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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
3
A fragmented notice states that continued delivery depends on payment and that failure to prompt payment will lead to discontinuation. It mentions a red cross symbol and applies to all subscribers, with unclear dates and names. The text references posting offices and month names, indicating a policy for stoppage if payments are not made.
Arnold Littleton arrived for a few days in November as Bertha Holland hosts Thanksgiving. Hawkeye orchestra led by Godes Geisinger will play at Wacker Hall Friday December 5th, their fifth appearance in a month. Thanksgiving was quiet with many traveling for feasts or staying by firesides. Evening services at Christian church and Eastern Star events, plus a Fox film showing. Langley of the Anti-Saloon League spoke at York Baptist church. Baptist Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs Clint Wilt’s home marks end of calendar year. Norm French and Ruth French returned from Excelsior last Thursday.
The long awaited Covered Wagon arrives at the A Muse U next Friday and Saturday evenings December 5 and 6. Local fans have awaited the film praised as the biggest picture of 1923 and shown to capacity crowds in surrounding towns, promising value for money.
Thomson Methodist Church lists Sunday School at 10:00 A M and Morning Worship at 11:00 A M with Rev Hester of Mt Carroll and Rev Williams assisting. Evening Service at 7:30 P M. Argoona School 10:00 A M. Courtney Bros. closing out sale Wednesday December 10.
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Miss Lucille Collinson and Mr Frank Plumely of Fulton were married by Rev Hoover at the Fulton Methodist parsonage on Wednesday November 26. Collinson, a Thomson High School graduate, worked at Mystic Worker offices after moving to Fulton with her mother. Plumely, a Northwestern railway employee, will reside with the bride’s mother Mrs Jennie Collinson in Fulton after a wedding trip to Chicago.
Mr. Crofton of the Farm Bureau Produce station at Savanna and a representative of pickle-industry interests spoke to a large crowd of farmers at Community High School Saturday night. The gathering explained pickle crop prospects and gave an acre-by-acre earnings estimate for the year.
Thomson plans a winter Christos tree on Main Street with broad merchant backing. Residents and visitors have long prided the evergreen display, and most town merchants have offered generous contributions to ensure a festive, largest day celebration for all ages.
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