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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1935
Page
2
The Village Review is a 1803 weekly Thornton publication urging Carroll County residents to support churches banks taxes housing and local businesses. It pleads for honest work law adherence and family stability as backbone of the country and dedicates future issues to these efforts.
The slate emphasizes creating a bank for Milledgeville, efficient town and county offices, paving Route 171 from Thomson to Chadwick via Argo-fa, promoting competitive sports in Carroll County, building a county patrol highway across the south part of Carroll County from Milledgeville to Thomson, and supporting office holders to reduce expenses.
A garbled column fragment discusses Mynest Rathie and a jest about the fair sex in hitting balls. The text references a study period and advice on keeping silent, suggestive of a humorous or rhetorical joke inside a sports or social note. The readable portions mention names and a playful tone without clear events or dates.
Dr W S Bell preached at Milledgeville Brethren Church on the Desire of the Ages, tracing humanity's long search for God, sin’s atonement, righteous life, and a heavenly home. He argued Jesus fulfills these desires, providing revelation, forgiveness, life after death, and fellowship with the Father. He cited scripture and contrasted worldly concerns with spiritual hope.
A reflective piece praising real mothers for their endurance devotion and unselfishness. It describes motherhood as a vocation shaping character sacrificing leisure and pleasures, while guiding children with patient wisdom and steadfast loyalty through life’s ups and downs.
A collection of banana recipes including Banana Pie with baked pastry, sugar, flour, eggs and milk thickened over double boiler, Banana and Ham Sandwich with deviled ham and bananas, Banana and Bacon dish, Banana Cake with banana puree and cream, and Stuffed Baked Apples with bananas and marshmallows.
The piece notes a promising season with potential county league development. John Butler, a hotel proprietor in the west part of the county, has been ordered out. A Thomson post office move is being petitioned. The House of David ball team missed a turnout in Thomson, possibly due to colder weather. High school seniors wear new pew suits and dresses. Sharpe Carrol, crippled, manages his York assessor duties from his car. Assessor Straud in Vair Haven has an assistant due to illness. This year real estate and personal property are being appraised as real estate is assessed every four years, presenting a heavy task for the assessors.
Miss Dorothy Slick retires from Mt Carroll schools after ten years to marry Theodore Juddelch on Aug 2 1934. Velma Sacki to marry soon and leave sixth grade. new teachers to be hired. Track team to state meet with four Mt Carroll men led by assistant runner Wilson Schaut and DeNier in pole vault. Rain delays Little Five prep with Mt Carroll vs Chadwick possible at Point Rock Park May 16. Also district plans include a court league starting May 20 and a drive to end “Send a dime” letters. Local postal inspectors monitor rule violations. two Mt Carroll residents Face possible prosecutions. Commencement exercises to honor 24 high school seniors.
The town announces a June exa m, with P C Se ville of Bloomingtes, and a baccalaureate sermon by Rev B H Rogers at First Baptist Church on June 2. Robert Hansen remains confined at home. Carlos Fois on becomes city marshal, succeeding Charles Petty. Carroll council meets Friday night. A stunt show at Carroll High Thursday evening at 7. Dance afterwards with Ralph Slade and his orchestra from Savanna.
Authorities urge Carrell county families to discard false food beliefs and wasteful practices. Reevaluate canned foods, refrigeration, and nutrient sources as affordable options. avoid excess purchases like raisins or special preparations. simple, budget friendly meals win.
Salvage from the Century of Progress demolition is shipped nationwide with over 268,000 feet of plasterboard plywood and lumber and 190 carloads of structural steel sold to a New York firm. Five hundred workers are employed on the site as a specialized excavating shovel is prepared for concrete pile tearing with work slated to end next November.
A chaotic string of conjecture and political and economic grievances dominates Sharpe’s column. The writer laments relief failures, Meat packer profits, and taxes while blasting government spending and racialized framing. A local anecdote about a dog named Rover ends the piece.
The fragment recalls residents around Sandridge and Lowshi, including Mr and Mrs Brown of the Lard Slough area and their Dust Bowl experiences near Oklahoma. It mentions a dust storm on April 14, farmers giving up livestock, life in a wheeled trailer, a collision with a trailer, and other recollections of outdoor hardship.
Spring Valley residents hosted an arid society gathering midweek. Tenant Mr Joby Haridee on Burton Hollinshead farm was injured last week after being kicked by a horse. Brown of Morrison with helpers paints Ward farm home tenanted by Mr and Mrs George Volker. Mr and Mrs Arthur Church shopped Morrison on Tuesday. Boon, Stanney, and Marion Meleko of Chicago visited Francis Hook home Sunday. Mrs Mildred Davis taught at Spring Valley school. Fulton engaged at Otter Bluff school and Crouch school picnic and program held Tuesday. Hiss Keck and other family members attended.
A public sale to be held in Mt Carroll Illinois starting May 10 at 1 o clock featuring horses cattle hogs sheep and farm machinery. An ArcTo cattle association will be bidding in Seber with May 11 sale at the railway feed yards in Carbra CHIT. Hereford stock and calves among items listed.
A garbled column by William Pearns lists favorite hosts and schedules including Jackie Hulley praise, daylight time debate, and the day’s top radio programs with stations WLS WMAQ WBBM WX AQ WHA and others, noting times from 12:30 p m to 9 p m and mentioning performers like Don Mario Tony Wons and Will Rogers.
Fragment mentions a trip ending in Wisconsin with a stop to buy blood and notes a return home on Saturday. Two names appear, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear event or outcome details.
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