EPA Hook of Fulton Dies On Thursday
Funeral services are held for Epa Hook 80 at the First Reformed church Fulton with Pastor W H Van dermeer officiating. Grandsons John Temple David Meinema Fred Hook Ernest Hook Geo Hook and Epa Hook served as pallbearers. Burial in Fulton cemetery. Born in Warfum Netherlands September 24 1860 he was married twice to Jennie Prins 1883 and Fannie Blysema 1926. Survived by seven sons and two daughters including John Ralph Kneal Eva Andrew Albert Earl Mrs Louis Temple and Mrs Bert Meinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epa Hook
Fulton
First Reformed Church
W. H. Vandermeer
George Vors
Alfred Kettler
John Temple
David Meinema
Fred Hook
Ernest Hook
Geo. Hook
Epa
Fannie Blysema
John
Ralph
Kneal
Eva
Mt. Carroll
Andrew
Albert
Thomson
Earl
Louis Temple
Bert Meinema
Morrison
Thomson area visitors and personnel shifts noted
Sunday visitors to Mrs. Sarah Groharing's home included Mrs. Mike Tucker Clinton Iowa Mrs. Carrie Gallagher Fulton Kyle Melendy Savanna and families. Wayne Brown moved from Fort Wayne to Savanna Ordnance Depot. Several residents returned from Chicago and Clinton areas for visits. volunteers for army service and multiple relatives gathered for Easter and family occasions.
Gratitude to T. N. T. Club for Fruit Sack
Mrs. George Mort thanks the T. N. T. club for sending a delicious sack of fruit and says their kindness will be long remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. T. Club
George Mort
Village Election Set For Tuesday April 15 At Village Hall
Village officers to be elected with a president of the board clerk treasurer and trustees. Polls open six a m close five p m. Two petitions list candidates including B R Lewis Kate Cole Whitney Arthur Pape and others for four year terms and two year vacancy seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uit
B. R. Lewis
Kate Cole Whitney
Robert Lewis
K. B. Carpenter
Myron Tibbits
A. E. Sheridan
Harry Diehl
Arthur Pape
Herbert St. Ores
Henry B. Strauch
J. R. Brenneman
Hayes Frazier
C. H. Jenkins
Local visitors and travels around Morrison area TV
Sunday and Tuesday social visits span Morrison Davenport and nearby towns. Guests include the Tobey, Erling, Griswold, Eslinger, Irion, Schroeder, Tousley, Turner, Turney, and McGinty households. Cattle shipped to Chicago and hospital updates noted.
Woman's Club Holds Meeting Tuesday Evening
The Thomson Woman's club met at Mrs. Margaret Cochran's home for a regular session. Highlights included singing America the Beautiful, roll call with the Constitution Preamble, an Illinois quiz by Miss Gladys Cooper, a Child Welfare report by Mrs. Ethel Demaree, and a talk on After the War What by Mrs. Glenn Craddock of Morrison. President Mrs. Cora Stickell announced a district conference at Lena on April 17 with transport arranged for attendees. Chas. C. King mourns elder brother Harry King, who died in Dubuque Iowa after heart illness. He was born in Galena 17 years ago and survived by wife and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Woman's Club
Margaret Cochran
America
the Beautiful
Illinois
Gladys Cooper
Ethel Demaree
Glenn Craddock
Morrison
Cora Stickell
Lena
Ill
Chas. C. King
Harry King
Dubuque
Iowa
Galena
Salvation Army Tag Day Set For April 12
Salvation Army Tag Day set for April 12 in Thomson. Local girls under Supt Glenn Demaree will canvass residences and businesses offering tags to raise funds for the Salvation Army program in this region and Illinois. Any donation earns a tag, supporting uplift for the needy.
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Salvation Army
Thomson
Illinois
Supt
Glenn Demaree
Easter Services at Local Church Invite Community
Rev Clarence Ploch presides at Easter Sunday services with 10:00 church school led by Charles McGinty and 11:00 Easter worship featuring the sermon The Terrible Meek. Baptisms and membership are noted. Dr Becker of Morrison will speak on Isms of the World at an upcoming event. church activities include Women’s Society meeting and Brotherhood gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ploch
Chares McGinty
Aegular
Ploch
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Brotherhood
Dr. Becker
Morrison
Catholic and Methodist Sunday Services Noted
Sunday morning worship schedules list Catholic mass at 9 30 a m and Sunday school, with Argo Methodist Church led by Rev J A Foard also at 9 30 a m, reflecting local parish times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argo Methodist
J. A. Foard
Baptist Church Schedule and Community Notes
Reverend R H Leitner leads morning worship at 9 30 a m and Sunday school at 10 30 a m Communion will be observed next Sunday morning All church members and friends are invited Geraldine Smith sang a solo last Sunday Young People class meets next Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Carroll Ladies aid meets today at Mrs Chas Hogg Other members donated eggs as Easter gifts to the Baptist orphanage in Maywood
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
R. H. Leitner
Geraldine Smith
Robert Carroll
Ladies’ Aid
Chas
Hogg
Baptist Orphanage
Maywood
Sunday church schedule with Rev Sword pastor
The record notes Ideal Sunday school at 10 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. Evening service at 7 30 p.m. Rev Sword is the pastor. Arletta Hartman led C E this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Sword
Arletta Hartman
C. E
Candlelight Communion And Easter Preparations At Fair Haven
Fair Haven church schedules a candlelight communion service at 7 45 p m Thursday and Friday practice for the Easter program. Sunday April 13 features 10 a m Sunday school and 8 p m Easter program with Lenten offering envelopes requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Farley
Barn to be built on Stakemiller farm east of Argo
A new barn will be erected on the Stakemiller place a mile east of Argo to replace the large barn destroyed by fire over a year ago. Groundbreaking is planned on the farm as the community awaits the fresh structure.
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Stakemiller Place
Argo
Lewis Motor Sells Two New 1941 Chevrolets
The Lewis Motor company sold two new 1941 Chevrolets this week. One buyer was John Hook the Fulton postmaster and the other was John Rosenberg an agriculture instructor at the local high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Motor Company
John Hook
Fulton
John Rosenberg
Local Visitors and Calls Across Multiple Towns
Mr and Mrs Glenn Demaree and family visited relatives in Byron on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Paul Sweitzer of Lanark called at Noah Sweitzer residence on Wednesday evening. Chas McKee subscribed for the Review for his sister Mrs Bernard Peterson of Charlestown Indiana. Sunday dinner guests at Bert Johnsons in Argo included Mr and Mrs Henry Lohmeier. Afternoon callers were Mr and Mrs Carl Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Demaree
Byron
Paul Sweitzer
Lanark
Noah Sweitzer
Chas, McKee
Bernard Peterson
Charlestown
Indiana
Bert Johnson
Argo
Henry Lohmeier
Carl Peterson
Good Friday Union Service at York Community Church
A detailed April 11 1941 order of service from York Community Church Thomson Illinois outlining seven sermon words with scripture readings classical hymns and solos led by Rev T S Cleworth and Rev Clarence Ploch including offertory details and collection plates near the door
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York Community Church
Thomson
Illinois
York Township School Elections Set For Saturday
York Township prepares for Saturday votes in multiple districts. High school board members Rush Carroll seeking reelection. term expirations for G. A. Smith and Chas Wilt. A caucus 6:30 to 7 p m at the grade school, then polls 7 to 8 30 p m at the grade school building. Other districts list incoming terms and board members.
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Rush Carroll
Thomson
Chas
Hogg
Paul Wilt
Will Hans
Myron Tibbits
G. A. Smith
Chas. Wilt
Harry Diehl
Emil Brach
Harry Gaar
Ship
Blanche Seim Returns to Cornell College After Weekend Visit
Miss Blanche Seim resumes studies at Cornell college Mt. Vernon Iowa after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs Harvey Seim. Sunday visitors and weekend gatherings span Clinton Morrison Freeport and Des Moines areas with numerous local families hosting relatives and friends.
Village Board approves $1300 resurfacing of Main Street
At the regular Village Board meeting held in Village Hall on Monday evening a resolution was passed to appropriate an additional $1300 from the motor fuel tax fund to complete resurfacing of Main Street.
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Main Street
Former Thomson Resident Dies in Lanark on Thursday
A Thomson native, long residing in the Thomson area, died Thursday in Lanark. Meanwhile the Milwaukee railroad operated a Sperry Detector car near Thomson this week to test rails for defects. The car records magnetic irregularities. when found, a paint spot marks the defect and section men replace the rail.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Sperry
Thomson
Local clubs meet. prizewinners named and next gatherings set
The 500 Club met at Mrs. Belle Carpenter’s home with Mrs. Clara Andring first prize, Mrs. Nelle Houghton second, and Mrs. Bess Carpenter third. Next meeting planned at Mrs. Amy Lewis’s home. Argo 500 Club meets today at Mrs. Cora Kaufman’s home. Home Economics Club schedules Friday April 18 with an Easter program led by Hortense Nipe and Edna Carroll, plus songs, talks, and customs from other lands. Hostesses include Ruby Durward and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Carpenter
Clara Andring
Nelle Houghton
Bess Carpenter
Amy Lewis
Argo 500
Argo 5000
Cora Kaufman
Home Economics
Edna Carroll
Bertha Brenneman
Hortense Nipe
Ruby Durward
Lou Moyer
Mae Sack
Luella Heitman
Thelma Schick
House repairs proceed at former Morgan place on Route 80
Mrs. Laura Geisinger owns the property once known as the Morgan place. John Schade and his carpenter crew are carrying out repairs and improvements along Route 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Geisinger
Morgan Place
John Schade
Sunday Visitors Across Town Highlight Local Kin
Mr and Mrs Robert Herrity and son Bob of Clinton Indiana were Sunday guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Johannsen. Mrs Ida Weber was a Sunday dinner guest in the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Fred Miller. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kemmer of Galesburg were weekend visitors in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Ben Stage. Mr and Mrs Melvin Johnson attended the funeral services for their cousin Leroy Anderson at DeWitt Indiana Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Ed McGinty visited with relatives in Savanna Sunday. Mr and Mrs Cornelius Nordhoff and daughter spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Lloyd Rogers at Lanark. Daughter Blanche visited with Frances Green at Mercy hospital in Clinton Iowa last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Groharing
Mike Tucker
Clinton
Carrie Gallagher
Fulton
Kyle Melendy
Savanna
Wallace Dresbach
Lizzie Dresbach
Near Lanark
Wayne Brown
Fort Wayne
Ind
Savanna Ordnance Depot
M. F. Lawler
Chicago
Frank Brown
Jennie Clark
Thomson
Chas
Behr
Howard Hill
Joyce
Low Moor
Harold Witt
Ralph Irion
Everett
Morrisor
Witt
Everett Irion
Hal Francke
Mt. Carroll
Philip, Switzer
Francke-Switzer
Chas. McGinty
Dick McGinty
Marin Bakkelund
Carroll McGinty
Rockford
Vernon McGinty
Champaign
Wesley Mumford
Harold Brown
Vernon Luedeke
Glenda Kay
Freeport
Wilbur Stickel
Hobart Holland
Edward
Ann
J. Y. Stickell
Vertus Johnson
Clyde Carpenter
Argo
Guy Stumphy
Will Richter
Irvin Renner
Joe Hopkins
Walnut
Laura Francke
E. W. Francke
Vernon Corbin
John Rosenberg
Lena
Dwight McCullough
Streator
Ida McCullough
Bertha Holland
Davenport
Towa
Blanche Seim
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Harvey Seim
Theodore Storm
Wacker
Lois Stage
Lyle Williams
Frank Brown, Jr
Herbert Almquist
Martin Shipper
Bernie Dykstra
Robert Groharing
John Vogel
Morrison
Roy Neuschwanger
Merritt Neuschwanger
Dorothy Stephens
Elizabeth Merritt
Carroll
Blanche
Wm. Saffer
John Nordhoff
Herman DeVries
Erie
Robert Williams
Camanchela
Robert Herrity
Bob
Carl Johannsen
Ida Weber
Fred Miller
Kenneth Kemmer
Galesburg
Ben Stage
Melvin Johnson
Leroy Anderson
DeWitt
Ed McGinty
Cornelius Nordhoff
Lloyd Rogers
Lanark
Frances Green
Mercy Hospital
P T A Meeting At School For Thursday Evening
The Par ent Teachers association met in the high school gym on Thursday evening April 3. Attendance was down due to weather. New officers were elected for the next year with Thelma Schick as President and Gladys Cooper as 1st vice president. The program featured hymns and readings, with Rev Clarence Ploch giving a talk on religion's role in the world, followed by a closing hymn. Social time offered doughnuts and coffee. The next meeting is May 1 with a program to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
Thelma Schick
Gladys Cooper
E. 0. Hemmer
Harvey Marshall
Chas. McGinty
G. A. Smith
Herbert St. Ores
Lila Curley
Clarence Ploch
Methodist Church
Jean Rawlins
Dyson of Lanark Dies After Heart Attack
George W. Dyson of Lanark died at his home last Thursday night following a heart attack. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p m Sunday in the Christian church in Lanark with a home service at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev. F. A. Sword. Burial attendants and floral staff are named, with Dyson survived by a widow, two sons Glen and Lee, two daughters Mera Kimmel and Thelma Petty, three sisters and five grandchildren. Dyson, born May 18 1866 in Thomson, moved from Thomson to Chadwick, then farmed near Lanark before retiring in 1920 and remaining in Lanark. Local attendees included Will Griswold and others from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Dyson
Lanark
Christian Church
F. A. Sword
L. W. Bates
Richard Bates
D. ©. Adame
Philo du Alin
M. L. Aspinwall
Harvey Lindsay
J. C. Lower
Neil Dimon
Misa Nellie Howell
D. C. Adams
Dyson
Thomson
Chadwick
Charles Harris
Harris
Glen
Des Moines
Lee
Mera Kimmel
Thelma Petty
Morrisonville
Estella Griswold
Mra
Nettie Baker
Willis Stage
Will Griswold
Stella Griswold
Harold Witt
Joe Larson
Claude Grim
Ustick Woman Observes 81st Birthday in Ustick
Mrs. Jane McKee of Ustick marks her eighty first birthday today born in Paradise township Lancaster county Pennsylvania April 19 1860. She moved to Illinois with her parents in April 1881 recalling snowdrifts from Morrison to Fulton. She married C R McKee April 7 1887 in Lyons and has lived in Ustick except for a period in Fulton and Unionville. Her husband died years ago and she has since cared for her son Ora and family, another son Arthur C McKee and daughter Mrs Myrta Vollbehr. She remains in good health.
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Jane McKee
Ustick
Paradise Township
Lancaster County
Illinois
Morrison
Fulton
C. R. McKee
Lyons
Unionville
McKee
Former Local Minister Becomes Editor of The Richland Press
H. P. Barnes once served as a local Methodist minister and now edits The Richland Press, a bi weekly publication printed at Mellott Indiana. The Easter edition arrived at The Review office this week and was enjoyed by readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Barnes
Richland Press
Mellott
Ind
Review Office
Sterling Man Advancing After Christmas Hospital Stay
William Hoofstitler of Sterling is improving after a December accident at home that left him with a fractured vertebra and internal injuries. He wore a cast for several weeks while hospitalized since before Christmas and is now showing progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hoofstitler
Sterling
Mr. Hoofstitler
Marriage license issued to Cook and Griffin in Albany
A marriage license was issued to Jay F. Cook and Anna R. Griffith of Albany at Clinton County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay F. Cook
Anna R. Griffith
Albany
Clinton County Court House
Local Health Roundup Lists Illnesses At Homes
Lyle Greeley and George Perry are ill at home while H L Rawlins remains stable. Louis Messinger is ill in Argo and Mrs Sarah Groharing stays about the same at home. Mrs George Mort seeks eye treatments in Waterloo Indiana. Mrs George Greeley improves at her daughter’s home and sits up. Mrs Arthur Pape confined to Jane Lamb hospital Clinton Iowa this week with treatments and hopes to return home by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Greeley
George Perry
Louis Messinger
Argo
Sarah Groharing
George Mort
Waterloo
George Greeley
Wayne Ashby
Arthur Pape
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Also Mentioned on This Page
EPA Hook OF
Thomson Briefs
Harold Tobey
Ray Erling
Everett Eslinger
Clarence Schroeder
Ernest Tousley
M. Stanford
Salem, Sr
Harlan Handel
Beth Kahler
Paul
Dorothy Turney
Blaine Turney
Gail Turney
Ed Turney
University of Illinois
Chas, McGinty
Ed Sack
Dan Sack
Paul Lewis
I. D. Morse
Dickeyville
Wis
Jackson Davis
Allen Witmer
Frank Warfield
Elmer Hook
Judith Kay
Morrison Hospital
Ivan Carroll
E. O. Hemmer
W. A. Adams
Mr. Adams
Woman's Club
King
Fair Haven
Jesus
T. S. Cleworth
Jacqueline McGinty
Grace Strauch
Paradise
Charles McGinty
Star of Hope
Mrs. Kness
Geneva Kness
Robert Miller
Charles Jenkins
Christ
Letha Gaar
York Township
Stanley Fuller
Kresge
St. Louis
Stanley
H. S. Board
Sandridge
Lynn Curley
Argo-Fa
Willard Welch
York Center
Bristol
Roy Heitman
Parkhill
Forrest Eslinger
Ideal
William Hans
Vinegar Hill
Fred Peters
Donald Smith
Duane
I. A. Lewis
Milwaukee Road
P.T. A
H. L. Rawlins
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