Kenneth Blakeslee Instantly Killed In Saturday Night Crash
Kenneth D. Blakeslee 30, a farmer near Shannon, was killed instantly when his car left Highway 78 on a curve near Sister's hill north of Mt. Carroll. The inquest returned an accidental death verdict. Surviving are his wife and three children, parents, two brothers, three sisters, and a brother who preceded him. Funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Polo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth D. Blakeslee
Shannon
Sister’s Hill
Mt. Carroll
Blakeslee
Harry Blakeslee
Chadwick
E. A. Flexman
Milledgeville
Christian Funeral
Robert Mader
Harold Schmidt
Frank Funeral Home
Lanark
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Polo
James Burke
St. Mary's Cemetery
Willard Lott
Harlan Myers
Robert Grove
Don Kniss
Aledo
Glen Hess
Freeport
Philip Rahn
Webster City
Iowa
Kenneth DeWayne Blakeslee
Sterling
Harry
Anna Blakeslee
Kenneth
Leota Manning
Ben Manning
Teresa Ann
Ronald
William of Ridott
Arnold
Atlantic City
N. J
Lloyd
Marilyn) Brown
Manchester
Julian Mae
Savanna
Joan
Donald
Shannon Plans Big Three Day Homecoming Celebration
Shannon prepares a large Labor Day weekend homecoming with a band concert and dance on Saturday, free attractions Sunday, and a Monday parade, with TV star shows and a final dance by the Oklahoma Cowboys. The event, led by Boyle-Hoy Post No. 2379, American Legion, aims for a bigger, better celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon
New Fire Station
Glenn Law
Savanna
DeKalb Drum and Bugle Corps
Forreston
Forreston All Stars
Main Street
Woc-Tv
Oklahoma Cowboys
Boyle-Hoy
American Legion
Deaths in Carroll County details
Darrell Holman widow Lydia Miller Holman 59 died early Tuesday at home after a long illness. Funeral set for 12:30 p m today at Frank Funeral Home Mt Carroll burial at Oregon Ill. Lydia Miller born June 26 1894 near Mt Carroll daughter of John and Mary Miller. Survived by husband four brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hee Darrell Holman
Caerk
Carrell Holmar
Eary
Frank
Oregon
Ill
Lydia Miller
Jdune
Mt. Carroll
John and
Mary Thain Miller
Darrell Holman
Atty
Ralph Eston
Henry and
Elwin Miller
John
Walter
Savanna
al Edward
Frank Ellinor
Lanark
Legion Posts Back Girl Scouts Resolution Recalled
At the Illinois American Legion convention in Chicago in August 1954 most posts opposed withdrawing support for the Girl Scouts of America. Mt Morris Post No 143 reaffirmed confidence in the Girl Scouts Americanism program while criticizing anti subversive action leaders for altering references to the Declaration of Independence the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Thirteen District Executive Committee endorsed the resolution on August 19 1954 in Freeport Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois American Legion
Chicago
Girl Scouts of America
American Legion
Mt. Morris Post
Girl Scouts
U. S
United Nations
Freeport
Illinois
Funeral attendance notes and weekend guests in Chadwick
Mrs Lord Brown and her son from Manchester Indiana attended the funeral of her brother Kenneth Blakesee on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Davis Senneff and daughter Diane from Rock Island were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Freece Senneff. Mr and Mrs Ben Stade spent Monday at the Pines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Brown and Son
Manchester
Kenneth Blakesee
Davis Senneff
Diane
Rock Island
Freece Senneff
Ben Stade
the Pines
Fosdick Armstrong wed in Mt Carroll office ceremony
Miss Martha Jane Fosdick daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Fosdick of Savanna and Clarence Edward Armstrong son of Mr and Mrs Walter Armstrong of Mt Carroll were married Friday April 20 in the office of Justice of the Peace Loren Cates. The bride attended Savanna schools and works at a Lanark canning factory. The groom is a Cordova high school graduate and farms with his father. They reside with the groom's parents. Mr and Mrs Conrad Keil received noon visitors in the Henry Daehler and Arnold Traum homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Martha Jane Fosdick
Charles Fosdick
Savanna
Clarence Edward Armstrong
Walter Armstrong
Justice of the Peace
Loren Cates
Armstrong
Canning
Lanark
Bandits Target Hardware Stores in Local Thefts
Sheriff Harry Miller investigated a Shannon hardware store owner burglary and an attempted robbery at the Shore home. A bandit in a mask demanded cash and fled after shots were fired. In Thomson, the McGinty hardware store was entered but the safe remained untouched due to alarm wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Miller
Shannon
Thomson
Charles Shore
Iaore
Op. Am
Snore
Shore
Joan
Miller
McGinty Hardware
Entertaining Guests in Pennsylvania Visit Reiff Family
Mr and Mrs Alvin Reiff hosted a Sunday dinner with Mrs Clara Cunningham Amos Hess and Roger Hess of Green Castle Pa also visiting Mr and Mrs Abe Reiff and Mrs Emma Reiff of Milledgeville. Elmer Hans and sons called afternoon. Cunningham family left Monday for Pennsylvania after weeks with relatives in Milledgeville and Chadwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Reiff
Clara Cunningham
Amos
Roger Hess
Greencastle
Abe Reiff
Emma Reiff
Milledgeville
Elmer Hans
Cunnigham
Pennsylvania
Chadwick
Transferred trainee Eugene Lott moves to Bainbridge center
Eugene Lott has completed navy training at Great Lakes and is transferred to the naval training center at Bainbridge Maryland. His new address lists Eugene H. Lott SA 4583694 Yn Class A School NTC Bainbridge Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Lott
Great Lakes
Ill
Naval Training Center
Bainbridge, Md
Eugene H. Lott
NTC
Warnick To Speak Sept 9 At Dairy Day
Merrill Warnick president of the American Dairy Association will be the main speaker at the 1954 Dairy Day at the University of Illinois Thursday September 9. His talk Pro ducer s Part in Present Situation will cover problems facing the dairy industry. The program includes farm tours exhibits and breeding silage and calf feeding reports with talks by university and extension staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
Ilinois Department of Conservation
Division of Forestry
East
Monroe St
Ill
FE. E. Nuuttila
Soil Conservation Service
Mason
Union
Merrill Warnick
American Dairy Association
University of Ilinois
Warnick
Warnila
Pleasant Grove
Utah
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Department of Dairy Science
Urbana
G. W. Salisbury
Department of
Dairy Science
Agricultural Experiment Station
M. H. Alexander
Allahabad Agricultural Institute
India
Rath Finishes Quartermaster School Course at Fort Lee
Pvt. Fred L. Rath husband of Joyce Rath Chadwick Savanna Ill. and son of Mrs. Julius Rath Savanna Ill. completed the Unit Course at Fort Lee Quartermaster School. The eight week program trained him in general supply duties unit support and logistics with subjects in mathematics typing Army supply system clothing fitting and carpentry. A family picnic at Krape Park Freeport is noted for Mr. and Mrs Herman Aude Sr and Grace and Mr. Carroll and Mr. Louis Weber families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lee
Fred L. Rath
Joyce Rath
Chadwick
Julius Rath
Savanna, Til
Quartermaster School
Rath
Savanna Township High School
Pvt
Tess
Herman Aude Sr
Grace
Carroll
Louis Weber
Krape Park
Freeport
Local Men Win Awards At The Stephenson Fair
Ed win Keim and Sons of Mt. Carroll won senior and grand champion female in Brown Swiss. Perry C. and Carl Keltner of Pearl City took senior and grand champion bull. Holstein cow owned by John and Reewell Pabler. junior and grand champion bull by Josep Matzke. Sherman L Shaw and Sherman L Law of Oregon awarded grand champion cow and bull in Ayrshire and Guernsey. Heims took five shrsts and various placings. Rabbit show honors to Meyers Rabbitry Milledgeville and Chadwick exhibitors. Carl Haag of Chadwick earned many firsts in open class agriculture products. Orval Schoonhoven and Donald Hook earned multiple ribbons in Chester White shows. Duroc division saw Kenneth Schneider win junior champion boar and cow. Daws and sons won senior and grand champion Poland China boar. Merriell Gahn and Sons senior grand champion cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County
Edwin Keim and Sons
Mt. Carroll
Perry C
Carl Keltner
Pearl City
John and
Reewell Pabler
Dakota
Josep Matzke
Guernsey
Sherman L. Law
Oregon
Sherman L Shaw
Meyers Radbitry
Milledgeville
Cenior
Joe
New Zealand
Joe Dean Rabbitry
Chadwick
Carl Haag
Haag
Carl
Orval Schoonhoven
Lanark
Chester Whiteney
Donald Hook
Kenneth Schneider
Mt Carroll
Cnw
David Schneider
Mackey
Poland
R. F. Daws and Sons
Jim Dawa
Merriell Gahn and Sons
Lyle Gam
Home Economics Extension meetings listed for Sept 3–10
Weekly schedule for extension meetings across multiple towns with times at 1:30 p m and one 7 30 p m session. Major lesson Creative Living After the Children are grown presented by the home adviser. Also notes a polio case in Mt Carroll and heavy rainfall causing river flows and upbound coal and petroleum tonnage past Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Mill
George Yingling
Shannon Rural
George Woessner
Carroll
Lyle Foltz
Lima Larks
Palisades
Wm. Bertsch
West End
Harvey Seim
Chas Myers
Jess
Mississippi River
Cedar
Skunk
Des Moines
Guttenberg
Muscatine
Burling On
Hannibal
Rock Island Locks
Rock Island
Roundup Ratings Across Classes at Carrell County 1-H Event
The Carrell County 1-H Roundup last week shows Lightweight, Mediumweight, and Heavyweight ratings across Beef Calves Dairy and Hereford divisions. Notable names include A performers Russell Zier Jr, John Morris, Leo Haag, Diane Rahn, and B group members Diane Rahn plus many others across Heifers Cows and Shorthorns divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrell County
A’s
Russell Zier, Jr
Sharon Livengood
Leo Haag
John Morris
Larry Dikkers
Ronald Bielema
Howard Pring
Carol Smith
Allen Haag
Howard Prins
Leslie Prins
Evan Haag
Richard Hook
Ed Hook
Diane Rahn
Sheldon Livengood
Larry Buffington
A's
Don Dickenson
Duane Kruse
Kay Anderson
Connie Williams
B's
Norman Byers
John Metz
Otto Wagenknecht
Larry Robert
Gary Nesmeier
Joel Rahn
Lyle Smith
Clark van Buskirk
B’s
Barbara Hamilton
Eldon Kaul
C’s
Harold Kruse
Russell Zier Jr
Gene Behrens
Angus
Kenneth Geisz
Lee Slick
William Spearman
Charles Bickelhaupt
Lester Kantlehner
Paula Lamoreux
Court House News from Carroll County Highlights
Marriage licenses issued in Carroll County include Harlin Martz of Lanark and Barbara Rodermel of Haldane, and Richard Mark Johnson with Joyce Ann Cronk of Savannah. Guilty plea for Charles Spencer Jr. in reckless driving case. $50 fine and costs imposed. Real estate transfers listed in Savanna and Thomson. Chicago youths fined for motorcycle ride and fire incident near Mt Carroll. parents notified. Oregon judge recalls June grand jury. petit jury to report Sept 7. several civil suits planned. Divorces granted: Edwin Tenley from Elaine Tenley and Mamie King from Abe King, both of Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carsoll County
Harlin Martz
Lanark
Barbara Rodermel
Haldane
Ichard Mark Johnson
Joyce Ann Cronk
Savanna
Charles Spencer Jr
Thomson
Carroll County
Charles F. Kinney
Spencer
Black Top
Carroll
Leon A. Zick
Oregon
Grand
Robert Weissmiller
Petit Jury
Zick
Edwin Tenley
Elain Tenley
Mamie C. King
Abe King
Sterling couple visit. Imel home hosts relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Meade of Sterling visited the Wm. Imel home on Thursday evening and their daughter Sandra returned home with them after a visit with her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Imel and daughter of Rock Falls were Saturday evening visitors in the Wm. Imel home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Meade
Sterling
Wm. Imel
Sandra
Donald Imel
Rock Falls
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Kenneth Blakeslee
Cancer Society
Orville Bowers
Illinois Cancer Society
Court House
Otto Switzer
Elver Fisseller
Mount Carroll
Ray Polhill
Mmfledgeville
Russell Sharp
KM. Colli
Mt. Carrell
Robert Allen
R, N. Mt. Carrol
Dharing
Illinois Division
American Cancer Society
Cancer Fund
Lenark
Teaccay
Ser
Nofte
Aurora
Atys
Orvile Bowers
Mere Robert Engelking
Fomerson
Aterm
Orvi Ie Bowers
Robert Allen R. N
Carroll Deaths County
Legion
Chadwick News
Fosdick-Armstrong
Conrad Keil
Henry Daehler
Arnold Traum
Quartermasters School
Shannon Scotl
Glenn Laws
Labor Day
Shannon Park
Forreston School
Forreston Allstars
Nance
Shannon American Legion
Home Bureau Notes
Joe McCray
James McCray
Deaconess Hospital
Dinenn
Ray Meyers
Egar Imel
Herefords
Cathy Spanogle
Denny Stiles
Roger Bunte
Alfred Ritter
Beverly Sarma
Wayne Schoonhaver
LeRoy Handel
Duane Gruhn
Phyllis Ritter
Patricia Otten
Jim Dornbush
C's
Alice Larson
Sharon Randecker
Dan Stitz
Orin Linde
Ronnie Derrer
Jud Grove
Gene Bass
Ralph Bass
Gary Hollowell
D. Gantz
Tom Bishop
Larry Slick
Kent Stralow
Geo, Pipley
Leo Gelwicks
Eugene Dayboll
Lynn Cheeseman
Richard Miller
James Grove
Gerald Slick
Mac Rirhart
Larry Reap
Eugene Judy
Arnold Smith
Paul Krum
James Kent
Jim
St P & P RR Co
Conrad E. Heinze
Salem
Helen Lehman
Margaret Lehman
Washington
Henrietta McGrath
Donald S. Wolfe
Edna K. Doyle
Edward Brandt
York
Omar Ketchum
Francis E. Walston
Francis FE. Walston
Hellers
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