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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1938
Page
4
Thomson briefs list Sunday and weekend visits among Smiths Hooks and Smites plus Hartman and Drake families. A ventriloquism act by Professor Burgess and Andy McCarthy is announced for October 10 at the high school with a ten cent admission.
Local residents hosted and visited relatives in Lyndon Goose Lake Savanna Prophetstown Dixon Morrison and Clinton. Notable mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Kness Tom Bill Geerts and families and J M Fay delivering furniture from a clearance sale ending Saturday Oct 8. Delia Melendy residence and Ford Grimm moving to a finished double garage for temporary housing are noted.
Music lovers in the region can hear the Vienna Choir Boys formerly Court Singers of the Emperor of Austria on Sunday evening October 25 at 5 00 p m in Mount Carroll High School gymnasium. Presented by the Mount Carroll Woman's Community Club, admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under 13 with advance tickets via Mrs Kurt Schmidt Mount Carroll Illinois.
Sterling township high school defeated Savanna high school 18 0 Saturday afternoon. Ridge scored two touchdowns and Beck one with Hubbard and Wolf contributing via passes. All extra point attempts failed, and a key fumble led to the third score.
The Majestic in Mt Carroll screens Touch-Down Army as part of a program with Popeye Our Gang News and sport reel. Sunday to Tuesday shows Sing You Sinners with Bing Crosby Fred MacMurray and others. Tonight is the last chance to see Sons of the Legion.
Residents are invited to gather at the softball diamond Saturday at 8 PM to discuss and plan a skating rink this winter. The meeting aims to organize efforts, assign duties, and set a timeline for the project.
A satirical school diary from Y C H S describes a mischievous lad's prank with a wasp rescue by a teacher and a classroom debate over the meaning of short. It notes frosh anxieties about first formal exams, flirtations, a blond senior’s car cue, and a junior play coming soon titled Who Would Be Crazy.
The telephone booth at the school was repainted cream and green. Students anticipate basketball. The sixth grade works on their textbook while Miss Wrede brings puppets for the glee club. Martha French and LeVona Potter will deliver news next week. A new pencil sharpener was bought for seventh and eighth grade rooms. New pupils begin music lessons. Reporters are Arla Brown and LeVona Potter.
In Iowa a group of farmers built a year round market for hatching eggs through a hatchery. The hatchery reports 72 to 85 percent hatchability across flocks, with premiums increasing profits. Cooperation with the hatchery and quality stock enabled continuous sales and higher income, proving strong incentives to improve poultry quality.
Local households share Sunday visits with relatives and friends across Chadwick Galesburg Freeport and Davenport. The column notes gatherings at the Wilkerson, Turney, Hiins, Jen king, Switzer, Ritenour, Carroll and Bennett households plus Mrs Ruth Davis opening a home for aged people. A magazine editor cites Damon Runyan praising plump wives over thin ones, citing various anecdotes on spending and behavior.
A suspicious widow listens to a man friend as he chats by the wash tub. He pivots to matrimony and proposes. She asks if he loves her and vows to tell the truth. After a pause she asks a practical question about his employment.
An aging Highland clergyman guided by his servant seeks the place with the most sin, then decides to go where the money is. The anecdote portrays pragmatic motive shaping a preacher's path toward wealth.
A Wednesday event at York Community church drew strong attendance amid local social notes. Residents like I Spencer, visiting Pawtucket Times readers, and a parade of neighbors share visits, travel, and hobby news from Morrison to Savanna and Mt Carroll, with Navy veteran Gilbert Holland returning from Bremerton.
A two week vacation for A. BE Sheridan at Thomson State Bank. Rev W H Vandermeer and C Decker of Fulton dined with Mr and Mrs Andrew Hook. Mr and Mrs Will Sullivan visited relatives in Wisconsin before heading to Chicago. Gordon Brown was omitted from a birthday party guest list for Arla St Ores. Henry Schipper and Eleanor Medema of Morrison dined with Bernie Dykstra’s family. Harold Tobey and family visited LeClaire Iowa.
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