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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1933
Page
2
The plan urges buy American products, reducing taxes by 200 000 dollars for Carroll County and over 700 000 dollars total collectable in 1982. It calls for prudent village and school spending, faith in local banks, careful office holder selection, and closer town cooperation to lower costs.
Local readers reflect on a busy post Fourth of July mood and predict August county celebrations led by Chadwick Lanark Mt. Carroll Thomson and Shannon with Cheese Day Old Settlers Melon Day and Labor Day events. A letter discusses sales tax and proposes direct customer tax payment using tokens while merchants absorb or pass on costs.
A Chicago Tribune report details three individuals tied to an extortion scheme involving Dr Josephine Gabler of Chicago. Names include Cletus Monahan, Dr Henry Milletone, and Emily Ramus, with allegations of plotting to extort $3 from the Chicago doctor. The case links to past actions tied to Dr Collingwood and local prosecutors.
The Chadwick Review warns against funding a full sewerage system, citing costs around 45 000 for a center plus 16 000 disposal plant and over 55 000 total with water. It urges backing a new water system funded partly by government loans and a 30 percent grant, arguing minimal tax burden and job creation. The piece notes local sentiment, weather woes, and public notices from Lena camp meeting.
A jumble of humorous anecdotes and local chatter from Chadwick and surrounding towns includes jokes about daily life, radio, cartoons, and a slice of social scenes. It mentions Aimee Semple McPherson, Hollywood gossip, a district American Legion lunch, and reflections on youth and romance in village schools.
County Clerk Walter Watson and Deputy William Nipe issued 22 marriage licenses in June. Wisconsin carried three couples, Iowa five, and Illinois the remainder. Weekly licenses listed include Lyle Day and Leta Burnette of Muscatine, Kenneth Hessman of Shannon with Dorothy Grimes of Lanark, Harley Swanson and Carol Rubeck of Kingston, Robert Engel and Carrie Roderick of Milledgeville, Emmett Stivers of Olin and Leola Miller of Morley.
Farm accounts kept during the past year by about 30 Carroll county farmers will be reviewed next week by a University of Illinois farm management representative. He will conduct personal interviews on Friday and Saturday July 14 and 15, audit the books, and provide a summary comparing each farm with county patterns including the 15 most profitable and 15 least profitable. The expert will also offer guidance to farmers continuing accounts, allotting about thirty minutes per farmer.
The article contrasts old messy scrubbing with modern labor saving devices. It notes dull routines of laundry and cleaning replaced by streamlined appliances. Papa Smiles as the family adapts to cleaner, quicker meals and quieter kitchens.
A fragment from a real estate notice mix outlines spring cleaning and kitchen recipe ideas. It mentions organizing cookbooks, discarding dull recipes, and adding new ones, then presents a quick hot lamb short cake recipe using leftover lamb, white sauce, onion, peas, and holland rusks with steps and heating instructions.
Carroll county paid a total of 37.00 as wolf bounty for the year ending May 1, 1923. Ten different people received payments. one man got 10 for a female wolf, the rest in 3 allotments. The bounty rules allowed 10 for each female wolf and 3 for each male or cub.
Carroll County assessors gathered at Mt. Carroll to explain figures from recently submitted books as the 1933 review session begins. A 1 percent penalty on tax bills due June 1 becomes effective Monday following a surge of late taxpayers seeking payment before the deadline.
Seventeen of thirty four Carroll county men who joined the 5031 erosion project were sent from Fort Cherdan to the conservation camp at the Palisades Friday evening. The Milligeville and Thomwn bars are included in the vaik. Camp training at the Palisades is planned before transfer to the oil or jexion camp opening in a new week.
Joe Howell of Lanark age 68 died Monday afternoon in Lanark cemetery after collapsing Saturday evening while socializing near Johnson oil station. The Board of Review of Assesments of Carrel county will meet at Mt Garroli on July 3 and 4 and weekly thereafter through August 1 to hear complaints signed William A. Fisher, Chairman.
Carroll County Taxpayers Association officials pressed the Board of Review for a 10 to 18 percent reduction in real estate assessments. Speakers argued farmers face tax burdens as cash flow shrinks, citing comparable cuts in other counties and noting unassessed personal property in banks. The board pledged to review legality with the State’s Attorney and County Judge.
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