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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
2
The 72nd year edition of The Village Echos Thomson Illinois notes historical publishing links to Thomson Broadax 1879 Thomson Review 1833 and quotes Doc Saunders H G Stage publisher Elynor Stagg editor with weekly Thursday issues. The paper is entered second class matter under March 8 1879 act and priced at $2.00 per year.
A town by town list notes birthdays for Carroll County residents from Friday October 24 through Wednesday October 29. Names include George Bittner Savanna Maxine Shellhouse Milledgeville Carl Schreiner Coleta Walter Henske Morrison and many others with listings for Lanark Elgin Chadwick Savanna Milledgeville Thomson and Clinton Iowa. The compilation records daily celebrants and their towns with numerous families represented.
The article surveys native crickets from Illinois including house, field, and camel varieties and explains chirping, mating, and life cycles. It then shifts to boat maintenance tips covering cleaning, spark plugs, magneto points, fuel system flushing, lower unit grease, propeller checks, and proper oil fuel mixing. Miss Elynor Stagg attended the Illinois Press Association convention in Decatur as a representative of Review Publications.
A brief list of residents including Ivan Kness and Charles Sucher from Chadwick, Pete Shiley and Donna Linker from Lanark, Ed Knapp and Roberta Hook from Thomson, Mrs. Roland Sehroth from Thomson, Jo Ann Zenk and Janie Miller from Thomson.
The article notes uranium oxide as a by product in shale oil production. It explains shale as rock formed from hardened clay mud or silt and mentions the compound used in generating atomic energy among several by products obtained during oil extraction from shale.
A humorous Sabula Gazette column parodies people and events with quick quips about a Sabula girl and Adam, a traveling Sabula man, a waitress confusion over a foul ball, Mary J. Holmes novels, and jokes about Congress, hunting, and the Freedom Train. It lampoons small town life and current affairs with regional character and dated humor.
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