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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
2
The Thomson Illinois publication speaks to Carroll County citizens as honest, hard-working pillars supporting churches, banks, and families. It urges continued effort in paying bills and obeying laws as the backbone of the nation, while humorously claiming future efforts as “slaves” to the cause.
The platform calls for a bank in Milledgeville and extending Route 171 from Hansen's Corners on Route 78 to Chadwick joining Route 88. It urges elective efficient town village and county officers and reducing expenses. It promotes community competitive sports and proclaims Carroll County as the sportsmen's paradise.
A voters’ summary of proposed platform planks calls for lower taxes and strong safety policies. It also emphasizes constitutional fidelity, farm support, and farmer welfare as core agenda items.
A long list of birthday names organized by dates from Friday July 19 to Tuesday July 23. The names include Wilbur Stickell Chas Meyers Mrs Margaret Carroll Eugene Bull Glen Turney Bob Hower Arnold Traum Mrs R W Cheeseman Mason Weaver Mrs Fred Tautz John Geisz Delmar Kradle Richard Lego Kenneth Truman and many others across Thomson Lanark Milledgeville Chadwick Dixon Sheboygan Ore Minn.
The Carroll County column covers Chadwick Cheddar Day plans and Cheese Day preparations, a Chadwick fire incident saving Farm buildings, and the push for a community fire truck. It notes fruit harvests, summer events in Thomson Milledgeville and Mt. Carroll, a new steam er excursion, and local personalities like Mayor Lewis, Ed Martindale, and Claus Prins.
A list of numerous residents including Mrs. John Linker and Archie Heath from Lanark. Frances Hartman, Allan Tripp, Mrs. Will Linker from Chadwick. Mrs. Mary Wagner and George Nonemaker from Coleta and Lanark. plus Harold St. Ores, Beverly Kraft, Dee Wilt from Detroit and Thomson. Dates noted July 24 and 25 for the gatherings.
A number of men are out of employment following the completion of the late pea pack at the Canning factory. Lee Good was a brief caller on his brother Max Tuesday. Lee travels for a cash register firm.
A lively reminiscence recalls a fishing trip with Ed Brandt and Edgar Winebrenner, featuring a bass swallowed by a sunfish and a prank to provoke witnesses. The writer wavers between tall tales and honest recollections, ending with a light note on a grocer’s weekly order.
Harvest begins this week as Farmers Elevator reports heavy twine sales Roy Buterbaugh starts his combine An amateur contest will feature the Old Settlers celebration Red Nesemier now with Farm Bureau Service Station Livingston County and his brother Fred were here Tuesday with a Carroll Service truck, from Carroll.
Ward Weidman recovers from a haying accident. George Crofton of Lanark baled hay for Frederick Getz. Case Colehour is home from Rochester Minnesota. Mr. Graham and son of Fulton visited recently. Mrs. M. L. Dodson and Mrs. Clyde Wolf traveled to New York and Pennsylvania. John Tomlinson of Davenport visits his grandmother Mrs. Dodson. Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Becker were serenaded at their Locust Grove home.
Chief Justice Chase, touring the postwar South, meets a lady who proclaims allegiance to the lost cause. He replies that reconstruction in her case would be sacrilege, then remarks on the Bible as the learned man’s masterpiece and the ignorant man’s dictionary.
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