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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1942
Page
3
A letter from Floyd Be Knesa Morrison and others includes a $1.50 check for renewal of the Thomson Review for another year and two months. The note expresses fondness for the paper and mentions gardening and caring for chicks.
Thomson and four school masters attended a banquet at the N Y A in Savanna Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Harvey Marshall and children visited Dixon on Sunday. Mrs Helen Gaar hosted guests from Freeport and Ruth Rice stayed with Beverly Marshall. Darlene Ashby visited Beverly Marshall Wednesday night. Oakley, Grim and children visited the Jim Cheeseman home in Mill edgeville Sunday afternoon.
The Thomson 4-H club met Tuesday at the high school to elect officers. Tom McKee was chosen president, Andrew Hook vice president, Pete Cate secretary and treasurer, Bill Marshall reporter. A project tour of active members was planned for a future meeting date. Parents are invited. cards will notify members and parents. Mr. Keller is the new ag teacher and club advisor.
Herbert L. Rawlins of Thomson resigns as Chestnut Park principal effective April 17 to report in Chicago April 20 for Navy air corps training as a student instructor. After a three month period he will be assigned to one of seven Navy air corps training schools.
James A. McCue, 48, died at 4 30 am Wednesday April 5 at his Savanna home after a lingering illness. Funeral 2 pm Friday at Law funeral home with Rev How ard Grayless officiating. burial in Savanna cemetery. Survived by wife three sons James Robert Richard all of Savanna one daughter Mrs Dolore s Hanson of Chicago three sisters Mrs Ella Kahler Mrs Francis Carlson Mrs Lula Gotchie and four brothers Marvin Thomas Patrick Rudolph, all of Savanna.
The Rev. J. J. Boh uth, a native Arabian former Lutheran pastor of Bethlehem and Jerusalem, will speak at the Methodist Church. He has drawn large crowds with his insights on Arabian customs and life in America and will answer questions after the talk.
The Thomson Woman's Club elected Alice Switzer as president for the coming year with Ethel Demaree as vice president Edna Walters secretary Marion Wheeler assisting secretary and Lovella Diehl treasurer. The group met at Thelma Schick's home April 9 with eight members and two visitors and planned programs through April 23.
Susan Mary Axtell aged three years two months and eighteen days died at Children’s Hospital Milwaukee after a serious illness. Funeral services were held in Milwaukee with Reverend Welsh officiating. The girl was the granddaughter of Hiram Green Morrison and Earl Green Arvo-Fa. The Axtell family includes Mr and Mrs 4.0% Axtell of Milwaukee and Mrs Mary Green of Thomson. Additional relatives, including Mrs Donnelly who had been ill, were listed in Rock Island.
We thank everyone for cards gifts and visits during Mr Martindale illness from Mr and Mrs Irve Martindale.
Rev. R. H. Leitner led morning worship at 9 30 a m with Sunday school at 10 30 a m. Robert Carroll hosted the Sunday school gathering Tuesday night featuring songs, prayers, a xylophone solo by Geraldine Smith, and a reading by Mrs Otto Switzer who spoke of places from her eastern trip. A hot lunch followed. The ladies aid plans an all day meeting with Irene Schick next Thursday April 23.
York Community Sunday school at 9 50 with no church service this Sunday Thomson Methodist holds 10 00 church school and 11 00 morning worship with sermon Great Needs of the Church Today 1 Consecration A 2 00 conference of church school officers and teachers at Mt Carroll Our church plans representation A board meeting was held Tuesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Miller Attending were Mr and Mrs Arthur Pape Mrs Henry Strauch Mrs Hattie Greeley Ferdinand Grimm Mrs Ben Wagner Rev Ploch and the Millers Paul Farley pastor Thursday April 16 8 p m Prayer meeting Sunday April 19 10 a m Sunday school No preaching services due to conference Mrs Albert Adolph delegate to conference
Sunday school at 10 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7 15 p m and evening service at 7 45 p m led by Rev Sword pastor Paul Isenhart. Special music featured piano solo Lyle Dambman vocal duets Mr and Mrs Harold Stoner and Mr Stakemiller plus Lyle Dambman.
Numerous residents and relatives from Port Washington Morrison Clinton Chadwick Clinton Rockford Chicago and Savjula Ia share visits and extended stays with relatives. Highlights include Mr. and Mrs Roy Green visiting H E Green in Morrison and Eugene Stumphy pictured in the Chicago Daily News.
Sandridge school students present a minstrel show tonight at 8 p.m. featuring Richart Falls as interlocutor with Merle Potter and Jack Flickinger as endmen. Shirley Valbert sings, Leona Curley lectures on insects, and Lila Curley with Beverly Valbert perform On Your Way Muskrat. Admission charged. public invited.
Members of Thomson's Woman's club travel to Rock Falls for the spring convention. Attending are Mrs. Otto Switzer Mrs. J Y Stickell Mrs Eugene Murray and Mrs Charles McGinty.
The Women's Society of Christian Service met April 15 at Margaret Murray's country home with 16 members and two visitors. Mrs Minnie Miller led devotions from Psalm 100 and a social sewing session followed a luncheon. The next meeting is May 6 at Rev Ploch and wife’s Albany home with a covered dish lunch.
Funeral rites were conducted for 83 year old Miss Adelia Nipe on Sunday. Family members Mr and Mrs Merle Atherton and sons Merle Jr and Larry with Melva Holmquest and Dwight Atherton traveled through Arkansas Tennessee and Kentucky visiting relatives and sites.
Authorities report the Simpson oil station in Thomson was robbed in the early hours Sunday. Thieves entered the building from the rear and stole auto accessories along with candy and cigarettes. A witness, Sharpe Carroll, saw a person leave toward a nearby car near the post office around two o clock.
In quiet Saturday voting, Charles Hogg and Myron Tibbitt won reelection to the consolidated grade school board. Charles McGinty secured a two year term to fill Lyle Williams’s vacancy. Sandridge chose Hobart Holland to succeed Henry Hebeler. Argo Fa re elected Don Carpenter, York Center reelected Joe Blair, Parkhill re elected Jake Bissen and Harry Appel to replace Jacob Bush. Ideal reelected Charles W. Hartman. Vinegar Hill needed another vote due to scant turnout.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown Jr hosted a birthday dinner Sunday in Savanna. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Le Forrest Meredith of Franklin Grove, Harry Meredith of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Taylor, Robert Lahre, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lease. The gathering celebrated the birthdays of Mrs. Meredith Mrs. Lease and George Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown Jr.
Ida Galt born in Ustick, lived there 34 years. She and Mr. McCulloh lived on John Cooper farm 28 years and in Argo 16 years. Mr. McCulloh passed away 14 years ago.
Miss Adelia Nipe 83 died Friday morning at her niece Mrs. Max Fulton’s home in Salem township five miles south of Mt. Carroll after a period of failing health. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Argo-Fa Methodist church with Rev. James Foard and burial in Hickory Grove cemetery southeast of Savanna. She was born May 7, 1858 in Savanna and lived on area farms before moving to Argo-Fa, later living with her niece. She is survived by a brother Daniel Nipe and many nieces and nephews. her parents and several siblings preceded her.
Thomson homeowners busy with renovations Gail Turney completes remodeling of a cottage west of the opera house. Maurice Strukhoff reshingles his north end residence Ray Dodge improves farm buildings Ralph Stearns moves a government house west of Mrs. Stagg’s place and plans a new foundation Albert Perry builds a cyclone style outside cellar Route 80 Dorothy Bahnsen and William Bris ter of Clinton visited the Petersons on Sunday.
With the sick Jo Ann daughter of Mr and Mrs Justice Prins of East Savanna confined to bed with pneumonia Irve Martindale who has been ill returned to his work at the elevator this week Mrs Harry Root underwent a minor operation at a hospital in Appleton Minn Mrs Mary Jane McGinty bed ridden for several days with flu is slowly improving Robert Groharing was taken to Jane Lamb hospital Tuesday night for treatment John Gaar patient at Jane Lamb hospital is very much improved
York township residents cast 211 Republican and 41 Democrat ballots in Tuesdays primary with notable support for Orion Grove over county judge candidate Smith and for Carlos Johnston over Eber Shepherd for sheriff. Local totals show 177 for Grove and 106 for Carroll among county clerk votes.
The TNT will meet Mrs. Harry Gaar April 22 an all day dish to pass. Assisting hostesses Marion Wheeler and Orella Bennett. Devotions by Adeline Groharing and roll call by spring verse. A five cent fine for non responders. The Chat-a-While club meets April 24 with Mrs. Emil Brach. Royal Neighbor lodge meets April 21 with committee Hortense Nipe Edna Cooper Bessie Kyon. The Argo 500 club met April 9 at Mrs. B. R. Lewis home. next April 25 with Mrs. Fred Nipe. Thomson 500 club met April 14. prizes to Mrs. Diehl Stickell Johansen Lewis. Argo Home Economic Club meets April 17 at Argo Methodist annex. program includes God Bless America devotional by Bertha Breneman club player business current events and a Clinton Company representative. hostesses Lou Moyer Nellie Parsons Josephine Faber Ella Lathrop Neema Smith Ruby Durwood Lulu Melendy Mayme Mummert. members may bring guests.
Thomson school music students will not take part in the fourth annual Carroll county school music festival set for Friday April 17 at Mt. Carroll high school. Travel care issues are cited as the reason. The festival lineup features massed choruses of about 500 students under Spencer Green and a 500‑member massed band directed by Russell Harvey. The article notes the reputations of both conductors and lists selections for choruses and bands. Mrs Emil Marcucci and her sons Jim and Gilbert visited her sister in Rockford over the long weekend.
Mr and Mrs Norman Stickell and daughter Marie of Craig Manor Hanover visited East Savanna friends Mr and Mrs Justice Pring. Mrs Katherine Hawk of Savanna visited John Neary. Reverdy Lord called at East Savanna Justice Prins home. Visitors at Joe Blair home included Willis Ballard Morrison and Web Kauffman Stockton. Arch Atherton Merle Atherton and song guests. Vances at Googe Lake Iowa hosted by Lester Vance. Noah Sweitzer and Edwin Sweitzer with Henry near Lanark.
Thomson and ly C H S Alumni association held a meeting at the local high school to plan the reunion. The date chosen is Friday night May 29 with committees appointed by president Paul Wilt. Next meeting set for Monday evening April 27.
The U S Civil Service Commission advertises classifier positions in the Ordnance Service at Savanna Proving Ground Illinois paying 5.28 a day. Applicants must be between 15 and 55, with possible waivers for honorable veterans. applications due as notices allow.
A Girl Scouts group met at the library Tuesday afternoon with visitor Ralph Stearns. After the business session they cleaned the basement and recovered their tennis net. The group plans to hold future meetings at the library once cleaning is complete. Reporter Diana Diethl.
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