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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
8
Spectator discusses daylight saving unease in farm communities and reports University of Chicago consideration of relocating Yerkes Observatory from Wisconsin to a Texas peak for clearer skies, while noting notable discoveries made at Yerkes despite weather.
Mt Carroll high and grade school boards have offered next year contracts to numerous teachers. High school recipients include P. F. Grove F. E. Crain David Foltz Coleman Miles W. G. Warnock James Long Milton Hansen Zella Corbett Izetta Breitman Mary Lou Barger Edna McKee Thelma Homedew Bonnie McCray. Grade school recipients cover all grades with several first through eighth teachers named.
A marriage license was issued last week in Clinton Iowa to Max Troxwell and Nellie Eisenbise both of Mt. Carroll.
A Boston father recalls his son who just started school and tiredly tells him breakfast time disrupts the day. The boy explains his objection plainly by saying he is tired of going to school because it breaks up the day.
Uniform set-back building lines were proposed at a Rockford meeting of northern Illinois highway district officials. A. R. Carter of Winnebago was named district chair to formulate a uniform plan and push adoption by county boards. O. F. Goeke outlined right-of-way pressures as road modernization and belt lines grow. proposed 50 foot set-back on bond and major state aid roads, 75 feet for 400 feet at intersections, and 40 feet on other state aid roads. County superintendents present included Campbell, Hauck, Norby, Ogden, Anderson, Hiveley, and Carter.
Word reached Savanna of the death of Mrs. Walter Griffith formerly Bird Taylor in Phoenix Arizona. Daughter of pioneer Savanna residents Mr and Mrs Pliney Taylor she was 77 and the widow of Walter Griffith who was killed years ago while with the Milwaukee railroad. The body will be brought to Savanna for burial in the city cemetery.
Sell Steers Holm and Peters from Carroll county sent 16 head fattened on their Mt. Carroll farm to the Chicago Stock Yards. They averaged 1200 pounds and brought $11.55 per cwt. Hogs rose again with midweek top $6.55 per cwt the highest since November 6. Prices for Wednesday averaged $6.30, up ten cents from the day before.
Shannon high school alumni association will hold its 38th annual reunion on Monday evening May 27 with a banquet and reception at the high school. Officers include Carl Terpenning president Florence Moll vice president Mildred Falkema secretary and James Beck treasurer.
A. J. Grier heads the committee organizing the Labor Day Homecoming in Shannon on September 2 under the Shannon Business Men's club. Other members include R. H. Scharman, L. B. Cappernoll, and C. T. Wilhelm. The club will sponsor weekly free outdoor motion pictures starting May 16 and a summer program with gift nights beginning May 18.
Mrs Hal Francke was elected president for the coming year at a Mt Carroll Community club meeting in the Community house. Other officers named include Mrs B C Rose as vice president, Mrs Ronald Smith as secretary, and Mrs Walter R Watson as treasurer. Retiring officers are Mrs W Y Ritenour, President, Mrs Hal Francke, vice president, Mrs John R Gelwicks, secretary, and Miss Rose Demmon, treasurer.
Paintings by Blendon Kneale known as Mr Carroll artist are on display this week and next at the Dickerson Art gallery Frances Shimer college. The show features 30 works including many landscapes of Carroll county and is open to the public.
Pratt of Thomson and Lanark legacy, born Feb 14 1863 in Bethlehem Pa to George W Shaffer and Mary Ann Van Horn, died Apr 29 1940 at 77. Survived by three sisters and three brothers, with children Paul Pratt, Helen Pratt, Mary Pratt and a granddaughter Mary Van Horn Pratt. The Pratt family moved from Lanark to Abilene Kansas and Mt Carroll Illinois where Mr Pratt operated a hardware store before settling.
Obituaries note the deaths of Savanna residents Savanna Harry C Hoffman 84 Derinda Center August Gras 64 and Mt Carroll Sherman Bowden 53 Myrtle Emery Alonzo White 67 and Robert Robson 82 born in Glasgow Scotland died in Savanna Mount Carroll and Mt Carroll settle details include birthplaces marriages and long railroad service for Hoffman and hospital care for Gras burial sites in Cedar Rapids Derinda Center Arnold’s Grove Oak Hill and other local cemeteries.
John Robson, who lived in Savanna for decades, died aged, having joined Milwaukee railroad on June 1 1882 and retired March 3 1937 after 65 years of service. Survived by a Pueblo Colorado half sister and his widow Clara L Robson who died 1918 with a stepdaughter Golda Shinkle also deceased. Funeral held Fuller Funeral home. Lanark Eugene Cook, 70, retired farmer moved to Lanark eight years ago died in East Moline hospital. Burial in Lanark cemetery. Surviving: widow, son Brice Cook of Shannon, two grandchildren, brother Harry Cook, sister Katherine Kennedy of Wilsey Kansas.
The Rialto Clinton Indiana opens Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion this Saturday through Tuesday. Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller star with strong supporting cast delivering witty, fast-moving direction and acting. Co Hit features Cesar Romero in Viva Cisco Kid for three days, with Royal Theatre Mayd A Sothern and John Carroll opening Sunday.
The Friday five day program showcases Miss Arthur in Too Many Husbands where she plays a lonely wife blessed with two devoted husbands. Fred MacMurray and Melvyn Douglas deliver strong comic turns as the rival spouses. The second feature is My Son is Guilty.
The April attendance list names Glen Doty Robert Frank Cid Libberton Wilma Foltz and Russell Libberton as present or on time. The school will close Saturday May 11 with a noon picnic at the schoolhouse inviting all parents and friends to bring a basket for dinner with the pupils and teacher.
A novel sandwich trend in Europe features meat ration cards placed between two slices of bread. The quirky item reflects shortages and creative coping during ongoing economic strain.
A Finnish front dispatch quotes a soldier noting the cold, asking how long the struggle can last as he compares it to a brutal Indian summer. The exchange highlights endurance under harsh conditions.
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