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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1948
Page
3
Local notes describe Thomson melons on sale along the highway with many foreigners shopping for the delicacies and natives overindulging in lacy watermelons and cantaloupes. Public events include a first Fall Festival on September 8 and 9 and a dollar day on September 4.
The Thomson Consolidated grade school will open next Monday August 30 at 9 am. Registration and book exchange will occur that morning. Health forms must be returned and first graders must be six by January 1 1949. Teachers listed include Miss Lyla Mickelson and Mrs Grace Seim.
A village gathering includes W Will Be Finishi te 7 Cacept for Audice to the Gym and T.N.T. club meetings with hostesses and roll calls. York Community High opens Sept 7 for 1948 49 with remodeling wrapping up. staff includes Elliott Munson Brooks Stengel Newton Frohmacher Mary Lee Newton.
Thomson Briers Evelyn Wilt spent Wednesday in the Frank Smith home. Mrs Henry Eubanks of Mill edgeville and Mrs Carl Robinson with son Dean visited Stockton in the Ed Keller home. Mrs George Lanning and daughter June traveled to Perry to visit Mr and Mrs George Lanning. Dwight Bielema and three Fulton friends left Tuesday for a multi day visit in Chicago. Dickie Rutherford won an enlarged photo in Thomson photo contest. Mr and Mrs Elmer Brock and econom of Mt Carroll were Wednesday visitors at the Roggendorf home.
Thomson briefs list weekend and weekday visits across Illinois towns. Families from Andalusia Fulton Morrison Mt. Carroll Farm ers City and Savanna attend gatherings, with travel to Colorado and Chicago for a Micro-Dynamometer Convention. Lucille Prins vacationing with Clinton parents after Burpee Seed Co duties.
Mr and Mrs Russell Carpenter are parents of a daughter born at 11 25 am Thursday in Savanna city hospital. The girl weighed five pounds fourteen ounces. Mr and Mrs Howard Gorman of Clinton Iowa are parents of a daughter born Thursday in Jane Lamb hospital Clinton. Mr Gorman is in charge of Stransdale Air Park on route 80 south of Savanna.
Mrs. F A Stransky is elected county polio chapter chairman with officers and an executive board named. The annual meeting included a din ner at Meek's bakery and reports by Bertha Smith and Ruth Nehrkorn. Members from Savanna and surrounding areas join in planning the year ahead.
Mr and Mrs Tom Kustes Jr and Mrs John Cooper spent time in Milwaukee visiting Mrs Cooper’s brother George Jea mond and family and attended Milwaukee events. Fred Hook and children visited Town City area, with Mrs Hook staying through Sunday. Numerous other local families traveled to Chicago and nearby towns for visits and social engagements, returning home after several days away.
Evelyn Louise Houzenga of Thomeon married Alfred F. Workman of Fulton in a 6 o clock ceremony at the Houzenga home. The couple exchanged rings before family as a yellow and white arch framed the vows with Grace Vander Meer providing music. A reception followed with a three tier wedding cake and guests from the Houzenga and Workman families.
The Moose and Galena teams split a double bill as local nine defeated Moose on Friday night and Galena fell 5-3 to the Hanover Vets last Thursday. Thomson's squad has one win and four losses in league play. Next games are Monday and Wednesday at Otto. Mr and Mrs Norman French Jr and daughter moved from Champaign to Clinton where Norman takes a Pillsbury position.
Nino Kenyon renews review as birthday gift for daughter Merc. Oak Park resident Blaine Leaven attends gatherings. Several families from Crook, Fulton, Muskegon, and nearby areas host or visit relatives in Michigan and Wisconsin. Travellers include Myron Tibbetts party in Keithsbury and others visiting Morrison and Clinton areas.
OM Gerald Brown and Mr and Mrs Miller spent Saturday in Milwaukee joining family events. The Budtkes celebrate Mrs Budtke’s mother’s birthday. Ginty and family visited friends in Clinton and Chadwick, while others stopped by James Green and Decker households.
The thirteenth annual Pe clan reunion gathered at J M Deets home in Emerson NL with 80 attendees. George Hawk Sr of Clinton Indiana elected president for 1949, Joe Larson as vice president, and Nandie Frederick secretary treasurer. Oldest present was N kh Pays 81. youngest Michael Jones four months. Next reunion set for Leslie Durward’s home in Algo-Pfia.
Thompson Briets Austin Brenneman of Lansing visited Saturday with his uncle Ray Brenneman. Jameson resident traveled to California on business. Henry Eubanks and family of Milledgeville and Pearl Gilson and daughter Doeanna of Lanark spent Sunday in Carl Robinson's home.
Four year old Johnnie Gaar son of Mr and Mrs Paul Gaar suffered a fractured left arm Friday afternoon when he fell from hay at his home. He lives with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Harry Gaar. Mrs Wm Bennett remains at her home here and will enter Clinton hospital Friday. Mrs David Switzer is a patient in St Marys hospital at Rochester Minn.
The column lists numerous visits and weekend guests around towns including Hanover, Lanark, Davenport, Sheboygan, Maquoketa, Clinton, Morrison, Hobart, and Milwau- kee. Names such as Iva Orcutt, George Miner, Judy Brown, Merle Cate, Mervin Marshall, Cecil Frosch, Bernard Conrad, Lulu Mendy, Noordhoff, Timme, Farwell, Huffman, Lance, Sutyan, Wright, Airhart, Sack, Dawis, Groves, Draper appear among residents hosting or visiting relatives and friends during a recent period.
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