Carroll County Cheerful Caller reflects holiday town notes
The Review previews Christmas availability for subscribers and shares assorted local updates. Reports include Wayne Groharing fishing, A M Blodgett’s death from heart disease, milk and hog prices, Stransdale cattle sales, rural electric line work, and holiday greetings. Local anecdotes mention paving, a cement floor, a new garage, and basketball game highlights with Jan 10 comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Groharing
Thomson
A. M. Blodgett
Fulton
Ed Mest
Chadwick
Foster Black
Pfister
Frank Stranaky
Stransdale No. 1
Adam Heinze
Savanna
Old Riverview
John
Mr. Carroll
Local Classifieds and Community Notes From Thomson Clinton Areas
A mix of names in Clinton Ia and Thomson mentions including Mrs Rudolph Holm Alice Wilkinson and Lloyd Kenyon. The column notes a bent flagpole at Thomson fixed by Potter Bros and hints at a New Year dance with Irve Martin dale. A Thomson businessman’s punny bachelor tale closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Holm
Clinton
Alice Marie Wilkinson
Thomson
Lloyd Kenyon
Carroll
Ray Lichty
Lanark
R. D. Bennett
Laverne Lindsay
Valda Fossett
Milledgeville
Chas. Tripp
Chadwick
Allan Haag
Pete Jurgensen
Potter Bros
Irve Martindale
Tony Pollom
Tony
Christmas reflections and warnings from a Scottish sermon
A writer reflects on Christmas meaning from the manger in the city of David and warns against Nazism and secularism. He traces religious lineage from Jewish roots to Christian churches and notes world events and historical figures shaping faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Clinton
City of David
Nero
Welch
France
Germany
Clude
United States
Hitler
Russia
The
Manger
David
How to the tine let the chips fall where they may
The Review extols Carroll County residents as average, honest citizens who support churches and local institutions. It urges continued responsible behavior in taxes, insurance, rent, mortgages, and daily family duties, dedicating future issues to the backbone of the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Carroll County Platform Focuses on Roads and Local Officials
From Milledgeville Bank to extending Route 171 and linking to Route 88, the 1940 Review calls for electing efficient town, village, and county officers, reducing expenses, promoting competitive sports, supporting farmers, and sticking to the constitution in Carroll County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Milledgeville
Rt. 171
Hansen’s Carnera
Chadwick
Local Outlook of Notables by Date and Place
A list of residents and visitors arranged by date and town. Names include Slayman Wilt Griswold Lotz Wagner Deets Weber Isenhart Marten Gaar Prins Rahn Robertson Holland Hawk Schroth Hook Young Peugh Gnagey Hanna Miller Burch Hartman Weidman LeRoy Rogers and Carrolls among others in Thomson Milledgeville Chadwick Lanark Mt Carroll Waterloo and Chadwick venues from December 30 through January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Slayman
Thomson
Betty Wilt
Estella Griswold
Leo Lotz
Lanark
A. H. Wagner
Milledgeville
Clay Deets
Anna Weber
Chadwick
Harry Isenhart
Oscar Marten
Wuesday
Paul Gaar
Pearl Prins
Verna Mae Rahn
Gilbert Robertson
Emma Holland
Barbara Hawk
Donald Schroth
Bertus Hook
Henry Young, Jr
Fay Peugh
Evelyn Gnagey
Richard Hanna
Wallace Miller
Chas
Burch
Waterloo
Marion Hartman
Mary Weidman
James LeRoy Rogers
Mt. Carroll
Raymond Carroll
Price Negotiation in College Boarding House
A student called about rooms and asked the price. The landlady, experienced with students, offered five dollars down for a student and five dollars up otherwise, using a tongue in cheek rate.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pop
Sharpe
Italy
Mussolini
Emmanuel
Chris Colombo
England
Wales
Church of England
Rome
Martin Luther
Dwight Moody
Henry Ford
Wright Brothers
Teddy” Roosevelt
Kaiser
Berlin
Kaiser Bill
Teddy
U. S
Thomson Review
the Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
H. G. Stagg
Syluclena Bolhous Kenneth Whitney
Illinois
Telephone
Better Farme
Farmers
Happy
N. R. Kenyon
Argo
Marion Crofton
Ned Spencer
Moline
Caroline Goldthorpe
Leroy Buntley
Donald Melberg
Howard Wienbenga
Rush Carroll
Ray Erling
Robert Spencer
Brookville
Ralph Heimbaugh
Dixon
Jeannine Emnyre
Betty Puterbaugh
Dina Lee Rogers
Billy Marr
Rock Falls
Norman Stickell
Nellie Dimmick
Pauline Diffenderfer
Lloyd Emwyre
John Maxfield
Joyce Bickert
Richard Vogel
Purina
Merry Christmas
Albert M. Greison
Savanna, Ill
Garrett Sterenberg
W. L. Derrer
G. H. Thompson
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Ferguson
G. H. Williams Shoe Shop
Shell Station & Cafe
Arie
POST
Ill
Holstein
Stransdale Farms
DHIA
Vollbehr & Ward
Morrison R
Spring Valley Store
And
Ayrshires
Dr. W. P. Stattler
Lanark, Ill
Poland
China
Toepfer
Mt. Carroll, Ill
Galena Street
Mount Carroll Sales CO
Roy Fritz
H. Kipnis
Owen Miles
Stetsen
Clarence van Buskirk
Ph. Lanark
Dan Weidman
Alvin Siedenburg
Whistler
Orion
Pathfinder
C. Vv
Miles
S. W
Camanche,la
Call
McCullagh Bros
Hardware
W. F. Black
Walnut, Ill
W. F. Black Farms
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