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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1933
Page
4
Foster L. Stage publishes the Thomom Times with H. G. Stagg as business manager. Office of publication in Thomom. Issued each Thursday. Subscription price is $1.50 per year.
A 1933 platform urges Buy American merchandise and banking faith to revive Better Times. It calls reduce taxes in Carroll County to curb expenditures across village town school and county and to insist taxpayers name preferred office holders. It promotes closer town and community cooperation to lower costs.
Weekend reports cite many 3.2 beer parties as supporters urge personal rights restoration and government revenue, while critics warn the move could fund government and reduce crime. A Carroll County Taxpayer Association meeting in Shannon pushes recalls and tax reform, plus a proposal for a county baseball league using local players to boost recreation.
A column reflects on beer returning to local saloons, noting the old atmosphere and a contrast with frugal family spending. It touches on sun and winter forecasts, warming up with nostalgia for winter activities while warning about harsher times ahead. The piece also critiques Prohibition-era shifts, politics, and local figures like Horner and Small amid broader national concerns.
A caustic handwritten column notes Wade’s Wise Cracks poking at radio performers, actors, and public figures including Edna Wallace Hopper. The piece references Libbie Holman Reynolds, Otto the bartender, a pool plunge by Andy S, and sketches a playful agenda of jokes, headlines, and a birthday confession tied to April 6. It closes with mock menus for bridge widows and a nod to light fare.
Quote from a spectator sparks discussion on farm hardships. The piece outlines long term declines in farm prices, mortgage debt surges, foreclosure risk, increased taxes, and shrinking share of national income for farmers, arguing that farmers have reason to holler and calling for government action.
Carroll county men are summoned for grand and petit jury duty for the April term of Federal court at Freeport beginning April 17. Deputy clerk William N. Tice announced the list includes jurors from Freeport Apple River Castendyk Monroe Center Morison Belvidere Mibedgeville Ashton Chadwick Stocks ton Lanark Oregon Morris Sublette and many nearby towns. Local petit jurors include W A Chapman Chester Enright Harry B Galbraith Roy Johnson Elmer Peterson and Harry Pearson.
New regulations from Ernest Palmer approve revisions to life policy loan and cash surrender rules, allowing up to 100 dollars in great need and enabling payments to cover taxes mortgages and medical funeral costs for dependents. Governor Herner approves. follow up on policyholder obligations and hospital costs. Also included unrelated notes on Bible facts and Rep. Raymond O Keefe proposes a public works residency bill.
Savanna attorney James Kelly outlines the American Legion’s aim to secure government support for disabled veterans, arguing for fair compensation and careful administration. He traces postwar reforms, stresses the Legion’s role in protecting ex soldiers from neglect, and rejects calls for a blanket bonus while urging responsible federal action.
Local items recount village events from a past year including election notes and social tidbits. Reported births and visits frame a week of civic duties, church and temple activity, restaurant openings, and a town hall election with vote tallies for supervisor and trustees.
The piece rants about Roosevelt’s professors and disgruntled Democratic factions, mocking unemployment and preconvention shifts. It notes Roosevelt aides, shifts in party loyalty, and political maneuvering in Washington, plus fashion and cultural notes from the era.
Local notes say Route 73 from Ztr comer to Pear Cry will start around May 1. Martin farm to Pear Cry cementing work to be poured and salted, with Rockford firm Mans & Company as contractor. Unemployment relief eyed as crews form, with details on shifts and headquarters in Shan Ron.
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