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Newspaper

Thomson Review

Location

Thomson, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1940

Page

4

Courthouse Briefs Highlight Local Legal and Real Estate Actions

Marriage license applications filed by John Edward Bere and Dorothy Mae Daley, and by G I Fensterman and Marjorie C Albrecht. County supervisors allocate 100 to Farmers Institute, approve 3000 for motor fuel tax rights of way. Damages sought in Shaw vs McFee and Durham case total 1260 from Savanna area accident. Multiple real estate transfers including Stover and Emmert add Mt Carroll and Savanna deeds. Courtroom anecdotes include a sharp exchange over education and a landlord joke about lawn mower repair.

Walter Watson John Edward Bere Sterling Dorothy Mae Daley Savanna G. i. Fensterman Rockford Marjorie C. Albrecht Maasbach Farmers’ Institute Shannon Carroll County Belle Shaw William McFee John Durham Shaw Auto McFee Durham

Grade School Education Week Observed With Program

Grade school marks Education Week with Friday program and Mothers Day visits. Tea served by faculty after the program. 7th grade Geography shows Australia map while students gather pictures and products. Health Rules notebooks finished and displayed. Armistice Day caused a day off Monday. Awardees include Darlene Creighton and Lola Grim for 100 in spelling. Reporters Lorraine Young and Harold B. assisted.

Gade Australia Teornerne Clewart Sevanna Hallowe'en Lucille Prins Pauline Sikkema John Simpson Lucille Lason Darlene Creighton Lola Grim Lorraine Young Harold

Winners Named in Safety Story Contest

Mary Ellen Halfman Jeanne Swett and Betty Imel were announced as safety story winners. Mary Halfman and Jeanne Swett achieved perfect spelling lessons this year.

Mary Ellen Halfman Jeanne Swett Betty Imel Mary Halfman Mr. Brudi

Pinny turkeys cause Thanksgiving trouble across the industry

Poultry writers say pin feathers raise issues from growers to packers as turkeys finish late. They argue birds mature regardless of cold weather and suggest starting poults earlier in spring to finish by Thanksgiving, avoiding widespread pinning and headaches.

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Fooled by Appearances in a Wayside Inn

An English traveler staying at a Canadian hotel faced the cold morning when a trapper entered with icicles on his moustache. The Englishman asked, with pity, which room the trapper slept in.

Canada

Grandmother and Grandson Reach Oshkosh on Train

The Destination Grandma Jackson and her young grandson ride a train. Grandma dozes and wakes asking for the station. The conductor’s sneeze means no announced stop, and Grandma directs that bundles be gathered as they arrive in Oshkosh.

Grandma Jackson Bom Grandma Oshkosh

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