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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
7
Lanark reports include funeral and cemetery notices for Carl Dimond and family, wedding and reunion details among the Ploeger and Lanark circles, and moves to new businesses. Local students, alumni, and church activities appear with numerous visits to Freeport, Aurora, and Chicago. Community news lists births, health, and mumps cases, plus upcoming sales and graduations.
A well attended meeting at the home of Mag. William Saunders featured local vocalists and plans for a community scream and shuffleboard party at the Paterborough game. Miss Leona Sayre resigned as faculty, and was married June 6 at First Church of the Brethren with a reception at Clyde Boyle’s home. The couple will reside in North Jep, Neb. A band concert is set for Lanark on June 20. The 54th annual alumni reunion drew 250 for a banquet, with officers elected and impromptu tasks by Emma White and E. J. Barklow.
Readable fragments depict a quiet week with light social activity. Mentions include Thomson, Cornell College, Mr Camily, Mrs Munser, and the Watters family visiting connections in a small town setting. Toddler events and fanless gatherings hint at limited public interest.
Reports from Liunear Ed Mest relay mixed signals on the Lanark plant’s operation and the expected harvest. He notes equipment readiness but reveals ambiguity about whether the site will run, as nearby observers fear delays or closures. A plan for eleven acres remains unsettled amid ongoing questions about future output and local occupancy.
A car crash near a garden yard injures a lady whose head is struck by glass during a daytime outing. Passersby and boy scouts provide aid, bandaging the wound as Ray Supple and Mrs. Rupple visit and share a meal at a neighbor’s home. The report mentions efforts to continue the day and references to local residents and gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Myron Kem of Dayton Ohio came early this week to visit Mrs Kem's parents Mr and Mrs Clyde Lower in Millville The wife will stay awhile before her husband returns Dr A A Miller and daughter Barbara Joan returned Monday from Lewiston Missouri where he visited Margar et McColm and daughter Mox Mro and Mrs ohn Liteht A caller Sunday evening to Mrs Mary Wilson in Millville Mrs Wilson was recovering from injuries suffered when she fell injuring a shoulder and cut her heel
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