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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1941
Page
4
A compilation note from Thomson Illinois papers features publication history and staff credits from 1875 to 1895, and a brief wartime anecdote describing a drafted soldier punished for not saluting while a captain and lieutenant exchange salutes. Also mentions plastic fly screens undergoing corrosion resistance testing.
The piece recalls Burton K Wheeler as a self made man who sold books to attend college then rose to U S Senator. It links his success to local kindness from Mrs Emily White of Albany Illinois and notes enduring ties between the Wheeler story and regional figures like Cal Feezer Governor Len Small and Frank Lowden.
Francis B Murphy appointed state director of labor by Governor Dwight H Green on Sept 29 1941. Born Oct 1 1900 in Springfield he is son of a coal miner and operator. He studied at Notre Dame Lincoln College of Law and Northwestern and served as secretary of the state department of mines and minerals.
The article profiles O H Imel born 1861 in Pennsylvania and longtime Carroll County resident with a long marriage to Anna Shibley. It lists numerous local residents with ages from 79 to 92, noting births, marriages, and long-term farming in Chadwick, Thomson, Chadwick and surrounding townships. It ends with a humorous caption about a maid who cares for fine china.
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