Christmas Week News And Events In Town
Santa Claus visits Village Park at 2 30 p m this weekend as townsfolk note slippery roads despite recent snow. Thomson Operetta audiences praise performers while Atherton Service offers feed trucking and loans. A big Lanark basketball tourney and town open house at Morrelli’s draw crowds as The Thomson Review thanks readers and invites continued support.
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Santa Claus
Village Park
Bruce Groharing
Gene Potter
Thomson
Atherton
Jack Busch
Local Social Notes From Thomson Area Visits
Mrs Nell Bennett of Brookfield visited the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Strauch over the weekend. Roger and Lee Ann Strukhhoff of Fulton stayed with Mr and Mrs M J Strukhhoff. Harry Root returned from a two week visit with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Edward Malewicki in Winona Minnesota. Mr and Mrs Ben Wagner were Sunday dinner guests of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Root and family.
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Nell Bennett
Brookfield
Henry Strauch
Roger
Lee Ann Strukhoff
Fulton
M. J. Strukhoff
Harry Root
Edward Malewicki
Winona
Minn
Ben Wagner
John Root
Card of Thanks and In Loving Memory Note
Card of Thanks from Clarence and Margaret Huggins of Los Angeles thanks friends for letters and wishes and extends holiday greetings. In loving memory of Herman DeVries, who died December 24, 1960, with a poem reflecting loss and farewell from his wife Flora DeVries.
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Clarence and
Margaret Huggins
Los Angeles
Calif
Herman DeVries
Heaven
Future Home Makers of America Host Thomson Ball
The THS FH A annual Christmas Ball is Friday December 22 from 9 p m to 1 a m in the school gym. Jack Busch's orchestra provides music. Public invited. tickets $1 per person from FH A members. Kindergarten class candidates vie for king and queen with votes in local businesses.
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Homemakers of America
Thomson High School
Jack Busch
King and Ueen
Thomson
Larry Kness
Judy Cate
Dale Eslinger
Connie Schmitt
Junior McGinnis
Terry Lee Kness
Alan Eve
Ciid Baker
King
Santa Letters From Ruthie Jean Parker 1961 Ill
A pair of child Santa letters from Atkinson Illinois dated November 10 1961. Ruthie Jean Parker asks Santa for a doll baby for herself and gifts for her sisters and brothers plus clothes for her mother and a shirt and trousers for her father. The note mentions a younger sibling and a helper mother.
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Santa Claus
Sandy
Sheila
Rosina
Bonnie
Tina Marie
Russell
Steven
Clayton
Daddy
Atkinson, Ill
Celebrate Birthday at Petersen Home
Friends and relatives gathered Friday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Carl Petersen to celebrate Mrs. Petersen’s birthday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jurgensen, Mrs. Alfie Jensen, Mrs. Margaret Zastrow of Clinton, and others from Chadwick Wacker and Thomson. Refreshments followed social time. Cradle News notes Jacque Faur and Mrs. Faur of Fort Buckner Alabama welcomed son Calvin born November 17. mother Alice Nienkark is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Nienkark of Thomson.
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Carl Petersen
Cradle News
Jacque Faur
Fort Buckner
Alabama
Calvin
Faur
Alice Nienkark
William Nienkark
Thomson
Morelli Christmas Open House At Thomson Home
Mr and Mrs Ray Morelli hosted a Christmas open house in Thomson on Sunday afternoon December 17 from 2 to 4 30 pm. Their home featured a holiday motif with a red net cloth felt trees snowmen and a white net tree centerpiece. Fifty friends from Thomson and nearby areas attended the event enjoying punch coffee cookies and candies.
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Ray Morelli
Thomson
Christmas season church services listed across several congregations
Baptist morning worship at 10:00 Rev Ralph Ostengren guest minister at Men dota Sunday school at 11:00 Annual Christmas Program Sunday December 24 at 7 15 pm Methodist worship 8 30 9 30 11 00 Argo Fay Hickory Grove Thomson Sunday school 9 30 Argo Fay 10 00 Thomson 17 20 AM Hickory Grove MYF at 7 Sunday eve at Thomson Christmas program Saturday December 23 7 30 pm Hickory Grove WSCS meets December 27 at 1 30 pm Catholic Fulton services 8 and 10 am St Johns Savanna 5 45 7 30 9 00 11 am
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Ralph Ostengren
Mendota
Herbert St. Ores
Wilbur Nicholson
Argo Fay
Hickory Grove
Thomson
MYF
Thomson Methodist
WSCS
Fulton
St. John’s Church
Savanna
New Telephone Cable Deployment In Thomson Illinois
Middle States Telephone Company of Illinois completed a major cable upgrade for Thomson subscribers. At least double cable size and new one party lines were installed to improve service. An additional 3243 feet extended west toward Riverview and 2747 feet north on Route 80 toward Savanna to serve new housing. Total replacement cost about 13000 dollars.
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Middle States Telephone Company of Illinois
Thomson
Riverview
Savanna
Middle States Telephone Company
BYF Go Christmas Caroling Last Sunday Evening
The ore Youth Fellowship of 12 youths met at Jill Sloan home last Sunday evening to carol around the town. They returned for a business meeting and social time with refreshments provided by Mrs. John Sloan Mrs. Robert Carroll and Mrs. Emil Brach. Next meeting is Watch Night service at the church on December 31.
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Ore Youth Fellowship
Jill Sloan
Sloan
John Sloan
Robert Carroll
Emil Brach
Methodist Young People Enjoy Caroling and Parties
The MYF group from Argo Fay and Thomson joined 8th graders taught by Mrs. Lila Atherton and 7th graders taught by Mrs. Eleanor Plumley for a Sunday caroling event. Afterward they gathered for a Christmas party at the church basement then split for home visits by Rev and Mrs Nicholson and car rides to Mrs Atherton and Mrs Plumley homes. Donald and Mrs Smith attended open house at Shannon nursing home Sunday.
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Methodist Myf
Lila Atherton
Eleanor Plumley
Argo
Mrs. Nicholson
Donald Smith
The
Shannon Nursing Home
Pilot Joins First All Jet Airlift Squad at McGuire
First Lieutenant Andrew J. Houzenga of Mt Carroll NL is assigned to the U S Air Force 18th Air Transport Squadron at McGuire AFB N J. He will fly the C 135 Stratojet in the Military Air Transport Service as the unit promises the fastest troop and cargo movement in history. He is married to Janice R. Smith and they have three children Thomas Jayne and Andrew.
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Janice R. Smith
Thomson
Thomas
Jayne
Andrew
James Baker Joins U.S. Marines With San Diego Training
James Baker son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Baker passes his pee exam and plans to depart December 28 to enlist in the U.S. Marines. He will report to San Diego California for basic training.
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James Baker
Jake Baker
U. S. Marines
San Diego
California
Mrs Glen Ashby Admitted At Rockford Sanitarium
Mrs Glen Ashby of Mt Car roll is a patient in Rockford Municipal Sanitarium. Address given as 1601 Parkview Rockford and room 201.
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Glen Ashby
Mt. Carroll
Rockford Municipal Sanitarium
Parkview
Rockford Municipal
Rockford
Cousin of Edson Holland Dies Tuesday At Home in Polo
Edmund C. Davis 88 of Polo died Tuesday at home after a long illness. A retired farmer born in Pine Creek Township he lived in Polo for 16 years. Survivors include wife Emma and brother Clyde of Oregon. Services at 2 p m Thursday Brown Seidel Funeral Home with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Davis was a cousin of Edson Holland of Thomson.
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Edmund C. Davis
Polo
Mr. Davis
Pine Creek Township
Emma
Clyde
Oregon
Brown-Seidel Funeral
Fairmount Cemetery
Edson Holland
Thomson
Trojans Rally To Last Two Wins In Holiday Stretch
Thomson Trojans beat Bellevue 56 46 as Al Hickey scored 24 points and Don Joharing added 13. Dennis Downey 14 for Bellevue, Jim Eggers 11. Little Trojans won 50 26 then defeated London 54 43 behind 14 points in Q4 from Hickey. Thomson to play in Lanark Holiday tournament December 26 at 7 p.m.
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Thomson Trojans
Bellevue
al Hickey
Winers
Don Joharing
Bill Spencer
Dennis Downey
Jim Eggers
Little Trojans
Trojans
London
Thomson
Hickey
Bill Neer
Junior cGinnis
Lanark
Wilt family plans for Christmas visits spread
Glen Wilt returned to Detroit after visiting with his brother and sister in law and their children. He left for Fort Bragg to spend Christmas with another son and his family. Richard Groharing accompanied him to Detroit and will join the North Carolina trip. Local families welcomed guests and hosted Sunday gatherings at Engelkens and Shafer homes.
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Glen Wilt
Detroit
Mich
Paul K. Wilt
Paul V. Wilt
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Dee Wilt
Richard Groharing
Mr. Wilt
North Carolina
John Engelkens
Ronald Anspach
Grace Anspach
Rock Falls
Bud Shilling
Max Campman
John
Ida Engelkens
Don Engelkens
Sciota Mills
Herman Folsoms
Steven
Joesy
Earl Shafer
Alice
Dawn Shafer
Bernard Groharing
Lori
Aledo
Bruce Groharing
Local families report hospital visits and illnesses
Donnie Wilkinson fell from a baby swing injuring his temple and eye, and was taken to a hospital. Clarence Huggins, a former Thomson resident, is recovering slowly in Los Angeles after major surgery. Roll has entered a sanatorium in Rockford for treatment. Wayne Ashby was discharged from St Francis hospital after a medical stay. Several relatives remain ill or hospitalized, including Mrs. Hattie Greeley, Mr. Lloyd Smith, Carolyn Bull, and Teresa Devon. John Rice had minor eye surgery and returned to work. Rose Bealer, Mrs. Wayne Drake’s mother, fell and is in Morrison hospital and will move to Maple Lawn nursing home. William Robertson is ill at home. Mrs. Robertson is hospitalized in Savanna.
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Donnie
Gene Wilkinson
Riverview
Vaughn McGinnis
Thomson
Harry Wilkinson
Savanna
Clarence Huggins
Los Angeles
Calif
Glen Ashby
Mt. Carroll
Rockford
Wayne Ashby
St. Francis Hospital
Freeport
Hattie Greeley
Lloyd Smith
Morrison
Henry Burkema
Morrison Hospital
Carolyn
Eugene Bull
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Teresa
Donald Devon
Alfred Williams
Rock Island
John Johnson
Moline Lutheran Hospital
Rose Bealer
Fenton
Wayne Drake
Maple Lawn
John Rice
Savanna Clinic
William Robertson
Savanna Hospital
Argo Fay
Several College Students Home For Holidays
A group of college students are arriving or will arrive home for the holiday break. Gene Fehler returns from Northern University DeKalb to join his parents Mr and Mrs Franklin Fehler. Karen Eissens will spend two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs George Issens and Ray. Dick Hook and Bill Feddersen, both University of Illinois Urbana students, are expected home. Terry Elliott, a student at the Institute of Technology Platteville Wis, will spend the holidays with his family. Dina Durward and Gayle Durward nurses at Dubuque School of Nursing and Freeport Memorial Hospital visit home with their parents Mr and Mrs Leslie Durward. Ann Holland RN returning from Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn where she attends a School of Anesthesia is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Hobart Hound.
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Thomson
Gene Fehler
Northern University
Bill Feddersen
Harold Feddersen
University of Illinois
Urbana
Terry Elliott
Harold Elliott
Terry
Institute of Technology
Platteville
Wis
Dina Durward
School of Nursing
Dubuque
Gayle Durward
Freeport
Yo Ag Department Offers Adult Class
Adult evening course starts January 11 at 7 30 PM in the high school ag room. Wm Gengenbach is the evening instructor. The first half covers livestock production and the second half covers soil maps soil types and fitting rotations to soil type.
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Wm. Gengenbach
Vong
Christmas Dinner and Card Games at Mello-D
The 500 Card Club met at noon Thursday at Mello-D then went to Milk Bar in Fulton for a Christmas dinner. Prizes were won by Mae Kustes Gertrude Kustes Luvella Diehl and Minnie Ashpole. The next meeting will be at Minnie Ashpole's home on Jan 4. York Cedar 4-H Club held its Dec 11 meeting with talks on rat poison and fund raising projects and planned a community picnic area. They received a plaque as the longest serving 4 H club in Carroll County. Refreshments and decorations were provided by Patty Kauffman Evelyn Prins and Terry Hans.
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500 Card Club
Fulton
Mae Kustes
Ae Kustes
Gertrude Kustes
Luvella Diehl
Minnie Ashpole
York Cedar
Carroll County
Patty Kauffman
Evelyn Prins
Terry Hans
DEN No 3 Go Caroling by Thomson Scouts
Den No 3 Cub Scouts led by den mother Mrs. Charles Hersy and assistant Mrs. Joe Spencer went caroling around Thomson last Tuesday evening.
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den No. 3
Charles Hersey
Joe Spencer
Thomson
Christmas Operetta At Grade School Draws Large Crowd
About 300 attendees watched the annual grade school Christmas operetta "The Keys to Christmas" told by Merry Anne Gregory and L. S. Gurske. Larry Van led as Captain John Richardson with Linda Diephuis as the stewardess and other students in a one room schoolhouse setting. A processional, solo numbers, and class specials highlighted the program directed by Richard Larsen with Esther Schmaling on piano. Classes dismiss at 2 30 Friday for the holiday precursors and reconvene January 3.
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Merry Anne Gregory
L. S. Gurske
Larry van
John Richardson
Linda Diephuis
Deloris Wilt
Maizie James
Karen Schmitt
Ray Bissens
Jimmy Hartmans
Dick Sloan
Larry Vian
Chere’ra Bal
Richard Larsen
Esther Schmaling
Lola Petersen
Arleta Wilt
PTA
Thomson Grade School Beats Chadwick 32-30
The Thomson Tigers defeated Chadwick’s grade school heavyweights 32-30 in a close contest decided in the final seconds when Thomson scored the winning basket. The win marks Thomson’s first of the year.
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Thomson Grade School
Chadwick
Thomson Tigers
Thomson
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Bill
Thomson Review
Gang About Town
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Thomson, III
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Rother
Wayne
Ommy
Incere Maula Pease
Maurice Strukhoff
Mrs
York
William Kendall
Claude Grim
Fox Roller Rink
York Baptist Church
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Marcia Holland
Marcia Hill
Michael Hill
Reading High School
Livewire
Barbara McKee
Diane Bissens
Cynthia Young
Robert Wilt
Donny Schott
Sandra Prins
Bonnie Atherton
Becky Wilt
Bradley Cate
Julie Simpson
Ickie Wilkenson
Randy Atherton
Cindy McGinnis
David Young
Little Stranger
Deana Wilt
Sunbeam
Dena Baker
Olivia Kness
Debby Eissens
Debra Prins
Billy James
Mike Wilt
Mark Flickinger
Brian Stagg
McKee
Dale Krahn Ushers
Tim Olson
Ronnie Atherton
Steve Sippel
Gene Eissens
Ranger
Linda Marken
Argo Fay Methodist Church
of God
Jon Drake
Nicholson
Mae Tipton
Barbara Schmitt
Ruth Ann Drake
Bob Schneider
Joy Durward
Bethlehem
Pessy Paxton
Cindy Schmitt
Frank Tipton
Dale Drake
Allen Holmquist
Roy Carpenter
Carl Carpenter
Tony Holmquist
Jim Foltz
Laurie Sour
Christy Tipton
Judy Foltz
Alice Carpenter
Myra Tipton
Linda Johnson
Esther Tipton
Lola Peterson
Randy Kness
Dick Johnson
Sherman Ashby
Dean Paxton
Mike Weis
Eset
Myra, Esther
Carolyn Petersen
Vickie Holmquist
Mary Lee Kness
Dennis Foltz
Lee Gayle Durward
Een
Ais
Mike Schmitt
Jim Kness
Yo-Ag
Robert Pannell
Heil Parnell
Elmer Buss
Forreston
Arnold Engelkens
Meadow Gold Dairy
Ronnie Starr
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