Mrs. Holesinger To Lead Local P T A Officers
Mrs. Marvin Holesinger was elected president of the Parent Teachers Association at the April meeting. Also chosen were Mrs. Frank Manning as vice president and Mrs. Gene Marken as secretary, with Mrs. Alfred Dykstra re-elected treasurer. New officers take office May 31. program featured a lodge of allegiance songs, kindergarten performances, and a playlet titled Scattered Showers by senior girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Holesinger
Frank Manning
Gene Marken
Alfred Dykstra
Donald Sippel
Nominatin
John Atherton
Merle Cate
Harold Witt
Harold Elliott
Lodge of Allegiance
Allan Becker
Harold Wilt
Sherri Lewis
Marnes Hill
Jean Brown
Milton Larson
Charles Bissens
John Buikema
Calvin Eslinger
Dykema
Thomas Meee
Deana Rae Wilt
Steven Marken
Brian Stagg
Mary Jo Half
Morrison Woman Mrs John Davis Dies At 63
Mrs John Davis 63 of Morrison died Tuesday evening in Morrison hospital after two days as a patient. Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Reynolds funeral home with Rev David Fouts officiating and Grove Hill cemetery burial. Born November 4 1897 in Futton she was daughter of Austin and Amelia Canfield Goff. She married John Davis in Davenport March 15 1924 and lived on a Morrison area farm until 1943 then Unionville and Morrison ten years ago. Member of Methodist church and affiliated with Rebekahs and Royal Neighbors. Surviving are husband two daughters Mrs Neil Patterson Morrison and Mrs Charles Brooks Thomson six grandchildren and two sisters Mrs Ella Smith Thomson and Mrs A J Conley of Waup an Wis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis
Morrison
Morrison Hospital
Reynolds Funeral
David Fouts
The
Methodist Church
Grove Hill Cemetery
Futton
Austin
Amelia Canfield Goff
Davenport
Unionville
Rebekahs
Royal Neighbors
Neil Patterson
Charles Brocks Thomson
Ella Smith
Thomson
A. J. Coonley
Waupan
Wis
Eva Appel
York Township
Frank
Chadwick
Paul Farley
Hope E. A. B. Church
Chadwick Cemetery
McKinley Pickens
Barbara Cartwright
Leland Forth
Albert Adolph
Louis Juist
Clarence Imel
Louis McCoy
Carl Petersen
Carroll
Mabel) Tripp
Milledgeville
Cora Fink
Henry
Gladys) Knetsch
Steward
Glen
Mary) Miller
Harry Appel
Ada Stinemyer
Sterling
Tillie Janorin
Webster City
Allen Witmer
Cartersville, Mo
Fred
Severe winds blow in upstairs window at Fenley building
Severe gusts last Sunday shattered a window in the upstairs area of the Fenley building on Main Street. The property is owned by Dick Stagg. No injuries reported as crews secured the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenley
Main Street
Dick Stagg
Card of Thanks From Mrs Smith
My sincere thanks and appreciation to everyone who remembered me with cards, letters and flowers during my hospital stay and after returning home. Special thanks to Rev. Allen for his visit and prayers at the hospital. Mrs. Donald P. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Allen
Donald P. Smith
Rev. Kendall
Hobart Holland T
Cronister and Eslinger to Attend Boys State
Martin Cronister son of Mr and Mrs William Cronister and Roger Eslinger son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Eslinger of Argona both juniors at Thomson High School will attend Boys State at Springfield in June 1925. Martin sponsored by the American Legion and Roger by the Thomson Igons Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Cronister
Roger Eslinger
William Cronister
Calvin Eslinger
Argona
Thomson High School
State
Springfield
Martin
The
American Legion
Roger
Thomson Igons Club
Start of Evening Church Services In Thomson Area
The Ministerial Association of Thomson begins a Sunday evening series rotating among Thomson Argo Fay churches. Services start 8:00 p.m. this Sunday at Community church with Rev. Lowell D. Allen preaching. Host pastor Rev. William Kendall, assisted by Rev. Daniel Goldberg, will lead. Special music planned. schedule to be printed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministerial Association of
Thomson
Thomson - Argo Fay
Community Church
Lowell D. Allen
Methodist Church
William Kendall
Daniel Goldberg
York Baptist Church
Claude Grim
Our Church
Rev
Allen
The
Infant Daughter Named Kelli Ann McCue
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George McCue was named Kelli Ann. Last week the name was misspelled in the Review. Linda Terry and Harold James Schroth of Chadwick visited Friday with grandmother Mrs. Marian Wheeler. Linda stayed to Sunday. Wheeler dined with son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schroth in Chadwick. Donald Bull and family of Mastic Beach New York visited Friday for two weeks with his mother and stepfather Mr. and Mrs. Henry Young and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCue
Kelli Ann
Linda
Terry
Harold James Schroth
Chadwick
Marian Wheeler
Granddaughter of Amy Lewis Weds in Missouri
Miss Jane Kay Thompson and Larry Lee Anderson wed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri in a 1 pm ceremony conducted by Chaplain Parker Thompson. The couple, with ties to Muskegon Michigan and Grant Ohio, plan to reside in Muskegon after Mr. Anderson completes Army service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leonard Wood
Jane Kay Thompson
Larry Lee Anderson
Parker Thompson
Miss Thompson
J. K. Thomipson
E. Hile Road
Muskegon
Mich
Mr. Anderson
Letha Anderson
Grant
Robert V. Anderson
W. N. Clasen
Brentwood
Anderson
General Telephone Co
Michigan
Central Michigan University
U. S. Army
Amy Lewis
Thomson
Bayard Lewis
Recreation and officials visit in Thomson and Chicago
Robert Wade the federal refuge manager opened his office in Thomson in the Lewis Building on Main Street. Mr and Mrs Perry Melton and Marcia and Virginia Harridge visited Chicago last Friday to tour points of interest. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Jennie Griwold were Mr and Mrs Ralph Irion of Morrison and Mr and Mrs Herman Hage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wade
Federal
Wildlife
Thomson
Lewis Building
Main Street
Steele Building
Perry Melton
Marcia
Virginia Harridge
Chicago
Jennie Griwold
Ralph Irion
Morrison
Herman Hage
Death Notice for Alfred St. Orest
The family thanks friends and relatives for sympathy cards and flowers after the death of their brother. Special thanks are given to Rev. William Kendall the singers and pianist and the pallbearers. Sisters of Alfred St. Orest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kendall
Alfred St. Orest
Funeral services for Eva Appel held in Chadwick and York
Multiple obituaries note services for Mrs Eva Appel 77 at Chadwick and Mrs Eva Appel 85 at York Community Church with Rev Paul Farley and Rev William Kendall officiating. Burial in Chadwick and York cemeteries. survivors include four daughters and one son along with 16 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Community Church and Parish Services Schedule and notices
Multiple churches list daylight time adjustments and weekly services including morning worship at Thomson and Argo Fay with 8:00 p.m. Sunday community services led by Rev. Lowell Allen and Rev. Daniel Goldberg. Other items note WSCS meetings, youth fellowships, and Easter adjustments. Catholic services listed for Fulton and St. John's Savanna with specific times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Goldberg
Herbert St. Ores
Peggy St. Ores
Lowell D. Allen
Thomson Methodist Sunday School
Fulton
St. John’s Church
Savanna
Picklums Return to Riverview Cottage After Florida Winter
THOMSON NEWS reports Mr and Mrs H H Picklum return from Tampa Fla to their Riverview cottage. Nearby visits include Loyal Brunner family in Riverview dining with Merle Bielema family and engagements with the Alberts Badtke Bier Cooper and Coop er households across Clinton Morrison Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Picklum
Tampa
Fla
Riverview
Loyal Brunner
Merle Bielema
Russell Albert
Minnie Badtke
Badtke
Alberts
Mrs. Badtke
Arthur Bier
Clinton
N. D. French
Garrett Stevenberg
Morrison
Thomas Kustes
John
Kathryn Cooper
Clarence Cooper
Savanna
York Progressives Meet With Mrs Wesley Dykstra
The York Progressive Home Bureau unit met Monday evening in Fulton with 11 members and one visitor. A potluck supper preceded the business meeting. Major lesson How Old Am I led by Mrs Eugene Halfman and Mrs Leslie Grim. The short topic Household Hints by Mrs Merle Bielema. May meeting will entertain the Savanna unit. A humorous poem was shared about aging and retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Progressive Home Bureau
Wesley Dykstra
Fulton
Eugene Halfman
Leslie Grim
Merle Bielema
Savanna
Sharp Sand Burrs Plan Skating Party
The Sharp Sand Burrs 4-H club met at Black Oak Grange Hall on Monday April 18 with Terry Haas presiding. Members approved minutes and voted to hold a skating party at Morrison on April 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Oak Grange Hall
Terry Haas
Morrison
David Daehler
Gary Housenga
Billy Manning
Ronald Helmes
Thomson F F A Boys Win Awards At Corn Achievement Program
DeKalb Agricultural Association held its annual corn achievement program banquet in DeKalb Illinois on March 26 1960. Local F F A members Lynn Bower Gerald Bower Larry Grim and David Johnson earned high scores for their corn projects with Gerald Bower posting 98 the top score. Each received a citation and medal while Lynn Bower got a pocket knife and Gerald Bower a plaque. Advisor Russell Saueressig praised wider participation next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Grim
David Johnson
Gerald Bower
Lynn Bower
Saueressig
DeKalb Agricultural Assn
DeKalb Illinois
Lynn
Gerald
Carroll County
Russell Saueressig
Services Held Saturday For Mrs. Mary Cheatum
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Cheatum died last Wednesday in Wichita were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Snell funeral home Clinton with Rev. William O. Allen officiating. Burial in Oakland cemetery. Organist Mrs. Alvin Nelson and vocalist L. R. Schoening. Pallbearers Louis Stodden L V Broadwater W L Tounsley E M Schmidt Russell Duffy W B Thompson. Born April 22 1881 in Belmont Kansas. Survived by son Le Roy Clinton daughter Mrs. Ellen Rutherford O'Brien Fulton and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cheatum
Wichita
Kansas
Snell
Clinton
William O. Allen
Grace Episcopal Church
Oakland Cemetery
Alvin Nelson
L. R. Schoening
Louis Stodden
L. V. Broadwater
W. L., Tounsley
E. M. Schmidt
Russell Duffy
LeRoy
Ellen Rutherford O’brien
Fulton
Local Hospital Reports of Regional Illness and Surgeries
A series of brief health notes lists multiple patients by name and home town who underwent surgeries or received medical care. Entries include Judy Ann Daniels at Savanna Hospital for a tonsillectomy, William Cronister at St. Francis Hospital in Freeport, Mrs. Maurice Bolhous at Jane Lamb Hospital Clinton, pneumonia cases at home and hospital, and other patients discharged or still convalescing in Iowa and Wisconsin facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Ann Daniels
Paul Daniels
Savanna Hospital
William Cronister
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Maurice Bolhous
Fulton
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Wayne Groharing
Anna Hartvigsen
Mabel Jobe
la Crosse
Wis
Floyd
Hobart Holland
Jane
Lawrence Bruckner
Lloyd Bruckner
Savannah Hospital
Virgil Wilt
Mercy Hospital
Donald Smith
Otto Switzer
Community Group Meetings and Local Visits Preview
Legion Auxiliary meets tonight at 7 30 at the Legion Hall with district director Mrs. Unn Butts attending. Lions Club plans April 25 dinner at Argo Fay Church with Ridge District Scout leader Pete Kleinpaste presenting on Explorer scouting. Bible classes meet April 27 at Hagg home. Mary Circle meets at 8 pm with Mrs. Harold Wilt. Local visits include the Charles Brown family from Quincy and the George McCues from Sterling. A car wash is held Saturday April 30 across from Lewis Garage to benefit the Kindergarten club. Jule Larson and family visit Montfort relatives. Gerald Larson returns home with Montfort relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
The
American Legion
Legion Hall
Unn Butts
Lions Club
Thomson Lions Club
Argo Fay Methodist Church
Pete Kleinpaste
Ridge District
Boy Scouts of America
Allen
Baptist Church
Herman Hagg
Mary
Methodist Wscs
Harold Wilt
Charles Brown
Quincey
Herbert St. Ores
Arizona
Lewis
George McCue
Sterling
Inlaw
Fay Ashby
Wayne Ashby
Donald Ashby
Valerie
Savanna
Lewis’ Garage
Milton Larson
Jule Larson
Gerald Larson
Montfort
Wis
Gerald
James Larson
Postponed Egg Hunt Held Monday P. M.
The Thomson Easter Egg Hunt moved from Sunday to Monday at 3:00 p.m. on the Thomson baseball field due to bad weather. About 300 children collected 100 dozen eggs in 35 minutes with special silver eggs worth one dollar each awarded to top finishers across eight divisions. Local groups donated dye and 30 dozen eggs. a Lions Club note thanked Smiths Royal Blue Store Orthmanns Clover Farms Store Legion Auxiliary Mary Circle P. T. A. Ruth Circle and Womans Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Linda St. Ores
Donald Robinson
Steven Hebler
David Fosdick
John Rice
Arlyn Holesinger
John Cate
Steven Stiles
Larry Knees
Burton Prins
Lions Club
Smiths Royal Blue
Orthmanns Clover Farms
Legion Auxiliary
Mary Circle
Ruth Circle
Womans’ Club
Former Thomson Resident Dies In Baraboo Wisconsin
Thomas Edward Martindale longtime Thomson resident died Saturday April 16 at St Marys Ringling hospital Baraboo Wisconsin after a lingering illness Funeral services were held in Baraboo with burial there He was born June 14 1879 in Oaks Wisconsin and moved to Thomson with his parents He married Rose Sansum in 1902 and the family moved to Baraboo in 1922 He worked as grain elevator and lumber yard manager in Thomson and later as secretary for Alexander Lumber Co in Baraboo Surviving: wife one son Dr Francis Martindale Cedar Falls Iowa one granddaughter and a niece Mrs Clarence Appel Chadwick plus other relatives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Edward Martindale
Thomson
St. Mary’s Ringling Hospital
Baraboo
Wis
Congregational Church
Sheible Funeral
Mr. Martindale
John
Susanna Martindale
Oaks
Wisconsin
Rose Sansum
Alexander Lumber Co
Francis Martindale
Cedar Falls
Clarence
Maxine) Appel
Chadwick
Henry Engelking
Lanark
Engelking
Mrs
Martindale
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Ben and
Emma
Louis Schick
Deceas
Illinois
Mons
Irene V. Hoff
William B. Petty
W. Market St
Mt. Carroll, Tl
David Young
Missouri
West Main Street
Thomson, Illinois
Minnie E. Badtee
Paul Burnett
Alfred St. Ores
Morrison Community Hospital
York Community Church
Paul K. Witt
Emil Brach
Wayland Bennett
Dee St. Ores
Dan Sack
Curtis St. Ores
Floyd Hyde
Lower York Cemetery
Lowell Allen
Methodist
L. D. Allen
WSCS
Janis Wilt
Argo Fay
G. A. Smith
Y. F
O. Y
Lion’s Club
Hickory Grove
Rosecrance
Rockford
Thomson and
Thomson News
York Progressives
Sharp Sand Burrs
John Bier
Hillsdale
Harold Brown
Jean
Larry Smith
Ernest Smith
York Community High School
Mr. Smith
Thomson F. F. A
Barbara George
C. W. George
Portland Ave
Barbara Ann
Richard H. Loy
William EB. Loy
Hickory Drive
Carpentersville
Miss George
Hospital School of Nursing
Sherman Hospital
Elgin
Loy
Middleberry
Barbara
Ely Cochran
Clubs and
Lodges
Leo Kness
Sam Kampas
Steve Benz
Douglas
Mt. Morris
Danny B. Kness
Delbert Dimmick
John Dimmick
Urbana
Ben Dimmick
Baraboo, Wis
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