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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
3
The piece notes the Fat Stock Show’s results with a grand champion from Iowa and comments on a father's pricing guess. It invites children to write to Santa and mentions Christmas plans, toy and auto show trends, stock market fluctuations, Christmas Savings Clubs, and editorials from local papers on politics and crime. It preserves era tone and local flavor with multiple named entities and events.
Fragmentary OCR note records a subscription price of 1.50 and single copies. Mentions unidentified terms likely a newspaper page header with unclear date and prices for the issue. No clear names, places, or events are readable.
The Wilt home hosted a birthday party for Miss Sylvi teriswotd and Aleen Beck with music and games, followed by a luncheon. Mr and Mrs Wilt celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary, rekindling memories of a memorial occasion years ago. Frank Holman and family moved into the Cora Griswold house. Wilt home activities included family and community notes, Bank Association meeting, and upcoming District events. Several Thomson residents plan to attend a meeting at Chadwick, traveling by Savanna due to poor local roads. Eastern Star Lodge held a meeting with officers elected for the upcoming installation. Influenza cases were reported locally, described as an intestinal form but not as serious as the past epidemic.
The Highway Department will bid paving and grading on a 9.5 mile section of Route 80 designated as section 106 from Savanna to James Sheridan's residence. Bids open December 19, next Wednesday, with blueprints mailed to interested contractors. Several contractors have inspected the route and state this is the only nearby project at the time.
The Mrs Delia Melendy sale drew a large crowd and fetched strong prices. Corn sold around 75 cents a unit and cows brought as high as 150 dollars. Auctioneer Ed Mest missed due to a cold, with Fritz and Teeter of Mt. Carroll filling in. Lunch was served by Methodist church ladies. Attendees came from Chadwick and nearby towns.
We thank the friend and neighbors who helped during our husband and father’s illness and death. Thanks for the cards and floral offerings. We also thank the male quartet and the Mitchell and Wagner families and Carpenter family for their gifts and kindness.
Postmaster Rawlins leads local fund drive for the community Christmas tree expenses. Donations from Thomson State Bank, U L Rawlins, Franecke and Switzer, and many residents total enough to cover the tree and lighting costs, though more may be needed. Charlie Groharing installs lights. utilities company donates the lights. Officials place holders in sidewalks and flag holders for year round display.
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