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Newspaper

Thomson Review

Location

Thomson, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1941

Page

9

Tigh family 24th reunion held at Old Mill park

Seventy five members braved chilly weather for the Tigh family reunion at Old Mill park Savannah. A picnic followed by a business session re elected H F Weber Chadwick as president and Clarence Hanson Fulton as vice president. Eva Bradstream Clinton Ia chosen secretary treasurer. Eldest attendee was Clarence Hanson 77 and youngest was two year old Diane Bradstream. Next year’s gathering scheduled for the third Sunday in August at Old Mill park.

Tigh Kim Catherine Middleton Tigh Old Mill Park Savanna Park H. F. Weber Chadwick Clarence Hanson Fulton Eva Bradstream Clinton Fanny Mathers Aurora Diane Bradstream Burton Bradstream Geneseo Loomis Hanson Billy Hanson Mintie Tenley Mt. Vernon St Old Mill Park H. L. Spearman K. W. Senne Fred Schneider Bernita Lawrence Shiley John Frank Stanwood Mt. Carroll Maynard Schneider William King Howard King Rockford Walter Getz

Local Social Notes Detail Visits and Moves

On Sunday Mr and Mrs Robert Lego entertained relatives from Brookville and Lanark. Clarence and Florence Boelkins visited their uncle in Clinton Minnesota. John Stein moved to Mt Carroll and Henry Reihl rented their old house. Marrvillis Provant dined with Doris Rahn. Lear Her of Sterling called on Joe Grim. Orville Reihl of Moline visited Henry Reihl. William Hawk and family of Thomson visited the Deets family. Robert Lego spent Monday on business in Chicago.

Robert Lego Emerson Iske Brookville Earl Lego Dorothy Don Bus Lanark Clarence Florence Boelkins Clinton Minnesota Siert Folkens John Stein Mt. Carroll Henry Reihl Marrvillis Provant Doris Rahn Lear Her Sterling Enoon Joe Grim Orville Reihl Moline William Hawk Thomson Charles Deets Chicago Fred Queckboerner Jeanette Davenport Wayne Queckboerner L. B. Spencer Fri. G. Plumer Frank Howe Rockford Leonard Brockman Louise Colcord Mildred Alstott Joliet Donna Jean Spencer Fred Daehler W. J. Quest Louis Diehl Point Rock Park Junior Donald Betty Rick Munroe Alexander Rock Falls Ernest Kloepping Herbert Frederick Milledgeville Wisconsin Alfred Glaw William Imel Ray Galitz Harold Holm Jack Janssen Lawrence Meyers Paul Nice Ustick Arthur Hoffman Mildred Freiderich Rufus Kahler

Social round of Cedar Falls visitors spans many towns

A crowded Sunday of visits across Illinois and Iowa is listed with many households hosting relatives and friends from Rockford, Davenport, Moline, Polo, Savanna, Mt. Carroll, Lanark, Tampico, Freeport, and Arlington in a network of family gatherings. Several lists of guests appear at diverse homes including the Rahns, Queckboerners, Daehlers, and Kleopings, with accompanying notes on travel and staying arrangements.

Treasure Under Ground In Line

Clay purification transforms oils fats cosmetics and medicines into deodorized clean products. Fuller's earth clay mined in southern Illinois ships to refineries across states and abroad for refining and processing.

Ilinois

Tarts Surprise Housewife with TA Icing Joke

A housewife buys sapples and plums to bake tarts and finds six decorated with TA in icing. Bridget the cook explains the trio marked TA stands for Tis Apples while the other three mean Tain’t Apples, delivering a humorous misinterpretation.

Bridget

Boy refusals to sew echoes old time ethic

A 10-year-old boy declines sewing chores saying it is beneath him. The principal counters by noting George Washington sewed and asks if the boy is better than the first president. The boy replies with a grimly humorous shrug that time will tell.

George Washington

Farm Subjects and Alcohol Problem Features

Rock Island County farmers learn soil conservation boosts income through legume hay, pastures, and contour farming. A second feature discusses alcoholism trends, demographics, and treatment, noting shifts in social attitudes and the need for treatment over punishment.

The Farm Bureau Extension Service Rock Island County C. 8 Soil Conservation Service U. C. S. Service Stephenson County University of Ilinois College of Agriculture U. S. Soil Conservation Service Er. L. Sauer H. C. M. Case Department of Agricultural Economics University of Nlinoixs College of Agriculture

Quote on Patrick Henry and wit sparks debate

A witty exchange questions Patrick Henry's brightness. The speaker notes Henry's blue eyes and light hair, cites the marriage and his famous cry Give me liberty or give me death, then asks who says he wasn't bright. The remark playfully links memory, self consistency, and historical legend.

Patrick Henry

Little Rosy Questions Auntie’s Powder Choice

A child visits her aunt as she prepares for the theater and asks why she powders her face. The aunt explains it’s to look pretty, prompting Rosy to suggest she may not be using the right powder.

Little Rosy

Hatchet Face Put Down Sharp Look but Dull Mind

A tersely worded description notes Tom possesses a hatchet face, implying a sharp appearance while suggesting a dull mind. The remark contrasts facial sharpness with mental acuity in a concise, pointed aside.

Tom

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