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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1946
Page
4
Governor Dwight H. Green has begun a campaign to cut the rising highway toll in Illinois, where five people have died in recent crashes. The effort targets road safety improvements and public awareness to prevent more fatalities.
Governor Green addressed a conference of state county and municipal officials and civic leaders in Springfield. He called highway safety a great human problem of our time and predicted developments in the next period.
The Illinois projected total of licensed drivers will exceed 3.5 million as registrations rise beyond 1.825 million. Governor Green warns ten year highway trends could yield 22,000 deaths and 750,000 injuries unless accidents decline, with safety committees proposing doubled highway police, uniform traffic rules, juvenile court traffic handling, school safety courses, and possible license suspensions for violators. Coal output in Illinois dropped in November to 3,968,257 tons from October's 5,663,481. A total of 1,082 physicians and surgeons received Illinois licenses this year.
Frank G. Thompson notes 1082 licenses issued for practice in Illinois, the highest yearly total since 1923. The report contrasts 576 physicians and surgeons leaving Illinois for other states, about one third to California. Cash aid to 4996 blind Illinois citizens in November averaged 7.92 dollars, totaling 187 155 dollars, excluding eye and ear infirmary services.
Do You Know that a new model automobile or hard to get refrigerator will get attention this year yet health may be neglected. Illinois doctors will be busy this winter taking care of many patients as usual.
Advice from the Educational Committee of the Illinois State Medical Society urges balanced meals, adequate sleep, daily exercise, and stress relief. It warns against self medication and sleeping pills, promotes annual check ups, safety at home and on the road, and moderation in all aspects of life to prevent disease.
Lanark reports Mrs Esther Kniss Haugh plans a Xmas program at Straw School on December 1. Georgetown School led by Mrs Verna Heisler scheduled for December 18. J M Garner pallbearer at Mrs Carrie Boyd's Lanark funeral last Wednesday. Metz and Guenther sale near Pearl City drew community attendees Thursday. Clinton Plock nominated Farm Bureau director from Cherry Grove township at Mt Carroll unit meeting last Wednesday. Alvin Sword and Vernon Lindstrom to hold a closing out sale early next year. Mr and Mrs Fred Fields who leased the Paschal farm were visitors there recently. Mrs Rose Shoup returned from visit with Will McNutt family in Mt Morris.
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