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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1939
Page
11
Thomson News reports Carlville Blackburn College student Robert Hicks spends Christmas with his father George Hicks at Eugene Murray’s home. Fred Nipe will join Mr and Mrs Joe Melendy in Arwo for Christmas Day celebrations.
In Carroll County circuit court DEWEY DYKSTRA ET AL v JOHN DYKSTRA ET AL includes extensive Christmas Day guest listings and family visit notes from multiple households in Mt Carroll Savanna Argo and Morrison. Public notice of partition sale by Master in Chancery Ralph M. Eaton set for January 16 1940 location Mount Carroll Illinois describes property description and terms including 10 percent cash down and March 1 1940 balance with title and taxes handled.
Mr and Mrs Roy Hockman and daughters Maxine and Carol were Sunday guests with sister Mrs Myrtle Bull. Mr and Mrs Robert Emmert of Moline visited relatives here. Mrs Emmert was formerly Miss Vernie Martin. Dale and Jake Diephuis now live on the former Toussey farm. Jean Demaree and Robert Demaree plan Christmas visits. both are University of Illinois students. Mr and Mrs R D Bennett, L L Kent family, Gus Holm of Clinton, and Merle Wright of Cedar Rapids attendances noted. Ben Wagner returned from five weeks with relatives in Columbus Junction West Liberty and Sa Hem. Ruby Wagner joined him for a day at the Wagner home.
Families gather across towns for holiday cheer as Lyle Williams and Carol join Leonard Stage at Wacker. Clint Wilt hosts visitors with Paul Wilt and Winnie Conrady of Morriston. G. L. Wilsey now distributes Fulton bakery goods. Kihl and children from Savanna spend Christmas with Henry Young. Demaree family plans to spend Christmas in Byron. Vernon McGinty returns from the University of Illinois for holidays. Jennie Lowry visits daughter in Galesburg. Tibbits to spend Christmas with Fred Homedew in Mt. Carroll. Sarah Millard visiting Rockford family. Dimmist family to dine with John Schade. Clum siblings to Lima and Anderson College trip. Delia Melendy to Clinton. Heusinkveld family to Fulton. George St. Ores and Mrs Sack hosts. Stickels visit. Luedake and McGinty connections noted.
Herbert Blodgett and his children from Lee Center will spend Christmas Day at the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas Kustes. Sunday guests at the Carl Peterson home included Mr and Mrs Emil Peterson Mr and Mrs Martin Bahnsen and Mr and Mrs Fred Jurgenen and their families from Clinton.
Local families and relatives plan holiday gatherings across Clinton Milledgeville and nearby towns. Numerous couples and relatives will share Christmas Day and weekend dinners in homes from Clinton to Argo and Morison.
Mr and Mrs Harry Diehl and daughter Diana spent the weekend in Chicago at the P I Neilsen home. Mr and Mrs Thomas Stage and daughter, Mrs Paul Heusinkveld and her son Robert plan a winter trip to Manatee Fla. Mrs Francis Cilson and daughter Deanna with Shirley Mare Eubsuiks visited Mrs W C Robinson. Richard Robinson was a Sunday dinner guest in the Robinson home. Mr and Mrs Lew Lewis and Ervin Lewis and daughter from Walnut visited Mrs Alica Lewis. Erma Erling is visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs Claire Tobey in LeClaire Ia.
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