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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1933
Page
2
The Thomson Review lists Foster L. Stagg as publisher and B. G. Stagg as business manager. It notes publication weekly on Thursdays with a subscription price of 1.50 dollars per year. It shows postal details marking second class matter at Thomson, Swinola, under the 1878 act.
Review urges Buy American merchandise and economy in village town school and county expenditures. Calls to reduce taxes by 200000 while total collectable tax in 1932 was 700000. Banks claim strength over past five years. Proposes taxpayers name preferred officeholders and closer town community cooperation to simplify matters and cut costs.
Local towns including Morrison Me Line East Moline Aledo adopt two week waiver plans as Carroll county banks weather low farm commodity prices. Bankers pledge to recover, citing faith in community finance and plans to resume normal operations once sufficient waivers are returned.
A 1909 to 1917 price comparison shows farmers receiving only about 9 cents per loaf in today’s bread cost, with prewar wheat payoff around $4.86 per loaf’s bread. The piece cites government data on profits and notes broader tax, policy, and social attitudes, including alimony critiques and jokes about costs, rents, and sales taxes. It closes with local commentary on political shifts, weather, and community concerns.
February meeting of Gurhall County Taxpayers Association announced for Chadwick 311 Monday evening February 6 with program aimed at all county taxpayers. Real estate transfers listed include J d Cartel to Hal Spaulling and others. notes on farm adjustments, farm prices, and a series of economic farming programs planned with meetings across several towns and dates.
Wallie Lehner Carlos Carson and Charles Rapp of near Stockton were jailed for disorderly conduct after a Mt Carroll street fight Saturday night. They pleaded guilty and were fined ten dollars and costs for Lehner and Rapp while Carson paid five dollars and costs before release.
Raymond Price in Shannon pleaded guilty to a larceny charge in Judge O M Grove's county court Monday. He was released on probation for one year, with a $500 bond set and a parole officer Dee Howard assigned.
The Calkins v. Shibley suit, previously scheduled for county court, is set for February 7 before Judge O. M. Grove. A six man jury will be selected by Sheriff Harry Shiley to hear the case.
County surveyors will finish work on Wacker road within a few days and then draft the plans. The tone notes a straightforward municipal project with expected completion and documentation.
A stray hat is retrieved amid a comical misprint in a station scene. The conductor and a passenger exchange quips about a dropped letter, transforming a name into Hamherst as of yet unclear.
M P Roske named director of the State Farm Adviser Organization cites aims to unify agricultural planning, debt reduction, and price stabilization. The remarks emphasize organized farming, fair taxation, and collaboration with county and national groups to balance production with domestic needs.
Illinois Farm Supply, a subsidiary of the Illinois Agricultural Association, reports a one million dollar petroleum products business in 1922 with cash dividends to patrons totaling about 600 000 dollars. The association, the nation's largest cooperative, notes 60 000 farmers participated. F B Herndon of Macomb is president and T J R Marchant of Chicago is manager. The annual report will be presented at the forthcoming convention.
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