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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
2
The Review praises Carroll County residents as normal honest citizens who support churches, banks, and local commerce. It emphasizes families, taxes, mortgages, and daily life as society’s core and pledges continued issue dedication to these efforts.
The platform calls for a bank at Milledgeville, extending Route 171 to Chadwick via Han sen's Corners and Route 88, electing efficient local officers to cut expenses, promoting competitive sports in Carroll County, and touts the county as the sportsmen’s paradise.
A compilation of campaign styled phrases stressing tax cuts safety constitutional fidelity and agricultural support as guiding platforms for voters and candidacy messages. The compact list highlights priorities like tax relief public safety constitutional adherence and farm prosperity without detailing specific candidates or actions.
A list of birthday acknowledgments dated Friday through Thursday includes names such as Edwin Puterbaugh Lanark Kenneth Gablin Thomson Mrs Richard Williams Thomson Wm Hoofstitler Sterling Isabelle Prins Savanna Bernice Derver Lanark Kenneth Edmunds Chadwick Velda Harter Chadwick and others from Coleta Milledgeville Chadwick Morrison and Thomson. Each entry notes the celebrant with residence and date in June.
Weather warms up as Thompson and Savanna areas enjoy fishing boats and new riverbank sites. Wares trade in hay crops corn planting and electric fence adoption. Local events include Epworth League bake sale and barn construction, with weddings anticipated and a blackout briefly disrupting power. Citizens discuss tax deadlines and bond votes while football and baseball memories fade with drift to radio driven entertainment.
The writer recalls a record day of fishing on the Slough west of Thomson with large crowds and rapid travel. A personal fish story follows about a family outing, cooking four fish on a lid and sharing a simple meal from a lunch box, ending with a humorous marital quip.
The Board of Supervisors of Carroll County Illinois will hold a regular session at the Court House in Mt. Carroll on Monday June 10 1940 at 10 oclock AM. All claims must be filed with the Clerk by Friday June 7 1940. W R Watson Clerk.
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