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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
4
Chadwick Briefs Mrs Kate Miller of Lanark is visiting in the home of her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Fred Miller.
Mr and Mrs William Fink were entertained Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Parsons at Argo Fa.
Former CCC enrollees who have been discharged may reenroll after a three month period, extending eligibility beyond the prior six month rule. Illinois applicants will not be sent outside the Sixth Corps area without consent. Eligible youths 17 to 23, unemployed and able to work, may enroll for six months with maintenance, stipends, and family deposits. applications are now being taken at Freeport area office.
More than 30 pastors from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin attended the Central conference of the Lutheran Wisconsin synod spring meeting at St. Peter's Church in Savanna. Host pastor Rev. Gerhard Fischer led the gathering, with Rev. Otto Kuehl of Cambria delivering the sermon and music directed by Mrs. Fischer. Rev. Walter Zank of Lake Mills presided over sessions.
A statewide message urges better prenatal and obstetrical care to reduce maternal death, praising modern medicine and advising premarital health exams, personalized care, and medical guidance for pregnant women approved by the Illinois State Medical Society Educational Committee.
A manager trains two prizefighters by having them run toward each other on a 10 mile road at 4 mph while he bikes at 15 mph back and forth between them. They meet after one hour, so the manager pedals 15 miles. The rest notes joke about nurses and a Roosevelts volume with a moral about doing good.
Private Joseph Claybourn, 21, a Black soldier in the 55th Ordinance Regiment stationed at Savannah Illinois, begins a 30 day Bridewell sentence. He and Privates John Woods and Albert Duke were charged with beating the owner of a hamburger stand at 1152 Vincennes Avenue after served burned hamburgers. Woods and Duke were fined $10 and costs each. A plate glass window was smashed in the clash.
A total of 145,159 Illinois aged persons received old age assistance in April totaling $3,306,867, announced by Fletcher C. Kettle, Superintendent. The month saw 770 more recipients and $49,424 more in payments than March. Distribution shows 26,938 at or above 30 dollars, 67,190 between 20 and 29, 48,808 between 10 and 19, and 2,223 under 10.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Goetz of Savanna and Mr and Mrs Emil Hartman and Glenn were Sunday guests in the Charles Fletcher home in Clinton. Mr and Mrs Henry Keil and daughter Ruth were Sunday dinner guests in the John Rhode home at Coleta.
A government payroll system processes more than 100 million payroll checks annually, all signed by automated machines.
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