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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
6
Clyde Wilkins thirty five? No Clyde Wilkins 25 of Clinton died after ice cracks on a backwater west of Sabula Iowa. He pushed his wife to safety as others failed to reach him. The couple planned a Thanksgiving visit to Sabula when they stopped to shoot ducks.
Charles Hammond Lanark Charles B Hammond 82 died at 9 p m Nov 27 in a Freeport hospital Funeral services were held Saturday in Lanark with burial in Lanark Cemetery He was a Master Mason member of the Lanark Blue Lodge and a Methodist He is survived by three daughters Mrs Christine Schriner Brookville Mrs Beulah Lewis Lafayette Ind and Mrs Grace Roddiger Lanark. three sons Charles Portland Ore Homer and George Lanark. eight grandchildren
Mrs J Zacharewicz of Savanna died at 5 a m on November 29 in an East Moline hospital. Services were held Monday at St John Catholic church Savanna with burial in the Catholic cemetery. Born December 8 1885 in Cecho Slovakia she lived many years in the United States. Surviving are her husband a son and two grandchildren.
Mrs Amos Snavely 83 died at 9 o'clock Tuesday night at her Shannon home after a long illness. Born in Pennsylvania she came to Shannon as a girl. Survived by husband and two sons Jacob of Shannon and Harvey of Lanark. Funeral arrangements not announced.
Sealed bids in triplicate will be received by the Mount Carroll Post Office until 12:30 PM on December 15 1940 for bracing and strengthening the front entrance handrails and light fixtures of the new Federal building. Specifications and blueprints available upon request. Bids opened publicly after the deadline. interested parties may attend.
Preston Prairie Mr and Mrs Jesse Taylor from Rockford visited Albert Petty. Howard Metz and children Glenn and Doris of Fair Haven called on Paul Metz. Evelyn Asay of Mt Carroll won junior grand champion with a Hereford steer at the Chicago Livestock Exposition.
Vinegar Hill school pupils host a social at eight o clock Tuesday evening December 10 with Miss Blanche Freeman teacher inviting the public. Guests are asked to bring pie cake candy or cookies. The program includes Welcome Song Playmates Rhythm band piano solos and various plays and songs.
Mr and Mrs Maurice Schaut and Mr and Mrs Platte Kinney of Mt Carroll escaped injury Friday in an accident east of Mt Carroll involving two cars and a transport truck carrying four new vehicles. Kinney drove off the pavement to avoid a collision while Schaut skidded on ice, striking Kinney and the truck. The Kinney auto suffered minor damage. Schaut’s car was badly damaged. The truck slid into a ditch. the driver and cargo were unharmed.
Five grand jurors were summoned for duty in circuit court at Mt. Carroll this morning. They will weigh evidence against Luman Preston Savannah, held on a larceny charge. Two divorces were granted by Judge Leon A. Zick Monday: Minnie Foley from John Foley Jr. and Lulu L. Frederick from Paul R. Frederick.
A man pleaded guilty to petty larceny in county court Monday and has served 20 days in the county jail. Judge Grove ordered an additional 10 days to be added to his sentence. The article also notes various wills naming widows executrices and distributions to children and other beneficiaries in Savanna and Lanark.
Peters as executrix grants full authority over the estate to herself, leaving all decisions to her sole control.
A sequence of warranty deeds records transfers of land interests. Names include Lena and Cecil Bracke. Guentver. Earl and Charles K. Marin. Lester Meyers. Mabel Johnston. Victor Dauphin and spouses. Palmer Dauphin. Lawrence Miles. Victor J. Dauphin. Charles H. Albers and Mrs George Ashford. Properties span sections and townships in Freedom Washington and surrounding areas.
Victor Walker a negro enrollee in the Mt Carroll CCC camp was sentenced Monday by the circuit court to four months at the Vandalia state penal farm. He was convicted of stealing a book of coupons used in buying items at the camp canteen.
A petit jury panel scheduled to report in circuit court at Mt Car roll Thursday morning Dec 5 has been notified not to report until further notice. Attorneys in the case agreed to a postponement and to a trial by court instead of a jury. It remains doubtful if the panel will be required for the rest of the term. Robert Ross 19 negro enrollee in
The article panel argues over tire tread performance on snow and ice while a separate item notes Japan has signed a peace treaty with a Chinese government though the Chinese warlike faction remains unreconciled and continues the fight.
The Stransdale farm led by Adam Heinze shipped 22 head of Herefords to the Chicago market last week. They welched 1061 and brought 14.25 dollars per cwt to top the market.
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