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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1935
Page
2
A rambling community column covers farm life, local visitors, funerals, and comic anecdotes. Mentions Cal's funeral, Mae Hike, John Moyer, and weekly car stories. Also promotes Simpson seed corn Palace from Bellevue Iowa with price and availability details.
The listings detail showings at Majessic 1 Theatre in Carroll and Capitol Theatre Clinton with Fridays Bank Nite events. It highlights Red Gap and The Gilded Lily programs, plus two big hits at Rich Clinton and Chester Monty bills, including Ruggles of Red Gap and Ive Been A Nobody.
The Thomson Review echoes praise for Carroll County residents as sturdy, honest citizens while urging support for churches banks and local services. The piece appears in a 19th century Thomson Illinois publication with local ads and editor credits.
A Mill edge ville platform seeks an efficient town government with five points: elect county officers. improve Route 171 from Thomson to Argo-fa and onward to Chadwick. promote community competitive sports in Carroll County. and push a county patrol highway across the south Carroll region from Milledgeville to Thomson, plus encourage all officeholders to cut expenses.
A fragmentary column mix of humorous quips and questions from different locales. Mentions a French editor, editors as philosophers, and a rash of light gossip about elections, parties, and odd observations from Berea Ohio and Omaha. An assortment of wry, era-tinged jokes and notes.
Foster L. Stare honors Cal Carrell a lifelong community booster and champion editor. The obituary reflects on his dedication to readers, his county, and the legacy he leaves in journalism and civic pride. It recalls his daily commitment, the people he served, and the enduring influence of his work on Carroll County.
Fragmentary text mocks a fictional Chia gubernatorial race with garbled phrases about cleverness and social reading. It mentions hotel room cards and towels sparking reactions, and references daily routines and forgotten items in a playful, disjointed style.
Mt Carroll weekly notes three candidates vying for three school board seats with two incumbents W L Derrer and E L Kneale up for three year terms and Robert M Browning seeking the president's post for one year. High school board vacancy by Rev R H Leitner with filing open until April 5, Leitner not seeking re election. Also reports funeral services for Allen Eisenbise 60 of Mt Carroll, burial at Arnold's Grove with local clergy and Masons. Community events include a Mt Carroll junior chamber meeting, a window peeper being sought, spring signs as crocus and cabbage planting traditions noted, Swingley Candy Shop undergoing re fit, a Gamble store opening April 1 in Odd Fellows building, and Irve at Joey garage starting his own shop.
A fragmented local note compares 1915 residents and today residents of Chadwick area. It mentions Ed Mest as auctioneer, farmers George Bast, Ed Schreiner, and Jessie Schreiner, and other local figures like L. P. Mackey and B. L. Rosenberry seeking farm work from Chambersburg. The item references marriages, postmaster Albert Emyre, Gladys Spealman’s marriage to Lee W Emnyre, and changes in local homes and farms. It also notes connections to Morrison and Galesburg, with brief mentions of residents Chadwick and nearby towns.
An auction sale will be held on Main street in Chadwick Tuesday April 2. The sale will consist of furniture merchandise and a set of bottoms for Emerson gang plow putleys and more. Harry Kipnis will hold a sale at Ma Carrot OL Friday March 29. The sale will commence at one o clock and consist of horses cattle hogs sheen harm ste. Yeet Hurt foot ailments advertised quick relief with free examination by Mrs Vera Sallows Woot Comfort Specialist Cordera Ti.
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