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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1934
Page
8
Local column records Sunday visits in Thomson Rockford Chicago and Davenport areas including Harry and Lynn Morgan with Ray Morgan, Mrs Baumann returning to Chicago, Frank and Ed Neus changer hosts, Edna Hicks and Eugene Murray dinner guests, Abel Bielema and Ralph of Albany, and many more. Weather notes mention slight snow flurries and cooler days ahead, plus a measles epidemic affecting nearly all night school students.
Thomson reports Mt Carroll residents visiting the Brenneman home and nearby families at Sunday gatherings. Frank Plamiey Jr. of Fallon is appointed city clerk, succeeding John Fe. Hook Jr. who recently accepted the post. Plamiey is the son-in-law of Jennie Goliston.
District voters in School District No 201 Garrell County Illinois are asked to elect two members to the Community High School Board for a three year term. Polls open at noon and close at seven on Saturday April 14, 1834, at Village Hall. Signed Rush Carroll, President, L I Gaar, Clerk.
February 4 1920 local items note Wilson and Wilson sale February 13 Phos Orcutt sale February 17 and Henry Sitauch publs sale February 1b. Visits from Clinton Fulton residents. Community updates include influenza recovery, Power Farming meeting at Parker Bros garage Fulton, and a Fulton farm restart by Elmer Grisgold after two years away.
Items from Thomson recount village happenings. Masons met Tuesday for first degree work. Mrs Malph Olds and baby returned from Jane Lamb Memorial hospital in Clinton. Influenza grips the village though no deaths reported. G O Melendy underwent surgery at Jane Lamb Memorial hospital. W C B M benefit at Chers wan church planned for Saturday evening with many in attendance. Visitors Bert Halman and Sam Bayt came from Kirkman Iowa, and others attended the Holman funeral. Rev Scheerer filled services in Fulton in the minister’s absence. Islanders cut and sawed wood for S C Carpenter. many cards sold.
Fragmentary note quotes Sir W Temple on conscience and truth while discussing hair care methods. It mentions keeping hair orderly and lying flat, with unclear references to roots and growth. The readable portion blends philosophy with a domestic grooming aside.
The item lists names such as Carle Saat and Jame Sorensen and mentions Service Garage and Vern Bowers. It notes Fern Harker’s illness and death, with routine references to a funeral attendance and related family concerns. The prose is garbled but centers on planning and condolences.
This noisy fragment mentions Pennsylvania and Conderspirt with references to water, temperature, and a mysterious phenomenon. It hints at a curious ice feature and related observations, but provides no clear names, dates, places, or outcomes to confirm.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions four enlargemelians dealing in furs and maskin akunk and raccaon. It references time or dates and an area near Alistaid with vague figures and a silver item, but the text is largely unreadable.
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