This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1934
Page
7
A stream of social notices lists guests and entertainments across towns including Maud Junie and Junie, Clinton, and Chadwick with church gatherings, luncheons, and dances. The piece notes a county treasurer race with a pledge to hire non-relatives, from candidate Russell Tallman.
County residents are urged to vote yes on the $30,000,000 relief bond at the general election. A no vote would raise property taxes by about 59 cents per $100 assessed and threaten increased annual taxes of roughly $120,286 in Carroll County. The bond would be funded by state gas tax money, avoiding direct tax hikes.
A brief reader notice credits Carroll County taxpayers led by Robert L. Morris as sponsors for the page. No further details on impact, event, or dates are provided. The OCR fragment appears to be an acknowledgment line without additional context or actions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.