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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
7
Harry Kipnis will hold a sale at Mount Carroll on Friday July 26 starting at 11 30 a m. The auction features an extra fine lot of horses cattle shoats and sheep.
Rising young film stars spend hours in the gym to stay in shape for fame, as illustrated in The American Weekly. The article, tied to the Chicago Herald American's Sunday edition, highlights dedication of actresses to maintain peak condition for on screen success.
A sequence of regional events across Illinois and nearby states lists fairs, music festivals, birthdays, and picnics. Highlights include the Illinois State Fair in Springfield August 17 to 25, the Mississippi Valley Music Festival in East Moline, and the Hillsdale Fair and Plowing Match in Hillsdale.
Classified sale row listing 1939 Oldsmobile sedan 1939 Chevrolet coupe 1939 Willys sedan 1938 Buick sedan 1938 Oldsmobile sedan 1937 Pontiac coach 1937 Pontiac coupe 1937 Willys sedan 1936 Buick sedan 1936 Oldsmobile sedan 1936 Ford coach 1935 Chrysler sedan 1935 Ford sedan 1935 Graham coach 1935 Plymouth coach 1934 Ford sedan 1933 Dodge sedan 1933 Plymouth sedan 1932 Ford coach 1931 Chevrolet coach
Column compiles jokes quips and notices from Wade Guenther editor of Sabula Gazette including campaign commentaries on Wendell Willkie suggestions of advisors a jab at radio trends and humorous tidbits about tombstones professions and a church sermon ending abruptly with a political critique
A local tale set includes a boy recounting doctor exams at school and a passerby noticing fuss in the yard. John Tarr reports killing three bull snakes in the same garage drawer area, while Arthur Huebner and Virtus Greve describe a large rattlesnake killed while baling hay on the Handel farm north of Savanna.
The article argues that commercial scale coke production from Illinois coal will likely make the state a center for a growing coke industry and related by product businesses. It notes gas tar and oil distilled during coking power future industries such as creosote insecticides disinfectants medicines dyes resins and plastics.
Panting and perspiring, two Irish men on a tandem bicycle at last got to the top of the steep hill. That was a stiff climb, Pat. Sure and it was that. If I hadn't kept the brake on we would have gone backward.
Film crews push for the title driver rather than chauffeur as actors prefer. A star’s valet declined to learn his name and he replied with humor that the difference is salary and no dogs to wash. The quip underscores the evolving script of service on set.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Ethel Barrymore at age ten comparing herself to her grandmother Drew who rose to stage fame in England. The child laments aging without achievements, while her grandmother’s early theater success is cited as inspiration.
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