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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1935
Page
2
The Thomson Review in its Sixty Year era reflects on local citizenship in Carroll County Illinois. It extols church and civic support, banking, taxation, and honest work as the backbone of the nation, urging readers to continue their efforts and responsibilities.
Platform proposals from Milledgeville focus on electing efficient town and county officials, paving Route 171 from Thomson to Chadwick, promoting Carroll County competitive sports, supporting a county patrol highway across the south, and urging officials to reduce expenses.
A brief public reminder urging readers to observe the Independence Day holiday with moderation. It stresses enjoying the Fourth while avoiding excess that could harm oneself or others and promotes the idea of celebrating sanely.
A Sunday trip to Pish Lake Wisconsin brought Carroll county Scouts to a well run camp with a lake boats tents and attentive officers. Training in canoeing inspection cooking tent patrol woodcraft swimming and hiking were key features and the Scouts were eager for another week of camp life in the open.
The Savanna Fourth of July plans are praised as magnificent after a Wednesday visit. Local groups Whiskers Club and Gingham Club receive congratulations for their hard work. The piece notes rain risk but emphasizes community effort and upcoming events starting July 1.
Citizens of Lanark will gather on Thursday August Vth for the Carroll County Old Settler's Picnic and Celebration. The event features a mammoth parade, speeches and entertainment as Lanark plans a gala day for Carroll county residents. Also articles urge residents to verify real estate tax assessments via the four year review, and to present cases to the Board of Review in July and August to adjust discrepancies.
The article notes daily rains likely to harm crops within a week or two. Farmers report hay is wonderful but barn storage is difficult, corn shows stress, and many fields are weedy. Moisture is needed but excessive rain risks poor harvest. Illinois folklore suggests an abundant corn harvest may follow.
The Review introduces Carroll County's Cheerful Caller a new weekly feature from a reporter who travels the county gathering news for the newspaper edition. Readers are invited to contribute public questions under a People column with a note indicating the piece is contributed.
The Ideal Farmers Club at Ideal on route 78 is a long running community group thriving for years. Monthly programs attract citizens and farmers from a wide area and show what cooperative effort by members and their wives can achieve.
A compact, fragmentary meditation by Dr. John W. Holland contrasting humility and desire with contentions and obstacles. The piece uses paradoxes about doves and ravens, bees and governance, and a misquoted remark about obstacles overcoming.
A messy SAND BURS column recalls Alfred Smith being stuck for hours in water last Fourth of July in Thomson. It mentions Scouts at Fish Lake, Preacher Aitken eating all the meat, and Dan Thomson seeking a doctor rotation as residents hope for a local clinician. Firefighters quickly put out a shed roof fire behind Thor Cochran’s store on Monday morning.
A mosaic of Milledgeville life with notes on local sports and social chatter. Mentions include Chadwick and Millie girls ball games, Prophantown’s 7 to 3 win, Li vengood and Grazeley store sale, and plans for Community Day as rain gripes and everyday events color the town.
Savanna residents and merchants spruce up the town with washed globes cleaned fascia repainting and bunting as a soldiers and sailors reunion approaches. Volunteers help erect rides while a Tuesday shower muddies streets and slows some activities.
Street scenes show George Spieka taking bets, officers at a man hole, and locals discussing rain while surveyors work on Second Street. Prof Gangey’s Shamrocks win a prize, Giants rename to Cardinals for red jerseys, and schoolmates recall old days. Plans for Cheese Day speaker Oscar Carlstrom and a north side tennis court are noted while Dan Emnyre cheers the St. Louis Cardinals.
Mt Carroll residents planned to spend the 4th at home with sparklers or drive to neighboring towns as observances continue. Savanna to attract crowds from here Morrison seen as a hub for others. A Oregon meet drew late fans with Jud Bfiles entering a pacer and a trotter. Kittenball games stalled by rain with 8 dozen or more washed out awaiting replay. Robert Hansery, former Mt Carroll alderman and treasurer candidate, reportedly very low in the office.
Hansen, gassed in World War I, never fully regained strength but could move about until two months ago. Mt Carroll court delays murder trial of John Garcia until October as courthouse remains hot in summer. Emil Oppenberger relocates building near Frances Shimer College, turning it into a modern home. The site once housed a barbecue and soft drink stand. Glendon Wier’s home, bought from Ralph Eaton, has been extensively remodeled into an ideal abode.
Farmers learn that egg flavor hinges on feed quality and odor avoidance. Fresh shells, clean feed, and careful handling prevent off tastes from onions or lemons. Eggs exposed to odors or not kept fresh lose market appeal, so guards remove affected eggs and maintain clean equipment.
A muddy fishing tale recalls three men, Tripp Harry and Fred, competing to outcatch each other at a slough. They trade bets, barter bait, and argue over counts, lengths, and square inches of fish. The narrator’s family mischief ends with a fish tally that all agree on, amid playful clashes and a late call home.
A garbled OCR segment mentions sports writers and a few fragmented quotes. It references Alibi and June Bride themes, with a stray note about a wife and cake. The passage is read as a jumble of names, phrases, and incomplete sentences with no clear single event.
An informal regional column recounts late 19th century style mischief by residents, sledding water and stones, plus road quality worries on Route 171. It notes summer drought effects, farmers grinding hay, and general gossip across Sabula and nearby towns, with nods to local columnists critiquing old and new eras.
A jumble of quips and lines from a burlesque style performance. Jokes about looks, gambling losses, dancing, jumping, costumes and audience reactions. A playful backstage banter tone with punchlines on mishaps and cheeky performers.
Sunday July 7 is designated Men’s Day at the Lena camp meeting sponsored by the Federated Methodist men of the Rockford district. Sunday school begins 1 30 p m with lesson discussion led by L M Coe of Wins on. Judge H R Snavely of Marshall will address at 2 30 p m. Dr Diffenderfer speaks in the evening. Everyone is invited with families.
J larry Kipnis will hold an auction sale at Mt Carroll on Friday July 5. The sale starts at 1 o clock and includes horses cattle coal wool and sheep and farm machinery.
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