Farm Institute in Thomson All Day Monday
Opening session of Carroll County Farmer's Institute in Thomson with men at the Opera House at 10 00 and women at the Methodist Church at the same hour. Program includes alfalfa culture, dialect entertainment, tuberculosis talks, farm problems and house management. Joint musical numbers at the Methodist Church. Evening program features orchestra, motion pictures and children’s performances. Committee chairs listed. event urged for attendance.
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Opera House
Rush Carroll
York Twi
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Louis 'Schick
D. P
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Paxton
Sexston
Methodist Church
John Carroll
Dove Bennett
Bertha Harris
State Institute
Chas. Diehl
Aid
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York Community High School
Grace R. Polk
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D. FP. McCracken
John Carrol
John Con
G.R. Bliss
Bertha “M.harris
Bertie the Daughter-Bot Faces a Hint of Growing Up
In a curious exchange, Braintess Bertie is nudged toward maturity as a Father te contemplates painting Bertie with a tile. The quirky dialogue hints at changing roles and the question of age and ceremony within a whimsical scene.
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Braintess
Bertie
Bot Pers
Andrew Shaw Dies After Powder Blast Injuries
Andrew Shaw died from injuries suffered during drainage project blasting. Albert Shaw, hurt in the blast, revived briefly but never regained consciousness. Funeral held Sunday at Sayanon.
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Andrew Shaw
Albert Shaw
Sayanon
Governor Small Heads to Paved Road Celebration
Governor Len Small will visit Carroll County on Tuesday December 1 to speak in Mt Carroll and Savanna during the first official trip over the new road. The governor’s entourage will lead a mammoth procession in Mt Carroll and then move to Savanna for a mass meeting at the high school gymnasium. Exact arrival times are not yet planned.
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Len Smallls
Carroll County
Mt Carroll
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
Sa‘vanna
Ottens and Juist exchange vows in Fulton on Thanksgiving
George Ottens and Miss Helen Juist of Fulton wed on Thanksgiving Day at Fulton. Ottens has managed Shoemaker farm near Thomson all summer for eight weeks, and the couple will live east of town while he runs the Shoemaker farm this coming year. They spent their honeymoon in Chicago and returned Tuesday. Local friends extend best wishes as the pair settle into married life. John Acker and others from Savanna Chamber of Commerce arranged December 11 road celebration. Acker then visited Thomson to discuss Carroll County paving plans.
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George Ottens
Helen Juist
Fulton
Ottens
John Shodmaker
Thomson and
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John Acker
Worthwine
Savannah
Annual Red Cross Roll Call Goes Over The Top
Red Cross drive in Thomson yields strong turnout with many members recruited. Official workers listed include Mrs K Houghton Mrs Belle Carpenter Mrs Ethel Lewis and Mrs Netlie Phillips. A long roster of volunteers and subscribers follows highlighting broad community support.
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Red Cross
Thomson
K. Houghton
Belle Carpenter
Ethel Lewis
Netlie Phillips
Ily Sheridan
Aura, Miller
Annie Sheridan
Catherine Adams
Carl Fredericks
Bertha Fredericks
Alice Lewis
Nellie E. Houghton
Mary Grim
Clark Willairs
Rachel Livingston
Katheryn Stumphy
K. B. Carpenter
C. J. Dunshee
G. J. Bunshee
Blace Beck
Kate Ole Whitney
Susan Cochran
Rose Martindale
Pharola Hollingshead
J. F. Smith
J. Sheridan
Nettie EB. Phillips
Florence Kf. Melugin
Miles Alderson
Maude Sears
C. S. Darrow
Allen Whitmer
BR. Lewis
Sarah Maniard
Sylvia le
Howard to Leave Savanna Hospital Soon
Norm Leavens reports Howard improving at Savanna hospital and nearing discharge. He eats, sleeps, and feels fine, with many friends glad to hear the update. John Shoemaker announces a closing out sale at his farm east of town on December 17.
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Norm Leavens
Howard
Savanna Hospital
John Shoemaker
Fulton Journal Changes Ownership Takes New Partners
Fulton Journal changes hands with Malcom McKinnon and son selling to A A Bentley Reuben Bastian and Charles Wilcox Bastian has long served the paper and Wilcox brings experience while Bentley is new to local readers He leads Mystic Workers as president The note also covers a local sensational letter nuisance at Savanna civil talk on a divorce letter The federal authorities may nab the pen artist Hog cholera hits John Hook’s Argo Fa farm and a Watsonville football score Clifton loses a state title game to Waterloo by 3 0 with attendees from the area A Dick Talmage show at the opera house drew crowds despite bad weather
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Malcom McKinnon and Son
Fulton Journal
A. A. Bentley
Reuben Bastian
Charles Wilcox
Bastian
Huving
Wildon
Sattin-Law
Bentley
The
Mystic Workers
Savanna
Plans Made for Community Christmas Tree
Thomson to host a community Christmas tree and public celebration with an enthusiastic turnout. An executive committee led by W A Adams was appointed to organize events, with committees and a program mirroring last year’s plans. The children's program will be at York Community High School with gifts distributed on Christmas Eve, weather permitting carols around the tree may be added, and daily lights planned through the holiday season.
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York Community High School
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