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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1938
Page
2
The Carroll County platform advocates promoting competitive sports in the county and describes the area as a sportsmen paradise. It highlights community sports as a central theme within the 1938 Review materials.
A list of names and dates from May 27 to June 2 noting birthdays in Downers Grove, Milledgeville, Chadwick, Thomson, Lanark, Oak Grove, and surrounding towns. The item ends with a separate note: a Liverpool bank detects two 5 shilling bills sharing the same serial at the top, with one showing a mismatched bottom number.
Carroll County suffers through 18 straight days of rain with no end in sight. Farmers fall behind on planting and replanting as moisture retards germination, while the Mississippi River rises above the 15 foot stage flooding lowlands near Thomson. Towns like Fulton prepare for Decoration Day closures and local businesses anticipate a slow week ahead.
A humorous exchange features a customer noting the pillow seems costly while the clerk quips that the price rise is due to down being up, highlighting a playful inflation joke.
Clam bed at Pearl in Pike County, active 1905 to 1919, employed about 600 people and produced shells worth a million dollars. Federal Writers’ Project notes shells sold to button and ornament makers for 15 to 20 dollars per ton. Also a Toledo Blade clipping mentions a relief investigator’s report about an empty milk bottle in another kitchen.
Illinois dairy industry reports higher cream production boosting butterfat receipts. Countiss notes trucks bring in large loads, with one Bloomington driver fined $7 for exceeding state limits. The surge supports economical processing and higher producer share of butter dollars. A Danish purchase funds Greenland expeditions, a German flying boat with 1500 mile radius and radio gear arrives in Copenhagen.
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