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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1932
Page
2
The Thomson Review notes it is a second class matter at Thomson post office under the 1879 act. Office of publication in Thomson. It is issued each Thursday with a yearly subscription of 1.60 dollars.
The column discusses national election anxieties and war debt costs, noting vast expenditures and the postwar economic outlook. It mentions Armistice Day observances and progress on the Savanna Sebala bridge, including naming decisions, prize winners for bridge naming, and projected opening around December 10.
A humor column riffs on Prohibition enforcement with a tipsy man failing to key a post, joking about law and order. The piece adopts a playful tone, noting the department’s uneven breaks and the idea that no one is home to answer inquiries, in a casual, local style.
The Chadwick Halloween night left residents amused by mischief including a broken manure spreader and pranks on outhouses and roofs. A Morrison dog saved a neighbor by alerting a man who had fallen, while others warn neighbors to be kind to animals as the community reflects on safety and fruitless exuberance.
Luther Greene recalls the long debated prohibition issue and how enforcement evolved from the early holes in the liquor law to modern raids. He describes hidden rooms, secret passages, and the shift to telephones aiding raids, along with the heavy costs to taxpayers from jury trials and the system’s mixed success.
Lanark notes recount a Monday night dance at the opera house featuring Harry Cox cow box musicians. ccording items mention farm moves, Sunday visitors, harvest events, local club meetings, and Armistice Day preparations with community notices from Lanark and nearby Freeport.
Funeral services for Mrs John Voltz were held at the Hope Evangelical church with Rev S C Wherly in charge. Interment was in Chadwick cemetery. She died after a long illness on November 12 1932 at Chadwick aged 74 years 10 months and 20 days. She was a longtime member of the Evangelical church and married to John Voltz in 1877. The couple farmed west of Chadwick and had ten children five daughters and five sons. She suffered a severe stroke in later life and was cared for at home until death. She leaves a devoted husband four daughters two sons two daughters-in-law and many grandchildren and friends.
During Armistice Day to Thanksgiving 1952 era, a call stresses increasing American Red Cross membership for 1942. It notes 40,000,000 bushels of wheat milled into flour or feed for livestock, distributed nationwide to aid drought flood and unemployment, highlighting service and devotion as core American spirit.
The readable fragments hint at a pension notice or financial statement with unclear terms and possible expiration. Specific names or dates are not discernible, leaving questions about the involved parties and the action required. Further readable context may clarify obligations or deadlines.
Fragmented OCR text mentions pheasant and quail season dates and advisory signs. It references a trespass and posted warnings, with scattered names and places, but readable details are limited and unclear. The piece hints at hunting rules, advisories, and a plan for a January or February opening day in a regional area.
A fragmented discussion about choosing a gallery type for a youth project. The dialogue hints at planning challenges and concerns about preciseness and helpfulness, with unclear participants and aims.
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