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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1926
Page
4
The Savanna meat market plans a meat delivery route and frequent trips to the town, aiming to offer home killed meats and rendered lard. Prices are expected to be low to attract business, with the market hoping steady customers will follow.
The following boys and girls have been neither absent nor tardy for November at Bristol school: Robert Stage, Sebert Dykstra, Gertrud Dykstra, Eloise Siffer, Teacher.
November list shows 20 school days with no absences or tardies for Paul Oakley Russell Green Herry McKee Verna Oakley Nora Mae Green Elinor McKee Helen Oakley Hattie Schwarz and top spellings awarded to Verna Oakley Helen Oakley Hattie Schwarz VerNetta Schwarz Elinor McKee. Christmas tree stocking game design to reward perfect spelling with a wreath and prevent errors with a stocking.
A distorted paraphrase notes a weekly conundrum about an oldest table and a guess tied to a classified page. The fragment mentions Lyons and Miss Charlotte Ches, with references to patents and a home setting. The readable text is incomplete but hints at a puzzle or riddle published in a local paper.
All children of Albany Thompson and nearby areas are asked to write a Christmas letter for publication in the Review. The plea urges parental cooperation to have youngsters ten and under mail letters to Santa Claus care of the Review at Thomson Illinois and hopes Santa remembers the kids at Christmas.
A brain teaser asks how many American soldiers died in World War I. If unsure, check the classified ads on page two for the name and follow the hint to the Classified Ad in the Review.
Madge Bellamy stars in Fox Films production The Dixie Merchant directed by Frank Borzage at York Theatre Saturday night. Jack Mulhall, Farrell MacDonald and a strong supporting cast appear in this Southern epic based on Barry Benefield’s The Chicken Wagon Family. The film follows the lively daughter of old Fippany, her determined efforts to keep her father working, and the romance with Jimmy, amid a bustling community and familiar stage moments from early Fox fare.
At Monday’s board meeting, Mrs E M Williams was hired as the trained nurse to oversee grade school scholars. The move supports health efforts discussed at recent Parent-Teacher meetings. Expected district cost is under $100 yearly, with Williams to perform a wide range of duties.
The group Tesks Melendy Uo L Rawlins Fred Smith Kyle Rawls Scion Rawlins Jon Kustes and Ray By cue presented an entertainment feed. The lineup featured performances and activities designed for community enjoyment and cultural enrichment.
Sam Geisinger underwent a successful eye operation last week performed by Dr Vr Chartte in Clinton. He had been nearly unable to see and was pressed to report his improved condition to readers.
Thomas Harding, long at the John Gallagher farm this year, plans a sale this winter before moving about two miles south of Savanna to Grant Klinge. The event signals a transition for Harding as he liquidates current holdings and relocates.
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