The Ten Buck Kid at the Walnut Street Fair
Roberta Jean feeds hungry children at a hamburger stand and meets the Cress family. Jeannie and Danny, Angie's goat, and a prize goat named Buddy shape a plan to help at the fair. Roberta and Johnny offer supper and aid to the Cresses as the story unfolds toward the back page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta
Johnny
Sonny
Roberta Jean
Roberts
Jeannie
Danny
Jeannie Cress
Mommy
Pappy
Mr. Cress
Angie
Cress
Buddy
Mrs. Cress
Cresses
York Townse School Elections Set For Saturday
York Townships voters prepare for Saturday elections in all schools. Two York Community High School district 201 seats expire with two incumbents not seeking reelection. Four candidates Paul Wilt William Hans Margaret Murray and Alice Switzer file to run. Voting at Thomson Village Hall noon to 7 pm high school. consolidated grade school caucus at 6 50 pm and polls 7 to 8 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Community High School
Irve Martindale
Clarence Cooper
Paul Wilt
Wm. Hans
Margaret Murray
Alice Switzer
Thomson
Fred Miller
Sandridge
Henry St. Ores
Argo-Fa
Kenyon
York Center
Leonard Porter
Bristol
Conwill
John Halfman
Parkhill
Jacob Bissens
Ideal
Chas. McKee
Vinegar Hill
Fred Peters
Birthday Dinner Honors Mr. Willard Roberts
Mrs. Willard Roberts entertained at dinner Sunday in the Roberts home for her husband’s birthday. Guests included Miss Lois Davis, Lester Clyom, and the Roberts family. George Sunday, visitors in the Weatherwax home, hosted Donald Weatherwax of Sterling, Richard Lyons of Dixon, and Lawrence Weatherwax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Roberts
Roberts
Lois Davis
Lester Clyom
Mrs. Roberts
George
and Weatherwax
Donald Weatherwax
Ster Ing
Richard Lyons
Dixon
Lawrence Weatherwax
Par Ent-Teachers Association Holds Regular Meeting
The Par ent-Teachers association met last Thursday at the local high school. Pupils from Ideal and Vinegar Hill schools presented a program. Social committee chaired by Miss Skinner served sandwiches and apples. Proceeds from the coin march were 2.95 dollars. Next meeting set for May 2 at the high school with Har ry Gaar and Clarence Cooper as lunch committee chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
Ideal
Vinegar Hill
Miss Skinner
York Center School
Harry Gaar
Clarence Cooper
Twin Daughters Honored On Birthday at Fulton Home
Mrs. Flossie Gaar hosted a Tuesday dinner at her Fulton home to honor twins Mary and Margaret Gaar on their birthday. Attending were instructors Miss Elvira Carstenson and Miss Athlene Gaar along with the twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Gaar
Mary
Margaret
Elvira Carstenson
Athlene Gaar
Fulton
Gaar
Margaret Gaar
Local Ailments Reported From Area Residents
The bulletin lists several residents with health issues. Joe Turney suffers ulcers in the eye. Mrs. Vern Kaufman and Mrs. Leonard Stage are ill at home in Argo. Thomas Cheatum receives treatment at Dr. Nichols Sanatorium in Savannah, Mo. Mrs. George Mort also has eye ulcers and remains unchanged. J. D. Morse at McCleary Institute in Excelsior Springs, Mo. is improving. Mrs. Sarah Millard at Savanna hospital with a fractured hip remains about the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Turney
Vern Kaufman
Argo
Leonard Stage
Thomas Cheatum
Dr. Nichols
Savannah
George Mort
J. D. Morse
McCleary Institute
Excelsior Springs
Sarah Millard
Savanna Hospital
Bake Sale By Methodist Ladies To Aid Society
The Methodist church Ladies' Aid Society will hold a bake sale at Hansen Cafe on Saturday April 15 starting at 10 a.m. Proceeds support church work and donations are requested from parishioners. Also noted is a Sunday visit by Mr and Mrs Elmer Davis and family and Jackson Davis of Savanna to the Witmer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Hansen Cafe
Home Economics
Argo
Belle Carpenter
Marjorie Peters
Hortense Nipe
Maude McGinty
Ellen Hogg
Mary Williams
Marian Smith
Argo Methodist Church Announces Sunday School and Aid Meeting
Rev. J. A. Foard leads Argo Methodist Church with 9 30 a m Sunday school. The ladies aid society will meet at the church Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Foard
Ladies’ Aid Society
Baptist Church Services and Ladies Aid Meeting
Pastor Rev. R. H. Leitner leads morning worship at 9 30 and Sunday school at 10 30. Union evening service at 7 30. Ladies aid to meet at Mrs Harold Witt home next Thursday. May Sunday school committee is Mr and Mrs Harvey Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Leitner
The
Baptist Church
Ladies’ Aid
Harold Witt
Harvey Marshall
Shall Christianity Survive In Yor Community
Yor Community notes a Sunday schedule with Sunday school at 9 50 a m and morning service at 10 30 a m The evening service at 7 50 p m invites all to join as Rev Schiel delivers a message on the age and faith The union service occurs Sunday evening at the Baptist church with Rev Schiel The sermon text is Ecclesiastes exploring servants on horses and princes as earth’s rulers The piece urges youth to attend and participate A manual training group meets Saturday at 10 a m while Boy Scout meetings pause until May 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Schiel
The
Baptist Church
Jesus
Dude
Schiel
Church of God schedule and events in town
Pastor Lester Clum leads morning worship at 9 30 with a Young People meeting at 6 45 Sunday evening and an evangelistic service at 7 45. A cottage prayer meeting at Willard Roberts home Tuesday April 16 at 7 45 prompts Christians to join for a spiritual awakening and Bible study Thursday at 7 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Clum
Willard Roberts
Thomson Methodist Harold R. Dude Service Schedule
A fragment notes Thomson Methodist services with Harold R. Dude as pastor and morning worship at 11 o clock. An ideal Sunday school runs at 10 o clock and a young people meeting at 7 in the evening. A separate notice mentions a pair of glasses found in a Thomson Village Hall voting booth and must be claimed by paying for the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Methodist
Harold R. Dude
Thomson
Assault Charge Placed Against 2 Savanna Men
James McCune and Herb Sigalus of Savanna faced assault with a deadly weapon charges after a Saturday night fight in Palisades State Park. They were bound over to the grand jury and jailed Monday with $500 bond each. the incident involved Robert Sack of Savanna and occurred near a Savanna confectionery store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCune
Herb Sigalus
Savanna
Justice of the Peace
Russell
Sigalus
McCue
Robert Sack
Palisades State Park
Sack
Local Man Suffers Infection After Stray Needle Accident
Ray Brenneman of Clinton was treated at Jane Lamb hospital after an unusual Saturday night incident. While turning a radio dial his arm slid on a table, the needle stabbed the fleshy part, causing infection. Doctors x rid and an incision were required to remove the needle. Also noted are some family visit details from Unionville and Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Brenneman
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Spring Fever to Be Presented by YCHS Seniors
YCHS seniors stage a Brookfield set comedy "Spring Fever" in the gym Friday April 19 at 8 p.m. The play follows college misadventures with Professor Bean and Aunt Maude as cast and crew highlight the student production. Cast includes Howard Brandt Anne Purcell and Aunt Maude with Francis Robinson as writer. Tickets at 25 cents adults, 15 cents high school, 10 cents children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YCHS
Brookfield
Bean
Howard Brant
Aunt Maude
California
Commercement
Howard
Tom Herran
Anne Purcell
Howard Brandt
Leslie St. Ores
Bertie Jean Stainbrook
Vic Lewis
Don Ashpole
Vivian George
Virginia Schroth
Ed Burns
John Dimmick
Lou Herran
Arlie Holman
Henry Purcell
Wayne Ashby
Phoebe Purcell
Francis Robinson
Eloise Dykstra
Virgil Bean
Bob Raw
Purcell
Frances Thomas
Beverly Kraft
Lena Strubb
Alice Bower
Betty Rose Swett
Frances Potter
Sidney Brenneman
Lester Grim
Don Kaufman
Ushers
Rolland Mitchell
Ray Hook
Ron Peterson
Letters From Our Readers from Moline Illinois
A reader writes from Moline Illinois dated April 7 thanking the Thomson Review for a copy of a piece about Will Hawk. She recalls childhood days in Thomson, schooling with Nettie E. Philips and J. Ss. Moyer, and family history including Miles L. Smith and Warren Smith meat market. She mentions not visiting Thomson in 25 years and signs Rosa M. Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Review
Thomson
Will Hawk
Kitty
Nettie E. Philips
J. Ss. Moyer
Bluffville
Miles L. Smith
Warren Smith
Thomas Stage
Wressel
Rosa M. (Smith) Evans
4Th Ave
Moline
Local families share dinners and visits in Sterling area
Thomson briefs report Sunday dinners for Fred Schwartz Lyndon in the Johnson and Sheller homes and Clarence Tousley Rock Falls with Harvey Marshall. Chas Behr Clinton stays with Sack in Argo while Scott Roberts Wacker moves to Albany to work as a mechanic. Roscoe Almquist family of Mr. Carroll visited John Carpenter and toured Sterling Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schwartz
Lyndon
Melvin Johnson
L. E. Sheller
Dixon
Clarence Tousley
Rock Falls
Harvey Marshall
Chas. Behr
Clinton
Chas. Sack
Argo
Scott Roberts
Wacker
Albany
Roberts
Allir-Chalmers
Roscoe Almquist
Carroll
John Carpenter
Sterling
Davis and Rice Arrested After Savanna Car Crash
Paul Davis and Lawrence Rice were arrested in Savanna after a late Sunday car crash on Chicago avenue. Davis faced a Monday hearing before police magistrate C. J. Fisher on disorderly conduct charges, paid a $10 fine and costs, and was released. Rice had no charges. The Chevrolet sedan, driven by Davis, struck a curb and a wheel, then hit a telephone pole along east Chicago avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Davis
Lawrence Rice
Savanna
Chicago Avenue
Savanna City
Davis
C. J. Fisher
Rice
Thomson Woman's Club Explores Fish Topics in Meeting
The Thomson Woman's Club met at Miss Harriet Wheeler's home with nineteen members. Talks covered Fish Hatcheries and Canneries, Fish as a Food, and Education. The next meeting is planned for April 24 at Mrs. Minnie Miller's home with a county convention note for April 16 in Lanark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Home
Thomson Woman's Club
Harriet Wheeler
Clara Switzer
Mildred Skinner
Gladys Cooper
Minnie Miller
Woman's Clubs
Lanark
Voters of York Township choose candidates in primary race
York Township voters cast 430 ballots in a primary with 348 Republicans and 82 Democrats. Republican Rush W. Carroll reelected precinct committeeman over Emil Brach. Democrat A. K. E. Sheridan won unopposed. Gubernatorial race favored Dwight H. Green over Hershey, roughly three to one countywide. Republicans list many offices with vote totals. Democrats back Roosevelt, Slattery, and Hershey as their picks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township
Rush W. Carroll
Dwight H. Green
Hershey
Green
General Assembly
Stransky
Thomas E. Dewey
Ralph E. Church
C. Wayland Brooks
Richard J. Lyons
Cross
Jerome
Land
Hindley
Clinnin
Crapple
Rowe
Johnson
Bidwill
Hansen
Oscar Nelson
Vail
Lueder
Harry Nelson
Chapman
McCauley
O'Connor
Scanlon
Lewis
Wright
Dayton
Trovillion
Store
Carlstrom
Hayes
London
Barrett
Hadley
Eagleton
Congress
Stratton
Day
Mortes
Baker
Anderson
Healy
McGrath
Olds
Brown
Lehman
MacAuley
Mackey
Lavin
Lee Allen
Graham
Lowman
Pettitt
Shaw
Hoffman
Berge
Laughlin
Stahl
Stran
Sunday Socials Around Savanna and Rock Falls
Mr and Mrs Earl Engelking of Savanna visited the Robisons Drosemas Housengas and Wirsemas for Sunday dinner. C E Tousley and family of Rock Falls stayed with Mary Tousley. Ray Erling hosted guests including the Hurland family and Louis Erling of Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Engelking
Savanna
Arthur Robison
Peter Drosema
Henry Housenga
Arnold
Harold Wiersema
Jake Bissens
C. E. Tousley
Rock Falls
Mary Tousley
Ray Erling
Thomas Hurland
Louis Erling
Davenport
Wallace Henry Born to Mr and Mrs Irving Frank
Mr and Mrs Irving Frank of Nampa Idaho welcomed a baby boy named Wallace Henry born April 2 weighing eight pounds seven ounces. Mrs Frank is the former Lav erne Switzer daughter of Reno Switzer of Boise Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Frank
Nampa
Idaho
Wallace Henry
Frank
Laverne Switzer
Reno Switzer
Boise, Idaho
Kansas City visitor and Clinton guests stay over weekend
Charles Dyson of Kansas City visits the home of Mr and Mrs Will Griswold with other relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Robert Herriganson Bobby of Clinton were Saturday night and Sunday guests in the Claude Grim home. Sunday afternoon callers were Mr and Mrs Louis Groharing of Prophetstown and Mr and Mrs LaVere Kness of Savanna who spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Wesley Kness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Seim
Blanche
Wm. Saffer
Unionville
Ben Stage
Chas
Stage
Joan
Robert Stage
Rock Island
Charles Dyson
Kansas City
Will Griswold
Robert Herritg
Bobby
Clinton
Claude Grim
Arthur Pape
Louis Groharing
Prophet Town
LaVere Kness
Svanna
Wesley Kness
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mickey Jean Hoy
Center of
Walnut St
York
PT. A
Elmer Davis
Jackson Davis
Allen Witmer
Argo Methodist
Yor
Church of God
Ideal Sunday School
Young People’s Meeting
Sword
Y.C.H.S
Carroll County
Chicago
Elmer Stoner
Riley Lotzbaugh
Roy Moll
Shannon
Fred Nessemeir
Thomson Briefs
Dewey
Sun
Clara Andring
Nelle Houghton
Andring
Bess Carpenter
Argo 500 Club
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Laura Soltow
Nellie Holland
Senator
Slattery
Adamowski
Lagerstedt
Stelle
McKinley
Monroe
Maypole
Hughes
Martin
Adams
Gordon
Ward
Block
Smith
Orlikoski
King
Schutt
Cantlin
Nack
Sherlock
Trunck
Franz
Stanley
Buford M. D
Morris
Kentner
C. A. Calkins
Dr. Isenhart
A. E. Sheridan
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