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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1948
Page
1
In New York on April 2, Bapson argues that rising labor costs from stronger unions and higher taxes push house prices higher. He predicts limited declines in new construction, shifts in demand as veterans return, and suggests buying old well located houses or converting large homes into apartments amid uncertain war prospects.
A clinic for physically handicapped children will be held April 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in St. Anthony's hospital Rockford with Dr. Herbert R. Robes directing. It is conducted by the University of Illinois Division of Services for Crippled Children in cooperation with the Rockford Visiting Nurses Association and the Rockford Junior League.
Sterling Illinois and Ion Iowa will host a Centennial Train tour as 58 U.S. cities are visited. The exhibit marks the Chicago and North Western railway system’s 100th year. The Pioneer Baldwin locomotive from 1848 will lead, with replicas of Chicago’s first tender and coach, motor driven Pioneer and tender, a 400 inch diesel stream liner replica, and a museum car with hundreds of exhibits.
Miss LaVera Bales daughter of Mr and Mrs Iva B Bales of Sacramento and Bill Dresbach son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Dresbach of Mt Carroll were married March 6 at 12 30 pm in the First Baptist Church San Francisco with Rev Howard C Day officiating. Bride wore gray and white with a white orchid corsage Attendants were Marjorie Miller and Fred Moser. The bride, born in Pampa Texas, moved to Sacramento and graduated in its high school. Dresbach served nearly five years in the navy including time aboard the U S S Wedderburn and fought in nine major battles at sea. The couple now reside in Sacramento.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Reiff of Ideal spent Wednesday evening with Dr and Mrs Brand. Harold Stoner and LeRoy of Ideal visited Fred L Miller home Wednesday. Claude Grim and family of Thomson called on the Brand Sunday afternoon. Charles Adolph hosted Kenneth Tripp Marcia and Adolphs family Sunday. Ben Scott and son of Rockford joined Miller home weekend. Walter Lemke Hanover and Fred Miller family with Loyal Brunner shared Sunday supper at Henry Miller home near Milledgeville. Riverview weekend guests included W G Heide Coleta Elmer Hutmacher Freeport Clyde Groharing Morrison Graves Stockton Charles Adolph Chadwick. Clinton residents C S Ferguson and family visited W B Smith Sunday.
Chadwick brief notes Ernest Graves of Savanna spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Wilbur Hall and Mrs Lee Hartman Sr. In Mt Carroll Mrs Hartman Sr. visited sister Mrs Louis Decker. Numerous relatives visited for dinners and afternoons across Coleta Miles Teeds Grove Sterling Milledgeville and Peoria with the Alexander Bran denburg and Schreiner households among others.
Twelve residents faced $90 in fines for disorderly conduct and speeding in Savanna police court. Frieda Barnett Chester Cole and Gerald Fimbel each paid $5 and costs for speeding while William Blakeslee faced $10. Disorderly conduct fines ranged from $5 to $10 for several defendants including Clyde Bashaw Stanley Perry Alfred Rathje and George Mattie. Lawrence Randecker paid $10 and costs, William Beck $25, and Nace Hoak Merlin Kness $5 each. Hoyt Gribble of Hanover was sent to county jail for nonpayment of a $50 fine and Arthur Dietrich received a 69 day vagrancy sentence.
Carroll county circuit officials report the defense hearing for Colby Loechel of Chadwick is postponed indefinitely due to attorney B J Knight of Rockford being ill and confined at home. The motion to quash the indictment has been continued twice, with no trial date until the hearing occurs.
A sequence of real estate transfers lists John Reinehr to Frank Zubaty Jr and wife in Savanna. Aloys A. Hoover to John H. Shirk. Kate S Moll to Ray Truckenmiller in Shannon. Amanda Paschal to Roy E. Brown in Mill Edgeville. George W Thiele to Earl S Pentnack in Shannon. Gus Grabow to fret A Wilhelm in Shannon. Fred B Appel to Harry F. Appel in York. Fred A Appel to Glenn F Miller in Wysox. Carlos H Backer to Harry K Hall in Woodland. Henry Fink to Chadwick American Legion. John H Shirk to Harry Crawford. Donald Bristol to William Haly in Brentwood Savanna. Jesse Brock to Thomas J Gilroy in Savanna.
Three Clinton Iowa men Eugene Putnam Vincent Putnam and Albert Peterson were fined 50 and costs each on March 31 in Freeport for trespassing on Savanna Ordnance Depot grounds. They waived a jury trial and pleaded guilty before U S Commissioner Edward J Sullivan after arrest on February 14 for fishing through the ice on the Mississippi River near the depot.
Mt Carroll couple announces the engagement of Donna May Peters to Dwaine Van Buer of Clinton Iowa. The wedding is planned for May 8 at St Marys church in Clinton. Peters, a Mt Carroll high school graduate 1947, works in Clinton. Van Buer, a 1944 Mt Carroll graduate and World War I veteran, also works in Clinton.
I thank my many friends for the ecards letters flowers and fruit sent during my illness and especially the Royal Neighbors lodge for their gift. All of your remembrances are sincerely appreciated Mrs Sherman Oakley.
Springfield announces a 20 farmer committee to study the county roads situation. Named are Robert Schubert of Mt Carroll Homer W Curtiss of Stockton and Herbert R Klitz of Woodstock with Curtiss serving as vice chairman. The panel will study rural road administration survey neighboring states road finance and engineering reports.
Five year old Seve Noble of Savanna was rescued from a drifting boat on the Mississippi River last Wednesday. Fisherman Forrest Conley sped to the scene and brought the boy to shore after hearing his screams. Savanna police and two residents arrived as Conley returned with the child. Noble said he stepped into the unmoored boat at Marquette park.
Savanna Legion leads Illinois in the new Illinois Iowa baseball league with a planned opening May 9 in Old Mill park field. The Savanna squad faces Spragueville as part of a six team circuit named the Illinois Iowa league. Other members include Andover Bellevue Charlotte Lyons Preston and Sabula.
Three Holstein cows from Unadilla Farm Chadwick Illinois earned top herd improvement registry marks. Fobes Bess Pietertje Delia led with 547 pounds butterfat and 15,058 pounds milk in 326 days with two daily milkings at 4 years 6 months. Other high producers include Ormsby and De Kol with notable butterfat and milk totals under university supervision.
Thomson farmer Robert Carroll will be heard on the farm program over Radio Station WMAQ at 2 50 p m April 17. M P Roske Carroll county farm adviser and Dr H B Petty state entomologist will speak on Corn Borer Control. Roske notes rapid borers in Carroll Whiteside counties and calls for a strict control program. A dusting program results report will be given from Carroll county.
Mr and Mrs Maurice Becker of Shannon hosted a Sunday gathering for the first birthday of daughter Carol Ann with relatives including John Becker Kenneth Wood Eva Patton Marie Foltz Mt Carroll Joe Rath Henry Knoess Hida Chadwick and Wil liam Becker Also Sunday dinner guests at Paul Grim home were Elwood Gipe Milledgeville Joe Grim and George Bast with their families.
Mrs. Raymond Hartman is named acting postmaster of Mt. Carroll effective April 1. She succeeds her husband who died February 7, ending a postmaster tenure at Mt. Carroll begun in 1943.
Miss LaVerne Russell wed Benjamin Dauphin on Oct 7 1946 in Dubuque Iowa. Marie J Clifford and Arthur A Fitz tied the knot March 31 in Savanna St. John Catholic Church. Betty Jean May married Billy Gene Engaldo at St. John’s Forester hall. Betty Outland and Robert L Casselberry wed March 28 in Fort Collins Colorado.
Work on the new right of way for the Burlington railroad near Daggetts has resumed. Last week a temporary bridge north of the Hartman store is being graded to detour Route 78 traffic while the highway is cut through. The detour timing depends on weather conditions delaying excavation. The completed line will eliminate three curves in the current route.
Harold C. Steen Illinois Veterans Commission service officer for Carroll County will attend the Illinois Veterans Service conference in Peoria on April 4 10 and 11. While he is away the Carroll County IVC office will close and reopen Monday April 12 upon his return.
Lanark Marv in Timmer who farms three miles southeast of Lanark lost 20 acres of alfalfa Saturday morning when a grass fire got out of control. Lanark fire department was called but arrived too late to prevent the damage.
A Sunday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shoup in Lanark celebrated the birthdays of Mrs. Lee Hartman Jr and the host. Guests included Emmett and Shoup family members, Lee Hartman Sr and Jr, Donna Ned Anna Hartman and Miles Byers who had just returned from Michigan. Provant visited Mt Carroll and Flushing relatives on weekend social calls.
Milledgeville Adolph Burmeister died March 31 at his Milledgeville home. Funeral services were held Saturday at Second Avenue Lutheran Church Sterling with Rev Elder Mueller officiating. Burial was in Hopkins Cemetery. Born December 14 1863 in Germany he came to the area about 1890. Surviving are his widow two sons Edward Johnson Geneseo and Harry Burmeister Deer Grove and a sister Mrs O Johnson Sterling.
Miss Susan Smith 81 died Saturday at Caroline Mark Home after a brief illness. Funeral held 2 p m Monday at Frank funeral home Mt Carroll with Rev S A Birdsall officiating. Interment Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by three nieces and one nephew. preceded by two sisters and a half brother.
Mt Carroll and Savanna communities mourn three residents died within days. Mt Carroll resident Mt Carroll area widow Edith Robison led services for her husband 79 year old Mt Carroll man with funeral at the family home and Mt Carroll Methodist church. Also Geo Wendell Tuttle 46 of Savanna honored at Fuller funeral home burial in Macomb after death at his Savanna home. Ida Patton 77 former Mt Carroll resident buried at Oak Hill cemetery after services in Mt Carroll funeral home.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Eipper and family spent the weekend in Kewanee with Mrs Eippers parents Mr and Mrs S S Bald win Jerry Bundy visited Chicago with his mother Mrs David Pearlman E E Fisher and daughter Elaine of Oak Park Mr and Mrs R H Heybeck of Elgin Mr and Mrs Arthur Hobart and Mr and Mrs D L Plumer of Naperville were Sunday afternoon and evening guests at the home of Mr and Mrs H E Zugschwerdt
Anglers flocked to Cheetums pond east of Thomson on opening day of trout season. Heavily stocked by White side County Sportsmen's club the pool yielded many limits of four. Fishermen from Chicago visited the area and Thomson Village Clerk Kate Cole Whitney reports brisk fishing licenses sales.
A Savanna Ordnance depot convoy displayed inert U S Army ordnance en route to Davenport Iowa for an Army Day parade. The procession included a 42000 pound T12 bomb on a 22 12 ton trailer a 25000 pound SAP bomb on a 12 ton trailer and three 10 ton trailers with various other bombs and mine field devices.
Lanark two business firms were entered likely Saturday night. The Wilbur Lumber Co. lost 34 dollars after the safe was opened with the right combination. Entry was through a jammed front door. rear door used. Farmers Coal yard entry via cellar window. safe shows pry marks. No other items missing.
Illinois veterans in Mt Carroll and Carroll County must use official change of address forms from the Service Recognition board to ensure prompt payments and avoid delays. Service officers assist with proper completion and notarization. Harold C. Steen is the county service officer at 101 12 W Market St Mt Carroll IL.
Governor Green proclaims Illinois Library Week for April 11 through 17. Ruth Gregory, president of the Illinois Library Association and librarian at Waukegan Public Library, announced the observance.
Local families hosted guest groups from Sterling Dixon Coleta and Lanark over the weekend. Delores Mennenga joined the Habben and Mennenga families for Sunday afternoon time and a series of dinner visits featured guests from various nearby towns.
Thomas A. Brennan announces rent controls continue through March 21 1949 under the housing expeditor. Most tenants retain June 30 1947 ceilings with three exceptions including voluntary leases up to 15 percent. New leases valid if signed by December 31 1948, filed within 15 days, and expire after December 31 1949.
Mrs. Elmer Zugschwerdt enjoyed a Friday night birthday gathering with many neighbors and friends. Clerical notes list guests including George Knoess Emil Hartman Charles Adolph Fred Olson Clarence Van Buskirk and L A Frank with gifts of handkerchiefs for the hostess.
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