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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1963
Page
2
The Thomson village paper years list publications from 1875 to 1893 and note D. G. and T. R. Stagg as publishers with Dayton G. Stagg as editor. It states a second class mail status and weekly Thursday issues priced at $3.00 yearly.
A long reader list records names and ages of residents observing birthdays in Carroll County. The enumeration includes individuals from Milledgeville Chadwick Lanark Thomson Savanna Polo and nearby towns with many entries across August.
Grace Dolores Kaminski Kaminski, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Kamin ski ski of Berwyn Illinois, will marry Roy Dale Post son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Post Chadwick Illinois The bride to be is a Morton High School graduate and Morton Junior College attendee now employed as a secretary for Royal Globe Insurance in Chicago The groom is a University of Illinois graduate teaching Electronics at Arlington Township High School in Arlington Heights Illinois The couple plans a December wedding
The quotes contrast patience as active strength with patient waiting as a path to discernment in doing God's will. Both emphasize steadiness, focus, and the discipline of restraint to fulfill higher aims.
The article surveys pests and pesticides including DDT still leading despite new products. It discusses hay wafers for drying forage, their moisture needs, and the quest for low cost methods. It also notes Virginia Tech miniature pigs, and promotes the upcoming 4 H Roundup with judging and evening programs.
Earl D Gilliland outlines the Carroll County 4H Roundup coming on August 19 2021. He credits Extension Council and 4 H Committee members for organizing divisions and invites readers to meet division leaders for dairy swine beef breeding horse and pony entries and feedback to improve future rounds.
The Franklin Corners Sewing Circle met at Mrs Hazel Schutz home with visitors Bertha Van Dyke Martha Bolen Mrs Carl Moen Mrs Mila Senneff and Mrs Mabel Alexander. Katie Bollinger led devotions read Psalms 43 and noted the circle's years of service to the poor through the Friendship Agency. Hymns were sung and prayer offered. The September meeting will be at Mrs Melvin Unger in White Pigeon.
A concise adage notes that gratitude should not demand recall from the recipient nor boastful remembrance from the giver, reflecting on the quiet virtue of beneficence.
Milledgeville's Janda Hicks earned Grand Champion in the Baby Beef show with a heavyweight Angus. Kim Nesemeier of Shannon took Reserve Grand Champion with a heavyweight Shorthorn. Competition included multiple weight classes across Angus Shorthorn and Hereford breeds with numerous exhibitors from Harmon Morrison Chadwick Lanark Forreston Polo and Rock Falls.
The note lists county 4-H divisions like Sheep-Lawrence Getz and Baby Beef teams with members including Gene Litwiller Ken Rausch Harry Bushman and Stanley Nelson. The writer urges all to visit the Carroll County 4-H Roundup and meet participants from Commercial Feeding Baby Beef Poultry and Garden categories.
The Ladies Aid of Fair Haven E U B met in the church basement with 13 members present. Mrs Louise Isenhart hosted the gathering and led a program including hymns, scripture readings, and a missionary article on New Mexico. Refreshments followed.
Mr and Mrs Emmett Zumdah and family attend the marriage of Linda Ascher Shannon to Jerry Steinhagen of Forreston at Prairie Dell Presbyterian Church near Shannon last Saturday.
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