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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
4
A guidance dialogue explains unemployment eligibility after job loss or during labor disputes. It covers disqualification periods for misconduct, conditions during strikes, and criteria for accepting suitable work and consequences of refusing a job.
The notice lists a dense sequence of boys basketball games across January and February for Fulton Lanark Mt Carroll Milledgeville Chadwick Polo Shannon Thomson and others. It includes a Lanark Tournament from Jan 15 to 18 and a district tournament Feb 20 to 22. A stray line mentions thinning vegetables by hoeing.
A Big New Year's Eve party is set for the Modernistic Ballroom in Clinton on December 31 with horns noisemakers and dancing. Will Back and his orchestra will perform in a Lawrence Welk style, following a prior hit September engagement at the same venue.
A Nine Kenyon and Ray Morgan family dinner marked Christmas day. The Argo-Fa school program set for the 21st was canceled due to illness among pupils. Local church ladies plan a January 2 meeting at Mrs. Ruby Green’s home with hostesses Edna Carroll and Ella Lathrop assisting.
A series of Christmas dinners and home visits highlight a holiday period in Chadwick and surrounding towns. Families including the Senneffs, Whitneys, Geiszs, Queckboerners, and Strauchs hosted relatives and friends from Rock Island Freeport Milledgeville Lanark and Evanston. Army and WAVES service members received mentions with recent discharges and travels home for the season.
Mrs. Maude Berry and many local families joined Mr. and Mrs. Roy Queckboerner for Christmas dinner. Hazel Zugschwerdt of Wheatland visits parents. Ann Dial of Maywood and others hosted or attended Christmas events with Dials, Brightmans, Webers, and St Eurys. Nut Cups prepared by Miss Cecil Williams for Junior Red Cross. Various households hosted Christmas Eve or Dinner gatherings in Mt Carroll and nearby towns.
A columnist contrasts a damp, empty hen house with a well kept one to argue that comfort and ample feed boost egg output. He notes cows also give more milk when content, urging readers to inspect their own coops as strangers would.
A Detroit auto line photographer trying to stage glam shots meets a UAW CIDI steward who orders photos in order of worker seniority. The incident highlights tensions over how women workers are portrayed and future benefits, leaving many unsure about whether they will receive a raise or only explanations.
The Rockford bureau chief announced tax withholdings drop next year. Based on a $560 weekly salary, single men lose from 8.20 to 6.80 weekly. married men with two dependents fall from 2.50 to 1.30. a three dependent, $50 weekly earner drops from 1.10 to zero. Employees with changes in dependents should file W-4 by Jan 1. The cuts come from lower normal and extra tax rates.
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