PROPHETSTOWN ECHO VOLUME 136 • NO. 40
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 • $1.00
Prophetstown, Illinois
‘THE FARMER’ AND HIS PASSION FOR RACING Alex Paschal
Arnie “The Farmer” Beswick was grand marshal of the 2021 World Series of Drag Racing at Cordova Dragway, a racing strip where he competed in its very first event on Labor Day weekend in 1956.
WHAT’S INSIDE Business and Service Directory.............5 Glimpses of the Past.......................... 7 Churches.............................................15-16 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
Property Transfers .............................. 16 Classifieds..........................................17-21 Sports.............................................. 22-24
DEATHS Karen M. Howe, Jean M. Noordt, Jacob D. Woodworth, Paul A. Engelkens / 4, 6