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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1934
Page
1
A fragmented letter laments wartime spending and rising unemployment with figures from 1930s labor data. It discusses purchasing power, farm payments, and political maneuvering, urging action to aid workers, farmers, and communities while warning about strikes and government control of unions. Names and places appear amid the messy text.
Carroll County supervisors set county levy for the year ending Sept 1 1985 at 88 900, easing total levy from 37c to 35c while keeping general purpose tax at 25c. Road and bridge levies for townships and a budgeted general fund total 60 500 are approved along with specific township figures for Washington Woodland Freedom Cherry Grove Shannon Lima Roth Creek Salem Carrall Savanna Work Fair Haven Wysox and Wickhorn Grove.
Thirty eight Carroll county farmers have trade applications for local field supervisors in the corn hog compliance project. Applications forwarded to the state. appointments will be announced soon. Supervisors will inspect 1154 farms, draw maps, compute acreages, and fill compliance forms while reporting on contracted acres, hogs born since 1933, deaths, sales, feeders, and other contract compliance questions.
In Car Roll County only a few contracts remained unsigned. Of 1,177 invited, 1,159 signed once but only 18 added a second signature. The high noncompletion rate stemmed from changing conditions, keeping many from signing again while others stayed away or left the farm.
Four or five men from each township will attend the marketing meeting in Mt Carroll today September 20 Fay Biller of the LAA marketing department will speak on strengthening cooperative selling Planning for the state meeting on September 28 will be discussed Every county in the state is expected to be represented at the 28th meeting.
Frank Ross of Savanna launches independent run for county treasurer to challenge Republican Harry Shiley and Democrat Harry Tallman. Kors filed as independent last week, campaign begun. race widens to three-way contest with Savanna support shaping the outcome in McDonough County.
Auditor Charles Clover of Axel Mierberg Audit Company told Carroll county officials their management of funds was exemplary, noting better conditions than elsewhere in the state. He urged state takeover of several aids, highlighted tax income vs expenditures, and cited transfers from the road fund masking deficits, with care on county charities and liquor legalization effects.
A group of 28 boys from the CC Camp at Mt. Carroll are employed at the Adam Heinze farm in Fairhaven township. They are constructing brush and stone dams to curb soil erosion and plan to plant trees on banks washer away in previous years. A marriage license was issued to Frank Healey and Ruth Ferris of Milledgeville on Sept 3.
Duck hunters are urged Monti day that Mt Carroll Postmaster Charles Hartman has received a supply of the $1 special duck hunting stamps, on sale at Mt Carroll and Savanna post offices. Under 1934 regulations a migratory waterfowl hunter must buy this stamp at the post office before hunting, and the stamp does not replace the state license. Hunters need both. Duck property owners should obtain a federal baiting permit from the Biological Survey in Washington DC, issued free of charge. Baited property shooters must stop hunting at 4 p.m., and illegal hunting on water near baited spots can lead to court or jail.
A tiny calf named Salty Jane, born on the Haring and Mronviale farm No. 3, weighs about 20 pounds and measures 20 inches, with 22 inches length claimed. The heifer mother weighs roughly 1,580 pounds and is described as lively and protective during milking. A state ruling now requires job applicants to pass a physical exam before being hired.
Fairhaven Playground Ball Team, county farm bureau champions, lost 9 2 to Will County in a three game series dropping them to elimination in the state championship race. Carroll County’s Schaut fanned five early batters but lost grip on his fastball as Will County capitalized on errors to clinch win two.
The county committee issues a second notice to farmers who planted corn beyond their forage allowances. The corn is to be used for forage under a ruling by the secretary of agriculture on June 8. It must be harvested before grain stages and shown promptly. Committee members issuing the ruling are John Warner, Henry Miller and Charles Kesster.
Members of the board of supervisors selected the grand juries to serve during the November term of court. The list includes Washington, Janes R. Sullivan. Woodlland Edwin Gillespie and Chester Law. Freedom John Kloepping. Cherry Grove E B P Meier. Channon Grover Reddington and Kenneth Stoner. Lima Milton Hess. Rock Creek Andy Tallman and Charles Hower. Salem Bert Schreiner and Elmer Stoner. Mr. Carroll Alorzy White and Dan Weidman. Savanna Arthur Mace and Bert Hodge. York N D French and George Schmaling. Fairhaven Curtis Naniza and Oliver Emnyre. Wysox Roy Schreiner and Ray Alison. Elkhorn Grove Milton E. Olmsted.
A caravan of at least twelve boosters will leave Milledgeville at 8:30 p m on Monday to tour nearby villages and cities promoting the Milledgeville Community Day celebration on Sept 27. The tour includes Chadwick Argo Fs Thom son Savanna Mt Carroll Lanack Shannon Forreston Polo Brookville Hazelhurst and returns to Milledgeville. A German band from Milledgeville will play at stops and a short talk will invite all to attend the celebration with free Swiss cheese sandwiches. Twenty thousand advertising items will be distributed across business districts along the route. General James A Farley campaign speech is also noted.
Carrell County Farm Bureau Organization workers attended a meeting at the B. C. A. in Freeport Wednesday where V. V. Vaksman, director of Great TAA, gave the main address. A definite program to secure Farm Bureau memberships was outlined.
The County Board appropriates 125 to cover expenses of the county truancy officer. A county levy of 83500 is approved with goad and bridge and town levies in four townships. Farmers discuss corn hog contracts with 43 of 1,177 signing. 38 apply as compliance inspectors. A Republican rally and a high school football schedule are noted along with licenses for duck hunters at Savanna and Mt Carroll post offices.
Voters across townships must register at their usual voting places on October 16 and 40th. Those who have never voted due to non-residency or age are urged to register on these two days.
Mt Carroll high school will open the 1934 football season Friday night with Mt Mortis visiting on the Mt Carroll gridiron. Coach Walker faces a fight and inexperienced squad but the locals are expected to oppose strongly. Schedule includes Sept 21 Mt Morris at Mt Carroll and Sept 28 Freeport at Freeport among others.
Wilmer Groezinger 20 of Washington township held on $4,000 bond to appear before the grand jury in November to answer charges of driving while intoxicated. Arrested at Savannah, he faced a preliminary hearing after a collision on Route 80 north of beds where a truck was rear ended. two occupants aged three were injured. Real estate transfers noted: Wales Goseard and site to George Lower, section 3, township 23, range 6.
PUBLIC INVITED TO BIG MEETING PLANNED FOR TONIGHT AT LINCOLN SCHOOL GYM SAVANNA. C Waylanis a leading young Republican will speak, joined by Milton Jones congress candidate and R J Branson from Republican headquarters. Harry Lowman presides as county candidates attend if time allows, including Sheriff Eber Shepherd and other officials.
Four H club leaders met in Mt Carroll on Tuesday evening to select top entries in record and story divisions. County champions will be named at the October 10 meeting. Winners were listed by breed and class with first second and third placements across Hereford Shorthorn Angus Holstein Guernsey and other divisions.
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