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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
2
The Thomson Review notes the community of Carroll County Illinois as normal citizens supporting churches, societies, banks, and daily concerns. It urges honesty, hard work, paying bills, and obeying laws, dedicating future issues to these civic ethics and local well being.
The 1935 platform calls for a bank for Milledgeville, electing efficient town and county officers, paving Route 172 from Thomson to Argo F A, continuing to UM Cadwick, promoting competitive sports in Carroll County, and establishing a county patrolled highway across the south part of Carroll County from Milledgeville to Thomson while encouraging officeholders to cut expenses.
Q and A outline early Mormon presence in Illinois from 1838 to 1846, noting Nauvoo in Hancock County as a growing city of about 20,000, Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith killed in Carthage Jail, their departure from Illinois in 1846, and related state questions about land grants and government offices.
Local farmers boost combination sales at Thomson Mt Carroll and Chadwick amid rising demand for stevk and machinery. Community notes report upcoming auctions and commission activity, with county stalls and trade prospects flagged for the March period.
Mount Carroll officials report candidate Phillips seeks alderman seat in ward two with Ernest Putman and Edward Fox currently in office. Hall renovations on the second floor begin as a Volunteer Commission project. Mrs Ralph Christie died, buried Oak Hill. Feezer critical after paralytic stroke. age 70s. Patrolman Pat worked 35 straight hours aiding snow removal on Savannah road toward East Dubuque.
This week the high school will host preliminary literary and music contests on March 12 to select students to represent the school at a meet here that day. The afternoon and evening events will take place in the high school gymnasium.
Local 1915 notes record two tickets for Fair Haven supervisor and school trustee positions plus five candidate hopefuls for highway commissioner. Mentions Mrs Saunders visiting Polo and South America, C F Strauch visiting Chadwick then Elm and Killman, and residents like Henry Koehler, Henry Miller, and John Larsen. Community updates include illness, moves, and local business changes amid a busy election period.
A reflective reminiscence blends childhood piano lessons with a humorous memory of a piano recital misfire. The narrator recalls practicing daily between onion weeding and chores, then shifts to a countywide note on tuberculosis and the lack of local help for people in need, urging attention to essential services.
The writer shares anecdotes about Rudy Vallee’s kindness from a fan, including gifting a rare copy to a girl unable to buy it, aiding a blind donor, and supporting a sick violinist. It notes Vallee’s Broadway debut, the Strand premiere of Sweet Music, and mentions charity stamp sales in Carrell County.
The page presents a garbled survey of names, places, and scenes including Miami, Main Street, and various speakers. It sketches social and cultural curiosities, hints at a radio announcer dream, and references fashion and music, all in a disjointed, stream-like OCR fragment.
A fragmented item notes an interview with Lawrence Tibbett, a prominent screen and radio figure, tied to a metropolitan opera concert. The readable text hints at a forthcoming feature next week and mentions a joke line and hints to an OS.
The obituary item details multiple local deaths and family updates. It mentions Mrs Sigalus and her late husband, care and recovery timelines, and funeral services scheduled in Savanna. George and Clyde are moving from their Steefe farm to a Riverview cottage. Leavens and Mr Wasas are referenced with recent events and household changes.
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