Petitions Due for Town Offices February 27
Henry Strauch village clerk announces February 27 as the last day to file petitions for village offices to be voted on at the April 18 village election. Names of expiring terms include Orville F. Goblin mayor Henry B. Strauch clerk and trustees Gilpin Stagg Harold Zenk and Burton Simpson. Nomination papers are available at the village clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Strauch
Orville F. Goblin
Henry B. Strauch
Gilpin Stagg
Harold Zenk
Burton Simpson
Thomson News Briefs From Local Families
Local notices recount visits and celebrations in Thomson and nearby towns. Bert and Cynthia Schott, Delores Scheedlee, and Henry Young Jr. are among those mentioned, with hospital and birthday references, plus pinochle and dinner gatherings at several homes.
Annual Financial Report Hearing for Savanna and York Drainage District
Notice states that the Savanna and York Drainage District filed its 1960 annual financial report in Carroll County Illinois and that a hearing is set before the Carroll County Court on February 15, 1961 at 10 a.m. Clerk W. M. Nipe announces. The notice also includes a separate classified line seeking low price farm land 160 to 200 acres near Clinton Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners of
Savanna and
York Drainage District
Carroll County
Ilinois
Illinois
W. M. Nipe
Clinton
Iowa
Lions Club Promotes Thomson Housing Listings
Lions Club forms a housing committee led by Harold Elliott to list Class A dwellings for rent or sale in Thomson. The effort aims to inspect units by a new code and share up to date listings with owners and realtors, with no fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion’s
Harold Elliott
Thomson
Clinton
Savanna
Lions
Orville Goblin
Perry Melton
Lowell Allen
Thomson, Ill
Riverview Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Riverview society column lists extended visits and family news. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller of Clinton welcomed a new son born at Jane Lamb Hospital last Friday with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller. Several regional couples, including Mr. and Mrs. Everett Schriener of Rock Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graves of Stockton, and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Thomas of Chicago, visited relatives and attended dinners and Sunday gatherings across Clinton, Savanna, and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Miller
Clinton
Jane Lamb Hospital
Fred Miller
Everett Schreiner
Rock Falls
Ellan Brand
William O’leary
John Morgan
Frank Graves
Stockton
Willie Leopold
Bruce Thomas
Chicago
Ernst Sweeley
Hoyt Ferris
Savanna
A. W. Pape
Cook Family Moves Into Earl Root House in Thomson
Mr and Mrs William Cook and daughters Marsha and Cheryl of Council Bluffs Iowa have rented the Earl Root house in northwest Thomson recently vacated by the William Halfman family and expect to move in soon Mrs Cook is a sister of Mrs Donald Schott of Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cook
Marsha
Cheryl
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Earl Root
Thomson
William Halfman
Cook
Donald Schott
Community Church Activities Sunday in Thomson and Fulton
Churches across Thomson and Fulton list services for Sunday with Sunday School at 9:30 to 11 a.m. and worship at 10 or 11 a.m. Youth programs meet at 7 p.m. at Methodist churches. Catholic services are noted, and Polio Mother's March totals reach 136.63 with a newborn Michael James reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Allen
Thomson Methodist Church
Thomson
The
Methodist Church
Fulton School
Argo Fay Methodist Church
Hickory Grove
Methodist
Fulton
St. John’s Church
Savanna
John C. Atherton
Riverview
Harry Dittmar
Argo Fay
Riverview District
Card of Thanks for Nellie May Schader
The family of Mrs Nellie May Schader expresses gratitude to those who sent food flowers cards and letters and offered help during her illness and passing Special thanks go to the Fays Rev Allen Mr Ray J Johnston Mrs John Carroll Maple Lawn Nursing Home and Mrs Clem Hoy for their loving care
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fays
Rev
Allen
Ray Johnson
John Carroll
Maple Lawn
Clem Hoy
Nellie May Schader
Rev. Allen
Myles Haas
Emma Holland
Kendall
Lee Potter
Ethel Potter
Just What Does This Mean To Thomson
Employment form fragment shows fields for parent name employed at SOD date of beginning employment termination date and parent signature plus dates. The readable portion implies a parental consent or notification tied to a student employment or records process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Township Elections April 4 1961 filing deadline set
The notice announces township elections to be held April 4 1961 with last day to file petitions February 13. It lists offices up for election including assessor town clerk and library trustees and notes county wide Justice of the Peace districts changing election basis. It names residents and local candidates and details petitions in circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Greeley
Clarence Bolhous
Mary Marshall
Alice Switzer
Carroll County
Charles Hogg
Roy Heitman
Justices of the Peace
Township Board of Auditors
Chas. W. Hogg
Townships Board of Auditors
Two Newborns Reported in Clinton and Dixon
Cradle news notes Steven Lee Miller, born Friday January 27 at Jane Lamb hospital in Clinton weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces with Dick and Mrs Miller as parents and Fred Miller of Riverview as grandfather. In Dixon Illinois a daughter Kimberly Kraber born February 1 at Katherine Shaw Bethesda Hospital to James W. Kraber Jr. and Barbara Senneff Kraber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Miller
Clinton
Steven Lee
Jane Lamb Hospital
Fred Miller
Riverview
James W. Kraber Jr
Dixon
Illinois
Kimberly
Katherine Shaw Bethesda Hospital
Kraber
Barbara Sen
Birthday Honor Held for Mrs Frank Leavens Kin
Mrs Frank Leavens celebrated her birthday last Thursday at home with friends and relatives in attendance. The gathering included Gus Roggendorf Russ Green Howard Leavens Glen Brock and Cary of Clinton. Ice cream and cake were served by guests. Mr and Mrs Frank E Brown Sr marked their 55th wedding anniversary last Thursday January 26 with family and friends offering congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Schott
Milwaukee
Wis
Donald Schott
Cynthia Young
Earl St. Clair
Clinton
Edward Boucher
Glen View
Delores Scheedlee
Omaha
Nebraska
Harrison Wheeler
Morrison
Clifford Curley
Hanover
Maude Brown
Harriet
Wesley Dykstra
Robert Carroll
Larry
Thomas Kustes
John
Kathryn Cooper
Paul Dale
Dubuque
Dale
Robert Miller
Les Wolstenholm
Milledgeville
Peoria
Gordon Brown
Delbert Dimmick
Marie Crow
Verda
Loretta
William Niewkark
Gartisf Christiansen
Glendora Schade
Albert Prins
Burton
P Feldtrs
Dora Wiebenga
Leo Kness
Lara MccGrath
McGrath
Danny B. Kness
John Sloan
Jill Sloan
Mamie Sloan
Judy Cate
Judy
Frank Leavens
Gus Roggendorf
Russ] Green
Howerd Leavens
Glen Brock
Cary
Frank E. Brown Sr
Savanna
Sunday Callers at Haas Home
Sunday visitors to the Myles Haas home included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Flack and Carol, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Virtue of Hanover, and Mrs. Ernest Rathje.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myles Haas
Frank Flack
Carol
Walter Virtue
Hanover
Ernest Rathje
Heart Fund Plans Drive In February
The American Heart Association for Carroll County met at the Radke Hotel in Savannah to outline the 1961 Heart Fund campaign from February 1 through February 28 with Heart Sunday on February 26. Donald Hunter named county fund chairman. Mrs. Helen Brenneman named Thomson area campaign chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Fund
American Heart Association
Carroll County
Radke
Savanna
Karl Addies
The
Heart Association
Heart
Donald Hunter
County Fund
Helen Brenneman
Thomson and Vicinity
Brenneman
Thomson
Eugene Murray
Thomson area social guests and visitors list
A long parade of Sunday dinners and weekend visits includes Mr. and Mrs. Sloan with L Kindle near Sterling, Jake McGinnis family hosting and hosting guests from Mt Carroll Clinton and Fulton, extended kin from Marion Iowa Minneapolis and Savanna. Numerous families visited relatives in Thomson and nearby towns over the weekend and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sloan
L. E. Kindle
Sterling
Jake McGinnis
Milford Raab
Mt. Carroll
Marvin Stiles
Doug Hoy
Arnold Bauer
George Kvarsgaard
Clinton
Fay Ashby
Leo Linder
Minneapolis
Wayne Ashby
Robert Smith
Paul Smith
Donald Smith
Lee Ann Strukhoff
Fulton
M. J. Strukhoff
Paul Schoenhaar
Savanna
Otto Switzer
Harvey Seim
Morrison
Review
Thomson Review
Helen Brenneman
Robert Holland
Harold Witt
Wayne
Hadel Stagg
Faun Strubb
Caroline Mark
Charlotte
Charlene Cate
Mervin Marshall
Martin Zimmer
Asker Peterson
Kenneth von Huizen
Colleen
Leslie Prins
Albert Prins
William Mullen
James Chipman
Riverview
Carolyn Elliott
Merle Cate
Brad
Patty Kauffman
Evelyn Prins
Carl Petersen
Jens Andresen
Chadwick
Gus Roggendorf
Russel Green
Terry Dingman
Donald Sippel
Errol Frank
Beverly Johnson
Tampico Baptist Church
Tampico
Leonard Saxum
Louis Puttcamp
Princeton
Teachers Recruitment Theme Planned for Savanna PTA Meeting
The Thomson P T A will host a February meeting with the theme Let Learn About Teacher Recruitment presented by Savanna Future Teachers of America members. Founders Day skit by eighth graders and special music by third graders accompany the program. past PTA presidents receive recognition and the Lions Club leads the pledge. Hostesses include Mrs. Buikema Dykema Green Vogel and Halfman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association of the
Thomson Schools
Savanna
Future Teachers of America
Thomson
PTA
Thomson Lions Club
John Buikema
Edward Dykema
Paul Green
Geradus Vogel
Eugene Halfman
Community Club and Society Notices for Thomson Area
Kindergarten Club will meet Monday evening February 6 at the Legion Hall. Refreshment committee members are Mrs Menno Pruis and Mrs Donald Schott. Thomson Woman's Club meets Wednesday evening February 8 at the high school with a religious program by club members. Social committee Esther Schmaling and Gladys Kustes. Thomson PTA meets Thursday February 9 at 8 p.m. in the grade school cafeteria. Ladies Aid Baptist Church meets Wednesday February 8 at the home of Mrs Jenny Griswold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Methodist
WSCS
Harry Diehl
Donald Sippel
Ernest Rathje
Wayne Ashby
Sippel
Daniel Goldberg
Herbert St. Ores
Harold Schlink
Northern Area
American Baptist Churches In
Illinois
Ladies Aid
Jennie Griswold
the Legion Hall
Menno Pruis
Donald Schott
Woman's Club
Thomson Woman's Club
Esther Schmaling
Gladys Kustes
TLA
Thomson Parents Teachers Association
Ladies
Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church
Golden Rule Program Schedule for 1961
The Golden Rule class outlines monthly program committees and refreshment hosts for 1961. Roles rotate monthly from February through January with families such as Marshall Sloan Eslinger Witt Brenneman Holland and Carroll among those listed, and a final note to clip and save as no individual folders will be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mervin Marshall
John Sloan
Calvin Eslinger
Harold Witt
Helen Brenneman
Eldon Hickey
Robert Holland
Gilbert Holland
Robert Carroll
Paul Wilt
Francis Hoff
Luella Heitman
Robert Hill
Hallowe’en
Beth Holland
Dorothy Carroll
Arlene Eslinger
Harriet Witt
Lois Hickey
Vada St. Ores
Celvin Eslinger
Deer sighting and FFA meeting notes from January 1961
Mrs Gladys Cate reported a deer in her yard Wednesday afternoon jumping the fence at the Paul Wilt residence and fleeing into the alley. The Thomson FFA Chapter met January 5 1961 approving a February 27 Parent and Son Banquet during National FFA week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Cate
Paul Wilt
Thomson F. F. A
Parent & Son
Jim Bissens
Chicago
Spring Valley Reformed Church
Thomson
Lynn Bower
Feldt Silver Anniversary Marked by Family Gathering
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Feldt observed their silver wedding anniversary on January 31. Family from Fulton and Cottonwood joined in a social evening at the Feldt home near Thomson, with a money tree gift and refreshments. The couple’s daughter Doris and Betty, and Leonard Feldt’s son George were noted among attendees. the pair previously wed January 31, 1938 in the bride’s parents’ home east of Fulton. They have lived in Albany, Fenton and Thomson and have two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Howard Lawrence
Orange Street
Tempe
Ariz
Lawrence
Helen Lehr
William C. Lehr
Chestnut Park
Thomson
East Moline
Arizona
Sun Electric Co
Lamonte
Bonnie Gladden
Casa Grande
Arizona State University
Temple Lambdnts
Motorola
Phoenix
Lois
Leonard Feldt
Albert Peel
George Feldt
Albany
Fenton
Doris
Betty
Cradle Shower Honors Mrs. O'Neal at LaShelle's Cafe
Mrs. Ernest LaShelle hosted a cradle shower for Mrs. Lawrence O'Neal and infant Christina Rae last Monday evening at LaShelle's Cafe. Games entertained guests and Christina Rae received many gifts. Barbara Atherton was a Tuesday overnight guest of Ruby Yenney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest LaShelle
Lawrence O'Neal
Christina Rae
LaShelle
Christina
Barbara Atherton
Ruby Yenney
Hospital notices and patient updates from Iowa and neighboring counties
The column lists multiple local patients and their statuses. Richard Groharing was discharged from University Hospital Iowa City and is convalescing at home. Several infants and children including Stephanie Ellis and Judy Daniels underwent admissions or procedures. Adults such as Amy Lewis, Vera Martindale, and Roy Johnson are noted as ill or recently discharged. Hospitals mentioned include University Hospital Iowa City Savanna City Mercy Morrison Jane Lamb Clinton and Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Groharing
University Hospital
Iowa City
Stephanie
Earl Ellis
Savanna City Hospital
Peggy Jean
Leland Houzenga
Fulton
Jane Lamb Hospital
Judy Daniels
Paul Daniels
Amy Lewis
Myles Haas
Lou Houzenga
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Vera Martindale
Morrison Hospital
Thomson
Paula
Ronald Bull
Wacker
Savanna Hospital
Cynthia Halfman
Debbie Prins
Michael Hill
Michael Schmitt
Jack Flickinger
Susan
Dean Robinson
Virgil Wilt
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Joe Larson
Laura Sager
Ben Wagner
Don Carpenter
Lanark
Thomson News
Leland Housenga
Thomson Grade
Max Meakins
Lions Club
Andrew Houzenga
Capt
Harvey Houzenga
Air Force
Germany
Gray A. F. B. Texas
Harvey
Air Force Hospital
Robert Plumley
Ralph M. Stearns, Jr
United States Air Force
Azores
R. M. Stearns
New York
N. Y
Ruth Circle
Diehl
Riverview Notes
York
William Kendall
Claude Grim
Satan
Young Peoples Organization
MYF
March OF Dimes
Michael James
Chipman
Thomson High School
P. L
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Congress
United States
Commissioner of Education
U. A
Ray L. Morelli
Howard Lawrences
Cradle News
Ronnie Starr
Savanna F. T. A
Reno Switzer
Boise
Idaho
Baptist Church
William Headley
Jane Robert Obenchain
Sally Card
Terry
Jay Switzer
Dwayne
Wallace, Melvin
Dennis Frank
Cloverdale Cemetery
Clubs and
Lodges
FHA News
Leonard Feldts
Roy Johnson
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