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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
6
Miss Anita Rahn wins third prize in the Chadwick Woman’s Club high school essay contest. The piece discusses crime’s reach from street theft to gambling, youth influence, and societal roots, urging youth to heed warnings and avoid criminal paths.
Beginning March 1 the State Department of Conservation prohibits fishing for bass and pickerel or wall-eyed pike in Illinois to protect spawning. Pickerel fishing resumes statewide May 1, bass reopening occurs June 1 in the Southern Zone and June 16 in the rest of the state.
New York’s World Fair site features a $3 million Federal Area with Uncle Sam presiding over a Hall of Nations. 64 countries will exhibit as the Federal Building and Peace Table symbolize U S government branches. Howard L. Cheney is architect. Henry A Wallace chairs the commission with cabinet and congressional members listed.
Fair Haven farmer Fred Queckboerner, about four miles southwest of Chadwick, suffered a severe thigh gash when he fell from a disc pulled by a tractor on Monday. The blades cut to the bone as the machine ran over a log. he was treated by a local physician and later moved to a Freeport hospital. His condition was described as stable but weak from blood loss.
The article notes pork prices have dropped since last fall allowing more pork on the table. It shares two recipes including a pork shoulder roast using 4 to 5 pounds meat with salt pepper mustard and garlic plus instructions to rub, slit, and insert garlic before roasting.
The guide directs placing meat in a roasting pan and oven at high heat, 500 F for 20 to 30 minutes, then 325 F. Allow about 30 minutes per pound. If browning is inadequate, raise temperature in the final 20 minutes. Remove from pan, skim fat leaving 2 tablespoons fat per cup of gravy, form a smooth paste, brown if desired, then add liquid and stir until thick. Add Worcestershire sauce before serving. Yield six to eight servings.
A historic recipe outlines glazing a ham slice with mustard, layering sweet potatoes, brown sugar, and ham fat. The dish is baked slowly in milk until tender, finishing with a brief broil and gentle oven heat.
Edward J. Barrett state auditor announced the authorization of a 5 dividend payment for Morrison State Bank at Morrison Illinois marking the 13th dividend since closure. Total paid now reaches 87 with checks to be distributed around March 22. Additionally 270000 has been paid on bills payable and 1343.27 to preferred creditors from ordinary liquidation.
Portions of the Illinois River yield about 150 pounds of edible fish per acre of water yearly. The figure reflects local fishing productivity and suggests abundant aquatic resources in the region.
The passage urges youths to choose friends who teach and inspire. It emphasizes lasting value in mentorship over popularity and calls for discernment in companionship to build character and ambition.
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