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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1954
Page
9
Burlington railroad warns hunters and fishermen to stay off its right of way for safety. Chief agent W G Fetzner notes moving trains, broken wires, and signal disruption from trespassing can cause injuries, fatalities, and damage. Signs posted reinforce the restriction.
A 1954 amendment grants survivors of workers who died before September 1, 1950, eligibility for benefits if the deceased later became fully insured. The story follows a young Baltimore widow with twins who after years of hardship will begin receiving survivorship payments from September 1954 until the twins turn 18, with conditions on marriage and early applications noted.
Regulations outline hunting seasons and bag limits for 1954. Details include Daves period Sept 1 to Oct 5 with daily limit eight, possession eight, and hours from before sunrise to sunset. Squirrel Sept 15 to Oct 31 with daily five, possession ten, opening day noon to sunset. Rabbit Nov 11 to Jan 15 with five and ten, sunrise to sunset except opening day noon. Quail Nov 11 to Dec 11 with ten and twenty. Pheasant Nov 11 to 26 with two and four cock limits, same hours as rabbits. Duck and goose Oct 22 to Dec 15 with ducks four and eight, geese six and five, no more than two Canadians, hours from before sunrise to one hour before sunset. A Dubuque Iowa sunrise-sunset table is provided for reference.
The notice urges eligible survivors to apply for benefits by September 1956. It specifies qualification includes aged widows widowed mothers and children or parents of a deceased worker aged between December 31 1939 and September 1 1950 with at least a year and a half of work under Social Security. Also lists Monday meetings for Loyal Belles at June Doty’s and Queen Esther group at Blanche Handel’s.
Chadwick residents welcomed guests from Freeport Lanark and nearby homes. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Weber and family hosted Saturday supper with Chadwick visitors. Sunday evening gatherings included Mr and Mrs Alvin Schneider and family hosting guests from Lanark. Delores Daehler, student nurse in Rockford, spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Vernon Daehler.
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