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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
2
The fragment lists the Thomson Review with dates and branding from Thomson Illinois. It notes the 72nd year publication in 1875 and references the Thomson Broadax 1879 and Thomson Review 1893. It names Doe Saunders H. G. Stagg as publisher with Elynor Stagg as editor and states weekly Thursday issues.
A compiled list of birthday observances for residents across Carroll County from Aug 22 to Aug 28, naming numerous individuals by town and day. The item includes other regional notes on table mats and a quip about language learning.
Illinois Federation of Sportsmen clubs plans a multi year push toward a nonpartisan conservation commission. The group outlines 1947 legislative bills, 1948 fundraising and publicity, and 1949 to introduce a nonpartisan bill with 1950 educational efforts to win a constitutional amendment.
The Wildlife line near Carbondale moves to the Fish and Wildlife Service for a waterfowl refuge on Crab Orchard Lake, part of a larger push under H R 3048. The plan, praised by Albert M Day, expands habitat in the Mississippi flyway without impairing recreation, aided by the Illinois Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs. The Pittman Robertson act boosts federal wildlife restoration, with states sharing $9 million this year and total 11 percent excise tax receipts. The act directs 75 percent federal and 25 percent state funds to wildlife projects, while sodium fluoride is advised to control hog roundworms in feed.
A Sabula Gazett humor column quotes a patrolman correcting a speeding joke and a Savanna woman calling Ethanake misread. it weaves quips on life, travel, and human oddities with brief city observations.
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