Local Boys Place In A Fair Win Honors
Local boys from Carroll county high schools excel at the two day vocational agriculture fair held at Oregon Ogle county fair grounds. From 22 northern Illinois schools students submitted entries including Lanark Mt Carroll Savanna Milledgeville Amboy Ashton Dakota Dixon Durand East Leaf River Lena Mt Morris Orangeville Pearl City Polo Prophetstown Michell Rock Falls Rockford Sterling Tampico and others. A total of seventy five animals were exhibited with Carroll county entries earning several honors including Kenneth Frederick James Keeney Lloyd Heeren Mette Frederick Robert Pheul Har Kane and others placing in various classes across Poland China boars Duroc Jersey pigs Chester White sow pigs and junior litters. (Continued On Back Page)
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Beter Farne
Carroll County
Saday Y
Ogle County
Oregon
Illinois
Lanark
Mt Carroll
Savanna
Milledgeville
Amboy
Ashton
Dakota
Dixon
Durand
Ease
Leaf Rover
Lena
iMt Morris
Orangeville
Pearl City
Polo
Prophetstown
Mychelle
Rock Falls
Rockford
Sterling
Tampico
Kenneth Frederick
Poland
Ith
James Keeney
Lloyd Heeren
Chester
Junio Ittler
Mette Frederick
Robert Pheul
Junor
Har Kaney
China
Signal Company to be Stationed at Fort Des Moines
Instructions received by Majo Curtis and Stafford to enlist twenty young men for the Fourth Signal Company to be stationed at Fort Des Moines Iowa. Opportunities exist for radio and telephone work. ten with radio experience and ten with telephone experience are needed immediately. Motorized company. applicants with high school education may also be enlisted. further details will be sent to applicants.
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Majo
Curtis & Stafford
Iown
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Will Continue CCC Camp at Mount Carroll in Illinois
The Civilian Conservation Corps will continue 59 Illinois camps into the second quarter of the fiscal year beginning October 1. Four camps will be discontinued on October 1, including the Mount Carroll site, with sites in Stockton, Daviess County, Durand, Winnnebago County, and Oregon, Ogle County continuing erosion control and conservation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GCC
Mt Carroll
Illinois
Civilan Conservation Corps
Robert Feehner
CCC Dircator
Waghineton
Timas
Stockton
Daviess County
Durand
Winnnebago County
Oregon
Ogle County
Soil Conservation Service
Department of the Intervr
Rock Island
War Department
Pesent
Carroll County
County Ministers Association Holds First Fall Meeting
Carroll County Ministers association held its first fall meeting Monday afternoon at Mt Carroll. Luncheon was served in Smith's Tea room, followed by a business meeting and program in Frances Shimer junior college West Hall lounge. Several talks on Vacation Experiences were presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Ministers’ Association
Mt Carroll
Smith
West Hall
Frances Shimer Junior College
Deaths Lead Births Here For Month
Two people die by accident, one commits death by own action as Carroll county records show August births total 16 from 22 deaths. List includes numerous Aug births in multiple townships and deaths in Lanark, Savanna, and Mt Carroll with interments in local cemeteries. oldest resident Sarah Jane Haas, 90, among the deceased.
Milledgeville Plans Big Community Day Parade
Milledgeville prepares for a Sept 28 Community Day with a 10 a.m. parade through the business district. Free cheese sandwiches will be served at noon, with 8,000 lunches planned. Entries must register by Sept 23 at the Free Press office or by calling Harry Bushman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Free Press Office
Harry Bushman
County Farm Superintendent Breaks Leg in Fall
William Christian, superintendent of Carroll County Farm, broke a leg Friday after a fall in the yard at the home of his daughter Mrs Neptune Philips in Garrison, New Jersey, while visiting. He was moved to a hospital in Minot, North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Christian
Caroll
Neptune Philips
Garrison
Jnistian
Minot
Illinois farmers named to conservation board
Gov Henry Horner announced the appointment of three Dinos farmers to the five member conservation district board to administer the law. Lee M Gentry of Oregon Earl C Smith of Detroit and E A Eckhart of Mascoutah join J A Lloyd director of agriculture and Dean Herbert W Mumford from the University of Illinois college of agriculture as the other board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Horner
Dinos
Se Conservation District
General Assembly
Lee M Gentry
Oregon
Earl C Smith
Detroit
E A Eckhart
Mascoutah
J A Lloyd
State Department of Agriculture
Herbert W Mumford
The
University of Ilimo College of Agriculture
Couple Applies for Marriage License at County Seat
An application for a marriage license was filed in the county clerk’s office by Homer G Crouch of Paton and Alice M Weatherwax of Mailedgevale on September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Watson
Homer G Crouch
Pato
Alice M Weatherwax
Mailedgevale
Conservation tour draws 25 farmers to study soil practices
A soil conservation tour in Whiteside and QCunell counties drew 25 cooperating farmers plus University of Illinois staff to inspect contour farming and strip cropping on Henry Miller, Robert Carson, George Knapp, Adam Heinze, Francis Hook, and Toloyd Durwood farms. Local leaders noted effectiveness varies by soil type and farm fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qcunell
Whiteside
University Farm Management and Engineering College
Henry Miller
Robert Carson
George Knapp
Whedland
Adam Heinze
Var Haven
Francis Hook
Toloyd Durwood
Ustich Township
Lloyd Durward
M. L Mosier
Local Conservation Service
Plan Clinic for Handicapped Children in Savanna Oct
A clinic to examine physically handicapped children and arrange medical treatment or artificial limbs will be held in Savanna on Oct 6. Superintendent TJ Paul Harmon of the state division for handicapped children says the program is statewide from Sept 20 to Oct 6 under the state department of public welfare supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
A. Chaw
TJ Paul Harmon
State Department of Public Welfare
Special Drainage Assessment Approved by Whiteside Jury
A special 2500 dollar assessment for the Johnson Creek Levee and Drainage district was approved by a Whiteside county court jury last Thursday morning. Objections by Prudential Insurance Co. were withdrawn before trial. The extra amount funds flood damage repairs from early summer, with the district spanning Carroll and Whiteside counties.
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Johnson Creek
Whiteside
Prudential Insurance Company
Carroll County
Wysox Man Kills Self On Thursday
Owen L Burns 47 of Milledgeville died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday night. Despondent after his wife Nellie Frederich Burns died about two years earlier, he was found by roommates in his room at the Schryver home. An inquest led to a verdict of death by revolver shot wound in the chest. Funeral services were held at Trinity Lutheran church in Milledgeville with burial in Bethel cemetery. He was born October 2 1899 in Savannah and is survived by his father, a brother Paul Burns, a sister Mrs John Newcomer, and several half-siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwen L Burns
Mulledgeville
Roy Schryver
Burns
Fred Everson
Sehryver
HA R Sword
J B Schreiter
Carroll County
Colonest
J H Shirk
Milledgeville
Testamony
Dr Sword
Everson
Gail Travis
Owen L Burns
Trinity Luthleran Church
W S Bell
The
Brethren, Church
M D Kuilver
Trinity Church
Bumral
Bethel Cemetery
Qwen L Burns
Savanna
Daniel L
Anna Turner Burns
Nellie Frederich
Dixon
Milledge
County Meeting Highlights and 4-H Livestock Entries
Minutes from the Mt Carroll county call meeting open with 4-H members entering livestock in Clinton beef show. County board sets levy for coming year and conducts routine business. Grand jurors for November term named by supervisors as CCC camps in northern Illinois to be continued. One resident of Milledgeville takes own life while despondent. coroner holds inquest. A county farm superintendent breaks a leg during a visit to his daughter in North Dakota. Regular county board meeting held Tuesday to approve levy and other business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
Akes
County Board of Supervisors
Carroll County
Mt Carroll
Carroll 4H Boys Enter Calves in Clinton Beef Show
Carroll county 4 H club entries for the Clinton Beef Show include Henry Rath Paul Rath Joseph Rath and others with Shorthorn Hereford and Angus calves. Judging starts at 1 pm with expected total value around 18000 dollars. Some Milledgeville entrants anticipated though names and totals not yet released.
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Carroll
Clinton
Carrol County
Carroll County
Place
Sesbhian
Hesfier
Paul Rath
Josseph Rath
Laverne Mielke
Clarenes Haring
Leonard Dauphin
Mt Carroll Club
Harold Yochem
Stereford
Marcella Yochem
Helen Yochem
Lowell Toepfer
Angus
Soil conservation tour draws twenty five farmers
A soil conservation tour of Carrell and Whiteside farms was attended by twenty five farmers. Program co operators express enthusiasm for soil saving practices. Six persons injured in county auto accidents over the weekend, one in critical condition at Clinton hospital after a Route 1 78 crash Saturday. County records show more August deaths than births. Eight boys and eight girls born. Two die in accidents, one death by suicide. Township levy filings with the county clerk for coming year. Carroll county property valuation shows a light increase. Board of review completes work Milledgeville readies annual Community Day on Sept. 23 with a huge parade. Free CHre sandwiches to be served.
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Carrell and Whiteside Farms
Clinton Hospital
Carroll County
Board of Review
Milledgeville
Forencon
Six Hurt In Auto Accidents Over Weekend Crashs
Multiple weekend crashes left six people injured, one critically. Paul Oakley 17 suffered a critical head injury when his car hit a truck on route 78 near Ideal. Helen Oakley and Ashby Ashby minor injuries. Henry Volz and Carroll driver uninjured. Charles Linker was hurt near Thomson after failing to round a curve on Route 171.
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Paul Oakley
Sherm Oakley
Ideal
Young Oakley
Clinton
Helen
Lyle Ashby
Sterling
Oakley
Ashby
Henry Volz
Carroll
Volz
Charles Linker
Daggetts
John Balk
Thomson
Carroll County Supervisors Set County Expenses At 965750
Carroll county supervisors met at Mt Carroll for the annual board session. They read and adopted the appropriations ordinance covering general county expenses and specific funds. A coroner request for a typewriter was sent to the public buildings committee. Three bills totaling 81 were approved for transient care. The levy for 1937 38 was set at 96750 with allocations for general county, Mothers Pension, blind benefits, highway, and tuberculosis funds. The tuberculosis fund directors sought an advance to start work immediately, aiming to reduce future costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J B Lehreiter
Ashine
Public -Buildings Committee
Board of Directors
Charce
Tuberculosis Sanitarium Fond
Oder
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Poe
Featurit
Nathaniel Gordl
Massachusetts
Shane
Coulee
Massachus
Lewis Shose
Hinkel
Weinbie
Pic Amy
Wigan
Bon
Mit
Mount Carroll
County Ministers’ Association
Moe
Sarah Jane Haas
Hansbarger
Shannon
Tonna May
Aloys F Alcover
Freedom Township
Mas Trank Kok
Caroll 4
Carel Lane
Earles
Woodland Township
William Raymond
William Mutin
Harry Wilkinson Thomson
Christin, Clare
Andre Clare Dwing Thomson
Dawid Wolberk Bon
Vas Lemar Bow
Hussey Savin
Robat Joseph
Adolph Joseph Haas
Betty Ann
Chase Fosdich
Phyllis Catherine
Wedeich Gordon Cook Thinover
Alfred Harrison
Robert Lee Anderson
Joseph Henry Gillowls
Tanaik
Carroll Cemetery
Birthplace
John Calvin Gill
Farmschod
Henny Frederich Kampmere
Roth Greek Township
Rock Grove
Ernest Eugene Heath
Ora May Sprecher
Hansson
Benjamin Franklin Hartman
Mt Caroll
Center County
Henry Bittner
Salem
Chadwick
Bikhorn
Crawlford's Corner
Goldthorpe
Roe Moore
John Warren
Henry Jones
Forrest Miller
Henry Walker
Bicker’s
Lawrence Buxton
Aha Freers
Conservation Board
Wysox Man
Self
Schryver
Minuters of County
North Dakota
Caremt Court
Northern Illinois
MT. Carroll
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