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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1936
Page
5
An odd column notes Wade’s remarks after Noweuter grd and recalls a girl named Mitled who said she liked recess. Aline humor turns to a joke about an Iowa woman who married the speed cop who arrested her, suggesting revenge is overplayed.
Mt. Carroll high school opened with a strong football showing defeating Shullsburg 26 to 0. DeNier two touchdowns Leigh one and Guenier one gave Carroll a 1st quarter and 3rd quarter burst, while Leigh added the extra points. Reserve players saw action in the final period as the team eyes an unmarred conference record against Galena tomorrow at home.
A collage of rural era humor and social snippets. Elderly townsfolk face church social fears, marriage gossip shifts to happier unions. Jests on loans, Gandhi, lovers, sponging cake, and patching leather coats mix with a Democratic editor meeting, tong wars reference, and anecdotes about parents and grandparents shaping loafers and townspeople.
Mt Carroll H 3 football schedule lists games at Clintonese Freeport Shullsburg Savanna Stockton Lanark U S Grant Conference. Away games include Sept 18 at Freeport and Oct dates at Shullsburg Lanark. The squad features players such as Bowers Hungerford Boyd Keller DeNier Knauer Leigh Davis Eisenbise Petty Engelking Phillips Foltz Peck Grove Paisley Guenzler Richter Rhodes Hartman Leiter Ball Wilson and coach H B Walker.
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey star in Mummy's Boy as a desert caper with the pyramids as backdrop and Barbara Pepper in her debut as leading lady. The feature includes a lighter tale of a white lie that upends a Broadway show and a mother’s dream. Claire Trevor Jane Darwell Arline Judge appear in the cast.
The Captiol Theatre headlines The Great Ziegfeld as the greatest roadshow ever shown in the region. With 205 speaking roles 200 beauties and 5 000 extras the lavish production stars William Powell Myrna Loy and Louise Rainer and uses 15 390 feet of film. Also playing for three days starting Saturday are Anthony Adverse and Sing Baby Sing with a joke filled closer about bachelorhood and wittier bathing suits.
Savanna high school grid teams open Uhwa league play Friday at Root Memorial Park against Lyons. Savanna is 2 wins and 1 loss so far. Post Lyons game, Savanna hosts Mt. Carroll on Oct. 16 and travels to Clinton on Oct. 22 for St. Marys, then DeWitt on Oct. 30. The final three games occur at Weidman field with Lanark on Nov. 6, Maquoketa on Nov. 13, and Stockton on Nov. 21.
Davenport and Wenger scored touchdowns for Stockton as Lanark hosts a league game. Litvack prepares for a trip to Pevatonies on December 10 with Hunonegais high visiting Lanark on December 18. Lineup includes Spear Laihre Kanel Slifere Seidel Welumeyer Howard Unellgh Harkin Diet and Hrancner.
Local school softball teams posted mixed results last week. Chadwick beat leaves River 8 to 4 then lost to Shannon 8 to 4, with Shannon’s Steinhaven and Meat homering. Chadwick and Forreston battled to a tie that was stopped at darkness, with Forreston to replay. Fisseller led Chadwick hitters at .555 while Weber and Zugschwerdt topped Leaf River at .461. Schedule notes list games through October.
Savanna trounced Dubuque high school 28 to 0 at Weidman's field Friday night. Savanna held edge in first downs 18 to 3 and completed 3 of 11 passes to Dubuque's 1 of 13, with Sack and Krahn scoring in multiple quarters and Gunn adding extra points. Officials listed as Cheney Morrison referee Bere Freeport umpire Freeport head linesman.
A bulletin from the Illinois Tuberculosis Association advises simple health measures for cold months. Get a physical exam, watch for early ailments, eat fats and vegetables, get exercise, avoid coughers, seek direct sunshine, sleep eight hours, drink about two quarts daily, and practice moderation to strengthen resistance.
A satirical exchange contrasts Lord Cheapside as a social failure with no manors and a joke about a doctor named Klutz who allegedly deserved misfortune for neglecting the sick, reflecting biting humor about public figures.
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