Pace 4 In The Service USS Neosho Exercise Time
An announcement lists Robert E. Elgin USN of Thomson as participating in Exercise Time. The three phase drill spans Jan 21 to Feb 18 in the Atlantic and Caribbean, testing combat efficiency and anti submarine air mine and amphibious warfare across about 50 units of the Second Fleet Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force and Atlantic Fleet Marine Force. Phase one began with loading of
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Neosho
Robert E. Elgin
USN
Milton Elgin
Route 1
Thomson
Atlantic
Caribbean
US Second Fleet
Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force
Atlantic Fleet Marine Force
Marines Exercise High Time Moves Through Vieques Phase
Readable fragments show Exercise High Time phase two under Marine units with anti air and anti submarine drills. Off loading Marines on Vieques Jan 30 marks the start as units head home for phase three ending Feb 11.
Community Guests Visit Thomson Families for Weekend Events
Local residents hosted relatives and friends from Sterling Grayslake Fulton Clinton DeKalb and other areas for weekend gatherings at homes in Thomson Mt Carroll Carbon Cliff Caro line Mark Home and surrounding communities. Notable visits include FHA Banquet attendees Barbara Plapp DeKalb and Mervin Marshall’s birthday party.
Robert H Sword Buried at Lanark Saturday
Funeral services for Robert H Sword 44 died March 30 in a Moline hospital were held at 2 pm at Frank Funeral Home Lanark with burial in Lanark Cemetery. He was born August 28 1921 in Milledgeville and worked as a marine life consultant in California Florida and Chicago. Survivors include a daughter Hallie Rose Busse North Jacksonville NC his mother Mary Sword Milledgeville and three sisters Virginia Ulseldt La Canada Calif Mary Bowles Milledgeville and Shirley Clapper Louisville Ohio.
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Milledgeville
Robert H. Sword
Moline
Frank
Lanark
Mr. Sword
Howard and
Mary Hayes Sword
California
Florida
Chicago
Irving
Hallie Rose) Busse
Jacksonville
N. C
Mary Sword
Victor
Virginia) Ulseldt
la Canada
Calif
Mary Bowles
Paul
Shirley) Clapper
Louisville
Ohio
Ashby Family Guests Share Weekend Visits
Mrs Wayne Ashby and her grandson Billy Ashby were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Fay Ashby and family. Mr and Mrs Donald Ashby and family called Sunday evening. Billy Ashby stayed with his grandmother Mrs Florence Ashby. Mrs Ben Wagner and Mrs G A Smith visited Mrs Florence Ashby on Tuesday afternoon.
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Edward H. Dykema
Edward Meins
Sterling
Albert Lynch
David Lynch
Marvin Laird
Carbon Cliff
Merle Prins
Albert Prins
Denver McGinnis
Cloquet
Minn
P. K McGinnis
Ae Mc
Wayne Ashby
Billy Ashby
Fay Ashby
Donald Ashby
Florence Ashby
Ben Wagner
G. A. Smith
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Pace
Freeport
Silos
Badger & van Dale Equipment
Bernard Diehl
Perenty
Morehead
Transpet Prr
Enroite Fo- Weg
Vieques
Phese
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Robert L. Duffy
Bernadine Duffy
Lincoln Ave
Savanna
Ill
US. Army
Electronic Proving Ground
Duffy
Army
Fort Leonard Wood
Hanover Public High School
Sacramento
U.S
Air Force
Raymond L. Ferrell
Gladis Ferrell
Washington St
Savannahl
Mather Afb
Southeast Asia
Ferrell
Reed
Mathemaed
Air Training Commandich
Air ‘Force
Hirsch High School
The
University of Illinois At Navy Pier
Sylvia
Margaret Maes
Park Forest
Fort Lee
AHTNC
Nelson P. Ponthieux
JoAnne
Army Quartermaster School
Ponthieux
Marksville
Etgelef Fregeport
Els
Walnut Hill
Walker’s Cin
Zeller Schwarze Katz
France
Thomson News
Gene Fehler
Timothy
Grayslake
Franklin Fehler
Barbara Plapp
DeKalb
Mervin Marshall
Harold Medendorp
Fulton
Edward Dykema
Blanche Petersen
Eva Pape
Faun Strubb
Caroline Mark
Mt. Carroll
Mélvid Marshall
Gladys Cate
Merle Cate
Mary Marshall of
Clinton
America
Aplor
United States
Star-Spangled Security
Sompere
Minutemen of
Concord
Vietnam
Savings
Treasury Department
Advertising Council
Coope
U. S
Uanyv
Mark Twain
Twain
the Fashion Shop
Main St
Natio
Lyons Drug
Main
Iowa
Peter Ie
Frank W. Mest Insurance
Agency
Mee
General Insurance
Health & Accident Air Lines of Liability
Chadwick Ill
Wartin Morris Co
Inton, Ia
and Boys Store
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