Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed By President Roosevelt 1942
In a proclamation President Franklin D. Roosevelt designates the week of October 4 1942 as Fire Prevention Week. He urges nationwide action to detect and eliminate fire hazards and seeks cooperation from state and local governments educators civic groups and media to emphasize fire control methods in support of wartime resource conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Union
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Office of Civilian Defense
Fire Prevention Week Aimed At National Fire Defense
Civilian defense is key to fire defense and Fire Prevention Week runs Oct 4–10. Leaders urge all Citizens to act, as fire loss means higher living costs, taxes, and disrupted supply chains. life and property loss figures are cited for 1941 and prior years, with safety steps and personal action urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Alfred Fleming
National Board of Fire Underwriters
John Street
New York
N. Y
United Action
United States
Canada
Carroll County
Clinton Visitors At Brookfield Zoo And Local Callers
Thomson notes Mr and Mrs Richard Badtke and friends from Clinton spent Sunday at Brookfield zoo. Sunday afternoon visitors at Wayland Bennett home included Mr and Mrs Newman Giles of Moline and Mrs Earl Bennett of Fulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Richard Badtke
Clinton
Brookfield Zoo
Wayland Bennett Home
Newman Giles
Moline
Earl Bennett
Fulton
First Killing Frost and September Snow Report
A frost dropped to 30 degrees last Thursday night in Mt. Carroll area followed by a light Friday snow of one tenth inch. Weather observer Jim McCray notes it is the first September snow of record in 20 years, with past flurries on four September dates. Frosts and cold nights damaged gardens, soybeans, and late corn but most corn was mature enough to escape harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim McCray
Mt. Carroll
Farm Machinery Ration Board Appointed in Carroll County
A temporary Farm Machinery Rationing Board was appointed in Carroll County Virginia this week. Herman Dachler serves as chairman with Glen Bickelhaupt and Earl Keim as members. Alternates Judson Grove and Albert Derrer. Dealers distributed application forms for rationing and farmers needing equipment for 1942 harvests urged to contact their dealers promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Herman Dachler
Glen Bickelhaupt
Earl Keim
Mt. Carroll
Judson Grove
Albert Derrer
Ration Plan Discussed by Carroll County Board Group
Carroll County ration board met in Freeport with members from four neighboring counties to hear E P Edwards of Rock Island discuss rubber boot and shoe rationing. The session aimed to outline gasoline and fuel oil rationing procedures and plan new three member committees to handle commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Ration Board
Freeport
E. P. Edwards
Rock Island
Edwards
Ilinois
OPA
Shannon
J. F. Lower
Lanark
R. W. Durstine
Milledgeville
Kenneth C. Whitney
Chadwick
B. R. Lewis
R. J. Houghton
Thomson
Tom Watson
B. L. Peek
Mt. Carroll
John 8. Young
Virgil Marth
Joseph Schmieg
Savanna
William Berkstresser
E. G. Hauth
Owen Miles
John S. Perry
Carroll
Perry
Savanna- Clinton
Ration Board
Local Marriage Licenses and Transfers Noted in Week’s Records
County Clerk Walter Watson issued licenses for Dino G Pupilli and Mary O’Brien in Belle Vernon and Fayette City, plus Milton Hochman with Alta Haring in Savanna. A license was issued to Jack Miller of Chicago and Marie Kellmen of Daggett. Real estate transfers include multiple Savanna parcels as well as Brentwood and Monton additions, with several warranty deeds recorded involving Buck, Grabow, Cottral, Boothby, Davis, Beecham, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Watson
Dino G. Pupilli
Belle Vernon
Mary 8. O'Brien
Fayette City
Milton E. Hochman
Mr. Carroll
Alta E. M. Haring
Savanna
Jack Miller
Chicago
Marie C. Kellmen
Daggett, Mich
Ralph Williamson
Howard L. Buck
L. H. Bowen
Gustave J. Grabow
George Flickinger
Shannon
Mary Ellen Rickert
Alma Irene Cottral
Ida Lehr
Myrtle Lehr
S. B
L. A
A. L. Boothby
Jennie Davis
Laurence Davis
Brentwood
Olga Edna Fox
Della Dixon Beecham
Monton’s Add
Carroll county ration board issues weekly tire and tube certificates
The Carroll county ration board lists certificates for the week of September 14 to 21. The notices enumerate Grade II tires, obsolete tires, passenger tubes and retreads, truck retreads, truck tires and tubes, as well as new automobiles and bicycles associated with named individuals and places such as Savanna Mt Carroll Lanark Chadwick Shannon Milledgeville Proving Grounds and Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Ration Board
Burdette A. Brinkman
Savanna
Charles Sapienza
Ernest C. Johnson
Helenfern C. Currens
Alta F. Brown
Mt. Carroll
Voyle V. Prowant
Chadwick
Orval Rahn
Alfred Orth
Lanark
Ernest ©. Johnson
Voyle V. Provant
Charles M. Guinther
Zella C. Corbett
Gustave Morhardt
Ben Stage
Thomson
Ray Isenhart
Ralph Traum
Lawrence A. Parmenter
Grace Coon
Shannon
Arthur D. Haas
William Holm
Frank Butt
Lawrence Isenhart
Oliver F. Vietmeyer
Robert Linker
Gustave Marharat
Harvey Downing
Albert W. Champion
Arnold Roberts
Harry Kearnaghan
Albert C. Becker
Ray G. Isenhart
Ben Asche
Orville Dan Brooklin
Geo. F. Woessner
Paul M. Bracken
Milledgeville
Kenneth F. Fehler
East Savanna
Francis Corbett
Leroy Foltz
Thomas A. Ballas
Wilbur L. Williams
Roy Roberts
Ze Lawrence
Isenhart
Palmer Dauphin
Oliver Vietmeyer
Harold Sehleuning
Christ Gabriel
George Sears
W. E. Colbert
Lloyd
Bessie Sehryver
Charles Diffenderfer
Stransdale
Oliver Herman
Kuebler Motor Co
James P. Madsen
Sanford M. Johnson
Royal Electric Construction Co
Proving Grounds
York Township
Elmer N. Buffington
Stransdale Farm Products
Walter Giesman
Ken Caldwell
George Edward Buck
State Aircraft Warning Service Nears Completion in Illinois
Illinois plans a vast network of about 49 000 observers for an aircraft warning service with observation posts every six miles in all directions. Captain William F. Waugh, chairman of the civil protection division, Illinois state council of defense, told Governor Green the army will train observers once personnel and post locations are set. Each post will be led by a chief observer with 20 to 24 assistants and can be staffed 24 hours a day if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
William F. Waugh
Civil Protection Division
Illinois State Council of Defense
Governor Green
Army
Waugh
USO Center Banner Day Draws Largest Sunday Attendance
Savanna USO center saw 1,083 visitors on Sunday the highest since opening. 303 ate buffet supper from 5 to 7 p m and 321 used the snack bar in the evening. Chadwick Woman's Club ran the snack bar. upcoming week by Milledgeville American Legion post and Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna Uso Center
Earl Wilson
Chadwick Woman's Club
Chadwick
Milledgeville Post
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Vocational Aid For 4F Men In Illinois Expanded
The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation offers services to 4F draftees and disabled veterans in Illinois. It provides counseling guidance training placement artificial appliances and follow up to ensure lasting employment. Offices in Springfield Chicago and Rockford coordinate district services with county boards. Ivan Carroll and Mrs. Ivan Carroll were guests at Milledgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Dwight H. Green
Inlinois
Board For Vocational Education
Frank G. Thompson
Division of Rehabilitation
Springfield
Mlinois
Chicago
South
Michigan Ave
Rockford
Selective Service Board
ADC Payments Report for Carroll County 1942
End of September 1942 marks completion of the first year of Aid to Dependent Children in Carroll County. In the last month 42 families with 93 children received 1545 dollars, average 32.24 per family and 14.65 per child, with federal and state funds each providing half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timeis
Mary Richter
Carroll County
ADC
Deaths in Carroll County Mt Carroll area
Two local death notices report Maude Ann Hen sal and Henry Clayton Buckwalter passing away in Mt. Carroll. Hen sal, 68, died Saturday. Buckwalter, 87, died Sunday at a Moline hospital. Funeral services for Hen sal were held Tuesday. Buckwalter's services were Tuesday afternoon. Both are buried at Oak Hill cemetery. Surviving relatives include children, siblings, and in laws named in the notices.
Verna Moo and Robert Reiff Wedding in Lanark
Miss Verna Moo daughter of Mr and Mrs C Jeide of Cole ta and Robert Reiff son of Mr and Mrs Abe Reiff of Milledgeville were married at the Brethren church parsonage in Lanark. Rev Merle R Hawbecker officiated. The couple will reside in Milledgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Moo
Mrs. Reiff
Milledgeville High School
Milledgeville
Marion Mummert–Carbaugh Rites in Kahoka Missouri
Marion Mummert daughter of Glenn and Mrs Mummert of Pearl City wed Harlan Carbaugh son of Mr and Mrs Earl Carbaugh of Lanark. The Aug 5 ceremony at Kahoka Missouri was conducted by Rev Monte Peterson with a single ring service attended by Harold Spaulding and wife. The bride wore a blue suit and corsages of roses, matron of honor wore a black ensemble. She is a Lanark High and Frances Shimer College graduate teaching a rural Pearl City school. Carbaugh a Lanark High graduate works as a machinist in Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Mummert
Pearl City
Marion
Harlan Carbaugh
Earl Carbaugh
Lanark
Kahoka
Monte Peterson
Harold Spaulding
Lanark High School
Frances Shimer
Mt. Carroll
Carbaugh
Lanark High
Rockford
Ruth Douglas Weds Set Engle in Mt. Carroll
Miss Ruth C Douglas daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Douglas Savanna and Set Wallace Engle son of Mr and Mrs W C Engle St Paul Minn were married in a single ring ceremony Sept 14 at the Methodist parsonage Mt Carroll by Rev James A Foard Attendants were Mr and Mrs David Engle of Rockford The bride a Savanna native attended local schools Engle enlisted in the U S Army last year and is stationed in Richmond Virginia where the couple will reside
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth C. Douglas
Frank Douglas
Savanna
Wallace Engle
Ww. C. Engle
St. Paul
Minn
Mt. Carroll
James A. Foard
David Engle
Rockford
Engle
U. S. Army
Richmond
Local families share visits at multiple homes
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tomman and family were dinner guests Friday evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Atherton. Sunday guests in the Claus Prins home were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dyke, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dyke of Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Prins of Chadwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Tomman
Merle Atherton
Claus Prins
Peter Dyke
Donald Dyke
Morrison
Jake Prins
Chadwick
Mary Thain 84 Dies in Savanna Heart Attack
Savanna Mrs Mary Thain, 84, died at 8 a m Sunday of a heart attack at her home in Savanna Funeral rites were held Tuesday afternoon in the Fuller funeral home with Rev Gerhard P Fischer officiating and burial in Savanna cemetery She was born July 6 1858 in Savanna daughter of Carl and Sophia Wilcox and spent her life there She was married 65 years ago to Casper Thain who died May 30 1917 Surviving are six sons Frank John Charles Edward Ralph and Fred all of Savanna two daughters Nellie at home and Mrs Leonard Reitz of Savanna three sisters and one brother
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Maude Ann Hensal
Frank
R. H. Leitner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Maude Ann Phillips
August
Susan Phillips
Fred Henant
G. ©. Crouch
Chattanooga
Tenn
Paul
John and
Harvey Phillips
Edward Phillips
Savanna
Mary Thain
Fuller Funeral
Gerhard P. Fischer
Savanna Cemetery
Mary Groth
Carl
Sophia Wilcox
Casper Thain
John
Charles
Edward
Ralph
Fred
Nellie
Leonard Reitz
Lanark Man Dambman Dies After Lingering Illness
Lanark Henry Dambman 75 lifelong Lanark resident died at 3 a m Sunday at his daughter Mary Metz home in Dixon after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the family home and Trinity Lutheran church Lanark with Rev T B Hersch officiating. Burial was in Lanark cemetery. He was born Jan 26 1867 in Rock Creek township and farmed many years before retiring 20 years ago and moving to Lanark. Surviving are wife Laura Kimbel two sons Clarence and Lloyd both of Lanark one daughter Mary Metz Dixon five grandchildren three sisters Mrs Oscar Tallman Mrs John E Rahn of Lanark Mrs Rose Livengood Milledgeville and one brother William Cambman Lanark. Two sisters and a brother preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Henry Clayton Buckwalter
Moline
Christian Funeral Home
Mt Carroll
R. H. Leitner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Buckwalter
Samuel
Eliza Buckwalter
Pennsylvania
Adam Ritenour
Chicago
William Orr
Aurora
Charles Grimm
Madison
Wis
Jacob
Elijah Buckwalter
Lanark
Henry Dambman
Mary Metz
Dixon
Trinity Lutheran Church
T. B. Hersch
Dambman
Rock Creek
Laura Kimbel
Polo
Clarence
Lloyd
Oscar Tallman
John E. Rahn
Rose Livengood
Milledgeville
William Cambman
State Police to Enforce 35 Mile Limit
The acting state police superintendent Harry Yde says after today police will enforce a 35 mile per hour limit though no speed limit is set by state law. First offenders receive warnings, repeat offenders face reckless driving charges with potential arrest if speeds reach 55 60 mph or more. The legislature will be asked in January to fix the limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finois
Harry Yde
Yde
Sunday dinner guests noted at multiple Iowa towns
Sunday gatherings included Mr and Mrs Wallace Dresbach of Mt Caroll visiting Mr and Mrs John Carpenter. John Greve and family moved from Low Moor Indiana to Griswold house Fulton near Schick hospital Clinton. Mrs Greve is Irma Switer daughter of Belle Switzer. Savanna hosts for Myrtle Bennett and Gwendolyn Ritter welcomed E A Bennett of Fulton Newman Giles of Moline and Orella Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carpenter
Wallace Dresbach
Mt. Carroll
John Greve
Low Moor
Griswold House
Fulton
Schick Hospital
North Clinton
Savanna
E. A. Bennett
Newman Giles
Moline
Orella Bennett
Freeze Sale Of Rubber Footwear During War Rationing Plan
Government order freezes six types of rubber boots and men’s rubber work shoes from midnight September 20. They may not be released until October 5 when a certificate rationing program begins. Sold only to workers on essential war jobs or for public health and safety. Ordinary rubbers and women’s boots not frozen. OPA says leak caused a premature buyers’ rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Ad Administration
OPA
Second group of selectees leave for induction
Carroll county sent its second September contingent to the army induction center in Chicago Tuesday morning. One man missed the train and officials would not comment on the absence. Read list includes Carl J. Peterson and Max M. Chafee of Milledgeville. Chester W. Alvee and Glenn Bonjour of Thomson. and many others from Mt. Carroll, Savanna, Lanark, Fulton, and Ful'ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Army Induction Center
Chicago
Carl J. Peterson
Max M. Chaffee
Milledgeville
Chester W. Alvee
Glenn Bonjour
Thomson
John F. McCarty
Duke J. Vaccaro
Savanna
Howard L. Bielema
Fulton
Homer Switzer Is Promoted to Captain at Camp Robinson
Homer W. Switzer of Edinburg Illinois has been promoted from first lieutenant to captain at the Branch Immaterial Replacement Training Center Camp Robinson Arkansas. Switzer was called to active duty February 2 and has served there since. he earned his commission after completing ROTC at the University of Illinois in 1936 and became a first lieutenant in August 1939. Prior to active duty he taught vocational agriculture at Edinburg Township High School. his father Frank Switzer lives in Mt. Carroll Illinois. he is married with his wife in Little Rock Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer W. Switzer
Edinburg
Ill
Camp Robinson
Ark
United States
Capt. Switzer
University of Illinois
Township High School
Frank Switzer
Mt. Carroll
Little Rock
Leo Allen to be Heard Over WROK Saturday
Congressman Leo Allen of the 18th Illinois district will address WROK Rockford on Saturday Oct 8 from 2 30 to 2 45 p m The topic The Navy s Challenge for Service includes tribute to northern Illinois men in the navy and a call for navy volunteers The address will be transcribed in Washington and sent by air express to WROK The Rockford station broadcasts on 1440 kilocycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Allen
Ilinois District
WROK
Rockford
Navy
Washington
Air Express
Weekend Visits Highlight Local Social Matters
Mr and Mrs Guy Brown and Harriett Brown traveled with Roland Starck to West Chicago for a weekend at the Starck home. Harriett extended her stay. Mr and Mrs Frank Badtke spent Sunday with friends at their former home near Ustick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Brown
Harriett
Gordon
Roland Starck
West Chicago
Wm. Starck
Miss Harriett
Frank Badtke
Ustick
Extension granted to finish soil building under 1942 AAA program
On Sept 25 Carrell county AAA received state approval for a one month extension to complete soil building practices by Oct 31 under the 1942 AAA program. Farmers still needing lime and phosphate may receive payments, with rates set county by county at 85 percent of material costs. Herman Dachler reports partial program announcement and $3 per acre payment for fields with good rye stands not harvested for hay or grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrell County
AAA
Herman Dachler
Fall Institute Speakers Announced for Carroll County
L. E. Bruch announces a one day fall teachers institute at Mt. Carroll High School on Thursday Oct 15 with addresses by Dr. A H Launchner University of Illinois and Dr A W Cordier Manchester College. Institute starts at 9 15 am with registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Mt. Carroll High School
L. E. Bruch
A. H. Launchner
University of
County Institute
Mt. Carroll
Illinois Education Association
Rockford
SOD Employee Arrested at Rock Island Grocery Robbery
A Rock Island police arrest led to Jack Wilson Harvey 22 Hanover an employee of Savanna ordnance depot held on 5000 bond for armed robbery at Lodato grocery store. Store owner’s family identified Harvey though he denied involvement. Also mentions Reeder and Mrs Imel visit in Clinton Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Jack Wilson Harvey
Hanover
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Harvey
Lodato
Stock Island
Martha Lodato
Also Mentioned on This Page
Court House News
USO Center
Mrs
Ivan Carroll
Robert Gelwicks
Mes
Maude Hensal
Henry Buckwalter
Mummert-Carbaugh
Douglas-Engle
Thomson Briefs
Homer Switzer
Leo Allen
Far Fall Institute
J. C. Reeder
Cliton, Ia
Edgar Imel Spe
John Leg
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!