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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1953
Page
6
Local social notes list dozens of Morrison area visits
Tuesday evening callers included Mr and Mrs Otto Switzer and family. Emma Steele returned home after convalescing in Mt Carroll. Eldon Hickey and children joined guests Clifford MacLean and son Norman of Chicago for Sunday dinner at the Carrolls. Frosch family and Stagg hosted Monday supper. Hubb of Elizabeth and Young and Kromrey in Morrison for meals. Badtke visited uncle Max Carsten sen Clinton Ia. Morrison families hosted Blair relatives and friends. Jimmy Johnson returned from Postville Ia. Gordon Brown helped at Curley melon stand. Hickey home hosted Walter Shanafelt of Morrison. Eslinger and Carolyn of Clinton visited Griswold. Ketchum family visited Frazier in Clinton. Wheeler and Williams attend County Teachers meeting in Morrison. Brenneman hosted Greves and Beulah Schroeder of Fulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Switzer
Willis Sikkema
Eric
Bernard Schroeder
Barbara
Beulah
Fulton
Emma Steele
Mt. Carroll
Eldon Hickey
Clifford MacLean
Norman
Chicago
John Carroll
Cecil Frosch
Gilpin Stagg
David
William Hubb
Elizabeth
Lyle Greeley
Henry Young
Arthur Kromrey
Morrison
Richard Badtke
Max Carstensen
Clinton
Rachel
Blair
Robert Johnson
Betty Fellows
Patty
Diana Blair
William Blair
Wayland Bennett
Chadwick
Jimmy Johnson
Postville
Joe Richard Kall
Jimmy
Virl Johnson
Gordon Brown
Everett Eslinger
Carolyn
Clinton, Ja
Jennie Gristwold
Omar Ketchum
Robert Frazier
Marion Wheeler
Lyle Williams
Ray Brenneman
John Greves
Beulah Schroeder Lof Fulton
Beulah Stedman
St. Paul
Minn
Savanna
George Wolf
Claude Grim
Lester Grim
Preston
Iowa
Perry Nelson
Smith Center
Kansas
Paul Daniels
Thomson
Kenneth C. Whitney
Birch Haven
Woodruff
Wisconsin
Thomas R. Stagg
Kelton
Texas
Minnie Cochran Wood
Frank Badtke
Wayne Drake
Rachel Blair
Edna Shoemaker
Maude Brown
Fire hits Detroit Transmission plant in Livonia note
A reader letter recounts the Detroit Transmission burning near the Ludwig home in Livonia Michigan. It details shifts, casualties, and the plant loss affecting Pontiac Olds and other operations while workers face unemployment and rapid rebuilding plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starvey Seim
Robert Ludwig
Detroit
Bob
Wayne
Mary
Plymouth Road
Outtersides
Irene
Ternstedt
O. K
Pontiac
Olds
Love
Blanche
Lsafe
Sound
Thomson Briefs Local Visitors and Moves
Thomson notes show Mrs Earl Root and daughters Linda and Donna visiting relatives near Savanna. Families from Perry, St Paul, Preston, Chadwick, Smith Center and Birch Haven vacationing or visiting in the area. Minnie Cochran Wood funeral in Kelton, Tex. Various residents hosted dinners and calls with neighbors and kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Root
Linda
Donna
Fred Handel
Savanna
Herbert St. Ores, Jr
Janice
Perry
Gibert Holland
Roy Hellman
Mervin Marshall
Roger
Dale Eslinger
Lloyd Smith
LeRoy Prins Transfers to Florida Address and Local Visits Noted
The notice lists LeRoy Prins moving to N A S Whiting Field Milton Florida at 1402 Room 106 and details Tuesday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Lyle Greeley including Mrs Hattie Greeley and Mrs Eva Pape. It records several family trips and visits across Wisconsin Savanna Heidelberg Fort Myer and Clinton with relatives, plus a release of Wilfred Cone from a veterans hospital in Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Prins
N. C
N. A. A. S. Whiting Field
Milton
Florida
Lyle Greeley
Hattie Greeley
Eva Pape
Delmar Kradle
Dickie
Wisconsin
Delmar
Sack
Clinton
Walter Reddick
Wilfred Cone
Mary Cone
Veterans Hospital
Little Rock
Arkansas
Earl Root
Frank Zaruba
Betty Vacomb
Paul Harmason
Savanna
Larg
McCaugheys
Wayne Ruby
Hold Last Rites For Mrs. John Larson
Funeral services for Mrs. John Larson 67 who died Wednesday at Jane Lamb hospital Clinton Iowa were held Saturday at the Fair Haven EUB church with Rev. Clarence Stanley. Burial was in Fair Haven Cemetery. Survivors include her husband three daughters two sons 13 grandchildren and a sister. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Larson
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Chadwick
Fair Haven
EUB
Clarence Stanley
Edith Greenawalt
Adam and
Rose Greenawalt
Dixon College of Music
Frances Shimer Academy
Mt. Carroll
John A. Larson
Larson
Harry
Lavenne) Hartleb
Kentucky
Alvin
Verna) Hook
Ralph
Ruth) Ferris
Charles
John D
Irvin
Howard
Omer
Hazel
John Armstrong
Black Oak Grange Holds Regular Meeting
The Black Oak Grange met in the Grange Hall for a regular social meeting and program. Highlights included vocal numbers, a prayer, a talk on Muscular Dystrophy, a film on the topic, and quizzes on Safe Driving and Famous Slogans. Refreshments were served by local couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Oak Grange
Grange Hall
Harold Stoner
Wm. Hans
Lawrence Halfman
Wayland Bennett
Myron Friederich
Attended State Fair Crowd Lists Local Residents
Attendees at the State fair last week included Mr. and Mrs. Den ton Naniga, Mr. and Mrs. George Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schleming with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Frederick of Milledgeville, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Turnbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Rauser, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Higley with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Giese of Clinton, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Den‘ton Naniga
George Weber
Louis Weber
Harold Schleming
Herbert Frederick
Milledgeville
Harold Turnbaugh
L. F. Rauser
Robert Higley
Ed Giese
Clinton, la
Singers Honor Beloved Saint with Heritage Hymn Farewell
Floral tributes prepared by Mesdames Frank Hawkins, Ray Engelkens, Harold Turnbaugh and Carl Maring accompany songs “The Old Rugged Cross” and “In the Sweet Bye and Bye” in a farewell observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Frank Hawkins
Ray Engelkens
Harold Turnbaugh
Carl Maring
Savanna Social Roundup Binds Local Families
A list of visits and social ties includes Riverview residents the Brocious and Sager families with Chicago and Milwau kee connections. People from Oregon Milledgeville Weaton Moline and Freeport join dinners and weekend stays with the Doherty ONeal Brand and ONeal households.
Local families host visitors and return from trips in Clinton area
Mr and Mrs Norman Stickell and others from Clinton Iowa and Milledgeville travel eastern and southern states then return home. Visitors gather at Ray Brenneman and I D Morse Brown homes, including Nellie Dambhoff and family from Fulton and Omaha. The Stagg and Warfield families stop at Shamrock Texas en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Stickell
Marie
Robert
Clinton
Jo Ann Prins
Milledge‘ville
Ray Brenneman
Nellie Dambhoff
Fulton
LeRoy
Omaha
Ned
L. P. Hansen
Lansing
I. D. Morse and
Brown
Hansen
Rahn Engagement Announces Joyce to Janssen Couple
Mr and Mrs Orval Rahn of Mr Carroll announce the engagement of their daughter Joyce to John Janssen son of Mr and Mrs Wm Janssen of Chadwick No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Rahn
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James O'Neal
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Barbara Jo
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American Legion
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