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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1933
Page
4
Jony Duke leads a county band in a united concert at the ML Carroll courthouse on Thursday May 18. The band includes more than tour players and is announced by the Miles director as part of a seven town event with shares to be announced.
Fragmented notes describe rain and fire at a hilly area with buckwheat and fuel concerns. Mention of government, gasoline supply anxieties, a surgical operation for Ray Moyer, funeral in Morrison, and local road Route 171 status. Local sports report notes an indoor baseball game with Daggett Daggett Valley Timbuctoo teams beating locals.
A Brown College report details Monday and Wednesday sessions. Students receive 14 booklets, including Your Career and The Modern History Club. They finish chapters on Versailles, the League of Nations, the W W I final stages, and the Russian Revolution. Language, logic, and Latin tests occur, with a roving biology trip and a roast at the bluffs.
The 4-H Club The Merry Sewers of Argo met at Areir Teader home with Mrs Margery Peters. Evelyn and Dorothy Holm led an Altering Patterns demonstration while Violet Volz presented Color Harmony papers with illustrations. A business session discussed material selection for color harmony and quality. The next meeting is set for Saturday May 13 with more girls urged to join. Mothers attended the prior meeting and officers will be elected. members ready to cut undergarments will participate.
The York 4H Calf Club opened at York Center school on May 2, 1933 with Rash Carroll leading. Farm adviser Roske spoke on various topics before Harold Dmehler called the meeting to order and officers were elected by ballot Robert Carroll President Russell Carpenter Vice President Harold Duehler Secretary Treasurer Chira Dykhuiven News Reporter. The club lists 16 members and plans a June 2 gathering at Clara Dykhuizen’s home.
Sandridge notes recount a school term closure by Mrs Alice Switzer with a picnic and program weathered by rain. Local social updates mention visitors Alec Moni, Louie from Chicago, Libbie Gurley and Miss Warster, travel to Mt Carroll, pig farming optimism, melon plans, coastal blasts near the Pacific, and community events at Mesquito Hill and Camp Deeer.
A Home Economics club May meeting edition reflects on friendship as a sustaining force. The piece praises cheerful support during gloom, cites Dr Mary Saguer’s sacrifice, and names local peers Francis Shimer Caroline Mark Helen Scott Hay Berthe Alexander as examples.
Carroll County residents are told of a new Civilian Conservation Corps reforestation program under a recent act. Leo Lyons explains eligibility for men aged 18 to 25 who are U.S. citizens, unmarried, unemployed, and willing to assign part of their $50 monthly pay to dependents. Quotas by township are outlined with Savanna likely highest. examinations will be in Carroll after county quota is filled, with training camps and medical inoculations provided.
Plum Grove and Grandridge schools close for the year with picnics. At Plum Grove fifty pupils attend a meal. five enrollments are not tardy or absent. Eight grade graduates named Floyd LaShelle and Virkus Sohnson. Grandridge lists programs including songs, recitations, and honors with Eva Schroth Virginia Schroth and Lillian Leavens noting perfect attendance and several on the honor rolls.
Miss Ellen Francke of Mt Carroll township won the Carroll County Grade School Spelling Championship at St Marys schoolhouse on Saturday morning under Miss Martha Ashby. Ten contestants including two 1932 finalists competed as judges announced words and readers noted errors. Francke prevailed after Moll misspelled obstinately and Francke correctly spelled the final word.
Spring Valley reports Mrs Wm Matthew hosting the ladies aid society on Wednesday. Willing Workers class to meet Friday at Mrs Johan McCallagh’s home May 19. N G Club entertained at Mrs Clare Wray’s home. Adolph LaFeber welcomed a newborn son. Rovertoon school event Friday with program, ice cream and cake. Brotherhood Banquet planning group named. Bank meeting attendance noted.
Mrs Willam Hienze Sr remains ill at home with heart trouble while the NC club entertained at Joe Chafer's. Ree Cassziberry hosts a Wiener roast at Mockman home north of Mi Carrell. Hockman children, former Popitt of Hickers Grove, invite schoolmates. Bart Bashaw and Roubert visit Savanna on business. M E church youth plan a play with dress rehearsal at Wacker hall Saturday. James Sorensen hauling tie to Savanna for Jack Das.
Clara E Daehler reports April attendance with names of those never absent or tardy. Russell Miller Frances Linker and Vergie Evelyn June Ginther had perfect attendance for the year. Several pupils earned 100 in spelling. others achieved 104 or more. Visitors included Mrs Minnie Keil and Leland Schmaling. School closed Friday at noon with a picnic and program.
A judge grills a milk seller charged with adulteration, noting the milk was 25 percent water. The culprit pleads not guilty and quips that high grade milk would be 80 to 30 percent water, claiming he should have sold it as cream.
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