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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1942
Page
2
A rambling wartime column weaves comments on food rations and mercy for prisoners with personal recollections of robberies and near misses. The writer recalls bee stings, a stolen car, and two burglaries in Clinton Iowa plus a jail break near Chadwick and a farm escape.
The Board of Supervisors of Carroll County Illinois will meet in special session at the Court House in Mt Carroll on Tuesday April 21 1942 at 10 o clock A M No claims will be allowed at this session. W R Watson Clerk. The Roosevelt child Archie Roosevelt joke ends the clipping with a light note.
The column lists names associated with birthdays in Carroll County spanning April 15 to 23. It includes residents from Milledgeville Chadwick Lanark Thomson Morrison Morrison Morrison Lanark Rockford Abany Fulton Savanna Seaton Seaton and other locales, detailing multiple individuals per date and location.
The 17th annual Wesleyan contest for high school students in speech science and social science will be held in Bloomington on Saturday April 18. On April 25 the annual music and art contest follows. Wesleyan will award scholarships of 100 75 and 50 dollars in the divisions of the two events.
A survey notes millions in the United States read more mysteries now as the genre’s fast paced, relaxing stories appeal to a broad audience. The trend is linked to easy engagement and broad popularity across demographics.
Hundreds of students from high schools across the state are expected to enter a state contest. April 14 has been set as a deadline for entries. Complete details of the contest rest with local high school officials.
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