Thomson locals share Christmas visits and travels across towns
Mrs Louis Stark and children Mary Lou Helen William and Viola Warfield spent Christmas with the former daughter Mrs Lawrence Minteer in Milan. Families including Brennemans Switzers Erlings Tobeys Suitors and others hosted relatives and friends in Dixon LeClaire Fulton Ustick Princeton and nearby, with plans for future visits and work at local stores.
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Louis Stark
Mary Lou
Helen
William d Leewot
Viola Warfield
Lawrence Minteer
Milan
Ray Brenneman
Sidney
Otto Switzer
Alma
Mich
Brenneman
Grover Brenneman
Isolated New England Town Survives With Home Made Radio
Two young operators in Bethlehem New Hampshire kept short wave contact with the outside world for four days after a hurricane cut power and all lines. Donald Buckler of Saint Petersboro Florida and Philip Shea of Port Chester New York rebuilt a battery powered transmitter and relayed messages from Bethlehem and nearby towns to relief agencies and distant states.
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New England
Sethlehen
N. H
Pach
Minnesota
New York City
Donald R. Buckler
St. Petersboro
Fla
Atlantic
Bethlehem
Ile
Philip J. Shea
Port Chester N. Y
Buckler
Shea
Radio Iuasor
Turneys Host Christmas Day Guests Across County
Thomson notes include Mr and Mrs Kyle Turney of Mt Carroll hosting relatives on Christmas Day. Guests listed are Mr and Mrs Robert Turney and Orion Alexander families, Chadwick ties to Clarence Martman and family, plus Mr and Mrs Guy Turney and daughters and Will Hartman. Dick, son of Mr and Mrs Charles McGinty, serving in the Philippines, is on an island basketball team. enlistment ends next March and he plans to return home.
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Kyle Turney
Mt. Carroll
Robert Turney
Orion Alexander
Clarence Martman
Chadwick
Guy Turney
Wacker
Will Hartman
Charles McGinty
Philippine Islands
Kitchen Color Parade Poem
A playful verse describes a kitchen scene with vivid colors and personified cookware. The pan is tan and the griddle green while the stove mauve and the sink blue. The pot calls the kettle pink in a whimsical pattern.
Sunday Rediscovery at Negro Church
A pastor welcomes a returning backslider in a Negro congregation on a Sunday morning. The man explains he must attend church while explaining he needs strength for work including whitewashing a chicken coop and building a fence around a watermelon patch.
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Pastus
Christmas Dinner and Supper Guests Listed in Chadwick
Christmas gatherings in Chadwick and nearby towns include Henry Hinkel hosting guests from Milledgeville, Polo, De Kalb, Mt. Carroll, Rockford, Silvis and other areas. Families such as the Hinkel, Hartman, Grim, Mest, Beattie, Shultz and Qu eckboerner hosts are noted with multiple guests and visitors from surrounding communities.
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Henry Hinkel
Leo Bushman
Lloyd Etnyre
Fay Hawkins
Milledgeville
Bob Etnyre
Alice Adolph
Spurgeon Harter
Arnold Roberts
Harvey Zugschwerdt
Raymond Brandenburg
Clarence Lang
Polo
Ben C. Mohrman
Clayton Longwell
DeKalb
Fred Hartman
Harold B. Hartman
Mt. Carroll
Paul Grim
Elwood Gipe
Joe Grim
Albert Hartman
Richard Hamilton
Rockford
C. F. Hartman
Henry Johnson
Hamilton
Mrs. Hartman
Will Mest
Roy Queckboerner
Lois
Clayton Kaul
John Doty
Maurice Mest
Silvis
Will Beattie
Lanark
David Graham
Tom Shultz
Freeport
Illinois Health Leads Nation says state top for well being
The State Department of Health reports Illinois and the United States rank high for life expectancy and health. It cites lower death rates, better infant mortality, and fewer communicable diseases, with favorable living conditions for residents.
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State Department of Health
United States
Department
Iona
Keep Floors Well Finished
Floors are subject to hard wear and tear. Frequent refinishing is therefore necessary and regular renovation will be found to cost less in the long run.
Social notices of visits and musical events in Savanna area
Mrs Emma Eslinger and sons Calvin and Forrest and Miss Mary Prins will be entertained Monday after New Years at the home of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Green near Chadwick. Lute Geisinger and his orchestra play matinee ball at Savanna Monday and a Christmas party in Albany, Firemen's Ball in Shellsburg, Xmas party at Bellevue, and New Year Eve Curtiss Club in Clinton. Several families host holiday gatherings including Millers in Mt Carroll and Strauchs in Coleta. Prins and Stickell families host New Year events.
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Emma Eslinger
Calvin and
Forrest
Mary Prins
Kenneth Green
Chadwick
Paul Melendy
Cedar Rapids
Lois June McGrath
Mt. Carroll
Paul Smith
Argo
Lute Geisinger
Savanna
Albany
Shellsburg
Wis
Bellevue
Curtiss Club
Clinton
Fred Miller
Felix Miller
Albert Prins
Dave Geerts
Fulton
William KE. Strauch
Gerald
Willard
Coleta
Henry Strauch
Will Griswold
Justice Prins
Forrest Eslinger
Orrie Rutherford
Sabula
Thomas Cheatum
Isabelle Prins
Norman Stickell
Marie
Christmas Week Social Visits Across Lanark and Nearby Towns
Hill Marshall and cousin Bob Miller visit this week. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Nordhoff visit Lanark with her parents the Rogers. Kate Gleason hosts Christmas guests including Harmon Stakemiller and the Turneys from Morrison and Fulton. Frank Rush entertains with Reeves Kratz and Balk families. Clarence Jones of Moline visits Merle Ather ton and family in their home. Mrs. Lawler returns to Chicago after weekend with Frank Brown Sr. Ella Orr visits from Oak Park over Christmas. More guests include Alta Evermann and Cecil Yallman. George Balk and son visit Shake family in Macomb. Mrs. Shake improves after illness. Ida Frederick hosts Christmas dinner with Frederick family and others.
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Chicago
Frank Brown
Ella Orr
Oak Park
K. B. Carpenter
Carpenter
Alta Evermann
Clinton
Cecil Yallman
Lanark
John
Gene Moore
Savanna
George Balk
Fulton
Kimbro Shake
Macomb
Shake
Ida Frederick
Lawrence Frederick
Shannon
Jessie Green
Frank Johnson
Billy
Joann Johnson
Donald Bradford
Freeport
Luther Geisinger
Thomson Public Library Announces Revised Hours
After January 1 the Thomson Public Library will be open only on Friday afternoons each week, altering regular weekly schedules.
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Thomson Public Library
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