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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
5
A guide to home freezing debunks using ultra cold storage, promotes zero freezer temperatures, and explains quick handling and blanching. It urges buying seasonal produce for freezing, outlines cooking frozen vegetables and meats, and notes defrosting tips plus a sample leaflet request. It ends with a humorous essay and a kitchen joke.
Dr. Frank C. Laubach, famed for the Laubach reading method, will study Latin American approaches to teach reading to neglected Indian populations. The John Milton Society heads Braille reading support for the blind with Helen Keller as president. The Church Committee for China Relief appeals for $100,000 monthly for relief in China, supported by the American Advisory Committee in Chungking and hundreds of missionaries.
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman notes eight‑tenths of Roman Catholic missionaries remain at posts in Europe and the Far East. He says relief ranges from civilian aid near battles to refugee care for occupied China and Burmese orphans, plus medical aid for bomb victims, mines, and plagues. He urges missions to continue despite widespread chaos and devastation.
A Sunday birthday dinner honored Mrs. Frank Miller at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Miller. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Holland of Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Howe and Morrison family, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Eubanks and Sterfling family, and several Miller relatives and friends.
A witty exchange shows Freddie's uncle asking why the boy draws a locomotive on a slate. Freddie explains the scene represents a locomotive pulling cars, prompting a brief lesson on train mechanics.
The article explains how wildcat wells mark first tests in untapped areas and how such ventures, though costly, are essential for discovering new oil pools. It contrasts pool development wells with true wildcats and notes the strategic, scientific approach behind high-risk drilling.
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