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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1932
Page
2
Community notes from Thomson and Whiteside counties recount incidents from visits and churchgoing to crop prospects, tax concerns, and upcoming fairs. A Beloit Brannigan prize tale contrasts ministerial nudges with civic nerve as farmers weigh corn, hogs, and road work. Hillsdale hosts free picture shows while a bandstand nears completion and a violet fever quarantine ends.
Mrs J M McGinty is 4 Ful ton wetter Thursday. Fay and Son of Fulton visited Thomson. Isenhart sold the Fair Haven farm of 320 acres. Cars from several states passed through Thomson Sunday. Various locals plan visits and outings while crops look promising amid warm rains. The Standard Oil price drop and regional travel, accidents, family events, and community notes fill the week in Thomson and surrounding towns.
Lanark and nearby towns report a 7 to 2 defeat as Lanark’s farm bureau ball squad loses to Winnebago county players at Rockford on Saturday. Local guests, reunions, and community notes fill a busy weekend with farming, shipping, and social events across Lanark and Savanna areas.
The article notes blight affecting the spring wheat in the area and cites Lynn Morgan, chief dispatcher of meats in the local butcher shop, as being on a business trip through the Dakotas.
A fragmented Life-Savers notice lists numerous subscribers with addresses across Thomson Mt Carroll Savanna Westerly and nearby towns. The piece notes John Pape of Marinette Wis arriving Sunday to visit his parents Arthur and Mrs. Pape, and that he will return in two weeks with wife and daughter to live on the Sandridge Arthur Pape farm.
A young resident, Mildred Ortt, died after her clothing caught fire Saturday in Argo. Neighbors and Dr. Belly from Mt Carroll attempted relief, but burns covered her body. Funeral held Monday at Anco church. The article also notes local sports results, community events, and assorted town chatter.
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