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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1941
Page
3
Thomson melon growers are busy with the 1941 muskmelon and watermelon crop along route 80. Local dealers Noah Sweitzer Jake Stickel and Uncle George Greeley buy from growers and resell on the pavement. Melons are of extra good quality with fine flavor, promising a strong season for Thomson.
In a thrilling Monday night game at Daggett Field Mor rison all stars and Spring Valley Plowboys traded leads with dust and smoke. Plowboys won 8 to 7 as both pitchers Houzenga worked hard with behind the plate Sikkema catching. Umpire Al Hook called the game in a fast paced diamond contest that drew attention for playoff implications.
Hanover housing units for army men and Savannah Ordnance Depot workers will be shown Sunday from 2 to 5 p m. Federal Works Agency housing manager Phillip E Bennett states three sizes exist with one two and three bedroom plans plus living room kitchen and bath. The 200-family project includes 14 two family units 13 four family units and 20 family units, all with electric refrigerators, bottled gas for cooking, and coal furnaces for heat. interiors near completion for occupancy by Sept 1 with walks and driveways under construction.
All pupils of Thomson grade school four upper grades are asked to meet at the school on Saturday morning Aug 25 at 9 o clock. Those who have used books to sell bring them to that time. Those who want to buy used books bring money. The buses will not go out so pupils must find their own transportation. Contracts offered: Kathleen Wallace DeWitt for 1st and 2nd grades. Alice Hamilton Mt Carroll for 3rd and 4th grades. Luella Weidman Savanna for 5th and 6th grades. Gladys Cooper Thomson for 7th and 8th grades. Janitor contract offered to Herbert St Ores. Bus drivers contracts offered to Ray Brennamen and Merle Atherton.
A large crowd attended a free movie on Wednesday evening. The scheduled feature for next week is Hoot Gibson in Swifty.
Earl Orcutt returned to Yank town South Dakota with Howard Shoemaker after a trip driving the Yanktown bus, stopping there Monday.
Walter Holland aged 59 died Saturday in a Tucson hospital after an operation the prior week. Born January 8, 1883 in York township, he learned barbering, lived in Chicago, then moved to Chandler, Arizona, where he resided the past years. Surviving are his widow, a son Paul in San Diego, a daughter Eunice, a sister Reno Switzer of Boise, a brother Carl of Glide, a mother Rebecca Holland, and brother Edson Holland of Thomson. He was preceded by father Elias Holland and sister Mrs. Fred Williams.
Stransdale Farm No 1 managed by Adam Heinze shipped two car loads of Hereford steers from Savannah. The cattle were a good heavy lot. A bake sale at Hansen's Cafe Saturday morning sponsored by the W. C. of the Methodist church was announced.
Miss Esther Schmaling returns from Springfield where she attended the State Fair School of Domestic Science on a Kerr Manufacturing Company scholarship. A Junior Auxiliary of the Household Science Department of Illinois organized, with Miss Schmaling as Northwestern Illinois representative. The group will be known as The Future Homemakers of Illinois. She was chosen as one of fifteen honor girls to return next year as a guest of the school.
Sunday evening supper guests in the Vernon Kauffman home were Mr and Mrs Lawrence Kauffman and son Robert of Rockford and Mrs Glenn Kauffman of Iowa City Iowa. Miss Jean Rawlins is spending this week with Miss Marian Mumbert at Lanark. Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mrs Alice Lewis were Mr and Mrs W E Reynolds of Elburn NL, Mr and Mrs Erve Lewis and family and Mrs Lou Lewis of Walnut Hl.
Fifty four Isenhart family members gathered at Point Rock park Mt Carroll for the 23rd reunion. New officers were elected: president Mrs George Traum Mt Carroll vice president Mrs Joe Morrow Clinton Ia secretary treasurer Mrs Lyle Gehlsen Morrison and recording officer Mrs Arthur St Clair Chadwick. Births recorded include Carla Ann Harrison Donald Lee Shuman Gerald Ross Conner and a daughter for Arthur Isenhart. No deaths were listed and marriages include Elizabeth Harrison to Wim Parker and John Isenhart to an unnamed spouse. Those present included multiple Isenharts Gehlsens Morrow Traum Stoner and St Clair family members among others.
The notice summarizes varied church schedule changes and social events. Baptist and Aveo Methodist detail Sunday school times and services while listing rescheduled sociables and bake sales. The Catholic, Ideal, and Fair Haven churches note mass times prayer meetings and youth gatherings plus regional participation.
Three Morrison youths traveled to Thomson and sat in the middle of the main street after hours drinking corn and rye. Local officers arrested the ring leader for the night and held him for a morning hearing. He agreed to return by next Tuesday to pay fines and costs.
Mrs. Nettie Baker was the oldest member and Deborah Ann Wilson of Morrison the youngest at the Dyson reunion held Sunday at Old Mill park. Fifty members attended. Mr. and Mrs. J Bristle of Morrison were elected president and secretary for the coming year and the next reunion will be in Morrison.
Thomson reports Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hogg and daughter Jean attended the 100th Anniversary and Homecoming in DeWitt Iowa on Tuesday. That evening Arthur Pape and his sister Alta Schildmiller of Chicago joined Mr. and Mrs. John Vogel for supper in Morrison Wisconsin.
Thomson recounts Jake Stickell once a Thomson billiard hall worker resigning to enter melons. He operates at Ed Knapp farm a mile north of Thomson on Route 80 and held a brisk melon day offering free melons to customers while his stock diminished. He is noted as a versatile local entrepreneur ever active in various ventures.
Clarence Bolhous and Lag visited Maquoketa Saturday afternoon to photograph the new Bow Man Cattle Barns at the auction. The images were printed on a large cardboard placard for display purposes.
A guest this week in the home of Mrs. Fred Peters is her sister Miss LaVonne Holm of Clinton. Parenta are vacationing at Rice Lake Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs Vernon McGinty and Mr. and Mrs J Y Stickell will be Friday evening supper guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Poffenberger at Mt Carroll. H V Robison of Shannon Illinois plans to come to Thomson on Melon Day after sending in his Review renewal today. The Review also hears from Mrs Charles Wells of Roadhouse Illinois who plans to attend Melon Day.
Mrs. Carrie Fay of Rock Island celebrated her 99th birthday on Tuesday with all nine of her children present. The Fay offspring include Mrs. Mary Hall and Mrs. Art Colburn of Rock Island, A. D. Fay of Chicago, Mrs. W. D. Bain of Indianapolis, Mrs. Florence Bennett of Montana, Mrs. Reese Dillon of South Dakota, Harry Fay of Texas, Mrs. A. C. Williamson, and J. M. Fay of Fulton.
Paul Heusinkveld is busy with work at the government houses at Hanover and wiring farm buildings that are arriving now. He expects to complete all jobs quickly despite widespread delays in merchandise and services affecting many businesses.
The George Schmaling family of Argo will tour Wisconsin this week to attend the Milwaukee State Fair and explore the state. Monday evening guests near Mt. Carroll were Mr. and Mrs. Chas Sack. Leslie St. Ores, employed in Wilmington, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold St. Ores.
Mr and Mrs Pete Jurgensen expect to furnish their new Thomson home the former Thomas Orcutt residence soon. Furniture may arrive before press. Home alterations are underway as Pete says they are fixing it up to suit themselves. They visited Museatine Ia Sunday.
Savanna George Poffenberger 71 died August 13 at his home after a paralytic stroke. Funeral rites were held Friday at Law funeral home with burial in Savanna cemetery. He was born December 31 1869 in Mt Carroll and moved to Savanna, ran a restaurant and tavern. Surviving: widow Effie Blessing, three daughters, one son, five grandchildren, two great grandchildren, a brother, four half brothers, two half sisters. Preceded by parents, a daughter, a son, and a brother.
Mr and Mrs Paul Bonjour attended the Matcke family reunion hosted Sunday at Old Mill Park Savanna. Officers elected included Henry Matcke of Charlotte Ia president Glen Carson Mt Carroll secretary and Paul Bonjour to handle tables. Sixty two members attended and planned the 1942 meeting at the same time and place.
Mr and Mrs Bill Boylan of Porterville California announce the birth of a son named Richard Ross on August 15 Mrs and Mrs Calvin Strauch of Davenport Iowa announce the birth of a son on August 14 at St Luke s hospital in Davenport Iowa
The Daehler clan met in Lawrence Park Sterling on August 17 with 56 attendees despite light rain. Officers elected for 1942 were President Clara Emnyre Vice President Velda Smith and Secretary Treasurer Elizabeth Parsons. The 1942 reunion will be at The Pines State Park near Oregon on the third Sunday in August.
I express thanks to friends neighbors the T N T club and relatives for remembrance through letters cards flowers and fruit during my hospital stay. Your kindness will long be remembered.
Garrett Bolhous of Thomson handles concessions for the Mel on Day event. He lists plots of grounds where vendors pay their fees and will be at his home on Thomson's Main Street each evening, with presence on the grounds Saturday before Labor Day and on Melon Day.
Members of the Thomson 500 club met at the home of Mrs. J. Y. Stickell with Mrs. Cora Kauffman winning first prize, followed by Mrs. Hortense Nipe and Mrs. Leila Johansen. The Argo 500 club gathered at Mrs. Mummert s home with similar results. The Thomson Woman's club sponsored eight weeks of a swimming project ending with a picnic at Old Mill park in Savanna. Girl Scouts and Brownies closed their season at Frances Shimerpool, then joined Savanna Scouts for a picnic. On Tuesday, the Royal Neighbors held a meeting where Mrs. Vernon McGinty was honored with a miscellaneous shower, presented in a pink and white covered wagon drawn by Phillip Brach. The committee included Mrs. Anna Kauffman, Mrs. Alice Switzer, and Mrs. Grace Shelly.
The 15th annual Stein reunion occurred Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Getz in Center Hill. Officers elected: Mrs. John Reitzel president, Mrs. Boyd Handel vice president, Herbert Stein secretary treasurer. The year saw one birth, two marriages, and two deaths in the Stein family. Attendees listed include Mr. and Mrs. John Mohrmann and family, Rock Falls. Mason Coleman and Mary Jane Backer, Lanark. many relatives from Polo Dixon Milledgeville Fulton and Sterling. A program followed the business meeting with songs, recitations, solos, and a reading.
Grandpa Louie Strauch proudly announces the birth of his grandson weighing nine pounds three ounces reported in this week’s Review. The family celebrates the arrival with cigars as tradition notes.
Assessor Sharpe Carroll notes a surge in York township residents over the past year due to Savanna Proving Grounds and government housing work at Hanover. Cottage construction nears 75 of a hundred, with workers from Freeport, Rock Island, Savanna, Chicago, Lanark, and beyond. Tax strategy remains a voluntary, live and let live approach as cottages expand and island land loss is offset.
The St Ores family gathered at Old Mill Park on Sunday August 10 with thirty seven attendees. Jim St Ores was the oldest and Carol Sack the youngest, with members from Davenport LeClaire Savanna Fulton Thomson Mt. Carroll and Peoria among those listed. Mrs Dan Sack was elected president and Irene St Ores secretary. The reunion plans for 1942 were set for the second Sunday in August at Old Mill Park.
Ethan Carroll of Ovid Colorado is a patient at St Lukes hospital in Denver. Mrs Lillian Solton remains seriously ill in Savannah City hospital. Mrs Clyde Leavens had a tonsillectomy at Jane Lamb hospital Clinton Saturday. Mrs Charles Bennett taken to Savannah City hospital Monday, critically ill. Gene Stage son of Mr and Mrs Shirley Stage East Lynn lost the first joint of his middle finger Saturday in a machine. Mrs Mike Dundee cousin of William Strubb family, patient in Moline hospital, has returned home slowly improving after streptococcus infection from tooth extraction.
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