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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
8
Mrs. Harold Bush reported a deer appeared at the Bush farm south of Chadwick on Monday. The animal was in an enclosure then jumped a fence and disappeared over a hill. no horns were noted. Nearby residents had sightings near Round Grove two weeks earlier and years ago west of Chadwick, but this is the first sighting of the year in the area.
The Red Cross asks voters to participate in the annual roll call from November 11 to 30, urging 100 percent membership to strengthen services for national defense and future demands.
Local birthday list for Carroll County spans Friday November 7 through Wednesday November 12. Names appear with from towns Thomson Lanark Chadwick Milledgeville Lanark Polo Morrison Shannon Savanna Sterling and more. Individuals include Lyle Greeley William Miller Marjorie Mellhattan Lois Wolfley Earl Green Harriet Fisher Lizzie Kustes Arlyne Adams Gordon Milroy Ruth Dyson Fay Hawkins Catherine Sandell and others.
The Thursday listing names Phyllis Kradle Mr Carroll Marilyn Joyce Bolhous Thomson Mrs Henry Parson Thomson Earl Brandenburg Lanark in a community notices section. The brief item records residents and associates connected with events or announcements in multiple towns.
Obituaries record M D Frederick 70 of Milledgeville died Oct 29 at home with burial in Bethel cemetery. Born Jan 9 1870 he lived entire life in the community and is survived by brother James Frederick of Polo. Also Henry Lotz 76 of Chadwick died after a stroke at Sterling Public Hospital. Funeral at Frank funeral home with burial in Chadwick cemetery. he was born May 1865 near Chadwick and left two brothers one sister and several nieces and nephews.
About 300 Illinois news publishers attended a LaSalle meeting where Navy recruiting officers and a national advertising agency outlined a campaign to stimulate enlistments in the regular Navy or the Naval Reserve. Ads will run in papers in communities with 50 000 or fewer residents, urging men ages 17 to 31 to enlist and signaling training in about 50 trades.
A meeting at Chadwick High School next Wednesday evening November 12 to gauge interest in a free defense training course for 17 to 25 year olds. Local instructor R G Briggs leads discussion with B A Tomlin of the state board for vocational education on four possible tracks including tractors and vehicles, metalwork, woodworking, and elementary electricity.
Grove Moyer, 60, a former Mt. Carroll resident, was seriously injured October 27 in Laramie Wyoming when struck at a street intersection by a car. He suffered a broken leg a broken nose and minor cuts and bruises.
Carroll county AAA committee invites quarrymen and truckers to a November 6 1941 meeting in the Federal Building Freeport to discuss limestone bidding for the Conservation Materials program Farmers may receive advance soil building materials via competitive bids attended by representatives from Jo Daviess Stephenson Winnebago Boone Ogle DeKalb Lake and McHenry counties The morning session starts at 10 o clock and will cover the bidding form the afternoon session offers instruction for county AAA committeemen and clerks
John L. Brearton of Savanna and Carroll county state’s attorney is appointed to the general membership committee of the Illinois State Bar Association. Chair Robert McClory says the drive aims to add 1,000 new lawyers to the roll by November 28.
Grace Keeney of Lanark is among 532 Illinois 4-H club members named outstanding for their work over a period of years. Carroll County 4-H officials announced the recognition in 1941.
Expenditure of 554 916 in motor fuel tax and county refunds was approved last week by the state highways division for city street and county road improvements. Projects include Savanna Carroll county widening of a curve with new sidewalks gutters and pavement relaying of old brick pavement relocation and rebuilding of a catch basin on Chicago avenue near Main street 900
Frances Kness and Charles Howes wed in Kahoka Missouri on Saturday October 25. Attendants included Dor Kneseter, Robert Gravatt, Marjorie Canavan and Jimmy Canavan of Savanna. The couple will reside in Savanna where Howes works at the ordnance depot.
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