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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1937
Page
7
The Sports section reports on Promate Community competitive events in Carrell County Cairn County. Mena Paradise is noted among participants and standings, with local teams and athletes contending across events.
A long birthday listing spans Nov 26 to Dec 2 with names from Lanark Chadwick Thomson Savanna Dixon Mt Carroll and others. A joke about a jewel theft follows, with a quip from a press agent about discreet thieves.
Carroll County merchants and Chadwick Commercial Club meet to choose a more modern street decorations plan for Christmas. They will buy colored lights for Main Street and expand annually, aiming to make Chadwick one of the best decorated towns in northern Illinois.
Savanna delivery trucks cars and pedestrians faced slips on slick streets though no serious accidents reported. The Annavas yearbook staff was chosen and will begin work soon. Lions Club to raise 350 for an industrial survey in Savanna with Ivan Snaver John Young A J Reinehr W R Hass Laurence Miles Lawrence Smith and Lewis Philips on the committee. The survey will cover transportation traffic and housing conditions and gather city facts for a Chicago firm interested in Savanna.
Colby Loechel was forced to walk after a two car collision near the Ferris Oil Station. Morris Cook skidded on the icy curve, steering away but colliding with Loechel. It was Loechel’s second mishap that day, the first a ditch skid. W J Schreiner also crashed into a horse owned by Donald Mackay, killing the animal but leaving Schreiner unhurt. Dozens of vehicles bumped curbs as winter weather lingered. Dr Calkins has installed storm doors, a job others mocked as slower. The note ends with a jab about Doe not finishing yet.
Mt Carroll officials plan a formal dedication for the new high school on December 1 with a special program. Pupils occupied the building Monday for the first time as plans to preserve the old mill move forward led by Rose Demmon Harriet Wells and Dell Halderman. Carl Frahm who visited Mayo Clinic Rochester underwent mastoid operation and is expected home in about three weeks. Market Street travel improves slightly though hill traffic last week suffered without chains and scattering gravel or cinders could help ease snow and ice conditions.
A nostalgic column by Wade Guinther in the Sabula Gazette riffs on humorous asides and local color. It touches on theater people, mountain life, quirky lines from locals, and memories of old Sabula fashion and prices, contrasting then and now with a stream of small anecdotes.
A rambling reminiscence explores fame vanity and ancestry with musings on Charles Carroll and a colorful past. The narrator recalls school days confrontations with a strict teacher and rough language, then reflects on growing up and striking out on one’s own while wrestling with reputation and pride.
A father steps in during a tense exchange as a son describes a prank and admission of swearing. The father questions the trouble, advises patience, and urges telling the truth in front of the Leader and others who might overhear. The boy reflects on past deceptions and vows to be honest.
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