Town Snow Action and Weekend Events
Snow totals about ten inches in five hours as streets begin to clear with loaders and plows in town. Thomson Trojans game at Mt Carroll canceled due to impassable roads. Local merchants report slow donations for Xmas candy while grade school plans for a January fifteenth addition. Mr and Mrs Herman Timmons hosted a birthday dinner for daughter Emmett Giblin of Harmon with several relatives from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob ‘Riley’ Lewis
Lewis Motor Co
Thomson Trojans
Mt. Carroll
Harold Elliott
Gerald Dieuphuis
Thomson
Harold Starr
Harold
Sabula
Joe Shutters
Ben
Herman Timmons
Emmett Giblin
Harmon
Giblin
Wm. Sorensen
Elgin
Bud Hackhardy
Rock Falls
Warren Green
Special Election Planned by School District 174 Carroll County
Notice dated December 30 1954 announces a January 15 1955 special election for Community Consolidated School District Number 174 Carroll County Illinois. Voters decide on building an addition and issuing bonds totaling 65000 dollars to be repaid 5000 annually from 1956 to 1968 with interest up to 3 percent. Polling at Grade School Thomson runs noon to 7 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Consolidated School District
Carroll County
Illinois
Board of Education
Board of Education of
Thomson
Ilinois
Board of Education of Community Consolidated
Harold E. Brown
Board of Education Community Consolidated School
John P. Sloan
Xmas Program At York Baptist Church
A Christmas program presented at York Baptist Church on December 22 features readings recitations songs solos and a cornet performance. Participants include Rev. Gillespie Dick Sack Larry Carroll Mary Ann Hoff Vera Hikey Wayne Witt and many others with offerings taken during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
York Baptist Church
Rev. Gillespie
Dick Sack
Larry Carroll
Arleta Wilt
Kay Kemmer
Marla Eslinger
Santa
Harlan Hoff
Santa Claus
Walter Holland
Mary Ann Hoff
David Marshall
Vera Hikey
Bethlehem
Wayne Witt
Donny Groharing
Alan Hickey
Roger Eslinger
Leland Groharing
My Dolly
My Dolly’s Wish, Ruth Ann Hoff, Trumpet Solo, Steve Kemmer
Velores Wilt
Gary Korbar
Evelyn Wilt
Margaret St. Ores
Dougie Kemmer
Dickie Sloan
Dale Eslinger
Roger Dykema
Donny Uroharing
Cornet
Roger Essinger
Thomson P. T. A. Meeting on Education Through P T A
The Thomson P. T. A. will meet Thursday evening January 7 at 8 p m in the high school. Mrs. E G McCulloch district director will speak on Education Through P. Dey. Music by a school group directed by Charles Ferris. Refreshment committee listed. The W S C S of the Thomson Methodist Church will meet Wednesday afternoon January 5 with Mrs. Orville Gablin and Mrs. Herman Timmons assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson P. T. A
E. G. McCulloch
P. Dey
Charles Ferris
Calvin Eslinger
Irvin Senneff
Eugene Bull
Wisses
William E. Lechrone
Thomson
Thomson - Argo Fay M
Argo
Orville Goblin
Catholic Services at Fulton and St. John's Savanna
Regular pastors Rev J W Gillespie and Rev William Kendall conduct Catholic services at Fulton at 6 8 and 10 am and at St Johns Savanna at 6 8 and 10 am with ideal evening services at 7 30 pm every Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton & A. m
St. John's Church
Savanna
J. W. Gillespie
William Kendall
York Community News Pastor Wm Kendall Service Schedule
Sunday schedule shows 9 30 a m Sunday School and 10 30 a m Worship Service led by Pastor Wm Kendall. Pests noted in text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New. Wm. Kendall
Church Notices and New Year Devotions in Local Beliefs
Local church announcements describe services at Baptist and Methodist congregations. Highlights include worship times, Bible study, Sunday School, New Year guidance rules, guest speakers, and social events. Several families are noted visiting relatives and spending Christmas in Clinton, Mt. Carroll, and Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wallace Gillespie
Paul Wilt
Blatt
Mt. Carroll
Christ
Frank M. Sisley
Christmas Holiday Guests Across Towns and Families
Arthur Pape visited Delia Melendy in Fulton last Friday. The Fagans spent Christmas weekend with son Jack and family in Delavan. Mrs. Ray Robinson visited sister Lawrence Meyers in Elizabeth. Sack family from Minneapolis were guests of Wesley Sack. Don McBride and Dale joined them for Christmas. O Neals hosted O Neals and family in Camanche Indiana. Segal family of Savanna visited Ray Robinson and Carl Robinson on Christmas Eve. Densmore returned home after Savanna hospital stay. Miller and Halfman families joined Toyal Brunner and Amelia Drenner for Christmas dinner. Maud Sager came home after two weeks in Moline. Curley siblings from Toulon vacation with Lloyd Smith and Clarence Huggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverview
Arthur Pape
Delia Melendy
Fulton
Lloyd Fagan
Jack Fagan
Delvan
Wis
Ray Robinson
Lawrence Meyers
Elizabeth
Earl Sack
Minneapolis
Minn
Wesley Sack
Don McBride
Dale
James O'Neal
Terry O’neal
Camanche
Russell Segal
Savanna
Raybinson
Carl Robinson
Ray Densmore
Savanna Hospital
Fred Miller
Glenn Kreuder
Mt. Carroll
Wayne Kauffman
Ladie
Kyle Rawlins
Robert Smith
Lloyd
Bill DeSpain
Galesburg
Carl Petersen
Jens Andresen
Chadwin
Adam Heinze
Asker Petersen
Chicago
Robert Vogel
Cicero
Claus Prins
Prins
Robert Burkema
Alma
Helen Mertz
J. B. Lee
Milledgeville
Edna Mullen
Maquoketa
William Mullen
Carl Peterson
Reka Hass
Clinton
Card of Thanks from Belle Krier and Chas Rogers
Sincere thanks to friends and neighbors who remembered us with cards letters and gifts during Christmas Mrs Belle Krier and Mr Chas Rogers express gratitude to young carolers Salvation Army TNT neighbors and all who helped make the holiday pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Krier
Salvation Army
Chas. Rogers
Ill and hospitalized names in midwest area
Listing of multiple local hospital patients and illnesses. The Sick Mrs. Louis May of Elizabeth is at Deaconess hospital Freeport. Mrs. Burrell Brown and son Bill of Sierra Blanca Texas are ill with scarlet fever. Norma Swett had cast removed after a broken foot. Gus Roggendorf at Jane Lamb hospital is improving. Mrs. Henry Young ill at home with flu. Mrs. Henry Lohmeier a medical patient at Savanna City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis May
Elizabeth
Deaconess Hospital
Freeport
May
Paul Lewis
Burrell Brown
Bill
Sierra Blanca
Texas
Norma Swett
Gus Roggendorf
Jane Lamb Hospital
Henry Young
Henry Lohmeier
Savanna City Hospital
Trojans Rally To Fifth Straight Win Over Warren
Thomson Trojans beat Warren 75 53 in the Mt Carroll Xmas tourney to extend their season tally to seven wins. Lewis Frosch and Jerry Brinkman led with 20 points each, while Les Prins added 18 and Warren was paced by Dubach with 17 and 14 from Man Dubach. The Trojans aim for eighth win next Wednesday against Forreston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Trojans
Warren
Mt. Carroll
Trojans
Lewis Frosch
Jerry Brinkman
Les Prins
Man
Dubach
Trojan
Redhot Forreston
Thomson FG
Frosh
Prins I
Johnson
Brinkman
Oy Smith
Fl Smith J S
Prins Hf
Ae Totals i
Warren Pax
Cook
Thomas
Logemann
Man ” Dubach
Totals
Thomson
Richard Badtke and Wife Mark 40th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Richard Badtke celebrate 40 years of marriage January 6. An open house will be held at their home Sunday from 2 to 5 in the afternoon and 7 to 9 in the evening. They wed January 6 1915 at Zion Lutheran Clinton Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Badtke
Zion Lutheran Church
Clinton
Miles
Preston
Kings
Hillsdale
Ort Byron
Thomson
Christmas gatherings fill Thomson area with visitors
A Christmas dinner at the Charles Hogg home drew guests including Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Price Patty Betendorfla and others from Fulton and Morrison. The weekend featured visits to Morrison and Elizabeth with diverse relatives, extended family dinners, and travelers from Louisville Mt Carroll Defiance and Port Byron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hogg Home
Wm. Price
Patty
Bettendorf
Yle Melendy
Robert Carro
Melvin Kissel
Dwayne Bielema
David D. Housenga
Fulton
F. Bielema
AAUW Branch Plans Jan 3 Meeting
The Carroll branch of the American Association of University Women will hold a Jan 3 program titled Women of the World in General and in Particular presented by Mrs John Russell. The session, hosted at Miss Annie Towert's home, features materials on Virginia Gildersleeve and Miss Done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Russel
Dorothy Footitt
M. P. Roske
Doris Mathew Zella Corbett
Sally Dupee
Christmas Guests Fill Homes Across Morrison Area
Christmas and holiday visits stitched a busy pattern through Morrison and surrounding towns. Families hosted relatives from Illinois, Michigan, and elsewhere for meals and celebrations, with Navy man William Coon visiting from Long Beach for a two week leave. Local residents listed include the Wilt, Eslinger, Feldman, Blair, Smith, and Green households among others as they shared Christmas dinners and weekend gatherings.
Ferris adds daughter Stephanie Diane at Mercy Clinton
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ferris welcome a daughter born Saturday morning December 25 at Mercy hospital in Clinton Iowa. The newborn weighs eight pounds seven ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ferris
Mercy Hospital
Clinton, Ia
Stephanie Diane
Mrs Grim Celebrates 85th Birthday at Granddaughter Home
Mrs Mary Grim marked her 85th birthday with a dinner December 23 at the home of her granddaughter Mrs Robert Rice. Attending were Mr and Mrs Claude Grim and family and Mr and Mrs Leslie Grim and Kara Lou. Robert Rice also celebrated a birthday that Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Grim
Robert Rice
Mr. Rice
Claude Grim
Leslie Grim
Kara Lou
Snowstorm snarls roads and delays area tournaments
A heavy snowstorm dumped over six inches in a few hours causing widespread highway closures from Mt. Carroll to Savanna and delaying basketball tournaments and events. Plows kept north–south routes open while east–west roads suffered drifts until easing later. Temperature fell to ten below zero overnight with a windless clear morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Eno Vplows
Christmas visitors fill area with family gatherings
A long list of relatives from Libertyville Clinton Rock Falls Maquoketa Morrison and Sterling visited across Christmas and New Year including the Hooks Kustes Tousley Prins and Carroll families. Many hosted dinners and attended church events with extended kin in Fulton Mt Carroll and Clinton Illinois.
Clinton Girl Weds Stanley K. Tobey in Clinton
Ruth Ann Nielsen and Stanley K. Tobey exchanged marriage vows at the Martin S. Bredow pastorate in Clinton. The ceremony was attended by relatives and friends with Miss Dorothy Bredow at the organ. A reception followed in the church parlor and the couple will reside at 714 N 2nd St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indion i Uthetan Church
Clinton
Ruth Ann Nielsen
Karl Nielsen
Roosevelt Ot
Clinton, Ja
Stanley K. Tobey
Floyd Tobey
Fulton, Hil
Martin S. Bredow
Dorothy Bredow
Mary Ann
Wayne Tobey
Peter Nivisen
Gene Tobey
Billy Graham Film Showings at Morrison Hall
A color sound film titled Mid Century Crusade featuring Billy Graham will be shown at 7 30 p m on Saturday Jan 8 in Farm Bureau Auditorium Morrison The hour will also feature The Bill Bentley Story produced by the Moody Bible Institute Cliff Barrows narrates Naaman the Leper and George Beverly Shea sings This event is sponsored by Bible Baptist Church Morrison Rev Arthur Houk pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelist Billy Graham
Farm Bureau Auditorium
Morrison
Portland
Oregon
Billy Graham
Cliff Barrows
Naaman
George Beverly Shea
Moody Bible Institute
Bill Bentley
Bible Baptist Church of
Arthur Houk
Christmas Guests Merrily Dine With Local Families
A long list of Christmas day and weekend guests visits and dinners spans Morrison Chadwick Fulton Lanark Savanna and Mt Carroll. Notable attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith Mrs Rachel Blair Mrs Gwendolyn Houzenga and families plus numerous relatives from Burlington Wis Clinton Iowa Maquoketa and Savanna. Read the Grade school election notice in this weeks Thomson paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Smith
W O
Vernon Mattie
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Donald Smith
Duane
Paul Smith
Ivan Schindel
Janice Fehler
Rachel Blair
Willard Ballard
Lyndon
Fred Miller
Lanark
Maude Brown
Harriett
Harold Brown
Robert Miller
Lawrent Williams
Burlington
Wis
Virgil Wilt
Gwendolyn Houzenga
Morrison
Ray Knuten
Kent
Gilbert Robertson
Francis Hoff
Louis Schick
Christmaa
Otto Switzer
Thomson
Justice Prins
Jo Ann
Clinton
Iowa
Norman Stickell
Marie
Robert
Benford Stade
Richard
Dianne
Stockton
Forrest Eslinger
Jaclyn Ann Connie Sue
Larry
Lawrence Weatherwax
Thomas J. Hand
Fulton
Thomas Hand
Emil Bellich
Edna Mullen
Maquoketa
Wm. Mullen
Merel Cate
Marvin Marshall
John Seger
Mary Ellen
Quincey
Alexis
Frank Potter
Paul King
Eugene Williamson
Mt. Carroll
Forrest Sword
McGragor Minn
Jack Flickinger
Savanna
Kenneth Emery
Potter
Cynthia McNerney
Baltimore
Jane Evans
Pueblo
Colo
Christmas Holiday Visits Across Clinton and Surrounding Towns
Multiple families in Clinton Iowa Fulton Illinois and nearby towns hosted Christmas and holiday visitors over the weekend. Names include Mr and Mrs Aker Peterson Mrs Claus Prins Jon and daughter Cicero visitors to Mt Carroll and Fulton, Mrs J B Lee Milledgeville, and Isaa Deker, Max Badtke, and John Carpenter hosting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aker Peterson
Martin Zimmer
Clinton, Inc
Claus Prins
Cicero
Lucinda Legel
Floyd Legel
Mt. Carroll
Set
Charles Beck
Virginia
Asker Peterson
Peterson
Richard Badtke
Max Badtke
Clinton
Emil Brach
Philip
Calvin Eslinger
Henry Dykhuizen
Morrison
Paul Teage
Kentucky
Isaa Deker
Eugene Bull
John Carpenter
Dorvan Rolston
Stanley
Robert
Max Carstensen
Basketball Schedule for 1954 55 Season Highlights Local Games
The schedule lists games from December 28 to February 18 featuring Mt Carroll Chadwick Lanark and Cordova with home and away dates. The lineup includes Xmas Tournament at Mt Carroll and Conference Tournament at Danas with dates through February 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt Carroll
Port Byron
Hanover
Lyndon
Lanark
Chadwick
Danas
Shannon
Milledgeville
Mt. Carroll
Cordova
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Clubs and
Lodges
York
Hickory Grove
Argo Fay
Jennie Griswold
Everett Eslinger
Harold Witt
Wayne
Hazel Witt
Rachel Swanson
Gilbert Holland
Roy Heitman
Lulu Melendy
Chester Libberton
Sharon, Clark and
Nannette Curley
Toulon
Clarence Huggins
Charlotte
Val Costello
Fulton, Ill
Richard Badtkes
Thomson News
Kenneth Kemmer
Howard Kings
Charles Stage
Joan
Louisville
Ben Stage
E. O. Hemmer
Dr. May
and .Mirs
Melvin Kissell
Dubuque
Charles Hogg
Philadelphia
Glenda Richter
Mt. Carrol
Ann Holland
Kneal Hook
Henry Shipma
Donald Hook
James Dykema
Paul Heusinkveld
A. M. Cresson
Leste Grim
Walter Switzer
Defience
Ohio
Frank Brown
Iva Jarett
Lawrence Suuilivan
W. A. Adame
Wire
Robert Rhymer
Sand Lake
Mich
Clarence Rhymer
Hoffman
Jim
Joe Feldman
Elaine
Fanny Rhymer
Chester Green
Lester Grim
Preston, Ta
Grim
Bruce Grahamie
Marvin Brookstra
Edward
Russell Albert
Philip Feldman
Indianapolis
Ind
Feldman
Anny Kaymer
Ralska
AAUW
York Community Sunday School
Dewbert Curley
John
Herten Ana Wichas
Miledgeville
Francis Sheridan
William Coon
Navy
Long Beach
Calif
Ford Quinlan
Fanny Rigmer
Wayne Grohring
Fra Atherton
Faun Strubb
E. N. Lechrone
Mary of
Belleville
Rey
Wm. Lechrone
Ensign
Mirs
Robert Heuinkveld
Pool Uinsinkveld
Athens
M.s. Paul K. Wilt
Glen Wilt
Fsaginaw
Forrest Mowery
Mr. Carroll
Lloyd Weber
Ames Hook
Harvey Marshall
David
L. B. Hansen
Lansing
Mose-Brown
Smith
Cecil Green
Carroll
Christ As
John Wilhelm
Battle Creek
Bayard Lewis
Dorothe
Cecil Frosch
Saginaw, Mich
Paul K. Wilt
Cradle News
Thomson Review
Andrew Hook
Libertyville
Elmer Hook
Clinton, Ta
Fred Hook
James Hook
Thomas Kustes Jr
John Cooper
Thomas Kudex Sr
Vala Sullivan
Louis Kness
Harold Zenk
St. Charles
R. F. Luckert
Dorothy Chambers
Edwardsville
Stev
Cynthia Seifert
Teoria
Darrell Tousley
Sterling
Kyle Shanafelt
Elsie Tousley
Ceril
Lloyd Tousley
Eldon Hickey
Hozen
Lopton Hall
Mes
Rush Carroll
Paul Briske
Marvin
Charles Kesler
Rock River
The
Rock River Association
First Baptist Church
Home Missions
Esther Davis
Reekie
South Africa
India
Furrh
Dixon
Ronnie
Janice Smith
Barbara Carroll
Richard Groharing
Phillip Brash
Emil Brock
Jas. Gillespie
Morrison Hall
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