Spring notes and town happenings in Savanna Thomson area
Weather shifts with rain and sun as farmers report oats sown. Wayne Groharing and George Hook build a garage for a new car. Harold Zenk and Joe Root work on Paul Heusinkveld’s house. Lyle Greeley fines Ely Cochran $1.25 per goose. Dog on Main Street, inoculation soon. Bass catch at Spring Lake, Savanna Newsstand display. Bud Bull returns to tree business with Hoover. Marie Kemmer's Buick upgrade. school play "The Boarding House Beach" Friday at the local gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Groharing
George Hook
Wayne's Place
Harold Zenk
Joe Root
Paul Heusinkveld
Ely Cochran
Lyle Greeley
Joe Shutters
Vernon Appel
Main Street
Bill Bader
Savanna
Spring Lake
Thomson
Savanna Newstand
Tyle J. Greeley
Marie Kemmer
T N T club meeting at York Community Church
The T N T club will meet next Wednesday April 28 with Mrs N D French and assistants. Roll call asks members to share a family heirloom and its history. Mrs French leads devotions. Last month’s seed and bulk exchange was forgotten by many. please bring items this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. T. Club
York Community Church
N. D. French
Bertha Holland
Orvie Holman
John Ashpole
Bayard Lewis
Ivan Morse
Thomas Hand
Ed Andring
Injuries and illnesses reported in Clinton area
The column notes Mrs. Atherton of Milledgeville sprained her ankle after stepping into a hole and tearing ligaments. Joan and Jan Jurgens had tonsillectomies at Savanna City Hospital. Ora Potter, a patient at Jane Lamb hospital, Clinton IA, was admitted Tuesday evening. Clarence Huggins remains under observation at Mercy hospital. Mrs. Eugene Murray underwent surgery last week at Jane Lamb hospital. Mary Grace Daniels has been absent due to illness. Vicki Blair, two, of Morrison fractured her leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Atherton
Milledgeville
Joan
Jan Jurgens
Harry Jurgens
Savanna City Hospital
Ora Potter
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Clarence Huggins
Mercy Hospital
Eugene Murray
Mary Grace Daniels
Vicki Blair
William Blair
Morrison
Middle States installs 40000th telephone in Illinois
At 8 30 a m on March 16 the Middle States Telephone Company installed its 40000th telephone in Illinois. The unit was placed at R Ward’s home 832 Goodwin Drive Park Ridge. Dial lines total 27989 in Park Ridge Des Plaines Pekin Savanna. 389 stations to be converted in Nov 1954 and 9086 in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle States Telephone Company
Illinois
R. Ward
Goodwin Drive
Park Ridge
Ill
Park Ridge-Des Plaines
Pekin
Savanna
Middle
South Pekin
Des Plaines
Local social notes include visitors and dinner guests
Thomson News Pvt and Fred Miller Jr of Ft Leonard Wood visited relatives here Monday. Mr and Mrs John Simpson and Mrs Etta Krier hosted Sunday dinners. many families from Fulton Clinton Savanna and Newton shared visits and Easter gatherings with Curley Bicker Huggins and Atherton households. Ronald Atherton of Milledgeville visits grandmother Mrs Lynn Curley this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Miller Jr
Ft. Leonard Wood
Robert Carroll
John Simpson
Etta Krier
Burton Simpson
Michael
Charles Ditsworth
Shannon
Merle Bicker
Ditsworth
Ralph Stearns
Ralph Jr
Frank Plumley
Robert Plumley
Guy All
Fulton
Don Hall
Dwight Atherton
Joe Linder
Minneapolis
Minn
Beverly Tommans
Savanna
Merle Atherton
Lynn Curley
Francis Sheridan
Cordova
Delbert Curley
Toulon
Clarence Huggins
Robert Huggins
James Henricksen
Clinton
George Creighton
Robert Bristol
Harry Dieh
David
Ladie
Henry Toepfer
Mt. Carroll
al c
David Bealer
Kristy
Lloyd Smith
Calvin Eslinger
Henry Young
Fred Hottenstein
Kenneth von Huizen
Colleen
Newton
Albert Prins
Charles Young
Wacker
Charles Bissens
Ronald Atherton
Milledgeville
Hope For Record Crowd As Clinton Pirates Open May 2
The Clinton Pirates launch the Mississippi Ohio League season May 2 against Dubuque at Riverview Stadium amid a bid for an all time minor league attendance record Officials say Thomson is a top baseball town and urge fans from the area to attend Opening Day ceremonies and support a historic turnout
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Pirates
Dubuque
Clinton
Riverview Stadium
Pirates
Thomson
Perk Purnhage
Ball Park
Evening religious services and Catholic masses noted
Ideal Evening services at 7 30 p m led by Rev J W Gillespie and Rev William Kendall every Sunday. Catholic services listed Fulton 8 a m and 10 a m St Johns Savanna 6 8 and 10 a m. Try not to disappoint us.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gillespie
William Kendall
Fulton
St. John's Church
Savanna
York Community Church Services and Schedule
York Community Church led by Rev. Mark Witmer holds Sunday School at 9 30 a m and church services at 10 30 a m with choir practice Saturday at 7 15 p m and board meeting at 8 p m Methodist William E Lechrone pastor Thomson 10 a m Church School 11 a m Morning Worship Hickory Grove 0 30 a m Morning Worship 10 30 a m Church School Argo Fay 10 00 a m Church School 7 30 p m Evening Worship
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Witmer
William E. Lechrone
Thomson
Hickory Grove
Argo Fay
York Baptist Church Service and Meetings Announced
The York Baptist Church led by James W. Gillespie announces 10:00 a m worship with Christ The Barn es Worker and 11:00 a m study on Ahijah Foresees a Divided Kingdom. Annual business meeting Wednesday at 7 45 p m with officer elections and department reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Ladies Aid
R. Hayward
Indian youths to spend summer in Carroll County farms
Four Indian youths will spend three months this summer in Boone Livingston and Carroll counties learning farming through the 4 H program. Beginning July 9 they stay one month each with Leroy Crum Shannon Dwight Turney Milledgeville Judd Grove Mt Carroll and Fred Hook Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Dorothy Footitt
Home Bureau
Malcom Alexander
Champaign
Ilinois Farm
India
Boone
Livingston
Carroll Counties
Leroy Crum
Shannon
Dvicht Turney
Letter To Change Address In Thomson Review
A reader from Sterling Illinois asks editor Mrs Hazel Stagg to update her address for the Thomson Review from Sterling to Joliet Illinois. The writer, Charlotte Rice, says she is moving back to Joliet to make her home and signs the note sincerely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Stagg
Thomson Review
Stage
Sterling, Ilinois
Charlotte Ride
Millboro Place
Joliet
Ilinois
Charlotte Rice
Riverview Trip and Easter Visits Highlight Local Social
Savanna residents Mr. and Mrs. George Mest travel to Tampa for a two week vacation with plans for his brother and sister in law to join them for the summer. Easter weekend brings visits from Maud Sager to Moline, and several local families host and visit relatives including OLeary Wade Oakley and Miller households across Dixon Milledgeville Clinton Davenport Iowa and Clinton areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mest
Savanna
Tampa
Fla
John Mest
Maud Sager
Moline
B. J. Bowden
Francis Sager
Bill O'Leary
DeKalb
William O’leary
Allen Wade
Dixon
Fred Miller
Sherm Oakley
Brand
Clyde Unkin
Milledgeville
Lloyd Brunner
Gene Halfman
Ivan Miller
Amelia Drenner
Ellen O'Leary
Clinton
William O'Leary
Edwin Wade
Davenport
Easter Dinner Guests and Local Social Roundup
Easter Sunday hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert Miller and Janie included his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Miller and Fred Jr of Lanark along with Mr and Mrs Lauren Mitchell and two sons. Community notices cover Junior class play The Boarding House Reach at YC HS gym Friday April 23 at 8 pm and multiple social visits and out of town trips across Clinton Savanna Alexis Hillsdale Milwaukee Des Moines and Leonard Wood Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Miller
Janie
Fred Miller
Fred Jr
Lanark
Lauren Mitchell
Carl Petersen
Suenday
Jens Andresen
Farrivin Chadwick
Robert Bristol
Thomas Kustes Jr
Savanna
Anson Metzger
Thomas Hyend
Clinton
Reka Hass
Erich Marske
Daryle Rockafellow
Frank Sallows
Hillsdale
John Seger
Clarence Davis
Alexis
Richard McGinty
Milwaukee
Wis
Donald Hook
Knea Hook
Leonard Wood
John Biurphy
Des Moines
Leslie Durward
Deaths and family notices from Mt Carroll area
Mrs. George E Snell, 68, of Mt Carroll area, dies after long illness. Funeral set at Christian Funeral Home Mt Carroll with Rev Barker officiating. Burial Center Hill cemetery. Surviving husband, children, stepchildren, siblings and many grandchildren noted. Infant Gregory Joseph Isenhart dies in Savanna hospital. Graveside rites at St John Cemetery with Rev Messaac. Additional Sunday visits and Easter dinners listed from area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Snell
Mt. Carroll
George E Snell
Christian Funeral Home
O. L. Barker
United Brethren
Center Hill Cemetery
Snell
Polding
George E
Gregory Joseph
Joseph Isenhart
Savanna
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
St. John’s Catholic Cemetery
Edward Messaac
Joseph
Pauline Gregory Isenhart
Josephine Gregory
Juniors Present Farce The Boarding House Reach Friday Night
York Community high school juniors stage The Boarding House Reach a three act farce by Don ald Payton Friday at 8 p m in the high school gym. The plot centers on two boys turning a house into a boarding facility until parents return to expose the scheme. The cast features Wilbur Jerry Brearton Hercules Nelson Betty Lou Maxwell Connie Maxwell Nora Gladys Kramer and others with Charles Green in charge of ticket sales and Louis Frosch assisting as promoter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Community _ high school
Donald Payton
Wilbur
Hecules
Jerry Brearton
Hercules Nelson
Gerald la Shelle
Betty Lou Maxwell
Julie Fedderson
Connie Maxwell
Nancy Wilt
Pernadine Smith
Donna Hyde
Mr. Maxwell
Les Prins
Mrs. Maxwell
Shirley Gordon
Mary
Doris Schindel
Limpy McGuire
Gerry Smith
Nora
Gladys Kram
Herman
Jones
Jerry Brinkman
Roughouse Ruby
Carol Williams
Mr. Peter
Duane Smith
Lucy Burns
Marilyn Bolhous
Mrs. Mott
Margaert Grawe
Connolly
Larry Geerts
Charles Green
Louis Frosch
Scout Court of Honor to Be Held Here
A Boy Scout court of honor will be held at Thomson High School next Wednesday evening April 28. All parents and interested friends are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Hich
Grace Pessman 66 Dies in Clinton Hospital
Grace Pessman of Fulton Illinois died at 7 50 am Tuesday in Jane Lamb hospital Fulton after five weeks as a patient Surviving are three daughters two sons and eighteen grandchildren with four brothers and a sister mentioned Funeral services were held with Christian Reformed church ties noted and the Sik kema funeral home listed in the notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Pessman
Fulton
Ill
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Sikkema
Christian Reformed Church
Herman Leestma
Morrison Christian Reformed Church
Grace Barsema
Maywood
Lambert
Anna Bergman Barsema
John Pessman
Pessman
John C
Jeannette) Huizenga
John
Anna) Strating
Eric
Charles
Catherine) Huizenga
Thomson
Gerald
Mt. Carroll
Fulton and Allen
Morrison, Hl
Cornel Barsema
Bellwood
John Barsema
Oak Park
Lambert Barsema
Melrose Park
Ben Barsema
Kate
Ralph
Peter
William
Easter Visits Among Local Families Across the Region
Milwaukee residents Mr and Mrs Paul A Pratt and daughter Paula spent Easter weekend at the Pratt farm with Jean Paerainville of Wisconsin Rapids. Mary Pratt, a freshman at West Hampton College Richmond VA, also visited Milwaukee. Numerous neighboring families hosted dinners and guests across Clinton Dixon Chadwick Savanna Morrison and Rock Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Pratt
Paula
Milwaukee
Pratt
Jean Paerainville
Wisconsin Rapids
Pratt Farm
Moe Pomainville
University of Wisconsin
Tse Pratt
Mary
West Hampton College
Richmond
Easter Cantata at Baptist Church Delights Attendees
The Baptist Church choir presented nine Easter selections with solos by Mrs. Carl Korbar Miss Carol Sack and Herbert St. Ores. Duets by Mrs. Dan Sack and Mrs. Harold Witt and a quartet featuring Mrs. Paul Witt Mrs. Harold Witt John Sloan and Herbert St. Ores. Mrs. Kenneth Kemmer read scripture between songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
Carl Korbar
Carol Sack
Herbert St. Ores
Dan Sack
Harold Witt
Paul Witt
John Sloan
Kenneth Kemmer
Daylight Saving Time Discussed for Thomson Village
Residents urged to express views to the Village Board on adopting daylight saving time Coexisting with nearby towns may prompt Thomson to align clocks if most neighbors implement the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Easter visits and family gatherings across Illinois towns
The column lists numerous relatives and friends visiting or staying with families in Thomson, Morrison, Dixon, Savanna, Mt. Carroll, Rockford, Clinton, and nearby areas. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Frosch, Mrs. John Wilhelm, Bayard Lewis, Dorothe Lewis, Robert Zimmer, Mrs. Frank Potter, Claus Prins, Merle Prins, Esther Bielema, Lester Grim, Leis Grim, Bayard Lewis, Stella Hiszley, Ernest Newell, Clarence Appel, Eva Appel, Vera Martindale, Florence Bubser, Matt Madernock, and many others visiting at homes of the Ehr, Grim, Elliott, Johnson, Ballard, Hogg, and related households. The piece notes Easter holiday visits, Sunday dinners, and trips to see relatives across several Illinois towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Frosch
John Wilhelm
Battle Creek
Mich
Bayard Lewis
Dorothe Lewis
Robert Zimmer
Hampton
Frank Potter
Poter
Robert Vogel
Cicero
Claus Prins
Merle Prins
Esther Bielema
M Faul Ibne
Rockford
Lester Grim
Preston
Leis Grim
Claude Grim
John Carpenter
Clinton, Ta
Stella Hiszley
Ernest Newell
Chicago
Clarence Appel
Maurice Davis
Charles
Morrison
George Weatherwax
Clinton
Anson Me Zzer
Richard Lyons
Dixon
Stella Riszley
Eva Appel
Vera Martindale
Florence Bubser
Matt Madernock
Roy Heitman
John
Jean Elliott
John Murray
University of Illinois At Champaign
H. M. Eliott
Eugene Murray
John Johnson
Duane Law
Donna
Savanna
Robert Smith
Lloyd Johnson
Rachel Blair
Willard Ballard
Lyndon
Alma
Helen Mertz
Edith Wickey
Eva Pape
Mt. Carroll
Emma Steele
Thomson
Ronald Bull
Oto Wolfe
Kenneth Starr
Grenier
Springfield
Hattie Gehr
Frank Smith
Charles Hogg
Kenneth Kemmer Spen Thesday
Galesburg
Fred Kemmer
Galesburg Cottage Hospital
Rush Carrol
Beth Deva
Prophetstown
Jerry Wiebenra
Robert Rice
Sterling
Arents
Easter Social Notes Highlight Port Byron Area
Local residents attend Easter services and visit with family across Savanna Fulton Mt. Carroll Clinton and Milledgeville. Inductee Howard Johnson reports to Fort Bliss Texas for basic training as relatives gather for dinners and entertainment.
Last Rites For Mrs Harry Root Held Tuesday
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 p m for Mrs Harry E Root Jr in Hunt ers Fuller Memorial chapel Savanna with Rev W Chester Jostrum officiating Burial was in Mosquito Hill cemetery north of Savanna Arnold Bernsten sang In the Garden and The Lord s Prayer with Mrs Maurice James on the organ Casket attendants were Paul Rath Robert Krejer Joseph Rath Paul Schoenhaar Eugene Bull and Harold Wesels Mildred Mabel Handel born March 16 1912 in Washington township near Savanna daughter of Fred and Mabel Hum mel Handel married Harry Earl Root on Dec 1 1945 in Mt Carroll Survived by husband parents two daughters Donna Jean and Linda Lu and two brothers Harold Handel Washington township and Robert Handel Massbach
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Root Jr
Hunter’s Fuller Memorial Chapel
Savanna
W. Chester Jostrum
Community Church
Mosquito Hill
Arnold Bernsten
Maurice James
Paul Rath
Robert Krejer
Joseph Rath
Paul Schoe
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Joe
Bull
Bud
Hoover
Robert Atherron
Robert
Eugene Bull
Middle States
Woman’s Club
Leckrone
John Carroll
Colorado
Edward Wiersema
Rt. 1
Spring Valley
Longmont
Colo
Harold Kooi
Futlon
Thomson News
Harry Clarke
Bealer
Airman Bealer
Chanut A. F. B
Rantoul
Randolph Field
Texas
Harry Gaar
Paul Gaar
Chadwick
Russell Albert
Port Byron
Richard Badtke
Mae Kustes
Riverview
Ronald Smith
Paul Smith
Robert Stage
Rock Island
Ben Stage
Ben Svage
Henry Engelking
Robert Engelking
Otto Switzer
H. A Tobey
Daugher
Floyd Tobey
M . Harold Ashpole
Harold Sorensen
M. J. Strukh
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of York Community High School
Heuler Publishing Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Clinton Hospital
Gilpin Stagg
King
Ross King
Clinton Country Club
Frank Welch
M. G
Marshall
William Cronister
Martin
Art Trego
Rock Falls
F. G. Rockwood
Madison
Mervin Marshall
Near Morrison
William Slullen
Merle Cate
Earlsenhart
Mary Ann
Jimmy
W. A. Adams
Merle Bicker and Sons
Floyd Hyde
Charles Dilworth
Curtis St. Ures
Marvin Brookstra
Adeline Groharing
Bruce Groharing
Harold Schroth
Marion Wheeler
Joan Smolek
Phil McGee
John Smolek Sr
Stephen Switzer
Orsengeville
Francis Hoft
William Price
Patty
Miles
Price
Bettendorf
Hobart Wolland
Edward
Ann
J. Y. Stickell
Henry Rorung
Civion
Maude Brown
Harriet Sa Gordon
Janie Miller
Orme
Harold Brown
Augenters
Acker Petersen
Clyde Kessler
Gerald Noble
Detroit
Oscar Kraft
Laura Christiansen
Clinton, Ia
Paul K. Wilt
Baptist Church
Sidney Brenneman
Ray Brenneman
Louis Sikkema
Hazel Green
Wheaton
Harry Elliott
William Mullen
Eugene Garcia
Rit Relaives
Terre Haute
Indiana
Howard Johnson
Army
Ft. Boiss
Erwin Kilpatrick
Hanover
James Gillespie
Gilpin Stage
Paul Munson
G. A. Smith
Dayton
Ohio
Gertrude Kustes
Norma Cate
Roberta Williams
Mary Cate
Bessie Groharing
Virgin Wilt
Arold Wilt
Ale
Wayne Drake
Fenton
Kenneth Emery
Fred Hook
Kay Darling
Paul Strukhoff
Edna Brown
Mary Lee Johnson
France Wood
Carl Detra
Beth Detra
William Hamm
Carol Schultz
Harry Bonders
George Cook
Jack Schultz
Jerry Wiebnga
Walter Root
St. Paul
Edward Malewicki
Win
Harry Root
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