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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1929
Page
1
The ald aee pension bill introduced by Rep R G Soderirom of Streator passed the house 84 to 50 after a three hour debate. It would grant pensions to those age seven who had lived in the state twenty years prior to January 1 1928, with various amendments and related measures noted by lawmakers.
Mrs Levi Null to host Ladies Aid at her home on Wednesday April 3. Mrs Julius Jacobson dies at Jane Lamb hospital leaving husband three daughters and one son. Mr and Mrs A K McCullagh visited relatives in Fulton Sunday. Mrs Mary Church and daughter Lizzie of Fulton visited the Peter Aggen home Sunday. Ed Turney family ill and quarantined for scarlet fever. Earl and Burton Rollinshead shipped cattle to Chicago Market Monday. Mrs Wm Hamilton hospitalized at Mercy hospital Clinton. Town board of auditors met at town hall Tuesday. Francis Hook and Birt Johnson attended a horse sale in Morrison. Johnson bought a team. George Pearson and George Smith of Morrison deh yoming cattle through Ustick. N G Club meets with Mrs George Pearson in Morrison Thursday.
Leslie Fuller Will Slayman John Carroll Maurice Strukhoff and Foster Stagg attended a Masonic banquet in Chadwick Tuesday evening. More than 200 people were present. A 6:30 banquet at the Community building preceded a move to Lutz hall for lodge work. Masons from Carroll county Savanna Mt Carroll Milledgeville Chadwick and Thomson were represented. The lodge room was relocated to accommodate members and guests.
Harold Melendy did not report to work on Monday as planned. He said the operation left him weak and that it may be better to rest now rather than push himself and have to abandon work for a longer rest.
Henry Kane visited Chicago recently as residents recount births, visits, and health notes. Glande Millard and wife welcomed a new son last Friday. a baby girl arrived for Geo Lanning of Kirkland. May 1 marks forty years of practice for James Creighton. Rev L Woover and others attend Savanna revival. Glen Potter recovers from influenza. Mayo Clinic examination for Wm Hawk. various local visits and travel to Chicago for instructions. hospital stays and dental or surgical notes include Mrs Spicer and Mrs N D Millard.
Floyd Potter severely lacerated his left hand while butchering a hot at home southwest of Thomson. In trying to flee a pond he swung the knife, nearly severing the thumb. Mrs. Potter aided, a tourniquet was applied and he was taken to Savanna for further care. He has since returned home weak from blood loss.
The home of Ed Turney on Dr Durkee’s farm southeast of Thomson was quarantined last week after several children were found to have scarlet fever. Some children attend Consolidated School, but no danger of school-based spread is believed due to vacation. Dan Harney reports his mail route has continued since January 5 with another couple weeks expected. roads are icy with some slush.
Miss Lela Carpenter undergoes surgery in Clinton for tumor removal and Thom son friends await her recovery. A baby boy, John Henry Engleking, arrives March 17 at Barboo Wis and dies days later. Mrs Engleking, once Margrett Sansum, is remembered here. Rev. Gilroy travels on business. Sam Smith reports grandson Chet Ing in France will return by June. Thompson Ladies Aid raises one hundred dollars at an Apron sale and church dinner. Mrs G W Burnett learns her mother in Lewistown NL is seriously ill while her father and brother suffer pneumonia and flu.
The note urges reflection on Lent’s meaning as Palm Sunday nears Easter and Pentecost. It invites attendance at Candle light Communion Services in Argo and Thompson, stressing renewal through devotion and abstention from distractions. A Sunrise service at Thomson and a 5 30 Basley event presage Easter morning gatherings.
Local youths propose to improve the town tennis court with a fenced 12 foot net, electric lights, and better nets. They plan to seek village board approval and library grounds supervision, inviting $1 donations from curious players to cover wire and partial lighting costs.
C H Duvall, pastor, invites all to combined Sunday school exercises and church service, with a 7 30 p m service at Thomson where children will speak and sing. The pastor will deliver two short sermons on The Open Sepulchre and appeal for Easter gifts to spread the Easter Story abroad.
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