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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1954
Page
2
Regulations list 1954 hunting hours and bag limits for species including doves, squirrels, rabbits, quail, pheasants, ducks, and geese. It includes season dates, daily and possession limits, and hours from sunrise to sunset, with tables of sunrise and sunset times for Dubuque Iowa.
A series of residents and associates are recorded with October listings from Lanark Thomson Chadwick Milledgeville and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Asker Peterson Henry Sweitzer Fay Burkholder Gerald Grove Bessie Isenhart Ralph Ferris Ralph Allison Wayne Plumer Byron Hanbecker and many others across several towns.
Farm adviser outlines corn rootworm as the cause of corn collapse in several county fields not due to wind or borers. Rotate crops to stop buildup, spray at planting, and disk afterward if continuing to grow corn.
Unit meetings list for October covers Old Mill Shannon Rural Carroll Cherry Grove Fair Haven Carroll Night Savanna West End Freedom and major lesson on recent medical and public health developments presented by local leaders. Notes include dates October 1 4 5 6 7 8 with times ranging from 1 30 to 8 00 p m and special activities such as roll calls pet peeves and rug making.
The Thirty ninth Annual Meeting of the Federation of Local Bar Associations of the Sixth Supreme Judicial District of Illinois will be held in Morrison October 1 1954. The program includes legislative proposals probate and trust law changes and civil procedure topics with a luncheon and speakers from Sycamore Rockford and Chicago.
G. W. Spencer announced that widows and children previously denied old age and survivor benefits may become eligible starting September 1954. The 1950 amendments lowered fully insured status to one and a half years of work, rectifying hardships for those who died before September 1, 1950, with at least that much work credits.
Heidi a beloved fiction heroine comes to life on the Carroll Theatre screen with showings Friday and Saturday October 8 and 9. The film credits Lazar Wechsler and United Artists and aims for photographic authenticity by filming in the Swiss Alps location described in Johanna Spyri’s 1880 story.
The article explains that if a deceased wage earner left a widow aged 65 or younger children under 18, monthly payments may be made for September 1954. If the deceased had no widow or children but supported a parent, the dependent parent may be eligible. Local meetings with a representative are scheduled in Freeport’s post office basement and 306 Post Office Building on specified days and times.
East Dubuque defeated Mt. Carroll 6 to 2 Bettendorf beat Savanna 13 to 0 Morrison won 27 to 6 versus Amboy St. Marys of Clinton rolled Fulton 45 to 1s noting a readout of regional games with several results listed.
Edmund A. Moss announced a field office for the 1954 Census of Agriculture and was named supervisor for Carroll and 17 other northern Illinois counties. The office will be at 254 U. S. Courthouse Chicago IL. About 15 crew leaders and 225 enumerators will staff the farm census effort.
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