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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1934
Page
5
An OCR fragment lists names across grades, teachers, and pupils, mentioning attendance, Christmas seals, a Christmas program, and a divorce filing. It references Grade School subjects, a snow note, a fifth grade choir, and a court case noting a custody/settlement with Des Moines connections and Dixon marriage dates.
The readable text lists scattered names such as Mur mond Crurvott Ray Houghe Vin and Martha Ee Kismunge G. Smith Winnie Hallam and Nuthes ables, with garbled phrases about a wedding dinner and an event at Thomson. The overall sense is disjointed and evidence of OCR error rather than a coherent article.
A fragmented poem style item notes a duck day event and hunting misadventures. Mention of Applete vest perdag treats and a Sandridge school purchase hints at local figures such as Mrs. Robot Morrig the Joyner and Misa Lally involved in a community scene.
The readable parts describe churches and earlier mentions of ministers or groups with unclear names. The text hints at evening service plans and parish involvement but lacks coherent details to identify a definite event or outcome. Entities appear as garbled church names and individuals, with no clear dates or actions.
The Fulton Kiwanis Club hosted its 12th Farmer City Banquet at the Fulton Coliseum drawing the largest crowd of the fall festival. Guests from Ustick Colista Thomson Ideal Argo-Fa Clyde Cottonwood Garden Plain Albany and East Clinton joined Fulton businesspeople to honor community farm-city ties. The Thimble Club served a praised banquet while program highlights included Karl Snyder Llewellyn Fay piano pieces and Dr G H Thompson urging Christmas Seals support followed by W J Abel of Morrison delivering an inspiring talk.
Locals report a busy Thanksgiving with visits to the Alvin Peterson home in Andover Iowa and gatherings at the homes of the Peterson and nearby families. Attendees include Jens Anderson of Argo, Carl Peterson hosts, and multiple neighbors sharing meals and company across Clinton and Charlotte Town areas.
Funeral service held for Mrs Catherine Vu Ld Ww Day Panera at her daughter's home. Pastor of Methodist Church officiated two selectin burial at Fulton Cemetery. Pallbearers included Charles Johnson, Belk Noble, and Tremayne. many relatives attended with extended families from Rockford and Maver.
Last Friday evening Thomson residents enjoyed a Brooks Attracts show at the sonic hall. The stock company completed a clean, enjoyable series of entertainments and plans to open in St Louis soon before continuing a Wisconsin tour.
The Church of Christ hold Sunday services with Stewardship in Life as the morning theme and a Christmas sermon in the evening. Wayland Bennett and Earl, along with Mr and Mrs Paul Smith, visited for Thanksgiving. The church plans, weather permitting, to host Sunday school and related activities at the church and home venues.
The December meeting of the York Jrs association will be held at the Thom son school gym on Thursday evening December 6. A varied program will be given with numbers to be performed by rural school pupils. Readings, songs, poems and dialogues will feature the program with participants from Sandridge Argo and Estincer schools among others. A library exhibit and treats are planned.
Grade children begin the annual Christmas Seals sale Tuesday with Afiss Lorena Keutsen of Charlotte among participants. Attending residents include Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gagreaters with Dore Lee, Mrs. A. L. Smith and her family, Opal and Helonis Dailey, and Robert Dailey, among others, at their Savanna home.
Work to form the Thomson gym musical comedy cast for Miss Prosperity on Parade will begin this week under Miss Welcher of the Ingram Producing Company. Forty men, a high school dancing chorus, and young children will participate, with a Kiddies In Radioland skit by the six grades. The Thomson Parent-Teachers association hosts the December 15 show, proceeds funding association projects.
The M L A aid met yesterday for quilting at Mrs. Herman Franecke's home with ten members in attendance. Next Wednesday noon the ladies will serve a 10 cent soup luncheon in the shorth basement. The T N T society held a successful chicken pie dinner yesterday with proceeds about 17 dollars. The Easter Star chapter plans officer elections at their regular meeting next Thursday night December 18.
Vaita Bowner and tiladys Cooper visited Savanna Saturday. Mrs Charles Sack and daughter Vivian visited with Mrs Jake Stick and family Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Allen Witmer spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs BRimer Davis and husband. Mr and Mrs Leonard Stage and Miss Vera Smith were guests Thanksgiving day at Weston Smith home. Mr and Mrs Harold St Ores Arlene and Leslie and Mrs Sarah Millsard visited Mr and Mrs H A Cate and family Thanksgiving day.
Stunt night at the Y C H S gym Tuesday evening features pantomimes, short plays, and numbers to support the basketball fund. Admission 10 or 15 cents. program includes musical performances, two high school films, dramatizations from Treasure Island, and various student acts led by Hugh Cate Emil Aeromer Ackes and others. Proceeds go to help attendances and spur team victory with a large audience planned.
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