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Newspaper

Thomson Review

Location

Thomson, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1937

Page

8

Law Family Eleventh Reunion Held at Old Mill Park

The eleventh annual Law family reunion gathered in Old Mill Park Savanna on August 8. Glen Law of Savanna was elected president, Mildred Law of Savanna named vice president, and Betty Law of Lanark secretary treasurer. Attendees included many Law relatives from Savanna Lanark and surrounding areas.

LAW Family Old Mill Park Ff Andrew Smeet Law Glen Law Baesanna EU Dauphin Mildred Law Savanna Glen Law Em Betty Law Lanark Trey “Ured Mas Chester Law Meo Miuld'ed Navy Howard Law Wilbert Law Gervace Sue Duane Ed Caup Betty Gladys Cheater Law Earl Adams Tully Howard Campbell Allan William Keith Carroll John G Law Kenneth

Freeman Holan Family Guests Include Relative Visitors

Dr and Mrs Freeman Holan entertained relatives Betty and Keith along with Marjore Krwnt and Mrs Sam Pattenberger s daughters Dolores and Joyer Shinpen Mo ami Vis Tan Cheeseman. Visitors included Pete Koser Vera Coney Marguerite Spencer and Mr Jonnie Elliott.

Freeman Holan Betty Keith Marjore Krwnt Sam Pattenberger Dolores Joyer Ami Pete Koser Vera Coney Marguerite Spencer Jonnie Elliott

Mobile Transmitter From WROK To Be Seen At Old Settlers

WRORK Staten Koelord displays its $4,000 mobile unit at Tankhost Settler's Day. The station’s “radio on wheels” features a streamlined trailer and built in PA system for broadcasts and recordings. Wach Traum and WAAR engineer crew arrive Thursday to set up on the midway for display into the evening.

Radio Staten Wrork Koelord Tankhost WAAR Mayle Wihan Traum WRO Engineerme Lanark Traum WROK Chadwik Cleese Camp Grint Chadwick

County Superintendent to distribute funds next week

Lawrence E. Brod of the County Superintendent of Schools reports receipt of 2856.61 in state distributive funds. He expects to mail checks for the township share to the various treasurers next Monday.

Lawrence E. Brod

Attorney L A Smith Opens Law Office in Savanna Building

Lawrence A. Smith native of Savanna opened a law office in the rear room of the National Bank building in Savanna, moving fixtures from Rockford. A former associate of Arte C H Linscott, he now serves as park board attorney and plans to relocate his wife and two sons to Savanna on September 14.

Antuney Lawrence A. Smith Savanna National Bank Smice Sherlock Finance Corporation Attorney Smith Rockford University of Illinois Law School Tracter

Corn Yield Lower Contingent Report from Illinois

The state corn production estimate is 387,491,000 bushels, up from 217,751,000 last year, with a 5-year average of 336,738,000. Rye yield above average at 14.5 bushels per acre, oats at 42, the highest since 1917, and county yields for winter wheat and oats listed per county. Soybean condition at 0 percent of normal in Carroll and Whiteside counties.

Oais Sollow Carroll Whiteside Jo Daviess Stephenson Winnebago Boone Kane Lee Garr Yroll

Rust Stricken Wheal Is Fine for Poultry Feed

An unusual tractor sales pitch praises a model with a long feature list including self starter headlights distributor ignition five speeds on the pulley power take off and six cylinder engine. The ad notes the product is showcased at Sens Roglub and Company Implement Store in Sterling Illinois and cites engineers from David Bradley Mfg Co and Graham Paige Motor Co. A second item discusses damaged wheat use in poultry feed, its nutritional value, alfalfa hay, and seed cleaning to separate damaged germ from normal grain for poultry rations.

David Bradley Mfg. Co Graham Paige Motor Co Sens Roglub and Company Sterling Illinois Cuttin Alj

Blaze destroys barn and threshing machine on Carroll Farm

Fires Saturday damaged a 48 by 60 foot barn on the John Walters estate nine miles northwest of Mt Carroll. A haymow fire spread to a threshing machine destroyed it, with barn damage estimated at 4000 dollars and stored hay and equipment valued at 300 dollars. Small outbuildings caught fire but were saved by a bucket brigade. Fire departments arrived after the barn was gone. The farm is tenanted by Chris Randecker. the threshing machine belonged to a neighbor named Chris Randecker.

John Walters Mt. Caryll Stockton Fire Department Mt. Carroll Department Chris Randecker

County Deaths Lott Infant Chadwick Funeral Rites Held

Infant stillborn to Mr and Mrs Arthur Lott of Chadwick died at St Francis hospital last Thursday. Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Friday at Frank funeral home Chadwick with Rev W E Bridges officiating and burial in Chadwick cemetery. Also listed are obituary notices for Mrs Henry Plock and Ivan Lewis with their funeral details and survivors.

Henry Plock Chadwick Harve Emma Cambman Will Gunther Argo Ia Charles Walter Chicago Ivan Lewis Thomson Ivan Lewis Thomson Jane Lamb Clinton Harold R. Dude Lower York Alice Lewis Harry Sterling Frank Reynolds Elburn Sylvia Otto Bayard Paul Lewellyn Irvin Walnut Norman

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