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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1931
Page
9
A reflective column surveys tax policy with Democrats and Hoover, reopens the 1924 income tax plan, and critiques war debt arrangements. It notes Germany's reparations, rising US treasury needs, and shifts in China Japan, plus baseball notes on Hack Wilson and broadcasting debates.
The writer asserts the year embodies a great decline yet insists the Christmas spirit unites rich and poor. It has endured through ages and should prevail as a living force entering hearts across the earth. Sacrifices will exceed gifts, bringing believers closer to the true spirit.
Reports from Springfield note rising prices for eggs and creamery butter as Representative R. Soderstrom confirms a labor organized drive for unemployment relief at the General Assembly special session. Southern Illinois emerges as an industrial hub, with rail extensions by Western Pacific and Great Northern totaling 15 million dollars and a surge in department store sales.
The Chicago Motor Club released a December safety poster to over 86,000 Illinois and northern Indiana classrooms. A teacher letter urges heightened caution when ice or snow makes crossing streets riskier, noting pedestrians slip and cars skid. The message stresses doubling caution and safe steps from porches to streets.
A discussion of garden literature explains how to plan a garden, soil preparation, plant selection, care, and fertilizers. It highlights general and specialist books, works by explorers, window gardening, and flower arrangements. Community sharing and inexpensive bulletins are noted as accessible resources.
Whiteside County plans a full day meeting at the First Presbyterian church in Sterling on December 16 to form a county dry organization. The program includes talks by Anti Saloon League officials, a discussion on law enforcement, a women’s temperance union session, and a five reel film Lest We Forget portraying the old saloon era.
The U S George Washington Bicentennial Commission offers a special service for speakers delivering George Washington addresses on February 22 and other Bicentennial dates. Originally for those without libraries, the service now assists all speakers. Speech materials from ten minutes to thirty minutes are available on request from Washington headquarters.
In December 1787 Delaware Pennsylvania and New Jersey ratified the Federal Constitution within two months, marking the thirteen charter members as the new United States. Delaware, the Diamond State, was first on December 7, with Pennsylvania on December 12 followed by New Jersey six days later.
Fairmont West Virginia plans a mile long avenue of trees to honor George Washington as part of the Bicentennial Celebration next year. Sycamore trees will be planted along Locust Avenue under guidance of the Green Hills Garden Club with Mayor and Mrs Martin among initial donors.
Flepper asks for a book starting with The while the librarian questions the exact title. The exchange hints at searching for a work whose precise name remains unclear.
Rex Research Foundation Chicago estimates annual nationwide losses from moth damage at 250 million dollars, about ten dollars per family, with larvae causing most harm. They advise three steps: shake brush and prep stored items, sun exposure, then thorough spraying to deter and kill moths and protect walls and closets.
In a playful exchange a wife moves her husband’s hand to his coat collar and jokes about his suit becoming a rag carpet. The humor shifts to a quip about a child named Jack MacStingy and another character Bobbie asking about his apple, with a punchline about being Scotch to the core.
The United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission prints the Bicentennial song Father of the Land We Love in Braille enabling blind piano players to memorize and perform the piece. The Braille edition supports access to the music tied to the Washington bicentennial celebration.
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