Capt Escapes Probable Death on Long River Ride
Captain Stephen Hanks recounts a perilous river voyage from Marion City to St Louis, then a long land trek north on a saddle horse amid deep cold and frozen ice. He details wrecks, fires, feather winds, and a stay in Albany where he bought land, plus legal actions with Bloom Company and a move by steamer Governor Clark, ending with a Rock Island visit and autograph at a cave.
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Marion City
Quincy
St. Loui
Cap Au Gris
Wyoming
Hannibal
St. Louis
Illinois
Jong
Mr. Holmes
Clem Nevitt
Lit
Carthage
Nevitt
Fulton County
Lewiston
Galesburg
Mosling
Rock River
Mississippi
Albany
Calvert
St. ‘Louis
Mellvine
J Hooter
Mahlon Winatts
Stillwater
Bloom Company
Galena
Burbank
John McKusick
Governor Brigg
jAlton
Rock Island
Island of
Thomson State Bank Report of Condition 1937
Official publication shows Thomson State Bank assets of 386,694.15 with cash, government securities, loans, and real estate. Liabilities total 335,569.77 including deposits of 335,569.77 and capital stock 25,000 with surplus and profits. notes outstanding include $40,146.62 of deferred certificates payable from future profits.
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Thomson State Bank
Thomson, I
Auditor of Public Accounts
United States
Eee Eerie
Har old Kenyon house rental and winter road work update
Cecil Mitchell will move from the Bank house to the Har o ld Kenyon residence once road crews depart on Nov 1. LaVere Kness expects a Texas job with Harrison Co driving a utility truck for them this winter. Route 171 construction will extend through winter as seeding delays prevent shoulder completion. Chris Harvey plans to leave for Henderson Texas for a winter job. Mr and Mrs Harry Stoner and son from Memphis Tenn are visiting, with health concerns for Mr Stoner. Fred Carpenter of Covina Calif visits relatives before a Los Angeles winter. Charles Lamb and granddaughter Margaret Bower relocate near Mt Carroll for schooling, returning Fridays. Will Moore will join Harrison Co in Henderson Texas for winter road work. Parsley prep note ends.
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Cecil Mitchell
Har
Kenyon
Bank House
LaVere Kness
Texas
Harrison Co
Route 171
Chris Harvey
Henderson
Harry Stoner
Memphis
Tenn
Stoner
Jim Mummert
Margaret Bower
Mt. Carroll School
Miss Bower
Harry Wilkerson
Thomson
Harry Hollaugh
Mt. Carroll
Will Moore
Thomson briefs and social notes from Iowa City area
Miss Frances Switzer returned to her work at the University hospital in Iowa City Tuesday after visiting her mother Mrs. Belle Switzer in Ful Lon. Mr and Mrs Wred Hartman were Sunday guests of his brother Charles Hartman and family. Mrs BR H Dart of Savanna spent the weekend with her daughter Mrs Jack Waltman.
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Frances Switzer
University Hospital
Iowa City
Belle Switzer
Ful- Lon
Wred Hartman
Charles Hartman
BR. H. Dart
Savanna
Jack Waltman
Local visitors and family ties noted in weekend travels
Mr and Mrs Joh Krsmer and their children visited Sumlay with Mr and Mrs John Nordoff and family. Fant and Robert Lewis attended a Davenport meeting Friday to view Chevrolet 38 models. Malin Williams and Westey Reynolds visited over Saturday and Sunday with father’s brother Robert Williams, employed in Freeport.
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Joh Krsmer
Sumlay
John Nordoff
Tamily
Fant
Robert Lewis
Davenport
Malin Willams
Westey Reynolds
Robert Williams
Fragmentary Social Note From Albany Area Dinner Guests
A partial OCR item lists Thomson and family hosting dinner guests on Sunday at a residence in Chicago area. Mentions Mr and Mrs Gears and Wesley, Bard, and a son-in-law from Albany. Details are garbled and some names appear incomplete.
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Byuny
Pat
Gearsily
Tas
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Capt
Stephen Hanks
Lewis Motor Co
Potter Bros
Thomson, Ilinois
Morrison, Albany, Thomson, Argo-Fa
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I. A. BE. Sheridan
State of Illinois
A. B. Sheridan
County of Carroll
Glendora Schade
ARGO
Thomson Briefs
Morrison
G. H. Thompson
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Fulisa, NL
Considine
Lincoln Way
Fulton, Ill
Sikkema
Fulton
Pape Funeral Home
Iowa
Phope
Pershing Blvd
Clinton, Ia
Sheila
J&p Shoe Shoppe
Cis
A. M. Blodgett
Rexall Drug Store
Goodenough
Fulton, Il
MC Cullagh Bro
J.M. Fay & Son Fulton
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