Carroll County Harvest News and Local Notes
Carroll County's cheerful caller reports abundant duck flocks west of Thomson, with hunting season fees not open until November. Farmers expect strong corn yields, Freeport hosts a large Fall Festival and barbecue, Route 171 paving promised soon, and farm sales anticipated to bring good prices this winter.
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Thomson
Carroll County
Carroll
Himeis
Freeport
Thompson
Lanark
County Sept. of
Campbell
Land auction notes and village happenings
James J. Sheridan bought the Rosanna Griswold land at auction last Saturday for six dollars an acre. The 32 acre tract carried taxes around one dollar per acre. Local notes cover farm life, sports plans, social events, school activities, and seasonal observations from Milledgeville to Mt Carroll, including talk of Fulton state finals and local winter preparations.
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James J. Sheridan
Ben
Johnny Brown
Fulton
Thomson
Jimmy Lewis
Jimmy
Stransdale Dairy Bar
Herbert Rawlins, Jr
George Potter
Thomson Review and Village Echo 1875 1879 1293
The Thomson sister papers publish a regional review praising Carroll County citizens as honest, hardworking backbone of the country. The piece endorses church and community groups, banks, and responsible citizens, dedicating future names to the effort. The notice lists publication details and post office filing.
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The
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Thomson Review
Thomson, Tinoi
Carroll County
Thomson
Illinois
Congress
Foster L. Stagg
HA. G. Stagg
H. G. Stagg
Thomson, Hl
Carroll County Platform From 1936 Review
1936 Review's Carroll County platform outlines points on infrastructure and public services. Proposals include extending Route 171 from Hansen's Corners on Route 78 to Chaduie, forming efficient town village and county offices, reducing expenses, promoting competitive sports, and improving patrolled highways across Milledgeville Thomson and seven counties.
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Hansen's Corners
Chaduie
South EE
Platform 1336 Review Highlights Trust and Reform Themes
A compact listing outlines platform items focusing on reducing father figures, safety first policies, crime prevention, constitutional emphasis, and agricultural improvement. The items suggest a reform agenda prioritizing safety, legal structure, and farm support, framed as concise campaign points.
Publisher's Column on Radio Debates Shapes Presidential Coverage
The column praises radio programs that present all sides of the presidential campaign. It notes voices from Knox defending treasury policy, the President defending his record, and Al Smith defending his own stance. It lauds the public learning from diverse speakers and the pursuit of truth in these times.
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Frank Knox
Treasury
al Smith
The
America
Pheasants Sent To Carroll County For Hunt
Last week 160 pheasants were brought to Carroll county as excitement grows for hunting at Sporsmen's Paradise. The region eyes future growth in wild life post dam and lock completion, amid scattered anecdotes and old rural chatter from the era.
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Carroll County
Sporsmen’s Paradise
Carrell County
No. 13
Ste
Man Carries Brick Race For A Dollar
Herb Spearman and W F Schreiner wow onlookers by carrying bricks around the block in a test sparked by a candy salesman. Spearman proved fastest with a regular brick, then Schreiner tried a heavier paving brick and succeeded, while Joe Money failed to cash in.
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Herb Spearman
Ben Stadel
Fto
Herb
George Cambman
Jelose
W. F. Schreiner
Joe Money
W. Ip
Lessesman
Car Drives Itself Then Rolls Over Embankment In Savanna
A Savanna note reports Dr Schreiter’s coupe moved while he tended a patient on Chicago avenue, rolled eight feet down an embankment with minor damage, and required a wrecker to remove it. The item also mentions rising high school attendance from 325 to 331 and a wood saw incident where a flywheel fragment flew about a thousand feet, weighing 40 pounds and causing property damage but no injuries. It ends with an election appeal for John L Brearton and a local sale ad for Wm McCallagh’s sale day, plus a quip about who waters the bulbs of the electric light plant.
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Kennethr Whitkey
Schreiter
Chicago Avenue
Wickses
George
A. J
Feezer
Cal
Fairgoer Tickets Thefts And a Farmer's Help at Carrol County Fair
A Thompson Review column recounts a man’s misadventures at the Carrol County Fair. He slips past gatekeepers using a driver’s pass and a family ticket scheme, loses his money to a deputy, and ends up sneaking in aboard a farmer’s straw-laden wagon. A farmer helps him enter the grounds and he escapes detection, while noting the episode and a closing joke about engagement rings.
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Carrol County Fair
Cal Feezer
Cole
Fair Ground
Wickes
Hilly Billy
Happy Birthdays List by Date and Towns
Birthday entries listed by date include Walter Weber in Superior on Oct 12 Kathleen Isenhart Thomson Oct 13 Robert Ashpole Thomson Oct 14 Donald Hartman Chadwick Oct 15 Marietta Gollinson Argo Fa Alien Dykstra Thomson Donald McGinnis Savanna Oct 15 Joe Melendy Argo Oct 17 Henry St Ores Thomson Oct 17 Ernest Kloepping Chadwick Mrs John Ashpole Thomson Oct 18 Mrs Emil Hartman Chadwick Oct 19 Pauline Sikkema Thomson Oct 20 Mrs Elmer Lotz Lanark Victor Brockin Thomson Oct 21 Roy Plock Lanark Woodrow Bott Milledgeville Charles Geisz Jr Chadwick Oct 22.
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Marietta Gollinson
Argo Fa
Alien Dykstra
Thomson
Donald McGinnis
Savanna
Elmer Lotz
Lanark
Roy Plock
Woodrow Bott
Milledgeville
Charles Geisz, Jr
Chadwick
No Title Given Yet a Window Pane Breaks Neck
The fragment references a humorous and grim quip about a window accident. A dialogue notes the folly of pursuing pleasure and the need for effort to achieve talent. The speaker laments foolish behavior and delivers a macabre punchline about a man’s neck being broken instead of a window pane.
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Foster
Thomsonly Foster
Stagg
Olive Ware Kreiner
MT. Carroll
Tou Watson
Clay Street
Mt Morris
Naaman Diehl
Andrew Kingery
DHTA
Farm Bureau
de Saunders
EG. Stagg
Harriett Smith
Kenneth Whitney
Office of Publication
Thomson, Tinois
Bank of Milledgeville
Thomsonman County
Carrot County
the Sportsmen’s Paradise
Fater
Pete
Sam
Kexxeth Whitney
John L. Brearton
Savanna, Illinois
D. W. Grove
Me. Carrell
Office
Bennings
Sppetermen
McCallagh
Sharpe
Father
Mts
Glenn Teeter & Son Auctioneers
Mt. Carroll, Ii
Dixon
A.C. Morris Cattle Co., Inc
Ifice
Dixon, Illinois
W. L. Derrer
Ray McMahan
D.C
Gonnel
Mt Carroll
John A. Bingham
Citisees
Walter Weber
Superior
Neb
Kathleen Isenhart
Robert Ashpole
Thureday
Donald Hartman
Joe Melendy
Argo
Henry St. Ores
Ernest Kloepping
John Ashpole
Emil Hartman
Pauline Sikkema
Victor Brockinl
Sn Ct
Nella
Mss
Kipnis
Mt. Carroll, Illinois
Friend Duroc
William Schneider & Son
MT. Carroll, Ill
Coats
ELITE
Smart Shop
Sunkist
North Dakers
Tee Ste
Tech
Yyj Ems
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