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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1940
Page
10
Warner Bros. melodrama debuts Sunday at Carroll Theatre Mt Carroll with a location crew led by Byron Haskins as director cameraman and technical staff bringing authentic New York life to the production.
Haskins and his men spend three weeks prowling New York from the Battery to the Williamsburg Bridge to shoot key scenes. City for Conquest stars Jimmy Cagney and Ann Sheridan with a strong cast including Anthony Quinn and Elia Kazan as the backdrop. Capitol Theatre Clinton Ia screens Escape starring Norma Shearer and Robert Taylor with Nazimova and Conrad Veidt. Herbie Kay orchestra performs with vocalists Ellen Connor and Ken Nealy in an all around program with film features. continuous showings announced.
A kitchen discussion turns comic as a visitor asks for two shillings to see a cinema, the mother refuses, and the visitor offers four shillings for a trip. The woman notes the visitor has only one pie and nothing else he can claim as his own.
Farm Bureau unit meetings to nominate township directors in Carroll County start December 6 with Mt. Carroll Woodland and Freedom. Additional sessions run December 9 10 11 12 16 across Savanna Washington Shannon Cherry Grove Wysox Elkhorn Lima Rock Creek and Fair Haven York townships. Sessions begin 7 30 p m with oyster stew and coffee served after programs.
Miss Dorothy Mae Daley and John Edward Bere wed at St Peter s Lutheran in Savanna with attendants from Savanna Sterling and Rock Falls. After a wedding trip to Oklahoma and Texas they will live in Sterling. Also Irma Moore and Donald R Berkbigler marry in Freeport with Mt Carroll ties. they will reside in Mt Morris after the ceremony at First Baptist church.
County Treasurer Lula M. Ross says the final distribution of last year’s tax collections will occur in the coming days. Exact totals were not ready Monday, but calculations should be completed by Tuesday and notices sent to taxing bodies. Treasurers must visit the treasurer’s office to receive and sign for their shares.
Two obituaries reported from Savanna and Lanark, listing death details, birthplaces, and surviving relatives. Don Courtney, 67, died at Savannah hospital and to be buried in Freeport after services Wednesday. Lanark resident Emma Mae Deets, 56, suffered a prior stroke, with funeral at First Brethren church and burial in Bethel cemetery.
Frances Shimer College at Mount Carroll will present Emmett Lavery’s Brief Music on Thanksgiving Night November 21. Howard Graham directs the Green Curtain players in the first Shimer Theatre production under his tenure, portraying seven college classmates from sophomore year to graduation with nicknames Spiff Drizzle and Jinx. The cast includes Geraldine Rothe Chicago Joan Waring Savanna Jay Johnson Waterloo Patricia Welch Betty Kivlan Evanston Alice Bronton Merrill and Marcia Ewing from Illinois.
The Spectator notes government power to enforce the draft law and the option for conscientious objection. It argues refusal to register risks harsher penalties, suggesting prison life might pale beside service and prison consequences. The piece also mentions Dr. Harry A. Millis's NLRB chair appointment and three resignations.
A board member blames others for ongoing labor dispute woes while Mr. Millis brings labor relations experience as a former troubleshooter for General Motors and CIO unions. The discussion signals a push to sharpen NLRB methods without halting Werner Act amendments, though risks of bias remain and calls for review mechanisms.
The saying emphasizes that charitable acts remain with a person beyond material riches. Only the generosity given away is retained by the giver, while possessions fade from memory.
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