Birthday list honors residents by day and town
A dated society notice lists names celebrating birthdays from Wednesday to Wednesday across Thomson Lanark Chadwick Milledgeville Fulton and Washington DC. Entries include Mrs Ray Erling W A Slayman Betty Wilt Estella Griswold Leo Lotz Paul Gaar Pearl Prins Verna Rahn Gilbert Robertson Emma Holland Barbara Hawk Bertus Hook Donald Schroth Henry Young Jr Annie Dietrick Mary Weidman Evelyn Gnagey Fay Pough Richard Hanna Wallace Miller Velma Shelly Harry Carbaugh Ronald Lee Mackey and others with event dates from December 28 to January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Slayman
Thomson
Betty Wilt
Estella Griswold
Leo Lotz
Lanark
Anna Weber
Chadwick
Harry Isenhart
Oscar Marten
Clay Deets
Milledgeville
A. H. Wagner
Paul Gaar
Pearl Prins
Verna Mae Rahn
Gilbert Robertson
Emma Holland
Barbara Hawk
Bertus Hook
Donald Schroth
Henry Young, Jr
Annie Dietrick
Fulton
Marion Hartman
Mary Weidman
Evelyn Gnagey
Preston Kreider
Fay
Velma Shelly
Washington, D. C
Harry Carbaugh
Ronald Lee Mackey
Stanley Wagner
al Meander
Eldon Cram
Lou Elliott
Lois Stage
Gordon Kiel
Paul Sweitzer
William Ewers
Christmas Reflections and Local Incidents in Carroll County
The Carroll County paper shares Christmas greetings and notes on unseasonable weather, New Year resolutions, and upcoming 1929 coverage. It also reports a 50th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Simon VanDorn and a rubber check scam involving D A Geore and R E Curtis. A 1992 Chevrolet belonging to William Trader was moved to an alley after keys were left in the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon VanDorn
Cheetnut Park
Savanna
VanDorns
Thomson
Argo
Thomson State Bank
Webster Lumber Company
D. A. Geore
R. E. Curtis
Savanna Bank
William Trader
Trader
Snowy Mt Carroll Streets Challenge Drivers
Snow and slick streets in Mt Carroll hindered backing from curbs as motorists pushed cars from the sidewalk. Clarence Voeckel bought a new Ford, and the Sequoia club notes highway division approval for floor signals at Clay and Burton. The department will not install signals at intersections with traffic below 1,000 cars per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Voeckel
Melvin Finer
Sequoia Club
Ettite Division of Highways
O.4
Clay and
Burton Streeo Oley and
Broatlay
Snow Closes Many Walks as Streets Turn Icy
Residents trudged through days of heavy lake effect snow with repeated shoveling. Ice formed on sidewalks and streets as freezing temps hampered efforts and vehicles slid toward the highway, though no serious accidents were reported at the Standard Oil corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Station
Thomson Briefs and Local Happenings This Week
Thomson timber men returned to work after a contractor holiday. Uncle Lyle Greeley wedlock celebrated with send off and best wishes. Methodist church Christmas exercises drew a crowd and candy gifts pleased attendees. Farmers shipping feeding cattle report a fair market. Morse named station agent on Thomson’s main street and making friends. Happy New Year to Review readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Greeley
Methodist Church
Thomson
Morse
Fire Scorches Warfield Tavern as Men Try Mayhem
A fire at War field tavern started when Mike and a companion burned rubbish. The blaze spread and singed one side before firefighters contained it. Also notes Leslie Durward recovering after brain growth surgery in Chicago. Other items include holiday visits and local chatter about residents and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warfield Tavern
Mike
Leslie Durward
Chicago
Johnny Malloy
CCC
Michigan
Flave Nipe
Hanover
Harry Stoner
Emma Stoner
Brainard
Minn
Harry, Jr
Lester
Smiley) Burnette
Hollywood
Calif
Burnette
Thomson
Smiley
Christian Church
Willard Welch
Sharon
Wis
Welch
Evelyn Holm
Rudolph Holm
Ida McCullough
Hattie Yates
Ora Hanson
New Year Reflections and Fairground Pranks
A narrator voices satirical resolutions and recounts a Carroll County fair episode. The tale centers on a Princess, a fortune teller, a Hindu trickster, and a plan to fool the Princess with a garter snake at a tent. The piece ends with a political jab and a farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Shamel
Shiner
The
Gosh
Ilindu
Barker
Tor
Wonder
Fulf
Carroll County
Mr. Tekes
Germany
Three Loves Has Nancy Opens at Royal Theatre Fulton
The romantic comedy stars Janet Gaynor Robert Montgomery and Franchot Tone in a tale of a flippant novelist entangled with a Broadway actress and a South lecture tour. Nancy, a small town girl, arrives in New York creating fast moving merriment as metropolitan pals assist. The Capitol theatre in Clinton begins 1939 with a New Year eve show and an advance screening of The Cowboy and the Lady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Gaynor
Robert Montgomery
Franchot Tone
Nancy
Royal Theatre
Fulton
South
New York
Montgomery
Tone
Clinton
Capitol Theatre
Gary
The Dawn Patrol at the Capitol Theatre
The Capitol Theatre in Texas presents The Dawn Patrol a five day run starting Sunday featuring Merle Oberon Brio Mtynt Rae bone and David Niven. The romantic tale follows Cooper and Merle Oberon as they discover love amid simple honest moments during a weekend show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Merle Obero
Gary
Plains of Texas
Merle Oberon
Pontines
Dust Cloud Turns Loan Talk Into Swift Judgment
A Kansas farmer visits a bank seeking a farm loan. He declines the banker’s offer to ride along for an appraisal, noting a huge dust cloud rolling up the road. The farmer warns, Here it comes now, implying imminent trouble or judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
New York World's fair displays and nightlife blur in odd fragment
A chaotic OCR fragment references New York City, a city of light, a three story block, a building model 22 feet lead, and mentions “Girl About Town” with hints of nightlife and drinking. The text is garbled and partly describes a drama at the fair and city scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dincama
New York City
York
City of Light
Em. Huilding
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Thomson Review
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Kenneth Whitney
Illinois
Office of Publication
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Carrolll County
Happy
Ray Erling
Raymond Carroll
Alice Marie Wilkerson
Lloyd Kenyon
Carroll
Ray Lichty
Laverne Lindsay
Charles Tripp
Allan Haag
MT. Carroll
John Bostic
Journal
Waverly
Johnnie
Garrett Sterenberg
Morrison, Ill
Sharpe
MT. Carroll Rendering Co
Mt. Carroll, Il
John Kramer
Glenn Demaree
George Geison
Rexford Printz
Brice Puterbaugh
Charlotte Flickinger
Paul Burns
Kipnis
Mt. Carroll, Minois
G. H. Thompson
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Royal Theatre, Fulton
Clinton, la
John L. Brearton
W. L. Derrer
Dr.a.l. Tinguette
Sth
Ave
United Cigar Co
Iowa
Considine’s “Fulton
Lincoln Way
Fifth Ave
Pape Funeral Home
Pershing Blvd
Clinton, IA
H. E. Bragonier
Raymond T. Boysen
M. D
Best
Mt. Carroll Mutual
Fire Ins. Co
Thomson Rendering Works
Ill
Ui. G. Grouse
Iar
Ilinois Utilities
Mazda
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