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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1936
Page
5
The column rambles through Halloween reminiscences and local politics. It mocks campaign hype, notes Bill Jacobson’s limp during a Clinton race, and laments politicians who crowd nature’s publicity. It recalls theater stooges in political ads and quotes aging political satire.
Theaters announce a Saturday three day start for a joyous Shirley Temple show titled Dimplin with Frank Morgan and Stepin Fetchit. Coming Tuesday three day runs feature Loretta Young Gaynor Constance Bennett and Simonetta with Lady in Love and Our Neighbors. Laurel and Hardy headline Our Relations at Rialto with a strong supporting cast including James Clayson Alan Hale Arthur Housman Ralph Harolde Noel Madison. Also on the bill is Sworn Enemy Capitol depicting melting pot city life and food racketeers. The Capitol at Davenport opens Libeled Lady starring William Powell Myrna Loy Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy with Walter Connolly Charley Grapewin. A companion feature Straight from the Shoulder stars Ralph Bellamy Katherine Locke David Holt and Andy Clyde. Also noted are straw polls showing Landon Roosevelt and Taft results in local reports.
The Loy Scouts announce an annual meet in Free Port on November 22. A travel party will attend the National Scout Jamboree in Washington, D C, next June with a smaller group to the International gathering in Holland in July. Membership by districts was tabulated, marking the council's tenth anniversary which originally included parts of Daviess and Carroll counties in Illinois and will be celebrated in the spring.
DeWitt high school eleven overwhelmed Savanna 33 to 0 on their field. Q Joy opened with a 73 yard TD, Jenssen added a one yard plunge, Runde and Joy scored again, and Yegge caught a late pass for the final TD. Runde converted three extra points.
Fifteen boys report for basketball under Coach Sherman at Work Community high school. Most players are new to the team with few from last year's first or second squads. A full schedule for the 1936-37 season at Thomson includes Fulton, Lyndon, Elizabeth, Milledgeville, Shannon, Chadwick, Cordova, Savanna, Lanark, and more with a November 13 opener against Fulton at Thomson.
Kenneth Blakeslee and Robert Traum of Carroll County will exhibit in Illinois at the International junior feeding contest opening Nov 28. Blakeslee enters a Shorthorn steer that won blue at the 1936 Carroll County fair. Traum enters a Hereford prize winner. The expo runs Nov 28 through Dec 5 at the International Amphitheater Chicago Stock Yards, with judge Walter Biggar of Scotland. expected record entries exceed 13,000 cattle horses sheep and swine across 30 breeds.
Oregon defeated Lanark High School 25 to 7 after Lanark held the visitors scoreless in the first quarter. Emyre scored twice for Oregon with Holman and Have crossing once, while Lanark’s Diehl broke through for Lanark’s lone touchdown in the final period as Oregon connected on seven of 13 passes to Lanark’s one of four.
Chadwick high school's boys likely start the season at home on November 20 against Fulton Junior High. The tentative schedule lists games at Seward Lyndon Dakota Lanark Thomson Shannon Invitational and district and regional tournaments possible in late February to early March, with several date uncertainties.
Stockton high school beat Mt Carroll 12 to 6 on a muddy Stockton field. Neimeyer scored early on a end run, West to Wenger produced another TD, and Leigh added a third in the third period as Stockton extends its win streak to six and strengthens its U S Grant conference lead.
The piece argues speed driving wrecks lives and urges a safety consciousness among the entire public. It condemns rushing through traffic and warns that crashes follow careless behaviors. It questions blame and stresses stopping reckless driving now.
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