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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1939
Page
3
The Carroll County platform lists goals for Milledgeville Bank expansion road improvements on Route 171 from Hansen’s Corners to Chadwick via Route 48. It calls for electing efficient town and county officers, reducing expenses, promoting competitive community sports, and portrays Carroll County as the sports lovers’ paradise.
A collage of birthday notices dated October with names from Milledgeville Thomson Chadwick Lanark Morrison Chadwick Dixon and Lanark. Individuals such as Mrs W G Heide Kath Wetzel Ruth Keil and John Grachling are named among others. The page records community greetings for several October days and locations.
A compact county page reports duck season opening chaos at six thirty, Red Cross and Christmas seal plans, hybrid corn progress, and local events. Sheriff’s office, house repairs, pumpkin harvests, and school activities fill the week. A stray dynamite cap injures a boy and minor accidents occur as fall settles in.
Readable names tied to Milledgeville and surrounding towns appear with entries for November 1 and 2. Individuals include Eleanor Tautz, Mr Carroll, John Brandenburg, Mrs George Lang, Chadwick, Melvin Straub, Scott S Nichols, Leroy Foltz, Sylvia Lewis, Joe Schmidt, Evelyn Shoup, Lloyd Allen, Darlene Ashby, Orville Plumer, Robert Thorgren Jr, Glenn Lamoreux, plus locations Lanark Thomson Milledgeville.
Farmers and livestock feeders are invited to a post sale drawing on Oct 28 1939 for a 3400 lb calf. All eligible attendees must be present. The sale promises a strong cattle lineup with weights from 50 to 900 lbs. Organizer: Geneseo Sales Co R S Bollen.
A first person reminiscence blends Halloween mischief with lessons from school days. The writer recalls childhood pranks, a church social plan gone awry, and a confession of never copying a lesson, tying honor, education, and community into a nostalgic, winding narrative.
A listing of ten hot chocolate desserts made with milk and wafers, plus ten hot fudge, hot butterscotch and hot caramel sundaes, alongside 15 home-made barbecues. The text reads as a menu item sequence with multiple sweet treats and savory offerings.
A timid woman attempts to cash a processed check at a bank counter but is told it cannot be cashed there. She responds with a cheerful smile and offers to approach from the side to complete the transaction.
A damaged clipping mentions events and names in a frayed sequence. It hints at social gatherings and a dinner, with references to a ball, an umbrella, and observed conversations among residents. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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