Farms In Vicinity Get New Tenants To Begin New Year
Several farms in the area will take on new tenants starting Monday and through the week. Mr and Mrs Fred Stook will move to their farm vacated by Mr and Mrs Howard Wiebenga, who relocate to Frank Potter’s home and work for him. Glen Turney of Chadwick will be employed by Mr and Mrs Hook after January 1 and will reside in the Hook upstairs apartment as the Pr ed Hook farm and Elmer Hook family move to the Jim Hook farm. Local residents urged to send news or call with updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stook
Howard Wiebenga
Frank Potter
Glen Turney
Chadwick
Hook
Jim Hook
Elmer Hook
Thomson Briefs Return to Colorado
Noah Sweitzer received a card from E. E. Frank indicating he arrived home safely in Holts Colorado after visiting Illinois. En route he encountered snow in Dodge Kansas and in parts of Missouri. Mr and Mrs Ray Morgan and children shared Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Lee Morgan. Callers at Sunday tea included Stroedecke of Fulton and Charles Behr of Clinton, with Behr formerly Vivian Sack. Bert Stainbrook hosted Sunday dinner for Henry Sour and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Sweitzer
E. E. Frank
Illinois
Holts
Colo
Dodge
Kans
Missouri
Ray Morgan
Lee Morgan
Charles Sack
Stroedecke
Fulton
Charles Behr
Clinton
Vivian Sack
Sack
Bert Stainbrook
Henry Sour
Local Socials Reach Out Across Clinton and Fulton
Thomson Briets Mrs Pearl Gilson and Deanna of Clinton and Mrs Carl Robinson and Dean visited the Russell Lego family at Blackhawk Village. Earl Bennett and Myron Tibbits attended Leota club Christmas party in Fulton. Herman Voss dined with sister in Fenton. Rush Carroll joined Gelwicks at Mt Carroll. Doden home hosted visitors including Merle Doden family Kahler family Morrison and Yates family Rock Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Gilson
Deanna
Clinton
Carl Robinson
Dean
Russell Lego
Blackhawk Village
Earl Bennett
Myron Tibbits
Leota Club
Alec McCullough
Fulton
Herman Voss
Fenton
Rush Carroll
Robert Gelwicks
Mt. Carroll
Fred Doden
Merle Doden
Frank Kahler
Morrison
Everett Yates
Rock Falls
Donna and
Ardith Yates
Implement Dealers Feted At Annual Peoria Convention
L C Schreiner Alfred Hin richs Roy Frey and C J Stauffer attended a state convention of the Illinois Retail Farm Equipment dealers at the Hotel Pere Marquette Peoria Dec 5 and 6. The convention drew a large attendance with excellent speakers. A banquet for 1500 guests followed the closing and a vaudeville show capped the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Schreiner
Alfred Hinrichs
Roy Frey
C. J. Stauffer
Ilinois Retail
Pere Marquette
Peoria
Illinois service board speeds up WWII veteran checks
The Illinois Service Recognition board mailed 51 000 bonus checks to World War II veterans in November, the largest monthly output yet, with 91 000 total issued to downstate veterans. Admiral John Downes noted the department aims to process claims and mail checks quickly. Governor Green urged Illinois families to contribute to the Silent Guest CARE fund for European relief, continuing through Christmas, with funds sent to Arnold Benson, Illinois Fund Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Service Recognition Board
John Downes
Sprigfield
Downstate
Downs
Dwight H. Green
Green
Illinois
Longest Bird Flight Record Noted for Arctic Tern
The longest documented flight by a banded bird belongs to an Arctic tern tagged at Turnevik Bay Labrador and later found on a Margate beach on South Africa's east coast. Estimated distance spans about 8 000 miles at a probable route near 9 000 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnevik Bay
Labrador
Margate
South Africa
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Witt In Thomson
Mr and Mrs Harold Witt and Wayne were dinner guests Tuesday of Mr and Mrs Ralph Irion at Morrison to honor Mrs Witt on her birthday. Larry Hook celebrated his 2nd birthday Tuesday. Epa Hook of Savannah visited Ab Hook. Verne Kaufman spent Sunday with brother Lawrence Kaufman and Lyndonwood Wayne was Saturday guest at Arthur Witt home in Clinton. Mrs Richard McGinty and Mary Jo Sheridan spent days in Chicago. A E Sheridan and daughter Mary with Mrs George Stumphy and Mrs M J Strukhoff visited in Dubuque Iowa Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Witt
Wayne
Ralph Irion
Morrison
Mrs. Witt
Epa Hook
Savana
Ab Hook
Larry Hook
Fred Hook
Verne Kaufman
Lawrence Kaufman
Lyndonwood
Arthur Witt
Clinton
Richard McGinty
Mary
Wayne Kaufman
Patricia
Kyle Rawlins
Hattie Rawlins
Vaughn McGinnis
Savanna
Wm. Johnson
Sandridge
Clifford Curley
Munday
Earl Wilkerson
Carrol
Harry Wilkerson
Kyle’s
Lee Poorman
John Ashsré
Toeyn
Franklin ‘Chlor
Janice
Gene
Ralph Thansen
Christiansen
Laura Ashpole
Toleration and Silence as Moral Guides Across Thinkers
A collection of aphorisms on toleration, silence, and kindness from figures including Shelley George Eliot Kahlil Gibran and Madame de Stael, paired with a note from the National Safety Council linking 35 percent of night trace accidents to poor illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley
George Eliot
Kahlil Gibran
National Safety Council
Car overturns on Route 171 injures no one
Timothy Van Kampen and Don ald Kness escaped injury when Van Kampen's car overturned and slid down an embankment about three miles east of Thomson. The vehicle sustained little damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy van Kampen
Donald Kness
van Kampen
Thomson
Wayne
Roy Parker
Savanna
Herman Timmons
City Hospital
Warren Green
Blackhawk Village
Robert Iplind
Gerald Brown
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Wyman
Taris Paige
Broce Sexmett
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Thurs
Ann Dvorak
Colorado
Thomson Briets
Savanna’s Web Theatre
Edward G. Robinson
John Garfield
Lupino
Jack London
The
Sea Wolf
Betty Grable
Dan Dailey
Dana Andrews
Anne Baxter
Times Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Dennis Morgan
Jack Carson
King’s Row
Ann Sheridan
Robert Cummings
Ronald Regan
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PTL
Much OO Ramet Ts
Gene Autry
Sioux City
Edmond O'Brien
Ella Raines
William Bendix
Web
Paulette Goddard
Fred MacMurray
Wilbur the Lion
Joan Fontaine
Sam Wood
Ivy
Patric Knowles
Herbert
Marshall
Maisie
Pauline
Stallion Road
Martin
iMartin Morris Co
Clinton, IA
Livingston E. Osborne
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of Interior
Washington
D. C
Arnold P. Benson
Statehouse
Springfield
Regan Funeral Home
Jack Busch and His Orchestra
Moose Club
Adam Heinze
Ideal
T. B
Bangs
Farm Machinery International
Little Genius
Little Wonder
J. D
Inc. Combine
N. H
Meyer Mechanice
McCormick
Emerson
Deering
Frank Milligan & Son
Teeter & Son
Farmers State Bank
Lal
Clinton Auto Wrecking & Supply CO
Clinton, Iowa
Thomson Briefs
Trojan
Lanark
Evlings
Trojans
A Eve Hl
van Allen
Iowa
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