Farmers Institute contest promotes home canning drive
Ladies division led by Mrs Henry Engelking and Mrs Charles Weed promote a countywide poster and Kerr contest for the Farmers Institute to be held in Lanark December 1 and 12. Prizes include jars, candy, baked goods, quilts, garments, and embroidered items with rules allowing one quart fruit or vegetables per entry and standard packs. County judging occurs at the Farmers Institute with prizes from Ball Brothers and state awards in Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Engelking
Charles Weed
Farmers Institute
Lanark
Judeine
County Farmers Institute
Kerr Masons
Srd
Rockford
Ball, Bros, Co
Science
Fallawe
County Institute
Adoices
Corn Ball Brothers
District No 1 re employment offices report gains
At a district conference of directors of national re employment offices in district No 1, gains in private industry placements were reported for men and women. Unemployment across Carroll Stephenson Whiteside Jo Daviess Orlee and Lee counties was noted as deferring further placement work. W N Armstrong of Freenort outlined the social security program role. The district’s six counties comprising district No 1 were discussed as the offices closed Friday with two directors and aides present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Armstrong
Freenort
Carroll
Stephenson
Whiteside
Jo Daviess
Orle
Lee
NES
Freeport
Mary Kradle Closing Out Sale Friday Dec 11
Sale bills printed for Mrs Ma ry Kradle of Chadwick announcing a closing out sale Friday December 11 on the premises three and a half miles south west of Chadwick with three horses 75 cattle 23 feeding hogs 14 tons of red clover hay 210 bushels of corn farm machinery and other items to be offered for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kradle
Mary Kradie
Chadwick
Milledgeville Woman Mrs John S Smith Dies at 62
Mrs John S Smith, 62, of Dutch Town near Milledgeville, died at 4 am Friday at home. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Dutchtown church of the Brethren with Rev T D Letherman and Dr W S Bell officiating and burial in the church cemetery. Survived by husband, two daughters, four sons, seven grandchildren, a brother, a sister, a half brother and two half sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John 3. Smith
Milledgeville
John S. Smith
Dutch Town
Dutchtown
The
Brethren
T . D. Letherman
Lanark
W. S. Bell
Obituaries from Chadwick Lanark and Savanna area deaths
Catherine Schuhardt 77 died in Chadwick on Friday morning with funeral services from her home and St. Pauls Lutheran church West Chadwick. Burial followed at the church cemetery. Ida Whitmer 66 died Friday in Freeport from double pneumonia with funeral services at the home near Lanark and Cherry Grove church. Burial in Cherry Grove cemetery. Thomas Canavan 76 of Mt Carroll died Sunday at an astroline hospital. services at St Johns Catholic Savanna with burial in Savanna cemetery. He was born in County Mayo Ireland and came to the area in 1884. Survived by wife, a son and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Schuhardt
Chadwick
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
H. Braun
Ida Whitmer
Lanark
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Cherry Grove Church
Cherry Grove
Whitmer
Haggerstown
Carroll County
Ezra Martin
Noah Sweitzer
Thomson
Thomas Canavan
Mt. Carrell
Mt. Carroll
St John’s Catholic Church
Savanna
Father Quigley
Savanna Catholic
Canavan
County Mayo
Ireland
Joseph
Mike Mulerone
Veo, Geldmacher
Route 171 Now in Very Good Shape
Route 171 via Argola and Thormsyn toe is in very good shape for paving season. A few soft spots near the Peastain firm exist but are not serious. repairs will keep the road able to handle weather, especially from Argo to Route 7%. Local officials report overall solid condition with improvements anticipated.
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Thormsyn
Argola
Peastain
Lins
Argo Ba
York
Savanna Milk Fund Drive Nets $37.92 From Tag Day
Savanna Saturday totals show 27.92 raised in Savanna for the milk fund aiding underweight kindergarten to third grade pupils in Savanna city schools and Chestnut Park, organized by the Savanna Women’s Club with Mrs H. H. Winkler as general chair.
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Savanna
H. H. Winkler
Savanna Woman’s Club
Savanna City
Chestnut Park
William Traum to be announcer at WROK radio station
William Traum, former sports and radio writer for the Review, was called to Rockford to act as an announcer over WROK. The chief announcer is ill, Traum will fill in for at least a week, possibly longer, depending on the illness duration. The piece references wartime service and a joke about a one-dollar-a-year man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Traum
the Review
Rockford
WROK
Bill
Guinther Will Admitted to Probate in County Court
Will of the late John Guinther was admitted to probate by Judge Q. M. Grove on Monday. Real estate and a life estate are left to the widow, with the rest to sons William Maur Charles George and Sheey. Paul Gunther named executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Guinther
County Vou
Q. M. Grove
Wal
Fife
Wive Sons
Wiliam
Maul
Charles
George
Heey
Paul Gunther
Local Notes and Society Updates from Teeds Grove Area
Ragged OCR items include health updates for Mrs Magpie Carroll and Mrs Rose Wolfe, a Milwaukee bridge crew working on local bridges, and farm transactions in Teeds Grove Iowa with corn sales at $1.01 per bushel. Also noted are a rifle accident involving Ned Turner, a coon supper at Harold Warfield’s, a funeral in LaCrosse for John Ginther, illness hindering Avis Miller, wood cutting by John Rent and Charles Mills, a Hanson family gathering from Clinton, and a new four story chicken apartment house nearing completion attributed to Ce King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magpie Carroll
Walter Severance
Rose Wolfe
Milwaukee
Will Holm
Teeds Grove
Cliff Spencer
Rank Manning
Ned Turner
Harold Warfield Taylorn
Frank Engelking
LaCrosse
Wis
John Ginther
Avis Miller
Smith
John
Charles Mills
Hans Hanson
Clinton
Deva Hanson
Ce King
Review adopts new five column casting box for mats
The Review office installed a new five column casting box last week. It will handle mats or illustrations shown in ads, expanding capabilities for full length pieces.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmers’ Institute Popcern
Route 171
Kradle
Wagner
Guinther
Mt. Carroll Black
Clinton Rendering Co
Iowa
Rane
J. H. Shirk
Avenus
Anpiste Line
Keens Pops, Geils
Sheebor
Lipwert
Prives
Siegman
Sterling
Livetout
OWE
SEARS
Searz
Underwriters Laboratory
Ubidrens
Oxford
Womens Shoes
Locust St
Sterling, Ut
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