Circus and softball domes day stream headline
Circus coming to Thomson Wednesday evening at the softball diamond with nine performers eight vaudeville acts. Admission is 25 cents for adults 10 cents for children. Proceeds split with park group 40 percent. Fragments from local league results and community notices follow including Boy Scouts events and Ideal Farmers club picnic plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aus Farm Bureau
Harbers
O. Bullets
Lyons Bridge
Wun
AlbStars
Auluils
Wesday
Ann Milledeville
Thauen
Thomson
Nofball
Stirling
Tall
Park Group
Ills and Ailments Reported in Local Notices
Among The Hashelle Prins is ill in ict home with the summer fin. Bs Kenteen of Charlotte, Ia., suffered a paralytic stroke recently, Mrs. Lilian Stratton, who has been All fot summetivee, was able to take a] shent Tide im am automobile Sutrday ' Cosedler Derkee has been ill with 'the Pria is the Home of hin Father, Dr. Mw. Darke, im Feten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hashelle Prins
Kenteen
Charlotte
Lilian Stratton
Cosedler Derkee
Pria
Hin
Dr. Mw
Darke
Number Of Families Attend Annual Kress Reunion At Sterling
The sixth annual Kress reunion gathered at Lawrence park in Sterling on Sunday July 28 with a noon dinner and a 2:30 pm refreshments break. Bad Knoss reelected president and Mrs Monroe Fossett secretary treasurer. attendees included Frank Kness and son Irvin Jack Duden Carl Kness and family Monroe Fossett Robert Traum Beth and Margaret Kahler Evelyn Tunel Lucinda Sucher Chadwick June Schreinr Freeport IL A. P. Glaw Argo PA Ed Kress Milledgeville Nick Hasta Clinton IA William Lucher Sterling and others. The oldest member was Lucinda Sucher and the youngest a 7 month old son of Traum. The Kness line traces to Henry and first wife with 65 years in America. 16 children in total, 13 still living across several states. Norman Shuckell hosted a 7:30 pm dinner on Sunday July 28 for the couple’s wedding anniversary with Win Hawk and Justice Prins families in Clinton Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Fossett
Robert ‘Craum
Beth
Margaret Kahler
Evelyn Tunel
Lucinda Suchler
Chadwick
June Schreiner
Freeport
A. P. Glaw
Chicero
Adam Kress
Ed Kress
Milledgeville
Nick. Hasta
Clintony
William Lucher
Sterling
Lucinda Sucher
Robert Traum
Kness
Henry Kness
Henry Jr
Germany
America
Brookville
Fair Haven Township
Mr. Knesa
William
Audubon
Fred
Clarke
Mary Schultz
Elizabeth Knegs
S. D
Herman
Garden City
Ernie Slick
Wilmont
John
Malvern
Frank
Fair Haven
Edward
Wysox Township
Lewis
Thomson
Wesley
Adam
Argo Pa
Thomson Boys Take Auto Trip to California
Mr and Mrs H L Rawlins Sr learn their son Herbert Jr and Lynn Carpenter arrived in Oakland California after delivering a Dodge sedan for an auto firm. The Chicago firm hires boys to drive cars west and back. The trip included lodging with relatives and a near freezing night in the mountains. The return date is uncertain, likely two to three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Rawlins, Sr
Herbert Rawlins, Jr
Lynn Carpenter
Oakland
Calif
Chicago
California
Thomson
Herbert
W. B. Tague
Kirkland
Ovid
Colo
Ethan Carroll
Vacant Thomson Homes May Aid River Dam Workers
Vacant houses in Thomson are eyed for housing dam workers as crews rapidly assemble for the government project between Fulton and Thomson. Reports from Guttenburg Indiana claim all area homes within 20 miles have been rented to dam laborers, suggesting Thomson could serve as a convenient base with workers arriving soon. Owners are urged to register vacant properties at the Fulton office near the dam contractors’ headquarters. Also mentions local social visits and Arlene Smith’s return from Mt. Carroll with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Fulton
New River
Guttenburg
Fullon
Clinton
Anniversary plans for Coal Valley church building
Sunday school at 10 00 a m evening service by Mr Stakemule with Mrs Joo sus ues. Rev Berge to assist on the 16th anniversary program. Rev Aitken of the Baptist church expected to preach that evening. Come out for a splendid meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stakemule
Joo
August Vacation Skips Sunday Sermons at Argo-Fa School
A church notices that no preaching services will be held throughout August as the minister takes a vacation. Sunday gatherings are paused during the month.
Baptist church notices invite all to worship and fellowship
Rev W G Aitken leads morning worship at 10 and 11 am. He will fill the pulpit at Ideal church for Rev Berge at the evening service at 7 30. Ladies aid meets next Thursday all day in the church basement. Everyone without a church home is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Aitken
Ideal Church
Berge
Ladies’ Aid
Church Services And Methodist Fish Pond Fundraiser
Catholic regular services at 8:00 and Methodist Sunday school at 9:30. No preaching due to the minister's absence. Methodist Aid sponsors a fish pond this Saturday evening during the band concert with a 5 cent charge per fish or item, and a grand prize via a numbered ticket drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
M. E. Aid
Methodist Ladies' ‘Aid
Church Services and Local Visits Report
Morning worship at 230 with evening service at 7 30 Rev Todd to speak on Lift Thing Eyes Monthly board meeting after the morning service Margaret and Francis Smith of Mt Carroll return home after two week visit with grandparents Frank and Mrs Smith Mrs Ben Stage Paul and Robert Stage Ida Weber Ed Knapp with Mr and Mrs Lawrence Gant attend Young People's conference at Franklin Grove and enjoy a picnic lunch Marie Stage Mary and Margaret Gaar also return home after attending the same conference with the group
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Farmers’ Club
Ideal Farmers Club
Ideal Church
Carl Daehler
Andrew Miller
Ollie Atherton
Sherm Oakley
Will Strauch
Adam Heinze
Charles McKee
Glen Bower
Ernest Remmers
Fred Hartman
Fred Nipe
Ernest Smith
Paul Dachter
Merle Turney
Ernest Stith
Elsie McKee
Neva Hans
Beulah Bower
Elsie Remmets
Mary Hart- Tan
OF Christ Church
Todd
Margaret and
Francis Smith
Mt. Carroll
Mrs
Frank Smith
Ben Stage
Paul
Robert
Ida Weber
Ed Knapp
Lawrence Gant
Franklin Grove
Marie Stage
Mary
Margaret Gaar
Baptist Livewires to Present Program Next Tuesday Eve
Members of the Livewire class of the Baptist church sponsor a program at the local lighted diamond on Tuesday evening August 6 to raise funds for a new Bible and collection plate. The event includes performances by Williams Brothers Chadwick Hartman Sisters Trio and more with a post show softball game and snacks. Admission is 5 and 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livewire
The
Baptist Church
Te J
Savanna
Chadwick
Williams Brothers
Reading
Calvin Estinger
Sonz
Mary
Hartman Sisters Trio
Renette Sikkema
Ervine and Miller
Donald Wilt
Lucille Griswold
Bruce Groharing
Miss Bernice Rogers and Cornelius Nordhoff Celebrate 80th Birthday
Miss Bernice Rogers of Lanark and Cornelius Nordhoff of Theomson celebrate Bernice’s 80th birthday with a family gathering at the Francke Switner home. The couple, who wed years ago, are noted for frequenting the Francke and Switner hardware store. Family and friends join in noon dinner and well-wishes for health and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berniece Rogers
Herman Francke
Cornelius Nordhoff
Hormad Mranede
Mr. and
Mes
Eanecke
Daugher Buen
Mas
Rank Switner
Carroll
Francke
Francke and Switcher Hardware
George Stein Minor Auto Mishap On West Road
George Stein ran off the road and rolled his car onto its side while driving alone west of town on Monday. He dozed off in the extreme heat, suffered only slight damage to the car, and reported no injuries. Ruth Switzer of Town City visited family, planned a week’s vacation, and will return next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stein
George
Ruth Switzer
State Hospital
Town City
C.K. Switzer
Faimwv
Frank Switzer
Mt. Carroll
Thomson Girls Come Home After Buscar Accident
Misses Anita Melugin and Lu Gill Slivkell returned to Thomson Sunday evening by bus after their car struck a loose sand pit near the Colorado Nebraska line and rolled three times. They sustained minor bruises and the damaged auto was towed. they continued home by bus from the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Melugin
Lugill Slivkell
Thomson
Colorado-Nebraska Line
California
Winnie Holland And Garrett Sterenberg Wed Wednesday
Winnie Holland and Garrett Sterenberg were married at the Christian church parsonage in Rock Island. Rev. Hollingsworth officiated as Attendants Mrs. W. J. Laycock and Mrs. Bertha Holland. They will live at 265 Lincolnway Morrison and plan a Chicago wedding trip following the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Holland
Garrett Sterenberg
Rock Island
Garrett J. Stevenberg
Christian Church
Hollingsworth
W. J. Laycock
Davenport
Bertha Holland
Thomson
Jake Sterenberg
Erie
Chicago
Lincolnway
Morrison
Bluffville
Thomson High School
Chestnut Park
Savanna
Stevenberg
Stark
IDX
Ed Hinds Recounts Two Week Tour of New York Vermont
Ed Hinds returned from a two week trip with Misses Edith and Amy Burr of Des Moines visiting Edna Vermont and Norwich New York. He recounted meeting old friends in Edna and Cambridge, noting sparse farming land, forested upper hills, and rough single track roads near a calamine mine. He planned to return by bus after a brief stay with relatives and a stop in Hittie Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hinds
New York
Vermont
Edna
Edith
Amy Burr
Des Moines
Norwich
Ix. Y
Charles Burr
Edith Burr
Eden
Mr. H
Jae
Mr. Hinds
Winds
Miss Burr
Cambridge
York Township
Hinds
Hittie Vermont
Calzin Coslidge
Ubal
Dors
Demaree Buys Griswold House From Estate for 667
Prof. Demaree purchases the Griswold state home in the northwest part of town after a master in chancery sale. The property appraised at 1,000 but bought for 667 with two thirds needed for court approval. Town lots and 30 acres south of the Griswold home were offered but not sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Demaree
Rosanna Griswold
Thomson
Demaree
Mrs. Com Griswold
Mildred Frazier Dies From Burns at Penent Meeting
Report confirms Mildred Frazier perished from burns during a school event as the high school board discussed tax reductions and budget figures. Janitor Lawrence Gaus continued cleaning classrooms while carpenters repaired a cracked northeast exterior wall of the school building during vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Gaus
Sehnel
Local Girls to Play Chadwick in Softball Tonight
Oscar Kraft swooped into Lew Rness home for electricity while Mrs Joe Wiltente aided the homeless. The local girls head to Chadwick tonight for a softball clash with Chadwick girls. Arthur Lightball of Chadwick visits with Mr and Mrs Otto Switzer this week as other local residents hosted guests and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Kraft
Lew Rness
Chadwick
Arthur Lightball
Mrs
Otto Switzer
Contractor Adds Clay To Street On Thomson Main
Breeden Bros. continues street work on Thomson Main by adding 25 yards of clay to the bed. Earlier gravel hauling used ten percent clay. now pure clay is dumped beside the road to bind and firm the roadbed. The crew uses tractor and disk to loosen and mix, with work expected to finish this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson’s
Breeden Bros
Doctor J A Wright Opens New Thomson Office
Dr J A Wright moves to the Steele building to serve Thomson clients. He notes nighttime duties at Morrison and Clinton hospital transfer for Ebon Rice, urges patience as he gradually shifts full time to Thomsen, and offers free calls from Morrison while awaiting full relaunch. Blanche Beck returns from Jans Lamb hospital in Chien after recent tooth extraction related tonitis and plans a Savannah/Dobagne visit with her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Wright
Steele
Thomson
Ebon Rice
Maken
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Thomsen
Morrison
Wricht
Levercome
Wiicht
Wright
Ess
Blanche Beck
Jans Lamb Hospital
An Chien
Savanny
Dobagne
Six Men to Report for Work on Township Roads Friday
Six men from York township were marked eligible after examinations by a Savanna physician and relief administrator Miss Verna Landkerr. They were ordered to report to John Ashpelt on Friday morning April 2 to work 34 hours over four weeks on hill work gutters and gravel along roads near the Sam Grim farm. Dinner guests Mr and Mrs John Cooper and granddaughter Beth Cooper attended Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Verna Landkerr
Carroll
John Ashpelt
York Fownship
Wesley
Berholds
Charles Holman
Elvi Legel
Roland Schroth
Charles Spencer
Extear Turney
Achpole
Ari Works
Sam Grim
Tragic kerosene explosion kills Mrs Hayes Frazier
Thomson mourns as Mrs. Hayes Frazier dies at Jane Lamb hospital after a kerosene explosion at her home. A five gallon can on smoldering coals ignited flames that engulfed the kitchen, badly burning her with skin loss. Neighbors aided, and she remained conscious until two thirty that afternoon, with funeral arrangements noted for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Frazier
Burlington
Ethel Potter
Lottie Creighton
Irve Martindale
Wesley Reynolds
Dee St. Ores
Fred Doden
Clinton
Frazier
Ida
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Chub
Uhat
Extea Minings
Daggetts
Teans
Thomson All-Stars
Anna Commerce Association
Bluff
Bluffs
Ellen Hook
Clara
John Hossen
J. A. Bristol
Eamond G. Little
Miami
Fla
Bristol-Swett Farm
Sterling Park
Louis Thompson, Jr
Win
Hawk
Justice Prins
Amd
Hawk Jr
Norman Shuckell
Thomson Boys
West Coast
Herbert Rawlins JR
West
Floyd Welch
Sa- Sarasa
Arlene Smith
Oro ‘Smith
Baptist Liveweires
Berniee Kojams
Lanark
Cornelius Moulehoff
Thomeon
Mer
Nordhoff
United Presbyterian
Christian
Roebert Groharty
Old Mill Park
Prudetive
Myrtle Groharing
Beulah Gaar
Naomi Kaepper
Eldon Hickey
James Blair
Harold Daehier
Groharing
Mildred Frazier
Joe Wiltenterf
Christian Tadi
Reeves Kratz
Donna
Myr
Karl Ramsay
May
John David
John Pape
Ustick
Kyle Melendy
Leona
Wineld, Ja
H Kyle
Malin Street
J. A Wright
Berk
Jennie Cooper
Beth Cooper
Gift
John Cooper
Frazier l
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