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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1937
Page
2
Fragments describe typing lessons, membership notices, and class projects at Sandridge School. Students edited letters, practiced on a typewriter, and prepared messages for college friends while seniors were listed. Firekeeping, concerts, contests, and an Easter egg hunt are noted junto with awards and final exams.
The Thomson High School Alumni Association held its first annual meeting led by President Clarence He. Plans aim to make the reunion the largest in the organization’s history with a banquet replacing potluck suppers. Committees for invitations decoration and program were named and a meeting date near Wednesday April 2 was set for finalizing arrangements. Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Roland Ashpole and Tom Ashpole of Clinton and Mr and Mrs Ralph Christiansen and children of Low Moor Iowa.
Merchants in Thomson Township push for weekly band concerts on Wednesdays and talkie movie shows on Saturdays during the summer while Route 17 completes. A talking picture program could be provided each Tuesday for 12.50 dollars and 15 dollars on Saturdays, with Miss Beth Sower aiming to host five band concerts locally this season.
Thomson merchants plan summer efforts to regain trade as illness and hospitalizations ripple through the community. Mrs. Jahanie Johnson enters St Wane hospital for a major operation, while Mrs. Rudolph Holm returns home after Clinton visit and Jane Lamb discharge.
Church services are set for Sunday at 10 o clock. The Livewire class will meet next Tuesday evening at Anvil 20, at the home of Harriett Smith. Members of the class and invited guests are urged to attend.
The notice records regular Catholic services at 8 30 am and a Christian morning worship at 4 30 am with Sunday school at 4 30 pm. It also notes a board meeting held yesterday evening at the N D French home.
An announcement states a Sunday service at the church and a lakeside event next Wednesday. It mentions a Sunday schedule and a church service, with residents urged to attend the gathering.
Church notices outline a Sunday school at 7:70 and morning worship at present with leather? a meeting in the church on Saturday at 2 pm. All young people should attend. A chorus to become a permanent group will organize and rehearse Sunday afternoon. April 25 singers urged to be present.
John Selvice and the bee carpenter crew begin the 37 season with many jobs lined up for the year. They completed a project at the NLD French residence and started tearing down four silos on a French farm. They also began work at the FP Stage residence and plan to build a new house at the Stransky farm, with substantial additional work expected through summer and into fall. The crew notes some work already set for the 3k season in Thomsen vicinity as weather permits.
Local notes indicate discussions of reopening the Covid related budget issue tied to the Old Mill site. Residents expect more information from Triwe as the community weighs road closures and building projects, with townsfolk urging action for the public welfare. The report notes various local residents visiting and hosting gatherings, offering little concrete new data on the decision timeline.
Fragmentary OCR text notes meetings and times for various clubs and lodges near Bea, Capel, Waynes, and Vauile. Mentions a Mrs Meet Mallar AC, a Vetlivelia Tydige event, and unparsed dates or places.
A garbled OCR item reports a school board reorganizing and rehiring teachers. It mentions figures such as a president and trustees, with unclear details on dates and locations due to damaged text. The readable portion centers on personnel rehires and board actions affecting the high school.
Vern Mort of Morrison and the new owner of the Golding farm prepared the sage barn with spraying equipment. Two men are expected to complete the painting in two or three days using machinery, marking one of the first barns in the area to receive such treatment.
Mrs Uta Weber met Ravilla Chapman on Tuesday of week. Mr and Mrs B and Lewis visited Tuesday evening at Frank Potter home. Russell Gleason and son Donnie from Savillina spent Sunday with his mother Louella Gleason. George Wagoner and family moved into Steck place on Main Street. Wagoner played at Lark. Walter Weber of Superior Nebraska moved in for several weeks with relatives, Mary Shere accompanied by her parents visited for a post masters meeting and a rock luncheon in Green Room at Tlotek Freeport.
Miss Ellen Chostum attends event as Thomsen voters prepare for village election on Tuesday April 20. Voters will choose a complete four year slate for president village board trustees clerk library trustees and two year terms for other posts under Illinois law. Named candidates include Henry B. Strauch Bayard Lewis Paul Lewis Hobart Holland K B Carpenter W A Slayman Arthur W. Pape Myrta Tibbits Foster Le. Sheruen Walter Switzer Kate Cole Whitney Joseph W. Witt Alice E. Lewin Salome McGinty seeking various offices and terms.
Mr and Mrs Prank Anderson returned home after months with Mrs Andersons son Clark in Clinton. Mr and Mrs Prank Lohmeder visited with Mr and Mrs Wallis Stage. Mr and Mrs Henry Ledemeier visited Stage home Friday. George St Gres and Wr St Ores report Rufus Davis of Elgeley ND died at 84. Davis survived by wife and two children. he was a Carrell county resident. Snow covers the region with plows working on hills and roads between filters.
In York Township voters elected school directors with little opposition. Reelected were Clarence Cooper and Bive Mantin, plus others including Fred Miller and Henry St. Ores. Parkhill and Vinegar Hill filled vacancies. Mrs Grace Teetor visited relatives in the district and was accompanied by her daughter and son-in-law for a Sunday dinner.
Scout Troop 71 met Tuesday evening in the high school lab to vote on candy sales for funds. Patrol leaders were Bob Mate Rob Demarre Harold Ashpule and Twole St. Ores. Twenty two scouts, weekly dues five cents, were discussed along with meeting notes and social security applications reported by Mary Sheridan.
Mrs Edward K Hartman 44 died Saturday night at her home near Ideal. She was wife of Edward Hartman and mother of five with children in Rapid City and Chadwick. Funeral arrangements were held Tuesday at St Pauls Lutheran with Rev Braun officiating. She leaves sisters and a brother. long active Christian woman, mourned by family and neighbors.
A garbled account of YCHS declamatory events features student performances and pages with titles such as The Cop and the Anthem and The Morning After. Despite messy OCR, many names and acts are listed, including Dorothy Branson and Dorothy Gant, with dances and music noted.
A local youth run tennis club forms with officers David Swat ao president and Louise Lewis secretary treasurer. Members must pay dues to join and obtain equipment. The planned season features practice and matches on the Wical court with club balls and coaching guidance from Sherman.
John Ottens and Miss Dora Juist of Alton were married Saturday in a double ring ceremony at the home of Rev. MS Pate er, pastor of the Christian Teformed church. The couple will reside on Thirteenth Ave and Seventh Street. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wall Graven, Mr and Mrs Bay lard Lewis, and Mr and Mrs Paul Melani of Savanna.
A birthday gathering hosted by Mrs. Dresbach and family drew numerous locals including Mr and Mrs Wallace Dresbach and children Milly and Duele of Neat Lamohk, Mrs Dolan Carpenter and family, and Mr and Mrs Danald South with son Duane. John Carroll received a prize and a seven year bloom noted for its white petals, while Abe Ciel commented on a sturdy perennial likely to bloom yearly.
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