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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1939
Page
6
Galena high cagers edged Savanna 28 to 27 Tuesday night at Savanna. With three seconds left, Harris was fouled and made the free throw to clinch victory after Galena trailed 16-11 at halftime. Galena won the lightweight game 80 to 22.
Law Brothers Motor company Ford dealers in Mt Carroll take over Case farm implements agency. They announce Grand Opening Day on Thursday March 2 with a large display of farm implements and a complete line of Case products to be handled. Stephen Switzer of Mt Carroll will head the implement division.
Elizabeth Traum 68 died Jan 20 in Salem township. Fred Stulken 75 died Jan 21 in Washington township. William Law 67 died Jan 25 in Savanna. John Madison 56 died Jan 26 in Savanna. Alice Chambers 83 died Jan 26 in Milledgeville. Louisa Clay 76 died Jan 28 in Lanark. Mary Burket 83 died Jan 28 in Chadwick. Gottlob Dath died Jan 29 in Washington township. Interments listed in local cemeteries. Three stillbirths during the month.
Robert Hank of Carrall county sold quality butchers raised near Polo at Chicago Stock Yards. The drove averaged 190 pounds per head and sold at 8.10 per cwt without sorting. May pigs fattened on oats corn cottonseed meal and tankage. Hog prices peaked at 8.25 per cwt the top since November 4 1938.
Chadwick defeated Scales Mound 32 to 14 and Hanover beat Elizabeth 89 to 23 as the district tournament opened at Elizabeth High School. Tonight Thomson faces East Dub frome and Milledgeville meets Share ton with Chadwick set to play Hanover on Friday.
Three candidates for supervisor of Washington township have filed nominating petitions with the town clerk, three seek the post of highway commissioner, and two filed for school trustee. Supervisors are Art hur Haas, incumbent, George Miller and Frank Diehl. For highway commissioner incumbent Richard Woerster seeks re election and is opposed by Fred Gillogly and Fred Handel. Fred Miller and Glen Law are candidates for school trustee.
County Deaths lists Mrs C Buckwalter 92 of Mt Carroll grave in Oak Hill. Also Fenton Lowman 76 Lanark died Feb 16 at Freeport hospital. Henry Geisz 64 Chadwick died after heart attack at Harris hardware store. Clara Hanson 84 Mt Carroll died. service in Greenwood. William Somerville 91 Mt Carroll funeral at Oak Hill. John Vogt 82 Savanna funeral in Community church. Surviving relatives listed for each case.
Thomas K Schell, 58, longtime Milledgeville resident and recent Polo settler, died Tuesday morning at his Polo home after a lingering illness. Born June 11, 1880 in Polo, he married Maude Freas in 1907. Survived by daughter Wilma Schell, two brothers William and Charles Schell. Funeral at 1:30 Thursday at home and 2:00 at Pete Lutheran Church. Rev. G C D Kammeyer officiating.
Capital Theatre in Clinton features Mark Twain style adventures with Huck Finn in a sequel to Tom Sawyer. Walter Connolly stars as Romeo in a cross dressing scene. Also playing are Lynne Carver Jo Ann Sayers Rex Ingram and Edward G Robinson in I Am The Law. Other films include Going Places with Dick Powell Anita Louise and Edward G Robinson. The Majestic Theatre in Mt Carroll shows Off the Record with Pat O’Brien Joan Blondell and Tom Sawyer Detective plus Stand Up and Fight with Wallace Beery and Robert Taylor. Royal Theatre Fulton screens Sing You Sinners starring Bing Crosby and MacMurray with Elizabeth Patterson and others.
Herman Toepfer of near Mt. Gi roll won first place in the county woodchopping contest held Tuesday on the Wm. J. Davis farm in Wood.
In the event, Turner and Van were cited for strong performances while Willa Willer placed third and Toepter posted a notable time. Culver supervised the division, with Haske noting Counter’s pace as less sharp than expected amid the day’s races.
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