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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1939
Page
3
1939 Review outlines Carroll County platform urging a bank at Milledgeville extending Rt 171 from Hansen's Corners on Rt 78 to Chadwick with Rt 40, elect efficient town village and county officers, encourage reducing expenses, promote competitive sports, and promote Carroll County as the sportsmen's paradise.
A fragmented birthday column lists individuals from Thomson Milledgeville Chadwick Lanark Savanna Dixon Springfield and Massbach with dates from May 26 to May 31 specific names include Margaret Gowers Jewell Hawkins Janet Hawkins L A Frank Bil Zugschwerdt Mrs John Sollenberger Shirley Mae Beattie Abner Deets Glenn Radatz Hazel Bittner Bethel Schreiner Harold Holmes Elmer Weber G H Wolber James Ridgeway Richard Hacker Mrs Henry Webber Mrs Earl Yocom Mrs Lawrence Williams Leonard Porter J W Shay Fay Ashby Fay Reitzel W R Clough Guy Rogers Arden Deets Ear Rupple Grace Ashpole On Miller Jane Cheater Libberton Tig Alien Nye and others listed without clear context or consistent formatting.
Over the weekend two Savanna couples wed Wanda G Kennedy and Andrew M Greene Jr in Clinton and Mary B Goss with Vincent M Manning in St John s church. Eighth grade graduation set for June 2 at Lincoln school. Vacation Bible school begins June 5 led by Dr T K Griffith with five churches cooperating. Wayne L Smith reelected Minnava Club president at Glengary picnic. First summer movie draws crowd. Frank Mest leaves Miller and Dambman store for Downers Grove. Memorial Day observed with city closures and program. Courthouse redecorations continue with new ceilings and fresh paint. Memorial Day mentions and local happenings from Carroll County.
A quirky cache of jokes and quips from Wade Guenther reflects on politics nudism and daily life. Bits about candidates, manners, and humorous exchanges with Elmer and Jane mix with wartime reminiscences and light social satire. Read the Review.
An editor, aged and scarred, stands before St. Peter seeking admission to heaven. He recounts years of editing work, and the gates swing open as he is told to come in and choose his fate after a taste of hell.
The writer reflects on six weeks away from the column, promises a public statement to address errors, and notes trust in the public. He recalls past Carroll County journalism work, praises Maurice Strukhoff, hints at a Chicago trip, and signs off with a casual farewell.
The piece mocks safety terminology with misread definitions like a pedestrian being a man whose wife learned to drive and a one way street where the motorist is bumped from the rear only. It uses humor about drivers and vegetables to lampoon professional self-satisfaction.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a crumbled railway depot once grand but altered by time and neglect. A lone man from New York questions the present facility as locals remark how “the boys” whittled away the splendor, leaving a displaced passenger coach in its place.
An unclear item notes a single new car with insurance and mentions selling an insta or mobile sale option. Details are fragmented and insufficient for firm context or outcome.
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