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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1940
Page
2
A compiled birthday notice lists residents celebrating birthdays from Friday to Wednesday in November. Names span Yates City to Thomson, Milledgeville, Chadwick, Lanark, Savanna, Clinton, and more with ages or locations implied. Readers are invited to wish well on the listed days.
Local politics stir interest as national events loom while farmers contend with harvest and weather. Davenport corn contest draws attention as residents plan visits. Postmaster upgrades flagged new quarters and draft numbers spark city talk. Home Building and Loan directors reelected. pay phones cut to business hours amid vandalism. Ducks scarce for hunters as Stagg and Grim plan weekend returns. Coryell 70 Courier.
A fragmented obituary style list names numerous residents and associates across Lanark Thomson Chadwick Chadwick Chadwick Milledgeville Penrose Rock Falls and surrounding locales. The record reads as a roster of individuals including Ivan Crofton Mr Carroll Jerry Blaine Spencer Marjorie May Melihattan Earl Green Roland Shroth Harriet Fisher Lizzie Kustes Arthur Crofton Jean Schreiner Margaret Shibley Mrs Phineas Bashaw Mrs John Brandenburg Mrs Henry Parsons Lillian Hartman Ted Davis Harold Rahn Chas Shuman Lois Wolfley and William Albert Miller with no clear event date or relationship stated.
A rich man questions a suitor about wedding scale and income. The youth deflects each query by saying he leaves decisions to the daughter, wife, or benefactor, as the exchange reveals power dynamics and wit.
A fragment notes a statement attributed to a venerable woman about living without basic necessities but not without luxuries, reflecting a lighthearted or satirical view on comforts. The line suggests a carefree prioritization of indulgence over deprivation.
A dated column urges readers to vote by conscience, resist influence from radio reports and politicians, and focus on facts for today and the future. It mixes a humorous anecdote about a rooster with remarks on Roosevelt, Hitler, and civic duty, ending with a call to study taxes and vote honestly.
Two Chicago women visiting New Orleans misidentify their first Spanish moss as Mardi Geng after pulling it from trees and discussing it at length. The remark ends their conversation with a curious misattribution.
Corn pickers from northern Illinois gather at Kenneth Farr farm near Genoa Til for a field day and corn husking contest Thursday Nov 7. Kenneth Furr and Associates organize with liberal cash prizes and many county winners entered. Event draws thousands with free admission and parking, plus farm machinery displays and field demonstrations. Lunch available. In bad weather shelter space for at least 4 000 attendees.
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