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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1943
Page
6
Preston Prairie Ray Smith of Center Hill returned home last Wednesday from Camp Polk La where he had been since November 5. Hickory Grove aid society met March 3 in the home of Mrs Jesse Colehour. Mr and Mrs Carlos Toepfer were recent visitors in the Ward Weidman name. Dulcie Petty is a visitor in the Erve Ritenour home in Chadwick.
Second Lieut. Harold J. Fink son of Mr and Mrs William Fink of Chadwick completed a special course at the Signal Corps school Camp Murphy Florida He was chosen for his aptitude by a written exam and returns to Chadwick on leave before new duties Mr Fink formerly taught at York Community high school
Mrs Guelle Rahn appears on a Rockford radio program with Mrs Wm Martin to discuss Conservation in Relation to Nutrition. Carroll county farm machinery rationing committee announces upcoming purchase permits after March 15 and lists numerous recipients for barbed wire milking machines pumps woven wire milking gear and other equipment with March 1 to March 6 allocations.
Karl Bauer, born in Schuppach Germany, endured enemy-ruled life and war injury before emigrating to Whiteside County Illinois in 1922. He worked as a farm hand, married, and in 1938 bought a 120 acre Jordan township farm. He supports AAA soil conservation and Crops control and is a Grange member.
The Bauer family volunteers on the home front to boost U S food production and meet Uncle Sam’s quota. Mr Bauer contrasts American farmer independence with Germany’s forced quotas noting farmers there lose all for themselves if quotas aren’t met.
Illinois old age assistance payments for February totaled 4 163 623 with a month over month rise of 7 964. Aid to dependent children vouchers amounted to 853 681 up 5 512 from January. Carroll county reported 403 recipients receiving 10 508 in old age aid and Whiteside 918 recipients receiving 25 677. Dependent children payments showed Carroll with 83 recipients and 1 208 and Whiteside with 97 recipients and 3 ug.
Staff Sgt. Gregg C. Nesemeier, 29, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Nesemeier of Stephenson County, native of Carroll County, has been missing since February 26 in the European war area. He enlisted in the air corps December 8, 1941, trained at several camps, then sent to England.
The Carroll County War Price and Rationing Board outlines stamp expirations for sugar coffee gasoline and shoes plus new seed bean seed seed purchase rules. It notes OPA easing on seed purchases but local boards may not be updated and announces tractor fuel and mileage renewal procedures with a 10 day processing expectation. It also offers special food point certificates for ill applicants and furloughed service members.
Babson reports on rural progress arguing that as urban populations shrink more small cooperative farms will rise. He foresees scientists improving crops like hybrid corn and sugar beets and suggests future shifts in food production through breeding and fermentation.
A bawdy verse recounts a city maid denouncing a fraud claiming milk products. She asserts only plain milk is genuine, contrasting buttermilk and cream with strong, crude language. The fragment hints at a social satire on dairy quality.
A textile artist insists on making artistic pieces while a designer pushes for practical stretchers. The exchange highlights a clash between artful craftsmanship and utilitarian objects.
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