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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1935
Page
2
The Thomson Illinois weekly Review dedicates future issues to promoting Honest hard work paying bills and obeying laws. It urges support for churches organizations and banks in Carrell County and emphasizes the backbone of the nation as the honest citizen.
The 1935 platform pledges a bank for Milledgeville, efficient town and county government, paving Route 171 from Thomson to Argo Fa and Argo Fa to Chadwick, boosting Carroll County sports, and pushing a county patrol road across Carroll from Milledgeville to Thomson. It also calls for support to reduce officeholder expenses.
Carroll County column reports busy office work at WRS headquarters Savanna with staffing concerns for route 171 transfers from Savanna and Mt Carroll. It notes weather-driven work halts, new stenographers, a dated courthouse docket carrying over cases, and quirky local anecdotes, ending with a closing out sale notice near Chadwick for farm machinery and hay.
Community notices detail social events church gatherings and fundraisers. Mentions businesses on Main Street including Royal Blue grocery ad and The Wilt Hotel boarders. Scattered updates cover a bank clock yard work boy scouts den plans and Sam Higley shoe repair improvements.
Preparations wrap up for a Friday and Saturday minstrel show in the town hall featuring local residents as performers. Milledgeville High opens its 1925-26 basketball season tomorrow against Tampico on the local floor. Also noted are reports on the Future Farmers’ Corn and Poultry show, Christmas plans by the commercial club, and various local community notes from Chadwick and Mt Carroll areas.
Citizens observe the 30th anniversary of the public library with Carnegie gift noted and the 100th birthday of Carnegie. A home talent show titled The March Time is set for Thursday and Friday evenings. Church and community groups held events, while local officials report busy days preparing for a three day indoor carnival. A courtroom hearing resulted in fines for Fay Hardie and remand for 10 days. A Union parade passed Savanna en route to Chicago.
A local auction lists 63 cattle at north of Horelbarst with Tolins and half of the herd purebreds. Also offered are horses hogs hay and farm machinery with a full line available. Auction conducted by Leonard Hodge Gyner.
A Tennessee farmer journeys forty one miles to Knoxville for the first time in his life showing a curious personal quest. He wonders about winter fly power and seeks the best answer as he navigates rural life and old trails with family ties and a distant wreath symbolism.
A jittery Ames college bulletin urges support for the team in an upcoming championship clash with Adyar ragation. It riffs on fan enthusiasm, bleachers packed, and the need for collective encouragement to spur a victory.
A jumbled local narrative recounts a risky romantic temptation and a village disturbance with shots fired at midnight. The piece then shifts to Chadwick society events, a church dinner, and merchants’ concerns about waning trade as farmers focus on harvest and winter prep, signaling a broader seasonal economic lull.
A fragmented transcript mixes political commentary with social notes. It discusses relief checks in Chicago, Hoover and Roosevelt politics, and opposition to a three cent sales tax while criticizing property taxes. The writer ventriloquizes a rural and urban audience, closing with the promise of another story.
Rural community relies on farming class buying power. Lee Spencer, after a successful season, retires to home life and duck hunting routine. Reports say he attempted a trip to Said Slough, returned with his motor boat, and now plans local country jaunts for occasional rabbit hunting.
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