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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1931
Page
7
Ray and Roy Wachlin of Freeport were released from the county jail after fifteen days for inability to pay fines and costs totaling 425. They had been fined for catching bass out of season and found guilty.
County Clerk Watson announced a marriage Saturday between Neenas and Samuel T Winchester of Milledgeville at the home of Peace Feezer. The same evening the couple were united in marriage. Sewage from a Lanark canning factory is poisoning fish in Carroll Creek between Lanark and Mt Carroll. State authorities, including Stephen Rigney and T F Schultz, reported findings and ordered the company to install a septic tank.
The Hunter Association of Savanna lost their replevin case against Curry Holder tried in Mt. Carroll Court before Judge Herr. The plaintiff failed to identify the money taken May 10, 1928 from the Hunter Association cash register. The defense moved for a directed verdict granting possession to Holder, which the court granted. Real estate transfers list numerous property deeds in Savanna Mt. Carroll and area.
A muddled fragment catalogs quips about the Fighting Irish, Patrick Henry, and a golfer's bravado. The text drifts between joke lines and garbled names with no clear event or date, offering a snapshot of humorous chatter rather than a cohesive news item.
A large barn at Argo-Fa Frank Foltz burned Monday night. Firefighters fought a gusty blaze with nearby structures at risk. The loss was partially covered by insurance. the scene drew a couple hundred onlookers. Local residents reported a noisy blaze and some explosives in a adjacent building escaped the flames. The family had just left, and efforts to save the barn failed. No serious injuries reported.
A fragmented lyric satirizes the Fourth of July as a noisy, covetous, and disruptive figure. It contrasts joy and noise with theft of money, peacetime disruption, and violent imagery, ending with an oblique reference to a historical figure and place names.
A ruined clipping notes an event at a Saturday gathering in Bendle with mentions of a hospital patient and a brief social scene. Names and places are partially garbled, leaving uncertain details and dates.
Mrs Susan Mackey and her son Rob ert of Mt Carroll are listed with Mrs Katherine McCord wife of Dr P J McCord in a brief local notice reflecting family connections and residence details.
The article notes that tiny per acre waste could fund University of Illinois appropriations. It highlights the Umestone legume program by the University’s College of Agriculture. In 1929 farmers spread tons of limestone aid, boosting yields and state wealth by millions, suggesting farming efficiency reduces state costs for higher education.
A short satirical verse mocks two election contenders. One candidate boasts empty economic rhetoric while the other promises to raise prices on goods. The piece ends with the rival’s victory at the fair and a note that prices rise.
University of Illinois engineers under Prof A G Willard devise ventilation for Chicago State Street subway. Experiments over weeks aim to supply 2 900 000 cubic feet of outside air per minute to keep air moving during peak hours. System cited as advanced, based on New York New Jersey tunnel tests, highlighting Illinois leadership in engineering.
University of Tennessee faculty produced 125 books 43 scientific bulletins and circulars 175 book notices 68 extension book reviews and 919 magazine articles last year. Teaching remained only one duty as faculty and graduate school focused on original source research and advanced writing for effecting progress.
New students at the University of Tiipeds utilized state library facilities during the lent academic year. Total materials used reached 26,208 items with 176,413 withdrawals from the library and reserve rooms. Students may not check out books after 8 p.m. and must return them before 8 a.m. the next day.
Mrs Jane Michell and Wagner family visited Ray Rapples Sunday evening. Dean Bailey suffered a left arm fracture Tuesday and was moved to Savanna hospital for treatment likely needing a week of recovery. Irene Rapple traveled to Chicago. A Thomson vs Lyons ball game ended 14 to 5 in Lyons favor. The redwood is the only sprouting conifer from a stump.
A large crowd gathered as the Farm team defeated the Clinton group in a Sunday event. Mrs Phoebe Newcome and Rev Samuel Newcome of Pasadena are visiting with their son Glyde and family along with other relatives. The canning factory began parking the late peas crop on Sunday.
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