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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1937
Page
4
The readable bits sketch a satirical column list including Wade, Lore, and a court notice about Lydia E. Pinkham. It hints at satire on college biology, fashion, and jokes about veterans, with references to Bette Davis and a lenticular line about a marine.
A jumble of clipped lines mentions a store clerk, a one-cent stamp, a prize, a teenager in the Preston area, and a Kansas newspaper report about John Hamilton returning to Topeka with a tan cloak. It references a 1920s style quote about insult and dating, with a jail sentence for a Jewish boy.
Sportsmen and dog packs patrol near Round Grove as reports rise of a elusive cat family creature. Everett Fadden and family at Meyeroft farm heard shrill cries and later found large tracks near barns and pasture. Dogs balked at house entry. odor noted around buildings. cows frightened by the unseen prowler.
Carroll County will receive about 510 in NYA work aid allocations for needy Illinois high school students as the 1937 28 term opens. State NYA administrator Walter J Campbell says the total state allotment is 465000, aiding about 18000 youths with 1 per month for clerical, library, teaching aide, lab and research tasks after school hours.
The remaining assets of the closed First National Bank of Chadwick will be offered for public sale on Sept. 25 starting at two o’clock in the afternoon. The sale will be at the old National Bank building in Chadwick with cash as the payment method. A list of assets will be available at the receiver’s office or at Farmers State Bank in Chadwick.
Shannon plans its eighteenth annual Homecoming on Labor Day with a parade, early morning to evening bands from Shannon, Lanark and Lenn. A basket dinner in the park precedes the program with Ransom Bradley delivering the day’s address. The Shannon baseball team faces the Ogle county lamp bureau team, a county softball game, prize awards, and featured acts conclude with a nighttime dance.
A group of relatives from Nebraska visiting in Frank Imel's home includes Mrs. Prank Uuel of the Ideal store entertaining Cher guests for a few days. The party, arriving Tuesday morning, consists of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Freeman of York, Miss Bessie Schultz of Geneva, Mrs. Zara Pastine and her son, and Miss Mele en Ault of Clinton.
A whimsical fragment features two voices joking about growing up and a missing phrase. The odd exchange hints at a playful misquote and a repeat line about lips, creating a light, humorous mood.
Local notes list Sunday visitors to Thomson including Mr and Mrs Glyde Grolaving and Miss Helen Kenyon among many others. It reports residents moving to Argo and nearby areas, family visits across Thomson and surrounding towns, and several extended relatives dining and traveling in unions with neighbors and friends.
Mp and Mrs. Raymond Carley and family of Chadwick plan a move to Thomson this week. Numerous visitors stop by in Lanark and nearby towns including East LeChaure, Morrison, Clinton, Malta, Ideal, and Milledgeville. Names appear repeatedly alongside Labor Day plans and weekend visits as relatives and friends tour homes and share meals.
A group gathered for an opiente supper at Palisades Park north of Savinau on Sunday evening. Attendees included Mrs. Byron Tibbits, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brenneman and Sidney, Mire and Mrs. Arthur Pape, Mr. and Mrs. G C W Thou and daughters Georgia and Jeanne, Miss Betty Lewis with Mr. and Mrs. Lou Frosch and Dee of Savanna, guests of Mr and Mrs. Robert Buchanan. Fred Nipe sold a cement silo 18 by 20 feet to Leonard Porter, the seventh silo Nipe has sold. Fred Brown, formerly on the Eugene Murray farm, has moved to Alexis NL to live with his brother Ben Brown. his wife died about two weeks ago.
Lester Grimt returns home after a week with grandparents Mr and Mrs Shenry Oakley. Mr and Mrs Claude Grim visited with sister in Moline last Wednesday. Mrs Anna Stein remains ill. Sunday visitors at Hertting home include Mr and Mrs Bryan Fleming Mrs Henry Schwan daughter Rachel of Hanover MI and Mrs A P Kenyon with Kenyon moving to Westerly RI to take a high school post at 13 George Street. Arthur Pane and wife hosted Tuesday for daughter Mrs Hubert Williams and family at Stockton. Bill Jenkins and wife drove to Haysville for job with Jack Seibert leaving Steward last week.
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