Obituary: James T. Crow of Lucas Dies at 55
Funeral services for James T. Crow, son of Samu and Isabelle Crow, who lived in Lucas Iowa, were held at Beardsley funeral home in Chariton. He died December 4 1940 at his Lucas home aged 55 years 10 months and one day. He leaves his wife Blanche Pim later remarried Marie Schade four daughters a son-in-law and siblings. Burial was in Liberty Center Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Crow
Lucas
John Schade
Thomson
Beardsley Funeral Home
Chariton
Iowa
Liberty Center
Glendora
John Dimmick
Mrs. Schade
John
James T. Crow
Samu
Isabelle Crow
Lucs
Melcher
George
Methodist Church
Blanche Pim
Harriet
Blanche
Marie Schade
Clinton
Jane Lamb Hospital
Harriet Crank
Des Moines
Sheila
Oseceola
Loretta
Verda
Roy
Youngstown
Ohio
Will
Amer Israel
Marie Jensen 82 Dies After Monday Night Passing
Mrs Marie Jensen age 82 died Monday night at her son Paul Jensens home at 10 30 The body went to St Charles Minnesota for funeral services and burial on Wednesday She was born in Denmark June 24 1858 and was married to Paul Jensen Sr who preceded her in death She had lived with her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Paul Jensen for several months
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Marie Jensen
Paul Jensen
St. Charles
Minn
Jensen
Marie Miller
Denmark
New License Plates Arrive. Local Residents Receipt Noted
The 1941 Illinois license plates are being sent out this week and some local residents have already received their sets. Saturday dinner guests at the home of Mr. Emma Steele included Mrs. Harriett Kluge and Miss Dorothy Shoemaker from Mt. Carroll. In the afternoon Miss Shoemaker visited in Moline with her brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Josserand and family.
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Illinois
Emma Steele
Harriett Kluge
Dorothy Shoemaker
Mt. Carroll
Farmers Evening School Sees Strong Turnout On Monday
The Thomson farmers evening school drew 41 attendees for a Monday night meeting with 49 total enrollments. The discussion centered on feeding the dairy herd, focusing on protein quality, ration balance, and the University of Illinois total protein method, with Mr. Lee Beebe of Beebe Seed Co. slated to discuss weed identification and seed prizes at the next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Farmers Evening School
Illinois
University of Illinois
Lee Beebe
Beebe Seed Co
Forreston
Clinton Caller Mrs. Nettie Baker Advertises Monday
Mrs. Nettie Baker served as a Clinton caller on Monday, likely promoting a campaign or event in the town. She appears in local notices as an active community participant with volunteer or advocacy roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Baker
Clinton
Parkhill School Christmas Program Featuring Dr Goulding
The Parkhill School hosts its annual Christmas program on Wednesday evening December 18 at eight. Dr Goulding of Sterling Illinois, magician, headlines a lineup including Evelyn Miensma Orville Bush Mabel Webster and pupils. Refreshments follow and all are invited to attend.
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Parkhill
Goulding
Sterling
Illinois
Evelyn Miensma
Orville Bush
Mabel Webster
Fairy
Nellie
Erma Erling
Robert
Richard Webster
Edward
Florence
Phyllis Webster
Dr. Goulding
Richard and
June Haas
Robert Appel
Edwin Webster
Wilbur Miensma
Harold Kramer
Mr and Mrs Frank Potter Visit Papes on Sunday Evening
Mr and Mrs Frank Potter were Sunday evening visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Pape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Potter
Arthur Pape
December PTA meeting to feature Christmas program
The Parent-Teachers association will hold its December gathering at the high school on Thursday evening December 19. A Christmas program will be presented with numbers supplied by the rural township schools and Thomson schools. A large crowd is hoped for and full program details will appear next week.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Thomson
Argo Methodist Church Service Schedule
Argo Methodist Church presents morning worship at 9 30 a m led by Rev J A Foard followed by Sunday school at 10 15 a m with the pastor in charge of services.
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Argo
Baptist Church Notices for Sunday Worship and Events
Baptist Rev. R. H. Leitner preaches at 9 30 a m with Sunday school at 10 30 a m The Livewire class party is set for Tuesday evening December 17 at the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Wilt The ladies aid society meets Thursday at the Morrison home of Mrs Everett Eslinger
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Leitner
Paul Wilt
Ladies’ Aid Society
Everett Eslinger
Morrison
Thomson Methodist Church Christmas Week Activities
Thomson Methodist invites the community to a busy Christmas week with services at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. led by Rev. Clarence Ploch, a 3 p.m. candlelight vesper, tea after, and a Dec 21 old English fellowship dinner and 8 p.m. Christmas cantata The Lost Carol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ploch
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Grace Gibbits
York Community Service Explores Jesus the Healer
Minister T Stuart Cleworth outlines morning worship at 8 45 a m focusing on Jesus the Healer from Luke 4. The message emphasizes worship shaped by character building through self discipline and loving devotion to God and neighbors. Church school at 9 30 a m studies Jesus model prayer and contrasts personal prayer with William C Covert’s call for prayers beyond mere requests.
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T. Stuart Cleworth
Jesus
William C. Covert
Christmas Program Plans At Fair Haven Church
Fair Haven broadcasts a week of church events led by Pastor Paul Farley. Prayer meeting 7 30 Thursday evening at the parsonage and Christmas program practice 7 30 Friday at the church. Sunday December 15 features 10 am Sunday school and 10 55 am morning sermon with mission band at the parsonage. The church Christmas program is set for Sunday night December 22 inside the church. A pastry sale is scheduled for Saturday afternoon December 14 at Quest Hardware in Chadwick by the ladies aid society with special orders to Mrs Will Rister before Friday noon.
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Paul Farley
Quest’s Hardware
Chadwick
Ladies’ Aid Society
Will Rister
Christmas Program Preview At Ideal Christian Endeavor
Rev Sword leads the C E meeting with Paul Isenhart in charge. Special music features Mrs Sword solo, violin by Alfred Schaal, vocal duets by Lillian and Arletta Hartman, Harmon Stakemiller, and duets by Mrs Corzine and Mrs Reiff plus an orchestra. A Christmas program is planned for Sunday evening December 22.
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Christian Endeavor
Sword
Paul Isenhart
C. E
Alfred Schaal
Lillian
Arletta Hartman
Harmon Stakemiller
Miss Mildred Withhart Dines As Supper Guest
Miss Mildred Withhart was a supper guest Tuesday evening in the Leaman Swett home. The event featured informal gathering and hosted guests in a family setting.
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Mildred Withhart
Leaman Swett
Funeral services for J. D. Calvert held in Hanover
Mr and Mrs Roy Heitman and Mrs Harold Witt attended funeral services for J D Calvert, the uncle of Mrs Heitman, at Hanover Saturday afternoon.
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Roy Heitman
Harold Witt
Husband Of Former Ustick Woman Dies
Philo Preston Slaughter of Clinton and Camanche died at 4:30 a m Wednesday after two years of illness. He was born May 12 1894. Survived by wife Gladys Durward of Ustick a daughter Norma Jean a sister Mrs Walter Manning of Camanche and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday at First Methodist Church Camanche with burial in Rosehill cemetery. He was predeceased by his parents and one brother Charles.
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Philo Preston Slaughter
Clinton
Camanche
First Methodist
Rosehill Cemetery
Mr. Slaughter
Clarence
Ida Slaughter
Gladys Durward
Ustick
Norma Jean
Walter Manning
Charles
Balk and Fissen Stage Families Visit Neighbors
Thomson brief notes show Mr. and Mrs. John Balk and family visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jake Fissen Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stage were visitors Sunday afternoon and supper guests at Mr. and Mrs. Willis Stage.
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John Balk
Jake Fissens
Leonard Stage
Willis Stage
Local High School Play Draws Large Wednesday Crowd
The junior class presented the three act comedy Second Fiddle in the gym to a large audience Wednesday evening. The cast received praise for their performances and Miss Frances Thomas as director. Musical numbers by Letha Gaar Cor bin and Joseph Isenhart were enjoyed, raising about $51 for school purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Thomas
Letha Gaar
Mr. Corbin
Joseph Isenhart
Births in Argo two new sons reported
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Robertson of Argo are the parents of a son born at the home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ditsworth of Argo are the parents of a son born in the Savanna hospital last Saturday. The baby weighed 83-4 ts., and has been named Gerald Allen.
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Dallas Robertson
Argo
Kenneth Ditsworth
Savanna Hospital
Gerald Alen
Red Cross Drive Ends in York Township Celebration
Local Red Cross drive is completed in York Township. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Robertson observed their tenth wedding anniversary with a card party at home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kauffman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Atkins and family, and many others from Savanna Massbach Argo and nearby areas.
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York Township
Gilbert Robertson
Joe Kauffman
Chas. Atkins
Lawrence Beck
Savanna
Ray Knutsen
Massbach
Chas
Miller
Argo
Richard Williams
Lynn Curley
Cravatta
Frank Brown, Jr
Earl Roggendorf
Herbert Almquist
Web Ross
Robertson
Pioneer class at Community church entertained
Members of the Pioneer class were entertained at the home of Mrs. Jennie Lowry on Wednesday afternoon. The gathering included tying comforters and refreshments.
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Jennie Lowry
Local families gather for Monday visit
Mrs Marcus Norman and daughter and Mrs Peter Drolema of near Morrison along with Mrs Henry Housenga of near Lanark Mrs Richard Housenga and children of Chadwick spent Monday in the home of Mr and Mrs Jake Eissens.
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Marcus Norman
Peter Drolema
Morrison
Henry Housenga
Lanark
Richard Housenga
Chadwick
Jake Eissens
Woman's Club Meets With 18 Members In Thomson
The Thomson Woman's Club gathered Wednesday evening at Mrs. Gladys Cate home with 18 members. They sang Christmas carols, shared wishes for Christmas, and heard papers on The Christmas Story and Christmas in Other Lands. A conservation report announced a $1 donation to plant 250 trees in a southern Illinois forest preserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Woman's Club
Gladys Cate
Frances Rosenberg
Minnie Miller
Mexico
Sweden
Margaret Cochran
Woman's Club
Conservation Department
Illinois
Woman’s Club
Alice Switzer
Lorado Taft
Dinner Honor Birthday Sister-in-Law Held in Morrison
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Eslinger hosted a dinner at their Morrison home last Sunday for the birthday of Mrs. Eslinger’s sister, Mrs. Harold Witt of Thomson. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Witt, Mr. and Mrs. Will Griswold and Mrs. Stella Griswold of Thomson, and Mr. and Mrs. Eslinger and their daughter.
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Everett Eslinger
Morrison
Red Cross Drive Surpasses Expectations With Notable Giving
Mrs. Roy I. Houghton reports the Thomson Woman's club Red Cross drive this year raised 101.97 dollars, with 66 memberships and 25.97 dollars in donations. Committees organized by the club, led by Mrs. J. Y. Stickell, solicited memberships and gifts, listing many donors in memory of or tribute to individuals.
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Roy I. Houghton
Red Cross
Thomson Woman's Club
J. Y. Stickell
Ernest Whitney
K. B. Carpenter
Ed McGinty
Estella Griswold
Mary Sheridan
Rush Carroll
Fred Miller
Ralph Stearns
N. D. French
Norman French
Martha French
Alice Hamilton
Hans Jensen
Ida Mellagh
Dan Nipe
Leslie Lathrop
Ralph Hook
John Guinther
Charlie Guinther
Fred Peters
M. F. van Buer
Merle Turney
Cora Kaufman
Wm. Haas
Flossie Gaar
Joe Shutters
Ida Weber
Gladys Cate
Fred Doden
C. H. Switzer
Harold Zenk
George Creighton
Wm. Reeder
Lillian Soltow
Paul Wilt
E. N. Holland
Henry Hebler
Will Johnson
John Grawe
Henry _ St. Ores
Curtis St. Ores
Lynn Curley
A. W. Pape
Frances St. Ores
Grace Isenhart
Frank Johnson
Carl Johannsen
Clarence Bolhous
Katherine Wallace
Burrell Brown Visiting Here With Relatives
Burrell Brown in the U S Army arrives Sunday evening to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Guy Brown and relatives. He has been stationed in Hawaii for two years and plans to leave for Fort Monroe Virginia around the 18th to enroll in an army electrical school.
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Burrell Brown
U. S. Army
Guy Brown
Territory of
Hawaii
Burrell
Fort Monroe
Army
Eastern Star lodge to install new officers Thursday
Members of the Eastern Star lodge will meet in the lodge hall this Thursday evening for the installation of new officers.
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Eastern Star Lodge
Chat-A-While Club Plans Friday Meeting
Chat-A-While will meet tomorrow Friday at Mrs. Eugene Murray's home. A Christmas program is planned with a grab bag. The Altar and Rosary Society met at Mrs. Irene Weatherwax's home last Wednesday for a Christmas party with "Aeroplane" as the afternoon diversion. High prizes went to Mrs. J. J. Sheridan and low to Mrs. John Smit. The next gathering will be at Mrs. A. F. Sheridan's home.
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Eugene Murray
Altar and Rosary Society
Irene Weatherwax
J. J. Sheridan
Low
John Smit
A. F. Sheridan
Argo 500 Club Holds Meeting at Houghton Home
The Argo 500 club met last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Nelle Houghton with Mrs. Clara Andring as hostess. First prize went to Mrs. Nelle Houghton, second to Mrs. Mayme Mummert, and third to Mrs. Cora Kaufman. The group will gather next Thursday at Mrs. Millie Holm’s Clinton Ta home for a picnic dinner and Christmas party.
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Argo 500
Nelle Houghton
Clara Andring
Mayme Mummert
Cora Kaufman
Millie Holm
Clinton
Vesper Service At Local M E Church This Sunday
A Christmas vesper service by the church choir with numbers sponsored by the Woman's club will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Methodist church. The entire community is invited and tea will follow the service. Also noted: Mr and Mrs Melvin Johnson and family visited the Schwartzs in Teeds Grove Iowa for Sunday dinner.
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Woman's Club
Melvin Johnson
Mrs
George Schwartz
Teeds Grove
Sandridge School Christmas Program Planned
The Sandridge School will present a December 18 program featuring songs, a welcome exercise, recitals, plays, a Christmas story, duets, and a living room scene with a cast including Lila Curley Richard Falls and Merle Potter. Also notes that Bobby Kradle of Chadwick visited relatives nearby.
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Sandridge School
Fay Potter
Lila Curley
Patricia Goodenough
Richard Falls
Leona Curley
Arlene Potter
Ardetta Potter
Harriet Roggendorf
Edna Curley
Johnnie
Eugene Flack
Theo Rossman
Phil Rossman
Mother Rossman
Father Rossman
Merle Potter
Letty
Ellen Ruth O'Leary
Doctor Warren
Walter Conner
Gwendolyn
Little Town of
Bethlehem
North Pole
Eugene Holman
Alice E. Switzer
Chadwick Edges Thomson In Home Court Thriller
Chadwick defeated Thomson 20 to 15 on Thomson’s floor in a tight contest. Thomson led early with two points in the first quarter to Chadwick’s one, and the game stayed close until Chadwick pulled away late. Preliminary games featured reserve and grade squads with out-of-town wins, followed by Thomson Independent losing to Macomb in three overtimes.
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Chadwick
Thomson
Macomb
Ychs Cagers
Leaf River
Shannon
Seim to Perform in 36th Messiah at Cornell College
Blanche Seim daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Seim Thomson will sing in Handel Messiah at Cornell College Mt Vernon Ia Sunday afternoon Dec 15 The Christmas oratorio directed by Harold Baltz features the oratorio society symphony orchestra and four guest artist soloists Seim is a soprano in the society choir.
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Blanche Seim
Harvey Seim
Thomson
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Harold Baltz
College Conservatory of Music
Oratorio Society
Symphony Orchestra
Miss Seim
Ed Drake Sale Attracts Buyers And Strong Prices
The Ed Drake sale held on Monday December 9 drew a good crowd and fetched solid prices. A cow with calf by its side topped at 111.50, other cows bringing 75 to 100, hay at 8 per ton, corn 62 cents per bushel, oats 36 cents per bushel. Auctioneer Edward Mest conducted the sale with steady efficiency.
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Ed Drake
Edward Mest
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Helen Jane Swits
Rockford
Thomson and Albany
Farmer’s Evening School
P.T. A
York
Fair Haven
Thomson Briefs
Chadwick High
Oo. E. S
M. E. Church
Sandridge
Bobby Kradle
Johannsen
Robert Herrity
Clinton, Ia
Chadwick Frommelt
Bittner
Martin
Weber
Mackey
Thomson- Bull
Bert Hook
Groharing
Cate
Bernie Hook
Bickert
Kradle
Morgan
William
Queckboerner
Tripp
Thomson Isenhart
Demaree
Bull
Ashpole
Bolhous
Faulkner
Mitchell
Bert Heok
Ay Groharing
Uu B. Hook
Zellers
H Mathiot
Kilher
Strole
Mergen
Rothermal
Lovell
Motter
Ed Drake Sale
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