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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
11
Classifieds offerings appear in three papers and cover both Carroll and Rock Island counties. Rates are set on a reasonable charge for service and territory. Ads must stay within their proper classification and adhere to Reviewb style of type. MacVIEW handles a single incorrect insertion.
Public sales occur each Thursday at Sterling Sales Pavilion Sterling Illinois starting 10 30 a m featuring horses cattle hogs sheep and more Harry Kipnis plans a sale at Mt Carroll Friday starting 11 30 a m with horses cattle shoats and sheep. Brooksville sales Wednesdays at 12 30 p m offer horses dairy cattle butcher cattle bulls steers heifers veal calves bred sows feeder pigs and misc stock. Louis Strauch administrator of the estate of R D Bennett holds a sale at the Bennett residence Thomson Thursday May 8 at 1 p m including household goods tools a 1929 Buick sedan and other items. Savanna Sales Barn at Milwaukee stock yards Savanna Illinois auctions Saturday May 10 at 12 noon with dairy stocker and feeder cattle steers heifers butcher cattle and breeding bulls. Mendota Illinois sale Saturday May 10 at 1 30 p m offers top breeding pigs all double vaccinated. Biers Live Stock Commission Co Mendota Illinois invites buyers for corn feeding hogs and good prices.
For sale items include 15 bushel Green Mountain late seed potatoes at 90 cents per bushel from E M Ritenour Chadwick. Also late potatoes priced 50 and 70 cents per bushel by Harry Jurgens four miles north of River road. Cesco Electric fencing and accessories for sale at Francke Switzer Thomson Illinois 450 dollars. Player piano and rolls offered at 39 dollars with 5 dollars monthly to reliable party. Write Mary Schultz Route 5 Box 229A Waukesha Wisconsin for viewing details.
A dozen mines in the Illinois Ozark hills overlooking the Ohio River produce about half of America's fluorspar. The mineral is essential for steelmaking, fluorine supply, and various metals and glass applications. With wartime shortages, foreign fluorspar is cut off, placing Illinois mines under heavy responsibility to supply half the nation’s demand.
A Sabula Gazette column surveys quirks of travel and signs of small town life. Bits include a Plankinton Mail ad, witticisms about marriage and gossip, and brief theatrical notes reflecting a period voice and local humor.
An Iowa furniture dealer repairs an old couch traded in for a new one. While foraging the relic, he finds 47 hair pins 46 buttons 34 gum sticks a glove cigarettes a Ford key and more from seven daughters, revealing a quirky cache of items including a watch fob and garters.
The May events notice lists Father’s Day on May 11 and Memorial Day on May 30 with the Eago Music Festival taking place August 16 in Chicago. Sponsored by Tribune Charities Inc Soldiers Vield.
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