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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1943
Page
2
A small fire at Sharpe Carroll’s Thomson home scorched pants and a wall as the blaze was quickly extinguished. Telephone miscommunications initially routed responders to Rush Carroll’s house before correcting to Sharpe Rush’s address.
Mrs. Ed Miller of Milledgeville bought the Henry Lotz estate farm Saturday afternoon at Chadwick in a sale conducted by Ralph M. Eaton master in chancery. The 223.22 acre tract brought $61 per acre.
Chadwick briefs list Sunday and weekend visits in area homes including Neil and Gayle Maring Jerry Adolphs and others at the Adolph home. Mt Carroll hosts birthday gathering for Mrs Kearnaghan. Local dinners and calls noted with Keil Hans Carrol Witt and Dykstra funeral attendees. Potter move announced for Stein family. Local quip about a divorce request and a joke about fire and water appear.
A columnist muses on learning from history from World War I to the present, noting Wilson, the League of Nations, and shifts in American politics. The piece critiques corruption and political choices, warns against repeating past mistakes, and expresses cautious optimism for a better peace.
An advertisement promotes Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine anthology offering 60 000 words of mystery stories for 10 cents plus postage. It boasts a varied mix of genres and claims high print quality and pocketable size.
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