Morrison Veteran Injured In Crash In Babson Park Way
Floyd Hamm 21 of Morrison, recent Army veteran just home from Korea, was seriously injured in a nighttime crash in Hanover when his car ran off the highway striking a tree and a garage. He was alone and transported to Savanna City Hospital with a possible skull fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Hamn
Morrison
Walter Hamn
Craig Manor
Hanover
Savanna City Hospital
Korea
Floyd Hamm
Hamn
Emil Henschel Jr
Hamn Chevrolet
Carroll County Board Meetings On Highway Funds And Public Works
The Carroll County board reviewed appropriations and levies for various funds including county highway, township bridge aid, and tuberculosis sanatorium. They read communications from Gov Stratton and the state department on Route 52 64 improvements, noting the state’s wish to upgrade but poor funding for years. The board authorized delinquent property tax list publication and granted aid for Elkhorn township bridge construction. They also discussed purchasing a water heater for the circuit clerk’s office and named Carroll Grange members to Illinois State Grange posts, with next annual meeting set for Galesburg in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butcre
Tuberculosis Sanitarium Fund
Wm. G. Stratton
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Savanna
Lanark
Department of Pulic Works and Buildings
Illino
Carroll County
Elkhorn
Plic Buildings Committee
Carroll County Granges
Illinois
East St. Louis
Harold Stoner
Black Oak Grange
Maude Lang
Rock Creek Grange
Stoner
Pomona Grange
Galesburg
Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk This Week
Licenses to wed were issued in the past week from County Clerk W. M. Nipe to Donald E. Rife and Donne Reapet Impels both of Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M Nipe
Donald E .Rife
Donne Reapet
Sof Lanark
90 Attend 7th Annual Home Bureau Meet
Ninety members and friends attended the Carroll County Home Bureau 7th annual meeting on Saturday Oct 3. Highlights included group singing led by Mrs Paul Sites, flag pledge by Mrs Delmar Lang, and opening prayers by president Mrs Otto Switzer. Officers were elected and installed. a dog obedience demonstration by Mr and Mrs William Shipley followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Home Bureau
Paul Sites
Milledgeville
Delmar Lang
Otto Switzer
Thomson
Frank Brown
Kenneth Traum
Dorothy Footitt
Frank Brown Sr
Fred Peters
Campbell Show Horse Retired After 20 Years in Spotlight
Killearn Beauty, a 20 year old heavy harness mare, was retired at the National Horse Show in St. Louis with Mrs. Samuel J. Campbell in the saddle. The mare earned 78 blue ribbons and was a repeated grand champion across venues in the U S and Canada. Mrs Campbell noted plans for Nork Elegance as a successor while the horse rests at Argyll Farms in Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killearn Beauty
St. Louis
Samuel J. Campbell
Mr. Campbell
Nork Elegance
Canada
Mrs. Campbell
Three Escape With Minor Injuries As Truck Rams Auto
Mt Carroll area. Mrs George Schall and her husband and child escaped with back bruises after a westbound truck loaded with about 3700 pounds of sheet steel rear ended their eastbound car on Route 52 near Tuckey hill. Chas M Basham, 33, of South Bend Indiana, drove the truck owned by Lake Sheet Steel Corp Chicago. Mr Schall and the child were unharmed according to sheriff reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
George Schall
Harry Miller
Schall
Tuckey Hill
New Carroll County Home Bureau Elects New Officers and Members
Ex executive board members entertain the new board at a luncheon at Mrs Kenneth Traums home next Monday Oct 19. Newly elected officers include Vice President Mrs Loyal Siedenburg Carroll unit and others. Retiring board members are Mrs Kenneth Traum and four others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Home Bureau
Kenneth Traum
Loyal Siedenburg
Carroll
Raymond Bass
Shannon Rural
Harold Cassens
Lanark Leaders
Robert McKean
Otter Creek
Milledgeville
Edwin Keim
Salem
Otto Switzer
West End
Thomson
Frank Brown
Scout Fund Drive Scheduled Oct 27
The U S Grant council announces a one day Boy Day fund drive on Tuesday Oct 27 1953. Local communities will hold an Early Bird Breakfast as volunteers seek donations to support scouting. Headquarters are in Freeport Illinois serving Carroll Jo Davies Stephenson counties in Illinois and Green Lafayette and Grant counties in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Boy Scout Campaign
U. S. Grant Council
Freeport
Ill
Carroll, Jo Davies and
Stephenson
Illinois
Green, Lafayette
Grant
Wisconsin
Savanna Area News Briefs Note Births and Local Events
Mrs William Heinze suffered bruises after a stairs fall. Mr and Mrs Paul Carpenter announce a daughter born Oct 7 in Savanna hospital. Mrs Lucille Stransky attended the Waterloo Cat tle Congress with Mr and Mrs Brinkman and sons John Jerry. WSCS bazaar and chicken dinner set for Wed Nov 4 at 5 30 p m. Clarence Ted Kreuder home after ten days in Savanna post surgery. Mr and Mrs Paul Carpenter of Lanark welcomed a daughter on Oct 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Heinze
Paul Carpenter
Savanna Hospital
Martin Brinkman
John
Jerry
Larry Smith
Lucille Stransky
Savanna
Waterloo
WSCS
Clarence
Ted” Kreuder
Paul Carpenlin
Lanark
Home Economics extension meetings schedule week of Oct 16 23
Home Bureau notes list meetings for North Otter Creek Lanark Cherry Grove and Otter Creek with dates October 16 to 23. Topics include crafts chip carving spatter painting and major lessons by the home adviser. New officers for the unit named include chairman Mrs Lichty vice chairman Mrs Rahn secretary treasurer Mrs Snyder and 4-H chairman Mrs Lamoreux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Otter Creek
Willard Rahn
Robert Lichty
Dean Snyder
Russell Lamoreux
Lanark
Howard Nelson
Earl Delp, Jr
Cherry Grove
Lloyd Edler
Otter Creek
Five Year Old Boy Injured After Falling From Moving Car
Thomson Georgia area report details a skull fracture and multiple injuries to 5 year old Thomson McGinnis after he fell from a moving auto on Route 80 as his mother drove from their home to a melon stand. Miss Doris Locke accompanied them. He was treated at Savanna hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Joseph Charles McGinnis
Vaughn McGinnis
Doris Locke
McGinnis
Newborns Reported in Savanna Families
A series of birth notices from Savanna announces a daughter on Oct. 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert St. Louis, a daughter on Oct. 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Handel, a daughter on Oct. 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sipe, a son on Oct. 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Koecke, and a daughter on Oct. 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turnbaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert St. Louis
Savanna
Roy Handel
Philip Sipe
Darrell Koecke
Robert ‘Turnbaugh
Corn Storage Under Way In Carroll County Bins
Transfer of 250000 bushels from sealed 1952 crop to PMA storage proceeds in Carroll County with 150000 bushels stored at Chadwick and Mt. Carroll. About 150000 more planned, 50000 shipped out, remainder in Whiteside bins. New 44000 bushel bins under construction at Chadwick for future 1953 crop. Local farmers seek government loans for portions of this year’s harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
PMA
Chadwick
Mt. Carroll
Handel Bros
Richter
Whiteside
Carroll
Republican Women Plan Regional Meeting October 20
The Illinois Federation of Women's Republican clubs schedules a regional meeting in Rockford on Tuesday October 20 at the Faust Hotel. The 16th district event invites Carroll County Women’s Republican members and unaffiliated women. Registration starts 9:30 am, session at 10 am, luncheon at 1 pm with guest speaker Mrs. John T. Thomas. tickets cost $2. Reservations due by Friday October 16 to Mrs. Harry Diehl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs
Faust Hotel
Rockford
Carroll County
Women’s Republican Club
John T. Thomas
Illinois Republican State Central Committee
Harry Diehl
Morrison Attorney Selected To Head 6th District Bar
Mason Bull of Morrison was elected president of the 6th district Federation of Local Bar associations at its 38th annual meeting in Freeport. John R. Snively of Rockford was re elected secretary and Harry C. Daniels of Kane County was chosen treasurer. The next annual meeting was moved to Morrison at the request of the White County bar association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Bull
Morrison
6Th District Federation of Local Bar Association
Federation
Freeport
John R. Snively
Rockford
Harry C. Daniels
Kane County
Whiteside County Bar Association
Scouters To Meet At Canyon Camp This Weekend
Leaders from the U S Grant council of Boy Scouts gather at Canyon Camp October 17 and 18 for a weekend training on troop operation. Instructors from across the council will cover meetings planning camping and growth of scouts with certificates awarded for full participation. High School grid results and local social notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Grant Council
Boy Scouts of America
Canyon Camp
Harry Miller
Pete Holm
Gene Boynton
Bert Smiley
Robert Paton
Bill Reed
Freeport
Illinois
Robert Gale
Savanna
Joe Schofield
Rock City
Irving Eichorst
Monticello
Wisconsin
David Mueller
Platteville
Teachers Attend IEA Meet in Rockford Friday
National Education Association president William Ashby Early and AFT leader Carl Meger headline a one day Illinois Education Association institute in Rockford and at West High School. Friday is a school holiday in five counties with hundreds more teachers in the area than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
A. F. of L
Rockford
Winnebago County
Northwestern
Illinois
William Ashby Early
Savannah
Illinois Education Association
Coronado Theater
Carl Meger
Chicago
West High School
Winnebago
Boone
Carroll
de Daviess
Stephenson
Harlem Consolidated High School Band
Reuben Anderson
Franklin M. Zentz
Court Street Methodist Church
James Castle
East High School
Maureen Cole
Margaret Reeves
DeKalb
Milton A. Lundstrom
A. W. Ludlow
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
W. A. Early
Crosby
Detroit
Clyde C. Kaiser
Freeport
Freeport High School
Dorothy C. Nelson
Binstock
Chatham County
Georgia
University of Wisconsin
Virginia
Duke University
Durham
N, C
Probation Violator To Spend Week Ends In The County Jail
Frank Armstrong 20, of Mt Carroll, was sentenced by Judge Robert Bracken in Carroll County Circuit Court for probation violation. He must report Saturdays to the county jail from noon to 7 a m through November 21, with special jail time on November 25 and December 5, ending Christmas day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Carroll County
Bracken
Armstrong
Duck Hunting Season Opens Noon Oct 23 Amid Sparse Birds
The season opens at noon on October 23 as reports indicate few ducks or geese along the Mississippi region. Weather over recent weeks has kept birds distant, leases on government land complicate access, and Illinois allows shooting from 12 noon with a 55 day limit ending December 16. Daily limits: four ducks, including one wood duck. coots ten. geese five with species restrictions. Carroll County will host a bus tour to the Amana colonies on October 29, visiting several factories and the Ox Yoke Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Home Bureau
Amana
Mississippi River
Canada
Mississippi
Iowa
Pool 13
Fulton North
District Office of Army Engineers
Thomson
Illinois
Deaths Mt Carroll Charles Walter Stakemiller 75
Charles Walter Stakemiller 75 died at his Mt Carroll home at 9 a m Sunday. Funeral 2:30 p m Tuesday at First Lutheran Church officiated by Rev E A Kreppert. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Born Sept 6 1878 Mt Carroll son of William and Myra. Married Catherine Weber Jan 18 1906. Retired from farming nine years ago and moved to Mt Carroll. Survived by wife daughter Kathryn Stake miller Sterling sister Nora Stober Mt Carroll. Preceded in death by a son Robert in 1950. Member of First Lutheran Church and longtime church council member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Charles Walter Stakemiller
Lutheran Church
E. A. Kreppert
Oak Hill Cemetery
William
Myra Stakemiller
Catherine Weber
Kathryn Stakemiller
Sterling
Nora Stober
Carroll
Robert
Stakemiller
First Lutheran Church
Church Council
Death of Mrs. Valentine Boerner of Mt Carroll
Mrs. Valentine Boerner long time Carroll county resident dies at 1 30 p m in Mt Carroll after illness Burial in Mosquito Hill cemetery Savanna officiated by Rev Edward Kreppert She was born May 24 1875 in Washington township Carroll county Survived by two daughters Mrs Marie Hansen Savanna and Mrs George Funk Mt Carroll one son Fred Boerner Mt Carroll two sisters Mrs Sean Ewala Milwaukee Wis and Miss Louis Rath Savanna two brothers Chris and August Rath Savanna and one granddaughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Edward Kreppert
Mosquito Hill
Savanna
Washington Township
Carroll County
Valentine Boerner
Mt. Carroll
Fred Boerner
Sean Ewala
Milwaukee
Wis
Louis Rath
Chris
August Rath
Deaths two Savanna residents report losses
Mrs Lillian May Jenkins of Savanna died Monday in Savanna city hospital after moving to the area a year and half ago with her Milwaukee railroad employed husband. Survived by husband four daughters three brothers and two sisters. William Wiesner aged 85 of Savanna died Monday at home. Funeral plans set at Hanover funeral home. Wiesner moved from Hanover six years ago and is survived by his wife and numerous nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Lillian May Jenkins
Savanna City Hospital
Milwaukee Railroad
William Wiesner
Hanover
Registered Holstein cow completes yearlong milk test
Derridge Chieftain Sadie a Holstein owned by John R Derrer Son Mt Carroll Ill finishes a 365 day production test with 16870 pounds of milk and 596 pounds of butterfat, milking twice daily at age 3 years 7 months. Test supervised by University of Illinois and Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Derridge Chieftain
Sadie
John R. Derrer & Son
Mt. Carroll
Ill
University of Illinois
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
7th Birthday Of Jimmy Senneff Celebrated At Party
Mrs. Hugh Senneff hosted a Saturday gathering honoring her son Jimmy as he turned seven. Children enjoyed games and gifts from friends including Wilma Hook Marcia Tripp Sharon Adolph Ronnie Brown and others. Refreshments and party favors completed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Senneff
Jimmy
Wilma
Howard Hook
Marcia Tripp
Sharon Adolph
Ronnie Brown
Sharon
Leonard Stanley
Judy Turnbaugh
Robert van Campin
Billy Rosenow
Rhonda Lartz
Virginia Albright
Mary Ann Turnbaugh
Larry Adolph
Lawrence Queckboerner
Cider Ball Set for October 24 by Rural Youth
The Carroll County Rural Youth plan their third annual Cider Ball for October 24 in the Farm Bureau hall Mt Car rol. Glen Law's orchestra will provide music for dancing and a king and queen will be chosen from six girls and six boys by the guests. Invitations extend to surrounding county groups with former Rural Youthers and Farm Bureau members invited. Free cider and doughnuts during intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Farm Bureau
Mt. Carroll
Glen Law
Geneva Imel
Proper Maintenance Reduces Corn Picker Accidents
Vocational agriculture instructors advise proper maintenance and safe operation of corn pickers to cut accident rates. Stop engine during lubrication and adjustments and consult local farm advisers for guidance. A Circular 697 is available for more safety tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Stengel
Chadwick and
Thomson High Schools
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Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Patent Office
FRB
SEC
IBM
Weathr
Jess
Ters S
William East
Fort Sheridan
Fred Provant
Herbert Barnhart
Home Bureau
Geof
Mesdames
Campbell Show
Jacob Wilkins
Fulton
Carl Bush
Ted Luther
Henry Vos
DuWayne Vos
Argo News
Home Bureau Notes
Anto
Republican Women
St. Mary’s of
Clinton
Detendorf
Newman of Sterling
St Mary’s of
de Witt
Paul Daehler
Dora Daehler
IEA
Robert Spencer
Steven
Ned Spencer
Argo-Fa
Charles W. Stakemiller
County
Lillian M. Jenkins
Jimmy Senneff
Ernest Sturtevant
Max Sturtevant
Keith Kniss
LaVerle Sturtevant
Russell Burkholder
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