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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1936
Page
10
A garbled early 20th century clipping mentions Mira gen, Melba Coe, and Te lae, with scattered names such as Mrs Minnie, Henry Loeck, and Parish in Salem township. The text includes informal social notes about visits and home gatherings, but many names and places are unreadable or partial.
A new romantic drama opens Friday at Capitol Davenport starring Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray with Alison Skipworth Doug Lass Dumbeille and George Barbier in a blend of comedy romance songs and mystery. Lombard plays a Swedish princess posing as an American girl en route to a film contract aboard the Mammoth where she falls for MacMurray a concertina playing bandleader. They chase romance while a murder black mail and detectives complicate the plot. The companion feature Gentle Julia stars Jane Withers with Tom Brown Marsha Hunt Jackie Searle and George Meeker in a matchmaking caper. Majestic Met and LeClaire-Moline present further offerings including The Trail of the Lonesome Pine in Mt Carroll two days and Sky Parade plus Human Cargo at LeClaire. A bold Egypt of cinema with Under Two Flags headlines Davida’s three days and Times Square Playboy screens as a light second feature.
The column reports locals Argo Fa Floyd and Don Carpenter with Mr and Mrs Walter Severance visiting relatives in Wallworth Wisconsin, plus multiple families touring Batavia Aurora and Chicago. It notes illness, new vehicles, employment moves, a serious arm injury, dust hazards on Route 171, road construction from Rockford to the Tri cities, and various small incidents and local projects.
Mrs Harriet Downs of Lanark visits the Heefner home while Arden Heefner and Win Holm hosts share the Fourth at Rudolph Holm in Argo Fa. Louisa Daehler from near Thomson visits Henry Daehler. Geiss and Miller households entertain Monday evening in Coelia. A picnic at Charles and Lillian Dial Jr. yields guests from Milledgeville and Milwaukee. Reuben Tommans hosts Mt Carroll visitors for Sunday dinner.
A long list of visitors and relatives spent recent days at various homes around Ideal and nearby towns. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Lee Wagner in Aldo, Mrs Charles Diehl and Prof Kenneth Viebl at Susser, and many families from Monroe Orangeville Morrison Argo Fa Mill edgeville Coleta Mor ison Ideal. The piece notes a birthday anniversary for Mr Imel and a serious condition of an unnamed patient.
Frances Kimmel of Sterling stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hartman for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Tmel visited Mr. and Mrs. Sam Shilling near Milledgeville on Sunday. Mrs. Ursa Hartman and daughter Ar jet ta along with H T Hartman Mrs Geo Cambman Sr and Lyle Dambman plus grandchild traveled to Luran to visit Mr and Mrs Anthony Dambman. Lyle spent several days there with his grandparents and other relatives.
Mrs. John Sollenberger and Mrs. Clyde Schreiner hosted a weekend gathering at Rockford and attended a Sunday wedding at home. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Woy Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Dial and daughter Betty and Mrs. Annetle Clements visited the Woy cottage at Assembly Park Dixon to observe the Fourth in a quiet restful manner.
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