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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1938
Page
1
The text notes 363 weekend deaths with 268 from autos, while our region reports no fatal weekend accidents. It discusses road designs, including two lane, three lane, and four lane layouts, plus experiments with center dividers and safety parkways to reduce collisions.
Ward Paul Herd Ranks Highest In County DHIA with 925 pounds of milk and 39.8 pounds of fat in August for a grade Holstein herd on Ward Paul’s farm. Stransdale No 2, Stransdale No 1, Harry Byers farm, and Austin Roche follow with varied milk and fat averages. The top producing cow logged 1,001 pounds milk and 67.1 pounds fat. An other registered Holstein on Stransdale Farm No 1 recorded 1,674 pounds milk and 67 pounds fat.
Deckert and McDowell of Chicago submitted a low bid of $128,444 for about six miles of railroad track at the Savanna Or ance depot. Bids were opened Sept. 1 by St oseph E. Gill, construction quarter master at the depot. Seven bids were submitted for the contract.
County tax payments show a 90 percent collection rate on the reporting date, a figure that compares favorably with total collections from the same date last year. Officials credit steady payments and improved enforcement for the strong performance, noting continued efforts to reach full compliance.
Carroll county treasurer Frank L. Ross reports 90 percent of the 1937 real estate and personal property tax total of 590,680.89 collected by Sept 1 with about 59,000 still unpaid plus penalties. Salem township leads at 95 percent, followed by Shannon, Fair Haven, York, and Rock Creek, while Savanna and Elkhorn Grove lag at 86 percent. a monthly penalty accrues on unpaid installments.
Savanna voters are set to decide on a city building bond issue as the council designates September 29 as the election date. The measure seeks funding for municipal construction projects and infrastructure upgrades.
Savanna voters will go to the polls on Thursday September 29 to decide a bond issue of 50 000 for a new city hall. The building would sit north of the current fire station and include offices council chamber auditorium jail kitchen banquet space and a one story wing for the fire department. The total cost is about 90 000 with 50 000 city funds and the rest from a federal grant. Polling places for four wards are named with election judges and clerks and the hours are 6 am to 5 pm.
Will county defeated Carroll county 3 to 2 on Friday morning in Urbana opening games of the state title series. Manager Jake Sturtevant used three pitchers Morrie Schaut Bill Cheeseman and Noel Erdmeier to try to slow Will county but the visitors proved stronger.
A severe electrical storm and heavy rains hit Tuesday afternoon, damaging Northwestern Illinois Utilities lines from Sunfish Lake to Thomson. Fused stations, cracked insulators, and damaged transformers forced widespread outages with crews working into Wednesday morning. Power to Mt. Carroll and Chadwick remained, while Thomson lost service for a two hour period during repairs.
A list of real estate transfers recorded in the circuit clerk’s office in Mt Carroll includes numerous transactions: Charles P. Lamb to Timothy Me. Namara a two-lot section in York. Levi F. Frederick to Sara North parts of Meyer's addition in Milledgeville. multiple transfers involving First State Bank of Shannon and others in Savanna, Rock Creek, Wysox, Salem, Mt. Carroll, Sharon, Cherry Grove, Thomson and Washington. Each entry details names, sections, townships, ranges, and parcels changed.
Members of the Carroll County Farm Bureau board of directors will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 45 Thursday evening in the Mt Carroll office.
Thomson drew thousands for the 14th annual Melon Day on Labor Day. crowds lined up for six ticket sellers as cars stretched past main street and to Roy Houghton's home. Lyndon beat Round Grove 14 to 2 in the morning bail game. other events included horseshoe contests, a watermelon feast, a photo show, and performances by Beth Hower and her bands. A plane crash damaged a propeller, and a boy injured his leg at the shooting gallery. Evening weather dampened some plans but fireworks and a dance at Masonic hall capped a grand celebration.
County Superintendent Lawrence E. Brudi announced Carroll county teachers will hold the annual county institute on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct 28 and 29, then travel to Rockford for the Northwestern Division Illinois Education Association meeting. The site may be Shannor or Lanark, with speakers to be confirmed as plans firm up.
Carroll 4-H members plan entry of beef calves at the quad-county show on September 17 in Clinton County. Youth program aims to showcase project animals and compete for prizes and recognition.
Carroll Whiteside and Jackson Clinton counties 4-H members plan to exhibit Hereford Angus and Shorthorn calves at the fourth annual Quad County Beef Calf Show in Clinton on Saturday. Entry blanks due by Sept 10. Livestock judging by A E Darlow. Banquet at LaFayette Hotel. Show expected to award about $650 in cash plus ribbons and grand championship cup.
W A Stauffacher of Monroe Wisconsin won contracts for a bridge abutment on the Adolph bridge two miles west of Fair Haven and a Hans culvert in York township. Bids were 2154 60 and 1440 90 respectively. The Adolph bridge abutment will require jack up of the end the removal of the present abutment pilings and pouring concrete for a new reinforced concrete support. Water depths of four to five feet hinder the work.
County teachers institute slated for October 26 and 27 with site yet to be chosen. Ward Paul dairy herd ranks high in August county association books. Local 4-H beef calves to be shown September 17 in Clinton. Savanna residents vote on municipal building bond. judges and clerks named for September 29 balloting. Bridge abutment in Fair Haven and culvert in York awarded to W A Stauffacher. Highway crews repair shoulders and install new guard rails on Route 171. Vehicle incidents include five with narrow escapes and a melons spill. storms cause power line damage with eight injuries countywide in June. Deaths reported first half 1938. 1937 tax payment up to Sept 1. Doughnut Day planned in Mt Carroll with free doughnuts and coffee at 11:30 Wednesday.
Project champions for Carroll county girls 4 H clubs were announced by club leaders. Recipients include Jo Ann Albert and Judith Ritenour from Mt Carroll Grace Keeney and Ruth Wolf from Lanark Jane Miller from Savanna Norma Jean Hammond from Lanark LaVonne Holm from Argo Fa Blanche Keim from Ideal and Jean Demaree from Thomson.
Eigh t persons were injured in automobile accidents in Carroll county during June according to a state report from the department of public works and buildings division of highways. No deaths occurred in June, though July and August figures pending. For the first six months of 1938 Carroll county shows three auto fatalities on record, but officials doubt the count and believe the county ranks first in fatalities. Across the state 801 killed and 10,415 injured in six months, a drop from 1937 figures.
July's heat did not disrupt production as Illinois coal operators produced 2,192,384 tons in the month, an increase of 79,876 tons over June. The gain reflects steady demand and sustained mine activity across the state's coal fields.
A car carrying five women sustained injuries when a tire blowout caused the vehicle to strike a truck. Rescue crews arrived, treating the injured at the scene and transporting them to a local hospital for further care. Police investigated the crash and noted no other occupants were harmed.
A coupe carrying five people including three Aurora women collided with a Rockford truck on state highway 64 near Mt Carroll. The car veered after a front tire blew, the truck overturned onto a telephone pole, all five in the coupe treated for minor injuries, truck drivers unhurt. The scene drew Mt Carroll youths who gathered watermelons scattered after the impact. The wrecked car was towed to a Mt Carroll garage, while the truck resumed its trip to Rockford.
State Director of Finance S L Nudelman announced the municipalities’ July gas tax collections totaled 1 085 948 61 dollars.
Mt Carroll gears up for Doughnut Day on Sept 15 and 14 with free doughnuts and coffee at 11 30 am Tuesday and activities through Wednesday. A massed band concert, a dime a dance, radio exhibits, platform acts from WMT Waterloo Iowa, and street concessions plus rides fill the lineup directed by Commercial Club leaders.
Carroll County stock drew top bids at the Chicago Stock Yards with 20 steers averaging 1278 pounds from Ralph Manning of Lanark and 20 head from Albert Schreiner of Milledgeville selling at 13.10 per cwt. William K. Schell of Milledgeville marketed hogs at 9.00 per cwt, with a 56 head drive weighing 250 to 233 1/2 pounds per animal.
Checks for state school distributive funds for July and August are ready for distribution to township treasurers. Total allotted to Carroll County is 2862.79 for each month. Mailing is delayed until treasurers file bond as required by law.
Capt Jacob Osterman arrived at Savanna Ordnance depot and received orders to report to Connersville Army Post in Pennsylvania. He left Saturday with his wife and daughter Mrs. Douglas for the new location. Osterman had been at Savanna briefly after from the Panama canal zone and will serve as construction quartermaster for a new flying field at Connellsville post.
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