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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
11
Chadwick high cagers dropped a hard fought game 26 to 14 on the local floor Friday. Prophetstown led 7-6 after one and 11-8 at halftime, then opened a 9-0 third period run to seal the win as Chadwick made only five points in the second half. Preliminaries saw Prophetstown reserves top Chadwick reserves 37-13.
State departments issue notices urging immediate registration of firearms under 18 inches. The Treasury Department cites the National Purnums Act plus state game codes, warning that unregistered devices and police equipment face federal prosecution.
Secretary of State Edward J Hughes urged inspections as shorter days and yuletide motoring approach. A safety bulletin cites 541 624 Chicago vehicles inspected April 1 to September 30 1937 with 228 150 rejected for faulty lights to prove need for inspection. He urged motorists to dim lights when approaching other vehicles to avoid temporary glare and head on collisions.
Shannon defeated Leaf River 26 25 in a fast paced game at Leaf River floor. The teams were tied 24 24 late in regulation with no scoring in the first overtime. Buss Shannon Tomvard scored the winning basket in the third overtime after Leaf River earlier led 25 10 in a preliminary game.
Deanna Durbin headlines the Rialto four day run starting Saturday. The 14 year old brings bright singing and a Simonson era score with Leopold Stokowski conducting the orchestra. Adolph Menjou plays the penniless father who finds a purse and wins a matron Alice Brady as sponsor. Brady travels to Europe as her husband funds the orchestra on the promise of Stokowski involvement.
A film plot sees Wynne Gibson and Jack Holt posing as a man and a wit to infiltrate a nickel operation, with Gibson in disguise as a companion and pigtails as part of the ruse. Public reception centers on the star pair and the period internal intrigue.
Margaret Newcomer Georgetown Mi Carrolist Lowell Hall Olive 2nd Ruth Kingery Maple Grove Bid Ferrie lotiman Dageretts Shaunuon 1st Dorothy Sheetz Lest Creek 2nd Plorence Jam ML Union 3rd La Verne Ditsworth Straw Winter fat Shannon grade school contest Marv Bear aghrth sade student Several students who placed in this year preliminary meets also placed last year Kdeen Daehler Mildred Friederick Florence Thun Ruth Kingery
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for assistant fisheries statistical and marketing agent at 1800 dollars yearly and junior fisheries statistical and marketing agent at 1620 dollars yearly. Required are certain education and experience in fishery work. Full information from the Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post office or customs house in any city with a first or second class post office or from the Commission in Washington DC.
Russell W Tipton 62 died at his Mt Carroll home after 10 45 Sunday services held at Frank funeral home with Rev J H Fetterolf Burial in Bancertowsee cemetery north of Lanark Survived by widow three sons German Frank John and daughter Ethel five brothers Charles Robert John Arthur and Thomas all in Mt Carroll Sylvester Carpenter 79 died Tuesday at Thomson home after illness Funeral services Wednesday at Mook church Thomson widow two daughters Mrs Charles Huber Atlantic IA and Mrs George Warfield Thomson two grandchildren Jack Warfield and Esther Wetherspoon brother Kor Carpenter and adopted sister Mrs H L Rawlins both of Thomson
George Beck aged 72 died Tuesday night at his daughter Mrs Willa Frank's home in Mt Carroll after months of illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm Friday in the Frank funeral chapel, Mt Carroll. Surviving are his widow, two daughters Mrs Ast Rhodes of Michigan and Mrs Frenk, plus several grandchildren, nephews and nieces.
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