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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
6
Thomson locals report Alex Bolhous of Prophetstown visiting Tuesday at the Monroe home of his brother and then spending time with Harney and Mrs Ralph Moor in Ia
Voters are urged to support multiple candidates in a township election on Tuesday April 2. One caller seeks office claiming dedication to service and loyalty, asking for votes while pledging to work with Charles and others. Supporters from York and nearby areas are encouraged to back the unnamed contestants.
Readable fragments reference Thomson Brice for Sharon and a Green home dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Cooner and John Cowper and daughter Carroll. Other names and relations are unclear, but suggest a family gathering in progress with several relatives mentioned.
Thomson Briefs records a long list of social visits and overnight gatherings. Residents like Mr. and Mrs. Appel and Mary Appel host guests including Pearl Rawlins and Valta Bower while many relatives travel to nearby towns for meals and seeing friends. Notable visitors include Glen Sears, Henry Messinger, and families from Corowa, Stockton, Chicago, Bayard, Morrison, and Batavia with Moody Bible Institute correspondence noted.
Verna Oakley spent the weekend with her sisters Mrs Chante Grim and family. Henry Strauch and Don Carpenter served as the jury the first of the week. Mrs Blaine Smith and another person visited the F Smith home Sunday. Clay's Pris reported a shipment of beans valued at $00 per hundred on Tuesday. Le revived per hundred on the Chicare.
Gamble Stores announces its tenth sale starting Friday to mark an anniversary. The event features reduced prices on furniture and home goods, with staff and local residents noted among attendees. The report mentions several named individuals and a community setting, though some details are unclear due to OCR errors.
A candidate appeals to York Township voters in a handwritten note asking support for election. He stresses honesty, willingness to work, and dedication to the community, promising hard work and fair play if elected. The message emphasizes gratitude for favors and the need for a trustworthy representative.
Spring Valley Presb ladies plan a meeting at Mrs James Green home on Wednesday March 12 for a last day session. Due to bad roads Sunday services at Valley church are canceled. Morrison's Miss Avturheff substitutes at Union Grove school for Miss Winia Scott during her illness. Mr Willard Martin hosts the X G club Thursday for an all day gathering. Ladies sew comforters for three families. Martin, Peter Aggen and James Bull shipped a double deck car of lambs to Chicago last week with Bull accompanying. L A Abbott attends Winds farm directors meeting in Chicago this week. Auto travel on poor roads remains nearly impossible. Samuel Lether, appendix operation patient, remains at Steri hospital for 18 days, plans to return home when fit.
Notice reads an election will be held at the Village Hall Thomson in the morning with the terms Village President Trustees Village Clerk Treasurer and other officers to be voted on. The notice is dated March fifth by Kate Cole Whitney Village Clerk. The document mentions sale notices and a payment of six dollars per unit for a product or service.
A bank explains its loaning policy and compliance with state Banking Department rules. It distinguishes between working and fixed capital, notes that many refusals stem from missing present-day requirements, and outlines criteria for secured, profitable loans and the role of co signers, liquidity, and timely collections in maintaining a sound banking institution.
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