Babson's Vision of Schools as Factories and Factories Within
Babson Park Massachusetts October 31. The column extols modern school design calling schools brain factories and praises automation and electronics as tools to improve learning. It argues teachers and taxpayers should adopt efficient, factory minded schooling while warning against wasteful luxuries in new buildings. It urges students to master reading, writing and arithmetic to unlock inner automatic factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
Elmer Babson
Gloucester
Fossett Participates in Bulldog Low Note Training
Army Pvt Ronald L Fossett from Chadwick Illinois joined 101st Airborne Division soldiers at Exercise Bulldog Low Note near Fort Irwin California. The drill ended Oct 24 and covered guerrilla and counter insurgency desert and mountain warfare. Fossett completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and is a Chadwick High School 1962 graduate.
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Fort Irwin
Calif
AHTNC
Army Pvt
Ronald L. Fossett
Chadwick
Ill
101St Airborne Division
327Th Infantry
Fossett
1St Airborne Battle Group
Fort Campbell
Fort Leonard Wood
Harvey M. Fossett
Route 1
Chadwick High School
Court Bans Illegal Picketing By Striking Kraft Employees
In Milledgeville and Stockton, a circuit court issued a restraining order to prevent striking Kraft Foods workers from hindering plant access, deliveries, or communications. The case, filed by National Dairy Products Corp, names the United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers AFL-CIO as defendants. A Nov 15 hearing will decide further enjoinment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Leon A. Zick
Kraft Foods Cheese Factory
Milledgeville
Kraft
Stockton
Zick
National Dairy Products Corp
Kraft Food i S A
United Packinghouse, Food and Allied Workers
Afl-Cio
District 1
Galena
Illeigeville
Ighway
County PTA Council Fall Meeting Slated in Savanna
Carroll County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations will hold its fall meeting at Chestnut Park School Savanna on Wednesday Nov. 6. Registration at 12 45 p m with call to order at 1 p m Superintendent Gordon Hansen will discuss progress of special education in public schools. All local PTA units urged to attend. A round table workshop on ace training will be conducted. Interested persons invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations
Chestnut Park
Savanna
Gordon Hansen
PTA
Local Marriage Licenses and Tax Funds Distributed
County Clerk W M Nipe issued marriage licenses to Clarence A Dunn and Joyce L Geisz of Milan and Savannah and Mt Carrel respectively and to William J Bell and Bonnie G Hessman of Milan Illinois. County Treasurer Lulu M Ross says 54778 72 dollars in tax funds were distributed to taxing units from railroad tax payments for 1961 held in escrow pending court decisions on protests. Objections were overruled releasing funds. a larger sum was returned to railroads after other objections were sustained.
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W. M. Nipe
Clarence Allen Dunn
Savanna
Joyce Lorraine Geisz
Mt. Carrell
William John Bell
Bonnie Grace Hessman
Milan, Ill
Lulu M. Ross
Radio Patrol on Halloween Duty in Carroll County
Carroll County Sheriff's Radio Patrol members will be on duty tonight October 31 to aid in checking vandalism across the county. A patrol member said the effort aims to deter mischief and assist residents during Halloween.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe’en
Carroll County Sheriff's Radio Patrol
Deeds Recorded October 17 24 Vernon Short to Van Brocklin
Deeds listed include Vernon W Short and wife to Albert G Van Brocklin and wife for lots 1 2 block 2 Helders Shannon. Lewis Fosdick and wife to Robert Stenback and wife in section 3 township 24 range 2 Savanna. Russell H Schaal and wife to Arthur L Moring and wife lot 6 block 1 South Savanna. Laura L Fomby to Tracy B Fomby section 23 township 23 range 6 Wysox. Hannah E Straka Todd et al to Austa F Delbridge et al lot 2 block 5 Meyers Milledgeville. Harry M Seiple Jr Ex to Levi Zink and wife section 12 township 24 range 4 Mt Carroll. Matt L Law et al to Verel E Rogers and wife section 8 township 24 range 6 Rock Creek.
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Vernon W Short
Albert G. van Brocklin
Helders
Shannon
Lewis Fosdick
Robert Stenback
Savanna
Russell H. Schaal
Arthur L. Moring
South Savanna
Laura L. Fomby
Tracy B. Fomby
Beyer Fined for Animal Cruelty in Carroll County
Gary Beyer of north of Mt. Carroll appeared before Justice George E. Coden on a cruelty to animals charge filed by the Carroll County Humane Society. A $50 fine plus $21 costs was imposed for failing to provide for five dogs in his care. witnesses cited tied dogs with inadequate food water and shelter and lacking medical attention. Justice Coden also fined two area motorists for illegal acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Beyer
Mt. Carroll
Justice of the Peace
George E. Coden
Beyer
Carroll County Humane Societ
Justice Coden
DHIA Report for September Dairy Herd Averages
Paul Gaar and Melvin Rein ders oversee September tests. Top 10 herds by cows milked daily with fat data and 305 day lactation leaders listed for September. Communities include Mt Carroll Lanark Chadwick Savanna Milledgeville Thomson and others with farm names and figures.
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Paul Gaar
Melvin Reinders
Aily
Judson Grove
Mt. Carroll
Lowell Termark
Lanark
Daryl Rockafellow
Savanna
Cram & Smith
Chadwick
John & Wayne Linker
Robert Wagenknecht
Milledgeville
Ae Getz
Russell Derrer
Mount Carroll
Lawrence Iben
Don Hollowell
Richard
Bob
Harold Real
Melva Smith
Miledgeville
FS Services reports record net income for 1963
FS Services Inc announces a fiscal year net income of 8.2 million ending August 31, enabling a 7.5 million earnings distribution to 1388 member cooperatives in Illinois and Iowa. The merger of Illinois Farm Supply and Farm Bureau Service created the firm, with strong capital returns near 20 percent. The firm plans a Burlington Iowa meeting on Nov. 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Illinois
FS Services, Inc
Iowa
C. H. Becker
Illinois Farm Supply Company
Farm Bureau Service Company of
FS Services
Becker
Illinois Agricultural Association
Iowa Farm Bureau Federaton
Burlington
Plans For Northern Illinois Athletic Conference Realignment
Northern Illinois schools discussed potential widespread realignment at a Milledgeville meeting with reps from Carroll Blackhawk Stephenson U S Grant Route 72 and Northwestern conferences. Some Blackhawk schools favored dropping out due to size inequalities while transport and school spirit pose issues. No action was taken and a December session was planned, with likely moves not before two or three years.
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Northern Illinois
Milledgeville
Carroll
Blackhawk
Stephenson
U. S. Grant
Route 72
Northwestern
Morris Serves on Tax Panel at Springfield Clinic
Illinois State Representative John K. Morris of Chadwick served on a panel of experts at a Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois clinic in Springfield on October 30. A Democrat in office nine terms, he has chaired the House Revenue Committee in recent sessions and previously led the Agriculture Committee and the Commission of Revenue. The federation holds post-session clinics to explain new laws to county and municipal officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Morris
Chadwick
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Springfield
Mr. Morris
Illinois
House Agriculture Committee
Commission of Revenue
House Revenue Committee
The
Taxpayers’ Federation
General Assembly
Three Savanna Residents Die In Auto Crash
Three Savanna residents died in a head on collision on Route 64 near Oregon Sunday evening. The Rev. Harry H. Feistner of Oregon drove the other car and was not seriously injured. Hartung couple and Dunn were killed. Viola Dunn was badly hurt. Funeral plans were set for Hartung and Dunn with services in Savanna and Davenport.
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Savanna
Oregon
Warmolts Clinic
Henry W. Hartung
Mildred
William H. Dunn
Dunn
Viola
Harry H. Feistner
Key
Feistner
Lisle
Chicago
Carroll Chapter D A R Benefit Bridge Party
Carroll Chapter D A R sponsors a benefit bridge party for the Good Citizen project. The event at Oakville Country Club on Wednesday November 6 at 1 30 pm lists Mrs D Sackett Smith as general chair and Lanark committee members Mrs Josephoe and Mrs Floyd Guenther. Tickets, door prizes, table prizes, and a home baked goods sale are planned and all are invited.
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Carroll Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Good Citizen
Carroll County
Oakville Country Club
D. Sackett Smith
Carroll
Lanark
Josephoe
Floyd Guenther
Ink mix-up leaves papers stained for readers and staff
The paper reports a wrong ink supply arrived not suitable for the press and paper. To publish, staff must use it until the supplier provides the proper grade, warning readers to handle with care as ink fouls hands during production.
Lanark Beavers Top Prophetstown for First Conference Win
Lanark High Beavers defeated Prophetstown 7 to 6 at Prophetstown in their first Blackhawk Conference victory. Bergdall threw 20 yards to Gaelh ouse for the touchdown and ran for the extra point. Lanark sits 7th, with Milledgeville remaining winless in the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark High
Beavers
Prophetstown
Blackhawk
Bergdall Eee
Gaelhouse
Lanark
Milledgeville
Small Business Seminar Set at Freeport College
Freeport Community College Division of Business Administration hosts a two day Small Business Administration seminar in conjunction with the U S Small Business Administration Internal Revenue Service and Freeport Chamber of Commerce The event runs November 14 and 15 in Hotel Freeport Garden Room and Cruise Room with speakers from SBA the State Bank of Freeport First National Bank Internal Revenue Service and other officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Illinois
Freeport Community College Division of Business Administration
U. S. Smallusness Administration
U. S. Internal Revenue Service
Freeport Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Freeport
Byron Clark
Richard D. Faan
Division Ofusiness Administration
Freeport Community College
Fagan
Everett Wright
State Bank of Freeport
Douglas Graves
First National Ank
Heart
Robert L. Wilkinson
U. S. Small Business Administration
Chicago
Irving Lurie
Small Business Administration
Earl F. Hargett
Communit College
Collary Amaree Yy Saige
Harold W. Julius
Internal Revenue Service
Thelma Phillips
Division of Business Administration
Freeport Communty College
Carroll County Home Economics Extension Weekly Lessons
The week features lessons on preventing accidental poisoning with Miss Dorothy Footitt and a session on helping children cope with emotions. Daily unit meetings include topics on PKU detection, Thanksgiving themes, and Christmas preparations, with roll calls and small craft or food activities.
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Dorothy Footitt
Carroll County
Carroll
Blanche Weidman
Ed Bornemeier
Arthur Fetterolf
Allen Airhart
Gordon Hansen
Fair Haven
Wm. Randel
Robert Geisen
Elmer Zugschwerdt
Gustav Schmidt
Orville Heimbaugh
Wm. Beattie
Donald Hearnaghen
Withdraw Application for Proposed New Industry
John Schmitt a York farmer aged 46 suffered a serious mangling of his left hand Thursday afternoon when his hand was caught in a corn picker on his farm east of Route 78 Earl Engelkens Schmitts employee could not free him and neighbors assisted after release Schmitt was hospitalized at Morrison Community Hospital where doctors described his condition as fair The ring finger was removed and doctors believe the other fingers can be saved
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John Schmitt
York
Route
Earl Engelkens
Schmitt
Morrison Community Hospital
Withdrawal of Savanna Copper project announced
Martin Lantau, president of Carroll County Development Corporation, says the Savanna Copper project is withdrawn because Coleman Cable & Wire Company has bought assets from another firm and cannot finance a new plant. A letter to the U S Department of Commerce AR A dated Oct 18 1963 explains the debt restrictions and why the project is canceled.
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Savanna
Savanna Copper Company
Martin Lantau
Carroll Ve Development Corporaton
Lantau
Coleman Cable & Wire Company
U. S. Department of Commerce
Areat Redevelopment Administration
Coleman Cable and Wire Company
Savanna A. R. A
Wire and Cable
National Electric Products Company
H. K. Porter
Savanna Corporation
Coleman Cable
A. R. A. Savanna
Alma Coleman
Carroll County Development Corporation
Savanna Co.perompany
Suc
Development Corporation
Carroll County Deaths Frank Kreuder
Frank Kreuder of Mt. Carroll died at his farm home at 73 after a World War I service. Funeral services were held at Farnk funeral home in Mt. Carroll with burial in Woodland cemetery. Born November 30, 1889, he was a son of Henry and Catherine Smith Kreuder and never married. He is survived by a sister Mrs. Lee Whitmer and two brothers John of Savanna and Charles of Libertyville.
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Savanna
Frank Kreuder
Mt. Carroll
Farnk
Woodland Cemetery
Henry
Catherine Smith Kreuder
Lee Whitmer
John
Charles
Libertyville
Legion Auxiliary Council Session Held in Thomson
The Carroll County American Legion Auxiliary met at the Thomson Legion Hall on Wednesday evening October 23. Fifty six members attended with Shannon, Savannah, and Thomson tied at thirteen present. Arnold Vogel spoke on Jamaica with slides from his Peace Corps service and prison school work. Refreshments followed, hosted by Vada Reader and others, with Debra Lewis and Kevan Reader providing music. The next county meeting will be at Chadwick.
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Carroll County Council
American Legion Auxiliary
Thomson Legion Hall
Shannon
Savanna
Thomson
Arnold Vogel
Peace Corps
Jamaica
Vogel
Hallowe'en
Vada Reader
Gertrude Green
Jennie French
Irene Flynn
En Andring
Anna Greecy
Debra Lewis
Kevan Reader
Chadwick
J. French
Deadline nears for Coast Guard Academy applications
Washington high school seniors are reminded the deadline for Coast Guard Academy admissions is near. The 88th annual competition begins with December 7 1963 College Entrance Examination Board tests. Applicants must be unmarried seniors or adults by July 1 1964, meet coursework and vision standards, and pass a competitive selection for a four year program leading to a BS degree and officer commission at New London Conn.
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Washington, D. C
U. . Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
Aduste
U. S. Coast Guard
Brydia Heads Scenic Commission In Illinois
State Rep. George S. Brydia of Prophetstown named chairman of the revived Mississippi River Scenic Highway Commission at a Springfield meeting. The group, funded with $12 for expenses and no compensation for members, plans a Nov. 14 meeting at Nauvoo to map plans for extending the Great River Road northward, and to study sites for a $200,000 motel and pool and Mormon restoration projects in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georges. Brydia
Prophetstown
Springfield
Brydia
Nauvoo
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Great River Road
Highway Department
Brigham Young
Ahe
Utah
Commission
Illinois
Sterling School Chosen as Gifted Education Demonstration Center
Sterling public school is named among ten demonstration centers for the Illinois Plan for development of Gifted Children. Ray Page state superintendent says a junior high program will run at Sterling with a $42 750 grant to the Sterling school system. About $500 000 will be granted to ten scholars in the 1963 64 and 1964 65 school years to participate in the program.
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Sterling Public School
Ray Page
Sterling
Sterling School
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Babson’s Weekly Report
Babson
Ronald Fossett
California
William T. Ge
Illinois Department of Conservation
Lodge
County
PTA Council
Courthouse News
Eva Hammen
Henry Hohlen
Rose A. Zink
J. P. Court
DHIA
Warren Lucas
Eugene Shariban
Argo Fay
Rep
Morris
Pym
Monogram
Corey
Main St
Freeport College
Home Economics
Thomson Area
Jels
Legion Auxiliary Council
Coast Guard Academy
Albert Lynch
David
Joe Lynch
Beaver Dam
Wis
Pick Sterling School
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