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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1937
Page
7
Thompson locals record a weekend of social calls and arrivals with Mary Garr Ellen Cheatum and Mary Prins visiting friends. Henry Warfield and Verne Warfield host visitors while Frank Warfield heads to Chicago with stock. Many Clinton Argo Savanna and Morrison residents are tied to family and farm updates as high school students return after ice.
Thomson and Mrs Ernest Hook of Sterling spent Saturday with his parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Hook at Argo. Bruce Groharing of Galesburg visited in the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Groharing. Louis Huizenga and family visited last Friday with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Henry Faber at Fulton. Lillian Kautsen visiting from Charlotte spent a few days with friends in Chicago. Beulah Gaar, working in Savanna, spent last weekend with her father Harry Gaar and family. Blaine Smith and children from Mt Carroll dined with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Smith. Guy Turkey family and Florence Hartman visited Chadwick in the Turney home. In Remembrance of
Betty Stumph y beloved daughter of Mr and Mrs M Stumphy born at East Moline February 25 1923 died at East Moline Illinois January 7 1937 God has given her to us God has taken her from us The Name of God be blessed Precious darling she has left us Left us yes forever more The Parents of Betty and other family notes follow with local community updates and brief notices of visitors and school events from East Moline Illinois in January 1937.
Albuquerque officials nominated Mrs. Anna M. Seibert of Hobbs as the most honest taxpayer. She appealed to local police after three letters to Bernalillo county tax office produced no reply about the tax bill on her Albuquerque property.
Virginia and George Morgan joined Sunday dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Wilmar LaShelle and sonny Savanna. Harold Shelly and daughter of Clinton visited in Mrs. Shelly’s parents home, John and Mrs. Nordhoff. Hazel Lohmeier returns to Argo from Fulton where she works and recovers with her parents. Irene Foltz spends the week with her brother Clarence in Savanna while Mrs Foltz stays with her son Jack at the city hospital following an operation for mastoid. Ed Foltz visits his hospitalized grandson and reports he improves nicely.
The 27th Anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America will be celebrated across the U S Grant Council territory during the week of February. Feb 8 marks scout and father banquets and troop meetings in 21 towns. Scouts and scouters will repledge to the Scout Oath at 8 p m. Scout Sunday on Feb 7 and Outdoor Day on Feb 13 will feature hikes and outdoor activities. Local officials and merchants are invited to display flags on Feb 8. Local troops are urged to perform good turns for sponsors and uniforms may appear in public during the week.
County officers explain the 1937 agricultural conservation program with a typical 160 acre farm example. They show how changes affect eligibility and payments, detailing cropland divisions, soil depleting versus conserving bases, and specific seedings and payments to illustrate profitability under the plan.
The text describes drought effects on a rural area with references to normal farmland, a person named Davis, and a location near Agat. Details are garbled but imply reduced acreage and damaged crops affecting local agricultural activity.
The new law shifts relief responsibility to local units in Carroll County towns townships and cities. It notes costs vary by area with Carroll County averaging pennies per dollar and Savannah Township showing higher administrative costs. The law allows only a portion of each dollar for administrative purposes.
Chicago corn prices climbed to a nine year high for May futures on the Chicago board of trade. May futures traded around 1.1234 dollars a bushel, a peak not seen since April 1928, as traders pressed purchases amid light farm stock supplies and restricted market movement.
The Oregon Production Credit Association announces its annual stockholders meeting for February 3, 1837 at the Coliseum in Oregon. Principal speakers include G C Bates and Joseph R Cosgrove, with reports from Crump Thomas Hepfer Foy Schweitzer and Cutler and a short talk by L M Knox. Directors’ terms expire and will be filled in the election.
The first house in Magon county was in Whitmore township, built in 1816 as a trading post by the Lorton brothers of St. Joe, Michigan. Fort Crevecoeur stood on a bluff overlooking the Illinois River in Fon Du Lac Township, Tazewell county, southeast of Peoria.
Fragmentary police report notes unnamed parents urged to help with a kidnapping case. Charles Matison and F. H. Parks cited in Dek description claim potential rewards for information. Unclear text references a million dollar exchange and United States context.
State Department inspectors report hybrid corn seed labeled as hybrid industrial seed has proven superior in third generation tests. University tests show good hybrid corn can perform well when grown locally, but labeling must reflect genuine hybrid status. One lot advertised at 3.40 per bushel and 1200 per bushel was withdrawn for mislabeling. Buyers are urged to consult the State Department of Agriculture or University Depot Agronomy for verification.
Illinois poultrymen should contract for baby chicks now to maximize profits in 1937. Superintendent Astey of the Division of Poultry Ha ll notes heavy breeds like Wyandottes and Orpingtons should be hatched by November 10 to 15, while light breeds by November 11 to 15 for best results. Early hatched chicks gain an advantage, starting before spring farm work and reaching two months old before bad weather. Pullets should be placed in laying by fall to start laying earlier and fetch higher prices, reducing losses from disease and winter drop.
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