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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
4
Mrs. Gertrude Hood and Mr Dorothy Hood of Savanna called Sunday afternoon at the Gus Roggendorf home, sharing a brief social visit.
Mr and Mrs Harold Tobey joined Mr and Mrs Ben Stage as Sunday afternoon callers at their home.
Notice states a May 1 1948 special election in Carroll County Illinois for two propositions. First to remodel the high school building on the existing site. Second to issue 40000 in three percent bonds dated May 1 1948 with serial maturities 1949–1958 and semiannual interest.
Thomson brief notes dock Friday and Sunday visits by local residents including Mr and Mrs Lynn Babcock, Mr and Mrs Ray Rupple and others. Highlights include the eighth grade production Toby Helps Out and updates on the Tucker family return from Beardstown and Kustes family from Chicago.
The Community High School District 201 in Carroll County Illinois designates Thompson Town Hall as the polling place for a special election. Polls will be open from noon to seven PM on the election day.
Miss Rosalie Hand and Clinton Girl Scouts traveled by bus to the fifth annual Mississippi Valley Senior Girl Scouts conference at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. About 240 junior and senior girls attended with registration Friday afternoon and planning sessions. The 1949 conference will be at Frances Shimer College Mt Carroll during Easter vacation to provide housing. Highlights included talks by Rukmini Ramasehan of India on Youth of India and Professor Paul Olson on Economic Tolerance. Mr and Mrs William Griswold visited Morrison Wednesday.
Mrs Lula Melendy returns from Sheboygan to visit son in law Bernard Conrad and family. Walter Appel and Mrs Clarence Appel join Fred Appel home Tuesday. Vera Martindale to return from Davenport after visiting George Schultz. JoAnn Wilt visits Clinton relatives Myrta Groharing and Bessie Groharing. Clarence Huggins Albany with Delbert Curley and Lynn Curley in Davenport. Dinner with Francis Sheridan in Moline. installation of officers and tea follows. Freshman sophomore girls conference May 1 in Morrison.
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