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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1939
Page
3
The Carroll County platform outlines a Milledgeville bank, highway extensions from Han pen’s Corners on Rt 78 to Chadwick via Rt 88, town village and county officer elections, urged cost reduction, and promotion of competitive community sports in Carroll County. It bills Carroll as the sportsmen’s paradise.
The clipping lists upcoming birthday acknowledgments for residents across Savanna Lanark Chadwick Milledgeville Thomson Morrison Chadwick Medford Wis Greencastle Pa detailing names like John Metz Claude Cook Dorothy Schreiner Roy Frederick and others with dates from Friday November 24 to Monday November 27.
A cheerful round up from Carroll County covers Thanksgiving week effects on post offices and banks, upcoming farm sales by Sterling Sales Co, and a busy winter basketball outlook. Reports describe fire captain Hamilton at the Ordnance Depot, school holidays, and road work, with local notes on hunting licenses, a Rural Letter Carriers banquet, and community updates in Chadwick and Lanark.
A witness described a man as medium height and dark dressed in a navy or dark suit about 25 years old. The page lists several names and dates including J Stickell, Thomson. Mrs. Frank Warfield, Thomson. Fred Tautz, Mr. Carroll. Mrs. Walter Henske, Chadwick. Norma Jean Hartman, Chadwick. Wayne Ashby Jr., Thomson. George Lohmeier, Peoria. Harlan Johannsen, Fulton. Lawrences Halfman, Asay, Chadwick. Frank Knees, Chadwick.
A columnist argues that diverse opinions fuel public discourse and notes Finland’s fragile position amid European tensions. It suggests Italy warned Russia and Germany to stay away from Finland, while the United States balances aid, debt, and trade amid looming conflict and naval considerations.
An editor’s prayer extols merchants who advertise and women who send wedding notices. It blesses early copy submissions for editor appreciation and criticizes those who presume they can run the paper better. The piece reflects local newspaper community norms in Spencer West Virginia.
A caller impersonating Mrs Soundso phones a department store president at 2 am praising a recently bought hat. The executive, groggy, asks why the call at such an hour. The caller explains the hat was just delivered by the store’s truck.
On Friday November 18 about 40 neighbors cleared ash and twisted metal from the demolished Farm home and barn at Seim farm. They used shovels and trucks and shared noon sausages and coffee to ease the loss.
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