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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1937
Page
7
Obituary notices from Savanna and nearby towns list multiple deaths including Miss Mary E White in Mt Carroll and Mrs Thomas Orcutt in Thomson. Funeral services were held locally with burial in Oak Hill and Savanna cemeteries, noting survivors across several siblings and relatives.
The article outlines continued farm meetings with county committee members at each session to explain the new program and answer questions. Producers vote only for committee members from their township and should attend the designated meeting for their area.
The National Reemployment Office at Savanna lists openings for two automobile salesmen, one automobile mechanic, two mechanical draftsmen, a woodmill millwright, two wood pattern makers, a clothing designer, several woodmill workers, a glass dealer, jewelry designers, six all round machinists, and other skilled positions. Jobs are permanent with standard pay. Registration is encouraged. workers should renew cards every 30 days.
Mrs Grove daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Dick of Chadwick died after attempting to jump from a car she was in. Survived by husband and four sons John of Chicago Judson Robert and George all of Mt Carroll. Funeral held at 2 o clock Thursday at Mt Carroll residence with Rev S R Leitner of Mt Carroll Baptist church officiating burial in Oak Bill cemetery Mt Carroll.
Motorists face hazardous winter driving conditions as safety councils publish practical tips. Advice includes using dimmed headlights in fog or snow, adding fog lights, raising the hood to prevent ice on the cowl, reducing tire pressure on ice, avoiding rapid acceleration or braking, and leaving a small window open to reduce carbon buildup on the windshield.
Clyde Hamilton of Fulton will go on trial in Morrison Circuit Court on Monday January 18, charged with manslaughter in a fatal crash on State Highway 80 last summer near Fulton. The indictment stems from an auto crash that killed Harry Wickes’s wife. Hamilton has been free on bond since October. Mrs Wickes has filed a separate suit claiming excessive speed and faulty brakes.
The piece notes President Roosevelt supports reducing government outlays with the WPA as the main target. A 7 percent WPA cut is planned, but mass discharges could affect thousands of workers and sway elections in 1938 as congressmen fear voter reprisals.
Samuel Be Uneseh, an eight year Carroll county teacher, died recently in St. Louis? after a heart attack. Funeral services were held Sunday at the college chapel in Ma comb. Born in Pennsylvania, he taught in Carroll and nearby districts and served as superintendent of schools at Sterling and Streat. He later held professorial roles and appeared at county institutes in past years.
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