 8 o'clock. Welcome Jimmy Hoffman. song by school. Learns His Piece Marvin Hoffman. dialogue Catching the One O'clock Train. Thank You in the Barnyard lower grades. special music by Hans and Manning orchestra. table topics Joan Jacobs. City Cousins Joan and Dorothy Jacobs. recitation Jerry Crenshaw. The school will appreciate conations of pies doughnuts cake candy etc Miss Helen Knoess teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson School
Jimmy Hoffman
Til
Marvin Hoffman
Hans and Manning
Joan Jacobs
Joan
Dorothy Jacobs
Jerry Crens
Sunday Dinner Guests and Family Visit Notes
Mrs Chrystal Tomman and Bernice Hartman were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Kyle Turney. Mrs Emil Hartman and granddaughter Sharon Kay spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Macvin Hartman in Sterling. Emil Hartman was a Sunday guest in the Hartman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrystal Tomman
Bernice Hartman
Kyle Turney
Emil Hartman
Sharon Kay
Macvin Hartman
Sterling
Hlartman
Also Mentioned on This Page
I Babson
Roosevelt
Dewey
Avery
Montgomery-Ward
Chadwick News
Brantner-Miller
Dangel
Preston Prairie
House News
Mission Ridge
PTA
Ths County
Miss Maude Fryer
Mrs
W. Hughes
Downers Grove
Triple A News
Carroll County Farm
Virgil Traum
E. K. Spanogle
Earl Truckenmiler
Theo
R. Milier
Pleasant Hill School
Peck Farm
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