Family reunions brighten counties in July and August
ThePublisher'sColumn notes that many county gatherings occur in July and August with Sunday in parks as preferred meeting spots. It stresses the value of reunions for strengthening kinship, regardless of crowd size, and urges participation to foster friendship and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Kenneth Whitney
Burling’ Fon
Chestnut Park
The
American Legion
County Council
Old As Park
Harrison
Zink
St. Peter's
Old Mill Park
Milledgeville Area Public Notices Telegraph Plan
A scanned notice references Bank of Milledgeville and local routes Hatend Rt 171 Et 78 Chadwick south Et 40. It mentions electing town, pillage and county officers, and encosiege and usesetthers in reducing et. It promotes community competitive sports in Carroll County and proposes joining Milledgeville and Thomson on a patrolled county highway.
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Hatend
Hansen's Corners
Chadwick
South
Carrol County
Milledgeville
Thomson, Pie
1936 Review Platform Summary Card
The fragment outlines campaign themes including reducing tariffs/taxes, prioritizing safety, opposing crime, upholding the constitution, and advocating better governance and reform. It lists platform slogans and emphasizes disciplined policy commitments without detailing candidates or dates.
Publisher's Column On Heat Wave And Crop Impact
The column reviews a twelve day heat wave with temperatures around 100 degrees that harmed health and crops. It notes increased deaths, heat prostrations, and strain on farming as workers switch from horses to tractors. Yields of corn and wheat are expected to be lighter, though rain could still aid crops. The piece contrasts this extreme heat with last winter's prolonged subzero cold, calling both extremes hard on the human system and predicting such opposites may not recur soon.
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Limois
Foster L
George Potter
Potter
Mississippi
Thomson
Cars Parked in Larger Cities Get a Police Ticket
Readers report tickets issued to nonresidents in big cities for parking and wheel tax. The notices often lacked clear phrasing showing they apply only to residents, causing confusion and requests for city time stamps and crossouts to prevent outsiders from being penalized.
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Thin City
County Farm Praised For Sound Management And Courtesy
A Review report on Carroll County poor farm commends its efficient operation and taxpayer friendly costs. The visiting reporter notes courteous treatment, an offered meal, and invites readers to visit the county home this summer to see the commendable practices firsthand.
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Carroll County
Leath
Sunflowers to herald Republican campaign emblem
Carroll county Republicans prepare large bright yellow sunflowers bearing Gov. Alf Landon’s image as a new campaign emblem. Emblems are being produced in thousands and shipped nationwide with a growing waiting list of supporters eager to display the sunflower and Landon pictures before the November election.
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Kansas
Carroll County
Alf Lansdon
United States
Carroll Countty
London
Happy Birthdays List for Thomson and Vicinity
A July birthday rundown lists individuals by date and town including Jacqueline McGinty Thomson July 22 and many others in Lanark Gales Morrisons Milledgeville Chadwick Savanna and Thomson with names such as Mrs F A Lester Mrs Marian L Kenyon Andrew Prins Alicia Dykstra Vernon Rawlins Earl Shelly and more birthdays through July 31.
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Jacqueline McGinty
Thomson
F. A. Lester
Lanark
Marian L. Kenyon
Galesby
Beverly Kraft
Andrew Prins
Thomason
Alicia Dykstra
Vernon Rawlins
Earl Shelly
Frank Kabler
Morrizon
George Nonemaker
Tanark
Anna Dutterle
Milledgeville
Bobbler
Rain Delights North Central Illinois Weather Lifts Spirits
Carroll County communities note a rare inch rain after 12 stagnant days boosting crops. Judge Wingert tops local library reads with Tony Miles as runner up while Melon Day plans shift due to weather and road work. Closures include cement road upgrades and a 99,000 bond issue for a school addition. Local sports fans track Cubs Phillies doubleheader and Chadwick softball, with Captain Wildey, 97, a Civil War veteran, in community notices.
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Carroll County
Judge Wingert
Mt. Carroll
Tony Miles
Peple
Milledgeville
Wildey
Carroll
Mutt Yard Park
Adam Heinze
Fair Haver
Adam
Kust Schmidt
Chicago
Mt Carroll Wall
Cubs
Phillies
Will Traum
Chadwick
Mt Carroll
Indees
Stockton
Point Rock Park
Tom Fritz
Derry Hartman
Harvey Miller
Lanark
Miller
Orion M. Grove
Vandalia State Farm
Carrol County Fair Pranks Remembered in a Curious Tale
A reader shares humorous memories from the old Carroll fair focusing on mischief around animals and acts. The tale recounts egg-sucking bets, a Leghorn rooster escaping into a hat, and planful pranks at a dog and pony show with sardine dough and fish pellet diversions, all met with comic uproar and gullible adults.
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Chicago
Tean
Iran
Ladp
Joner
Imaster
Chadwick Cheese Day plans amid heat and rain relief
Chadwick’s Cheese Day preparations proceed as residents note rain and cooler temperatures after a stretch of heat. The parade committee receives $4 to boost float prizes, aiming for a larger, more colorful event. The Cheese Day Queen proposal is rejected by the Commercial club.
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Chadwick
Theo
Chad
Wich
Milledgeville
Olive Mae Rreider
Community Day Association
E. V. McGrath
Gordon Biste
Freas
Methodist Church
Kenneth Peugh
Rath
Aimy
Milledgeville Ciri
Gallars Lutheran Church
Contested water scheme and Illinois election reform
A quirky tale of a water-pump scam and profit disputes leads into Governor Horner signing a measure to ensure free and equal elections in Illinois. The governor praises supporters in the legislature and frames the act as a hard fought, decisive step toward constitutional electoral guarantees. The piece mixes odd anecdotes with political progress, reflecting a tense public climate.
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Suvc
Illinois
Horner
Sterling weekly livestock auction ad and notices
Classifieds review advertises Sterling Sales Pavilion weekly auctions for horses cattle hogs and sheep with consignments from Farmers in a 180 mile radius. Private daily sales offered plus a Delco device sale and farm product listings. notices include miscellaneous sale items and a humorous cartoon caption.
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Carroll
Whiteside
Rock Island
Sterling Sales
Sterling Sales Inc
P. Earle Hollinshead
Fulton, Rt. 1
Sterling Laiex Co
Sterling
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Jeauke
Thomson Review
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Stagg Busings Manager
Hoerbett. Smith
Office of Publication
Thomson, Ilinois
Oer Bence
Carezoll County
A Bank of Milledgeville
Icounty Farm
Foster
KTAGG
Tom Watson
Lhomsun
Forrest
Robert Adams
al Gisholler
Genrie Jones
Sterling, Fuesdar
Harry Rowland
Sari
Sandy
Fes
Sharpe
I Stand
Jin Tom
Tim
Ue Uru
Getinn
Eddie
Humans
Gene Care
Willie Jones
Jimmie Johnson
Review Classifieds
M. Mansfield
Sterting
Milwaukee
W. HL Stevens
LeClaire
Delco
Clay R. Deets
Miledgeville
Arthur Pape
Vernon Daehler
Calvin Coolidge
Kipnis
Glenn Teeter & Son Auctioneers
Mt. Carroll, Mh
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