Christmas in the Grade School Room
A classroom roundup from several grades details festive projects and December activities. First graders read Fun With Dick and Jane and crafted Christmas decorations. Second graders write Santa Claus letters for a class reading. Third and sixth graders create wreaths, study measures, and explore fractions and Washington studies. Seventh graders read Dickens and finish stained glass art. The science club votes on dues and caroling, and healthy habits get health class emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raikes
Holland
Voices on chores homework hours and social rules
Patty Kaufman emphasizes choosing friends by shared interests not wealth. Janet Dykstra says chores should be voluntary and educational. Debbia Lewis notes homework is needed but weekend load is heavy. Marla Eslinger urges balanced hours for rest and leisure. Teens need adequate sleep and groups discuss metric measurements and easy terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Dykstra
Marla Eslinger
Riverview Visits and Family Gatherings Across Counties
Riverview residents and visiting relatives swap weekends with extended family in Savanna Coggan Clinton and Chicago. Notable mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Willie Leopold in Sa vanna and Mr. and Mrs. William O Leary hosting in Clinton. E R Thomas of Chicago remained hospitalized with slight improvement at Jane Lamb hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Leopold
Frank Conley
Savanna
Carlos Bark
Inton
Clyde George
Ronald Smith
William O'Leary
Paul Williams
Coggan
Iowa
Wesley Sack
Ben Stage Home
Thei
John Morgan
Clinton
Ellan Brand
Arthur Pape
Harry
Bruce Thomas
Chicago
E. R. Thomas
Jane Lamb Hospital
Thomas
Local visitors call on Decker and Dykstra households
Saturday afternoon visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Decker included Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Decker and family and Mr. and Mrs. Smith and daughter from Fulton. Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dykstra and family were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tichler and family from Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Decker
Melvin Decker
Smith
Fulton
Robert Tichler
Morrison
Alfred Dykstra
Clinton Community Chorus Presents Messiah at Washington Jr High
Philip Brach of Thomson and Robert Green of Clinton sang in the Messiah presentation by the Clinton Community chorus held Sunday night in the Washington junior high auditorium. Attendees from Thomson included Mr. and Mrs. Emil Brach, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilt and Evelyn, Mary Ann Hoff and Mrs. Kathryn Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Brach
Thomson
Robert Green
Clinton
Clinton Community Chorus
Washington Junior High Auditorium
Emil Brach
Paul Wilt
Evelyn
Mary Ann Hoff
Kathryn Green
Local families share visits and birthday celebrations
A string of Sunday visits and birthday observances connect residents from Savanna Sterling Marion Clinton Morrison and Reynolds. Fay Ashby Wayne Ashby Linda Ashby Harold Brown Delbert Dimmick families and others hosted and attended gatherings with relatives and friends across Illinois and Iowa.
Local Families Share Visits and Celebrations in California and Iowa
Mr and Mrs A L Smith Lo mita Calif receive Thomson Review as a gift from Mr and Mrs Guy Turney. Wayne and Linda Ashby celebrate birthdays with family. Harold Brown hosts Gordon Brown Maude Brown Harriet and Michael Brearton Sheri of Marion Iowa for Sunday supper. Delbert Dimmick hosts Ben Dimmick Paul Jody Yeager and Rose Yeager with Jody’s first birthday cake. Lowell Hall and family visit from Mr Carroll to William Halfman’s home. Gilbert Holland visits with.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Ashby
Valerie Ashby
Savanna
Wayne Ashby
Linda Ashby
Gordon Brown
Sterling
Maude Brown
Harriet
Michael Brearton
Sheri
Marion
Frank Brearton
Harold Brown
Delbert Dimmick
Carl Petersen
Paul Heusinkveld
Gartus Christiansen
Lyle Greeley
John Ashpole
Andy Shipper
Fulton
Alfred Dykstra
R. C. Wade
Reynolds, Ill
N. D. French
Harold Witt
Herman Hagg
Jennie Griswold
Ralph Irion
Morrison
John Ingle
Charles Ingle
Williamsfield
Leonard Haynes
Sherrard
Vernon Hayes
Warsaw
Arthur Moesinger
Clinton
Ben Dimmick
A. L. Smith
Lomita
Calif
Thomson Review
Guy Turney
Wayne
Local Families Share Weekend Visits In Milledgeville Area
Mr and Mrs Frank Miller hosted in Milledgeville with extended kin. Mr and Mrs Fred Hook and family joined Mr and Mrs John Engelkin s and family for a Sunday gathering. Weekend guests included Mrs B R Woods of Chicago and Mr and Mrs L P Hanson with three children from Lansing Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Milledgeville
Fred Hook
John Engelkins
Ivan Morse
Edna Brown
B. R. Woods
Chicago
L. P. Hanson
Lansing
Illinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Toyland
Sra
Mattell
REMCO
Alexander
Betsy
Wetsy
Playskool
Fisher-Price
Clinton, Iowa
Groezinger
Debra McGinnis
Mark Brown
Sir Mrs. Marken
Greeley
George Washington
Hockman
McCue
Miss Schmaling
Science News
Science Club
Linda Rice
Dale Krahn
Murray
Diana Daehler
Susan Speencer
Clarence Bolhous
Insurance and Real Estate
Thomson, Ill
Joyce Lumber
Fulton, Ill
William Cronister
Patty Kaufman
Debbia Lewis
Considine’s
Insurance Agency
Fultos
Riverview
Thomson News
Allied van Lines
Carstensen’s
Assa Ela
Jay M. Fay
Llewellyn Fay
John O, Seesser
Dial
UC Iece
NoMix
Abe
SDU
Atherton Service
Deluxe Cleaners
Main Street
Savanna, Illinois
L. P. Struckman, Prop
Home Appliance CO
Wayne Groharing
Billy
Anna Hartvigsen
Myles Haas
Carol Flack
Mercy Hospital
Georgia Price
Bettendorf
Charles Hogg
Herbert Law
Atherton
Thomson Or
Mt. Carroll
Thomson State Bank
Federal
Thomson, Illinois
Clinton Laundry and Cleaners
4Th St. Clinton
Main Avenue
Main Ave
Lyons
Christ
Fulton State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fulton, Illinois
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