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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1931
Page
4
Mov ed equipment to Mt Carroll to feed Capital Hill. Retainest personnel meet many friends here amid brief shsortly period in Milledgeville Free Press.
Washington reports plans for three new federal post offices in Morrison Rock Falls and Fulton Whiteside County. Morrison and Rock Falls request 85000 each Fulton 70000 with recommended appropriations to Congress at next session. Morrison county seat needs more space and growth prospects at Rock Falls noted.
The Carroll county Council of Religious Education holds its annual convention on May 12 at Bethel church with T A Tripp of Springfield presenting two addresses. A Young People's rally and 6 30 banquet are planned at the Methodist church with invitation extended to older residents.
DeWitt Iowa Observer reports James Edleman of Lost Nation ate 45 soft boiled eggs six slices of bread and two glasses of water in 14 minutes. He challenged rivals and earned mention in Robert Ripley’s Believe It Or Not cartoon for outstanding egg eaters and champions.
Lanark businessmen sponsor weekly open air movie nights starting Monday evening June 1 and continuing each Monday through the season. Petey Wales will oversee the screenings.
Mrs Ruth McCormick announces May 1 move of her office from the London Guarantee Life Building in Chicago to a section of the Rockford Republic building on South Water Street. She plans to reserve space in the future Rockford Newspapers building. The Republic demolition is underway.
Albany wire reports Rock Island county highway engineer Ward says Route 80 from Port Byron to Whiteside line will be 20 feet wide. Work includes grading south of Albany by R P Harper crew with draglines and two caterpillar cranes for a 1.75 mile fill. Fences and Albany Telephone Co lines are being moved.
Depositors of Whiteside County State Bank of Fulton which closed January 30 1930 received a second dividend of 16 percent of deposits. Receiver John C Kadyk says nine percent was collected by him and six percent came from bank stockholders.
A compact collage of quotations and trivia including Dean Inge on virtue and nature, a plan for Isa country land use, hollow trees in bird conservation, Uncle Eben’s talk, and idioms. Also notes on rhinoceros horn as poison detector, Bethlehem’s location, Jeans on weighing stars, a Prague homicide by a dead man, and Churchill Downs Derby origins.
Captain John Streckfos announced enhancements aboard the sidewheeler J. S. J. 5. The vessel will feature a loud speaker system to broadcast orchestra performances by Bob Sylvester and the Rhythm Kings for Misaiasipp excursions. The J. S. Sails briefly between Louisians Mo and McGregor Ia before summer service in St. Louis.
A village minister quotes a bishop upset by a note about replacing a wife for a weekend. The broader piece weaves poems on motherhood with farming advice stressing quality poultry over quantity to maximize early market profits and warns against neglecting chicks eight weeks old, linking care to financial success.
Housewives invited to send quilt tops for machine quilting by Freeport Quilting Factory in Illinois. Colonial Patch quilts use muslin ground and back, with Peter Pan or Sateen designs. Quoted price advantages and nationwide availability from Boston to Los Angeles. Write for free information at 193 E Main St, Freeport.
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