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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1940
Page
8
N. D. French, President, certifies the bank statement as true to the best of knowledge. The document lists assets totaling 318,222.52 dollars and liabilities plus capital totaling 318,222.52 dollars including deposits of individuals and government funds, capital accounts, and subordinated obligations.
A whirlwind of Sunday dinners and weekend calls includes Mr. and Mrs. Dick Anderson in Argo with the Heinze family, Henry Hartman with Chadwick visitors, and Ralph Hook in Argo. Other gatherings feature the Fenley, Dykstra, and Lewis households, plus teachers attending Mt Carroll Institute and travel to Racine to see Wayne King.
Report of condition for Thomson State Bank in Thomson NL as of March 26 1940 lists resources including cash securities and loans with totals and liabilities like capital stock surplus and deposits. It notes pledged loans and investments amounting to 8355.66 and 187875.17 for total liabilities and state verification by the bank president N D French and notary Glendora Schade with sworn affirmation on April 2 1940.
The obituary for Mr. Hawk recounts his Iowa origins, marriage to Katherine Butler, and long life in Thomson with church service as deacon and Sunday school lead. A feedlot tour organized by M. P. Roske features stops at several farms near Mount Carroll Lanark and Fulton with discussions on beef production and soil testing events upcoming in March.
Thomson notes Mr. and Mrs. Allen Witmer visited in Morrison with the Carl Miller home group. N. R. Kenyon and daughter Janet joined Morrison acquaintances in Chicago visiting Blaine Leavens family. Mrs. Kenyon stayed to assist Mrs. Leavens and infant daughter. Additional visits include Holm families from Argo Chadwick Clinton and Dan Emnyre in Wacker. Louise Lewis enjoys a SeaVille Business College vacation in Clinton.
Mr and Mrs Hobart Holland and children plan a summer stay with his mother Mrs Bertha Holland then move to a Mrs Holland farm on the Sandridge. The home of Hobart Holland to be moved to the Ben Dykstra French farm. Sunday guests at Elmer and Mrs Davis in Savanna. Mrs Bertha Holland visiting son in Morrison. Fred Hook and son visited Adam Heinze near Savanna.
Discussion on how losses occur mainly in spring rains with seepage and evaporation from poorly compacted manure piles. Liquid manure holds about half fertilizer value. drains and runoff double losses. A ton of manure yields limited nutrients like nitrogen potassium and phosphorus, with best practice to store in a concrete pit with a roof or spread daily on fields to prevent waste.
Mr and Mrs Frank Beeker of Morrison visited the Fred Seim home Friday evening. Sunday evening visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs Andrew Hook were Mr and Mrs Kneale Hook of Area and Mr and Mrs Fred Hook and son, Mr and Mrs Leonard Gifford of Peoria spent the weekend in the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Lohmeier.
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