Thomson Social Notes and Upcoming Sale in Thomson
Thomson Briefs report visits by Fleming Stainbrook Spiering Hook and others with mentions of Mecca California Morrison and Sa vanna. A sale is planned for April 24 by Earl Holman Sr on the Holman lot featuring boats cabins and motors. Village dogs at large will be destroyed per the Village Board of Trustees order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl and
Frank Holman, Sr
Earl Holman
Thomson
Village Board of Trustees
Weekend Social Notes Highlight Local Family Visits
Rockford residents Mr. and Mrs. Francis Sheridan visited the Lynn Curley home where Mr. Sheridan fell ill but improved and returned home Monday. Dixon couple Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sack stayed with their son and daughter in law Dan Sack and wife. An drew Hook and wife hosted Tuesday evening calls. Edward Pannell and daughters Pauline Nola Beverly and son Robert dined with the Williams family. Will Griswold transported stock to Chicago and attended the Ice Capades. Ford Grimm to work in plumbing at S O D with wife acting as substitute carrier. Ivan Carroll covered mail duties while Grimm arranged the switch. Ed McGinty hosted visitors including G R Williams and Martha Lambert from Savanna. Everett Eslinger and daughters visited Will Griswold’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Sheridan
Rockford
Lynn Curley
Robert
Harry Williams Jr
Carroll
Edward ‘Pannell
Willi
Ams
Fulton
Clyde Groharing
Myrta Groharing
Will Griswold
Chicago
Ford Grimm
Ivan Carroll
Grimm
Ed McGinty
G. R. Williams
Martha Lambert
Savanna
Everett Eslinger
Victory Tax Deductille From Weekly Wages During War
U S Treasury guidance explains how victory tax deductions reduce weekly wages. Credits vary by marital status and number of dependents, with percentages set for married, single, and dependents. Credits may be taken now or after the war and rely on insurance premiums, old debt payments, and net purchases of War Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tfe
U.S. Treasury Department
Victo Tox
Victory tax and war bonds to fund war costs
Washington report details a 5 percent Victory tax affecting over 50 million workers, with credits for dependents and bonds purchases. It compares US tax load to Britain and Canada, notes credits against year end income tax, and projects increased disposable income for War Bond purchases despite higher overall taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Funeral Services for Mrs Luella Slocumb Held in Albany
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at Albany Methodist Church for Mrs. Luella Slocumb 91 who died Saturday at her daughter’s home in Rock Island. She lived most of her life in the area and was a charter member of the Eastern Star chapter in Albany. Interment followed at Oak Ridge cemetery with relatives from Fulton Clinton Thomson and Rock Island attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Methodist Church
Luella Slocumb
Ben Koch
Rock Island
Zeno Keck
Fulton
Myron Rosenkrans
Albany
Charles George
Charles Hoover
Harold Ryder
Edwin Dolan
Clarence Schipper
Willard Sharer
Edward Daw
Oak Ridge Cemetery
I. A. Woodrow
Clarence Ploch
Warren
Slocumb
William Slocumb
Order of Eastern Star of Albany
Leonard
Edna Pletcher
Lee Stagg
Kansas
Thomas Stagg
Thomson
May Sweet
Blanche Koch
Bert
Berkley
Calif
Out of Town
George Prinee
David Hanks
Princeton
Edward Snyder
Clinton
Les Booth
Erie
Olive Booth
F. L. Stagg
Paul Heusinkveld
Clarence Sweet
Nettie Knapp
Jessie Fagan
Fred Parker
Asbury
Colo
Anna Tiesman
Kate Tiesman
James McCullough
Howard Snyder
George Thompson
Frank Bell
Clarence Decker
L. D. Marshall
J. C. Souders
Ben Sherrard
Fred J. Mueller
Signe Lund
Charles Snyder
Arthur Huesing
Fred T. Hirst
William Bertelson
Chester Cralle
Local residents host weekend visits across several towns
Chadwick and area families welcomed relatives and friends Saturday through Monday. Guests included Hartman and Alexander families, the Remmers and Hans parties, and visitors from Lanark Fulton Milledgeville Polo and Sterling. Several trips to Bloomington De Kalb and Rock Falls noted.
Lanark Families Share Sunday Dinner and Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carbaugh of Lanark hosted Sunday dinner guests including H. L. Carbaugh Mrs. E. Carbaugh and A. J. Adams. Ed Schreiner hosted guests Lloyd Handel and son Gary George Doden and son Neal Paul Clevidence and son Darrell John Rohde and family from Coleta visited the Henry Keil home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carbaugh
Lanark
H. L. Carbaugh
E. Carbaugh
A. J. Adams
Ed Schreiner
Lloyd Handel
Gary
George Doden
Neal
Paul Clevidence
Darrell
John Rohde
Coleta
Henry Keil
Funeral Rites Held in Albany for Mrs Ella Slocum
Mrs Ella Slocum was remembered at funeral services in Albany Tuesday attended by Mrs Paul Heusinkveld and Mrs Foster Stagg. The item also notes community notices including senior play at the high school and local social visits and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Heusinkveld
Foster Stagg
Albany
Ella Slocum
Bildad
Arlyne Adams
Oak Park
W. A. Adams
Adams
E. O. Hemmer
Alfred Doty
Chicago
Clarence Doty
Savanna
Mr. Doty
Pearl Lockhart
Fulton
Kirk Snyder
Catherine Stichter
Notable Weekend Visits Across Thompson Area
East Moline families including Mr and Mrs Warren Bowles joined dinner hosted by Albert Bowles. Elmer Weber visited near Mt Carroll with Wesley Sisler. Several couples spent weekends with friends from Thomson to Morrison and Lanark, with many guests from East Moline and Rock Falls visiting local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Bowles
East Moline
Albert Bowles
Elmer Weber
Wesley Sisler
Mt. Carroll
Ed Sack
Dixon
Thomson
Emma Curley
Ed Burdett and
Main Street
Harvey Fossett
F. W. Zugschwerdt
H. B. Rahn
Tillie
Rose Miller
Lanark
Roy Riley
Rock Falls
Emmett Zumdahl
Steven
Shannon
Clarence As
Christy Geison
Charles Peoples
Morrison
Ernest B. Vos
Arlyn
William Stapleton
Arnold
Helen Traum
Chadwick
M. J. Strukhoff
Martin Rose
Erie
Relph Houzenga
Meat on the Home Front program in Lanark
Miss Clare Gordon from the National Live Stock and Meat Board will present a meat cookery program at Lanark high school gym Tuesday April 13 at 7 30 p m. The session emphasizes meat extenders variety meats and correct cooking methods to maximize servings and conserve value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare Gordon
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Miss Gordon
Lanark
Red Cross
Dinner guests visit from Milledgeville and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Walter Queckboerner entertained Sunday with dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Melville McKean and family from Milledgeville. Also present were Mr and Mrs Reynold Bloyer Mr and Mrs Delmar Lang from near Lanark and Mr and Mrs Orval Rahn and family at the home of Mrs Katie Rahn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Walter Queckboerner
Melville McKean
Milledgeville
Reynold Bloyer
Delmar Lang
Near Lanark
Orval Rahn
Katie Rahn
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Thomson Briefs
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Moline
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Cecil Green
Bernice Kness
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Harold Brown
Arla Brown
Wesley Mumford
Gerald Brown
Guy Brown
Bertha Holland
Garrett Stevenberg
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Great Britain
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U.S. Treasury Departments
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Thomson News
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Claude Millard
Maqnon
Ill
Norman French
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Mich
Virginia French
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Wis
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Bobby Kradle
Carl Johansen
Johansen
Robert Herrity
Bobby
Elmer Claussen
Goose Lake
Richard Badtke
Forrest Gilbert
Port Byron
Irvin Renner
Mary Carolyn
Walnut
de Hopkins
Will Adams
Chadwick Briefs
Clarence Hartman
Bernice
Maude Alexander
Ernest Remmers
Wm. Hans
Preston Kauffman
Bloomington
L. W. Kauffman
Fred Hartman
Warner C. Hartman
Hazel
John Mohrman
George Mohrman
Leo Bushman
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Fay Hawkins
Henry Hinkel
Vernon Adolph
Margaret Alexander
DeKalb
Orion Alexander
Dale Eubanks
M. H. Eubanks
Conrad Daniels
Forreston
Clarence Roberts
Near Mt. Carroll
Arnold Roberts
Clara Behrens
Sterling
Charles Gordon
Charles Patterson
Polo
Harry Rick
Joss Schreiner
Willis Pape
Glen Smith
Donald Smith
J. D. Bray
Virginia
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Walter Hoffman
Fern
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Harlem Morden
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Bert Schreiner
Betty Lou Rick
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Charles Spearman
Alice Bailey
Frank Spencer
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William Schleuing
Ralph Irion
Everett
Myron Friederick
Harveylock
Olive Hoffman
L. Rauser
Lyle
Herman Radatz
Arthur Rosenberry
Charles
Donald Anderson
Allan Zugschwerdt
Fred Barnhart
Roe Moore
Lloyd Smith
Geraldine
Robert of
National Livestock and Meat Board
Nas Gordon
Just
Eastern Coal
Francke & Switzer
Potter Bros
Argo—Thomson
Irve Martindale
Clarence Appel
Argo
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