Thomson Review (Newspaper) - June 23, 1932, Thomson, Illinois FROM MY WINDOW by THE SPECTATOR A York Booster w 6 Page VOLUME XXXIII THOMSON ILLINOIS THURSDAY JUNE 23 1932 NUMBER IS Earl Sturtevant Shannon Night Marshall Found Dead In Car I- ROM CROP IS I NICELY OWING TO LEGION CARDS AWARDED TO POPPY SELLERS BY PORT COMPANY ER Mr would not x the did I hills Karl thi 11 diner nl tuck 7 A d and a brief Sh in ur n by the Company lor was called examination of We also the body declared that he thought had died of heart ble Sheriff Shiley Coroner were notified at once nd the two county officials along States Attorney Ralph E iton hit and Mrs Kermit Paul at once for Shannon where an was held thus morning The driver of the drove into Shannon abi this and topped at the Kaer Store where he delivered who maintain the wet plank would When he drove tip the Main bo are either those who are noticed it Sturtevant to recill the the SURPRISE BIRTHDAY DINNER A dinner uas held Sunday in honor of event hiking at Old Mill Savanna ent were Mr and of Clinton Mr and Mrs Carl and children Viol i and Carl Jr of Kockford Mrs Win Hawk and Mr and Justice and family Clinton Youth Dies From Scarlet Interred In Fulton Cemetery THOS HAND RECEIVES LETTER CONRAD LILLIE AN IN FROM I feel thut the v when it the plank that it did We t there will lie plenty who will hold that they should have chosen the wet plank rather than thit one under which we ire apt to get just a lle moist Kut thinking people will to that those STACY POTTER CELEBRATES 19TH BIRTHDAY Mrs Ceorge Potter entertained at a surprise birthday dinner I iv in honor of her son's Stacy birthday anniversary bread Truck included Paul Gaar Gilbert Holland out 5 o'clock Charles Miller before old enough a- they of the open saloon or they are the of people who always looking for a ical change either good or bad We are told thit the 18th amendment more harm than good it in some places but we very much if Chadwick was il asleep After and seeing did not wake cars went by walked over to Sturtevant's meeting Churches i his car apparently delivering the bread it the Shannon man up even after two the Freeport man The congregation voted for t ilk marketing plan ly by the in past p Ailene French Verne lla Kthel They had aKo Hand has just received a j tickets to letter from Private Conrad Lillie tre at Savanna in which he states thit he has to field Barracks Honolulu Hawaii after spending two and a half weeks out on the rifle range Conrad received a reward from the for making more points in shooting than any other unqualified man lie made the Web FREE MOVIES SATURDAY NIGHT WERE WELL ATTENDED AN- OTHER THIS DAY 350 It in as particular an expert CHURCH OF CHRIST ime places which was in front of the Shannon station When he opened the car he that Sturtevant was dead The Freeport man immediately summoned some people who were passing by and a doctor called medical man made only a The prohibition plank of the as we understand it is an attempt to hold onto the examination of the body i advantage of the 18th amendment was not allowed to touch it such the abolition of the open coroner had been called yet bring about a revision Various concerning whose purpose will be to carry were circulated and it good work farther A high ideal Reported that Sturtevant at It was a church at and our local anv church The board at fieri iw sanctioned the plan also us l Orval Richardson the minister will hold the meeting here possibly the last half of September Mr will probably be there the first two weeks It will do the church good to have a revival even though it is but a t two weeks The minister spoke on A points out of took event to be qua marksman tre -ure that our readers and Com friends will be glad to this interesting bit of news him and will be glad to hear WHO TO THK HIGH I THOUGHT SCHMELING WAS THE NER i few he timn on the figh on and while the con- close and very in- everyone thought that had rhe better of it ami were quite surprised when they announced a now world's champion One Thomson m in was MI mad that he threw his hat on the floor started to jump up ind down and uttered quite becoming to Mich a decision However he missed the hat while jumping up and down -o no harm uas done The first of a series of free ing shows sponsored by the and few our soldier whenever lines they can local merchants was held on Mam last Saturday evening The show well attended and ly enjoyed Mr Wales was very generous in his supply of comedies and the kiddies greatly enjoyed the The will continue Recipes each Saturday summer months to attend night during the and all are invited Lighting Strikes At Durwood Farm During Hard Storm Eggless Cocoa Cake 1 cup sugar 4 cocoa 1 tbsp lard or butler Cream together and 1 cup of sour milk 1 tsp of soda dissolved in part of the above sour milk 1 cups flour 1 lap vanilla Lloyd Smith was tain Young Man basing his HOLLINSHEAD ON A BARN BURNED TO THE difficult struggle to get the majority plank accepted but the delegates finally saw clear to accept the opinion the administration as wise of bootleggers by with a grudge against him or by some one who tried to break into had been mon on Mark In his some one marks he told the story of John CATION FROM HOSPITAL Mark's life is far as the Scriptures Republicans for years to come will remember that struggle as the dripping wet delegates by ator Bingham of Connecticut fought and pleaded for J plank which would permit the to do without a federal prohibition program They will remember also how the Chicago wets in the gallery me the Chicago howlers and to give one speaker on the j ity side a fair chance to present j his arguments If there were any delegates there that night who were in doubt as to which way to vote they must have been influenced by the lack of fairness and the rible courtesy of the Chicago crowd to vote for the majority plank a Shannon store by the marshal According to the Edith who id give us light on the subject taking a training course at and was surprised St Ores will lead Mercy hospital at Clinton is C E next Sunday We will have a this week with Freeport bread our election of officers at and her folks GROUND WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK AT STUART WOOD FARM IN SPRING LEY LAST FRIDAY EVENING Lightning struck the farm ings at the Stuart Durwood farm at about Friday night during man Sturtevant sat in his car in time Vera and Lois of the hardest rain and i natural position with a folded dale led last Sunday j Kdith tells us that she enjoys cal storms we have had here for under his head it There were no evening work there even though it is sometime Continued on Back Page due to the Children's day at the Baptist church The folks doing better better at arriving at or be- i for Bible school The dance was a little below normal Sunday but we look for an crease again next Sunday We need i one of vou strenuous at times and I Many Attend Sack Reunion On Saturday METHODIST CHURCH i Services next Corner Garage Remodeled For Better Road View It was indeed a picturesque con- vention held in Chicago's great dium with delegates great and small from every section of the nation politicians and present as were also large i i 19TH SACK REUNION HELD ATI DIXON SATURDAY Preaching at a m Sunday school at The 19th annual Sack wus held at Lowell Park on Saturday June 18 with attendance Fifty-three members of CATHOLIC j Regular services next reunion morning at 8 o'clock in good LEWIS MOTOR PLACE IS RE- IMPROVEMENTS i SET BACK FROM PAVEMENT I 18 FEET men were numbers of newspapers dignitaries The sons of President Garfield and Taft were there Six members of Hoover's cabinet and MrsA Dolly Gann sister to vice- president Curtis were present A- j Evening newspaper men were Roy ft wag decided that future next Howard of the Howard newspaper unions be chain and Associated Press David I pj Lawrence of the United i the group were present New officers elected i President Mrs Will Rahn j Vice president Mrs Edgar Sack Mrs Charles ley ARGO METHODIST Service's next Sunday Sunday school at 10 o'clock a at p m Improvements were made at the i Lewis Motor garage this past week John Schade and his carpenter crew The side of the building fronting on route 80 was cut away not know anything about until the next morning m ronng on route was cu away feet and the side of the building fire The force of the rain and wind probably prevented other farm buildings from being demolished Machinery Saved Mr Durwood tells us that they were able to save their farm inery which was housed close to the barn that burned although the shed was scorched considerably They lost j their crop of hay which was in the I barn Most of the stock was out in the pasture and no horses or tle were lost although 5 head of hogs were burned 50 head of sheep which were in the barn were saved The silo was not burned but was badly warped and will be mighty hard to repair Mr Durwood had insurance on the barn that burned It was a very bad storm and neighbors who would have seen the blaze and came to help the as Date Walnut Pudding 2 eggs beaten 2 flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 cup chopped walnut meats black or English I cup of chopped dates sugar Beat eggs add sugar sifted flour baking powder walnuts and dates Spread in greased pan leave about inch thick Sprinkle top with cinnamon Bake about 30 40 minutes in real slow oven Try with straw to be sure it is done Serve with whipped Herbert Starts Work Here On 80 SERVICES FOR THOMAS KK SON OF MR AND MRS MIKE TUCKER HELD DAY FROM FULTON ULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH Tucker only son of Mr ami Mi Mike Tucker former of Thomson passed away Saturday night after an extended of fever which de- into was well known to moat of our readers having visited here frequently as the family home was always in this ity about years ago when the Tucker family moved to ton and then later to Clinton la Obituary j Thomas Tucker only son of Mr and Mike Tucker of 1718 N St Clinton Iowa was born May and Saturday June 18th age 14 years and 24 days j He was a scholar in the St Parochial school at Clinton Surviving are his parents and two Mary Louise and erine 1 Funeral j Funeral were held day from the Fulton Im- maculate Conception church at o'clock with Rev Fr J T Egan officiating at the requiem mass I Pallbearers were Charles Pelton Jr Harold Proost and Frank phy of Clinton Leland Kane Lyle and Thomas Gallagher of Fulton at From j Town j Those present at the services from out-of-town I Mr and Mrs Robert Groharing and family Mr and Mrs B R Mrs John Carpenter Mr and Mrs Charles Groharing Mr and Mrs John and Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson Mr and Mrs J J Sheridan Mr and Mrs ces Hook Vernon Williams and Floyd Carpenter of Thomson 111 Mr and Mrs Don Carpenter Ar- 111 Mr and Mrs Kyle endy Savanna III Mr and Mrs Freeman Grier and Mr and Mrs Mart Howe Morrison 111 Mrs Fred Edmunds and daughter Mary of Boone Mart Flynn and family Coleta 111 Mrs Richard Meyers daughter Catherine and Mrs is Hagge OBITUARY OF HELEN LEAVENS MARIE ADDING FINISHING TOUCHES TO NEW PAVEMENT PAVING CREW LOST TWO DAYS COUNT OF RAIN then moved back the distance and IDEAL preaching services at Sunday Kendall the downpour prevented one very far Tree Fell on House On the Sandridge north of Daily William Hard famous political writer and Will Rogers Those from a distance who at- tended Mr and Mrs Will The BAPTIST ladies aid society will It would be interesting if we were able to predict exactly what would h ippen at the Democratic tion We do not anticipate much trouble with the platform for the Democrats will merely take the Republican platform agree with it Sack of Waterloo la Mr and Mrs Thursday afternoon at the Frank Sack and family and Virgil basement of Bloomington and Louise St Ores of Thomson Attending from here were and Mrs Alvin Prowant and ily Mr and Mrs Wm fitted into the present structure The sheds used for housing chinery in the rear of the garage h been cut away from the road SOn a large tree limb was blown and gnes one top of the house occupied by from south a clear view of the Henry St Ores who lives on the gas station and makes it a good JAsa Holland farm Carpenters are meet two-way station j there this week church The is foot space between the j the damage repairing walk garage will be used other serious damages were The Live Wire class held their for cars and also for the air gumps from the storm although meeting at the home of Mrs Roy the grease rack and other garage practically every farmer was busy Heitman Thursday evening The the next day deaning up ana was in the form of a De- j The building will shortly receive straightening things around at his Rahn and party There were twelve a coat of paint and when all the farm in the main but the tariff and the present administration in handling the economic crisis The major stuff for either party to and these other matters t will just have to say we will do the opposite and the ter will be settled family Mr and Mrs Henry Rahn present The program for work is completed and everything I s as violently iMr and Clifton the evening was success of the and Clover Mr and Opening song Mrs Ch-as Spealman and family Prayer Mrs Heitman and Mrs Harvey Schreiner in a place the garage metropolitan will present appearance Elizabeth Hohnadle Mrs Fred Prowant ami daughter Mr and Mrs Charles Curley and Review Wilt and Gilbert FOURTH OF JULY BilLs for two Fourth of July were printed at the Re- On the problem of a candidate there will be more difficulty most anything can be expected I Franklin Roosevelt seems to be leading in sentiment at the j ent time but he has to have a two- thirds majority to nominate and i there are so many favorite sons that it may not be for1 0 win on the first few he does not win on first ballots then his for nomination are slim for way at conventions is to try I for a few ballots and if he -o try someone LETTERS NEAR HERE Reading Neoma Blair Song mixed quartet Accordion solo Sylvia Secretary report Sylvia Business Closing song The program committee month of July of Ruth and all roll Evelyn Kauffman and Jim mings Blair i Clinton is also to hold 1 fireworks Games and were held display and we suppose that ter which refreshments of sunshine hurst at will also and ice cream were served brate Freeport view office this week ck wiil hold their evening celebration and Port Byron Mr and Mr Anthony LOCALS Mike the 1 Mrs couple Kane of Clinton visited J Sheridan home at Ida Fredericks is visiting of weeks relatives i for have all-day event with ball of Fulton were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Claus Prins Mr and Mrs S M Sardam of Fulton were Tuesday callers at the home of M J L Hinds RECEIVED A FINE LETTER FROM OUR OLD V CARLSON OF FRIEND C 1 The Review in receipt a r thn week from Mr and Services next Sunday at 10 a Preaching at 11 a m SPECIALS FROM THE SMITH GROCERY C -ir ui Alfred Sm Th tells in his ad this of Camanche Iowa week of several worthwhile specials he become folks who lived on that save you money Be sure 7 of voting that will Gilding farm read Alfred's ad this week and ballots for almost They report that they have you imy the lucky name happens to the past two to receive chaster but that the ground seems on liia hf has on at his wonder to take i all Most of the 11 will certainly som m to be able t are crossing their boy or girl mighty happy what old and up alfalfa which There are probably other j Mr of m tions that will be announced 3 day week with her ly and of them will at- Mrs Thomas Orcutt tract good crowds ALFRED Alfred Smith took his daughter Margaret and a bunch of neighbor to Savanna this afternoon for a picnic at Ok park The gutter gang moved into Thomson Monday morning and have started placing the cement gutter that extend from Main street corner to the village limits on each of the street The gang has a contract which calls for a total of five miles of gutters to be placed between here and Fulton Surfacing Crew at Work The grading crow has slso ed to their old headquarters at the Hans Knutsen farm and are now Surfacing the pavement working south They are building out the road bed on each side of the pavement and will add black dirt through the Whiteside county sand dunes So far this week they have con- fined themselves to the strip from Thomson to the foot Of the sand dunes Paving Crew Lost Tiro Days The paving crew at Albany lost two days last week on account of rain However they are making very good progress and are now near the summer mule camp where the gang headquartered last year There are no detours to travel to Albany as one simply crosses and recrosses the new pavement thus keeping the road open at all times The gang expects to be near East Clinton sometime during the month of July and will then go ahead with the bridge approaches and the Y's at the Lincoln Highway as well as completing the three miles south of Albany Marie daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Leavens was born near Thomson July 12 1931 rand died at the Savanna hospital 18 1932 age 11 months and six days a brief illness i She is survived by her parents four brothers Glen 11 Augustus 7 Floyd Jr 5 and one sister Lillian 10 her grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Wurster and Mr and Mrs Gus Leavens also several aunts uncles cousins and friends SOMEBODY MAY LOSE A DOG One of our subscribers reports that he has lost a number of fine hens from his poultry flock through some dog m the village that has been killing them Some of these hens were found partly buried and chewed up It will be well to keep your dog tied up if vou think he is the guilty party else he may get killed Don't forget the Hard Time dance at Mississippi Valley Farm this Saturday June 25 Dorothy Lewis visited day at the home of Mrs children at Clinton Mr and Mrs Jens Anderson of Clinion are visiting this week with their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Carl Peterson Dances Baseball i Among The Sick a week and continue to be quite We V cut ju His any population S many dances Allen if St Louis visited Wednesday with her friend Mrs ris From hero went to Mrs Alien formerly her K Smith is efforts at present to in- headed toward keeping from getting the nation Smith has little chance his keeping of York swim to say a If inasmuch as crop this year Carlson ail Illinois friends a tre have a idea that they'll come all of us again around T N T Mr md Mrs John Cooper The farm Sunday a the home of Mr out a danoe this at The Thomson Melon Tossers played a jrood gamp at Lyndon on Sunday but lost by a fi to 5 score The two teams were very evenly matched and return came at Thomson to be announced later will undoubtedly draw a very stood crowd The Virgil Wilt home is tined for scarlet fever as the oWest hild Everet has the disease Sylvia Lewis who has been with her sister taking treatments is now at the home of her mother Mrs Alice -n of the Thimble ay and Thread society at Frank ATTI so wo TVS tiv for Smith a case of downright or a political faffing the home of Mrs N P French on afternoon nas hostess for the after- noon Kirn Sth d incc at Ms j night and will Tom this T Smith w to con- a smart may br R N A i Vine held at Savanna local will put on SOO CLUB PICNIC son club heW last ing of the a4 OW Mill park H a1 after joon in farm Hans a d race at their and n having Mr Mrs C nnd Mrs Jane Mitchell ami Floyd Tobey attended the Green reunion at park at was Continued On Mr and Mrs Savanna Tellers K B Carpenter BOOK as of 1st al Mrs Mrs Aiv Vr NOTICE ing MTS of we of K-r a at Mrs sister Mrs Carl and of Clinton of DeWitt Go to Cordova John Brown's pn to va Sunday ard they set another this Sunday they did at to 0 jii favor of Fulton John Brown on down tHo Morrison Here Sunday play the rison and a to Thk juto w plenty hot by the day WitA and they csn wme tV Sunday Mn who lives daughter Mrs Roy Heitman s to ner bed wrh in at- of heart trouble Balk who o- east of con- fined to horn with Witt was n era days with a and mn down u- out a Plan to H V Robison ff doty of 1 A o w IJT in T- in jVi r i It xl not only ai but a for the ball club as weiL F E n one of tV fined to home
