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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1933
Page
6
Local items list visits and weekend travel among residents including Miss Atalene Gaur, Afton Stumphy, and Miss Mary Louise Tucker. Mentions of gatherings at Morrison and Clinton, hospitalities at Carroll family homes, and upcoming tax payer meeting in Thomason. Weather and stock sale notes appear amid community updates and social events.
Thomson items from January 8 1919 note a baby girl born Sunday to Mr and Mrs McGinnis Jt Diet and wife of Clinton were guests at the Wel Hinds home Rene Franghead and family visited Tuesday evening McCoy injured cutting wood Lewis Kness speared toe while felling timber Roy Houghton hosted informal party for birthday of M Houghton Mrs Earl Hollingshead received a message about Alvin Hartman funeral in Clinton Savannah callers Mrs Chas Turney Miss Florence Greeley Theodore Roosevelt died at Sagamore Hill age 60s former president remembered as author and statesman German planes brought down in war action Harv Strauen down wired to Washington Mrs Strauch received letter about ice event air force activity at the front. Town events include a church gathering at the Floyd P O church and a youth entertainment. George Temple family visiting Fulton relatives.
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered names and terms including Mir Orie Wierd Smith and dronakl Smith with stray phrases about family, honors, and military service. The readability is limited, with numerous misspellings and incomplete phrases.
A scrambled slice of 1934 era notes mentions another checker player for the 1934 club and Frank Rush becoming a new state patrolman. It notes observers of winter conditions, a colonial monument opened in 1930, farm sales listings, and a store promotion offering weekly cash or trade purchase gifts including six berry dishes.
A terse stage setting delivers a jokey miscue as the manager asks to lower the curtain and the stagehand responds with garbled names and a puzzled explanation about a statue. The exchange captures backstage humor and garbled dialogue in a theater scene.
Mrs Chapman hosted a birthday surprise honoring five people at her home. The event included Mr and Mrs Ed Foltz and daughter Irene, along with Mr and Mrs Robesoy, Mr and Mrs Al Oper, and Mr and Mrs Roy Linitman.
Elver Carroll was entertaining at the Ning Kenyon home in Ars, with a gathering of 26 including Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, Holman of Mt. Carroll, Rush Carroll and family, John Carroll and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Carroll, and others. The event featured jig saw puzzles and snacks, with hosts Mr and Mrs. Ning Kenyon and children.
Local report notes readiness of ice houses to fill early as harvest begins. Joe Wilt schedules ice cutting operations amid improving weather conditions anticipated to support the seasonal push.
A family bath time calamity ends in humor as a father stops to stop the leak and his son bursts in with the line about the plumber. The exchange ends with the father responding and the plumber not yet arrived.
A fragmentary OCR item notes a local event with unclear details. Readable elements indicate a story or notice involving people and places but core facts remain uncertain and require source clarification.
Fragmentary political notices from a defaced page mention candidates and local positions. The readable fragments include names like Cuny and Trae and a general sense of contest and electoral activity in a local community.
Alva F. Wingert named Executor invites all creditors to present claims before Carroll County Court Mount Carroll at the April term on the first Monday in April. Creditors must appear for adjustment of claims and debtors should pay promptly. Dated January 27, 1938.
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