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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
3
The piece praises Carroll County residents as honest, hard-working, and supportive of local churches, banks, and daily living needs. It extols citizens for paying bills, obeying the news, and prioritizing taxes, insurance, rent, mortgages, and family, calling them the backbone of the country and nation.
The document outlines 1939 Carroll County platform items including a bank at Milledgeville, road extensions from Han och'e Corners on Ky. 78 to Chadwick via Rt. 171 and 88, and calls for elected village and county officers to assist in governance. It also mentions a Promerce Community competition within the county and notes county sports.
A dated notice of birthdays lists residents from Thomson Chadwick Bloomington Milledgeville Lanark Savanna Morrison and Idea among others. Names include Willard Jerry G Sikkema Everett Queckboerner Beth Mackey Velma Dambman Harold Atherton Joe Melendy and Raymond Mackey with dates in October.
Local pages report corn planting proofs, duck season prep opening October 22 on government and private lands, new Colonial houses near Dam No. 13, and Fire Prevention week urging roof and chimney repairs. Community notes cover ads by Claire Golden, baker Hardin Dingen, judge Stransky, chrysanthemums, storage cribs, new residents, church dinner, senior play, and various town updates across Lanark and Thomson with farms, insurance, and local business milestones.
A humorous column notes Argo Fa as the county’s fastest growing area though still unincorporated. It reports population up nineteen in recent days, two families seeking rentals, and scarce available houses. The piece riffs on war, politics, a past letter from France, and light local observations.
A garbled note recalls an event at the Majestic theatre in Chadwick with scattered references to apples, Empire State, Catskill Mountains, and rural life. The fragmentary text mentions varieties like Russeta and Spit Met, a boyhood memory, and a general enthusiasm for apples from New York and the Pacific region. It remains largely unreadable but hints at a local, nostalgic piece.
Wade’s column mixes war notes with social asides. It comments on health bills, women's cosmetic preferences, and Louisiana racketeering, recounting a Huey Long era traffic anecdote about a speeding driver with manure.
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