Lanark News to Gossard Haviland Wedding in Louisville
The marriage of Erma Haviland Ames Iowa to Myron L. Gossard Louisville Kentucky occurred at 9 30 a m in the Warren Memorial Presbyterian chapel Louisville with a single ring ceremony performed by Dr Thomas J Graham They will honeymoon through the Great Smoky Mountains visiting Nashville and Ambridge before returning to Louisville Apt they will reside there Mrs Gossard a former Ames beauty operator is the daughter of Lanark residents and Mr Gossard is an engineer and teacher with ties to Lanark community.
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Gossard-Haviland
Warren Memorial Presbyterian Church
Louisville
Erma Haviland
Ames
Myron L. Gossard
Thomas J. Graham
Great Smoky Mountains
Pennessee
Nashville
Wheeler and
Wileen
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Pittsburgh
Ambridge
University of Louisville
Thomson to Have a New School Bus
Directors of the Thomson district planned to purchase a new bus to replace a vehicle that failed state bus tests conducted in Freeport last week. The second bus, though needing minor adjustments, was deemed satisfactory. Other districts also tested buses. some may seek more vehicles or skip testing if not applying for state transportation funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tihomean Canes
Tated Sekan
Tate
Freeport
County Superintendent of Schools
Ttme
Brudi
Thomson
Mt Carroll Visitors and Local Updates In Area notes
Thomson Briefs report visits from Mt Carroll and nearby towns as families gather and travel across Illinois. Arlene Smith accompanies relatives home after a stay. Green Bay trips are mentioned. Lawrence Williams passes a mail dispatcher exam in Burling ton. medical treatment occurs in Iowa City. Herman Rus visit noted at Garden Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlo Smith
Mr. Carroll
Frank Smith
Conrad Lillie
Lockport
Jean Lillie
Elmer Nelson
Cordova
Fred Miller
Chas. Nelson
Miller
George Hicks
Eugene Murray
Moews-Lowe
the Pines
Polo
Burlington
Wis
Mabel Williams
Clarence Bolhous
William Bush
Iowa City
University Hospital
Andrew Hook
Jim
Herman Rus
Garden Plain
Hook
Mrs. Rus
Clinton Horse Show Entries Close August 17 1940
Clinton horse show under the Northern Illinois Horse Show Association closes entries August 17 1940. Points count toward season trophies with five shows including Clinton Dixon Princeton Oregon Morrison and dates and classes detailed for draft stock and gaited horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Illinois Horse Show Association
Clinton
Dixon
Hlineis
Princeton
Oregon
Illinois
Morrison
Jackson & Whiteside
Jackson
Dubuque
Whiteside
Roedster
Auto Thrills and Spills at Morrison Fair
Dick Rogers' All American Motor Maniacs headline a two night show at Whiteside County Central Fair Morrison featuring twelve thrillers and nine comedies. Stunt stars Earl Ducheny and Nifty Farage perform dangerous feats including driving through a burning board wall and jumping a car over six others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Dick Rogers
Whiteside County Central Fair
Earl Ducheny
Peters Birthday Honored in Clinton Gathering
Chadwick Briefs note a Friday evening gathering at the August Peters home in Clinton Iowa honoring Mr Peters birthday with Mr and Mrs Peters hosting. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Harold Holm and Mr and Mrs William Holm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Emyree
Wacker
Harold Holm
William Holm
August Peters
Clinton
Iowa
Peters
W. F. Schreiner
Savanna
Vernon Warfield
Lyle Straub
Chicago
Clifton Hartman
Sterling
Elwood Gipe
Joe Grim
Thompson News Notes Local Family Travels and Visitors
Thomson News reports J. Y. Stickell and helpers picking sweet corn for Lanark canning, while the Cochran family leaves on a vacation to Arizona with relatives covering their duties. Local visits include Prins, Dyke, Jenkins, Dykstra, Tobey, Waite, and Kenyon relatives sharing hospitality in Clinton Fulton Morrison and Reynolds areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Y. Stickell
Jennie Tiehler
Fulton
Ruby Tobey
Princeton
Ray Erling
R. C. Waite
Reynolds, Il
N. D. French
Prentice Kenyon
Ralph Olds
Clinton
Three Escape Hurt In Collision Near Mt Carroll
Three persons escaped injury Tuesday when cars driven by William Bast of Chadwick and S. W. Matson of Chicago collided at the Knauer corner on highway 64 a mile east of Mt. Carroll. Matson and his wife were in the car. Bast was alone. Matson’s car hit the guard rail, crossed the road, and ended in a cornfield while Bast’s car stayed on the highway. Sheriff Ray Westfall and State Highway Officer Albert Herbig investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bast
Chadwick
S. W. Matson
Chicago
Knauer Corner
Highway
Mt. Carroll
Bast
Mr. Matson
Matson
Ray Westfall
Albert Herbig
Local Weekend Guests and Visits Across Chadwick Area
Chadwick residents hosted and visited friends from Chicago Lanark Milledgeville Morrison Princeton and Elgin over the weekend. Notables include Jack Glaw W Marshall Charles Snyder Anita Rahn and Arlene Rick plus a new fireman recruit Walter Thiel. events feature a Soldiers Field music festival and a Kerch family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Times
Jack Glaw
W. Marshall
Charles Snyder
Chicago
Clara Geist
Oak Park
C. F. Lang
Polo
Delmar Lang
Lanark
Harve Zugschwerdt
Charles Honberger
Bernice
Etter M. Humbert
Frank Livengood
Milledgeville
Arlene Rick
Morrison
Harry Rick
Monroe Alexander, Jr
Rock Falls
Anita Rahn
Betty Lou Williams
Antioch
Soldiers’ Field
Margaret Zugachwerdt
Dorothy Putcamp
Riley Temple
Princeton
California
Eliston Hunt
Jack of
Elgin
H. E. Zugschwerdt
Walter Thiel
THREE CLANS PLAN MEETS AT OLD MILL
At least three family groups plan reunions Sunday at Old Mill Park in Savanna. The Lenhart, Thervent, and Daechler clans reschedule events for that date. Officers named include Dan Stoner Chadwick president and Mrs. George Traum vice president for the Isenhart clan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Mywrk
Savanna
Chadwick
Lenhart
Daechler
Isenhart Clan
Dan Stoner
George Traum
Carroll
Ellen Gehlsen
Morrison
H. F. Weber
Clarence Hanson
Fulton
Fannie Mathers
Aurora
Dahler
Robt. Coleman
Milledgeville
Henry Parsons
Argo Fa
Weekend visits and family gatherings note in local social column
Henrietta Gordon spends the week with relatives in Galt. Families from Chicago and nearby towns visit or return home after weekends or weeks with local residents including the Larsons Hartleids Crescents and Bremans. Mary Ann Miles birthday party at Milledgeville is planned with Marvellis Provant attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Gordon
Julius Habben
Galt
John Larson
Ruth
Charles
Palatine
Harry Hartleid
Everett Imel
Earl Larson
Joe Weber
Herman Urinke
Lombard
Henry Schleming
William Knis
Freeport
Lawrence Durward
Stockton
Myron Frederick
Virginia Durward
Marvellis Provant
Mary Ann Miles
Milledgeville
Edna Ferris
Laark
Max Dambman
Andrew Adams
Waterford
South Dakota
Bertha Heefner
Lyle Carbaugh
Chicago
H. AL. Carbaugh
Emil Stark
Arthur Bast
Rockford
George Bast
Charles Gordon
Tim Mennenga
Lyndon
Tax Levy Ordinance for Thomson Village 1940
The Village of Thomson Trustees pass a tax levy for the 1941 fiscal year totaling 3405 to fund streets alleys salaries election expenses park lighting water maintenance and related items. The clerk is directed to file a copy with the county clerk, and the ordinance takes effect after passage, with approvals dated August 5, 1940.
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Board of Trustees
Thomson
Carroll
Ilinois
Hruetoes
Ottnath
Aline
Bayard R. Lewis
Pres. Board of Trustees
Kate Cole Whitney
Local families gather for weekend visits across Clinton Morrison and Macomb
A sequence of social visits unfolds as Clinton residents Mr. and Mrs. Chas Jenkins and Mr. and Mrs. Prentice Kenyon host friends including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Olds in Morrison. Others spend time with relatives in Peoria Lanark Fulton and Macomb with Drolema and Stagg hosting and Genevieve Voss calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, Jenkins
Prentice Kenyon
Ralph Olds
Clinton
Clarence Schwan
Morrison
Harry Diehl
Diana
Henry Toepfer
Carroll
Francis Toepfer
Peoria
Jake Eissens
Henry Housenga
Near Lanark
Peter Drolema
Near Morrison
Richard Drolema
Genevieve Voss
Fulton
F. L. Stagg
Elynor
Macomb
Mis
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Carl Maring
Thei
Clay Mendheim
Carl Daehler
Fay Reitzel
Arthur Bach
Frank Kness
John Appel
Malvern
E. J. Isenhart
Edward Loechel
Walter Getz
H. E. Weber
Getz
Jake Getz
K. C. Whitney
John Butler
Ruth and
Emma
Lloyd Handel
Gary
Boyd Hace
Vigil
Haran Handel
Carl Kness
Ralph Ferris
Kness
Harold Schleming
Roy Kloepping
Ernest Kloepping
Herbert Frederick
Hamburger
Franks
Thomson Briefs
Blaine Smith
Lloyd Smith
Arlene Smith
Kester Solder
McCullagh Bros
Ill
Clinton Horse Show
Root Park
Morrison Fair
Thomson News
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Three Clans
Old Mill
Isenhart
Tiegh
Daehler
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Greison Bldg
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Tel
Black
Clinton, Lowo
McCormick-Deering
McCormick
Deering
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McCormick Mower
Emerson Mower
Acme
John Deere
Emerson
Oliver
Savanna Farms Supplies, Inc
Lucile Stransky
Mgr
Savanna, Ill
Northwestern
Illinois Utilities
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