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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1925
Page
1
A church dinner hosted by the Argo community drew a large attendance, with about 835 dollars raised. Several families including Hansen, Schmaling, and Densmore hosted and attended events in Clinton and nearby areas. Meanwhile, dairy cattle plans rise as Densmore to Wisconsin assists Hansen and associates in rebuilding depleted herds.
Mr and Mrs Ed McGinty arrived home Monday evening from a three weeks trip in Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota. They report a most pleasant journey and enjoyed several visits with relatives and friends.
Reverend and Mrs Schaich accompanied by Francis Hollingshead and Dee Gleason drove to De Kalb Wednesday evening to attend the Young Folks Conference and expect to return home Friday.
The York Township Sunday School Convention at Thomson Methodist Church drew larger attendance than the building seemed capable of holding. Officiating volunteers and officers were praised, with W. A. Adams as President and Fred Seim as Vice President, Miss Ilva Smith as Secretary Measurer.
Hobart Holland and Haroti Melendy depart Tuesday for Tucson Arizona to spend the winter. Each takes barber tools and plans to visit local shops for a few days work if needed. They promise to send letters to the Review to keep readers posted on their travels in the golden west.
Admission at the local picture show will rise this Saturday night from 10 and 25 cents to 15 and 30 cents. The move comes after most shows posted losses, with two earning under a dollar, and the organizers say higher prices will sustain the high standard of photo plays.
The Ten Commandments shown at the local picture show on November 6 and 7. A major production, with one screening each night beginning at eight o'clock.
Pupils worked Saturday at the Ser Vice Garage building preparing for the Grade School Carnival to be held Friday evening with George Potter directing. Strong family plans Fulton home. Mr Strong works as gateman at Burlington crossings. Church work nearing completion in a couple of weeks. Mrs. W A Shoemaker of Savannah visits Vermillion South Dakota with son Howard. Mr and Mrs Shubardt of Warr Haven were visitors at the Lew Kness home.
Miss Simpson Miss Burns and Miss Brooks were Clinton shoppers Saturday. Lew Sears was a St. Paul passenger Monday evening where he will spend a couple of days on the stock market.
Brave Knight replies he is coming as Awgwan echoes the call in a brisk exchange reflecting a historic or fictional voyage mood with period tone and brief dialogue fragments
Mrs. Emma Hall of Manning Iowa arrived Saturday evening to visit many relatives in the area. She is sister to Mrs Horace Hall and Edwin Williams of this place, who lived here in her girlhood days.
Cecil B DeMille presents The Ten Commandments at Thomson Opera House November 6 and 7 in natural color. Estelle Taylor Theodore Roberts James Neill Charles de Roche and Lawson Butt star in the Paramount epic praised by two million prior viewers as cinema at its height.
A box cake and candy social will be held at Hartman school Friday evening October 30. Ladies are asked to bring cake candy or a box. A pupil program begins at 8 o'clock.
The Albany steel crew moved to Port Byron on Tuesday to lay a quantity of new steel. Mostly Thomson men, they expect steady work until early next year. After Port Esron they will proceed to Nahant for yard switch projects.
Mr and Mrs John Martindale have stored household goods and moved to Baraboo Wisconsin to stay with their son Ed for the winter. The note hopes they will like the new location and that John will find good fishing spots for Thomson friends. Frank Lewis expects a carload of salt late this week as farmers order supplies rapidly. check Paddy if not yet supplied.
Arch Atherton relocates his family to a newly acquired garage building and rents his previous home to George Williams who occupies Mrs Jennie Wilt's property. Irve Martindale is confined at home with rheumatism while Geo St Ores acts as chief dispenser at the lumber yards.
Mrs John Schade left Thursday for East Troy Wisconsin to stay with her daughter Mrs D B Demmick and family and other relatives. Elmer Lawrence plans to drive a new Ford touring car soon he is obtaining through the Mills agency at Fut-
The Grade School Carnival will be held this Friday evening at the Service Garage building. Ghosts and spooky specials will abound as the event nears Hallowe'en. A student band will provide music and a big grab bag offers many fine articles for prizes. The rest of the program will be announced later.
Sammy Gaar says winter can come anytime as he found two suit cases full of clothes hidden under corn fodder near the Milwaukee tracks. The suits, bearing a St. Louis firm name, are believed stolen property. Gaar turned them over to Carroll officials who seek to clear the mystery.
Editors from Whiteside and Carroll County plan their annual dinner and business session in Thomson this Saturday evening. The gathering will unite fifteen or more scribes to share stories and discuss local problems, with Arch Atherton painting his new garage and a new neighbor making improvements across the street. Mr and Mrs Claude Miller of Yates City visited Thomson relatives, while Joe Green of Freeport transported household goods to Freeport. The restaurant fixtures will stay in the building briefly.
N. D. French and Than Miles returned from an auto trip to Minnesota and encountered muddy roads. Mr and Mrs Frank Sheridan were Davenport passengers Sunday evening and stopped at Mrs M F Peck’s home for a visit.
Pepily and others secure top marks in suiting for the week with sixth graders named such as Robert Stumphy Merle Dod en Gerald Brown Marvin Martindale Gerald Diephuis Charles Miller Fern Holman Castella Petersen Evelyn Kauffman Alvilda Smith Sylvalena Bolhous and fifth graders Stanley Fuller Pearl Atherton Glen Groharing Mary Alice Switzer Enelah Kramer Albert Hook Vincent McNamara. Two Thomson citizens plan business work while local mail carriers Dan and Elmer consider a Ford top for winter comfort during jitney piloting.
Mr and Mrs Joe Green write from 415 W Douglas St Freeport to share they will use that address as their temporary home while they enjoy a vacation after years in the restaurant business. The note mentions corn contest entries so far limited to this fall’s harvest and promises more from York farmers when weather moderates.
W D M Cone put in a radio last week and neighbors note it explains the irregular trips drawn from town by Win over the past week. Day Smaitz of Fulton supplied him with one of the world's latest modern conveniences.
A Gervenn scientist estimates the earth’s age between 2 000 and 1 200 000 years. The report notes ongoing debate and public concern over scientific progress and understanding.
A fragmentary note claims Alan shows arrogance proportional to his separation, stating his infancy of knowledge drives this nature. The text appears as a corrupted OCR snippet with unclear context and missing details about event, place, or source.
George Moritz relocates from the former Claude Milard property at Od Diahe to Mrs Goddard's residence after prior occupancy. The transfer notes the change of occupancy and property passage in local records.
The Gardenplain area reports on church activities at the Town Hall in Movember, noting Rev. FE. H. Sarre's recovery from illness and return home to Nebraska, with his daughters Mrs. Westerveid and Mrs. Wood visiting. Dr. Johnson of Clinton led services at Gardenplain and Newton churches, and Rev. H. J. Rand of Morrison spoke at the Missionary Society Praise Service. The Sunday School plans a social Friday night at the Town Hall.
Local bank names Andy Sheridan Charles Grohar ing Hero Rawlins Chas Swi zer and Paul Lewis to a Vigilance Committee with county officials backing. They will be appointed as special deputy sheriffs and armed to deter bank hold ups in the state wide effort.
Several friends honored Mrs. K B Carpenter with a birthday party at her home on Saturday. Attendees included Mesdames L B Sears B R Lewis R I Houghton Kyle Melendy John Carpenter Himest Whitney Virgil Wilt J H Moran W M Tucker Henry Kane and John Gallagher.
In Bowle Arizona near the Copening gil well at about 1009 feet depth a oailer recovered small shells typical of sea coast species. The find suggests unusual marine fossils or shells brought to the surface from deep aquifer or mineral formation.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a party and threats involving a person or event. Details are unclear, with lines about conciliation and a walk out. The piece references multiple individuals and a setting but lacks coherent context or dates to confirm specifics.
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