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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1954
Page
7
Classified ads appear in four weekly publications The Thomson Review The Chadwick Review The Lanark Gazette The Shannon Reporter giving advertisers excellent coverage. Rates are 4c per word with a minimum charge of 50c on each ad.
The Annual Spring Camp begins Friday at the First Brethren church and extends through Sunday drawing attendees from the Central District Brethren churches. Services include Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 10:50 a.m. with junior church. Rev. Clarence Stogsdill will deliver the sermon. A noon potluck for spring camp youths and a 6:30 p.m. Junior BYC follow, with Gerald Martin leading and a 7:30 p.m. service showing The Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus.
April 16-15 Grand National Junior Livestock Exposition Cow Palace San Francisco California July 29-80-31 Old Settlers Celebration Lanark Ill July 27 28 29 30 31 Cheyenne Frontier Days Cheyenne Wyoming September 14 15 16 Pop Corn Days North Loup Nebraska September 17 18 19 National Cranboree Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin September 15 16 17 18 Bean Soup Celebration McClure Pennsylvania October 11-16 National Peanut Festival Dothan Alabama
Spring cleaning extends to the home medicine chest with guidance from the Illinois State Medical Society Educational Committee. Organize shelves, separate cosmetics from first aid items, discard outdated medicines, and keep essentials like a clinical thermometer, sterile dressings, rubbing alcohol, ammonia, iodine, petroleum jelly, castor oil, and a mild cathartic. Avoid dangerous substances, ensure proper labeling, and call a physician if unsure.
Fay R. Murdock calls for high school participants to model safe driving during the March 17–20 Illinois tournament at the University of Illinois. He emphasizes sportsmanship and precaution to prevent accidents during the four day event. Tax figures show February revenue at 31.67 million dollars, up slightly from last year, with a sales tax drop partly due to state exemptions.
The Illinois Department of Aeronautics records 451 restricted landing areas, the most ever, with emergency use in rural zones. State geological survey notes February oil production at 174000 barrels daily, total February output 4882000 barrels, plus new pools and initial flows. Abraham Lincoln letters acquired by the Illinois State Historical Library, written shortly before his assassination.
A dealer promotes a selection of late model used cars including a 1953 Pontiac 8 Catalina with 12 500 miles a 1951 Buick Super Riviera with 22 000 miles and a 1951 Buick Super 4 door sedan See and drive them at the lot indicating immediate availability and value.
Each year collisions between bicycles and motor vehicles cause SE 600 deaths and 42 000 injuries. Over s of the deaths and injuries are among children 12 to two-third 14 years of age. Salo for Safety's sake and ride one on a bike, urges the Chicago Motor Club in its monthly poster for April. Instruction sheets highlighting the danger of multiple riders on bicycles are adapted for different age levels and sent to 44 000 elementary school classrooms throughout the Illinois and Indiana territory of the Club.
Brief pencil letters mention date for ceremonially raising the Stars and Stripes over Fort Sumter ruins Charleston South Carolina. Fort Sumter fell after Sherman cut communications. Lincoln documents scarce in the library collection. Included are famous quotes about obedience from Eddy Aeschylus Macdonald and others.
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