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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
7
Thomson and Backer families join Yates home in Mt Carroll for Sunday calls. Numerous arrivals from Morrison Argo Chadwick Clinton and Lanark visit at friends and relatives across Mt Carroll Sterling and Savanna with dinners picnics and friendly calls.
Roberta Hook visits the home of Wesley CSS. Marvin Brookstra returns to Chicago after weekend with Robert Groharing. Hartman and Hartman families host. Witt visits Griswolds. Hogg and Carroll families join Shands in Oak Park for weekend. Jean Hogg and Nancy Shand accompany Hoggs home. Hook family hosts Andrew and Epa Hook families. Hartman family hosts Floyd Hartman and children in Clinton. Dykstra, Jensema, Morrison and Fulton residents visit. Multiple local residents hosted and visited through the week with several weekend gatherings in Clinton and surrounding towns.
A historical guide on safe use and maintenance of electrical appliances, focusing on irons, washing machines, and vacuum cleaners. It warns against leaving irons connected, recommends red bulbs to indicate power on, and advises on proper outlets, cords, and grounding. It also covers automatic shutoff irons, damp area risks, and the need for prompt repairs and professional wiring checks.
DeWitt residents Mr and Mrs Howard Tobey visited the Ray Erling home on Sunday. Mrs Olive Philips mother of Mrs John Melendy died at Clinton and funeral services were held there this afternoon. Various residents from Argo Lanark Chadwick and Clinton hosted or visited families across the area including Sack Van Buskirk Behr and other neighbors. Several moves visits and teaching appointments noted along with relatives from Chicago Morrison Fulton and Welton Iowa region.
From Cleveland the writer reports 117000 attended the World’s Poultry Congress and Exposition, while 93000 went to the New York Fair. The show features international visitors, 4 H and Future Farmers camps, kitchens, judging contests, and a vast exhibit hall with government and state displays.
Mrs. Geo Ketchum of Savanna dies Wednesday at her home aged 45. Funeral Friday at Savanna Community church with Rev T S Cleworth. Born November 22, 1893 in Sabula Iowa she was the daughter of Richard and (illegible) James. Survived by husband two daughters Loretta Klett and Hayes Frazier Omar son.
John W. Peters at Deaconess hospital Freeport shows marked improvement residents cheer. Lanark Mutual Fire Insurance directors meet with members list included. American Legion picnic at Old Mill park Savanna enjoyed by forty attendees. Ruth Lowman Elgin wed Albert Kenyon in Lanark area ceremony at Lowman home with music by Mrs Wise and singing by Patricia Lowman. Beth and Wanda Hower visit Chicago planning to attend Chicagoland Music Festival Aug. 19. Carroll County Tuberculosis Sanatorium board reorganized with Dr. Ray H. Petty as chairman and Mrs Hannah Straka as secretary. R G Fuller named director.
A compact verse fragment discusses resilience in hard times and the appeal of grit. It references a barber college yell and a stray note about the United States as a large petroleum producer with Russia and Venezuela nearby, ending with a playful line about missing wait staff.
Smith Neidbur of Galesburg visits Mr and Mrs John Swhnde while Charles Sack and men from Argo lore the barn on the Turner farm now owned by Sack. Galesburg, Green Bay and Holland visitors, home education instructor Mildred Skinner boarding with Delia Melendy, L. V. Curley promotes his melons. Numerous calls and weekend visits rotate among Morrison Clinton Rockford Savanna East Lynn and Montevideo residents with family and friend gatherings.
Weekend and weekday visits span multiple households as Thompson, Morrison, Mayday, Lins, and numerous others host relatives and friends from Argo Davenport Bettendorf Clinton and beyond. A steady stream of dinners, Sunday gatherings, overnight stays, and trips to fairs mark a busy period for residents in many small communities.
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