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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
2
The Review extols the average citizens of Carroll County as the backbone of the nation. It urges support for churches and local organizations, responsible spending, and lawful conduct as vital for the community and its future prosperity.
The 1940 Review outlines Carroll County aims including establishing a Milledgeville bank, extending Rt 171 from Hansen's Corners on Rt 178 to Chadwick and connecting with Rt 88, electing efficient local officers and reducing expenses, promoting competitive sports, and branding Carroll County as the Sportsmen’s Paradise.
An extensive birthday roster lists residents celebrating from August 16 to August 22. Names appear with towns including Milledgeville Thomson Lanark Chadwick Sanger Seaton Paxton Argo and Milan, with dates and affiliations attached. The item reads as a community notices column enumerating individuals by date and place.
Carroll County towns plan August and September festivities including Lanark Old Settler's Day, Lyons Birthday Party, Morrison Fair and Melon Day. Rains boost crops while corn prospects fade south of the county. Memorial carnations observed for veterans. Grants, parades, threshing delays, and local fishing trips noted. New oats sell around 30 cents a bushel.
Miss Lillian Mae Conners of Fenton visited her sister Mrs. William Dyson Sunday. Jean Jane and Phyllis Phalen of Dixon returned home Saturday after staying with their aunt Mrs. Robert Lego. Henry Ferris of Milledgeville and Charles Ferris joined relatives at the Good-Miller reunion Sunday at Lowell Park in Dixon.
On Sunday August 11 the Lesson-Sermon in Christian Science churches centered on Spirit as divine life and the will of God. The Golden Text urged souls to be led into uprightness, while John 4 24 affirmed worship in spirit and truth and Eddy s Science and Health outlined Spirit Life Truth Love as God s names and the source of all being and good.
Sharpe recalls the long wait for melons a scarce harvest and the thrill of stealing fruit in youth. He shares family lore about a patch a ground cherry misstep and close calls with guards and dogs. Lyrics of backyard crime mix with reflections on growing up and the lure of ripe watermelons.
Cecil F. Musser of Lincoln is appointed to run the Illinois Agricultural Association livestock marketing field program in 20 northern Illinois counties. He begins August 15 for a three year term, succeeding John W. Rogier who died in a car crash last June. Musser, 39, with Logan County Farm Bureau, brings farming and livestock feeder experience to the post.
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