York area church schedule and special services
The York area churches list morning worship times Sunday school and nursery details. The Thomson church offers nursery during worship. Rev Wooters is on vacation for two Sundays with lay speakers at Thomson Argo Fay and Hickory Grove. WSCS study group meets Thursday evening at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wooters
Hickory Grove
Argo Fay
Thomson
Thomson Church
Wooters
Donald Sippel
Gerald Bower
Roberta Becker
Thomson Wscs
Catholic Services Schedule for Fulton and Savanna
The schedule lists morning and evening Catholic services at Fulton with 8 AM and 10 AM times. At St. John’s Church in Savanna services are at 5:45, 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
St. John’s Church
Savanna
Community Guests Share Meals and Visits in Fulton Area
Residents and relatives gathered for dinners and Sunday visits across Fulton, Glendora Schade and the Dimmick family hosting several sets of guests from Winston-Salem Clinton Hebron and Lanark. Attendees included the Green, Dykstra, Dimmick and Adams families with surrounding neighbors joining in.
Final Plans Announced for Thomson School Opening
Sept Robert Purlee announced final plans for Thomson schools opening on Wednesday August 26. Buses run last year routes, depart 12 30 pm and return 3 45 pm for 1964 65 term. PTA helpers assist registration and fee collection while teachers greet students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Purlee
Thomson
Savanna Medical Clinic
PTA
Thompson Recreation Offers Used Boats Motors and Gear
Local sale listing includes 3 hp to 15 hp outboard motors by Evinrude and Johnson, several aluminum boats, a semi V16 boat, Polar Kraft aluminum boats, and assorted sporting goods. Also advertised are Ball Band footwear, Timex watches, smoking supplies, and a JC Higgins bicycle with new seat cover priced at 20 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Polar Kraft Aluminum
Timex
J. C. Higgins
Thomson Recreation
Sunday Guests and Visiting Friends in Rock Falls Area
The record lists numerous Sunday guests and visitors to families in Rock Falls Morrison and surrounding towns. Names include the Greens Russel Green Sr and Jr, Hazel Green, Rob ert Green, Charles Green, Gus Roggendorf, Jennie Griswold, Ralph Irion, Everett Eslinger, Carolyn, Amelia Sack, Larry Sullivan, James Dykema, Henry Shipman, Marvin Holesinger, Andrew Hook, Langheim Odell, and many others along with towns Wheaton Morrison Clinton Argo Fay Fox River area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russel Green Sr
Hazel Green
Wheaton
Russel Green Jr
Robert Green
Rock Falls
Charles Green
Stockton
Gus Roggendorf
Ruser Green Sr
Jennie Griswold
Ralph Irion
Morrison
Everett Eslinger
Carolyn
Clinton
Amelia Sack
Larry Sullivan
James Dykema
Henry Shipmant Morrison
Marvin Johns
le Claire
Iowa
Hal Hoy
A Roberts
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Frances Hoff
Jerry Geddes
Ada, Minn
Palmer Hauge
Paulette
Fargo, N. Dak
Royeitman
Boyd Alleman
Ripon
Calif
S. Vera Bennett
Argo Fay
Thomson
Gary Cooper
Whittier
Coco
Esley Cooper
U. S. Air Force
Alr
Marvin Holesinger
Chicago
Andrew Hook
Andrew Hook Jr
Aurora
Bernard Langheim
Odell, Ill
Bluffs
Langheim
York Community High School
Fred Wooters
Vermont
New Jersey
Richard Stinson
Bushnell
Navy
Jay Burkema
Sterling
John Kramer
Kramer
Robert DeWeerdt
Douglas
Fulton
Albert Lynch
David and
Judy Paxton
Mr. Lynch
Ellen Finch
Granville
Arlyn Holesinger
Henry van Zuiden
Grandpa Happy Show Guests in Tri-Cities
Mr and Mrs Max Roderick and children of Lanark Mr and Mrs Leslie Grim and family and Phyllis Buikema spent Tuesday afternoon in the Tri Cities. The six children were all guests on the Grandpa Happy Show on WHBF TV in Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Roderick
Lanark
Leslie Grim
Phyllis Buikema
Tri-Cities
Grandpa Happy
Whbf-Tv
Rock Island
Jessie DeKay of Boise Dies at 101 in Idaho
Jessie Foote DeKay 101 of Boise Idaho died at a Boise nursing home on 27 1964. Born November 10 1862 in prison to Marshall and Elvira Taylor she taught in Montgomery County Iowa and married Ira Foote in 1890 at Red Oak. She later wed Charles DeKay. he died in 1948. She leaves two sons Merrill and Morris Foote a daughter Leila Foote Smith 14 grandchildren and 49 great grandchildren. Services were in Grant Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Foote DeKay
Boise
Idaho
Marshall
Elvira Taylor
Montgomery County
Iowa
Ira Foote
Red Oak
Charles DeKay
Fred Smith
DeKay
Christian Church
Women’s Relief Corps
Grant
Merrill Foote
Morris Foote
Council Bluffs
Leila Foote Smith
Clarence Coopers Golden Anniversary Observed at Savanna
Clarence and Mrs. Cooper celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an Aug. 23 open house at their Oakton Road home in Savanna from 2 to 5 PM. The couple married Aug. 26, 1914, in Thom son Methodist parsonage. They have three children Kenneth Hanover Ruth Yates Cleveland and Raymond at home plus three grandchildren Albert Cooper Han over Clay Yates Cleveland Raymond Yates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Cooper
Oakton Road
Savanna
Thomson
Kenneth
Hanover
Lee
Ruth) Yates
Cleveland
Raymond
Albert Cooper
Clay
Raymond Yates
Dykstras Buy 3 Apartment Home in Clinton Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dykstra purchased a three apartment house at 1215 2nd Street in Clinton Iowa. They plan a closing out sale in December at the N D French farm east of Thomson where they now reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Dykstra
2Nd St
Clinton
Iowa
N. D. French Farm
Thomson
Mrs Rubye Hill Attends Illinois Homemaking Teachers Meet
Mrs Rubye Hill home economics instructor in York Community School attends the Illinois Vocational Homemaking Teachers Association conference at the Palmer House Chicago. The event runs Wednesday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubye Hill
York Community School
Illinois Vocational Homemaking Teachers Association
Palmer House
Chicago
Social Visits and Family Gatherings Highlight Clinton Area News
Susan Spencer traveled to Brookings to visit Mr. and Mrs. Larry Alber. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Allenman from Ripon Califf and yland Bennett of Clinton. Local families hosted visitors and celebrated with dinners and a farewell for Mike Eberle awaiting University of Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Spencer
Larry Alber
Brookings
S. Oak
Boyd Allenman
Ripon
Califf
Yland Bennett
Clinton
Walter Queckboerner
Chadwick
Bill Brown
Jayde Brown
Harriett
Robert Miller
Lanark
Chicago
Fullerton
Calif
Adeline Groharing
Fulton
Elzabeth George
Bethany
Lynn Babcock
Sterling
Wabasha
Minn
Lake Pippin
John Johnson
Duane Law and
Harry Jurgens
Paul Johnson
Bernard Schroeder
Otto Switzer
Harold Witt
Wayne
Witt
Chancey Park
Iowa
Gerald Eberle
Earl St. Clair
David Young
Donald Sippel
Bill Morphew
Clarence Schafer
George Mathews
Prophetstown
Claude Collier
Dover
Oklahoma
Herbert St. Ores Jr
James Chipman
Mervin Marshall
Thomson High School
Freeport Junior College
Freeport
Capt Andrew J Houzenga Graduates From Air Force School
Captain Andrew J. Houzenga son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Houzenga graduated from the U S Air Force Squadron Officer School at Maxwell AFB Alabama on Friday August 7 He was selected for the special professional officer training for leadership potential in the aerospace force He and his wife Janet the daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Smith of R R 1 Thomson now reassigned to McGuire AFB New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Houzenga
Andrew
Éf Fulton
U. S. Air Force
The
Air University
Maxwell Afb
Ala
Houzenga
Janice
Paul Smith
R. R. J. Thomson
York Community High School
Thomson
McGuire Afb
N. J
Thomson Youth Fellowship at Reynoldswood Workshop
Officers Tipton and Sloan of Thomson Christian Youth Fellowship attend the Senior Conference on Workshop at Reynoldswood near Dixon. The group traveled to camp Sunday afternoon and will return Saturday afternoon as Mr and Mrs Frank Tipton plan to follow them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Christian Youth Fellowship
Myra Tipton
Jill Sloan
Reynoldswood
Dixon
John Sloan
Frank Tipton
Community Church Hires Rev Cleworth As Pastor
Rev T S Cleworth of Milledgeville has been hired by York Community Church as their pastor replacing Rev Wm Kendall of Milledgeville who has resigned. Cleworth plans to move to Savannah soon to teach Freshmen English at Savannah High School while serving as pastor. He previously led the Thomson Community Church from 1947 to 1950 and has been a frequent speaker since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Cleworth
Milledgeville
York Community Church
Wm. Kendall
Cleworth
Savanna
Thomson
Community Church
Fulton man Jacob Eissens dies at 73 after Monday visit
Jacob Eissens 73 of Fulton died suddenly Monday afternoon while visiting his daughter in rural Fulton. Funeral held at Spring Valley Reformed church with a 1:45 p.m. prayer service and 2 p.m. service officiated by Rev. Vernon Hoffs. Burial in Fulton cemetery. Survived by three daughters, one son, fourteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren, plus siblings and his father. Preceded by wife, parents, two sons, one brother, and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Eissens
Fulton
Henry Houzenga
Spring Valley
Thomson
John
Minnie Buikema
John P. Balk
Morrison
Peter Wiersema
Wold Family to Visit Spencers This Weekend
Mr and Mrs Anton Wold and family of Mound Minnesota will be weekend guests this week with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Ned Spencer of Argo Fay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Wold
Mound, Minn
Ned Spencer
Argo Fay
Rivershore Notes Hidden: Small Town Social Weekend
Mrs Beulah Hardcastle left Saturday for Milwaukee for the State Fair and relatives. Several cottage parties from Chicago Stockton Cedarville Elgin Davenport and Clinton entertained guests over the weekend. Two Kewanee youths saved cottages by using garden hoses to douse a fire at the Lorton Heine and Willie Leopold homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Hardcastle
Milwaukee
Marvin Brocious
Chicago
Frank Graves
Stockton
Ezra Longnecker
John Maloney
Thomas Ratliff
Maloney Cottage
Maloney
Ratliff
Malone
Willie Leopold
Louis Schreiner
Clinton
Wesley Johnson
Davenport
Henry Picklum
Fern Hillary
Louise Jeffrey
Galena
Willard Peters
Sterling
Hartman Family Reunion Set for August 30 at Point Rock Park
Annual Hartman reunion will be held at noon Sunday August 30 at Point Rock Park Mt Carroll. Committees in charge are:
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Rock Park
Mt. Carroll
For Sale 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Four-Door
1957 four door Ford Fairlane 500 for sale with new tires and 312 full power. Best offer takes. contact Dick Kendall at 425 W Locust St Lanark IL 61046 or phone 493 2547.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Dick Kendall
W. Locust St. Lanark
Ill
Card of Thanks from Hospitalized Reader
Thanks to all who sent cards during my hospital stay. Your thoughts and good wishes are greatly appreciated.
Thomson PTA Executive Board Meeting Notice
Clubs and Lodges ee and The Thomson P T A executive board will meet Thursday August 27 at 8 pm in the school board room.
Reception for School Teachers August 25
The Thomson Parents Association sponsors a reception for teachers next Tuesday afternoon August 25 at 2 pm in the school cafeteria. All parents invited to attend to meet new teachers and welcome old ones back for the new term. A coffee hour will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Parent-Teachers Association
Park custodian Hurt in Fall at Old Mill Park
Kinsley Yeager, custodian at Old Mill Park, fell 15 feet from a ladder while trimming a tree limb. He was listed in satisfactory condition at Savannah Hospital with a possible broken back and pelvis after the ladder broke as the limb swung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsley Yeager
Old Mill Park
Savanna Hospital
Yeager
Roggendorf Leavens Reunion at Old Mill Park
The Roggendorf and Leavens reunion will be held jointly Sunday August 30 at Old Mill park Savanna. Dinner will be served at noon. Mrs Mary Dalrymple president is in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roggendorf
Leavens
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Mary Dalrymple
Brother Dies. Mrs. Elliott Informs Kin in Princeton
Mrs. Carolyn Elliott has received word of the death of her brother, Lewis Puttcamp of Princeton Illinois. The funeral will be held Thursday at the English Lutheran Church in Princeton. Mrs. Elliott and her daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Marshall will attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Elliott
Lewis Puttcamp
Princeton
Illinois
English Lutheran Church
Local Families Visit and Guests in Clinton and Savanna
Mrs Vernon Mattie and child ren spend a week in Thomson with her parents the Lloyd Smiths and her husband s parents the George Matties. Mrs Richard McGinty and daughter Aleda return from Carbondale after visiting Terry Elliott and family. Asmus Stoltz and Clinton kin were guests of the Niewkarks. J K Thomson of Muskegon MI visited his mother and sister in Clinton and they hosted John Gates supper guests. Additional guests include ax Meakins and family and Jim Green with Geradus Vogel anders in Soe. Lloyd Biederman and girls from Janesville Wis visit with Jennings Liederman. Chiropractor FE Gholson attends Palmer College Homecoming at Davenport IA Aug 14–18. Rev T S Cleworth visits W A Adams home Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kramer
Nance
Gertie Vander Laan
Whiteside
Morrison
Eugene Halfman
Jim Green
George Mattie
Vernon C. Mattie
Rolling Meadows
Lloyd Fagan
Charles Faur
Camanche
William Niewkark
Robert Purlee
Iris Miller
Lake Koshkonong
Wis
Melvin McKean
Milledgeville
Ernest Miller
Shirley Koons
Galesburg
James Nienkark
Wacker
Wm. Niewkark
Bernard Langheim
Odell, Ill
Ethel Miller
Phyllis Shank
Princeton
Mervin Marshall
David
Carol Johnson
Lena
John Johnson
Hal Hoy
Lyle Bailey
Riverview
Francis Hoff
Ruth
Nadine
Grover Brenneman
Alma
Michigan
Chicago
Mel Kissell
Fairfield
Conn
Charles Hogg
Robert Carroll
Garrett Stevenberg
Hobart Holland
Kent
Jane Holesinger
Henry van Zuiden
H. G. Gholson
Ill
H. Gholson
Savanna
James McGee
James Jr
Maude Gholson
Sterling
Vernon Mattie
Thomson
Lloyd Smith
Richard McGinty
Aleda
Terry Elliott
Carbondale
Asmus Stoltz
Clinton
J. K. Thomson
Muskegon
Amy Lewis
Dorothe
John Gates
Ax Meakins
Geradus Vogel Anders
Soe
Lloyd Biederman
Janesville
Arents
Jenningsiederman
FE. H. Gholson
Gholson
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport
Iowa
T. S. Cleworth
W. A. Adams
Thank You for Cards and Gifts After Hospital Stay
Mrs. Larry Geerts and Lisa TC express gratitude to everyone who sent cards and gifts during the hospital stay and after returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Geerts
Lisa
A Book Speaks from the Township Library News
A poetic tribute to books notes their power to educate amuse and transport readers across time and space. It invites patrons to visit the Township Library and browse new volumes from the Book Drive sponsored by the Thomson Woman's Club with hours Wednesday evening and Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Woman's Club
Womans Club Sells Fiorello Tickets for Timber Lake
Thomson Woman's Club sponsors a ticket sale for the musical Fiorello at Timber Lake Playhouse on Sept 1. Tickets are $2.25 each with a club percentage added to the treasury. Contact local officers by August 26 to reserve seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Woman's Club
Timber Lake Playhouse
Fiorello
Timber Lake Players
Merle Bielema
Burnie Voss
Robert Purlee
Sunday Visits and Dinner Guests Across Local Families
Sunday visits filled the day as Ton Sr. and Mrs. Ralph Townsend hosted at Green Rock with Mrs Vera Bennett’s dinner guests including Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Aleman of Ripon Calif and Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Bennett and sons. Additional guests were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert St Ores Sr. of Elgin. Sally Ottens of Lyndon stayed with her uncle Merle Bielema family. George Kyarsgaard and sons from Clinton joined Fay Ashby and Merle Atherton Sr. for meals, while Larry Atherton Morrison Harold Tommans Fulton Richard Atherton and Dolly Atherton visited Co. Jennie Griswold’s mother co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hook
Fulton
Thomas Kustes
John
Katherine Lee
Deibert Dimmick
John Dimmick
Judy
Jeanie
Winston - Salem
N. C
Arthur Moeszinger
Clinton
Carroll Dimmick
Ben Dimmick
Glendora Schade
John Dimmicks
Robert Green
Rock Falls
Russel Green
Hazel Green
Wheaton
John P. Dykstra
Roger
Peter J. Dykstra
Jake Dykstra
Gayle Durward
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Leslie Orward
Jennie Geerts
Danny
Diane
Leonard Feldt
Ellan Brand
Riverview
Maple Lawn
Gene Fehler
Hebron
Franklin Fehler
Gene
Northern Illinois University
Clifford Houzenga
Morrison
Merle Atherton Jr
Lyle Mitchell
Caar! Reifstock
Hanover
Clyde Bailey
Debbie
Maude Brown
Harriett
Gordon Brown
Robert Miller
Peggy
Lanark
Merle Atherton Sr
Ralph Townsend
Green Rock
Vera Bennett
Boyd Aleman
Ripon
Calif
Wayland Bennett
Herbert St. Ores Sr
Elgin
Sally Ottens
Lyndon
Merle Bielema
George Kyarsgaard
Fay Ashby
Larry Atherton
Harold Tommans
Richard Atherton
Dolly Atherton
Everett Essinger
Carolyn
Stanley Laasch
Local hospital notices report multiple surgeries and patient statuses
Sick G A Smith at Freeport Memorial Hospital remains a patient but improved. Glenn Ashby of Mt Carroll had surgery at St Francis Hospital Freeport. Kyle Rawlins of Mt Carroll hospitalized in Madison Wisconsin for four weeks. He is father of Mrs Glen Kreuder and Mrs Wayne Kaufman of Thomson. Mrs Jessie Gillespie of Maywood formerly of Thomson admitted Rockford Memorial Hospital for major surgery. Theretey v Joe Deck is a surgical patient at Mercy Hospital Clinton. Mrs Gordon Buikema Morrison ill with pneumonia. Mrs R C Bush discharged from Savanna Hospital after surgery. Mrs Earl Rupple remains a medical patient in Savanna Hospital. Mrs Harmon Stakemiller of Mt Carroll fell breaking her hip and is a Savanna Hospital patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Smith
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Glenn Ashby
Mt. Carroll
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Kyle Rawlins
Methodist Hospital
Madison
Wis
Glen Kreuder
Wayne Kaufman
Thomson
Jessie Gillespie
Maywood
Ill
Clover Farm Store Redecorated After Ownership Change
Mr and Mrs Edward Richter who recently purchased the Clo ver Farm Store have repainted the storefront and redecorated the interior indicating a fresh start for the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clover Farm
Edward Richter
Family visiting spreads through Thomson area
Mrs Lee Yates and children from Cleveland visit her parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Cooper of Savanna. Nearby, Lord family from Oklahoma join Dr and Mrs E H Gholson. Various relatives from New London, Thomson, Morrison and Fulton visit, host, or travel, with camping trips and summer visits noted.
Also Mentioned on This Page
York
Claude Grim
Paul Walker
Sylvia Witt
Thomson News
M. Waltrip
M. Presley
B. Temple
L. Holland
J. Sartwell
M. Hartman
G. Clark
G . Mode
H. Whitney
N. Fischer
R. Hill
W. Gengenbach
S. Grahn
E. Maland
J. Krebs
England
B. Vander Bleek
Rs. D. Smith
E. Schmaling
L. Shane J. Brigham
S. Artman
J. Marken
D. T
P. E. B. Langheim
Jessie F. DeKay
Boise, Ida
Clarence Coopers
Capt. Houzenga
U. S. Air Force School
Rev
Clubs
Lodges
PARK
Leavens Reunion
Library News
Womans Club
Lee Yates
Cleveland, O
Eugene Lord
Glenn
Okataha
Okla
E. H. Gholson
Savanna the Lord’s
Ruth Stearns
New London
N. H
Ralph Stearns, Jr
Myles Haas
Mackay’s
Timber Lake
Emil Brach
Washington, D. C
S. Irvin Stuart
Susan Ashby
Stuart
S. Dwight Atherton
Barbara
Arles
Wisconsin
Leo Linder
St. Louis Park
Dennis Daniels
Bloomington Minn
Elwood Rosenbaum
Oregon
Leonard Feld
Edwin Balk
Robert Renschler
Kathy
Bob
Anniston
Grace Rentschler
Jeannette Flannery
Hag
George Rentschler
Sunda
Max Meakins
Battle of Mich
Dale Eslinger
Rita
Rhonda
Minnie Fehler Savannna
Amelia Ploch
Derrnda Center
Jeannette Flanery
Joe
Mary Rentschler
Bob Rentschler
Dora Wiebenga
Floyd England
Donny
Larry England
Charleston
S. C
Larry
U. S. Navy
Larry Englands
Charles Lee
Claude Wiebenga
le Verne Houzenga
Pauline Nouries
Ashbys
Kimberly Ann
Robert Williams
Fin and Feather
Red Ward
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