River’s Bend and County Notes Highlight 1938 Iowa Life
The column recounts football and baseball hopes, corn harvest, and local events in Carroll County. It notes 4 H prize winners from Clinton Clinton County plus Cornell College honors for area residents, flood updates on the Mississippi, civic projects from WPA and sewer plans, and river town histories from LeClaire to Rock Island with remarks on local industry and landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Cincinnatti Reds
Cubs
Tuth French
Thomson
Fred Leigh
Herbert Peck
Mt. Carroll
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Illinois
Clinton
Harold Renkes
Garden Plain
Jason Hopkins
Sterling
Paul Terrock, Jr
Morrison
Harold Yoche
Donald Zier
Lanark
Carmen James
Robert Traum
John H. Bessie, Jr
Eric
Raymond Damhoff
Fulton
Leland Forth
Paul Terrock
John Reynolds
Bill Besse
A. Gaulapp
Rock Falls
Marvin Renkes
Everett Graham
Fenton
Clyde Janvrin
Morrision
Elmer Venema
Paul Doty
Savanna
Allen Heisler
Mr. Carroll
Wilbur Stiles
Donald Tichler
Robert Cambman
Freddy Rath
Ralph Gilman
Joe Rath
Bonita Yachem
Milledgeville
Leonard Dauphin
Jack Eddy
Marcella Toepfer
Lowell Toepfer
Robert McKean
Milledge
Democrats
Mississippi
Horse Island
Rockingham
Rock River
Lowa
Carroll County Citizens Pledge from The Review
The Review extols Carroll County residents as normal citizens who support churches and local organizations, fund banks, and face daily life issues like taxes insurance rent mortgages and groceries. It lauds honesty hard work and lawfulness, calling residents the backbone of the country and dedicating future issues to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Carroll County Platform 1938 Review
A list outlining Carroll County goals including a Milledgeville bank. Extend Rt 171 from Hansen's Corners to Chadwick and connect with Rt 40. Elect efficient town village and county officers and boost expense reduction. Promote community competitive sports in Carroll County. Carroll County The Sports men's Paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Rt. 171
Hansen's Corners
Rt. 78
Chadwick
Platform Review: Tax Cuts and Safety Priorities
A 1938 review outlines campaign themes including tax reduction targets, safety emphasis, anti crime stance, constitutional fidelity, and agricultural support for farmers. The document frames policy goals across taxation, public safety, governance, and rural prosperity.
Birthday listings for Lanark Chadwick Milledgeville and Thomson
A long list of birthdays for multiple dates September 23 to September 29 names residents in Lanark Chadwick Thomson Milledgeville Mt. Carroll Morrison Savanna and Portland Ore. Also a playful closing line about a car laundry mishap and waltz question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Jean Miller
Lanark
Harry Spearman
Chadwick
Earl Weber
George Potter
Thomson
Delilah Lapp
T. N. Fieming
Milledgeville
Howard Lawrence Slifer
Leon Larber
Leroy Warehime
Milledge
Elizabeth J. Pierce
Portland
Ore
Dorothy Weed
Dewey Dykstra
Marvin Hartman
Mt. Carroll
Myrtle Bull
Arlene Daehler
Marcella Hanna
Merlin Larber
JoAnn Kuhse
Charles Beck
Don Harris
LeVona Potter
Fred Hartman
Robert Stage
Morrison
Vernon Daehler
Harry Morgan
Geneva Brandenburg
Bonita Yocom
Frank Johnson
Iva Bickert
Curtis St. Ores
Jeanette Queckboerner
Willard Krauss
Jack Newton
Two youths questioned in fur coat theft probe
Two young men who had been selling fur coats were jailed for questioning after a raid on a shipment stolen from a railroad car at Davis Junction. Authorities traced possible links as Rockford officials drove them to Sterling for ID checks, with no update by Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Junction
Rockford
Sterling
Dorothy Spencer
A. J. Miles
Carthage
Ohio
Sauer Kraut Day Fetes Planned Amid Timber Slowdown
High water halted timber operations west of town and the commissary closed for the weekend. most workers left. Reston plans Sauer Kraut Day this Thursday with attendees from here. Johnny Brown bought a football ticket for an Iowa City game. Uncle Lyle Greeley remains optimistic with his truck. Stacy Potter earns the hard luck award after another setback, while Paul Lewis claims sleeping sickness from a chair bought at Fred Smith's sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forreston
Johnny Brown
Iowa City
Lyle Greeley
Stacy Potter
Johnny Gaar
Paul Lewis
Fred Smith
Third Installment of Seventh Assess ment due in Illinois lands
Notice to landowners that the third installment of the seventh assessment on lands in Illinois is due by March 10, 1939. Payment must be made to the district treasurer in Thomson, Illinois, or lands with unpaid installments will be sold to cover the amount and costs. Dated September 10, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna and
York
Carroll
Illinois
Thomson
Roy I
Houghton
County of
Thomson, Illlinois
A. D
Public sale of live stock and feed items listed
Public notice lists six horses with ages and weights 1300 to 1400 pounds, twenty yearling feeders, six Guernsey cows, several yearling bulls, fourteen sheep, twelve tons of alfalfa hay, and forty short feeding items. Items include bay mares eight and three years old, black and gray mares thirteen years old, plus two gray horses aged eight and thirteen. Sale details and locations not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
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Miles
WPA
Caroline Mark
North Carroll
Stakemiller
Denton Naniga
Dambman
Chadwick Oil Company
Calkins
Mike
Emyre’s
Ferris
Chadwick Oil Co
Methodist
PWA
East Savanna
Chestnut Park
Highland Park
Main Street
Harold Hersey
Fred Hungerford
E. C. Turner
Frank Riddle
Steve Troha
Cyril Halfman
Dwight Bowman
Harry Crist
Platteville
Wis
Legion Post
Amboy
le Claire
Davenport
Duck Creek
Towa
Bettendorf Car Works
Rock Island
LeClaire
Port Byron
Burg
Rapids City
Hampton
Campbell's Island
United States
Prairie du Chien
Blackhawk
Lieut
Campbell
Mississipi
Moline
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Uncle Sam
Arsenal
Muscatine
Government
Government Island
Thomson Review
Doc Saunders
the Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
H. G. Stagg
Harriett Smith
Kenneth Whitney
Office of Publication
Thomson, Illinois
Telephone
Happy
Harold Kauffman
Ben Rosenberry
Claude Cook
N. D. French, Sr
Hazel Sack
Delbert Emnyre
Nolan Basta
Lillian Lott
Raymond Hartman
Francis Provant
Auto Laundry
Kipnis
Mt. Carroll, Illinois
Argo-Fa
Route 171
McCormick
Henry Parsons
Stephen B. Hanes
Legal Publications
Newton
Erie
Albany
Milch Eckelbarger
Cliff Sadderns
John Deere
Emerson
Harold Reiling
A. E. Bowles
Seth Wilson
Lewis Motor CO
R. Mest
Cecil George
Texaco
Robert Stage Service
W. L. Derrer
John L. Brearton
Llinois
Clinton, Iowa
Dr.a.l. Ringuette
5Th Ave
United Cigar Co
Mr. Carroll Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Lyons & Fulton Bridge Co
Earl Hiddleson
Phillips Gas and Oils
Popeye Wrecker Service
Firman’s Garage
E. Main St
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