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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1936
Page
5
A garbled column of social commentary and gossip references a laundry miscue, quotes about husbands, ducks, and hens, and stray remarks from readers. It mentions a Pittsburgh police confession by John E. Hann Jr and other assorted anecdotes and old sayings.
The Sterling Theatre in Sterling launches Sunday after extensive renovations planned to enhance comfort. The redecorated auditorium features modern acoustics, daylight projection, new lighting and sound systems, upgraded booth equipment, and a full modernized concession and seating arrangement to improve patron experience.
Edward G Robson returns as a hard boiled detective in Bullets and Ballads at Paradise for four days starting Sunday. The film, based on Martin Mooney’s story, features Joan Blondell Barton MacLane Humphrey Bogart and Frank McHugh with a mix of crime and comedy. Also shown is Poor Little Rich Girl at Capitol Davenport with Shirley Temple, Alice Faye and Gordon Revel songs. Educating Father stars Spring Byington and Dixie Dunbar in the American Family series.
Calendar lists various fairs and celebrations across Illinois towns including Mt. Carroll Whiteside County Fair Morrison, Ogle County Fair Oregon and Sauerkraut Day Porteston. The sequence shows events from July 31 through Sept. 10 with locations such as Lanark Galena and Shannon.
Chadwick All Stars defeat Mt Carroll Indees 13 to 1 with 14 hits including a Dehnar Lang home run. Traum allowed 5 hits while Hartman and Petty pitched for the county seat. Chadwick girls win 13 to 6 after seven runs in the seventh inning. Household Finance and Chadwick end in a 5 to 3 dead heat in a late Friday game halted by wiring repairs. Teams set to meet again August 2.
Deputy Illinois WPA Administrator Charles E B Miner announced prevailing wages for WPA project workers in Illinois will apply to payrolls starting July 1. Salaries remain 55 dollars monthly for unskilled, 65 for intermediate, 85 for skilled, and 94 for professionals and technical helpers. Maximum monthly hours stay 140, with possible adjustments to reach a “security wage.” Payrolls from June to July are unaffected.
Fragmentary dialogue presents a boastful man and a woman who marries a pastman after rejection. The speaker claims free passes and a theatrical career turn to gigolo, while proposing to Arabella by mail. Arabella accepts but marries the pastman due to perceived foolishness.
Thomson Melon Tossers defeated Morrison ICA S 4 to 2 on Sunday in a tight game. Maurice Schaut pitched strongly for Thomson with nine outs, while R Larson fanned nine in seven innings. Morrison led 2-0 early, but Thomson tied it in the fourth and took the lead in the seventh, aided by Schaut and Voss timely hits and Morrison errors.
Three Carroll County girls attend the National Music Camp at Interlochen. The article details camp structure with high school, college, and supervision divisions, housing, meals, staff including renowned artists, and facilities at the lakeside site, highlighting the program’s standards and offerings.
Hazel Nason formerly of Thomson now with Clinton Paper Co visited the Review office after a Chadwick stop. He remembered a game where he pitched against Chadwick high school about two decades ago, naming local stars Jimmy Waters Lovie Franks and QO. H. Emyre. The paper invites others to share lists of the era's players for a feature.
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