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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1926
Page
3
The Savanna Dramatic Club presented A Full House at the local opera house on Tuesday evening. Weather kept many away, but the cast was excellent and the audience’s applause showed the performance a real success. The writer hopes for better weather when they return to Thomson.
In a Friday eve basketball clash Thomson high school beat Cordova 18 to 4 as Cordova players struggled with floor lines and a misread ceiling height. Thomson starters included Calvin Strauch Phillip Switzer Walter Switzer Ernest Smith Charles Stage with Lenn Carpenter and P Smith. Cordova lineup featured E Hansen H George K Stevenson D Hansen and Henger. The second team also defeated the grade squad amid a lively crowd. Next Friday Thomson hosts Lyndon with Whiteside players reportedly large and aged.
Fred Smith arrived as Santa for Cordova basketball players last Friday night. He warned the Cordova boys they would be beaten, sparking a heated dispute before promising a nine bit supper if they won, then relented saying he was glad they won and noting something about a bemused school hat.
Roy Houghton exposes details while Bill Adams confesses to the act amid a tense setting. The report notes a decisive admission and hints at the motive behind the incident, with local officials reviewing the case for further action.
In Orion Illinois John Hoy took up new duties after purchasing the dray fine from Mr Dittmar beginning this week. Harrison Wheeler of Mt Carroll is at Freeport hospital for a kidney operation, which was successful and he is recovering well. Local carpenters are fixing the bank interior, moving the counter to the front to remove a small office and expand usable space. A neighbor helped Bill by waking him to sleep more soundly, while radio entertainment remained a topic of the night.
Word reaches here that Lena Brown, a former Trevor girl, committed suicide at her California home. The telegram from the George Bowers confirms no further word has been received. Lena was the daughter of Walter Brown and, about twenty years ago, lived on the Lord farm east of town. Funeral details for Mrs Achees Be in Morrison on Sunday are noted, the elderly lady dying Thursday evening. Subscribers urged to pay up to receive Auto-Strop razors as holiday gifts with paid subscriptions.
A brief fragment cites Shakespearean lines about existence and dreams, mentioning a wife and sleep. The text reads as lyrical quotation in archaic spelling, lacking clear narrative, dates, or events to anchor a news item.
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