From My Window The Spectator News Notes
England endures real aerial raids as Germany claims bombing of London while Britain retaliates on German targets. U S defense and election actions stir concern as conscription debates shape Senate and Illinois prepares for 25 000 more registrants. Public reaction to windshield flag stickers sparks calls for better display of patriotism. Wallace in Urbana denounces alleged New Deal hate while travel from party lines attracts skepticism. Illinois highway police push school bus safety enforcement statewide.
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England
Germany
British Isles
United States
Tax funds distributed to county taxing bodies last week
County Treasurer Lu la M. Ross distributed 133 250 dollars to taxing bodies after the final date for the second installment due. Delinquent taxes incur penalties and the August 26 publication will add advertising costs. Up to Sept 6 total county tax collections reached 566 194 50 with varying township collection rates.
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Lula M. Ross
Fair Haven
Lima
Shannon
Savanna
Shannon Bank Repays Ten Per Cent on Waiver
Edward J. Barrett state auditor announced a ten percent repayment totaling 10117.35 on waived deposits at First State Bank of Shannon to aid reopening after a moratorium. Depositors waived thirty five percent of claims. this is the seventh repayment bringing total returned to ninety percent of the original waiver. A Clinton Iowa marriage license was issued to Joseph M Donahue and Elsa L Yohn. Howard Kaness and Esther Bittner as well as Howard Bushman and Bernice Letcher also issued licenses in Clinton and Milledgeville respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Barrett
First State Bank of
Shannon
Clinton
Iowa
Joseph M. Donahue
Stockton
Elsa L. Yohn
Savanna, Cty
Howard ‘Aness of
Chadwick
Esther Bittner
Milledgeville
Howard Bushman
Bernice Letcher
Milledgville
Stransky Speaks at Willkie Club on Green Willkie Win
State Rep. Franklin A. Stransky addressed the Willkie Club of Carroll County in Savanna Library hall on electing Wendell Willkie and freeing Illinois from Chicago machine influence. He described an Illinois House split by responsibility to voters versus machine control, and read Chicago legislators' job titles and salaries from state roles. He traced Horner’s 1938 exit and labeled the Kelly Nash machine the regency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin A. Stransky
Wendell Willkie
United States
Chicago
Kelly Nash
Dwight Green
Willkie
Carroll County
Savanna Library Hall
Stransky
E. Y. Knapp
Lanark
Illinois
Springfield
Illinois House
Kelly- Nash Machine
Board of Local Improvements
Forest Preserve
House of Correction
Horner
Kelly-Nash
Willkie Club
George Williams
Savenna
Carroll
Clinton
Jo-Carroll Co-op completes most REA line work
Construction of all lines for the Jo-Carroll Rural Electric cooperative is finished except for minor corrections. The last 60 miles will be energized after fixes. Maps and tabulations were sent to REA in Washington for a new allotment to build 135 miles more. There are 514 member services reported.
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Jo-Carroll Rural Electric Co-Operative
F. J. Ruble
REA
Washington
Co-Operative
Awards at Whiteside County Fair Honor Premium Winners
The 70th Whiteside County Fair announced premium winners across dairy cattle horses grains and vegetables. Local and distant exhibitors received awards with numerous champions and grand champions noted, premiums mailed after clerical processing.
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Whiteside County Fair
Whiteside
Carroll
Beef Cattle Co. M
Jensen
Flannigan
Fay Crump
Morrison
L. D. Carmichael
Rochelle
Allan Mathews
Arnold Bros
Sterling
Robt
J. Norrish
Neil Bridgestock
Prophetstown
Geo. Immel
Lyndon
Murray Forth
Ernest Graham
Fenton
John Mosher
19 County youths in 4 H show at Clinton Iowa
At least 19 Carroll county youths with 4 H livestock projects enter the Quad county 4 H Livestock Show in Clinton Iowa. Entrants include Evelyn Asay and Donald Zier grand champion and reserve champion beeves. The club listings note entries from Prairie Edge Lanark Mt Carroll and Busy Beavers Milledgeville with Herefords Shorthorns and Anguses.
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Carroll County
Clinton
Iowa
Evelyn Asay
Donald Zier
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Prairie Edge Club
Mt. Carroll
Alan Heisler
Rosemary Heisler
Savanna
Leonard Dauphin
Jane Angus
Arlene Dauphin
Lois Rath
Fred Rath
Joe Rath
Robert McIntyre
Danny McIntyre
Busy Beavers
Milledgeville
Jack Newton
Hereford
Angus
Wendell Coats
Edward C. Robinson
Harlan Hollowel
Robert McKean
Bill Chaffee
Lanark Club
Randal Carpenter
Galen Fry
Grand Jury Chosen for Next Term in Carroll County
Carroll county board of supervisors announced regular and supplemental grand juror panels for the November circuit court term. Names span Washington to Fair Haven and Wysex with dozens of jurors listed for regular and supplemental panels, plus a note on 300 total petit jurors approved.
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Carroll County
Carroll County Board of Supervisors
Washington
Elmer Engelking
Woodland
Ethel McCall
Frank Curboy
Freedom
Melvin Handel
Cherry Grove
Grace Frederick
Shannon
Frances Ewing
Earl Baum
Lima
Emerson Iske
Rock Creek
Harold Sohn
Nellie Courts
Salem
Anna Towert
B Asay
Mr. Carroll
Wm. Kramer
Wildey
Savanna
Blanche Lantau
Hansen
York
Rudolph Holm
John Halfman
Fair Haven
Lizzie Schreiner
Boyd Handel
Wysex
Lloyd Bushman
Koster
Elkhorn Grove
Mabelle R
William Dean
Roy Kehl
Maxine Zillhart
Zella Cheeseman
Herman Dole
Everet Haisenga
Harold Gravenstein
Elmer Rahn
F Dyson
Belle Heinze
Mt. Carroll
John Phillips
Notz
Floyd Bleakley
Mann
Margaret Murray
District 27 P T A fall conference set for Sept 26
Plans for the fall conference of District 27 Parent-Teacher Association are being finalized for Thursday September 26 in Savanna. The district covers Carroll Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties with sessions in the Lincoln school gym. Savanna units host with Mrs Ivan Hunelman district president in charge. Four well known speakers will address the gathering. The Savanna general committee includes Mrs Rhene B Law Mrs Irvin Shrake and Earl Boothby presidents of the three Savanna units.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Savanna
Carroll
Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Lincoln School
Ivan Hunelman
Galena
Rhene B. Law
Irvin Shrake
Earl Boothby
Willkie to Speak in Davenport on Sept 14
Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie will address a Davenport audience at 6 p m on Saturday September 14 as he travels to Coffeyville Kansas for his campaign. He will depart Chicago at 8 a m with brief stops and reach Rock Island by 4 p m and Davenport by 6 30 p m for a 20 minute talk in the municipal stadium.
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Wendell Willkie
United States
Davenport
Willkie
Coffeyville
Kans
Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Joliet
Morris
Ottawa
LaSalle
Peoria
Galesburg
Rock Island
Moline
Davenport Stadium
George A. Wilson
Iowa
W. A. McCullough
Clinton
Congress
Dubuque
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cali
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Wash
McCullogh
Gov. Wilson
Sioux City
Madison
Wis
Fort Dodge
Webster City
Iowa Falls
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Rock Island Public School
Rock Island County
Twentieth Street
Arsenal Island
Rock Island Public Schools
Rock Island Centennial Bridge
Big two day celebration marks Coleta centennial
Coleta holds a two day festival Friday and Saturday to celebrate its 100th anniversary and dedicate new pavement. District PTA meet in Savanna, county fair premiums awarded, and local officials report tax funds nearing $500 000.
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Coleta
New Village
Savanna
Ordnance Depot Road
Mount Carroll Grid Squad Begins Practice
Thirty two Mt. Carroll high school boys have reported to Coach James Long for football practice as he shapes a squad for the opening game Friday night September 10 when Mt. Morris visits for a non conference tilt. Six regulars graduated last June leaving holes yet the coach expects to mold a strong eleven around lettermen and returning veterans. Denotes U S Grant conference schedule includes Warren September 27 Galena October 4 Savanna October 11 Open October 18 Polo October 24 Stockton November 1 and home games November 8.
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Mt. Carroll High School
James Long
Mt. Morris
U. S. Grant
Long
Warren
Galena
Savanna
Polo
Stockton
Raish Seated as Mt Carroll Supervisor After Myers Death
Henry A. Raish of Mt Carroll was seated as supervisor to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sherman H. Myers. He will serve the remaining term ending 1943. The county board paid tribute to Myers and appointed Raish to the public buildings chair, with Ward Fritz filling the highway committee vacancy.
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Sherman Myers
Henry A. Raish
Mt. Carroll
Sherman H. Myers
Mt. Carroll Township
County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Raish
Myers
R. C. Carson
Raish
Savanna Men Guilty of Assault With Deadly Weapon
Herbert Sigalus and James McCue both of Savanna were found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon by a circuit court jury after nearly six hours of deliberation. Defense attorney Lawrence A. Smith filed a motion for a new trial and the case was continued without date. Sack, 21, of Savanna, accused of being beaten with an automobile crank at Mississippi Palisades State Park on April 6.
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Herbert Sigalus
James McCue
Savanna
Lawrence A. Smith
Robert Sack
Mississippi Palisades State Park
Sack
Coleta Plans Centenary Celebration and Road Dedication
Residents of Coleta and nearby areas prepare for the town centennial celebration and the dedication of a two mile paved highway linking to state highway 88. The program includes an amateur contest, a big parade, horse show, rodeo, sports, and various exhibitions with cash prizes and merchandise awards.
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Coleta
Lettie Gatwick
Federal Judge Rules Against Silbar Suit in Illinois
Judge John P. Barnes refused to restrain the Illinois attorney general and 33 police from hindering Ira Silbar and communist petition drive workers seeking to place the Communist party on the November ballot. The ruling found no sworn evidence of a conspiracy by officials to deny constitutional rights as communists claim. Over 50 party workers report being expelled from Illinois cities while circulating petitions before the September 15 filing deadline.
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John P. Barnes
Chicago
Illinois
Ira Silbar
Communist Party
Silbar
Collins Brothers
Paul LaMasters
Mt. Carroll
CCC
Lewistown
Et al
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Urbana
Henry A. Wallace
Mr. Wallace
New Deal
Coleta Centennial
Wysox
Shannon Bank
Willkie Met
Jo-Carroll Co-Op
Dairy Cattle
van Meter
Scott
Jerryville
Ist
Frank H. Reitzel
Chester Carlson
Rock Falls
Roy B. Anderson
Winnebago
Ralph Huggins
Freeport
W. P. Stattler
Rexford Printz
Herbert Barnhart
Geo. C. Diehl
Field & Castleton
FE. M. Fadden
Paul Singman
LeClarke & Son
Princeton
Floyd Conger
Seward
Whiteside County Horse Club
Claude Cook
Fred Vanderschaal
Harold Schick
Dixon
Loyal Hammer
Harold Workman
Selby Kepner
Tampico
E. M. Kepperman
Geo
Immel
L. A. Abbott
Ustick
Carl Haag
Chester Strong
Mt. Carroll CCC
Strong
Board
Elder
Prnice
Harry
Whiteside County
LaVerne Landorf
Donald Cook
D. C
Mount Carroll
H. A. Raish
PETIT
Oscar
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