Witt brothers lead Clinton bowling as others run town events
The Witt brothers dominate Fifth Avenue league in Clinton Iowa with Larry topping weekly high series 647 while Louis adds a 600. Foxhilt Feed also posts high team game 1016 and team series 2959. Local politics include township election results and a write in candidate Lyle Greeley for assessor. Easter services draw crowds. Lions club and legion meet next week. Thomson softball plans a county league with field issues. farmers sow oats in clear weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witt Brothers
Clinton
Iowa
Larry Witt
Brother Louis
Witt
Five Brothers Witt
Chadwick
Town Township
Lyle Greeley
Lyle
Mt. Carroll
Billy Gells
Billy Parks
Hans Schmidt
Ronnie Etchison
Mt. Carroll Lions Club
Legion
Légion
Savanna
Thomson
Two School Elections Slated For Saturday
Elections will be held this Saturday April 11 for both Grade and High schools. Polls open 12 noon to 7 p.m. High school voters choose three board members expanding the board to seven. Current members include Chas Hogg Wm Hans Paul K Wilt Wayne Ashby and Rush Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Hogg
Wm. Hans
Paul K. Wilt
Wayne Ashby
Rush Carroll
Carroll
Frank Brearton
Harold Fedderson
Donald McBride
Kenneth Kemmer
Robert Miller
Harold Brown
Roy Heitman
Albert Prins
Hobart Holland
Dan Sack
Whose Side Are YOU On in the Local Option Fight
A Temperance League paid advertisement argues for a DRY stance in a local option vote. It labels wets as alcohol interests and praises Salvation Army Captain Thomas Crocker for aiding drinkers, urging readers to vote YES and read all facts before voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Crocker
Salvation Army
Chicago
Thomson
The
Temperance League
Pd Adv
Local Social Notes from Thomson and Nearby
Thomson News reports visitors and social calls from Edgar Wisconsin to Moline Illinois. Guests include Mr and Mrs Louis Hendricks of Edgar and Mr and Mrs E O Hemmer, with dinner at Le Claire Hotel hosted by Phillips 66 Co. Milwaukee residents Mr and Mrs Roy Green called on W A Adams home. Mrs Richard Lyons and children Donna Patty and Dick hosted in Dixon with Anson Metzger family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Hendricks
Edgar
Wis
E. O. Hemmer
Leroy Rus
Fulton
Paul Lewis
Melvin Decker
le Claire
Moline
Phillips 66 Co
Roy Green
Milwaukee
W. A
Weekend visitors share time with Fulton families
A long list of guests spent time with area families across Fulton, Leaf River, Stockton, Blackhawk, Princeton, Clinton, Savanna, Centerville, Morrison, Hillsdale and Chicago. Visitors included the Geerts, Prins, Harkbarth, Green, Tobey, Eslinger, Griswold, Witt, Tipton, McCaughey, Ashby, Roggendorf, Stearns, Waitas, Dorin and Waitas Jr. during Easter and weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Geerts
Fulton
Albert Prins
Bud Harkbarth
Leaf River
Cecil Green
Stockton
Warren Green
Patty
Blackhawk
Herman Timmons
Clair Tobey
Princeton
H. A. Tobey
Everett Eslinger
Clinton
Jennie Griswold
Harold Witt
Wayne
Ambrose
Daniels
Savanna
Frank Tipton
John McCaughey
Barbara
Craig
Centerville
Wayne Ashby
McCaughey
Chicago
Gus Roggendorf
Victor Roggendorf
Morrison
Willard Nelson
Hillsdale
Robert Plumley
Guy
Ralph Stearns
Frank Waitas
Ideal Bible School and Catholic Services in Fulton
Church notes list Ideal Bible School services at 10 am with pastors J W Gillespie and William Kendall, Catholic services in Fulton at 8 am and 10 am, and Thomson choir cantata praised as a local highlight. Includes Sunday School 9:45, worship 10:45, and community notices about gatherings and dedications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
J. W. Gillespie
William Kendall
Fulton
Pauline Wurster and Paul Rice wed in Clinton
Pauline Wurster of Savanna and Paul Rice of Thomson were married at 5 p m March 21 in Clinton Ta. Judge W A McCullough officiated the single ring ceremony. The couple's witnesses were Mr and Mrs Curtis Lord of Hanover. The bride wore an aqua street length dress with a white carnation corsage. The groom is educated at Thomson and they plan to reside in Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Wurster
Savanna
Marion Strickland
Gunter
Texas
Paul Rice
Helen Rice
Clinton
W. A. McCullough
Curtis Lord
Hanover
Lord
Alumni meeting planned at Y. Cc. H. S. Friday
Y. Cc. H. S. alumni will meet Friday evening April 17 at the high school. All officers and members are asked to attend.
Sandridge School March attendance and Easter party results
March attendance honored by Janet Schindel William Fedderson Richard Miller Anna Mae George Donna Fedderson Libby Kay Daniels James Marken Joann Jurgens Eugene St Ores Curtis Loberg Paul McGinnis Mary Grace Daniels Easter Party at Sandridge School April 2 featured an egg hunt with winners in multiple grades. Prizes awarded to McGinnis St Ores Goetz Loberg and others. reporters were Joann Jurgens and Eugene St Ores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandridge
Janet Schindel
William Fedderson
Richard Miller
Anna Mae George
Donna Fedderson
Libby Kay Daniels
James Marken
Joann Jurgens
Eugene St. Ores
Curtis Loberg
Jan Jurgens
Paul McGinnis
Mary ‘Grace Daniels
Vaughn McGinnis
Duan St. Ores
Beverly Goetz
Gary Loberg
William Feddersen
Viola Daniels
Cleone Miller
Joann J. Jurgens
Community Guests and Visits in Iowa and Nearby States
A weekend of social visits and guests is noted across families in Iowa and nearby states. Revered guest Rev. Mark Witmer from Dubuque attended a Saturday supper with Mr and Mrs W Adams while various relatives and friends from Kansas Ohio and Illinois dropped by for weekends dinners and Sunday visits. Notable gatherings included a birthday for Mr Adams and a reception in Morrison for Mr and Mrs Richard Crabtree with local friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Witmer
Dubuque
W. Adams
Adams
David Bealer
Joe Matthews
Wichita
Kansas
Lloyd Smith
Bealer
Russell Albert
Port Byron
Richard Badtke
Delbert Kahler
Sandra
Milledgeville
DeWalt Keefer
Columbus
Ohio
Blaine Smith
Mt. Carroll
Alc
David J. Bealer
Fenton
Morrison
First Baptist Church
Richard Crabtree
Edson Holland
Emil Brach
Philip
Calvin Eslinger
Robert Smith
Myra
Wayne Ashby
John McCaughey
Centerville
Wayne Ashby Jr
Geneseo
Hattie Greeley
Fay Ashby
Lyle Greeley
Janie Miller
Ruth Hoff
Otto Switzer
Riverview Residents Host Social Guests Over Weekend
Riverview residents hosted several visitors including Norm Millard Chadwick and Don McBride with Dale for Sunday dinner. Others stopped by River view for calls and meals with local families from Craig Manor Lanark Chadwick Savanna Freeport Rochelle Fair Haven and Rochelle in a weekend social round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Ross
Norm Millard
Chadwick
Don McBride
Dale
Wesley Sack
Fred Miller
Fred Jr
Lanark
Claud Millard
Bob Miller
Janie
Terry O’neal
Craig Manor
James O’neal
Bill O’leary
DeKalb
William O’leary
Flossie Adolph
Riverview
Engieking
Savanna
Leo Halfman
Hanover
Joe Olson
Fair Haven
Brand
Elmer Hutchmacher
Freeport
P. M. Furgeson
Rochelle
Arthur Pape
Billy Bowlen
Maud Sager
Easter Cantata Draws Large Audience in Local Gym
A 350 strong audience heard The Thorn Crowned King cantata by the Thomson Baptist Community and Methodist churches and Argo Fay Methodist church. Directed by Miss Irene Wubbena with Mrs. Mildred Ihne at the organ, the Easter program in the high school gym honored Wubbena with a crystal necklace and earrings. The chorus also gave her an Easter lily and Mrs. Ihne a yellow sweetheart rose corsage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argo Fay
Irene Wubbena
Mildred Ihne
Sister of Chloe Locke Dies in Cloquet
Mrs. Helen Rice learns Sunday morning of her sister Chloe Locke death in Cloquet Minnesota. The former Chloe Martindale of Thomson leaves daughter Mrs. Roy Wickstrom of Cloquet and three sons Sam and Marion of Cloquet and John of Savannah plus two sisters Mrs. Martha Butler of Fulton and Mrs. Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rice
Chloe Locke
Cloquet
Minn
Locke
Chloe Martindale
Thomson
Roy Wickstrom
Sam
Marion
John
Savanna
Martha Butler
Fulton
Rice
Last Rites for Carl Voss at Fulton Friday
Carl Voss 35 of Route 2 Fulton Ill died 7 30 pm Wednesday at Jane Lamb hospital Clinton Ia he was a World War II veteran and longtime Clinton Foods employee Funeral services were held 2 pm Friday Fay funeral home Fulton Rev S C DeJong officiated Burial in Fulton cemetery He is survived by his mother four brothers and five sisters with his father and four brothers predeceasing him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Voss
Fulton
Ill
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Fay Funeral Home
S. C. DeJong
First Reformed Church
Jacob
John
Ray Bylsema
Alvin
Henry
Roelof
Willis Keenes
John Johnson
Arthur Workman
Fulton Cemetery
Mr. Voss
Whiteside County
Joe
Elizabeth Huizenga Voss
Clinton Foods, Inc
Hanson-Kennedy Post
American Legion
Albany
Joe J
James
Earl
Savanna
Herman
Morrison
Irene
Donald
Josephine) Vander Vinne
Richard
Genevieve) Drolema
Jay
Marjorie) Butkema
Milledgeville
Albert
Gertrude) Foster
Erie
Local residents visit friends and family across towns
A series of social calls and visits are reported from Rockford Savanna Sterling Fulton Lanark Clinton and Clinton Ia including Sgt Leroy Prins return from California and upcoming Pensacola posting. Multiple families hosted visitors over weekend with church and Easter services noted. Plan to vote noted for Saturday school elections in area.
Fifth Birthday Honored For John Rice Jr
Mrs. John Rice hosted a birthday party on Wednesday for her son John Jr turning five. Guests included Mrs. R. E. Sch roth and children Mrs. Jake Engelkens and daughter Mrs. Teman Olson and sons and Mrs. Mary Aurand of Rockford. John received many gifts from the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rice
John Jr
R. E. Schroth
Jake Engelkens
Teman Olson
Mary Aurand
Rockford
John
Weekend and Holiday Visits Across Clinton Chadwick Milledgeville
Local families hosted Easter dinners and Sunday visits across Fulton Clinton Milledgeville Chadwick La Grange Mt Carroll and Barrington. Guests included Hook Kemmer Prins Eslinger Hawk Lewis Bennett and various relatives and friends in multiple Sunday and weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hook
Fulton
Elmer Hook
Clinton
Fred Hook
Fred Kemmer
Galesburg
Kenneth Kemmer
Norman Stickell
Marie
Bobby
Justice Prins
Milledgeville
Forrest Eslinger
Chadwick
Emil Zemke
Barrington
Leo Zemke
Mt. Carroll
Wm. Hawk
Louis Thompson
Wm Hawk
Calvin Eslinger
Argo Fay
Jo Ann
Freeport
Bayard Lewis
Dorothe
Cecil Frosch
Clifton Bennett
la Grange
Henry Strauch
James Hook
Joan
Mervin Marshall
Henry Young
Wayne Hockman
DéWalt Keefer
Columbus
Ohio
Blaine Smith
Frank Smith
Leonard Stage
Herbert St. Ores
Lloyd Smith
William Graves
William Mullen
Merle Cate
Local Births Report From Savanna Clinton and Freeport Areas
Mr and Mrs Kyle Brown announce the birth of a son Tuesday April 7 at Savanna City hospital weighing eight pounds two and a half ounces. Mrs Ruth Strubb is the mother. Mr and Mrs Eugene Bull report a daughter born Friday April 3 at Mercy hospital Clinton Ia weighing seven pounds four and one half ounces named Gena Michelle. Mrs Bull is the former Janet Carpenter. Mr and Mrs Leo Zemke of Mt Carroll announce a daughter born Monday April 6 at St Francis hospital Freeport weighing seven pounds three and one fourth ounces. Mrs Zemke is the former Celia Hawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle Brown
Savanna City Hospital
Brown
Ruth Strubb
Faun Strubb
Eugene Bull
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Gena Michelle
Bull
Janet Carpenter
John Carpenter
Clinton, Ia
Leo Zemke
Mt. Carroll
St. Francis ‘Hospital
Freeport
Zemke
Cecelia Hawk
William Hawk
Chadwick
Write-in Candidates Named for Village Posts
Orville Gablin runs for Village trustee and Henry Strauch for village clerk in the election set for Tuesday April 21. Voters must write in the candidates on the ballot and place an X before the entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gablin
Strauch
Orville Gablin
Henry Strauch
Community and Club Activities Across Argo Fay Area
Local clubs and church groups report spring events. Baptist and Community Churches host Friday April 10 socials. 4-H Argo All Star club elects officers and records members. Legion Auxiliary hosts April 16 program. Home Economics group meets April 17. Senior Girl Scouts meet April 7 with activities. W S C S of Thom son Methodist notes Easter lesson and social. Intermediate Girl Scouts distribute Easter baskets. Thomson 500 Card Club meets with winners listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannine Senneff
Dina Durward
Betty Houzenga
Gayle Durward
Hazel Hartman
Miss Footitt
Mildred Seidenburg
Anna Tower
Legion Auxiliary
Thomson Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Lillian Ahrens
Mesdames Gilpin Stagg
Dan Sack
Franklin Fehler
Argo Fay
Methodist Church
Harry Gaard
Clem Hoy
Lalu Melendy
Janice St. Ores
Shirely Gordon
Carol Williams
Thomson Methodist Church
Virgil Wilt
John Root
Harold Brown
Emma Steele
Mt. Carroll
Paul Heusinkveld
Clarence Appel
Girl Scouts
Easter Christenings and Family Visits in Morrison
Mrs. Frank Potter attended Easter services at the Morrison Methodist church where her grandson Gregory King Flickinger, son of Jack Flickinger of Savanna, was christened. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bissens and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Petty of Mt. Carroll visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith in Sunday afternoon calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Potter
Methodist Church
Morrison
Gregory King Flickinger
Jack Flickinger
Savanna
Charles Bissens
Henry Young
Ernest Petty
Mt. Carroll
Frank Smith
York Township Votes Wet At Polls Tuesday
York Township voters cast ballots Tuesday on local option liquor sales. 121 voted yes and 149 no with seven spoiled ballots, while residents outside Thomson village would decide at the April village election. Several township offices were filled without opposition and write-in votes appeared for township assessor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township
Thomson
Carroll County Board of Supervisors
Clarence Bolhocs
Chas. W. Hogg
Roy Heitman
B. D. Dimmick
L. J. Greeley
Ned Spencer
Salome McGinty
Anna Greeley
Mary Marshall
Lyle Greeley
Wesley Sack
E. O. Hemmers
Don Carpenter
Harold Witt
Henry Strauch
Frank Yeager
Harvey Seim
Tom Kuests Sr
Raymond Carroll
Easter Sunday Visits Across Galesburg and Vicinity
Grand View residents Mr and Mrs Frank Hays spent Easter Sunday with Mr and Mrs Clair Baughman in Galesburg. Savanna couple Mr and Mrs Charles Miles and their son Jeffery visited Eddie Schueller. Clinton shoppers visited Monday. Clyde Leavens family visited Howard Leavens. Harold Haygood of Aurora spent weekend with Mr and Mrs Wacker at their cabin. Herb Krahn spent Sunday with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hays
Clair Baughman
Galesburg
Charles Miles
Jeffery
Savanna
Eddie Schueller
Glen Raymond
Clinton
Clyde Leavens
Howard Leavens
Harold Haygood
Aurora
Wacker
Herb Krahn
Smith Family Shares Sunday Dinner at Williams Home
Mrs. Margaret Smith and her son Edward visit Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Williams and family for Sunday dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stage and the Smolek family join the gathering from Savanna and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gaar also attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Smith
Edward
James Smith
Wacker
Lyle Williams
Leonard ‘Stage
John Smolek Jr
Savanna
Harry Gaar
Hardware Tidbits and Local Events Highlight April Sales
The page advertises an April 15 discount sale of 15 percent on Frigidaire appliances and paint, plus used Ke Wan ee wheel disks. It notes Bette Lou Bowles winning a $25 prize at the Clinton Chamber amateur show, TV appearance May 1, and supports girl scout benefit dance April 18 with a small orchestra serving cake and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Bette Lou Bowles
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Bette Lou
Chas & Dick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomson News
Savanna Savings Building and Loan
Savanna Savings Building and Loan Association
Association
Main Street
Illinois
Russell C. Ward
John Noordhoff
Gena
Leslie Lathrop
J. A. Bull & Bons
Morrison, Il
John Sloan
M. J. Strukhoff
York Community
Barbara Cornet Ryberg
York Baptist Church
James W. Gillespie
Paul
Ladies Aid
God
Alize Graharing
Esther
Methodist
Albert V. Ihne
Charles McGinty
Hickory Grove
Warner Hartman
Les Durward
WSCS
Pr. Gallup
America
Jesus
Christ
Sister
Thomson Review
Frank Welch
Mervin ‘Marshall
Fred Hottenstein
Theodore
Jackie Ohl
Davenport
Leroy Prins
California
Pensacola
Fla
Bud Hackbarth
James Fullmer
Sterling
Peter Smith
Floyd Tobey
Linda
Garden Plain
Bernard Schroeder
Harold Roggendorf
Myrtle Roggendorf
Claude Millard
Rupert Miller
Clifford Durward
Henry Swanson
Rachel
Ernest LaShelle
August Hass
Robert Frazier
Omar Ketchum
Charles Finch
Donald Frazier
Ketchum
Richard McGinty
Clinton In
Alice Fitch
Vernon Dearinger
Alma
Helen Mertz
Brookville
Irvin Renner
Lauren Mitchell
Harold Shelley
Maquoketa, Ia
Paula
Gilpin Sterg
David
Cradle News
Baptist Church
Community Church
Argo All Star
Argo Fay School
Federation
Beverly Senneff
Anita Johnson
Barbara Senneff
Sec. Treas
Donna MecDear
Ers
Thomson 500
Thomas Hand
Mesdames Bayard Lewis
Harry Diehl
Ivan Morse
John Ashpole
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