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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1944
Page
4
February 1 1922 report notes three business break ins with no losses found. Thieves visited YCHS print shop and post office first before leaving. Movie crowd attended a Saturday showing. Geisinger Bros opened a pool hall. Robbine Hutson store at Fulton robbed of 1000 dollars in dry goods.
Several gatherings mark social life with visits from Mrs Helen Marshall of Chicago and Mrs Clyde Groharing of Tennessee to Mor rison and Clinton. Local events include a hospital visit, birthday dinners, and a signal of small accidents. A baby was born to Joe Blair. The Argo Fa stock shipment and a large hunting event close the period.
York township and Thomson are assigned a combined quota of 49350 for the Fourth War Loan Campaign opening next Tuesday January 18. Bond sales at Thomson State Bank and Thomson post office will count toward the quota, with full drive underway after carnival January 22 to support the United War Fund.
A reader laments memory fade and reduced activity while sharing personal notes on Christmas and New Year events. She mentions books received as gifts The Apost le From Victory to Peace Tomorrow and a neighbor’s loaned book Moody Press and a joke about a Victory garden with pests and chickens.
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