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Newspaper

Thomson Review

Location

Thomson, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1927

Page

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Dr Hancock Travelog on Australia At High School Talk

Dr Frank Hancock, world traveler and lecturer, previews an illustrated travel lecture at Thomson High School. His work covers Australia’s cities, gold camps, back country, Aborigines, and wildlife with notes on climate, distances, and the continent’s distinct life forms. The talk aims to show Australians at work and play and to share his six thousand miles of exploration.

Australia Frank Hancock Hancock Tasman New Zealand South Sea Llanids Jean Lee United States New York City Thomson Iiness CH 5

Back to the Farm for the Summer

The speaker returns to the farm for the season and expresses agreement that it is a good place to be, highlighting contentment with rural life during the summer period.

Donations for York Cemeteries Fund Total $108.75

The cemetery fund lists numerous donors including Lillian Headless $1.00 Lew Lewis $1.00 Mrs Mayme Tripp $1.00 D4 Tomson $5.00 Willis Pape $1.00 Mrs Roy Alexander $1.00 and others from Colorado California Kentucky Utah and South Dakota. A contribution from Mrs Eric Lundberg of Denver is noted as forthcoming and a late donation from Mrs Mabel Quick Zimmerman is missing from the list. The total to date is $108.75.

Lillian Rio Lew Lewis Walnut Il Mayme Tripp Freeport Ilinois Tomson Scotland South Dakota Willis Pape Polo Ili Roy Alexander Ovid Colorado Chre Liaise Mio Cute Hfeod Kremer Lexington Kentucky JM Keome Logan Utah Delia Goddard Eric Lundberg Denver Colorado Mabel Quick Zimmerman

Township Election On Tubs March 6 Vote

The Vory township election will be held Tuesday March 6 with a sample ballot in the Review. James Sheridan heads petition one for re election as supervisor while Ruchy Carroll runs on petition two. Harry Carpenter seeks school trustee on both tickets. Clerks and judges named. town meeting at two PM to read reports and vote cemetery sextons.

Paddy Lewis Bill Slayman Bill Dake Stickel Hike Green Charlie Groharing Irve Martindale Schiller Andy Sheridan Bill Adamms Bob Smith Lynn Morgan Main Street Captain Mudd Milwaukee Lynn Bayard Lewis Bill Strubb Stumming Cole Rawlins Herb Charlie Switzer Ford Garrett Bolhous Melendy Glee Club Carroll Albert Dittmar Vern Mort Stumphy Porter Don Bertholf Jold Guard George Strubb Henry Johnson Norm Leavens Bob Dyson Philadelphia George Potter George Rush Carroll James Sheridan Sterlng Produce Company Hall James J Sheridan Ruchy Carroll Peteion Harry Carpenter Argo-Fa Jion Kyle Melendy Ivan Lewis Frank Rusk Henry Strench Joe Wilt York John J Carroll Argo Louis Kness Dunshee

Ideal Farmers' Program At Ideal Club Meeting

The Ideal Farmers' Club schedules a Wednesday program with Verna Oakley recitation and the Broughton Orchestra of Morrison Illinois. A relay race between two men's teams will precede the cast of thirteen in the Prairie Farmer Chicken Thief Trial. A donation party follows with items auctioned for church funds, with cake pies candy and other goods on sale.

Ideal Farmers' Program Ideal Farmers’ Club Verna Oakley Broughton Orchestra Morrison Illinois Prairie Farmer Chicken Ideal

Smith and Eacker Married at Mt Carroll Parsonage

Donald P Smith of Thomson and Mies H Eacker of Lyons Iowa were married March 19 at the UK parsonage in Mt Carroll by the writer. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Frank Smith of Thomson and the bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Eacker of Lyons. They will reside on Mr Smith's father's farm near Thomson. Mirror-Democrat.

Donald P Smith Thomson Mies H. Eacker Lyons Iowa Mt Carroll Frank Smith Fred Eacker Mr Smith Mirror-Democrat

Grade School News and Upcoming Events

The 6th to 8th grade basketball tournament crowned the 8th grade as champions. An entertainment program with plays and musical numbers is set for Thursday night April 21 at the Opera House. The Grads School Operettas are planned for May 19 and the Eighth grade Commencement on May 26.

Opera House Grads School

Arliss Film to Shoot Interior at St Ann's Church Brooklyn

The Man Who Played God producers arrange interior church scenes at St Ann's Protestant Episcopal Church in Brooklyn. Director and star George Arliss along with Ann Forrest participate in the shot, a first for such historic structures in the city.

Scamee God George Arliss United Artists Corporation York Co-operative Theatre Distinctive Productions, Inc George Arliss Sterling Permimion Cuthbert St Ana's Protestant Episcopal Church Brooklyn Arliss St Ann’s Ann Forrest

Miss Millie Alleman Writes From California

Miss Millie Alleman from 2428 Washington Street San Francisco California writes to Mr F L Stagg in Thomson Illinois to enclose a money order renewing her Review subscription for another year. She mentions missing a New Year skating party and describes Mirror Lake Yosemite Park ice skating and a long wet winter ending.

F L Stagg Thomson Ilinois Foster Mirror Lake Yosemite Park Goodiake

Church Notes and Weather Impacts on Roads

Bible School at 0 AM and 10:00 am, Morning Worship 12:00, Evening Worship 1:30, Epworth League 6:30, and Fever Service 8:00 PM. Weather worsens with mud making side roads impassable. main roads to follow.

Bible School Epworth League Argo - FA Church Bible School Rmin

Millard Family Travels for Son Tooth Infection Treatment

Mr and Mrs Claude Millard of Yates City Illinois traveled to Rochester Minnesota with their son Everett who has suffered a bone infection in a tooth for four weeks. Dr Thompson of Fulton advised scraping and recommended Rochester or Chicago for care. The family planned a return trip home after their visit.

Srooklyn Church Claude Millard MAYO FGR Yates City Rochester Minn Everett Thompson Fulton Chicago Claude Burlington Millard

Chesnutt Elected President of County Literary Association

Carroll County high schools organize a county literary league with an annual meet featuring essays orations glee clubs and declamations. At Mt Carroll on March 21 officers were elected President J M Chesnutt Thorpe son Vice President Mr Groves Mt Carroll Secretary-Treasurer Mr Schaffer Milledgeville An executive committee meets March 24 to arrange the county meet.

Carroll County Mt. Carrel J M Chesnutt Thorson Sec’y-Treas Schaffer Millledgeville

Murder in Thomson recalls old Fairhaven killing

In a Saturday letter L M White recalls a murder in Thomson many years ago when Amos Zuck was killed by an unnamed man after an indecent exposure incident. The memory suggests a wife or sister named Cole, with lingering questions as to accountability sixty plus years past.

L M White Fairhaven Thomson Amos Zuck Zuck Cole Zack Mirror Democrat

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