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Newspaper

Thomson Review

Location

Thomson, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1939

Page

6

Local social notes from Chadwick area weekend visits

Chadwick residents hosted and visited during a busy weekend. Maude Rahn stayed with Mrs. Henry Livengood in Milledgeville and others from Steading Stexing and Roy Queckbowver. Supper at Clayton Kaul and Claude Guck Jr. homes featured Rol and Ned Dollinger from Lanark.

Maude Rahn Henry Livengood Millerigeville John Doty Stexing Roy Queckbow Lois Clayton Kaul Claude Guck Jr Sturday Roy Schiciner Miss Roland Ned Dollinger Lanark

Local families host gatherings across Dixon and vicinity

Chadwick locals Mrs W G Schreiner and Carel Sue of Dixon visited with her sister Mrs Herbert Stem Frank Spaulding of Streator stayed with sister Mrs Ebwoot Williams. The Williams home hosted Sunday diners including Mrs Belle Knox and Mrs James Stapely from Sterling and Airs Paninox of Milledgeville.

George Knoess Wilbur Kniss Elmer Pieeport Henry Seh- Jering Robert Gese Ronald Harvey Hartman Ed Sailonn Daugters Bessie Crystal Mia Htd Work Pam Smith Dixon Susan Sprague Freeport L. M. Phillips Wayne Hawkins Milledgeville Mason Spaulding Mary Hawkins Ted Olson Clinton Fred Olson W. GC. Schreiner Carel Sue Herbert Stem Frank Spaulding Streator Ebwoot Williams Williams Belle Knox James Stapely Sterling and Airs Paninox Jane Kei Thelma Wiersema Morrison George, Dahler Ali William Quest Elizabeth Sennett Racine Wis Cora Schaubel Will Hacker John Boty Roy Queckboerner Albert Schre Donald Asay Arthur Behrens J. Mackey Dora Hobsen Malvern Lester Marshall Sabula J. Mille Will Heide Coleta Mio Bully Ui Moline Thorsten

Poultry Markets Brace for Two Thanksgiving Dates

In a note on holiday poultry sales, markets warn confusion will cause customers to pick either November 28 or 30 for Thanksgiving. With growing demand, stores will stock poultry for both days, aiming to cover the split celebrations and ensure ample supply across regions. The piece also discusses breed choices, favoring fast-growing birds and the debate between Leghorns and heavy breeds, noting regional preferences and the economics of feed vs yield.

Dolores Wisconsin Ealing Chicago Chica Iowa Rhode Island New

Remarkable Choate Quip On Personal Identity

A friend asked Joseph TH Choate who he would marry if he could not be himself. Mrs Choate’s second husband was the quick reply, illustrating a sharp, witty exchange attributed to the famed figure.

Joseph TH. Choate

Plan Huge Livestock Exposition at Chicago Stock Yards

The International Live Stock Exposition forecasts record entries and over 100000 in prizes for cattle horses sheep and swine across 30 breeds. Canada and Argentina join this year’s show with entries, held at the Chicago Stock Yards amphitheatre housing a 7500 seat coliseum and six acres of displays.

Chicago Stock Yards B. H. Heide Canada Argentina Australia South America

Putting on the Dog and men’s shoes joke item

A fragmented humorous news item jokes that women’s feet grow to fit men’s shoes, quoting a teather line about a job well done never needing doing again and a baffling exchange about mowing.

Teather Jimmie

Corn loan outlook sets 57 1 2 cent price target

1939 corn loan outlook projects about 57 1 2 cents per bushel if the November price and acreage patterns align with parity rules. The Illinois grain observers note price parity influences loan terms, with estimates based on October crop data suggesting a lean price near 70 percent of parity. The discussion highlights policy triggers, potential next-year acreage adjustments, and farmer incentives amid market and debt considerations.

Winese Agricultural Association TAA

Fragmentary Quote on Agriculture and Industry Effects

A partial fragment discusses financial metrics and crop yields, noting a shift from barter to cash economies. It hints that abundant harvests cease to be a blessing when they cause deference to industrial growth and economic penalties favoring industry.

War disrupts apple exports and farm markets

War destroys foreign outlets for farm products sending apple growers in the Pacific Northwest to sell millions of bushels at home. English tobacco importers face exchange difficulties, prompting Commodity Credit Corp. support. Cotton exports shrink. growers anticipate further acreage cuts next year.

England France Pacific Northwest Warnce Commodity Credit Corp

Kindness to Animals Prompted Curry Powder Gift

Mrs Newrich remarks on 4 dozen bottles of Madras curry powder and Grover notes its frequent use in cooking. Mrs Newrich clarifies she has been gifting it to the nun who tends her saddle horse, implying a charitable or humorous motive behind the unusual donation.

Mrs. Newrich

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