Illinois Farms Hold 24 Percent Of Stored Corn
The Illinois farms hold about 24 percent of the national corn carryover estimated at more than 552 million bushels for the latest crop year. Carry-over on Illinois farms is valued at 4.045 million dollars. Iowa leads with 30 percent of the supply. Fall weather has favored harvest, but fall sown wheat suffers from dry soil and uneven germination.
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Federal
Departments of Agriculture
Iowa
Wellal
Enid
Mrs. Lund to Address Carroll County Parents Tonight
Mrs. Margaret Sterrett Lund, staff member of the Chicago Association for Child and Parent Education, speaks on Creative Family Living at Lanark High School tonight at 8 00 p m. The Carroll County Council of Parent Teachers sponsors the event, part of the county teachers institute, with Lund addressing teachers in the afternoon and parents in the evening.
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Carroll County
Lanark High School
Carroll County Council of
Margaret Sterrett Lund
Lund
Chicago Association For Child and Parent Education
County Teachers’ Institute
Lanark
Savanna Gridders Hand St. Mary's 12–0 Friday
Savanna high school defeated St. Mary's of Clinton 12 to 0 at Weidman field. Penalties slowed play. Savanna opened late with a 14 yard pass to Green for the first score and later a Meue end run for another TD. Both extra points failed.
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Savanna High School
Ee Mary's
Clinton
Weidman Field
Savanna Wee
St. Mary's
Savanna
Lanton
Green
Me Ue
Will and probate actions in local courts
Court House News from VPage One reports a will filing by Donald Prank and Blanche Hawkins of Milledgeville, with probate in county court. The late George Hay of Mt. Carroll had his will admitted, Ella Wiler named executrix without bond, and the farm in Freedom township goes to tenant Joseph Stenquist along with Oklahoma property interests. The Mt. Carroll residence is left to Ella Wiler for services, with small bequests to two sisters-in-law and all personal property to Ella Wiler.
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George Hay
Mt. Carroll
Ella Wiler
Freedom Township
Joseph Stenquist
Oklahoma
Ella Wier
Spectator contd. on page suggests electing all politicians
The section critiques political outcomes and tax burdens while noting a Commerce Department mishap classifying New England as a foreign consumer. It cites Illinois electrical use data from the Illinois Commerce Commission with August figures showing slight year over year decline and rural sales up sharply from 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
New England
Maine
Vermont
Ilinois
Tinois Commerce Commission
Peaches Squeezed Too Tight Grow Mushier
A note warns that excessive pressure makes peaches mushier. This saying highlights the risk of overhandling fruit during processing or sale.
County Deaths Inquest Reports Shock Fatality
A coroner's inquest returned a verdict of death due to shock. Funeral services were held Friday at the city cemetery with Rev. T. S. Cleworth officiating. Relatives in Ohio could not be reached. Mrs. George Solt, 50, of Mt. Carroll, died Saturday morning at home. She is survived by her father Christian Morhardt, husband, a daughter, six brothers, and three sisters.
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T. S. Cleworth
Ohio
George Solt
Carroll
Osun
Mt. Carroll
Christian Morhardt
George Rausch
Shannon
Carvie Carboy
Massbach
Lucy Frederick
Gus
Adam and
Paul
Chris
Hanover
William and
Jacob
Stockton
Frank Bloyer
Clarence Buchenan
Randall
Lanark
George Diehl
Clara Miller
E. Y. Knapp
Mr. Diehl
Rock Creek Township
Hattie Schoene
Josie Wicke
Rockford
Mary Schneider
Magnola
Charles
Woodstock
Ernest
Hazelhurst
John
Fred
Peace and War Record of Cong Leo E Allen
The National Council for Prevention of War outlines Leo E. Allen’s peace and war votes across the 7th Congress. It notes seven peace votes out of nine, including support for permanent neutrality and an embargo on munitions, while opposing the super naval program and the Bierman cuts. Allen signed a discharge petition for the War Referendum amendment and favored House consideration of the measure.
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National Council For Prevention of
Leo E. Allen
U.S
Mlinois
Tion
Bierman
Congress
Allen
National Council
United States
Conversation About Prices of Handkerchiefs
A brief dialogue contrasts a woman's memory of paying five dollars for a handkerchief with a man's remark that spending such an amount is a lot of money to blow. The exchange highlights changes in perceived value and spending norms.
Mt Carroll blitzes Lanark 21 to 0 in league win
Mt Carroll high school squads trounced Lanark 21 to 0 on Friday night earning their second A. and B. Grant conference victory. Witon scored most points with Wilcox adding two touchdowns and Cronister another. Mil ler’s interception thwarted Lanark in the second period as Mt Carroll rolled to 14 first downs to Lanark’s 4. Lanark, fieldless at home, remains winless in conference play while Mt Carroll improves to two wins, no defeats.
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Witon
Mt. Carroll High School
Lanark
A. &. Grant
Wilcox
Mt. Carrolani
Cronister
County Seat
Werk
Miller
Mt Carroll
Mt. Carroll
Lanark Lanark
Hallowe'en Party Memories and a Cautionary Tale
A nostalgic hometown reminiscence recalls a young Halloween party planned by local mothers with crafts pumpkins and lanterns. The misadventure ends with cats dogs and a battered Tom cat, prompting a warning to have fun without damaging property.
Carroll County women enroll at Illinois State Normal University
Four Carroll county young women join the freshman class at Illinois State Normal University in Normal this fall. Seventy three Illinois counties are represented in the cohort, including Lavern Carson of Woodland Township, Harriet Myers of Shannon, Bernice Dambman, and Hazel Norrene Fogel of Milledgeville.
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Carroll County
Ilinois
Drivers License Applications Available Here
Application blanks for individual drivers licenses, required by a new state law, were received in the area last Wednesday and some forms have been sent to Springfield. The license cost is 50 cents plus notary fees for adults and 25 cents for youths 15 to 18. Applications under 18 must be signed by a parent guardian or employer. Permits issued now expire May 1, 1942 unless revoked. Licenses obtained after May 1, 1989 expire after three years. No examination is required.
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Springfield
Naughty but nice and the strip dancer’s role recalled
A witty exchange on old fashioned attitudes toward girls adult entertainment and how perceptions shift. The speaker notes that girls once were naughty but now must be nice and naughty, while defining a strip dancer as a girl who has everything and shows it.
Savanna Wa-Tan-Ye Club Initiates Seven Members
Seven new members joined the Savanna Wa-Tan-Ye club during a Monday evening initiation and guest night in Savanna. About sixty-five attendees from nearby clubs in Mi. Car roll Morrison Clinton and Dubuque took part in the ceremonies. The seven initiates were Mrs. Alice M. Bowen Miss Margaret Williamson Mrs. Lola Welch Miss Anna Wires Mrs. Glenn Laughlin Miss Mildred Mach and Mrs. W. G. Kent.
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Savanna Wa
Re-Elect Eisfeller Secretary Treasurer of AAA
At a county committee meeting in Carroll County Elver Eisfeller of Salem township was re elected secretary treasurer of the local AAA committee for another year. J W Erdmeier Ray Moyer and Henry Miller and Farm Advisor M P Roske ex officio and J W Stevenson from the state committee attended.
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Elver Eisfeller
Salem Township
Carroll County
J. W. Erdmeier
Ray Moyer
Henry Miller
M. P. Roske
J. W. Stevenson
Eisfeller
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AAA Committee
Clinton Rendering CO
Clinton, Iowa
H. C. Baade
Main Ave
Avon
Burley
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Gruhl
Howes
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