Thomson Community Fair prep heats up across town
Final touches go on Thomson Community Fair preparations with numerous stands and activities planned. Highlights include skill booths like balloon darts duck pond and ring toss plus food stalls pony and softball leagues and a pet parade. Barbecue dinner dancing and a Bible class note a busy day on August 5 at the Old High School grounds with all groups listed in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Graciee
Oneroup
York Progressive Homemakers
America Lae
American Legion Auxiliary
Ws.c.s. Thomson Methodist Church
Women’s Club
Grange
Baptist Church
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Funeral for Edgar Carr in Ann Arbor Saturday
Mr and Mrs John Halfman and Mr and Mrs Low ell Hall attended the funeral of Edgar L Carr in Ann Arbor Michigan last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Halfman
Lowell Hall
Ann Arbor
Mich
Edgar L. Carr
York Community Church Sets Nesbitt Eisses Nuptials
Miss Patricia Ann Eissens wed Sgt. William H. Nesbitt at York Community Church Thomson Illinois with Rev. Levi Akker officiating. The couple resides in San Clements California where the groom serves with the U S Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Community Church
Thomson
Illinois
Patricia Ann Eissens
Therea Eissens
Thomon
William H. Nesbitt
Maxine Kendall
Savanna
Levi Akker
Oostenburg
Michigan
Sylvia Witt
Gloria Bissens
Ron Renner
Jim Drolema
Roger Drolema
San Clements
Calif
U. S. Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Groharing Weds Clinton Girl In Grace Episcopal Church
Donald Groharing and Miss Nancy Lampe were married at 7 p.m. Thursday in Grace Episcopal church with Rev. Gordon Roberts officiating. A reception followed at the bride’s home. The couple will live in Moline where the groom works for Bond Walgreen. The groom graduated from York Community High School in Thomson, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lampe
Paul Lampe
N. 6Th St
Donald Groharing
Bruce Groharing
Thomson, Ill
Grace Episcopal Church
Gordon Roberts
Moline
Ill
Bond Walgreen
York Community High School
Thomson
Thomson Area Social and Hospital News Highlights
Thompson area residents host visits and gatherings as Thompson and nearby towns share social rounds. Families from Mount Carroll Morrison Chadwick and Savanna engage in dinners, picnics, and hospital trips while Grace Humphrey visits from Chicago and plans further visits to Savanna and Freeport. Wayne Ashby Jr. travels for business. local patients include T S Cleworth Mercy Clinton and Ozzie Cronister Savanna tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Drake
Rose Bealer
Fenton
Robert Gray
Thomson
Lou Shelley
George Bissens
Ray
Mervin Marshall
Myrta Groharing
Donald Adolph
Wesley Luckstead
San Fernando
Califoria
Faye Grohaing
Fred Groharing
Glen Groharing
Clyde Grohaing
Donald Ottens
Morrison
LeRoy Foltz
Bessie Groharharing
Elwood Daehler
Arthur Hoffman
Chadwick
Wayne Ashby Jr
Wil
Minnesota
T. S. Cleworth
Sterling Community Hospital
Louis Mielke
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Ozzie Cronister
Savanna City Hospital
Merle Johnson
Jane Lamb
Hazel Stagg
Galesburg
Local Boy Gary James Injured In Farm Tractor Accident
Gary James son of Mr and Mrs Harold James of Thomson was severely punctured below the ribs when a wagon tongue broke on a tractor and the wagon lifted onto the tractor. Wayne James escaped unharmed and the injured boy was rushed to the doctor and is convalescing at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary James
Harold James
Thomson
Wayne
Gary
Vada Carroll
Lou Body
Joyce Tegner
Rockford
Patty Winters
Milledgeville
Amy Winters
Savanna
Marshalls Return From Lake Geneva Trip
Mr and Mrs J A Marsh and Mr and Mrs Mervin Marshall recently vacationed near Lake Geneva Alexandria Minnesota. They visited local families and sights including the Kensington stone Viking statue and a Spooner Wisconsin carving museum before returning home with grandson Jon Mullen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Marshall
Dixon
Mervin Marshall
Lake Geneva
Alexandria
Minn
Kensington
Main Street
Marshalls
Archie Swedlunds
Aleeandria
Mr. Swedlund
Marshall Men
Cathy
Fred Donnan
Tinney
Dunham Home
Roy Prien
Clinton
Glen Davison
Pintah
W. Carving
Spooner
Wis
Thom son Community Fair invites exhibits from all residents
Everyone in the Thompson community is invited to exhibit livestock crops cooking baking sewing or other items at the Thompson Community Fair on Saturday August 5 starting at 1 00 PM. Entries will be accepted up to 1 00 PM despite the August 1 deadline with a 25 cent entry fee per exhibit and ribbons for the top four in each class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Registration Schedule Set for Thomson Grade and High Schools
The district announces registration for all students except kindergarten on Monday and Tuesday, August 14 and 15, with time slots by alphabet. Book rental increases vary by grade, with kindergarten at 5.00 and high school at 11.00, plus instrument and lab fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Mrs Norman Lewis Dies Last Rites Were Held Monday
Mrs. Norman Lewis 79 of Oak Park Illinois and former Thomson resident died Friday July 28 in an Oak Park nursing home. Funeral services were held July 31 in Forest Park with graveside rites in Thomson Lower York Cemetery. She was born April 28 1888 in Thomson and taught in Savanna and Hinckley before marrying Norman B. Lewis in Thomson November 18 1912. She is survived by her husband two sons Norman B. Jr. of Oak Park and Richard C. of Batavia three grandchildren one great grandchild and one sister Mrs Dora Doty of Oak Park. She was preceded by her parents with one son six brothers and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zimmerman Funeral Home
Forest Park
Illinois
I K. Bruhn
Lower York Cemetery
Thomson
Emer W. Grafft
York Baptist Church
Born
J. M
Mary Jane Pape McGinty
Thomson Hgh
DeKalb —_ Teacher's College
Savanna
Hinckley
Norman B. Lewis
Norman B. Jr
Oak Park
Richard C
Batavia
Dora Doty
Thomson FFA Tells of Washington Trip and Honors
Thomson FFA shares a six day Washington tour by 41 members and sponsors after placing second in an Illinois American Heritage contest. The trip included visits to Gettysburg, the White House, Capitol Hill, Arlington, and Philadelphia sites. Representatives Dwayne Hook, Larry Weis, Ronald and Michael Atherton, and advisor William Gengenbach attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Ffa
Illinois Agricultural Association
United States
FFA
Our State
La.a
Peoria
Ilinois
Holiday Inn
Warrendale
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Washington D. C
Washington
Olde Colony
White House
Capitol Hill
Arlington National Cemetery
Kennedy
Iwo Jima
Mt. Vernon
National
Upper
Hogate
National Archives
U. S. Army
Jefferson Memorial
Bureau of Engraving
Smithsonian
F.B.I
National Wax Museum
House
Ahrens
Illinois
Baltimore
Fort McHenry
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Cleveland
Ron Atherton
Thomoon Ffa
Dwayne Hook
Larry Weis
Ronald Hans
Ronald Atherton
Michael Atherton
William Gengenbach
Thomson
Dates and limits for hunting released in Illinois
Illinois conservation officials announced the 1967 68 hunting seasons with opening dates and bag limits. Upland game runs from Nov 18 to Dec 17 for pheasants and Hungarian partridge, Nov 18 to Dec 31 for quail, and Nov 18 to Jan 31 1968 for rabbits. Shooting hours run sunrise to sunset, except opening day starts at noon. Rabbit limits: five per day, ten in possession. Pheasants two cocks daily four in possession. Quail eight daily sixteen in possession. Partridge two daily four in possession. Fox hunting allowed year round in most counties. red foxes statewide except listed counties. Raccoon opossum skunk weasel mink and muskrat seasons run Nov 16 to Jan 31 northern zone. beaver trapping Nov 20 to Feb 29 1968. Green hides must be disposed ten days before fur season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
William T. Lodge
Illinois Department of Conservation
Illinois Beach State Park
Zion
Department of Conservation
Illinois
Bond
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Effingham
Fayette
Jasper
Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Richland
St. Clair
Clinton Manor House visitors from across the country
Recent guests at Clinton Manor House in Clinton Iowa included Mrs Eva Papes visitors Mrs Garrett Stevenberg from Morrison Castro Valley California Mr and Mrs Ralph Olds of Tucson Mrs Ralph Aldo of The Ariz Mrs Florence Ashby Thomson and Mary Marshall. Also Mr and Mrs Vernon Kindle and Mr and Mrs Ken Elmendorf of Sterling visited the Sloan home Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Manor
Clinton
Iowa
Eva Pape
Garrett Stevenberg
Morrison
Castro Valley
Calif
Ralph Olds
Tucson
Ralph Aldo
The
Ariz
Florence Ashby
Thomson
Mary Marshall
Jonn Sloan
Vernon Kindle
Ken Elmendorf
Sterling
Ralph Hanover
Seahight Acres
Florida
Chattanooga
Miami
Gatlinburg
Mr. Hanover
Frank Gellers
Smokey Mountains
Nan Curley
del Curley
Fulton
John Atherton
Mary Alice Carpenter
Anda
Ben Wagner
Amelia Sack
Ben Stage
Robert Crofts
Edward Crofts
Fond du Lac
Leonard
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Bereavement
Sincere thanks to relatives and friends who sent cards and flowers and offered kindness during the recent bereavement of our husband father grandfather and brother. Mr. Harvey Seim Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Ludwig and family. Mr. and Mrs. Earle Green and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Seim
Robt. E. Ludwig
Earle, Green
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lions Club
Argo Fa Methodist Church
Otto Switzer
Grafft
Luella Heitman
Thomson Review
Thomson, Illinois
Village Echo
Thomson Broadax
K. C
J. K. Whitney
Matea Newspaper
Go «fAign
Thomson Recreation
York Community
Eissen
Nesbitt Nuptials
Thomson News
Keith Wilkinson
Mount Carroll
Dale
Jon
Ruth Drake
Iowa City
By the Pound
Norman Lewis
Gholsons
ST. Louis
E. H. Gholson
Graham Rockley
New York City
Clara
Albert Prins
Krahn
Koffee Kup
Lewis Motor Co
Thomson Ph
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!