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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1931
Page
5
Entry as second class matter at Thomson Illinois post office under the 1879 act. Foster L Stagg publisher HG Stagg business manager Office of Publication Thomson. Issued each Thursday subscription 1.50 dollars per year.
Royal Neighbors lodge 438 held a regular session and annual officer installation with 25 members and 5 visitors present. Officers were installed by Bertha Brenneman and Lula Hoy with many names listed. an excellent noon dinner followed and future meetings and C E S chapter installation were announced with dates and committee members. An oyster supper was served to attendees.
Last Thursday Thomson defeated the Clinton based C. Penney team 36 to 34 after two overtime periods. Key players included Paul Smith, Ernest Smith, Donald Wilt, Walter Switzer, Ruby St. Ores, and Ivan Carroll for Thomson, while Peterson, Gulverson, Nelson, Moore, and L. Nelson played for the Clinton squad.
Savanna visitors beat the Savanna Merchants 33 to 17 as the home team fared poorly. The Melon boys plan to travel to Milledgeville Saturday for their third game against that team, with the series tied at one each.
John Deere Harvester squad from East Moline will visit Thom sou next Thursday evening to show local players the basics of basketball. The visiting team, among the best in the down river area, is expected to challenge locals and boost playful competition at the event.
Local humor notes a return to old-fashioned waltz styles and playful social order as Side whiskers gain favor. The fragment mentions a family quarrel over Christmas justice, with a brother’s wife reacting angrily to perceived unfairness, implying festive tensions and humorous resilience.
A slipshod collection of Thomson notes mentions Clinton visitors Mrs Joseph Wilt and Ellen Mel enady, a blizzard relief for coal, and local business callers A E Sheridan and W J McCoy. The Womens Relief Corps install January 22, farm income tax jokes, church rotation, mail routes halted, and a severe snow storm disrupts transport with long shoveling trips by townsmen.
Miss Florence Smith entertained a group Saturday evening at her father Fred Smith's home. Games included 500 Bunco and Corn with prizes for top and consolation winners. Refreshments were served to Ruth Melendy Ruby Seim Dora Lee Wilson Florence Lucas and others.
Thomson News reports Mr and Mrs T B Kustus were guests Wednesday at A J Young home in Clinton. John Pessman and daughter Josephite of Fulton spent Wednesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Pessman.
Orlo Smith of Carroll Illinois announces home custom butchering services for hogs and invites inquiries by phone 1141 noting readiness to supply.
Reverend Hervey F. Gilbert praises Walters donors and multiracial support for the Mabel Moon Gilbert Memorial Chapel completed debt free December 14. Contributions totaled 5400 dollars with large furnishings gifts and over four hundred seventy nine individuals or firms plus thirty two organizations across twenty four states Hawaii Canada three continents and four races. The memorial honors Mrs Gilbert and the mission work among white black and red communities. The letter expresses gratitude and faith in God and the missionary cause.
Locals report Mr and Mrs Wilmont Dyson moved to Gardenplain. Mrs Harry Houghton of Spokane Wash arrived for a visit with friends and relatives. Ethan Carrell of Ovid Conn returned home today after being summoned by the death of his mother Anna Carrol. George Lohmeier and Stanley Worrell from DeKalb Normal Teachers College spent the weekend with the Lohmeier parents. Lovie Gradating and family of Prophetstown visited with his mother Lucinda Gip. Mrs Groharmy, recently in ill health, accompanied her son to Prophetstown for an extended visit. Eighteen Yak Center pupils and teacher Worman Deutsche plus wife enjoyed a sledding party at Blair hall. Carl Daehjer’s sled team transported the group to Blair hall where they spent the evening with refreshments served.
The petition of Blaie L Peek administrator of Charles N Zook deceased seeks leave to convey one acre to John A Miller and Louis Doe under a contract with the deceased. Hearing set for February 2, 1931 at 10 a.m. in the Carroll County Illinois court office Mount Carroll. W R Watson Clerk. Fred J Smith Attorney. TY 122
A critique celebrating Edwad O'Brien as a discerning editor who values artistic honesty over gimmickry and favors stories driven by viewpoint and life depiction. The piece discusses Petal of the Rose by Charles Pettit translated by Ina Troubridge, noting its exotic China setting, complex characters, and themes of wealth, religion, and fate amid social upheaval.
Multiple classifieds list items for sale including a second hand piano in good condition, a 6 foot mower and Emerson side take, four Holstein dairy cows and a two year old heifer near Thom son, IL, several Holstein and Shorthorn milk cows with milking equipment, two Polled Shorthorn bulls and a roan red horned sire, 100 bushels of yellow corn near Thomson. Contact details include Joe Dykstra and A Tohey with Thomson addresses.
Tris and Verne Martindale and John and Jey Gaye Thomson joined 65 learners at the Glenview hotel Thursday night for a special chicken dinner and program. Northern Illinois staff members also attended. At seven o clock guests were invited to the dining room to enjoy chicken and fixings, followed by an events program directed by A. E. Meyer. A. M. Clapp, Herald manager, delivered a pep talk.
The Web Theatre in Saran ay premieres The Big Trail a new Fox Movietone epic about the Oregon trail. Outdoor scenes of hills and plains are highlighted as early settlers march westward in this colorfully staged production. Matinee Sunday through Tuesday showings begin this week, offering Savannatsixl audiences a rare spectacle.
Wilma Gole injures sustained early week are minor while Sam Lord receives a $75 payment from the Massachusetts Protective Association of Accident Insurance for a recent injury. The full settlement will be completed after recovery. Ling shows interest despite his daughter’s view of the living Buddha and Lamas as madness.
Schedule lists bus stops Thomson Savanna Clinton Fulton Savanna with times from 9:00 A M to 6:00 P M. Includes special service on parcels and trips with driver noted as Sea Bus Driver.
Marvin Martindale of Thomson will box in the Golden Gloves tournament at Davenport Coliseum on January 28 in the 126 pound division. His photo appeared in the Times with two other youths and a large man stretching his arms above their heads.
The Ideal Farmers Club will not meet in January due to the inability to present the play An Old Fashioned Mother. No meeting is scheduled for this month.
The Parent Teachers association will meet Thursday February 5 at the York gym. A fine program is arranged in the form of a two pageant titled The Chinese Wedding. The full program will appear in next week’s Review. Miss Chloe Jenkins and Prentiss Renyon of Chadwick visited at the home of Miss Jenkins' parents Mr and Mrs G B Jenkins.
The N C club of Wacker held a farewell party for Mr and Mrs Wayne Ashby at the home of Mr and Mrs J Styles Saturday evening. Sixty seven guests attended and enjoyed games visits and a lunch featuring wake jello sandwiches pickles and coffee. A linen luncheon basket was presented to the couple as they depart for their new home in Fairmont Nebraska.
A proposed Illinois law would bar hitchhiking on highways and byways, making it unlawful to seek transport from drivers not engaged in passenger service. Exceptions would apply to emergencies or sickness. The report notes a Savanna hospital X-ray for Mrs Clint Wilt on Tuesday.
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