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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1946
Page
4
Thomson Briefs: Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Lillie and daughters of Lockport visited over the weekend with Mrs. Lillie’s parents and brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith and family. Miss Janet Smith stayed with her aunt, Mrs. Orla Smith in Mt. Carroll. Beverly Marshall of Clinton, Indiana, spent the weekend in the Wayne Ashby home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ritchie of Savannah were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Blackett. Miss Dana Diehl stayed overnight with Miss Carolyn Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Gray and family of Rock Falls visited Sunday evening with Mrs. Gray's brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Marshall and family.
Albany Illinois October 27 1946 Mrs Stagg Thomson Review expresses weekly joy and homey ties in Thomson community. Letter recalls early publishing of the Review in 1893 by Mr Norman Millard and aging memories near the cemetery as residents look toward change and a life of service.
Mr and Mrs Hobart Holland and family and Mrs Bertha Holland with Rev Cleworth were Sunday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs N D French.
The piece paints October as a vivid, shifting season with Indian summer, harvest imagery, and nostalgic lines by Bess Woodworth. It describes October's weather, foliage, farm activities, pumpkins, Halloween prep, and the clash of summer with winter as leaves blaze in color.
The Illinois plan urges mass x-rays to find cases and isolate infectious patients. It calls for hospitals and clinics, possible quarantine powers, and bed rest as standard treatment. Authorities note drugs like streptomycin have fallen short so far, with hope for future chemotherapies.
Mr and Mrs Russell Sweitzer joined by multiple families for Sunday supper at the Eatsons in Savanna and visits in Mt Carroll and Sterling. Henry Lange celebrated his 82nd birthday at the Weber home with guests from Port Byron and more, while others attended showers and family gatherings in Clinton Morrison Stockton and Apple River Canyon.
Kenneth Martin of Freeport spent Sunday with his cousins Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sweitzer. The men enjoyed a day of duck hunting together.
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