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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
5
A guide approved by the Illinois State Medical Society Educational Committee explains how newborn cries signal hunger pain discomfort and other needs. It advises parents to observe patterns avoid overfeeding and seek doctor advice for ear pain colic or unsafe handling.
Chadwick villagers regained water service last Wednesday after a shutdown of over two days. Emergency repairs to the pump and a full fill of the 65 000 gallon storage tank ended by Saturday. During the outage residents relied on cisterns and wells. The school closed after Easter and reopened once water returned.
The village board voted to purchase a 23 stage turbine pump at 1650 dollars with a 250 dollar trade in, planning installation soon. They also began negotiations for a new well due to deteriorating current depth and cracked casing, with a six month to year timeline awaiting war production board approval and residents’ consent.
A Boy Scout troop has been organized in Chadwick with Rev. T. R. Morita as scoutmaster and Rev. E. Coble as assistant scoutmaster. Meetings are held Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Scout hall behind the J. O. Kerch law office. Boys 12 and older may join.
About 56 members and guests attended a Thursday evening program at the school house featuring travel footage by Donald Mackay and piano selections by Ruth Boyd and a girls’ trio. The Mackay ranch scenes near Ismay Montana drew interest, with refreshments provided by a club committee. Next meeting is set for April 27 in the school gym with music by Mrs Carl Zugschwerdt and pupils and speaker Alice Hills of Mt Morris.
Sunday visits fill Chadwick households as the Nelsons host Delbert Nelsons and family in Argo. Peoria guests include Mrs. C. J. Neis and Martha Lou with Earl Neis. Sterling guests dine with the Myers and George Myers families. Pvt Louis Weber on leave joins Albert Adolphs supper party honoring Weber and Harter who heads to the navy. Chicago visitors stay with Alvin Schneiders.
About 120 attended Hope Evangelical church annual congregational meeting held Friday evening at the church. Rev. T. KR Morite presided with Mrs. Herbert Stein as secretary. Morite reported 266 members at year start, 259 present, average 124. Nine persons were baptized, four funerals. Receipts for 10 months totaled 4690.84 with 1813.58 on Joash day. Speakers included Sunday school head Robert Spearman and entertainment by local soloists and duets.
Chadwick students will travel to Polo on Saturday April 22 to compete in the district music contest as announced by Miss Ruth Boyd. Final rehearsal in the Chadwick gym at 11 10 Friday morning will be open to local residents per Miss Floyd. Participants include Darlene Prowant Jeannine Etnyre Abbie Olson Janice Schreiner Wilma Schneider and Don Coble in solos trios and a quartet.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Stewart of Sterling were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Adam Voec kel. Mr and Mrs Jake Engleking of Clinton and Mrs Mary Lawton and Earl of Fulton called Sunday evening on Mr and Mrs John Balk. Sunday afternoon Wm Frank and Mrs Mark Remrey drove to Freeport to visit Mrs Wm Frank in the hospital.
In a wartime tribute Colonel J Monroe Johnson of the Interstate Commerce Commission lauds over 5 000 Milwaukee Road workers in the armed services. He says railroad personnel defending the nation by keeping war trains rolling on prairies plains and mountains remain in vital military roles.
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