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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1937
Page
5
A collage of humorous snippets and anecdotes from Clinton and nearby towns. Readers encounter jokes about Mae West, a missing bride, a joking banker, odd weather, a newspaper clerk, a beauty queen winner Pretty Bear, and a Dollar Day mischief. Random musings include shop talk, clothing fashion, kitchen accidents, and a strikemoment reported in brief.
Zabaty leads Savanna with a surge of points as Charles Nast and Veron Mcvhue trail in scoring. The Savanna squad posted totals totaling around 500 points for the season while opponents scored 317 against them, with Davenport, Lyong, and DeWitt among top scorers. The piece highlights veteran players, the poised Globe Trotters and a planned matchup with the Swedes, featuring Chink Campbell and George Campbell among notable names.
Moline high school basketball clinched a regional title Saturday night by defeating East Moline 29 to 14, advancing to the state tournament in Champaign. Fulton, coming in with 23 straight wins, fell 40 to 2 to Moline the night before in the regional semifinals.
A newspaper page describes a January meeting at Fulton between Lsons Terrible Swedes and a renowned Negro team. The document includes Q and A style content on driver license examinations, revocation rules, and testing procedures, quoting officials about standards and licensure duration.
A community posted a multi day birthday list spanning Friday March 19 to Thursday March 25. Names given include Evelyn Ashpele Thintsoy D Weed Lanark Richard Weed Lanark Marilyn Carpenter Thomson Arlene Santh Lucille Griswold Gladys Mest Donald Potter Hope Leti Chadwick Lucille Lehreinest Walter Switzer Herman Dachler Mwitch Mrs Elmer Fink Chadwick Mrs Nick Busta Clinton Effie Jane Yourke Paar Virjean Begeman Marian Lewis Eber Shepherd Virginis Ler Eypmer Thomson Lee Vloeh Lanark Mes Delt Melendy Thomson Clarence Bolhous Thomson Mrs Dea King Thomson Mrs Mayme Mimrmert Aigo-Fa Lyle Straub Chadwick Mrs Louis Thompson Chitus Ja Pan Markey Chadwick Chas Moon Milledeusile R A Shekenson Lanark Marian Geison Chadwick Tay H Milroy Milledgeville Elmer Hans Thomson Mrs Kenneth Schneider Chad wick
The listing shows chaotic state tournament pairings and game times scattered across venues such as Athens and Galesburg. It mentions matchups like Athens vs Tolebt and LaSalle-Per ys Doralus with various start times, across Friday to Saturday, plus notes on winners, venues, and irregularities in the schedule. The fragment ends with a local quote about motherhood.
A fragmentary report describes a county meeting at Mt Carroll Friday evening with plans for public involvement. It mentions attendance by Riverbury officials, local committees, and designated game site discussions at Mt Carroll with community turnout anticipated.
Analysis shows many accidents blamed on brakes stem from wear and improper maintenance rather than inherent brake faults. Worn, poorly adjusted, or overdue replacements let brakes fail subtly, and warning signs must be acted on promptly to avoid failure.
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