Freight Car Tilt Fatality Near Mt Carroll
Arthur Ferguson 55, of Milwaukee Road, died Sept 24 when a freight car slipped from jacks at a rail siding near Milwaukee station Mt Carroll. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death. Funeral held in Mt Carroll. burial in Savanna Township Cemetery. Born Jan 19 1909 Byron. married Georgia Madison in Chicago July 6 1935.
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Arthur Ferguson
Mr. Carroll
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
Mt. Carroll
Ferguson
S. S. Hodes
Lanark
Frank
James Green
Savanna Township
Mr. Ferguson
Byron
Arthur and
Catherine Badwell Ferguson
Georgia Madison
Chicago
Obituary fragment lists survivors and relatives
Surviving are his widow four sons Corell at home one day later Mrs Kenneth Heeren of Ole and three brothers Walter of Dixon William of Savannah and Donald living in Indiana
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Gon
Corell
Kenneth Heeren
Ole
Walter
Dixon
William
Savanna
Donald
Indiana
New Bids Sought for Shimer Dorm Construction
Shimer College Mt. Carroll will seek new bids for a second dormitory after last week’s opening showed bids above the $500 000 estimate. A college spokesman said the initial bids exceeded the cost estimate and a second bid opening is planned in October.
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Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
York Village Hall Fair Haven Legion Hall Wysox
A concise local notice lists venues including York Village Hall Fair Haven Legion Hall and Wysox with a reference to the H. L. Ehni Building. The exact event or purpose is not specified in the fragment.
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Fair Haven — Legion Hall
Laughlin address to Carroll County Young Republicans
State Senator Everett Laughlin of Freeport spoke to the Young Republicans of Carroll County at the Mount Carroll courthouse on September 23 about the November general election. Officers were elected: Leeman, Handel, Buchenan, Deets, and Branton. A Shimer College group was formed, and Oct 5 is the voter registration deadline. Next meeting is set for Oct 7 at the courthouse.
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Carroll County
Court House
Mount Carroll
Everett Laughlin
Freeport
Laughlin
John Leeman
Virgil Handel
Chadwick
Sandie Buchenan
Homer Deets
Mill
Mortality Note: Charles E. Bickelhaupt Dies at 93 in Dixon
Charles E. Bickelhaupt, 93, a Mt. Carroll native, died September 24 in a Dixon nursing home. Funeral services were held Saturday at 1 30 p m in the Frank Funeral Home with Rev. Donald Thomas officiating. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Born November 23 1870 in Mt. Carroll he was the son of George S and Louisa Lambert Bickelhaupt. He married Mae Gillespie March 3 1903 in Mt. Carroll. Survivors include his wife a son Glen and a grandson all of Mt. Carroll.
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Charles E. Bickelhaupt
Mt. Carroll
Dixon
Frank
Donald Thomas
Oak Hill
Mr. Bickelhaupt
George S
Louisa Lambert Bickelha
Shimer College Homecoming Slated for Oct 10 11
Shimer College Mt Carroll announces homecoming weekend set for Saturday and Sunday October 10 and 11. Alumni secretary Mrs Kace Watson says events offer visits with friends students and faculty and reveal the college’s rising national reputation. The program features a 2 30 to 3 30 slide show The Shimer Program a panel on Focusing the Issues in an Election Year. Dinner in McKee Hall at 6 45 followed by reunions for classes of 1914 1929 1939 1949 and 1954 at 8 p m Sunday includes breakfast church services campus tours a nondemoninational service and buffet luncheon.
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Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
Kace Watson
Shimer
Dezendorf
McKee Hall
Episcopal Church
Carroll School Head Named to Six Member Advisory Board
State Superintendent appoints a six member advisory board for the new School Safety Code with alternates and representatives from the State Fire Marshall, Health, and other departments. First meeting set for September 24 at the State Office Building in Springfield. Members include Gordon Hansen and J Raymond Carroll with engineers, safety and health officials from Illinois cities and organizations.
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Springfield
Ray Page
Gordon Hansen
Carroll County
Eos of Health
Page
Raymond Orpert
Rockford
Illinois
J. Raymond Carroll
TB Tests of 298 Students and Employees in Four High Schools
A Carroll County TB testing program surveyed 298 students and staff at Chadwick Thomson Lanark and Shannon high schools. One adult and one student showed positive reactions while other groups had no positives. The tests were part of the Association’s TB case finding funded by the Christmas Seal drive.
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Carroll County
Chadwick
Thomson, Lanark
Shannon
Carroll County Tuberculosis Association
Chadwick High School
W. F. Jawarek
Harriet Allen
R. N
Mt. Carroll
Thomson
Lanark High
S. S. Hodes
Allen
Shannon High School
Association
Milledgeville Rolls Past Mount Morris in Blackhawk Opener
Milledgeville high defeated Mount Morris 25-13 to start Blackhawk Conference play. After a halftime tie, Milledgeville pulled away with two third quarter scores while Polo beat Lanark 13-0 and Oregon crushed Mount Carroll 47-0. Savanna edged DeWitt Jr 7-0 for its first Illowa League win of the fall.
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Milledgeville High
Mount Morris
Milledgeville
Blackhawk
Polo
Lanark
Oregon
Mount Carroll
Carroll County
DeWitt, Jr
Indictments Placed Against Four Teens in Carroll County
Carroll County grand jury returned four indictments on Thursday. Richard Gaar, 15, Milledgeville, faces four counts murder and arson after a fire Sept. 11 killed his parents. he admitted starting the blaze. Danny Rodda, 16, Savannah, charged with three counts of taking money from C & Inc. store where he worked. bond $5,000. Dean Derrickson, 16, Mt. Carroll, charged with stealing a car owned by Paul Ostrum. bond $2,000. Gaar held in jail with hearing set today. Indictment against Robert Murphy, 26, Dubuque, involuntary manslaughter declined. Route 88-78 crash near Mt. Carroll killed a Rock Falls girl.
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Thomson
Savanna
Carroll Co
Whiteside County
Millview
Morrison
Michael Pease
James Walbert
John Atkins
Gail Young
Whiteside
Young
Carroll
Vernon Alexander
Walbert
Carroll County
Richard Gaar
Milledgeville
Paul Gaar
Demarise Gaar
Danny Rodda
C & Inc
Dean Derrickson
Mt. Carroll
Paul Ostrum
Gaar
Lawrence A. Smith
Robert T. Murphy
Dubuque
Murphy
Rock Falls
Doty Family Dining Visit in Sterling
Mr and Mrs John Doty and their sons were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Arthur Fom mell Jr and their sons in Sterling.
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John Doty
Arthur Fommell Jr
Sterling
Illinois 1965 Auto Licenses Now Available
Application forms for 1965 Illinois auto licenses have been received by notaries, auto dealers, banks and other agents. Motorists may apply at any time for their 1965 licenses.
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Illinois
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