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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1946
Page
1
New York City report argues stock sales hinge on cash buyers and broker demand. It cautions August market weakness, cites booming auto and construction demand, and previews next week's guidance on stock selection and switching.
Charles Heffelfinger, 35, of Chadwick was hospitalized at Deaconess in Freeport Saturday for poliomyelitis. He had been unwell for days, and paralysis of one leg led to diagnosis. Heffelfinger is the village’s first polio case this year, with several others in the surrounding rural area.
Mrs Curtis Jones of Chadwick entered Community hospital at Lena yesterday. Mr and Mrs Fred Hartman were Sunday visitors in the Charles W Hartman home near Ideal.
Carroll county supervisors approved regular and supplemental grand jury panels for the November circuit court term. Regular panel members include selections from Washington to Wysox with names such as F. B. Diehl, Edward Sweitzer, Leo Weigle, and William Freeman. Supplemental panel lists further names from Washington to Fair Haven, including J. H. Airhart, Kenneth Zink, Mary Colbett, and Wes Kness.
Col. Clark Kittrell, division engineer for the Upper Mississippi Valley, announced in a special bulletin that there will be no drawdown of water in Pool 13 during the winter season 1946-47, except for about one foot when freezing temperatures are expected. No drawdown will occur in pools of the navigation dams above Rock Island.
The Corps of Engineers announces winter operation for Mississippi River Navigation Pools 1 15 19 and 26 above and below Rock Island. Normal operation preserves power pools 1 15 19 and keeps other pools at or just below ordinary level to protect structures from ice damage. Below Rock Island pools may be drawn down as needed with refilling of pools 17 18 and 20 25 based on stream flow.
Dr KE H Gholson a Savanna chiropractor posted a 500 bond after arraignment in Carroll County court on a charge of practicing without a license. Charlotte Hermes of Naperville filed the complaint claiming she received treatment for a rotated second vertebra.
Danny Joe Mangler two year old son of Mr and Mrs Alvin W Mangler of Savanna suffered head face and shoulder injuries Friday morning when he ran in front of a car driven by Harry Notz of Savanna. Notz and the mother took the child to Savanna hospital where examination revealed no serious injury and the boy was returned home later that day.
About 60 A F of L construction workers stopped work last week on the Liquid Carbonic factory building and a Morrison home project in protest against non union labor. Stevens and Klocke of Sterling, veterans of World War II, said they planned to continue the job. Most workers are war veterans.
Mr and Mrs Russell Schaal of Savanna confirm their son Pfc Henry P Schaal 20 in service death after being missing in action November 5 1944 and declared dead November 6 1945. He served in Germany from June 1944 until his death and had been in the army since June 7 194?. The family lists six parents six brothers and five terr fe.
A state director announces a preventive and diagnostic clinic for handicapped children from Boone Carroll DeKalb Jo Daviess Lee McHenry Ole Whiteside and Winnebago counties. The Sept 1 clinic at St. Anthony's Hospital Rockford offers examinations by specialists in orthopedics pediatrics speech and hearing with referrals welcome from local doctors.
The county board of supervisors approved tax levies by township boards and highway commissioners for the year ending next March. Levies cover town, relief, and road and bridge purposes with amounts listed for Washington Woodland Freedom Cherry Grove Shannon Lima Rock Creek Salem Mt. Carroll Savanna York Fair Haven Wysox Elkhorn Grove totaling $524,000.
Mrs. Grant Grimm, longtime secretary at the Mt. Carroll Farm Bureau, resigned at the end of August to become secretary to Arthur Fetteroff, Frances Shimer College business manager. As of Monday afternoon no successor had been secured.
County highway superintendent 8S. C. Campbell said culverts on the remaining section of the county aid road from Ideal east through Fair Haven will start this morning. Contractor Fred Kaney and Campbell met to begin, with cement carload arrived and reinforcing steel on hand for two culverts. Steel for others promised by Oct. 1.
Mt Carroll high school grid practice began as the team prepares for the opening game with Lanark on Friday night September 20 at the Mt Carroll field. Key players returning include Richard Law Gene Kessler and Al Sisler with 35 candidates vying for spots and several veterans back from military service.
Twenty one Carroll county youths and girls, winners in 4-H Round-up rock projects, entered calves for the Quad-County Beef Show in Clinton. Local Carroll entries include Herefords and Shorthorns from scarce lists such as Thomson, Polo, Savanna, Lanark, Mt. Carroll, Chadwick, Milledgeville, and more, with names like Arnold Zuck, Arlene Dauphin, Harlan Martz, Eugene Strauch, and others.
Marriage licenses issued to Lee Diverbiss and Betty Morgan. George B. Casper and Mildred Gustafson. Omar R. Jenson and Grace C. Mulder. Edward Kordal and Mary C. Manning. Divorces granted: Pauline Strautz from Earl Strautz with custody to defendant. Virginia Dean from Raymond C. Dean. Wilma G. Savage from Maurice R. Savage. A $10,000 damages suit settled for $4,250 from a Lanark auto crash. Emmert passenger David M. Emmert died from injuries. Discharges filed: James T. Bradley, Everett L. Yates, Mildred A. Milligan, Robert L. Straitt, Edgar R. Lower, Jerome Fleischer.
A sequence of property transfers in Mt. Carroll and nearby towns shows multiple deeds and warranty deeds recorded. Names include Rose, Staley, Frazier, Ketchum, Schreiner, Merluk, Ashby, Law, Hansen, Libberton, Shirk, Schall, Fedderson, Haas, Kerch, Sartwell, Daniels, Cowan, Wickler, Eaton, and Murphy across blocks and ranges in Turnbaughs, Hawk, R Hs additions and replat areas.
Mr and Mrs Albert Bowles Jr spent Sunday at the Jake Rieverts home in a casual social visit.
In August Harry Tallman’s 17 cow herd of Guernsey and Holstein cows topped Carroll County DHIA with 976 pounds milk and 39.9 pounds fat per cow. Porter and Son Brown Swiss placed second at 934 milk and 36.8 fat. Fred Miller Guernseys third at 744 milk 35.2 fat.
Hamilton Airport postponed dedication ceremonies and air show to Sunday due to fog and rain. Hundreds of spectators visited the new air farm airport and watched 22 planes arrive with many taking sightseeing flights. A B 17 Flying Fortress piloted by Bud Weaver of Polo will be flown in from Altus Oklahoma and parked for inspection with proceeds aiding Polo Boy Scout Troop.
Mrs Clara Weidman 82 died at 10 p m Monday Sept 9 at daughter Mrs Charles Engles home in Lanark where she had lived Funeral services were held 2 30 p m Wednesday at the Lanark funeral home with Rev William West officiating She was a Mt Carroll Lutheran church member and is buried Oak Hill cemetery Mt Carroll She was born in Pennsylvania and came to Carroll county as a young woman She married Henry C Weidman who died six years ago Surviving are three children Mrs Engles of Lanark Mrs Charles Kessler and Ward Weidman both of Mt Carroll ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren
Mrs. J. E. Milroy 91, born Lillian Teachout near Milledgeville, died Monday evening in Des Plaines while visiting daughter. Survived by daughters Mrs. Walter Zanner and Mrs. Howard Battles and two additional daughters, Mrs. A. L. Tillman and Mrs. Earl Milroy, plus sons Earl and Arthur. Funeral arrangements set at Shirk Funeral Home Milledgeville.
Mrs. Oren Nash and Mrs. Mabel Emnyre visited in Milledgeville with Arthur Deets family. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wagner and their Savanny relatives spent the week with Charles Deets.
Fred L Brearton aged 65 brother of State's Attorney John L Brearton died Friday in Albert Lea Minnesota after a month long illness from a stroke. He is survived by his widow Rosena Hulett two sons John and Frank a daughter Mrs Howard Collins and four brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held at a Morrison funeral home with burial in Grove Hill cemetery.
Miss Grace Mulder daughter of J H Mulder Savanna and Omar R Jenson son of Simon R Jenson Woodworth S D were married at 2 pm Sunday in St Peters Lutheran Savanna. Rev Gerhard P Fischer officiated. Attendants were Jean Mulder maid of honor Mrs Lester Laabs and June Stein bridesmaids with Glen Doty Savanna as best man. The couple will reside in Grand Forks N D where Jenson will attend the state university.
Miss Betty Jane Morgan daughter of Clyde and Mrs Morgan of Mt Carroll wed Lee A Di velbiss son of Mt Carroll at 4 30 p m Saturday Sept 7 in the bride parents home The Rev William N Nelson Baptist pastor performed the double ring ceremony Attendants were Mr and Mrs Dean Provant of Chadwick A family reception followed at the home
At noon on Monday September 2 Miss Cleo Ham daughter of Mrs Elver J Adams of Lanark became the bride of Leroy W Owens of Kent Ohio in the chancel of the First Christian church in Kent The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev Dana S MacDonald The bride was given in marriage by her brother Lyle Ham After a wedding trip they will live in Kent where Owens attends Kent State University The bride works in Twin Coach offices in Kent
Miss Mary Manning daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard J Manning of Lanark and Edward J Kordal son of Mr and Mrs Ignace Kordal of Nassau New York exchanged marriage vows at a nuptial high mass in St John s Catholic church Savanna The Rev Walter Ryan officiated with maid of honor Mrs Isadore Senneff of Lanark and best man Joseph Kordal of Nassau A wedding breakfast followed at the Indian Head tavern and a reception was held in Ballas hall Savanna.
State Auditor Arthur C. Lueder reports August Illinois old age pension payments reached 4,358,768 and ADC benefits 1,545,818, both up from July. Carroll Whiteside county figures list 285 pension recipients and 38 ADC dependents in Carroll. Whiteside shows 740 pension recipients and 209 ADC dependents.
Carroll county reduces general fund levy to 20 400 and highway levy to 30 000, total 50 400, down 12 500 from last year. Tuberculosis levy dropped to zero with 30 000 balance. Finance committee outlines budget and salary provisions, noting funds on hand justify the lower levy.
President Truman signed a bill giving the Veterans Administration tighter control of the on-the-job training section of the GI Bill. Subsistence allowances are capped at 175 dollars for veterans without dependents and 200 dollars with dependents, excluding disabled veterans under Public Law 16. Contact Mr. O W Bolen at the Veterans Administration in Mt Carroll for details.
Post September 15 1946 the Review Publications will charge new rates for classified advertising and cards of thanks. Five lines or less cost 50 cents per issue with ten cents added for each extra line. Cards of Thanks remain 50 cents each. Higher print and labor costs drove the change.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Schneider hosted Sunday supper guests including Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Green of Freeport and Mr. and Mrs. Frans Williams and family. Carroll Remmers and Vernon Rosenberg spent the weekend in Chicago and attended a ball game there.
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