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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
4
The remainder of the season focuses on delivering lumber by barge from Clinton to points downstream. In the later season we shifted logs from Beef Slough to Lansing Bay and additional storage sites.
The account recalls raft handling techniques during high water with double tripping and later sheer booms to aid landing. The narrator details career moves from Durant, Wheeler to Lamb and Sons, a Hartford assignment, a broken wrist pin near Davenport, and landing approaches at Muscatine.
Mission Ridge School No 55 closed a nine month term with a picnic at Old Mill Park Savanna. Reading Circle diplomas went to Iris Miller Doris Asay Donnie Spaulding Ivan Miller Ramona Hinebaugh Phyllis Schneider Wilma Schneider Dolores Picking Janice Miller Franklin Picking Annette Hinebaugh Joyce Asay Leslie Kruse. Perfect attendance awards went to Donnie Spaulding Anette Hinebaugh Leslie Kruse. Four months perfect attendance: Iris Miller Doris Asay Ivan Miller Ramona Hinebaugh Phyllis Schneider Wilma Schneider Dolores Picking Joyce Asay Franklin Picking Janice Miller. A honor roll: Iris Miller Doris Asay Donnie Spaulding Dolores Picking Ivan Miller Phyllis Schneider Wilma Schneider Ramona Hinebaugh Joyce Asay Annette Hinebaugh. B honor roll: Franklin Picking Janice Miller Leslie Kruse. Enrollment rose to 16 next year. Esther Mortensen Zugschwerdt returns as teacher.
The article advises photographers to use white or light surfaces as reflectors to soften shadows and brighten faces. Examples include a white dress, hat brim, building, or newspaper, with guidance to arrange subject and reflector quickly for improved pictures.
Under Theodore Roosevelt Jr a Bowl of Rice Party raises funds for starving sick non combatant Chinese civilians. Milledgeville joins nationwide drive Friday June 17 with a Brethren church gathering at 7 30 p m featuring Oriental articles exhibit program refreshments and a free will offering to national headquarters.
Foreign radio programs are arousing increased interest in the study of foreign languages. The broadcasts attract listeners across ages seeking cultural exposure and linguistic practice through diverse programming.
The Majestic Theatre presents The Adventures of Robin Hood in technicolor featuring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at regular prices. Strong advance business expected. plan to attend early.
Paradise Theatre in Moline offers Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in a three day engagement. Disney's first full length Technicolor animated feature features dialogue songs and a complete score. The film cost about 1 500 000 and adapts the Grimm brothers tale with the queen the huntsman dwarfs and a prince. Also shown are a Leon Errol comedy a sports reel and a Pathe Parade.
Fashion notes describe bloused silhouettes in coats and blouses with frilly lingerie touches. Soft dressmaker coats appear stylish while contrast piping trims gain popularity on dresses and coats. Chiffons and silk organdies dominate evening wear and late afternoon ensembles as skirts remain short and fairly full. A neat waist is essential. pleated skirts return in Paris.
Two men chat during a Sousa concert. One says Sousa cannot control his band. The other questions how he knows, noting that when Sousa stops brandishing a small black club and faces away, the quitters instantly pause.
The statement asserts government plans to allocate substantial money. It notes taxpayers might directly benefit from the large expenditures, implying broad fiscal confidence and potential relief or incentives for citizens.
A film star stops a producer on Hollywood Boulevard and asks about business. The producer exclaims the business is stupendous, colossal, dynamic and unprecedented, promising it will be better next week.
Croonette tells Sandy in playful banter she will take him to dinner that night. The exchange shifts to a humorous note as the Scottish drummer worries about his mother ensuring enough for them.
A reader quotes Stuck-O asking if the building loan plan is understood. The reply explains the scheme: you get a house, pay monthly sums, and after dissatisfaction you finally own the home.
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