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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
3
A tepid tale of amateur chemists and a floating water bottle that sparked a cherry pop contraption. Two boys mix licorice tea and tea to create a new soda, test it on passersby, and chase profits from a clever but risky lure.
The Review extols Carroll County residents as honest, hardworking citizens who support churches, societies, banks, taxes, and local merchants. It praises compliance with law and duty, dedicating itself to future endeavors and the community’s moral fiber.
The Carroll County platform calls for a Milledgeville bank and extension of Route 171 from Hannons Gulverson Key to Chadwick connecting with Route 88. It urges fleet efficiency, village and county activities, and cost reduction. It promotes community competitive sports and the sportsmen’s purantee.
A community birthday notice lists residents with birth dates from Friday December 23 to Wednesday January 3. Names include Mrs Norman Strckell Nellie Dimmick Pauline Diffenderfer Joyce Bickert Betty Puterbaugh Will Slayman Betty Wilt Estella Griswold Leo Lotz Anna Weber Harry Isenhart Oscar Marten Pearl Prins Paul Gaar Verna Rahn Annie Dietrick Gilbert Robertson Emma Holland Barbara Hawk Bertuy Hook Donald Schroth Henry Young Charles Burch Marion Hartman Evelyn Gnagey LeRoy Rogers and others with locations Thomson Chadwick Lanark Milledgeville Waterloo Washington DC and other towns.
Supervisor's proceedings show county expenditures. Ralph M. Eaton to sell Seba Dykstra farm east of Thomson on January 16. New Year’s quiet in Carroll County with holiday on Sunday. Savanna reports skating on Backwater ponds and river ice. Royal Arch Masons to install officers with Orvie Berner as high priest. Lane changes in Lanark and Mt. Carroll notes. Thomson Christmas guests, stage to Florida, ice skating at Reader's pond.
Attorney General John E. Cassidy ruled police magistrates lack power to try intoxicated drivers and must bind defendants to grand jury. The opinion says magistrates cannot revoke licenses or plates as they are not a court of record, limiting authority in DUI cases. Several local notes follow about residents visiting Chicago and family events.
A local pastor balks at a $200 salary raise saying he already struggles to collect pay. Sambo leaves his family to work a railroad crew, while his wife scolds him for not cutting wood. Arthur Griffith reflects on Negro humor and the idea of cooperation with the inevitable, with a playful remark about Henry as a three letter man and IOUs.
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