The Thomson Review Annual Publication Details
The fragment lists the Village Echo and Thomson publications with years 1875 1879 and 1895, names publisher Foster L. Stagg J. G. Stagg business manager Kenneth Whitney reporter, and notes second class matter status in Thomson Illinois under March 3 1879 act. It states weekly Thursday issues and annual price 1 60 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Review
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
Foster L. Stagg
J. G. Stagg
Kenneth Whitney
Thomson
Illinois
Air Power And Sea Power Battle Report
The article reviews World War II naval losses and impacts from air power. It cites British ships Gloucester Fiji York Calcutta Hereward Imperial Juno Greyhound Kelly Kashmir and Terror along with German action near Crete Taranto and Libya. It notes aircraft dominance and debates lend-lease secrecy and yard repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Admiralty
Gloucester
Fiji
York
Calcutta
Hereward
Imperial
Juno
Greyhound
Kelly
Kashmir
Libyan
Terror
Libya
Taranto
Anchorage
Bismarck
Hood
Admiral Scheer
Luetzow
Norwegian
Skagerrak
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Brest
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy Department
Great Britain
Chicago Daily Tribune
Birthday List for Late June Residents
A community birthday calendar lists residents celebrating from June 20 to June 25. Names include Mrs. Luella Gleason Thomson Kathryn Pape Marinette Wis Lila Curley Thomson Mrs Minnie Hunter Milledgeville William Wagner Chadwick Marvin Cheeseman Milledgeville Henry Ashpole Delmar Ia Wayne Martin Scott Field Linnie Bornemeier Lanark Mrs Gus Bornemeier Lanark June Rosalie Andrews Lanark Vern Williams Thomson Cecelia Hawk Mr Carroll Mrs Nelson Kirkey Milledgeville Howard Goble Milledgeville Lyle Deets Nicholas Milledgeville Mrs Dwight Spearman Chadwick Fred H Olson Chadwick Lawrence Lego Chadwick Monday June 23 entries include Mrs Paul Melendy Savanna Harriet Wheeler Morton Elizabeth Harmon Milledgeville Lyle Nicholas Milledgeville June Pilgrim Milledgeville Mrs Harvey Downing Mr Carroll Mrs Ethel Geldmacher Chadwick Sherm Oakley Ideal Vernon Sikkema Fulton Tuesday June 24 Frank Anderson Thomson Edwin Geldmacher Chicago Edwin Schleuing Chicago Shirley Ann Miller Milledgeville Wednesday June 25 Herbert Rawlins Jr Thomson Mrs Frank Kahler Morrison Richard St Clair Chadwick Mrs Laverne Lindsay Lanark
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Gleason
Thomson
Kathryn Pape
Marinette
Wis
Lila Curley
Minnie Hunter
Milledgeville
William Wagner
Chadwick
Marvin Cheeseman
Henry Ashpole
Delmar
Wayne Martin
Scott Field
Linnie Bornemeier
Lanark
Gus Bornemeier
Rosalie Andrews
Vern Williams
Cecelia Hawk
Mr. Carroll
Nelson Kirkey
Howard Goble
Lyle Deets Nicholas
Dwight Spearman
Fred H. Olson
Lawrence Lego
Paul Melendy
Savanna
Harriet Wheeler
Morton
Elizabeth Harmon
Lyle Nicholas
June Pilgrim
Harvey Downing
Cheerful Caller notes rain and town buzz in Carroll County
The column records rainy weather and steady farm work in Carroll County while editors plan a Savanna river trip and Fourth of July events. It mentions Fulton theatre aboard the Dixie Queen, roadwork on Main Street in Thomson and Chadwick, and various local changes as residents cope with spring mud and travel disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Savanna
F. J. Stransky
Mississippi
Fulton
Thomson Main Street
Chadwick
Ben Stadel
Riley Temple
Michigan
Ben
Willett
Charles Harris
Don Harris
Mt. Carroll
Chicago
Fairground escapade ends with disguise and escape
A narrator recalls a chaotic Mt Carroll fair day involving a goat, a Hindu, a pink shirt chase, and police near-misses. After disguising in a truck and eluding officers, he returns to the grounds, reflecting on the town’s mock bravado and his mother’s practical wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Missouri
Pal
Earth
Fair Ground
Squires Hardware
Mt. Carroll
Shay
Illinois Second in Short Horn Membership Honors
Illinois ranks second in new members for the American Shorthorn Breeders Association during the first six months of its fiscal year, Chicago reports. Iowa leads by a narrow margin, Indiana remains third, with Missouri and North Dakota tied at fifth and sixth. Top states include Iowa 58, Illinois 67, Indiana 50, Oklahoma 33, Missouri 31, North Dakota 31, Minnesota 28, Texas 26, Kansas 25, Michigan 20, and Ohio 20. A Paris joke notes two Germans discussing employment, Eiffel Tower life and a job for life with no pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Chicago
Ilinois
Towa
Iowa
Indiana
Oklahoma
Missouri
North Dakota
Minnesota
Texas
Kansas
Michigan
Ohio
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The
Happy
Jimmy Lewis
Hawk Farm
Fay Christian
John Gelwicks
Ordnance Depot
Elver Kisseller
Walter Watson
Springfield
Board of Review
George Balk
Donna Yates
Vernon Bashaw
Wm. Carrow
Vernon Tomman
Roy Klitz
Hugh Senneff
Wm. Marr
Rock Falls
Hans P
Greisor
Greison
Sharpe
Reer
Vicorsin
Muargie
Robblee
Oxfords
Ferguson
MT. Carroll Black
MT. Carroll Rendering Co
Franklin J. Stransky
W. F. Black Farms Walnut
Marth Bros. Variety Stores
Morrison
Fuhremann Canning Co
the Style Shop
Farmer’s Elevator Co
Volckman Furniture and Carpet Co
Clinton, Ia
Richard Vogel Fulton
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Stransdale
Stransdale Farms Products
Lucile Stransky
Savanna, Ill
W. L. Derrer
Carroll
W. F. Black Farms
Walnut, Il
Foster Black
Pfister
Fred Wolf
MT. Carroll Carroll County
W.F. Black Farms
Walnut, Ill
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