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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1943
Page
2
Instructional piece urges simmering soup stock from bones to stretch meals during a cold season. It promotes saving vegetable scraps, drying greens, and using various bones and additives to create hearty soups such as Ox Joint Soup, Philadelphia Pepper Pot, Carter's Split Pea Soup, and Vegetable Soup, with practical recipes and serving yields.
The list notes birthdays for residents across Carroll County from Friday through Thursday, naming dozens of individuals with hometowns including Chadwick Savanna Lanark Milledgeville Thomson Mt Carroll DeKalb Argo Camp Blanding Fulton Hanover Rockford and others. Notable entries include Leo Provant listed at Camp Blanding and several Mrs. and Ms. entries across multiple towns.
The piece reports a fiery critique by Rep Allen attacking what he calls farm foolery and alphabet doodlers who would reshape farming during wartime. It cites proposed limits on animal care, lambing, and machinery cuts, plus WPB actions on sliced bread and rationing shifts planned by OPA for March 29.
An editorial laments baseball losing favor to football and basketball as public interest shifts. It recalls past scandals, the Black Sox label, and warns of a dark future unless colleges and professionals restore the sport’s appeal while weaving in social notes about era life and daily quirks.
Buzz Bennett announces candidacy for Highway Commissioner of York township subject to voters on April 6. He appeals for support and notes political advertising.
J. J. Sheridan announces candidacy for the office of Supervisor of York township subject to the April 6, 1943 election. He thanks voters for past support and asks for continued favor.
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