Carroll County News Highlights Local Goings On
Carroll county news notes hunters in Thomson and Savanna as season opens. Reports on Al Landon speech in Sterling, farm trade in Hereford cattle, Pfister hybrids seed corn checks, Halloween party planning, new houses and businesses, street light safety, post office move, and community events.
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Sterling
Sterling Gazette
al Landon
Kansas
Governor Landon
Gazett
Carroll County
Frank Stransky
Adam Heinze
Chicago
Stransdale
Foster Black
Walnut
Fred Wulf
Pfister
Chadwick
Charlie Marth
Savanna
Charles
Third Street
Johnny Brown
Fulton
Clinton
Knight
Leland Kane
Johnny
Senaffer
H. L. Rawlins
Herb
The Review dedicates issue to Carroll County citizens
The publication from Thomson Illinois asserts the majority of Carroll County residents are normal citizens who support churches and local organizations, supply banks with funds, pay taxes and bills, and uphold laws, calling them the backbone of the nation. The Review pledges continuation of these honest efforts in future issues.
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Carroll County
Carroll County Platform Highlights for 1940 Review
The platform advocates a bank at Milledgeville, extending Rt. 171 to Chadwick, elected efficient local officers, and reducing expenses. It promotes competitive sports, taxes reduction, safety, constitutional fidelity, and support for better farms and farmers. It presents Carroll County as the sportsmen’s paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Milledgeville
Hansen’s Corners
Chadwick
Local Names Listed for Weeklong Events in Milledgeville Area
A sequence of residents and visitors is noted across multiple days from Friday October 25 to Wednesday October 30. Names span Milledgeville Lanark Chadwick Thomson Morrison Coleta Fulton Mount Carmel and Mt Carrell with various residences including Milledgeville Lanark Chadwick and Thomson.
Local Names List Recited in Thomson Chadwick Notices
A readable fragment lists multiple residents and involved persons across Thomson Chadwick Lanark Argo Milledgeville Dixon and Dixon area. Names include Mrs Roland Schroth Ed Knapp Donna Jean Linker Irvin Kness Chas Sucher Pete Shiley Rev J W Bucklin Beth Heimbaugh Annette Hinebaugh and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Schroth
Thomson
Ed Knapp
Donna Jean Linker
Lanark
Irvin Kness
Chadwick
Chas, Sucher
Pete Shiley
Arthur Pape
J. Y. Stickell
Grace Moyer
Argo
R. F. Puterbaugh
Milledgeville
Rex Milroy
Beth Heimbaugh
Dixon
J. W. Bucklin
Chas
Dial, Jr
Annette Hinebaugh
Judge Becomes Bank Cashier After Failing Re-election
A former judge, now cashier at a local bank, refuses a check for lack of identity. A man presents a credit card and letters, but the cashier denies payment. The judge gently notes that paying out money requires caution. A college freshman leaves a study note about waking if still studying.
Crowded Lock 13 Visit Sparks Reflections on Democracy
A Sunday at Lock 13 draws crowds of fishermen and curious observers as barges move through the lock. The writer notes humor, wildlife, and a shift to ponder world powers, democracy, and history while contrasting Nazi and democratic systems and musing on bridging Iowa and Illinois.
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Rockford
Germany
Italy
Russia
WENR
Chicago
England
Churchill
Hitler
Stalin
Buchanen
Lincoln
Washington
McKinley
Calvin Coolidge
Iowa
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Thomon Review
Paul Heusinkveld
Montil
Sollenberger
Marshal Kness
Dr. Calkins
Hallowe'en
MT. Carroll
Shimer
Colehour
Farm Bureau
Marth Brothers
Heber Hostetter
Savanna Hospital
Thomson Review
the Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
H. G. Stagg
Sylvalena Bolhous Kenneth Whitney
Illinois
Telephone
Happy
George W. Jones
Mary Hawkins
Fenton Haugh
George Stone
Dale Mayden
Neleo Hardacre
Ray Lichty
John Deets
Oregon
Donald Hook
Begeman
Henry G. Miller
Lee Potter, Jr
Russell Provant
E. J. Isenhart
Henry Loechel
Gilpin Stagg
Janie Belle Beck
George Bittner, Jr
Kimbro Shake
Macomb
Barbara Frazier
Kenneth Cooper
Gertrude Dykstra
Ruth Wetzell
W. G. Heide
Coleta
August Pentnack
Robin Nailor
Mary Louise Janssen
Robert Appel
Lila Wenger
Carl Plowman
Kenneth Peugh
Beverly Jean Schreiner
Katie Dambman
H. P. Hartman
Augusta Schultz
James Colehour
Curtis Naniga
Jacqueline Kier
Morrison
Ruth Keil
Will Beattie
John Graebling
Kenneth Rife
Arthur Perry
Roberta Hook
Mt. Carrell
Lee
Ferguson
Savanna, Ill
Illinois Truck Act
Kuebler Motor Co
Savanna, Illinois
Sharpe
Thomson, Illinois
Savan
Savanna Cafe
B. K. Shores, Prop
LETCH
Safety Service
Galena Street
Mount Carroll Sales CO
H. Kipnis
Roy Fritz
Owen Miles
W. L. Derrer
Marvin A. Naeve
Bryant
U. S
Ill
Ohio
Sharpe Carroll
Thomson, IN
Purina
M. C. Crouse
Milledgeville, Ill
Darwin
Ss'va Marth Bros
Sia
Farmer’s Elevator
Russell Meyers, Mer
L. W. Keeider
Ass’t Mgr
W. F. Black
Walnut, Ill
W. F. Black Farms
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