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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
2
A Carroll County effort aims to boost community competitive sports. The 1937 review platform highlights the role of men in organizing local athletic events and fostering sportsmanship in the county.
A festive list of individuals marked for birthdays appears, naming residents from Milledgeville Thomson Chadwick Lanark Savanna and nearby areas. The section reads like a community birthday notice with numerous personal names and locations.
A large Monday gathering in Thomson drew about a thousand men seeking work on a government timber cutting project west of town. Cars lined Main Street as hopefuls waited for the employment office to open, with three crews anticipated for turnover and skilled timber cutters in high demand.
Local business leaders push for a night marshal for added fire protection. Cochran dance hall becomes a bunk house for a load of cats and crews. Thomas Cochran store becomes employment office. Large crowd at the store. ice skating popular. highway patrol clears pavements aiding thaw.
A reader asks about returning from a trip with another person’s suitcase and what to do if this happens. The message seeks guidance on proper steps to identify ownership, contact authorities, or locate the rightful owner.
Evidently Sterling cage teams are easy marks after beating Bickford last week. The local Indees plan a game tonight with another Sterling squad. Also noted is a driver whose Ford brakes froze requiring hot water to loosen them. Repairs and redecoration are under way at the Lutheran church for a new pastor arriving soon. Coal delivery crews were surprised by a new welded steel bottom car, easing unloading without bumps as coal flew.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive tests for Junior tabulating machine operator, alphabetic accounting machine operator, and railway signaling inspector with salaries from 1 440 to 8 800 dollars yearly. It also lists mathematical statistical analyst grades with 2 600 to 4 600 dollars annually. Full details available from the Secretary at city post offices or from Washington, D C. A tip suggests using a paint brush to dust dust from cracks and corners.
A wary narrator recalls New Year resolutions among friends in a shack. The tale shifts to a bay colt named Bird promised for the fair and a risky trip to the Mt. Carroll fairgrounds, interrupted by a train at Burlington crossing. The column ends with a cliffhanger as space runs out at the Burlington tracks.
A field office of the New Jersey Department for Agriculture now uses a telephone attached mechanical announcer to answer questions about the potato market. The system aims to streamline responses as officials prepare to proceed to the fair.
Public auction of poultry and household goods on the John Thompson place 10 miles southwest of Morrison 1 mile south of Fenton and 4 miles north of Erie. Items include 100 White Wyandotte pullets 50 hens and turkeys two toms five hens with cash terms and settlement to clerk. Auctioneers Burns Hammer Sterenberg Clerk W L Guthrie.
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