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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1954
Page
5
Delinquent Personal Property taxes for 1953 in York township Carroll County Illinois remain due with interest. A $1.00 statutory publishing fee applies and a monthly 1/7 penalty accrues until paid. Back taxes may be included indicated by the letters B. T.
The Illinois State Medical Society Educational Committee describes common skin growths. Moles appear on the face and body sometimes dark or hairy and may be benign or malignant. Birthmarks like strawberry marks can appear at birth and often fade. treatment depends on growth rate location and potential bleeding or infection. Warts spread by contact and vary in response to treatment. Senile keratoses show red patches with grey scales on sun exposed areas in older adults. Treatments include freezing with dry ice, radium or x ray therapy and sometimes plastic surgery under a physician’s guidance.
Mr and Mrs Harve Querk Boerner and son Evan Mrs Clara Barnhart of Chadwick and Miss Sally Yates of Savanna returned Aug 17 from a 3000 mile southern trip to visit their son John at Camp Gordon Ga He will soon be transferred They visited My Old Kentucky Home the Ancient City of the Mounds and Cumiyr land Falls in Kentucky and saw Charleston South Carolina parade of 2000 trained men at Camp Gordon They found the South dry with little rain in Kentucky Crops especially tobacco needed rain Farmers expect about 3000 per acre for good tobacco On return trip they passed through Indiana where temperatures reached 103 degrees The G F club was entertained Sunday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Manning Guests included Mr and Mrs Harold Rick Mr and Mrs James Kelly Mr and Mrs Harry Traum Morrison Mr and Mrs Howard Baker Prophetstown Mr and Mrs Frank Merlak Milledgeville
Local committee of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports a Saturday pastry sale raised 37 dollars and 14 cents for the emergency polio drive. Donations may be left at Farmers State Bank or with committee members Mrs. W. J. Schreiner Mrs. Fred Olson or Mrs. Claude Cook.
Mr and Mrs Dewall Spillane and family of Craig Manor moved to Peoria where Mr Spillane will be employed by Superior Foundry Co. Mrs Spillane's brother Robert Helm left Sunday for Peoria to attend barber school for 4 months and will live with his sister during that time.
Fifteen 4-H club members from Mixing Mixers and four guests visited Morrison on Monday afternoon. They called at the Morrison hobby shop and Volkman's furniture factory, then ended the tour with lunch at Goodenoughs.
Private First Class Kenneth M Friederich, 29, promoted while serving with the 772d Military Police Battalion in Korea. The Chadwick, Illinois native is assigned to Headquarters Command of the battalion, known as the Seven-Seven-Deuce, guarding UN supplies and equipment transported by the Korean National Railroad. Friederich entered the Army in November 1953 and trained at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. His parents are Mr and Mrs Myron Friederich.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Henderson marked their anniversary Sunday with a dinner at Maple Terrace, Mt Carroll. Afternoon and evening guests included Mr and Mrs Ralph Spyres of Canton Mr and Mrs D A Lamm of Danville who will stay several days and Mr and Mrs Lee Henderson.
The passage notes that birthmarks and warts are generally harmless but warns that changes in color shape bleeding scabbing or ulceration require investigation. Early diagnosis reduces anxiety and early treatment improves outcomes if malignancy is present.
The 1954 Cyerall County 4-H Roundup concluded with Van Buskirk of Lanark earning the light weight Hereford championship and the Hereford division title. John Morris of Chadwick claimed reserve in cattle, while Morris also topped the grand heifer class with an Angus. Brett Zier Jr. of Milledgeville and Allan Haag of Chadwick earned reserves in Shorthorn and steer divisions.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Dollinger Jr and Mr and Mrs Robert Spencer returned from a week-long western trip visiting Estes Park Loveland and Wyoming. They learned M Vel d will study mortuary science and attended a Wisconsin wedding. Orion Alexander and Kyle Turney also toured the west visiting relatives in Canada Washington and Great Falls Wyoming where they attended a funeral.
Mrs Matilda Zugschwerdt and Erna Zugschwerdt joined a Lanark group by bus to Chicago for the Chicagoland Music Festival celebrating its 25th anniversary, described as the best festival ever presented.
Mrs. Don Kness hosted a Friday afternoon birthday party for her daughter Aloma marking her tenth birthday. Guests enjoyed games and a grab bag of small gifts, with ice cream and cake served. attendees included Mina Kness, Patty St. Clair, Barbara Rude, Dewayne Bickert, Barbara Kness, and Don Kness Jr.
Philothea and Bible Class will meet September 3 in the home of Mrs. Lee Henderson for their regular meeting and a picnic dinner. Mrs. Cora Geison will lead devotions and Mrs. Henry Blume will present the Bible study.
Froward Brett and Bob Balk returned Sunday from a week's fishing at Cass Lake Minnesota with fair luck. They enjoyed a picnic with Mr and Mrs Fred Brett at Lake Andrusia near their camp. Mrs Flossie Adolph and companions dined at the Ox Yoke Inn in Amana Indiana and visited Lily Pond where yellow lilies bloomed. They traveled via Clinton Ta and Iowa City on their return.
Judson Grove of Mt. Carroll entered Lavanna-A, a Holstein, earning the grand championship in the dairy show at the 4-H Roundup. Ma lone St. Clair of Chadwick claimed reserve Guernsey. Grove also won the showmanship award. Other breed champions included Gay Sibley of Chadwick for Brown Swiss, Da Wayne Gerdes of Milledgeville for Ayrshire, and Paula Lamoreux of Lanark for Jersey.
Multiple local families and guests are noted in a series of weekend visits and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Howard Stover and family join Birch Haven Resort trip to Woodruff Wisconsin. Mrs Dambman improves at St Josephs sanitarium. Numerous dinners, Sunday outings, and birthday party honors mark the community's social calendar with residents from Milledgeville Lanark McHenry Morrison Sterling Oak Park and Crookston among those mentioned.
Mrs. Jennie Graham hosted a Lanark weekend visit with her daughter and grandson. A Morrison birthday supper honored Mrs. Kier. Visitors included Ethan Blair of Sterling and Luella Stengel from Lanark. Nurses from the class of 1954 began work in Freeport. Numerous family gatherings and birthday celebrations unfold across Lanark Carroll Dixon and Polo with relatives and friends from Bryant Way Hawkins and more attending weddings and dinners.
A list of weekend and recent visitors includes Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoffman at Mrs. Mary Hoffman’s home. Sharon and Patria Roelk of Freeport staying with the Handels. Mrs. Harold Rahn and others from Oregon and Polo dining with the Shumans. More gatherings feature Mr. and Mrs. Post and V. V. Kibble at Dixon. Kibble’s guests, Joe Rei and family from Mound City. overnight guests the Rosenbergs with a Milwaukee fair trip. Roehr from Rock Island visiting Bowles in Rockford. James Angle in Morrison with Spearman. and numerous other stays and visits across Iowa and nearby towns, plus a hospital recovery note for John Sammons in Magnolia.
A compact collection of quotes urges duty as central to action. Lincoln Carlyle Ruskin and Kingsley emphasize doing the nearest task well, serving others, and maintaining readiness, calmness, and faithfulness in daily work. The excerpts highlight obedience as steady service to higher aims and to God.
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