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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1936
Page
2
The Carroll County platform urges electing efficient town village and county officers and promoting community services. It stresses improving road joinings along Batend Rt 17d from Manson's Corner to Chadwick and support for competitive sports in Warrall County.
A fragmented item references crime and a return to constitutional aims tied to farmers and farming. The readable bits mention farmers and a pledge to uphold constitutional principles amidst crime concerns. No clear event, date, or organization identified.
The Publisher laments nonstop rain and extols all weather roads as vital yet costly luxuries. He recalls Roman roads and World War era spending, arguing good highways boost daily life but drain resources, urging mindful investment and avoiding excess.
The Democrats draft James J. Sheridan of York township as their candidate for Carroll County circuit clerk. Sheridan, a long serving York township supervisor, is praised for fair, steady service and devotion to taxpayers. The piece endorses him while noting a personal preference to stay York’s representative and a belief he embodies Carroll County values. It contrasts newspaper readers with radio audiences and argues the local paper remains essential.
Milledgeville residents on Community Day voiced preference for local home town news over radio. They value news about themselves, relatives, and local county, while also acknowledging radio’s cultural reach. The piece notes Associated Press serves newspapers, reinforcing that radio cannot replace print news.
A Chicago man claims accuracy predicting future weather and forecasts heavy rainfall across the Mississippi valley. The piece muses on regional climate patterns, temperaments shaping views, and the idea that weather, like life, varies with perspective.
Milledgeville wrapped up the 1926 season of round-the-county entertainments with a strong finish. The town hosted a two mile long parade and exhibits of produce livestock and implements. Community stands offered pie and ice cream, drawing a large crowd and a fine, all-around successful day. Carroll County towns are praised for their efforts and warm hospitality.
Alf Landon spoke to Carroll County voters at Savanna Monday morning, outlining his bid on the Republican ticket for November. The visit followed a Sunday stop in Oregon where he met with Frank Lowden, highlighting continued ties to Illinois politics.
Milledgeville marked Community Day with a two mile parade and bustling midway. Local figures like J. H. Shirk Ed Mest and Timed rides drew crowds while vendors sold pies and popcorn. A 10 inning ball game between Milledgeville and Thomson ended 5 to 4, with lively street scenes and homegrown stands showcasing local enterprise.
Local notes from Chadwick recount Governor Landon’s train tour through Byron Savanna and Chadwick with reporters, politicians, and townspeople sharing impressions. John Bingham visits for business, Red Holmes works carpentry, Oscar Weber acts as traffic guide, and a crowd grows with Sheriff Shepherd leading a 75-car caravan. School calendars and a home talent show are also noted amid traffic and coverage of the political visit.
Circuit court sessions led by Judge Albert H Manus for Freeport are noted. Local youths plan to attend Camp Appomattox on Oct 10 with Scoutmaster Crain reporting rising interest. A. E. Harnish, former Mt Carroll businessman, visits and discusses advice. Campaign remarks praise Landon as a strong public servant.
The Thomson Review notes cooled melon sales with the season nearly over as the Landon rain wipes through town. Local sports mention the Chicago and New York games with fans predicting the White Sox and Yankees to win, and a statement of ownership lists Foster L. Stagg as publisher and editor with H. G. Stagg as business manager.
In LaSalle County near the center of the nation's market area for manufactured goods, Ilinois hosts the world’s finest silica sand for glassmaking. With new natural gas pipelines and transportation, the upper Singis River region could develop a leading local glass industry. The piece notes logical regional advantages and anticipated growth, plus a humorous aside about a business man and a domestic interruption.
The article notes poultry buyers focus on chick price with fall prices declining due to drought and high feed costs. Surplus stock from extended storage keeps prices down, yet early roasted birds prove profitable. Some farmers sold 5 pounders in summer and early fall for near a dollar each, supporting the adage to start chicks early and raise to roasting size.
Notice to all interested that the first installment of the seventh assessment of benefits for lands in the Savanna and York Drainage District, Carroll County, Winvis State, is due by March 1, 1937. Payment to the Treasurer in Thomson, McKinvis. failure to pay may result in sale of unpaid tracts to cover the installment and costs. Dated September 10, 1936. Roy J. Houghton, Treasurer.
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