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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
4
The Rev. D. L. Draper and family spent Thanksgiving with relatives in northwest Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Badtke spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pannier at Morrison.
Guests of Mr and Mrs John Ashpole on Thanksgiving day include their son and wife Mr and Mrs Harold Ashpole of Moline their daughters Mr and Mrs Harold Sorensen and Mr and Mrs Ralph Christiansen and John of Clinton.
Thomson notes that Mrs Hazel Stagg and daughter Elynor plan to attend the International Stock Show in Chicago tomorrow and Saturday. Other items include Thanksgiving visits by Stagg family relatives, dinner guests at multiple homes, and local social notes involving the Nelsons Knesses Green family Shoemakers and Longeneckers.
Thomson Briers Joe and Earl Root spent last weekend in Rochester Minnesota visiting their mother at St. Marys hospital. Mr and Mrs Bill Graves of Clinton and B R Lewis attended the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Thanksgiving dinner guests included Mr and Mrs B R Lewis, his parents, his sisters Cecil Frosch and Dorothe Lewis. Mrs B R Lewis visited her daughter Mrs Cecil Frosch in Savanna and Mr and Mrs Albert Hook saw Mr and Mrs Gerald Jessman on Tuesday evening.
Mr and Mrs James Morgan hosted Sunday evening guests including Mr and Mrs Boyd of Chadwick. The gatherings marked the birthdays of Mrs Witt James Morgan and Mrs Handel with cake and greetings.
The Idle Hour club reports a $25 contribution from N. D. French and invites future donations. Carry Root came home on Wednesday from Rochester Minnesota where his wife is a patient in St Marys hospital.
Thomson's Farmers' Evening school class will convene Friday December 5 at 7 pm in the high school. The discussion will focus on Legal Problems of the Farmer. Mr and Mrs Forrest Gilbert and daughter of Port Byron visited Thanksgiving with her parents Mr and Mrs Richard Badtke.
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