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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
2
The Review lauds Carroll County residents as ordinary, honest workers who support churches and local institutions. It emphasizes their role in funding banks, paying taxes, and meeting daily needs, asserting they are the nation’s backbone and pledging future dedication to their honest efforts.
The 1940 Review outlines Carroll County goals including establishing a bank at Milledgeville and extending Route 171 from Hansen's Corners on Route 178 to Chadwick to join Route 88. It calls for electing efficient town village and county officers and aiding them to cut expenses. It also promotes community competitive sports and pledges Carroll County as the sports men's paradise.
A long list of birthday wishes dated Friday May 24 through Tuesday May 28. Named individuals include Lewis Zugschwerdt Chadwick Louis Kradle Chadwick Mrs. Guy Mackey Chadwick Robert Davis Chadwick Mrs. Henry L Hartman Thomson Lila Mickelson Fulton Ruth Cooper Thomson Mrs E F Tallman Lanark Helen McKean Milledgeville Mrs Kate Dean Milledgeville George Wagner Milledgeville Patsy Ann Eggert Milledgeville and many others across Chadwick Thomson Lanark Savanna Rockford Downers Grove Dixon and nearby locales.
Local notes report a new Carroll theatre show house in Mt Carroll, large high school graduations, and road safety reminders after recent accidents. War effort boosts at Rock Island Arsenal, weather brings rain easing crops, and town plans widen parking spaces. Jubilee events include Melon Day grounds lease and Memorial Day speaker Oscar Berga.
A list of residents and visitors including Mrs. G. H. Wolber Mrs. Henry Wolber and Mrs. Earl Yocom of Milledgeville along with Bethel Shreiner and Glenn Edward Radatz of Chadwick and others in Thomson Lockport Lanark Springfield Wis and Chicago through late May.
The narrator recalls a long ramble through Sabula and Arn and Andover towns describing locals, a money scam on a carnival stage, the Ace High seed plant at Bryant, farmland talks with Marvin Naeve, and a trip to La Salle Illinois. The piece blends humor with local places and people.
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