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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1938
Page
2
The Review praises Carroll County residents as honest, hardworking citizens supporting churches, banks, and families. It urges continuing community effort, praising tax and law abiding conduct and dedicates future issues to the readers’ backbone role in society.
The platform calls for a Bank at Milledgeville and extending Rt. 171 from Hansen's Corners on Rt. 78 to Chadwick joining Rt. 40. It urges electing efficient town village and county officers to reduce expenses and promote community competes in Sporter Sweg County. Carroll County aims to be the sportsmen's paradise.
A brief platform overview urging tax cuts, safety emphasis, crime as a non-issue, constitutional fidelity, and support for better farms and farmers. The item reflects campaign themes stressing fiscal restraint and rural agricultural interests.
A long birthday notice lists numerous individuals from Thomson Chadwick Lanark Milledgeville Savanna Conklin and East Moline including Mrs Frank E Zier Mrs John Neary Roy Heitman John Dykstra Duan Linker Clifford Straub Donald Queckboerner Mrs W S Todd Iola Jean Hawkins E A Peters Donald E Gleason and many others with dates noted for mid November celebrations.
Carroll County voters delivered a strong showing for the Republican ticket, with returns from Mt. Carroll and Savanna crowds crowding courthouses and offices. Franz Stranski and Bingham won state seats while Leo Allen held Congress. Armistice Day tributes loom as November events unfold. Local reports note car showings, school achievements, church services, and a Milledgeville plum tree yielding apples.
A farm item notes Ed Mest finished installing a set of lightning rods on the new barn built on Ed Loechel’s tenanted property. George Daehler and crew raised the structure on the old barn’s foundation amid fair election turnout of about 350 voters before 4 PM Tuesday.
Thursday entry lists Mrs. Chas Switzer Thomson Leonard Hartman Thomson Dwight Spearman Chadwick Herbert Byers Senneff Chadwick Marvin Kuhlemeier Milledgeville Glenn Lewis Milledgeville reflected in a community notice.
Loans on 1937 corn must be completed by November 15 as announced by local sealing authorities. Loans on 1937 corn may be made only to growers who complied with 1937 and 1938 farm programs, with final deadlines and moisture considerations noted.
A nostalgic hunting column recounts tales of wild encounters from the “Shrape Says” era. Anecdotes cover geese, foxes, badgers, snakes on Cat Tail Road, and a meadowlark nesting, with reflections on safety, honesty, and a humorous reminiscence of youth hunting days.
A damaged OCR fragment references prayer, a column update, and a tale of a request involving silk undies lace and ermine wraps. It mentions Rev Jeorms and a Tay ree jow with hints of a stay a month with the business and next week finishing.
Grace Kenney of Lanark earns Carroll County honors with a gold medal in the Fourth National 4 H Food Preparation contest. Awarded by the national committee on 1 H club work, the medal bears a victory figure and a 4 H clover.
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