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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1948
Page
4
A humorous Sabula Iowa column by Wade Guenther features quips about old timers joining juries, health tips on walking, and light anecdotes. It includes jokes about dressing, a girl’s remark on fashion, a Brooklyn driver exchange, a marbles misadventure, Moonshine McKeon, a boxing manager quip, and a moral about happiness as travel.
Lanark reports Max Rahn buying a West Locust Street lot from Eddie Murphy and planning a house trailer residence. Mildred Watson accepts a Dakota NL position and departs by bus Tuesday. A light anecdote introduces a Nudist camp tale while a family joke frames a nap time scene. 4 H Girls set show topics for Maquoketa county fair next Tuesday.
County board approved general town and relief levies and road and bridge levies Tuesday for multiple townships. Washington $1200 and $5500. Woodland $1625 and $2000. Freedom $2200 and $2550. Cherry Grove $4000 and $5000. Shannon $1200 and $4250. Lima $1400 and $2500. Rock Creek $5500 and $7000. Salem none and $6300. Mt Carroll $4380 and $10000. Savanna $10 and ...
Mrs Adeline Groharing spent Tuesday in Fulton with her daughter Mrs Marvin Brookstra. Mrs Joe Blair spent Tuesday in Freeport. The Foltz family and Gary of Chadwick joined many others picnicking at the Des Park in Savanna. Glendora Schaders enjoys a week’s vacation from her duties at Thomson State.
In York and surrounding areas sums are listed as 17000 and 5345 while Fair Haven shows 10055. Wysox reports 2500 and 8300, Elkhorn Grove records 1765 and 2800 with additional 5700 and 6800 amounts noted in a mixed ledger.
A county board resolution sets pay for the upcoming circuit clerk and recorder elections. The plan approves $1500 yearly as circuit clerk, $1250 as recorder, and $3000 for clerk hire and related expenses, with a total of $6009 allocated for salary, clerk hire, and expenses.
Mr and Mrs Joe Blair spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ralph Blair at Pearl City in a family gathering described in local society notes.
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