Camp and family visits span Thomson area
Thomson News lists a Monday picnic at White Eagle 4-H camp near Forreston with Mr and Mrs Mervin Marshall and guests Rev and Mrs H James Smith and three children. It notes visits by Cate sisters returning home with grandparents and other supper guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin Marshall
H. James Smith
White Eagle
Forreston
Charlotte
Charlene Cate
Daniel Goldberg
Herbert St. Ores
Robert Potter
Arthur Fulrath
Cornado
California
Arthur Melton
Perry Melton
Marcia
Wisconsin
Indiana
Cynthia Ash
Canton
Judy Mosher
Sterling
Ray Morelli
Nancy Louise Hanson
Lansing
Illinois
Ivan Morse
Edna Brown
Sunday gatherings and visits pepper Clinton social scene
The report lists numerous weekend visits and dinners across Clinton and nearby towns. Families such as Mullen Petersen Prins Rupple and Root clans share time with relatives in Morrison Durant Polo and Sauk areas, with extended gatherings and a Berlin Wis trip noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mullen
Edna Mullen
Clinton
Carl Petersen
Erick Marske
Leo McNulty
Albert Prins
LeRoy Prins
Cicero
Kenneth Ven Huizen
Colleen
Jan Faber
Kim
Futon
Merle Prins
Harry Root
Lester E. Wichelmann
Carl Wichelmann
Durant
Iowa
Ed Malewicki
Betty
Winona
Minn
Wesley Cooper
Morrison
Ray Rupple
Famed WLS Stars to Perform at Thomson Melon Day Event
Colleen and Donna of Beaver Valley will headline Thomson Melon Day on Labor Day Monday September 5 with the Wilson Sisters providing harmony. Arkansas Woodchopper Arkie Oleson from WLS rounds out the lineup with square dancing and outdoorsman flair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WLS
Labor Day
Beaver Valley
Pennsylvania
Colleen
Donna
Wilson Sisters
Thomson Melon
Middle West
Arkansas
Knobwoster
Missouri
Arkie
National Barn Dance
Chicago
Luther W. Olsenbrink
Eye Injury Snares Raymond Schreiner in Clinton Hospital
Raymond Schreiner of Savanna injured when an emery disk exploded during buffing. A glass splinter struck his left eye, driving a shard through his spectacles into the pupil. He underwent a one hour operation at Jane Lamb hospital in Clinton, Iowa, with fears of possible loss of sight lingering by Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Schreiner
Savanna
Marvin Schreiner
Chadwick
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Barbara Yoeckel Competes For County Fair Queen
Barbara Voeckel daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Voeckel Chadwick is listed as a contestant for Carrol County Fair Queen. Other entrants come from Mr Carroll Lanark Savanna and Milledgeville with finalists to be hosted at a Forest Inn dinner Friday night and shown on a TV program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Voeckel
Richard Voeckel
Chadwick
Carrol County Fair
Meeting Notice for Wednesday Night Bowling League
There will be a meeting of the Wednesday Night Bowling League at 8 p m Wednesday Aug 10 in Lanark city hall to discuss league matters and directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark City Hall
Review 80 Club Listing Details and Members
The Review 80 Club requires members to be 80 or older and meet residency or birth criteria in York township. A life synopsis with names, birth date and place, family, residence, occupation, marriage, children, and health must be sent for admittance. Founding year 1941. officers and members listed with birth dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township
F. L. Stagg
Jessie DeKay
Boise
Idaho
Frank Holman
Nellis Schade
Ernest Whitney
Edward Foltz
Wm. Adams
Frank Smith
William Robertson
Argona
Charles McGinty
Edith Robinson
Hattie Wilt
William Adams
Chas. McGinty
George Schmaling
Cattle Stray onto Highway After Escape from Bowles Farm
Steers escaped from Albert Bowles farm north of Chadwick wandered onto Highway 88 Saturday night. One steer was struck by Marvin Appel’s car. he was unhurt but the animal had to be killed. Locals rounded up and penned the remaining cattle after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Bowles
Chadwick
Marvin Appel
Appel
Bowles
Oats Crop Harvest Report From Harve Plock Southwest Chadwick
Harve Plock reports harvesting oats weighing 42 lbs per bushel with 13 percent moisture. The crop in his area is described as good quality and yield. Mrs. Dora Daehler spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Fay Reitzel in Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harve Plock
Chadwick
Dora Daehler
Fay Reitzel
Sterling
Local Obituaries List for October 1981 March 1981 April 1980
Notices list several individuals with dates: Mrs. William Robertson October 23 81 Mrs. ver Harney March 7 81 Mrs. Ruby St. Ores April 18 81 and Mrs. Iva Orcutt December 1980. The items appear as brief public notices of death or memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Robertson
Ver Harney
Ruby St. Ores
Iva Orcutt
Thomson Illinois Levy Ordinance Sets 14249.50 Dollar Tax
The Thomson Village Board approves an annual tax levy for the fiscal year 1960 totaling 14249.50 dollars to fund interest on debt, bonds, street work, police and water works, park maintenance, and other municipal needs with specific allocations and a clerk directed to file certified copies with the county. The ordinance was passed August 1, 1960 and becomes effective thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Carroll
Illinois
The
Thomson. Ilinois
Illinois Municipal Review
Police Department
Orville L. Gablin
Henry B. Strauch
A. D
Riverview Notes Highlights Local Social Visits
Mrs. Sam Fox receives news from the veterans hospital in Iowa City that her husband underwent major surgery Tuesday morning and is recovering. Nearby families and visitors from Chicago Joliet Rockford Clinton Cedarville Davenport Warren Chadwick and other towns shared weekends and weekdays with relatives and friends at cottages and homes across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Fox
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Fox
Harry Thomas
Chicago
Bud Smith
Joliet
Ellan Brand
Harve Schreiner
Frank Hawkins Jr
Frank Hawkins Sr
Chadwick
Swanson Sikkema
Maring
Melvin Brocious
Helen O'Neal
Martha Reed
Joyce
Warren
Willie Leopold
Vera Balch
Rockford
William O'Leary Sr
John Morgan
Clinton
William O’leary Jr
Cedarville
Henry Picklum
Louis Kness
Wesley Johnson
Davenport
Bessie Groharing Returns From Los Angeles Visit
Bessie Groharing came back Monday from a three week vacation spent with her brother in law and sister in San Fernando California and friends. Mr Jens Andresen visited the Hal Ashby home in Savanna on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wells
Takoma Park
Maryland
G. A. Smith
Coleta
Jane Rauser
Polo
N. D. French
Jay
Milwaukee
Garrett Sterenberg
Morrison
Richard Vander Laan
James Dykema
Herman Haag
Berlin
Wis
Lillian Kleeman
Ray Kleeman
Paul Dyson
Waterloo
Iowa
Lloyd Dyson
Kansas City
Jennie Griswold
John Root
Harry Root
Thomas Root
Savanna
Clara Zissler
Riverside
California
Otto Switzer
Bessie Groharing
Wesley Luckstead
San Fernando
Calif
Jens Andresen
Hal Ashby
Picnic Dinner Entertainment At Haas Home
Mr and Mrs Myles Haas hosted a Sunday picnic dinner at their home with many relatives and friends from Hanover Clinton Stockton Ful ton Savanna Muncie Illinois Chadwick Shannon and local residents also visiting for dinners and gatherings including Rev H James Smith and family Mrs Harold Schroth and child ren Mrs Merion Wheeler and Mr Otto Switzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myles Haas
Frank Flack
Raymond Flack
Kimberly and
Tod
Hanover
Carol Flack
Clinton
Harry Flack
Stockton
Gene Diephuis
Mark
Fulton
Clarence Plum
Clarence, Jr
Savanna
Emma Hass
Ernest Rathje
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Thomson News
Margaret S. Heusinkveld
Diehl Oil Co
Thomson, Illinois
Harold C. Olson
Orthmann
Clover Farm
Catsup
Glendale
Robin
RCA Victor
Decca
Nsylvania
Allied van Lines
Carstensen’s
Clinton, Lowa
Deluxe Cleaners
Main Street
Savanna, Illinois
L. P. Struckman, Prop
Jerry’s
Price
Barbara Yoeckel
County Fair Queen
Considine’s
Insurance Agency
Faltes
Floyd Holesinger
Prop
Fulton, Illinois
Funeral Home
Jay M. Fay
Llewellyn Fay
John O. Leesser
Ill
80’ Club
Lage
Smith
Riverview Notes
Chadwick News
David Young
Robert Geison
George Knoess
Clarence Bolhous
Insurance and Real Estate
Thomson, Ill
Melton Electric
Joyce Lumber
Fulton, Ill
Heinz Catsup
U. S
I. G. A. Wieners
Forgers Coffee
Middle States Telephone Company of
Illinois Savanna, Ill
Member
Federal Reserve System
State Bank
Service
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