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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1932
Page
2
The Thomson Review notes second class matter status at Thomson Illinois post office and lists Foster L Stagg as publisher with H G Stagg as business manager under the 1879 act.
Readable excerpts discuss electing efficient school directors to curb taxes and questions about candidates platforms. Also notes on Plymouth Ford Chevrolet price cuts, Route 80 paving progress, Capone tax case fallout, and a Mt Carmel Orphanage appeal seeking $500 for expansion with non-monetary donations welcomed.
In a quiet area residents report a rooster causing continuous early morning crowing from around 1 to 6 am. The rooster owner boasts about the loud voice, crowing every half hour to maximize effect, prompting neighbors to seek action to restore sleep.
April 9 1919 column recalls village happenings with church sessions ball games and social notes. Mentions W J McCoy home move plans Heman Emwarth league and signe dby local figures. Includes weather, illness, community projects and a humorous quip about throat lancing.
Mesdames Arch Gaar and Venus Srauch have been very ill suffering with severe colds or influenza.
A Fourth of July ceremony marks a national salute with one gun fired at noon at each state post and aboard commissioned U S naval vessels to honor the Union.
In Middlesex probate court yesterday Saul Lafestain of Framingham and Malden filed a divorce suit claiming his wife Esther tore his straw hat into 55 pieces his tie into 40 pieces his shirt into 5 pieces and that she struck him with a broom locked him out hurled hot water at him threatened to kill him slashed upholstery in his automobile and interfered with his business
Business briefs highlight regional banks including East Rewunal Barks, Mariners Stele Bank, and Whanys Whany State Bank with deposits and community impact. The piece notes Chadwich’s combination sales season, Chadwick’s livery barn, and long standing merchants like Cochran in Thomson. Dr Genevieve Chipman joins Deaconess staff in Freeport. Ferguson Clothing Store in Savanna runs a model shop with 1932 prices.
Franklin Stansky of Savannah urges Carroll County voters to back him for State Attorney in the April 12 primaries. He argues Carroll County has given chances to worthy young men and pledges strict enforcement of laws, promising to conduct office duties to the best of his ability if elected.
The notice urges voters to consider the Democratic Legislative candidate for April 12 primaries. It highlights his service on key committees including Appropriations, and his votes to cut government costs and oppose salary hikes. It calls for transparency via published payrolls and endorses the candidate for the district.
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