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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1948
Page
6
This guide stresses rigid ladders should bear twice the heaviest load and warns against makeshift spreaders. Always face the ladder with both hands, stand at least two steps from the top, and position it so you can reach objects from the center. Fold and store properly away from children.
Latest statistics show more than 71 million life insurance policy owners in the United States, equating to roughly half the population. The report highlights widespread coverage and growing demand in the sector.
A call warns that a generation grows up without belief in God and blames American parents for failing to pass faith to the young. It urges preservation of American ideals through Sunday School attendance during National Sunday School Week observed April 12 18, sponsored by the Laymen's National Committee at the Vanderbilt Hotel New York.
Mr and Mrs Fred Miller and Fred Jr joined Sunday dinner at Robert Miller's home. Miss Bessie Groharing of Clinton visited Virgil Wilt's home. Howard Wiebenga hosted family in Morrison with Frank Badtke. Hattie Rawlins stayed weekend in Morrison. Wm Baker joined Myr and Howard Whebenga for dinner. Lloyd Johnson of Camanche visited Lyle Mitchell. A new picture of Thomson Trojans 1947 48 district basketball champs is on display in the post office lobby.
Kenneth W Lawver of Freeport appointed director of safety in the Illinois department of aeronautics by Robert Dewey. Lawver, a veteran commercial pilot and military air traffic control officer, will develop a statewide air safety and accident prevention program. Darlene Provant spent Sunday with grandmother Elizabeth Hohnadel.
The Illinois Bankers association launches a decade long program awarding plaques ribbons to 4-H Future Farmers of America and Future Homemakers of America in Illinois. Top 4-H county groups receive soil conservation honors with plaques and certificates for progress. Awards announced at county and state events with winners named by 4-H state leaders and the Illinois FFA as state and sectional trophies are established for each of 20 sections plus state wide honors.
Vernon McGinty arrived Saturday morning from Bridgeport Connecticut at the request of his ailing wife who is a patient at the Ottawa sanitarium. He plans to stay until after Easter.
Miss Lou Moyer and sister in Freeport. Edna Bowman of Savanna sang on WLS program Now is the Hour. Several Morrison and Lanark residents visited or hosted relatives including Pessman, Diehl, Almquist, Dornbush, Ashpole, Christiansen and others. Families exchanged visits in Preston, Fulton, Clinton, Cedar Rapids and Paris Island during the weekend and week.
The article explains egg weights and sizing to compare prices. Eight large eggs weigh a pound, making 60 cents per dozen equal to 40 cents per pound. It lists weights for Extra Large, Large, Medium, and small eggs, and compares Grade A to Grade B eggs for different uses, noting high quality protein and vitamins and urging shoppers to weigh eggs and weigh the value.
The notice urges residents to let leaves rot and be worked into soil or used as mulch around bushes. It warns that continuous vegetation burning dries soil and may turn areas into desert and can affect neighbors with asthma during leaf burning season.
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