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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
5
A marriage license was issued June 29 to Voris Corbett and Doloris Groharing, both of Savanna.
Eight Chicago youths visiting Savanna for a weekend at Mississippi Palisades state park were arrested Sunday on speeding charges after returning from church to the park. They posted $20 bond and appeared before Police Magistrate C. J. Fisher, with the case continued to 7 p.m. Attorneys argued. Savanna Chamber of Commerce officials sought leniency, noting the youths’ holiday was interrupted and that the town should avoid turning Savanna into a site for minor traffic violations. The chamber later helped buy breakfast and refunded the bond any way.
Savanna police arrested three Friday afternoon and evening. G. H. Monroe of East St. Louis faced intoxication charges with a hearing before Police Magistrate C. J. Fisher, fined $5 plus costs. Robert Hoppe, address unknown, fined $5 and costs for speeding. David B Smith, a traveling sign painter, arrested on intoxication charges, spent the night in jail, and was ordered to leave the city.
Milledgeville reports dinner guests at Thomson the Dachlers and Foster families. picnics near Sterling hosted by Cunninghams. Ruth Sheridan visits Fossetts in Milledgeville. Albert Green farm sale to E S Wagner with possession March 1 1940. Leone Reel of Lincoln visiting Fossetts. Rev Feldwisch home from hospital in Rockford. Kloepping hosts in Mt Carroll. Kness sisters visit Chadwick. Freeman family attend Kingery 55th anniversary in Mt Carroll.
A Capitol Theatre Clinton story follows a printer who marries a society woman and moves to Park Avenue. The fighter leaves his family to chase glory, their son grows to hate him, and a six month custody trial tests their bond. Irene Dunne and Fred MacMurray star in a tense, emotional film with a strong supporting cast.
A Savanna wedding united Miss Grace Woll and Mr. Vorus Corbett in a single ring ceremony at the home of Grace Woll with Rev. F. Sword officiating. Attendants were Miss Josephine Corbett and Maurice Sonus. The bride wore a bridal gown of white and netted pink decorations adorned with white hydrangias. After the ceremony the couple traveled to Savanna for a family dinner in the city park. They plan to live on the groom's farm north of Savanna.
A Sunday picnic at Shepherd's Park in Byron Lincoln Neb honored Miss Leone Reel of Lincoln Neb with guests including Franke Kness Vernon f Chadwick Munroe Fosland Leslie Kness Velma Mintke Haralt Reel and others. Tuesday dinner guests at Willis Papes in Fulton included Frank Pulley and Robert.
A garbled report outlines numerous bills debated and passed or killed in the General Assembly. Measures include relief proposals, pension funds, prevailing wage, sanitation district expansion, and funding for education, with references to tobacco, alcohol, and utility regulations amid mixed clarity.
A garbled OCR style passage outlines various bills and approvals including district bond considerations, thresholds for funding, and apprenticeship rules. It mentions multiple locations and references to state action, with uncertain names and numbers woven through an old parliamentary tone.
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