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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
4
An article promotes daily servings of fresh vegetables rich in vitamins and minerals. It outlines four cooking rules to preserve nutrients, suggests saving cooking water, and features an economy recipe Eggplant Creole by Mrs Pensinger. The piece notes the Illinois Homemakers Forum on WLS Fridays at 1 PM.
Miss Marian Wires returns home from the Deets residence in Chadwick. Mrs M F Van Buer and sons Duane and Ronald visited Mrs Joel Pollard in Fulton. Jesse Schreiner's guests included G L Collinson, with Frank Plumley and Robert Rawlins calling. Techn Sergeant Vernon Rawlins now at Civilian Viele Bonham Texas. Louis Strauch returns from Chester Hoffman visit near Chadwick. Ann Marth of Savanna and Lois Hoffman of Chadwick visited Louis Strauch in Thomson. Mrs William Bechtel of Morrison visited the Stapleton home. Florence Alexander stayed overnight with grandmother Maude Alexander.
Argo Fa residents share church social in Morrison and visit relatives in Mt Carroll. Local injuries include John Lohmeier’s leg fracture, Lee Morgan’s four ribs and internal injuries, and Walter Hartman’s hand wound. Cattle show wins by Clarence Van Buskirk. other visits span Morrison, Darlington, Mt Carroll, and Garden Plain.
Postmasters meeting in Mt Carroll attended by Miss Mary Sheridan. Thomson families host and visit relatives across Thomson, Fulton, Clinton, and Webster City with birthdays, trainings, and furloughs noted. Notable mentions include Ed McGinty honored at a birthday dinner and 2nd Lt. Robert Rentschler spending furlough with his parents.
Miss Verda Crow visits Morrison while David Frondel returns to Clinton from a summer stay with Bob Carroll. Donald and Mrs Adolph spend midweek with Mrs Myrta Groharing. Mrs John Smit stays overnight with Mrs John Cooper. Iva Orcutt visits her brother George Miner in Hanover. Janet Carpenter Noah Sweitzer and Mayme Mumimert begin work at the proving grounds. Darlene Torrence of Sterling visits Ruth Strubb.
At the 16th annual Stein reunion in Savanna Mill Park, Mrs. Woyd Hovde of Chadwick was elected president for the coming year. Officers named include Herbert Stein as vice president and Conrad Stein as secretary treasurer, with next year’s gathering set for Chadwick. Forty three members and three visitors attended. four births and one marriage were reported, including Hazel Lorene Hartman and two Hartman daughters and Sylvia Jane Fry, plus John Mohrman Jr. and Jean Hatfield’s marriage. Attendees came from Chadwick Thomson Sterling Fulton Polo Dixon Savanna Mt Carroll and Chicago.
Miss Ann Maloney of Rockford has been engaged as music instructor for Chadwick schools. She replaces George Piera who resigned to take a position in Nebraska. The teaching staff for the coming year includes Superintendent Howard Brett, Robert Geldmacher, Miss Erma Marilyn Crane, Miss Cora Dale Craig, Miss Rose Naseef, Miss Mary Ann Parker, and multiple grade teachers. Efforts are also under way to secure a deferment for R. G. Briggs to stay as agriculture instructor.
The Chadwick softball team saw its 14 game winning streak end Monday as errors allowed Spring Valley a 5 1 win. Tuesday they defeated Lanark by a large margin, while Friday adds a league game with Krafts at Milledgeville. Catcher Ralph Fossett sprained an ankle and is out for the season.
Robert Barrett Howard Rice and Ernest Rice spent Sunday in Joliet with Ernest Rice's sister. His niece Pauline Brinkman accompanied them for an indefinite stay. Marilyn Carpenter was a guest of the Bruce Graharing family from Wednesday to Saturday.
Chadwick society notes list residents visiting relatives and guests from Mt. Carroll Brookville Neponset Hillsdale Great Falls Ismay and LaCrosse. Several families host dinners picnics and Sunday visits as military and travel ties appear among Towert Fink Harter St. Clair Ferguson and Beswick households.
For sale a seven room modern house in Thomson with a double garage. Reasonable cash offer. Contact Glen Demaree in Thomason. It 8-20x.
Mrs. Mary Butts 82 and her daughter Mrs. Bessie Garnhart 65 were hospitalized at Jane Lamb hospital Clinton Iowa after a Sunday crash near Albany. Their car collided with a Davenport vehicle. Mrs. Butts suffered head injuries and Mrs. Garnhart deep throat lacerations. They had been visiting Earl Garnhart in Moline.
Chadwick Neus and Mrs HP Hartman dined Sunday with Clifton Hartman and Wallace Hartman in Sterling. Wallace Hartman plans to stay a week. George Geison and Anna Sucher left for a two week visit with Oscar Weddell in Sac City Iowa, with plans to visit Chris Geison in Elk Point South Dakota. Jay Asay hosted Sunday guests Ward Fritz of Mt Carroll.
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