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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1944
Page
6
Community Visits Highlight Weekend in Lanark and Surrounding Areas
Argo area residents spent Sunday with relatives in Lanark and Clinton. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Verne Kaufman and Earl, Mrs. Grace Moyer and Lou Moyer, and many others as kinfolk gathered at multiple homes. Kathryn Dykstra moved to live with the Nelsons and enrolled in Argo school. Frequent health updates and birthday observances marked the social tenor of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Kaufman
Earl
Kaufmann
Emma Lotz
Lanark
Grace Moyer
Lou Moyer
Rudolph Holmes
Clinton
Marvin Terrelt
Morrison
Ralph Holesinger
John Faber
Ben
Fulton
Kathryn Dykstra
D. D. Nelson
Argo
Bert Nelson
Coleta
Hattie Kneale
George Schmaling
Allen Johnson
Richard and
James Johnson
Gurnee
Tll
Laura Daehler
Chadwick
Cascade Visit Nets Power Cane Press Purchase
Thomson News Merlea Atherton and Claude and Leslie Grim visited Cascade Iowa last Friday where Mr. Grim bought a large power cane press. He expects to expand sorghum acreage next season. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith shared Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Irve Neuschwanger at Mr. Carroll and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Green of Argo visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlea Atherton
Claude
Leslie Grim
Cascade
Iowa
Earl Green
Argo
Paul Smith
Mexican Native On Way To See Girl Friend
Traveler Bert E. Hadley recalls meeting an old Mexican Indian on the highway. He travels by a small old burro car with no brakes, heading to see his girlfriend in the mountains. He is calm about the long journey, saying cactus could sustain him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert E. Hadley
Trucker Slugged and Robbed Near Chicago on Cheese Run
Chadwick trucker C. M. Dambman reports his regular cheese shipment from Chadwick Co operative to Swift and Co. in Chicago was halted near Mannheim Road beyond Elmhurst on a rainy bridge night. Two men, one in uniform, robbed him of cash checks and gas coupons after disabling the ignition. He sustained facial injuries and tooth damage, with a $3 cash loss and a missing 10 dollar bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Dambman
Chadwick
Chicago
Dambman
Thompson and Local Families Share Weekend Visits
Sunday visitors gather at the Paul Smith home including the Joe Blair family and Willard Ballard party from Morrison. Henry Young, Petty Hottenstein, and Myrtle Bull spawn multiple visits. Pfc LaVere Kness and wife spent time with Wes Kness. Guests from River Forest and Savanna assist with moves at Maude McGinty’s. Elmer Davis family heads to Glenwood Arkansas. soldiers prepare for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smith
Joe Blair
Willard Ballard
Morrison
Petty Hottenstein
Savanna
Henry Young
Myrtle Bull
Roy Hockman
Mt. Carroll
Pfc
LaVere Kness
Rockford
Wes Kness
N B Lewis
Betty Miller
River Forest
Maude McGinty
Mary Jane McGinty
Dora Doty
Elmer Davis
Glenwood
Ark
Jackson Davis
Dallas
Texas
Dan Sack
Franklin Fehler
Morgan House
Harold Atherton
York Community High School Board Election Notice
Notice by the Board of Education of School District 201 Carroll County Illinois. An election for one member of the board for a three year term will be held Saturday April 8 1944 at Thomson Village Hall polls open 12 noon close 7 PM. By order Chas W Hogg president Rush W Carroll attested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
York Community High School
Thomson Village Hall
County of
Carroll
Illinois
Chas W. Hogg
Rush W. Carroll
Pilot Hartman decorates with Oak Leaf Clusters for valor
Lieutenant Kermit W. Hartman of the 15th AAF Fighter Command earned two Oak Leaf Clusters to the Air Medal for actions in the South Pacific. He flew with the Sun Setters in February and participated in the fighter squadron's success over Rabaul, contributing to a tally of 163 Japanese planes. Hartman, 22, born in Mount Carroll Illinois, is credited with destroying half a Jap Zero and is one of 19 pilots honored for gallantry at a South Pacific fighter base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fieet
Kermit W. Hartman
Carroll
15Th Aaf Fighter Command
South Pacific
Hartman
Harold Linton
Chadwick
Sun Setters
Rabaul
AAF
13Th Aap Fighter Command
Kermit A. Tyler
United States
Mount Carroll
Ill
Mt. Carroll
University of Illinois At
Lukunai
Simulated Official Ballot for York Community High School Election
Fac Simile of Official Ballot to be voted at the annual election of the York Community High School at the Village hall Thom son Ill April 8 1944 Polls open from 12 oclock noon till 7 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Community High School
Thomson, Ill
Pilot and Lieutenant Engage and Destroy a Zero
An aerial combat report describes Lieut. Andrews and the narrator attacking the leading Zero during a head on pass. They opened fire at 150 yards and continued until withdrawal, tracers striking the right wing root causing smoke. The Zero burst into flames and went down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut. Andrews
Lt. Andrews
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