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Shaws Office of Fa announces a Thursday issue schedule with a subscription rate of 1.50 dollars per year.
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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1931
Page
2
Shaws Office of Fa announces a Thursday issue schedule with a subscription rate of 1.50 dollars per year.
Miss Martha Rush and sister Mrs Reeves Krutz visited Freeport early this week. Mrs Frank Sheridan returned from Davenport. Mrs Merle Turney is rehired as Ideal School teacher. Paul Lewis family hosted visitors. Various locals hosted guests from Clinton Davenport and Savannah. Church women served dinner. Thompson and Savanna residents visited relatives. High school staffing shifts announced. Milwaukee train schedule changes noted. Old items list births marriages and community events from 1915.
Workmen this week moved the pumps from the Thomson Standard Oil station operated by Herbert St. Ores to the Evanston Block House near Savanna. After installation, the proprietors will offer a range of goods from pop to gas to attract tourist trade.
Jake Miller planted 15 acres of melons on Saturday May 2 to secure an early crop. He set 10 acres of watermelons and 5 acres of muskmelons as Thomson melon growers prep fields. A heavy yield is anticipated this season.
Lawrence Williams of Thomson has been named the Ebner tower second trick operator after H. B. Radcliff left for Ontarioville. Williams won the position on seniority amid recent layoffs, replacing Radcliff who moved to another railroad job.
The page lists school music selections with various choirs and instrumental groups, including first to fourth grades and a girls Glee club, plus a mandolin and piano duet. It notes May 15 events, missionary society hosting, and visits by locals to relatives and friends, with cattle shipment details and a school closing with a parent teachers meeting.
The Home Economic Club will present a patriotic program Friday afternoon May 15 at the Argo church auditorium. Guest speaker Mrs. Van Bibber of Savanna will discuss her trip to Flanders Field in France. Activities include songs, a devotional, a poem, and a talk on visiting Flanders Field. Mr. and Mrs. Reaves Kratz and others were Sunday guests at the M. L. Kratz farm.
Boys 16 and under in Jo Daviess County may join as five teams prepare for the season. Carroll County has two prospects, with Mt. Carroll showing interest. Thomson likely fields a strong team with Rob Lewis as pitcher and Vincent McNamara catching. Names listed include Kramer, St. Ores, Cooper, Miller, Schonefeldt, Stratton, Brown, Bennett, Gaar, Diephuis, and Drake. Parents urged to allow one weekday or Saturday afternoon for play and two practice games planned Saturday afternoons.
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The Consolidated School Board voted to reduce teacher salaries by 5 a month. The staff remains the same, with Mr. E. O. Hemmer as principal at 1400 annually. Other teachers will receive 125 monthly for six calendar months. Local notices include district drainage tax installments due in 1932, with taxes payable to Roy G. Houghton by March 10, or land sales to cover unpaid installments.
The annual picnic on May 2 drew a record crowd with base ball and outdoor sports. Noonday lunch was provided by local ladies including Mrs Hook Mrs Mohrman and Mrs Ponter. Honor students for perfect attendance were James Hook Bertus Ook Charlotte Mohrman and Pearl Rawlins. School resumes August 31 1991. A Norman Deutsche teacher.
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