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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1937
Page
1
Springfield reports driving tests show 68 mph readings and 31 percent unsafe night operation due to braking and lighting flaws. Only one car met top speed safety. concerns grow over road safety and policy shifts under Roosevelt era plans for youth conservation and training amid labor and industry shifts.
Mrs Ralph Spanogle 25 died from burns after a kerosene stove explosion at a Milledgeville area farm. Whiteside county coroner jury found accidental death. Husband Spanogle and hired man testified and Dr H R Sword treated the injured woman in Sterling hospital.
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld a Cook County ruling blocking Chicago officials from interfering with bank night prize drawings. The decision declares bank nights in theatres illegal, aligning with a long standing public policy against lotteries and mass gambling. The case was brought by the Irish Amusement Corporation with about 150 theatres involved.
Lanark resident Frank Zuck has been appointed vice chairman of the Car troll county public welfare committee. The post was vacated by J F Lower who resigned after being elected Rock Creek supervisor.
Herbert E. Green of Savanna, named with three other men by Rep. Leo E. Allen as candidates for admission to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, took the entrance exam on Wednesday. Also named were Walter L. Marshall of Dixon and Herbert Weyrauch of Oregon, with Raymond Temple of Tampigo as first alternate pending exam success. The Navy department exam tested mental and physical qualifications.
The February 1937 TERS bulletin shows Carroll County with 198 home relief cases, up 0.5 percent from January, and total relief plus administration at 3,974.21 dollars, average 15.52 per case, with 0 persons on relief that month. Jo Daviess reports 680 cases costing 4,020.56, while nearby Whiteside, Henry, Ogle, and Tee show higher totals.
Twenty three men were approved as grand jurors for the June term of the circuit court in Carroll County. The panel includes Washington Fred King Woodland Henry Toepfer James McWall Jr Freedom William Bissikumer Cherry Grove Oscar Kuhtemeier O L Shidler Shannon John Garman Chas Cheeseman Jr Lima Jacob J Hoak Rock Creek Ed Strawser J J Greenawalt Salem Charles Stakemiller Mr Carroll Clarence Kenyon Glenn Bickelhaupt Savanna Vincent Sullivan Vern Swingley York Paul Lewis Raymond Carroll Pail Haven Fred Queckboerner Edwin Fink Wyson John Fogel Harold Hawkins Eikhorn Grove Frank Miller.
Heavy rockslides blocked Route 80 north of Sav a Thursday night, delaying traffic for hours. Farmers cleared the road as red flares marked danger zones. Most stones fell near the Mississippi Palisades State Park entrance and the Frank Hatfield farm, with some reaching the pavement south of the park.
The Carroll county commission of public welfare approved eleven new old age pension applications at last Friday’s meeting. Four were rejected or withdrawn, and thirty revised applications received approval, including four transferred from other counties.
Carroll county farmers await more favorable conditions after two weeks of wet cold delays. Deep mud slows tractors and horse power, while local advisers caution on potential crop impact though May and June warmth may offset some losses. Clover and alfalfa damage from last winter pressure plans for emergency pasture and hay crops.
Carson elected chair of Garrod county board at a Tuesday organization meeting. The session set committees for finance official salaries county farm public buildings and more. A beer sale liquor license discussion at the Vlengary County club was briefly heated, with Carson casting the deciding vote.
Civil War veteran Captain W H Wildey celebrates his 98th birthday in Mt Carroll. Local veterans groups sponsor an annual Soldiers and Sailors Reunion in Savanna July 5 6 7 with committees led by Vincent Sullivan and Von Rabber Hansen Alleviem.
Discussion notes that Carroll County Farm Bureau plans a team this year though no formal meetings have been held yet. Players expect to start soon and represent the county. Ogle and Jo Daviess counties will also field teams and offer strong competition.
Mrs Grant Grimm of Mt Garrott has been employed as secretary in the Farm Bureau office in Mt Car sroll starting last week. She succeeds Mrs Hazel Leavens who moved to Chicago to join her husband. Top hog price paid at Chicago Yard Apr 15 for Carroll county butchers shipment.
New 1937 Illinois state highway maps issued by the secretary of state show railways clearly labeled. Maps use black for all highways, red for points of interest such as parks forests and markers, and mark state institutions airports and police stations. Route markings updated to ease direct navigation and highway signs have been installed to reflect the changes.
County Clerk Walter Watson issued marriage licenses to several couples. On April 16 Eugene Lawrence Kup fer and Gretna Helen White of Savanna received licenses. On April 17 Tevin C. Isprig of Miles Ta and Julia Jane Altenbern of Savanna. Stuart Morris and Geraldine Enstow, both of Aledo II. and William T Edgerton and Lila Mae Fairbanks, both of Dubuque Ta also received licenses.
News this week reports plan feeder outlook meeting at Lanark on April 30. Savanna youth takes exams for naval academy midweek. County officials probe report of attempted stock theft from a farm. City and village officials face elections Tuesday with heavy and light voting across communities. Civil War veteran marks 98th birthday at home in Mt. Carroll. Relief costs in northern Illinois counties cited as low at 3,974 dollars.
County stockmen organized a county marketing committee to study local conditions affecting stock prices quality and handling costs. Carnwell county stockmen met recently naming John L Morris Lanark chairman, Ray Moyer Fair Haven secretary and a slate of members. The program includes market tours grading demonstrations and community meetings urging all livestock producers to participate.
voters in Savanna Shannon and Thomson saw mayors defeated while Chadwick and Mt Carroll incumbents won. Rhene Law beat George Beck 1845 to 981 in Savanna. Dinsen won Savanna mayoral race 1180 to 1122 over Nightingale. Hazel Schmide unopposed for city treasurer with seven of eight aldermen reelected. Mt Carroll mayor Hartman reelected. Leigh and Ross elected city clerk and treasurer.
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