15 Jun 1933
Page 4
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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
4
Official publication office notes text shows Foster L. Stage as publisher and H. G. Stagg as business manager with Thom son indicated as the office of publication location.
A 1933 campaign card urges Buy American merchandise, calls for cutting Carroll County taxes by $200,000, and stresses confidence in local banks. It advocates economy in village town school and county expenditures and urges voters to support candidates who will draw towns and communities closer together for simpler governance.
The piece notes expected easy passage of a new sales tax as Democrats control the State Supreme Court and key offices. It mentions citizen opposition to the first tax, beliefs a second would come, and the political climate favoring tax revenue.
A Middle Western state high school examination shows over 44 percent of 300 students cannot identify Saul of Tarsus, prompting calls for more religious instruction. The item includes local notes on a Palestine Texas writer, a church bulletin joke, and various community snippets from Chadwick and Garden Prairie.
A mosaic of quotes and scuttlebutt from a 1920s era paper mentions a Missouri man set to reopen a miniature wolf course and reflects on political and social satire. The column tiptoes through jokes about Lee Woortin and the Morgan inquiry, jabs at public gullibility, and a mix of rural and urban anecdotes.
A Milledgeville reader asks who belongs to the county tax organization amid a Washington newsletter report about Congressman Leo E. Allen of Georgia opposing a securities bill. The piece notes Allen and James Simpson Jr plan a resolution requiring corporations listing stocks and bonds to file certified asset and liability statements with the Federal Trade Commission semi annually to curb misrepresentation to small investors.
A Milledgeville reader questions the Carroll County Taxpayers Association’s Milledgeville membership and influence. The Milledgeville list shows numerous local names, with concerns about member weight and motives.
Fragment notes that some men insist they oppose any additional taxation while others press for a firmer stand against new levies. Text is incomplete and cannot identify persons or context.
M. P. Roske county farm advisor announces Carroll county farm picnic to be held at Mt Careall on the 4th of July. The program will be simpler than last year with a real picnic and program planned. Details to be announced later.
Census figures show Carroll County 1932 divorces up from 1931 while statewide marriages fell and overall divorces decreased. County totals 22 divorces in 1932 up from 11 in 1931, as state wide divorces dropped about 15.5 percent to 83,484.
Court house notices list filings in May and June for the administration of estates. Bite M. Boyer of Elkhorn Grove had papers filed May 17. Walliam J. Lartman of Mt Carroll had administration papers filed June 7. Local officials oversee the proceedings.
Carroll county youths are sought by County Superintendent Marthe J. Ashby to attend the boys state fair school in Springfield the week of August 19 to 26. entrants must be under 21, observant, good listeners, and capable of writing an informative report. University of Wisconsin instructors will assist. students live in state tents under two camp officers. exhibits are free. Each boy receives a souvenir badge and diploma. transportation paid by the family and $5 covers board, tuition, and incidentals. meals cost 25 cents. Contact Miss Ashby to apply.
The notice records marriages and license details including Russell Gleasor of Thomson and Norma Madison of Savanna with June 7. J. B. Lew of Savanna and Natale Brown of Savanna dated June 7. Donald Nehrkorn of Savanna and Frances Phillips of Savanna dated June 7. Terry Randall of Ocheyedan, Iowa, and Edm Starry of Marengo dated June 7.
Foster Gossard of Lanark achieved the highest grade in the county on a university entrance examination list. Other top local participants include Carl Harmon of Lanark, Jack Fenn of Savanna, Evelyn Winston of Savanna, and Pay Mesers of Mt Carroll.
Local notes indicate the Ored team will play at Carroll on Friday afternoon in a brisk, eventful matchup. The squad features a few varied players expected to contribute, with admission charged for spectators and women’s attire details listed in the event notice.
Nine persons were lodged Saturday night in Mount Carroll after raids led by Sheriff Harry Shiley Deputy Carlos Johnson and federal officers. A preliminary hearing is planned for Tuesday or Wednesday. At the Denver Allen home in Mitledgey they took Wen yer Allen Milhed Allen Blarche Wagner Walter Picitenete John Dorsey and Harold Summers and found alleged alcohol. The establishment run by Thomon on Route KO was also raided and John Butley Mary Jane Minster and Gemgan Jartt, all colored, were arrested and alcohol found there before officers left the scene.
Edwin Hardacre Emerson Lamoreux and Harold Atherton are held in Mt Carroll county jail on charges of stealing chickens from the Harold Schnevler farm. Hardacre was arrested Saturday night and Lamoreux and Atherton were taken Tuesday.
Jess Anderson of Savanna seeks a new trial. Presented by attorney Fred Smith, the request will be heard by Judge QO Grove at a special Thursday session. Anderson was found guilty by James W. Peels age.
Harold Altensey Alfred Edmonds Norman Sandell William Allizon Hugh R Bailey and Lloyd Dittmar of Savanna are the only Carroll county forest army recruits stationed at the camp established by the county last Sunday. The other county lads are working at Camp Gram, according to reports.
Dex McKee is held on a driving while intoxicated charge after his car overturned into a ditch near Drestack farm. He was released on a $500 bond Tuesday afternoon.
Circuit Clerk Val Boerner issued the bar dockets for the June term of court Tuesday afternoon. The list contains many new cases and the book was printed at Milleageville.
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