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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1944
Page
2
Local column by Wade Guenther offers humorous observations and quips on daily life. Mixed light jabs at public figures, cultural references, and regional quirks fill a lively, era-tinged column from Sabula Iowa.
A dense list of names with towns and dates spans Friday December 29 through Thursday January 4, followed by a humorous exchange about holding hands and cold soup. The item reads like a social notice column with multiple residents from Milledgeville Chadwick Lanark Thomson Savanna and nearby towns listed by date. A closing cartoon-style dialogue contrasts Palm Sunday and Independence Day, ending with a diner waiter joke.
Ken Reid of the Izaak Walton League criticizes multi purpose dams on major rivers as incompatible for navigation flood control and irrigation. He urges public pressure on Washington to weigh recreational and aquatic values before dam decisions. The piece previews the league annual convention March 29 to 31 in Chicago and notes regional wildlife updates and hunting trends.
President Roosevelt signed a bill creating the Clinton bridge commission to buy condemn or build a Mississippi River crossing between Clinton Iowa and Fulton Illinois. The five businessmen plus one state highway representative will plan and meet soon with Illinois and Iowa highway officials to be named at a future meeting.
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