Weeses ant and Breezed into town on a heat wave
The entry details gifts from Weeses to Gilpin and Dick during a New England visit. It mentions black suede shoes for Fall for Gilpin and brown and white shoes plus a gold barrette for Dick, with gratitude felt despite limited thanks in return. Lake Placid's 1932 Winter Olympics and lavish camps along Mirror Lake are described, including Kate Smith and Ted Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Mama
Gilpin
Ee - Lake Placid
New York
Switzerland
Mirror Lake
Lake Placid
Kate Smith
Buck Island
Ted Collins
Kate
Chris
Miss Smith
The
Lake’ Placid Club
Recent Bride Is Shower Honoree in July Party
Mrs. Lowell Hall hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. John Atherton, then Lila Curley, with bingo and yellow green refreshments. Attendees included Leona Curley, Ruth Strubb, Norma Strubb, Rosalie Hand, Evelyn Ashpole, Joyce Marshall, Frances Halfman and several Halman and Hunt family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Hall
John Halfman
John Atherton
Lila Curley
Leona Curley
Ruth
Norma Strubb
Rosalie
Miss Jeanne M Hogg Weds Melvin Kissell in Dubuque
Miss Jeanne M Hogg daughter of Mr and Mrs C W Hogg wed Melvin D Kissell son of Mr and Mrs Frank Kissell at Dubuque University Chapel in a ceremony officiated by W Robert Smith D D A reception followed at Jacob Conzett Lounge The couple will live at 225 Schroeder Street Dubuque and plan a northern Minnesota wedding trip with out of town guests from Clinton Morrison Savannah Oak Park Chicago Muscatine Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque University
Dubuque
Jeanne M. Hoge
C. W. Hogg
Melvin D. Kissell
Frank Kissell
W. Robert Smith
D. D
Charmian Luense
Greeley
Delbert Boden
Pauline Sikkema
Clinton
Quayle Brown
Winnebaro
Barbara Carroll
Harold Kissel
Royce Hines
Chicago
Arch Kissell, Jr
Jacob Conzett
University
Minnesota
Schroeder
Oak Park
Muscatine
Thomson
Kissell
York Community High School
University of
Royal Blue Beats Thomson 8-3 in Park Debut
Royal Blue of Savanna routed Thomson 8 to 3 at Old Mill Park Tuesday. A home run and a triple in the second inning spurred five runs in the third to seal the win for the locals. Brach took the loss, fanning five as Jull collected three singles in three at bats and Ashby drove in two with a seventh inning triple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Blue
Savanna
Thomson & To
Old Mill Park
Brach
Jull
Ashby
Church Services and Community Notes
Sunday worship times and pastors listed for multiple churches. Local residents and visitors identified with family ties and travels from Mesa Arizona. A poem defending prevention over rescue and notes on community issues and tavern opposition.
Fire damages chickenhouse on Shelley farm north of Thomson
Fire discovered shortly before 11 am Tuesday destroyed a large chickenhouse on the Lou Shelley farm three and a half miles north of Thomson on Route 80. Baléd straw, wood piled at the end, and parts of a garage and machine shop were burned or damaged. Neighbors helped with buckets, small extinguishers, and water from a house system. sparks were kept from main buildings by a south wind. Cause not determined but may involve a rubbish incinerator near the woodpile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Shelley
Thomson
Route 80
Kenneth Krempel
Births in Savannah and Laytona Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Ralph Miller celebrate the birth of a daughter Tony Marie born Friday morning at Jane Lamb hospital Linten. Mr and Mrs Gaylord Darrow of Laytona welcomed a daughter Thursday July 24 at Savannah city hospital. Darrow is son of a former professor in the hub school Sumner and Mrs Dinrrew, now Savanna residents. Mr and Mrs Elvie Legel of Sany welcomed a daughter born Thursday July 41 at Savannah city hospital weighing eight pounds eleven ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Miller
Aunee
Jane Lamb Hospital
Linten
Tony Marie
Gaylord Darrow
Laytona
Tax Levy Ordinance for Thomson Village Fiscal Year
The Thomson Village Board of Trustees adopts a tax levy for the current fiscal year following an appropriation of 5400 Key Dollars for 1947 1948. The ordinance confirms levy powers and assessment as published July 10 1947 and sets the tax rate and collection terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Carroll
Illinois
Board of
Shutters Appointed Mayor For Unexpired Term
At the village meeting Joe Shutters was named to finish the mayoral term after Myron Tibbits resigned. Paul Lewis led a session approving main street lighting upgrades and curb repairs. Plans include seven new wood poles, street lights, water-main extension, and a new Thom son truck pending delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Shutters
Myron Tibbits
Paul Lewis
Black Top
Thomson
Flint, Mich
Community club picnics and meetings across Savanna area
West End Home Bureau hosts a picnic at Old Mill Park Savanna at 6 20 p m Aug 21 for members and families. Kraft Cheese demonstration planned at Savanna township high school Aug 26. Society of Christian Service met Aug 14 with devotionals and a bookstore theme. 500 club met Aug 7 with prizes. Argo Home Economics meets Aug 15 in church annex with program. Chat-a-While held a weiner roast and picnic at the Murray home Aug rest of week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Home Bureau
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Savanna Township
Women's “Society of Christian Service
Wayne Ashby
Ashby
Argo Home Economics
Argo Home Economics Club
Church Annex
Kathryn Cooper
Gayle Grimm
Canada
Leslie Durward
Blanche Seim
God Pless
America
Ray Morgan
Harvey Seim
Mis
Far Green
Eugene Murray
Accidents and Illnesses Reported in Local Area
Mrs Glenn R Williams remains at Mercy hospital Clinton with third degree burns from steam when lifting a pressure cooker lid. Barbara and Jeanette Carroll released from Mercy hospital after pneumonia and throat infection. LeRoy Gablin treated in Iowa City for mild non contagious meningitis. Jim Sanders hospitalized at Fulton Kansas after injuries from unloading crushed rock. Walter Smeltekop’s left thumb amputated at C R John Co plant in Savanna. Bobby Young ill with summer flu. George Ketchum returns home from Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota after in patient stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn R. Williams
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Barbara
Jeanette Carroll
LeRoy Gablin
O. TL. Gablin
Iowa City
Jim Sanders
Phylema Sanders
Thomson
Fulton
Kans
Walter Smeltekop
Chestnut Park
Savanna
C. R. John Co
Mr. Smeltekop
Jetty Cate
David
Bobby” Young
George Ketchum
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Local Socials Include Weiner Roast and Visits
Thomson notes a Clinton weiner roast at the Ernest Daldorf home for Mrs. Daldorf birthday. Fulton residents Mr and Mrs Mino Bush and Joy visited Mr and Mrs Cecil Mitchell at Argo. Sterling's Mr and Mrs Lewis Taylor joined Andrew Sheridan and daughter Mary for a weekend. Howard Wiebenga and Gilbert Holland hosted relatives for dinners. Major Burrell Brown, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, has returned home for a month with his parents before returning to duty September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. French
Wisconsin
Verdayne Johns
Milwaukee
Minaqua
JoAnn Wilt
Donald Adolph
Chadwick
Louis Shelly
Thelma
Washington, D.C
Richard Badtke
Clinton
Max Badtke
Henry Vander Schaaf
Fulton
Herman Voss
Vander Schaaf
Voss
Albert Prins
Dave Geerts
Garden Plain
Leslie
Howard Prins
Orval Blackett
Clara Tessman
Morrison
Thomas Kustes, Jr
Durand
Ralph Foster
Max Henninger
Savanna
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Calif
del Curley
Lynn Curley
Cecil Imel
Warren
Geneva
Ernest Daldorf
Daldorf
National Tea Store
Mino Bush
Joy
Cecil Mitchell
Argo
Lewis Taylor
Sterling
Andrew Sheridan
Mary
Howard Wiebenga
Jerry Wiebenga
Burrell Brown
Fort Bliss
Tex
Guy Brown
Card of Thanks to Thomson Fire Dept for aid
We wash to take this means of thanking at our friends and the Thomson Volunteer Fire Department for the noble way in which they responded to the fire on our farm Tuesday August 5. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Volunteer Fire Department
Louis Shelley
Fire department thanked for help after Tuesday morning blaze
Kenneth Krempel and Art Manning thank the Thomson Fire Department, friends and neighbors for their assistance during a fire Tuesday morning with appreciation for their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Fire Department
Kenneth Krempel
Art Manning Lou Shelley
Hardware tid bits and civic notes mix of chatter
A fragmentary page lists diverse items from a fact finding board with Hughes Elliott and Meyers to remarks about Truman's daughter opera debut. It mentions 4-H queen Carol Miller campaign pieces, Diehl Oil Co workers honored, jokes about Bob Hope, and a showroom note on kitchen fixtures, space heaters, and new inventory at Dick and Chas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes Elliott
Meyers
Truman
Thomson Taverns
Carol Miller
Carol
Diehl Oi Co
Bob Hope
Coleman Company
Chas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elynor Stagg
Peter
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Gov
Eleanor Roosevelt
Elliott
Faye Emerson) Roosevelt
Thomson Briers
Orrin Hunt
Seattle
Wash
Frank Redmond
Hanover
John Cooper
Ben Jaquet
Robert Carroll
Robert Gelwicks
Mr. Carroll
Ivan Carroll
Rush Carroll
West Point Military Academy
South Carolina
West Point Chapel
Richmond
Virginia
West Point
Snce
Mary Sheridan
Jack
Jeanne M. Hogg
Melvin Kissell
Baptist Sunday School
Christian Endeavor
Rev. Hawhecker
York
Cleworth
Lois
Willis
Floyd Tobey
Stanley
Wayne
Gene
Mesa
Ariz
Tobey
Myrta Groharing
Darrel Draper
Myron
Tibbits
Verne Tobey
Ray Ering
Harold Tobey
Earl Voss
Methodist
D. N. Draper
God
Alley
Yulee
Pen
York Center School
Argo-Fa
Savanna Diamondball
At & P.m
Royal Bluestore
York Center
Board of Education
Consolidated School
Herb Zillmer
Roy Shahan
Kyle Rawlins
Harold Witt
Ralph
Clinton Court
Junior BE
Faulkner
Betty J. Faulkner
Clinton, J
Leyvion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Shelley Farm
Vic Fenley
Harriettan
Bernard Jolson
Tring Wena
Les Por
Les Por Street Linching For Maintenance Offire Department
Police Department
Kate Cole Whitney
Paul Lewis A .P
TEAM
Bryant
East Savanna
Peter Wiersema
Ben Dykstra
Lyle Greetey
Elizabeth
Claus Prins
Lucille
DeKalb
Robert Vogel
Dkarb
Peter Vogel
Home Bureau
500 Club
B. R. Lewis
Carl Johannsen
Roy Houghton
Verne Kaufman
Ed Anding
Thomson Briefs
Gilbert Holland
Moline
Dick McGinty
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