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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
10
Mr. and Mrs. William Newman of Tacoma Washington visit in the home of her brothers Will and Gus Roggendorf and later in the home of their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Frank Anderson.
Thomson notes Friday dinner guests hosted by Mr and Mrs Wayne Ashby included Prank Hunt and Harold Hunt from Chicago, Avra Lenning of Newton Indiana, Susan Green of Milwaukee, Helen Wertling and Kattie Greeley. Walter Switzer of Paxton will visit with his parents over Labor Day. Jo Gafes will be joined by sister Mary Gaar in the Switzer home. Ruth Davis and daughters Ruth and Lois were business visitors in Clinton Wednesday.
Thursday guests in the Schade home included Aura Lanning, Mary Cone, George Greeley, Lawrence Weatherwax, William Newman, John Heinze, and Frank Anderson. The Roggendorfs hosted a supper for Will Roggendorf and others, while Julia DeVault stayed with J. Y. Stickell. Aura Lanning visits George Greeley and friends. Wednesday dinners featured Roy Houghton hosts with Tucker, Snyder, Gallagher, Dorothy, and Lewis in attendance. Otto Switzer visited Freeport to see Hart Johnson in St Francis hospital. Thomas Stagg visited cousin Neva Baker in Morrison. Rev L D Hiatt and Mrs Hiatt joined Willard for Friday supper.
Mrs Harold St Ores and son Les lie and daughter Arlene returned from a visit in St Stephens South Carolina where Harold works for Mc Carthy Improvement Co. Ruby Warfield visits with her brother in law and sister Lee and Mrs Sweeley. Ed Turney family of Thomson and Paul Turney of Chadwick visit Blaine Turney in Clinton. Locke and Jensen host Argo guests. Argo’s Basta siblings return to Clinton after weeks with grandparents Adam and Mrs Kness. Otto Smith and others visit Switzer home. Olds family attend Hattie Olds funeral at Mt Carroll and share supper with Lloyd Smith. Chas Sack Argo attends Lewis reunion in Mt Carroll with Will Sack and LaVonne Sack of Waterloo.
Sunday and weekday visits span Clinton townships with multiple households entertaining kin from nearby towns. Mrs. Kate Gleason and Mrs. Shirley Stage visit relatives. Miss Vada Rice works at Savanna Ordnance Depot. the Diehls and Diehl family guests travel between Freeport and Morrison areas.
Thomson area residents share Sunday visits with friends and relatives. Alma Robison hosts Bernice Kneas while the Adams family plan a weekend trip, and Chas Bennett and Mavi Doden Morrison travel to Chicago for hospital care. Nearby Fay Park notes include Brookfield Zoo outings and Clinton hospital visits.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Erling and their family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Claire Tobey at Princeton Iowa.
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