Thomson Illinois Newspapers Inside Front Matter
The item lists publication history and staff roles for several Thomson periodicals including The Village Echo The Thomson Review and Thomson Broadax with dates 1875 1879 and 1893. It notes the publisher Doc Saunders Foster L. Stagg business manager Kenneth Whitney reporter and the paper’s second class matter status under the 1879 act. It states publication weekly on Thursdays and a yearly price of $1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Thomson Review
Doc Saunders Foster L. Stagg
H. G
Kenneth Whitney
Thomson
Illinois
Ilinois
Farmers in Revolt: Wheat Surplus Sparks Policy Backlash
Chicago Daily Tribune argues wheat production creates a 1.25 billion bushel surplus. It criticizes Roosevelt era nonrecourse loans, the May 1939 loan scheme, and 49 cent tax on excess wheat, noting farmers’ anger and political implications amid war conditions.
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Roosevelt
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Belgium
Holland
United States
Congress
Kansas
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri
Chicago Daily Tribune
Notice of Claim Day in Sword Estate Illinois
The County Court of Carroll County Illinois sets September 1 1941 as the claim date for the estate of Howard R Sword Deceased Executrix Mary E Sword and Attorney Robert L Morris advise that claims may be filed by that date without summons.
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Howard R. Sword
Carroll County
Illinois
Cheerful Caller Reports Carroll County Prospects and Local Happenings
The column notes a strong corn outlook for Carroll County with a likely dandy crop. Chadwick begins cement work on main street while paving and supplies cause delays. York Township forms an 80 Year Club led by Col. Ed Hinds with an 84 year mark. Threshing continues amid mixed farming methods and rising cattle and hog prices. Local wage changes may boost auto purchases, and Hanover housing may expand. Proving Grounds work may outlast Hanover, paving proceeds despite a noon shower. Debates over a county body surface, sandbars and watermelons appear, and local tradesmen report fresh paint stock, cheese price increases, and new storage lockers for milk and hog processing.
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Carroll County
Chadwick
York Township
Ed Hinds
Hanover
Thomson
J.H. Shirk
Milledgeville
Freeport
Main Street
Forest Hanna
John Sollenberger
Bill Quest
Charlie Helm
Charles
al Hartman
Joe Weber
Fronts Under Construction In Mt Carroll
Mt Carroll reports Martin's store continues heavy front work while Fay Christian finishes a white porcelain front at his funeral home. Harry Kipnis suspends weekly sales for a few weeks, hoping to resume after harvest. Charles Stewart and Bill Taylor man the sheriff's office Tuesday without any arrests observed.
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Martin
Fay Christian
Harry Kipnis
Charles Stewart
Bill Taylor
Birthday Announcements List for July Dates in Northwestern Illinois
A long list of birthday notices and names organized by date from Friday July 25 to Thursday July 31 across towns including Lanark Savanna Thomson Morrison Chadwick Milledgeville Chadwick Fulton River Forest and Chicago. Names include George Nonemaker Andrew Prins Earl Shelly Silas Fike Paul Turney Evelyn Mackey Lois Ware Bobby Gipe Janice Miller Paul Armstrong and many others with dates and towns repeated.
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George Nonemaker
Lanark
Andrew Prins
Savanna
Earl Shelly
Thomson
Frank Kahler
Morrison
Arlene St. Ores
Vernon Rawlins
Donald Robinson
Curtis Balk
Fulton
Roger Cheeseman
Milledgeville
J. L. Bogott
Silas Fike
Paul Turney
May Turney
Leonard Brandenburg
Chadwick
Evelyn Mackey
F. W. Zugschwerdt
Stanley Wagner
J. L. Chambers
Colby Loechel
L. L. Gaar
Polly Warfield
Lois Ware
Bobby Gipe
Jean Nailor
Harry Stoner
Owen Nye
D. L. Burns
Wm. 8
Bell
Frank Mest
Janice Miller
Richard Cambman
Rena Lott
John Hoy
Harry Wilkinson
Prudence Groharing
Allen George Temple
Irene Livengood
Stanley Tobey
Mr. Carroll
George Potter
M. E. Olmstead
Clyde Mullen
Duane Meier
S. S. Harter
Alfred Zemke
Viola Knoess
Paul Armstrong
Lee Sweeley
Davenport
Ruby Stone
Glen Poffenberger
Mt. Carroll
Dick Stage
Will Hubbell
Ely Cochran
Earl Gleason
Clifton Bennett
River Forest
Evelyn Bierman
Edwin Noll
Chester Smith
Albert Adolph
Gary Lee Kradle
Sterling
Richard Pearson
Robert Helm
Lloyd Collinson
James Haley
O. L. Gablin
Jack Halfman
Harold Schleming
Ardith Yates
N. D. French
Franklin Miller
Floyd Simmons
George Sprecher
Joan Parylee Kreider
Don Spaulding
Howard Emnyre
Black Farms Wins 11–0 Over Sterling Sinclair
Black Farms softball shut out Sterling Sinclair 11 to 0 as pitcher Cook recorded 17 strikeouts. The team previously played at Melon Day last summer.
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Walnut Leader
Black Farms
Sterling Sinclair
Cook
Gossip and rumor run wild in midwestern town tale
A narrator rails against gossip while noting how rumors sweep through town. The piece mocks rumormongering across social groups, cites four lane highway talk and war material sites, and ends with local color about mayors and small town life.
Can It Be True Women Excuse More Says College Survey
A college survey finds women more prone than men to make excuses. The study analyzes behavioral tendencies and notes surprising contrasts in social and academic contexts.
Laborer Finds Bones Of Indians In Savanna
A laborer named Charles LaShelle uncovered three skulls and assorted bones believed to be from an Indian burial ground over 100 years old while digging for a sewer on south Third Street in Savanna. Police Chief Henry Truninger was notified and examiners say the bones appear to be from adults with full upper teeth on one skull and teeth in the others.
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Savanna
Charles LaShelle
South Third Street
LaShelle
Henry Truninger
Petty Family Visit Highlights Rural News
Richard Petty spent a day with his grandfather Albert Petty at Preston Prairie. Rev Foard from Hickory Grove church in Wacker was in the area Friday. Relatives gathered at Rock Grove with Mr and Mrs David Goldy. Scofield Livestock truck from Clinton Illinois visited Saturday. Farmers focus on harvest prospects.
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Richard Petty
Albert Petty
Foard
Hickory Grove
Wacker
David Goldy
Rock Grove
Scofield Livestock
Clinton
Ill
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Mary E. Sword
Robert L. Morris
Proving Grounds
Sharpe
Rock Island
Rockford
Cordova
Port Byron
War Department
York
Erie
Stockton
Heya Cutie
Gramp
Walt Green
Robbe
Carroll
Pape
J. H. Potts & Son
Jewelers
Optometrists
Main Ave
Lee
Ferguson
Young Men's
Frank Bradulski
ACME
Paul A. Smith
Mgr
Mt. Carroll, Ill
Hans P
Greison
LETCH
Safety Service
Clinton, Ia
Ted
Chadwick Co-op. Produce Co
Chas. Helm
Chadwick, Ill
W. L. Derrer
Preston Prairie
Shimer
Lawrence Carra
Fri
Frances Shimer
Mount Carroll
Slevy
Flavor-Seal Ltd
Illinois Utilities
W. F. Black
Walnut, Ill
Foster Black
Pfister
Fred Wolf
W. F. Black Farms
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