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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
2
A historic Thomson Review issue excerpt discusses local morals, community support for churches and businesses, and a note on the Wey erhauser kidnapping case tied to a ransom. It also comments on Savanna county league prospects and Babe Ruth’s ongoing baseball career and public image.
Ex president Herbert Hoover visited Sinnissippi Farms in Oregon with Ex governor Frank O Lowden. Report says politics were not discussed yet hints fate of the country and the Republican party may hinge on Hoover Lowden alignment in the next campaign. Hoover spoke at Drake University Des Moines urging government restraint and merit based job opportunity in a free economy.
Milledgeville voters consider a 1935 platform backing a bank for Milledgeville and Carroll County. Proposals include paving Route 171 from Thomson to Argo-Fa and on to Crabwick, promoting competitive sports, and creating a county patrol highway across Carroll County from Milledgeville to Thomson. It also calls for aiding current office holders in reducing expenses.
County commentators hail kittenball as an accessible outdoor sport for all, offering social contact and health benefits with minimal skill. The piece links the game to civic vitality, mentions towns supporting multiple local teams, and contrasts leisure play with broader New Deal era concerns over government spending and austerity.
The piece describes heavy rain at Sandridge and rapid growth of melons after replanting due to cold soil. It notes garden damage from cut worms and potato bags, advice on pest control with Paris Green, and praise for a farmer who tills, harrows, mows, and sows. It also shares a tale of Jim the cat and a kerosene mishap, a nod to Memorial Day observances, potato planting by Earl Rupple, and lingering neuritis preventing attendance at events. Mosquitoes are abundant and ready to strike.
A local note outlines growing expectations for a Thomson squad, with talk of improved performance if planned players are used. Mentions include Wade, Mussoli as a strong ruler in Europe, and farmers facing debris, corn yields, and bushel prices. Also notes on farm life, local business, and community traffic.
Mt Carroll notices crown a week of graduation events with twenty four seniors set to receive practicum diplomas in the high school gym, while twenty five eighth graders graduate yesterday to enter the high school next year. Marine enlistment, a postponed band concert, and a summer schedule of concerts are noted, along with a busy local scene including a birthday of old residents and a thriving A and P league, a new bakery rumor, a moonlight steamer trip to Savannah, a Clinton excursion, and beans bumper crop expectations in Carroll County.
Rev Todd of the Church of Christ Thomson traced the church’s growth from its Jewish roots to Pentecost and beyond. He outlined early spread, Paul’s role, Roman persecutions, and the birth of the Roman Catholic church, noting future sermons on the Reformation and beyond.
A jail hearing ends quickly after the judge sentences a thief to five years. The prisoner claims to pity wanted to know the time as the verdict is delivered. The Brandts, Tony and Leon, visit Clinton area cottages and river activities. Saturday guests include multiple Savanna families. Irene Rupple performs. The Capitel steamer reports the Savanne river run.
Frances Shimer Junior College at Carroll will graduate twenty two in the two year college course and from the high school diffusion of the school at commencement exercises next week. Carroll county students include Velda Dahler Mrs Gertrude Carter Miss And Louise Sprecher Miss Nancy Jane Sprecher Grace Hoffman Audrey Sharp. Week of activities begins Friday with class banquets Alumni reunions Saturday and Sunday class formon delivered by Rev Cheseman. Peoria diplomas will be presented Monday with address by Rev Charles Paul Doe of the University of Chicago.
A long pasted segment blends letters, civic chatter, and local gossip about subscriptions, price of the Review, and community concerns. It touches on finances, debts, schooling, hunger, and morale, with conversation snippets from Charley and references to John Public and local advertisers. The piece carries a nostalgic, small town tone and hints at political critique and social issues.
Radio Rambles spotlights Ray Noble and his English craft in popular tunes like Goodnight Sweetheart Love is the Sweetest Thing and The Very Thought of You. A lively portrait covers Noble’s band, his broadcasts on NBC WMAQ, and his aim to create America’s top orchestra.
A disorderly column notes a Savanna Whisker Club beard-growing event planned for July 4th and court risk for shaving early. It critiques strawberry shortcake bias, mentions a damaged newspaper page, and cites rural editors arguing about journalism ethics and typewriter work.
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