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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1948
Page
10
Poppy Day falls on Saturday May 29 and volunteers solicit at homes, on streets, or at businesses. The campaign, tied to Memorial Day, uses red poppies made by disabled veterans to honor those who died in the First World War and in Flanders Fields.
The passage recalls the World War I history from 1914 to 1918, highlighting American involvement in 1917 and 1918, the poppy as the symbol of the dead, and its origins in the fields of Flanders. It notes the sacrifice of thousands of young men and the enduring memory carried back to America.
In Illinois the American Legion and Auxiliary unite to aid hospitalized veterans. Disabled veterans learn to assemble poppies during recovery. Winter deliveries supply materials for poppies, with a May sale to raise funds. Proceeds benefit veterans and their families.
The article describes the nationwide Poppy Day program honoring World War I and II veterans, linking the poppy to remembrance at Flanders Field and Pearl Harbor. It notes thousands of hospitalized veterans in Illinois and urges wearing a poppy to aid rehabilitation efforts, citing Albany’s Poppy committee chaired by Mrs. Harold Ryder.
Chuck Lewis and Ward Weber finished third in the class B semi final at Cedar Rapids Sunday. Their mint racer was damaged in the feature, with No 45 plowing into the rear of another car after a wide swing. They will repair the car for a Memorial Day doubleheader in Davenport and Cedar Rapids.
Mrs Clifford Shibley Jr returned last Friday from Louisville Kentucky where she had been called by the serious illness of her sister.
A historic locomotive named the William Crooks drew considerable interest in Chadwick on September Tuesday when it passed through town on the Burlington line around 11 a.m. Howard Brett and several of his pupils joined many local spectators to view the train.
A historic woodburner converted to coal, the locomotive once ran between St. Paul and Minneapolis on the St. Paul and Pacific lines, later part of the Great Northern system. It arrived by steamboat, debuted June 28, 1862, and will travel to Chicago for a railroad fair. W. I. Keim of Golden, Ill arrive to fill the Burlington signal maintainer post formerly held by Julius Martin.
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