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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1941
Page
8
A lengthy regional social roundup lists visits and stays by residents of Argo Fulton Morrison Lanark Beloit DeWitt Mt. Carroll and Savanna. It covers dinner guests church and family gatherings and moving news plus a wartime medical preparedness feature and school notes from Plum Grove and Sandridge with a Lincoln Washington program and student reports.
Report from Bristol School highlights a Valentine program with stories about Washington Lincoln and Valentine men, a poem My Flag Too, and games won by Frances Halfman Warren Imel Gene Halfman Mary Galvan and Billy Halfman. Students note perfect spelling by Jeanne Swett and a recent attendance dip by Gerald Swett amid a warm spell.
Thomson Priest Earl Gleason moved from the property along Route 80 recently sold to George Balk of Fulton and headed to his farm northwest of town on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sweitzer and son returned to the upstairs apartment in the Lloyd Holman house on Main Street today. Mrs. Sweitzer and son were staying with her parents at Lanark while Mr. Sweitzer worked in Missouri. Mrs. Frank Foltz of Mt. Carroll spent last Thursday with her mother, Mrs. Neetie Baer. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wurster of Zion were Monday visitors in the Kyle Rawlins home. Mrs. Margaret Shoemaker of Mt. Carroll visited Saturday with her sister, Mrs. Emma Steele.
Community members report weekend and weekday visits among families in Thomson Argo Morrison Clinton and Fulton. Guests include Mrs Bruce Groharing Bernard, Mrs Bertha May Hall, Harriett Yates, Leon Stage, Rush Carrolls family, Roscoe Almquist, Henry Schipper, Everett Eslinger, Mary Louise Tucker and many others visiting relatives and hosting dinners and Sunday calls.
State Director of Labor Martin P Durkin urges job seekers to carry birth certificates as many employers now require proof of age to comply with child labor laws and to screen hires in defense related work. Interviewers at Illinois State Employment Service instruct applicants to obtain certificates to save time and avoid missed opportunities.
An actress exclaims the house was in terra and a friend notes the theater seats are arranged as before. The dialogue reflects a theatrical setting and familiar seating arrangement.
Notice to all persons that March 17, 1941 is the Claim Date in the Estate of Emilio Marcucci, Deceased, in the County Court of Carroll County Illinois. Claims may be filed against the estate on or before that date without issuance of summons. Executor Emil Marcucci. Attorneys McMahon & Poole, Fulton Illinois.
In Carroll County Illinois a series of tracts within fractional sections 34 and adjacent areas are detailed. Descriptions specify bearings, distances, and resulting acreages for properties around Big Slough and related waterways. The document includes court notices for a federal suit returnable March 17, 1941 in Freeport.
Mrs Anna Homedew and Fred Homedew of Mt Carroll were Sunday guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Myron Tibbits. Mr and Mrs Chas Sack of Argo were Saturday evening visitors in the home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Chas Behr.
Sharpe Carroll announces candidacy for reelection as York assessor thanking voters for past support and asking for continued confidence in the upcoming race.
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