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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
6
A St Louis reporter, after days of press duty and celebratory strain, fell through a beer keg bung and nearly drowned. He recovered, rejoined the team, and pressed on with the weekly edition, aided by colleagues who pulled him from danger and carried him to a quiet room to sleep it off.
The Coven Pasturess a Warner Marc Cone ley production screens at Capitol Davenport Thursday with previews and a four show run Friday Sunday. The film promises grand biblical themes, stagelike sets, and musical interludes by Hall Johnson choir. Also featured are The Court ry Beyond and Walt Disney’s Symphony The Three Little Wolves with rail trips to Lanark for a county celebration. Minutes from the Old Settlers of Carroll County note secretary’s record changes dating 1874 to 1912 and list amusements and event committees.
Mayor Guy Wolf of Lanark leads Carroll County Old Settlers association committee in planning the 62nd observance of the county s oldest celebration. The article notes the early days of the celebration and the ongoing preparations by local officials and organizers.
In Fulton Illinois workers at Walter Electric Shop received gas and oxygen during an X ray room incident affecting rooms 4 5 and 6. Tri City phone W 19 was listed for contact as the scene was secured and medical staff investigated potential exposures and equipment status.
Mr and Mrs John G Doden of Baty Haven with Lawrence Doden and Helen Solienberger left Tuesday morning for a western states tour. Their stops include Zion Canyon Grand Canyon and plans to visit Mrs Doden s uncle Benton Spaulding in Los Angeles before returning via New Mexico and Arizona in about three weeks.
Mt Carroll area resident John Foley, visiting Smitht, freedorted a large bull snake from a steel trap set in a kitchen vent hole at a rural home on Pucky between Savanna and Mt Carroll. The snake escaped, dragging away a cage of baby canaries. the event occurred Sunday at noon.
Fragmentary lines mention a leading lady and preparations before a noted silence and a claim of a death. The text is garbled with misspellings and nonstandard phrasing, but hints at a review of an event with a dramatic moment centered on a female figure and implied outcomes.
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