Village Meeting Plans Tennis Basketball Court For Town Youth
Village board discussed initial plan for a 40 by 70 foot blacktop tennis and basketball court. Labor to build the court will be donated by residents. engineer Kenneth Goblin is in charge. Other business included fixing the water tank and levying next year’s tax. Local notes report lightning damage to the water tower and residents inspecting the scene. Old Settlers Day in Lanark and Dairy Day at Milledgeville teased with details to follow. Local melons and hay fever weed mowing advised. barb pit barrow fish noted in the barrow pit south of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Goblin
Main Street
Ab Hook
Bob
George
Barrow
Lanark
Milledgeville
Thomson News Cabin Guests Share Weekend Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Smith and family of Joliet are spending their vacation at their cabin. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hayaway of Hazelhurst were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde George. The Laurence Straugh family of Chadwick spent the weekend at their cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Smith
Joliet
Lee Hayaway
Hazelhurst
Clyde George
Laurence Straugh
Chadwick
Letters From Our Readers Change of address notice
A reader requests an immediate address change to 1234 Glennhurst Courts Rock Island Illinois for the Review delivery. Mary Rae and Mrs Mary G Ernst recall four years in Thomson and send best wishes and farewell to classmates and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glennhurst Courts
Rock Island
Illinois
Thomson
Mary Rae
Mary G. Ernst
Public Budget Receipt Notice for District 201 Illinois
The Board of Education of School District No. 201 Carroll County Illinois announces a tentative budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 1953 will be on file for public inspection after 8:00 a m August 4 1953 at Rush W Carroll Argo. A public hearing on the budget is set for 8:00 p m September 8 1953 at Y C H S. Dated August 3 1963 Rush W Carroll Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Carroll
Illinois
Rush W. Carroll
Argo
Annual Groharing Family Reunion Held in Savanna
The Groharing clan gathered Sunday at Old Mill Park Savanna for a picnic dinner at noon with 57 attendees. Eldest members were Mrs. Myrta Groharing and Mrs. Jessie Groharing both in their seventies. youngest were Paula Groharing and David Foster Stagg, one year old. Distance travelers included Merle Gaar of Portales New Mexico and many family members from Iowa communities Lanark Prophets Town Amboy and Rock Island. Afternoon guests included Verners Scudder and Wes Luckstead families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groharing
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Myrta Groharing
Chadwick
Jessie Gro Haring
Paula Groharing
Paul Groharing
David Foster Stagg
Merle Gaar
Portales
N. M
Louis Groharing
Prophetstown
Glen Groharing
Morrison
Donald Adolph
Leroy Foltz
Bessie
Robert Cross
Robert Queck
Darrell
Gilpin Stagg
David Foster
Comig
Verners Scudder
Amboy
Wesley Luckstead
Rock Island
Elizabeth Carroll
Rush Carroll
Cooper
Fanny Rhymer
Chester Green
Clark Rhymer
Florida
Ernest LaShelle
St. Paul, Minn
Kewanee
Wacker
Thomson
FFA And 4 H Club Plan Upcoming Exhibitions
Thomson high school hosted FFA and 4-H discussions on state leadership camp takeaways and show preparations. Leaders reviewed Carroll County Roundup August 25 26 at Savanna and Morrison fairgrounds August 13, with plans for a softball team, beef division fair entries, and cooperative trucking to fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson F. F
4-H
Thomson High School
Dave Murrey
Jerry Smith
Jerry Brearton
Andy Houzenga
Ronald Bielema
Ed Holland
Dick Miller
John Fedderson
Malcolm Alexander
Carroll County
Savanna
Gene Murray
Morrison Fairgrounds
Melvin Stengel
Vong
Ralph Spanogle
Milledgeville
Home Bureau
Home Adviser
Mt. Carroll
Picnic Honors S Sgt Allen Millard At Old Mill Park Savanna
A Sunday gathering at Old Mill park Savanna honors S Sgt Allen Millard who returns to service this week after a 30 day leave with his father Claud and brother Norm Millard of Chadwick. Guests include numerous local families and visitors from Lanark Chadwick Freeport Milwaukee Mt Carroll Fulton and Thomson. A Chicago cabin owned by Melvin Brocious was struck by lightning last Thursday damaging wiring and a large hole appeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Allen Millard
Claud
Norm Millard
Chadwick
Fred Miller
Fred Jr
Lanark
Doll Weber
Claud Millard
Kenneth Kemmer
Ben Stage
Harvey Marshall
David
Wesley Sack
Flossie Adolph
Maud Sager
Elmer Hutmacker
Freeport
Melvin Brocious
Chicago
Paul Pratt
Milwaukee
Wis
Conrad Heinze
Mt. Carroll
Lyle Greeley
Marion Wheeler
Ozarka
Diane Inne
Trampshire
Merle Prins
Fulton
Thomson
Hartson couple welcome daughter at Savanna City Hospital
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hartson welcomed a daughter born at 12 35 a m Wednesday in Savanna City hospital. The baby weighed seven pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hartson
Savanna City Hospital
Sick Ernest Newell in Chicago Home from Hospital
Ernest Newell of Chicago, recently struck by a car, is back home from a hospital stay. He is a half brother of Clarence Appel. Ernest Graves of Savanna is noted as a medical patient in Savanna. For sale: Sweet corn. Roll Wil City hospital reports entry last week after a mild stroke with 18-6 paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Newell
Chicago
Mr. Newell
Clarence Appel
Ernest Graves
Savanna
Roll
Wil- City Hospital
Thomson
Ill
Bible school and church services listed
IDEAL Bible school at 10 a.m. Evening services at 7 30 p m. Regular pastors Rev J W Gillespie and Rev William Kendall. Catholic services at Fulton at 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. York Community Rev Mark Witmer pastor. Sunday School at 10 30. Church services and choir practice noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gillespie
William Kendall
Fulton
Mark Witmer
First Baptist Church Long Beach notes service and study
Minister James W. Gillespie leads at 10:00 a m The Church Wor shipping and 11:00 a m The Church Study ing with Paul Wilt as superintendent The Whole Armor of God Eph 6 10 20 Romans 14 19 21 Ladies meet Thursday at the church The message contrasts value of possessions with spiritual gifts and cites Romans 6 23 and John 3 16 Visitors welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Gillespie
Paul Wilt
God
Jesus Christ
Lord
First Baptist
Long Beach
Calif
Methodist Church Announces No Sunday Services This Week
The church states no services or Sunday school will be held this Sunday August 16. Sunday school will resume at the usual hour the following week with Rev Leckrone to conduct the church service. Nearby families and visitors were noted in recent gatherings and travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Leckrone
Homecoming at Sandridge School Sunday
Sandridge School hosts a Sunday homecoming on August 9 with a noon picnic and 1 30 program. Mrs Paul Daniels leads the committee organizing events including a solo by Mrs John Atherton and music by Lawrence Roggendorf of Morrison plus other numbers. Prizes will honor the oldest teacher and pupil and those traveling far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandridge
Paul Daniels
John Atherton
Lawrence Roggendorf
Morrison
Sandridge School
Mesdames Otto Switzer
James Marken
Midshipman Elliott Joins Destroyer Training Cruise
On the USS McNair aboard the destroyer during the second of three summer midshipman training cruises, John L. Elliott, third class, son of Mr and Mrs Harold M Elliott of Thomson IL, boards with about 1580 midshipmen from 27 colleges. Cruising ships include the Iowa Worcester two oilers and escort vessels under Rear Admiral Clark L Green USN who flies his flag in the Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNair
Midn
John L. Elliott
Harold M. Elliott
Thomson
Elliott
University of Ilinois
Baker
Iowa
Worcester
Clark L. Green
USN
Battleship Division 2
Family Dinner At Roy Heitman Home
Mr and Mrs Roy Heitman hosted a family dinner on Sunday with numerous relatives from DeKalb Rockford Beloit Han over Savanna and other towns. Cousins of Mrs Heitman gathered to reminisce and share an afternoon of visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Heitman
Harvey Harkness
David
Duane
Douglas
Sue
DeKalb
Florence Bubsev
Dale Harkness
Dennis
Willie
Gayle
Dean
Matt Medernach
Richard
Ramon
Floyd Spearling
Cheryl
Debra
Stephen
Rockford
Sallie Coxhead
Beloit
Wis
Glenn Keene
Harry Jobe
Edna Chapman
Hanover
Creighton Reunion Set for August 9 at Riverview
The fourth Creighton reunion will be held Sunday August 9 at the Henry Picklum cottage in Riverview. The event gathers former Creighton students and families for a community gathering with planned activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creighton
Henry Picklum
Riverview
Birthday Party for Beth Williams
Beth Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyle Williams entertained friends at a birthday party at her home on Wednesday afternoon. Games and a fish pond provided entertainment. Beth received gifts and refreshments of cupcakes ice cream cups and cool aid were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Williams
Lyle Williams
Beth
Charles McGintys Mark Golden Wedding Day Aug. 9
Mr and Mrs Charles McGinty celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a Sunday at home gathering for relatives and friends. The event will be hosted by their son and daughter in law Richard and (surname unclear) McGinty at their residence from 2 to 5 p m on August 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McGintys
Mark Golden
Charles McGinty
Richard McGinty
Thomson Schools Set To Open August 31
Thomson schools announce opening day on Monday August 31 with next week’s issue listing teaching staff and additional details about the school start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Pink and blue party honors Mrs Loyal Brunner at home
Mrs Loyal Brunner was guest of honor at a pink and blue shower party hosted by Mrs Sheldon Helle with assistance from Mrs Waldron Weirather. Games were played and refreshments served as part of the evening event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Brunner
Sheldon Helle
Waldron Weirather
Milton Mautmer
Phil Gerhart
Chicago
Anangst Cottage
Wilbur Corbet
Savanna
Glen Buckwalter
Ernie Graves
Savanna City Hospital
Edward Swanger
Tennessee
Sherman Swanger
Louise and
Jerry
Woodbury
Tenn
Wm. Swanger
Bradyville
Medford Smithson
Geraldine
Milan
Morgan Swanger
Shirley
Lynn Center
Raymond Swanger
Milledgeville
Community Visits And Reunions Across Clinton Area
A flurry of visits and gatherings spans Clinton and nearby towns. Families including Petersen and Greeley enjoy Wednesday social time, while Sloan and Sloan with Hoff share a Sunday picnic at Eagle Point Park. The Mitchell reunion convened at Old Mill Park with 36 relatives and one guest. Plans set for a 1954 reunion on the first Sunday in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Petersen
Lyle Greeley
Mamie Sloan
Savanna
John Sloan
Eagle Point Park
Clinton
Otto Switzer
Francis Hoff
Harold Crouse
Shannon
Switzer
Bessie Rick
Milan
Herman Timmons
Norman French
Manhattan
Kansas
N. D. French
Jennie Griswold
Harold Witt
Ralph Trion
Fulton
Samuel Stuart
Minnesota
Adeline Grohning
Jens Andresen
Chadwick
Gilbert Holland
Sterling
Mary Ann
Ruth Ann Hoff
Mitchell
Old Mill Park
Henry Young
Henry Young Jr
Blackhawk
Eugene Andring
Jacksonville
Fla
Social notes from Fulton and Clinton area gatherings
Tuesday visitors included Mrs Fred Vos Miss Ann Bos and Mrs Andrew Hook of Fulton with Joyce and Judy Hook of Clinton and Ben Bielema of Fulton joining C F Bielema in Chicago for cattle market business. Numerous local families hosted and visited in Macomb Eagle Point park and at various homes in Clinton Alexis Sterling Morristown and Newton with trips to Chicago and Minong Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hook
Fred Vos
Ann Bos
Andrew Hook
Fulton
Joyce
Judy Hook
Clinton, la
Ben Bielema
C. F. Bielema
Chicago
Eva Pape
Kings
Hattie Greeley
Bruce Groharing
John Carlile
Macomb
Bernard
Mesdames
Paul Voeckel
Milledgeville
Joe Olson
Fair Haven
John Ash
Mr. Young
Beucher
West
Walter King
Mt. Carroll
Frank Potter
John Seger
Seaton
Lawrence Davis
Clarence Davis
Alexis
Jack Flickinger
Gregory
Savanna
Potter
Henry Young
Roy Hockman
Morrison
Judy Fossett
Chadwick
Jerry Wiebenga
Lou Taylor
Sterling
Minong
Wisconsin
Ivan Morse
Frankenburger
Rio
H. A. Tobey
LeClaire
Jim Sutter
Gratitude Expressed for Thom son Visit by Ernst and Raet Box
Mrs. Mary G. Ernst and Mary Raet Box express thanks to all who helped make their stay in Thomson a happy experience. They extend appreciation to friends neighbors and local hosts for their kindness and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Mary G. Ernst
Mary Raet Box
Thomson Review Section Highlights August 6 1953
The August 6 1953 Thomson Review section presents local news items and notices. It summarizes cultural notes, community happenings, and brief updates from the town.
Golden Years Tea Marked Centennial at Mount Carroll Church
Women and pastors gathered at the Baptist church in Mount Carroll for the Golden Years Tea tied to a centennial celebration. Mrs Brenneman and Mrs Hogg discussed ties between York and Mt Carroll churches while a program entertained guests. A large yellow birthday cake and corsages highlighted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carroll
Jennie Griswold
Has
Hogg
Ray Brenneman
Chas, Sack
Rush Carrol
Roy Heitman
Baptist Church
Mt. Carroll
Brenneman
York
Unused Rural Schools Sold at District Auction
Seven rural schools and one bare site were auctioned by consolidated district 60. On Saturday Hickory Grove went to Wade Tripp for 2000, Plum Grove to John Yeager for 1470, Locust Grove to George Wierema for 2326, while the Washington site is to be auctioned August 15. Thursday sales included Excelsior near Old Mill park to Jake Engaldo for 2500, Fair Grounds to Arthur Schindler for 1660, Pleasant Hill to Boyd Andrews for 2400, Preston Prairie to Webster Wagner for 1870, and the bare Colehour site west of Mount Carroll to Glenn Bickelhaupt for 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated School District 60
Hickory Grove
Wade Tripp
Thomson
Plum Grove
John Yeager
George Wierema
Hanover
Washington
Excelsior
Old Mill Park
Jake Engaldo
Savanna
Fair Grounds
Mt. Carroll
Arthur Schindler
Mount Carroll
Pleasant Hill
Savanna Livestock Company
Boyd Andrews
Preston Prairie
Webster Wagner
Colehour
Creamery Road
Glenn Bickelhaupt
Local Social Roundup Ties Mason City to Princeton and Savanna Visits
Vernon Corbin of Mason City called on Mr and Mrs Charles Hogg. A wreath of weekend visits includes Schuneman reunion at Princeton with 50 attendees. Families from Fulton Pekin Morrison Lanark Savanna Du buque and Louisville appear among ongoing kinship and guest gatherings across Mt Carrol and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Corbin
Mason City
Charles Hogg
Mr. Corbin
Carol Ann Bielema
Mt. Carroll
Betty Housenga
Mervin Marshall
Schuneman
Princeton
William Mullen
Fulton
Lee Bearden
Pekin
Walter Mach
Edith
Helen
Tucson
Ariz
Kenneth Kemmer
Charles Stage
Joan
Louisville
Ben Stage
Paul K. Wilt
Ernest Petty
Eva Schroth
Roland Schroth
Appleton
Wisconsin
William Blair
Morrison
Eugene Bull
Elizabeth Carroll
David
Terry
Robert Carroll
Will
York Township to vote on road and bridge tax rate hike
A special election will be held Wednesday in York Township to decide on raising the road and bridge tax levy from .125 to .25 per $100 assessed valuation. The vote runs 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the village hall, and over 10 percent of voters have signed the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township
Commissioner of Highways
Illinois Reopens Driver Testing Stations In August
State testing stations across Illinois will reopen in mid August after July closure. Inspectors include John H Dollinger of Lanark. Examinations resume under a new law allowing denial suspension or revocation of operating privileges for varied causes. Stations staffed by 77 supervisors and inspectors who completed a two week course start probationary duties. Secretary of State Charles F Carpentier announces the plan on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
John H. Dollinger
Lanark
Charles F. Carpentiers
Savanna Families Visit Relatives Across States
Mrs. Frank Brown Sr and granddaughter Lydia Almquist travel to Auburn Washington to visit daughter and aunt Mrs. M F Lawler for six and two weeks respectively. Several local families host dinners and visits with relatives from Clinton Iowa Fulton Garden Plain and Monmouth Illinois alongside travels to Fort Campbell Kentucky and Chicago. Local residents welcome guests from Nanticoke Pa Milledge Milledge Milledgeville and LaSalle during weekends and school breaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brown Sr
Lydia Almquist
Savanna
Auburn
Wash
M. F. Lawler
Brown
Miss Almquist
Harold Tomman
Dwight Atherton
Merle Atherton
Monmouth
George Ketchum
Thomas Clark
Manchester
Asa Kurth
Kurth
Chadwick News
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Joe Kauffman
Richard Williams
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Glenn Bower
Edson Holland House
Richard Badtke
Russell Albert
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Wheaton
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Edson Holland
Herbert Carnell
Monroe
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Merle Cate
Charlotte Cate
Evelyn Wilt
Frank Smith
Thomson Review
Barbara Carroll
Dubuque, Ia
Melvin Kissel
Home Bureau Notes
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Our County
Illinois Rural Chorus
Carol Towers
Alternativs
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Jeannette Friederick
Kathleen Ladue
Woodland Wyrens
Donna Lee Adams
Lanark Wonder Workers
Karen Adolph
Milledgeville Cooperative Workers
Cathy Spanoyle
Ann Holland
York Busy Beavers
Lois Graehling
Joan Kreider
Orion
Virginia Graehling
Joan Burkholder
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Freedom Unit
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Erma Zugschwerdt
Sioux City
Rosemary Halfman
Allen Yeager
Jack Halfman
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Johnnie
H. E. Scott
Walter McNeill
Nanticoke
Minnie Turnbaugh
Scott
Turnbaugh
Lester Aude
Ernest Remmers
Ed Aude
Louis Weber
Herman Aude
Pearl City
Wesley Kness
Louis Kness
Frank Kness
Monroe Fossett
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LaSalle
Annette Clements
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