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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
10
Spectator reports that after initial hype the event quieted and no action was taken to begin work on the project. Ogle county residents may see the colony plan end similarly.
Mr and Mrs Soren Adolph reside in the Mrs Sorensen house at Wacker. Lois Weidman visited from Freeport to spend Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Ward Weidman. A charivari party serenaded Mr and Mrs Preston Downing Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Reid Hower and Etta Hower traveled to Kansas for an aunt’s funeral.
Announcement of a transfer of accounting records for subsidiary companies of the American Utilities Service Corporation from Savanna to Minneapolis about June 1. Four Savanna employees Milton J. Wied Frances Lahre Viola Blackhurst and Helen McElroy accompany the move. Northwestern Illinois Utilities offices in Savanna remain unchanged.
George Marcovitch 51 died at 4 30 Tuesday morning in his Savanna home. Funeral services were held today at St John s Catholic church with Rev E A O Brien officiating. Burial in Savanna Catholic cemetery. Born May 14 1888 in Austria he came to the United States 20 years ago and lived in Savanna since then where he worked for the Milwaukee railroad.
Thursday through Saturday April 25 26 27 Good Will Days in Sterling feature cooperative store prices across many lines. Sears Roebuck Dunnebeck Chevrolet Bill Leath Grobner Bradly W H Bell Co Fifth Avenue Shop Wyne Deavers and others cut prices on appliances cars furniture shoes dresses spring coats jewelry and sportswear to thank patrons and invite Carroll County to visit.
Farm Adviser M P Roske says applying limestone after plowing before corn spring planting mixes lime into soil during disking harrowing and cultivating. Illinois farmers already follow liming ahead of corn. AAA pays 2.00 per ton for spreading limestone within soil building allowance as part of Carroll County conservation program including pasture improvement tree planting contour farming.
Bob Greiser of the Chicago Producers Association will present a summary of the spring cattle survey for farmers in the area Friday evening May 3 at the courthouse in Mt Carroll. Carroll county has more cattle on feed than last year, drawing a large crowd to discuss market prospects for the next three to four months amid influential world conditions on beef prices.
A short exchange uses humor over a nickel for milk. The banter centers on a date shared between two individuals, highlighting casual street dialogue. The joke hinges on a pun about milk and money.
National Boy and Girl Week program features Abe Lincoln in Illinois with Raymond Massey. The Blue Bird, Maurice Maeterlinck drama starring Shirley Temple, also shown. Plus Shooting High with Jane Withers and Gene Autry at Rialto, Gene's songs include Only One Love in a Lifetime Little Old Band of Gold and Shanty of Dreams.
The listing highlights "Wan derers" by Bernard and Webster and "On the Rancho with My Pancho" by Clare and Akst with stars Marjorie Weaver Frank M. Thomas Robert Lowery Katherine Aldridge Hobart Cavanaugh Jack Carson Hamilton MacFadden. Co hit "3 Cheers for the Irish." Royal Theatre Fulton shows "Brother Rat and a Baby" with Priscilla Lane Virginia Grey Irene Hervey Eddie Albert Wayne Morris Ronald Reagan and Jane Bryan. Co Hit Gene Autry Smiley Burnette in "South of the Border."
A shipboard chatter hints at a new bin boy replacing a careless crew member who ruined saucers and caused cups to be used for the rest of the voyage. A bridge fan and an unfamiliar guest react with slang and humor about the night’s play.
Spring activities at Bristol School include a birthday party with Musieco won by Geneva Imel and a first prize bee won by Mrs Halfman and second by Miss Withhart. April 25 votes for Club president and April 26 a Bluebird film in Savanna starring Shirley Temple.
In a terse exchange, a bachelor laments longing for stable married life while a married man offers understanding, noting that such desires are common in marriage. The dialogue hints at contrast between solitary longing and domestic familiarity.
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