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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1953
Page
7
A compact listing of events at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield from August 14 to August 23 detailing shows exhibits rides and competitions across the fairgrounds with daily schedules and venue notes for attendees.
Trespassers on lands of C V Dame Farms Lanark MN F J Stransky Farms Stagg Howsings Argo FA Fred Pauline Werner Milledgeville Chester W Green Mt Carroll Harry Jurgens Farms Thomson Jurgens Bros Farm Thomson will be presented to the full extent of the law.
The Stephenson County Fair runs Wednesday through Saturday August 26 to 29 at the fairgrounds one mile south of Freeport. Highlights include a 70 by 180 foot commercial exhibit building with 70 booths, $15,000 total premiums, and Section I FFA with teams from Jo Daviess Winnebago Ogle and Stephenson. Burton and Kaye ballroom act headlines the Aug 26 program along with radio broadcasts and a full midway of rides and entertainment.
Over the past week Mississippi River flow stayed two to three times seasonal norms due to late July and early August rainfall. Natural depth remained 9 feet, keeping dams 17 at New Boston Illinois and 20 Canton Missouri out of service. Upstream traffic included 17 tow boats with 97 barges carrying 79,1000 tons of coal 82,800 tons of petroleum products and 9,800 tons of miscellaneous cargo. Downstream movement totaled 5,000 tons of grain and 50 tons of miscellaneous cargo for a grand total of 176,750 tons of commercial cargo.
The Turney family gathered Sunday at the Pearl City home of Mr and Mrs Richard Strohecker. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Ed Turney, Mr and Mrs Wilbur Geidd and family of Lanark, Mr and Mrs Fred Turney and family of Fulton, Mr and Mrs Harlan Handel and Beverly, Mr and Mrs Paul Turney and family, and Mr and Mrs Glenn Turney.
The excerpt contrasts abstract love with active charity from I Corinthians and a Mary Baker Eddy remark. It links virtue to deeds, noting that mere wealth or sacrifice without charitable acts profits nothing. The tone is didactic and religious.
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