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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1963
Page
2
A fragmented list of names and towns dated November 15 to 21 includes residents from Chadwick Milledgeville Lanark and nearby areas. The page also contains two quoted sayings about courage and conscience, with typographic errors present.
Farmers report near end of cornpicking with good weather. Shredding cornstalks protects soil from rain impact, while rosebushes should be banked with earth and mulched. Evergreens need deep soil soaking before winter. Atrazine production ends in 1964, switching to wettable powder only. Fire losses rose in 1962, and farmers urged to carry fire extinguishers. Land comes out of conservation reserve. 7.4 million acres in 109,000 farms may be released as Congress acts on extensions.
Charles Kessler Jr of Mt Carroll was reelected president of the DHIA Board at the annual meeting on Saturday evening November 9. Robert W erknecht of Milledgeville was elected secretary and Mrs Arnold Sikkema of Thomson was again treasurer. New two year directors: Alden Larem and Wilmer Smith of Chadwick, Lloyd Miller and Kenneth Erbsen of Lanark. Reelectees: Wayne Linker Chadwick Jason Johns Mt Carroll Keith Oncken Milledge. About 100 attended the potluck and meeting where Pady Bautista of Savanna spoke on Indian customs.
Earl Gilliland highlights Norma Forth's retirement remarks and Carroll County 4-H Federation achievements. The report lists banquet sponsorships, road sign purchases, decals, friendship signs, membership drives, exchange trips, flower and crown acquisitions, pins, gym rental, chaperone support, international exchanges, demonstration training, invitational meetings, parade floats, and the 1963 to 1964 planning shift toward forming a district federation to share ideas and training across counties. The Prairie Edge 4-H Club members and leaders are named. The piece ends with a quote on cultural growth.
At the Carroll County DHIA annual meeting on Saturday night November 9, sixteen members received certificates for herds averaging over 450 pounds of butterfat in 1962. Winners listed include top figures from Thomson Chadwick Milledgeville and other local towns. Also announced were food poster contest winners from Carroll County schools with Diane Laye of Mt Carroll as county winner and top three recipients receiving walnut plaques, plus eighteen ribbon receivers.
The passage argues for fervent desire for personal grace growth through patience and humility. It condemns limiting desires and compares such restraint to removing feet for worn shoes. It urges considering the happiness of others before coveting what they possess.
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