Town 4-H Round-up Invades Old Mill Park
About Town highlights a busy week with 4-H stock shows at Old Mill Park. Local schools gain summer improvements, Lions Club events include a dance with the Five Keys of Clinton, and community members prepare for openings and trips amid townwide activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town
Old Mill Park
Five Keys
Clinton
Thomson
Blue Room
Gerald J
Curly) Olson
Jerry
Cal Eslinger
California
PTA Invites Community to Teachers Coffee Event
The Executive Board of the PTA invites all residents to a Teachers Coffee on Tue Aug 27 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the school cafeteria. Teachers will be introduced by Superintendent Robert Purlee and welcomed by Mrs. J. H. Flickinger Jr. Hostesses are Mrs. Donald Sippel and Mrs. Harold Wilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Tuesa
Robert Purlee
J. H. Flickinger, Jr
Donald Sippel
Harold Wilt
PTA
500 Card Club
May Kustes
Fulton
Clara Andring
Hazel Morse
Bernadette Kustes
Lovela Diehl
Andring
Thomson Recreation offers boots hats cards and more
A local listing advertises a wide range of rubber footwear including hip boots and work rubbers, summer hats and baseball caps at cost for young players, leather goods, shaving supplies, bicycle playing cards, jack knives, 22 cartridges with BBs, six packs of pop, candy and tobacco.
Local families share visits and anniversaries in Wisconsin and Missouri
Thomson residents and relatives visited Elkhorn Wisconsin and Ellsionore Missouri last week. Several served as luncheon guests and hosted family at the Green home in Elkhorn. Don Harve and a 25th wedding anniversary were noted along with a Shipma milestone at Mrs. Dykema's father's eighty first thirty day celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Bielema
Arnold Sikkema
Wisconsin
Donald Green
James Bissens
Debbie
Don Green
Elkhorn
Wis
Larry
Linda St. Ores
Clyde Bailey
Ellsinore
Don_ Harve
Bert Meinema
Henry Shipma
Morrison
James Dykema
Births in Fulton and Clinton Areas
Mr and Mrs Vernon Medendorp of Fulton welcome Eugene Michael born August 14 at Jane Lamb Hospital Clinton Iowa. Weighs 7 pounds 10.5 ounces. Grandparents are Corneil Medendorp and Myril Ramm. Mr and Mrs Melvin Decker Fulton have a daughter Sharon Kay born August 20 at Jane Lamb Hospital Clinton Iowa. Paternal grandparents Isaac Decker also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Medendorp
Fulton
Eugene Michael
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Corneil Medendorp
Myril Ramm
Morrison
Melvin Decker
Jane Lamb_ hospital
Clinton, Ia
Sharon Kay
Isaac Decker
York Community High School District 201 Seeks Custodian Bids
The Board of Education will receive bids for the position of Custodian until 5 p m August 30 1963. Custodial duties start September 16 1963. Bids delivered to R L Purlee. Bids opened at the regular board meeting on September 3 1963. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education of
York Community High School
R. L. Purlee
York community churches schedule and services
In York the Churches schedule morning worship at 10:30 for William Kendall pastor and 9:30 Sunday school with Claude Grim superintendent. York Baptist led by Paul Walker holds 10:00 worship and 11:00 Sunday school. Methodist churches list service times 8:30 Argo Fay 9:30 and 11:00 Thomson with 9:30 Sunday school. Catholic services at Fulton 8:00 and 10:00, and St John’s Savanna 5:45 7:30 9:00 and 11:00 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
William Kendall
Claude Grim
Paul Walker
A Witt
Argo Fay
Hickory Grove
Thomson
Arye Fay
Fulton
St. John’s Church
Savanna
Local families host gatherings and birthdays across multiple towns
A week’s social calendar highlights family dinners and visits. Heuinkvelden relatives from Fulton and Cedar Rapids join in Lena and Savanna hospitality. Dick Kness and Dale Zenk enlist in the army in Chicago.
Illness Updates From Jane Lamb Hospital
The Sick Mrs Ben Dimmick remains a patient in Jane Lamb hospital Clinton Ia in room 272. Albert Lynch has returned home after a 13 day hospital stay at Jane Lamb. Mrs Hattie Greeley shows slight improvement following hip surgery at Jane Lamb. Mark and Brian Flickinger sons of Mr and Mrs Jack Flickinger had tonsillectomies at Savanna hospital on Monday. Ms Julius Orthmann had minor surgery Monday at a Freeport hospital and returned home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Dimmick
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Albert Lynch
Hattie Greeley
Mark
Brian Flickinger
Jack Flickinger
Savanna Hospital
Julius Orthmann
Freeport Ospital
Pastor Assigned to Local Methodist Churches
Fred Wooters, Garrett Seminary student, is named pastor for Hickory Grove Argo Fay and Thomson Methodist churches. He has completed two years of study, is married with an infant daughter Cheryl, and will begin his pastorate on Sunday, Sept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wooters
Garrett Seminary
Hickory Grove
Argo Fay
Thomson Methodist
Mr. Wooters
Eee
Cheryl
Argo Fay WSCS Plans Annual Bazaar Oct 17
The WSCS of Argo Fay Methodist church announced its annual bazaar set for Thursday October 17. Further details will appear in upcoming issues of the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argo-Fay
WSCS
Argo Fay Methodist Church
Junior BYF Meeting Set For Sunday Evening
The Junior BYF will meet Sunday at 7 PM at the parsonage. The gathering is announced for youth participation and discussion in a church setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Baptist
Picnic Supper for Netherlands Guests
A picnic supper at Eagle Point park Clinton Iowa honored Mr and Mrs John Tooms and daughter of the Netherlands visiting relatives in Clinton. Local Kramers and neighbors from Albany Fulton Thomson joined the event and Holland Canada and Switzerland films were shown. The Tooms plan a Michigan visit then Patterson New Jersey before returning to the Netherlands arriving September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Point Park
Clinton Ia
John Tooms
Netherlands
John Kramer
Clarence Kramer
Marvin Kramer
Charles Kramer
Arthur Kramer
Albany
Jay Buikema
Peeeting
Robert DeWerdt
Tooms
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Grand Rapids
Patterson
N. J
Community organization calendar items listed for monthly meetings
A compiled schedule lists numerous local group meetings including school boards, village board, volunteer firemen, American Legion and auxiliary, kindergarten and scouting groups, PTA, women’s clubs, music boosters, home bureaus, Cub Scout packs, church clubs and circles, Eastern Star, Ladies Aid, Bible classes, card clubs, Grange, and Community Church Family Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Indergarten Club
Mona
Ions Club
T. A
P. T. A. Board
Woman’s Club
Music Boosters
West End Home Bureau
York Progressive Home Bureau
Cub Scout Pack
TNT Club
Communit Church
Spotlight Club
Eac
Baptist Church
WSCS
Methodist Church
Mary Circle
Rut
Order of the Eastern Star
Fulton
Ladies Aid
Weaneeney
Black Oak Grange
Community Church
Regional Family Visits Span Iowa Cities and Towns
Kathy Halfman spends the week at the John Halfman Jr. home in Polo. Dawn and Angela Rykstra of DeWitt Iowa visit their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carrol from Wednesday to Sunday. Tuesday guests at Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Durward include her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Van Kleek of Arnolds Park, Iowa, Vernon Van Kleek, and three daughters of Spencer, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Womans Club
Timber Lake Playhouse
Jean Frank
Lanark
Henry Strauch
Amy Lewis
Dorothe
Vincent Bassler
Fulton
Hal Hey
Tobey
Davenport
Melvin Marshall
Charette
Charlene Cate
Larry Atherton
Laurie Jo
Mary Donovan
Cynthia McNerney
Tom
Jim Hooper
Baltimore
Miss Meerney
Frank Potter
Robert Purlee
Jennie Smith
Alexis
Dorothy Koons
Shirley
Galesburg
Carroll Landherr
Eugene Halfman
C. R. Turner
Barbara
Denver
Colo
Roy Houghton
Rita
Cookie Geddes
Ada, Minn
Roy Heitman
Lawrence Halman
John Hallman Jr
Polo
Diane Workman
Andrew Housenge
Charles Burkholder
Lewis Pettit
Freeport
Willie Leopold
John Morgan
Clinton
William O'Leary
Oscar Ginrich
Anna Hop
Waterloo
Hop
Charles Heine
Imperial
Harvey Marshall
Wesley Sack
Ralph Hopkins
Jane Lamb Hospital
George Creighton
Henry Picklum
Paul Heusinkveld
O. T. Heusinkveld
Nancy
Western Springs
E. D. Heusinkveld
Cedar Rapids
H. J. Heusinkveld
Harold Sikkema
Maynard Stone
David Stone
Mark
Rod
John Johnson
Aberta
Linda
Howard Johnson
Lena
Lloyd Johnson
Savanna
David Johnson
Dick Kness
Dale Zenk
Chicago
Dwight Atherton
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Leo Linder
Patty Price
Robert Carroll
Norway
Spokane
Ash
Herbert St. Ores Jr
James Bissens
Byron
Herbert St. Ores
Elgin
Ter St. Ores
Leslie Grim
Lester Grim
Washington
Iowa
John
Joyce
Charlotte
Goose Lake
Elvira
Maquoketa
Gilbert Holland
Mervin Marshall
Oy Heitman
Lavetta Schneider
Mt. Carroll
Lyle Greeley
Kathy Halfman
John Halfman Jr
Dawn
Angela Rykstra
DeWitt
Robert Carrol
Leslie Durward
A. L. van Kleek
Arnolds Park
Vernon van Kleek
Spencer
Wedding Vows Spoken Sunday In Hope EUB Church
Miss Eunice Doden and Steven Zumdahl of Chadwick united in marriage at Hope EUB Church Chadwick in a late summer ceremony. The bride wore a Miramist taffeta gown and carried white pom poms on a white Bible. The reception followed as out of town guests joined local families for celebrations at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Eub Church
Miss Eunice Doden
Steven Zumdahl
Eunice Doden
Chadwick
Hope Evangelical United Brethren Church
John G. Coden
Emmett Zumdahl
Kenneth B. Cohee
Mark Zumdahl
Herbert Stein
George Beacom
Mt. Carroll
James E. Keller
Milledgeville
Venice
Janice Doden
St. Louis
Karen Bissens
Paul Pickard
Colorado Springs
Colo
David Zumdahl
Leslie Secrest
MacAllen
Texas
Duncan Himes
Milwaukee
Wis
Thomas Extrem
Western Springs
Jerry Maring
Marvin Daehler
Sherman Morgan
Michael Hawkins
Bridale
Ilver
Merlyn Schreiner
Margrete Doden
Russell
Chadwick High School
MacMurray College
Illinois State Normal University
Joliet Townsip High School
Zumdahl
Wheaton College
Colorado
Wheaton
Plainview
el Paso
Shannon
Bloomington
Freeport
Sterling
Glen Ellyn
Sutton
Villa Park
Polo
Forreston
Thomson
Lombard
Kewanee
Savanna
Champaign
Morrison, Dixon, Erie, DeKalb, Macomb, Wood Dale and
Naperville
Davenport Visit Highlights Local Family Gatherings
Mrs John Stawicki of Moline and Mr and Mrs Walter Miller of Silvis visited the sister Mrs Albert Lynch and David in Jane Lamb hospital. Mrs William Niewkark and her daughter Mrs Jacque Faur with two Alabama sons spent Tuesday in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stawicki
Moline
Walter Miller
Silvis
Albert Lynch
David
Mr. Lynch
Jane Lamb
William Niewkark
Jacque Faur
Alabama
Davenport
Local residents share visits across town
Mrs Wayne Drake Ruth Ann Dale and Jon were Tuesday evening callers of Mr and Mrs Jack Flickinger. Dale and Jon Drake spent several days at the Wilkerson home in Mt. Carroll. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Metz of Mt Carroll were Thursday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Russel Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Drake
Ruth Ann
Dale
Jon
Jack Flickinger
Jon Drake
Eith Wilkerson
Mt. Carroll
Kenneth Metz
Russel Green
Oakville Country Club Ladies Day and School Opening
School to Open August 28 at 1 30 p m lists teaching staff. Oakville Country Club reports results from Ladies Day events on August 5 11 15 and 22 with winners for closest to pin longest drive fewest putts and lowest scores. The next two ball foursome is August 25 at 4 p m and today members share a potluck salad luncheon at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Noble
Harold Graham
Sackett Smith
Lee Derrer
Harold Teslow
John Lee
Milton Kreimeier
Gordon Smith
Edwin Miller
Ordon Smith
Lowell Teeter
Oakville Country Club
York Cedar 4-H Plans August Meeting and PTA Prep
Chronicle of local group activities includes York Cedar 4-H meeting on Aug 12 at Thomson American Legion with pledges and reports on swine beef and sheep projects. PTA executive board set for Aug 29 in school cafeteria. school reopening details outline bus routes, fees, physical exams, and staff assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YORK
Patty Kaufman
Duane St. Ores
Social visits spread across towns in weekend gatherings
Sunday callers and visitors filled Fulton Morrison Stockton DeWitt Lanark Prophetstown and surrounding areas. The gatherings included families such as Ather ton Wiebenga Maring Brown Couch and Adams with relatives from Morrison Clinton Cedar Rapids and Rochester New York among others.
Local residents share visits and travels this week
Sunday visitors include Mr and Mrs James Dykema at Harold Wiersema in Hillsdale and Mrs Helen Brenneman at Mervin Marshall. Chicago trips involve Mrs Herman Hagg and Charlene Rameriz of Moline. Soldiers Meridith Oncken in town, Danny Kness moved from Hawaii to Japan base, and Melvin Faur’s birthday dinner drew family from Clinton and Wacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dykema
Harold Wiersema
Hillsdale
Herman Hagg
Chicago
Charlene Rameriz
Moline
Don Harvey
Roy Houghton
Mercy Hospital
John Johnson
Linda
Max Smith
Barstow
Calif
Nee Ee
Bill Bogart
Clayton Bogart
Vincent
Danny Kness
Hawaii
Japan
Meridith Oncken
Eugene Halfman
Helen Brenneman
Mervin Marshall
Lauren Mitchell and Sons
Robert Miller
Lanark
Vernon Cady
Riverview
Thomson Review
Tom Lutzke
Jenna Frosch
Frank Potter
Potter
William Nienkark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Merle Atherton
Lions Club
Lions
Ben Snyder
Las Vegas
Gene Bush
Thomson Little Leaguers
Herman Hage
Canada
Max Meakins
David Stagg
Buster
Jane Kroll
Wilfred Kroll
Stanley Dierks
Wenty
Sandra
Lar
Gary Luckritz
Don Debbie
Susan
Kim
Todd Dierks
Jane
Joy
Joey
Jackie Fosdick
Larry Luckritz
Thomson Recreation
Thomson News
Clubs
Lodges
Savannaedical Clinic
Arde
A. Greeley
M. Presley
B. Temple
L Holland
G. Mode
M. Hartman
G. Clark
H. Whitney
M. Williston
F. England
A. Vogel
Commerce
P. E
N. Fischer
B. Tietjens
W. Gengenbach
R. Hill
D. Smith
E. Schmaling
L. Shane
J. Brigham
J. Krebs
J. Marken
J. Conner
Richard Atherton
Robert Atherton
Dora Wiebenga
Grace Benthheler
Jeanette Flannery
John Maring
Jack Maring
Nema
Peggy
Maude Brown
Harriet
Wm. Couch
DeWitt, Ja
Robert Arroll
Clifford Gothard
Anna Willis
Stockton
W. A. Adams
Claude
Howard Wiebenga
Francis Campe
Rochester
N. Y
Cwitherton
Navy
Gordon Brown
Jimmyne
Greece
Archie Reen
Green
R. Robbins
Fairmont
Neb
Wayne Ashby
Diane Kramer
Warren Stebbins
Donald Kramer
Mary Marshall
Marie Crow
Shelia Raser
Brian
Prophetstown
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