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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1968
Page
1
The April 22 26 menu lists daily meals for a school lunch program. Monday offers spaghetti spinach biscuits cheese milk and ice cream bar. Tuesday serves baked ham jello with cabbage sweet rolls orange juice. Wednesday features barbeque sandwiches chips celery and carrots. Thursday includes turkey mashed potatoes tomatoes bread and butter fruit. Friday serves goulash lettuce peanut butter cookies.
The Thomson Post Office will move across the street into quarters approved Monday for Cronister's Barber shop space. Fred Fiet, owner of the current post office site, will lease the building from Adolph and sub‑lease to the Post Office. Wilbur Reader notes a rear loading entrance and smaller lobby may be needed. Cronister, a long‑time barber on Thomson's Main street, will announce his plans next week.
The Carroll County grand jury returned seven indictments after a lengthy session. Indicted are Donald Starvey for theft and Robert L. Stingley for reckless homicide tied to a January 26 crash that killed 16 year old Vicki Cook near Savanna. Harvey faces theft of an automobile. Five remaining indictments were suppressed pending custody.
The Thomson Methodist Church W.S.C.S. met at Mrs Paul Wilt's home. Rockford District spring meeting set for April 26 in Stockton from 9 30 to 3 with reservations 1 25 due April 22. A Mother-Daughter tea and a fashion show are planned for May 15 at 7 30 p.m.
Mr and Mrs Loya Brunner announce a second new subdivision in the Thomson area near the Mississippi River. The Mississippi Summit Subdivision contains 25 lots with road frontage, restricted to residential homes.
Wayne C. Tidd, superintendent of the Thomson Community Unit School District 301, announced the district will soon receive a $9,478 check from the Federal Office of Education. The payment supports a Title I claim under Public Law 874.
A Saturday election on April 13 produced only 36 votes. Incumbents P James Green and Harry Dittmar each received 35 votes, while Donald Schovening and Herbert St. Or es Jr. each had one write in vote. Green and Dittmar sought re election. board reorganizational meeting set for Monday evening.
Krahn Enterprises Inc. opens the Jenny Car Wash in the Krahn Motors building serving Thomson and nearby from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays. The one-car facility operates 25¢ drive through and is accessed from the south alley with exit to the east.
Army Specialist Four Gary L. Houzenga, 20, son of Mr and Mrs James G Houzenga, arrives in Vietnam as a senior military policeman with the 504th Military Police Battalion near An Khe on March 25. His wife Linda resides on Route 1, Fulton Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Ralph C Hopkins thank a real American Legion buddy named by Mr Hopkins for helping on the road to Clinton Iowa. Their car failed near Curleys corners three miles north of Thomson and Ozzie Cronister summoned aid. Mrs Hopkins remains a patient in Jane Lamb hospital Clinton.
The Carroll County Federation of Women's Clubs announced nine area youths awarded for the American citizenship essay contest. Winners, all eighth graders, were honored at the April 9 spring conference in Lanark.返回
Mr and Mrs Ernest Rathje hosted an old fashioned Easter egg hunt Sunday for their grandchildren Patty Kim Michael Smiley and Steve SueAnn Rathje in their spacious yard. Easter dinner guests included Gene Smiley family Pecatonic Savanna Dean Rathje family and Elva Conner of Clinton Iowa.
The York Progressive Unit of Carroll County Home Extension Association met with 11 members and one guest to approve a $25 donation to Good Samaritan Nursing Home. A nominating committee was named and three new members joined the unit.
Mr and Mrs Paul McDear mion of Thomson and Mr and Mrs Robert Mark and family of Lake Zurich were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs George Bechtel in Morrison.
Thomson High School Varsity Band and Mixed Chorus travel April 20 to Augustana College Rock Island for the State Organization Contest with 75 students, buses at 6 45 return 1 30. April 23 a joint concert with Andrew High School Band directed by Roland Armstrong begins 7 30, three pieces per band, five together, Thomson contest material.
Mrs Hattie Wilt 92 Thomson resident died Monday in Blandinsville Illinois Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Fay Seeser funeral home Ful ton with Rev Gerald Bower officiating Burial was in Lower York cemetery Mrs Wilt born February 18 1876 in Thomson daughter of Albert and Nettie Barrett Potter married Charles Wilt December 9 1897 in Thomson The couple farmed near Thomson and later ran the Thomson hotel Surviving son Leo Tucson Arizona three grandchildren six great grandchildren and three half brothers all of Thomson were listed She was preceded in death by her husband one son one sister and one half brother.
With the sick Mrs. Grover Brenneman of Alma, Michigan, a surgical patient in Gratiot Community hospital, Alma, is a sister of Otto Switzer of Savanna and has visited Thomson often. Mrs. Ralph C. Hopkins of Riverview is a medical patient in Jane Lamb hospital, Clinton, Iowa. David Potter, son of Mrs. James Baker, is a medical patient.
Patient at Jane Lamb hospital from April 12 to 16 treated for pneumonia. Linda Kohn injured Monday in a dog bite and treated by a local physician. The dog owner is Robert Blount of Thom son.
Mr and Mrs John Mailand and family of Egan Nola Mail and of Belvidere Larry John son of Rockford and Dolores Mailand of Freeport were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Earle Mailand and daughters.
The Carroll County Mental Health Association will hold its annual meeting Monday evening April 29 at 7 30 p m in Metcalf Hall Shimer College. The informal gathering aims to explain the county mental health program including tax fund use and program cores with speaker William Barnett of Sinnissippi Mental Health Center on community psychiatry. Health Association members and interested residents are invited.
Glenn Kreuder expresses sincere gratitude to all who assisted during hospitalization and recovery. Special thanks to those who helped with farm work and to everyone who sent flowers cards gifts and visits.
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