16 Jan 1936
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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1936
Page
1
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Officials of the Phamsan bank were reelected at yesterday's meeting with ND French as president and Thomas St as vice president. A. E. Sheridan named cashier and teller K B Carpenter. Glendora Schade as bookkeeper. Directors include N D French, Thomas Stage, Dan Connell, Robert Cree hating, Louis Strauch, Jum Hung and A E Sheridan.
Friday night the basketball game will be played between the grade school and Chadwick. Mrs Hastings returns from Ashton S Oak and resumes teaching Thursday. The third and fourth grades study The Wikimo. The fifth grade won one dollar in a poster contest and bought a new art book Letters to Channy. Upper grades show interest in posters for the PTA health program. Exemptions from semester tests were announced. pupils will be excused from class only for required tests.
The Bristol School reports strong reading progress in first grade and excellent stanford speller results. Eighth graders completed physiology and moved to civics while attendance remains high and A honor roll names are listed. A coasting party celebrated two departing students Arlene and Robert Smith. The York township poster winners include Frances Potter first and Lester Grim second. Stamps hobby expands with a foreign collection and a Reading Circle book order awaits.
Announcement of a lively parent teacher meeting program featuring talks on child welfare health and fitness school nurse value of home and school cooperation debates and a health poster exhibit. Includes Jarvis Wright sleeping eating and athletic health talks with coaches songs and a debate on more active parent involvement.
Ice harvest finished with 170 loads stored at the local ice house. Reports say this is the largest stored in years and the ice is of top quality. Moses Winter’s harvest reached about 12 inches thick, aiding easy handling and storage for ice boxes. Shareholders of the organization met Tuesday to close accounts. total cost for the year among 47 shares ran about $0 per share, with snow increases raising costs by roughly $1 per share. A power saw was purchased and used. trucks and trams hauled ice despite heavy snow.
The Livewire class will meet Tuesday evening at 22 with Mr and Mrs Dan Sack near Chadwick. Aitken, minister, morning worship at 10 am and Sunday school at 11 am. Ladies Aid meets Thursday 16 at Mrs Wm Griswood home. A note on a Bantizt church service recalls a young men's quartet singing sacred numbers were well received.
The Sunday schedule lists a 10:00 service with morning worship on the divinity of Christ. In the evening, the young people plan a trip to a nearby town to observe other youth societies. The T. N. T. club meets Wednesday afternoon as noted elsewhere in this issue.
The Acapella Choir of Savanna Methodist Church will lead a music focused service next Sunday night with an address on music appreciation. The program includes sacred songs and classical pieces, preceded by invocation and congregational singing, followed by a sermon by Rev. Russell. An amateur radio event and church notices conclude with a farm purchase by Falemiller in Marion and moves by Turney family to the Gleason farm near Chadwick.
York cagers express confidence after a 24 22 victory over Chadwick with unbroken lead changes. The team, led by Thompson Heyes, anticipates a strong crowd and a close rematch tomorrow night as spectators expect a packed arena and a high tempo contest.
Many farm excuses blur the week in Blue Earth area with shifts of households and movements among families. On Monday Reet Dayivet joined the bangle roster while others like Dykstra and the Frenels are noted in oath or move claims. Thomas Cheatere and Chin Hlon’s followers relocate to Garnentier land. several families shift homes from churches to farms as spring changes loom.
York High lost to Savanna Lightweights 20 to 18 on Wednesday as the local box team battled. Thomson led Savanna with four field goals for eight points while Carr added six for Savanna. The game featured a fast start and a late surge by Savanna to secure the win.
School notes show TV class notebooks, a Friday party, and plans for a sled outing on Saturday January 21. Four girls test sleds on Earl Shelly’s wood runners with minor spills then warm by a bonfire atop the hill before a roast. Students adjust schedules with Advanced Algebra replacing Commercial Geography as classes reflect changes and a few families relocate to Minnesota.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a garbled local item with unclear names and events. It mentions a Sandrodge, a Ning class, and Switzer returning, but the exact event, date, and entities are unreadable. The readable fragment hints at a misfired report about a medical or school matter with uncertain context.
The article notes a Friday hearing to be held here. It reports several medical updates including Wie Griewold' s tooth issue, Cornelius Nordhoff visiting Cipten saers, and Dr Fos top Sue aroha providing care. Mrs Vean Carroll underwent an operation, Mrs Edna Hicks expected home Saturday after treatment, and Scarlet fever quarantine affects Wayne Ashby's family with Hattie Greeley and Miss Collinson assisting.
Local chairman A. Sheridan announced the third President's Birthday Ball will be held Thursday January 30 in the York Community Gym. Proceeds fund handicapped children rehabilitation while 30 percent supports infantile paralysis efforts. Admission 40 cents men 25 cents women, with program and dance to follow. Local committees named to finalize plans and a full program expected within two weeks.
The T S Teeub club will meet Wednesday afternoon January 28 at the home of Slee with Ernest Tousley Walter Shanavelt Mary Tousley and Elsie Tou assisting hostesses. Roll call will be answered by a joke. Election of officers will be held. Royal Neighbors will install officers at the meeting on Tuesday January 21. Members bring a covered dish and their own sandwiches and table services for a 12:30 pot luck dinner.
In this issue another page carries an amended sale entry by J. Strauch Chadwick. The corn listing should read 2040 bushels instead of 200. The error was missed by the proof reader after printing.
A church shower honoring the recent bride was held at the Baptist church with a short program. Readings by Thelma Behick and Dorothy Liege, jokes by Otto Swiser, an alphabetical puzzle by Mrs Henry Strauch, and a reception featuring salads and cake were part of the event.
Unclear readable text indicates activity around the Checkers Sharks at Fulton with practice notes and neighborly updates. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are established in the legible fragments.
Walter Baatrer attended a Maine ven meeting Tuesday and Wednesday with Deere, and the town in Themon Tue-day af Me. Min Weyd Syoth and children visited her parents on Sande as did Ws and Mr. Edson Hol with their land and family. Ada Wolter is visiting with her daughter Mrs. Ben Stove and family. Mr and Mrs Wil Hawk Jr and family and Mrs Wen Hawk Sr were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Deets on Sunday.
Potter and sons become new proprietors of the Thomson oil station formerly run by John Carpenter. The business will offer four grades of gasoline, Kelly-Springfield tires, accessories, and services including repairs. A contractor notes there will be space for customers to rest and wait, with fuel and tire services central to the operation.
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