ITEMS FROM THE FILES Thursday Feb 15 1922
Mrs Kyle Rawlins and daughter spent Monday at the H L Rawlins home. Minnie Weber of Rock Island visited her mother Kia Weber. Mrs Chas Jenkins and son William went to Tennessee to visit her niece Bess Sawyer who is very ill. Mrs J M McGinty, ill, walked downtown. Cecil Mitchell took a garage job at DeVitia. Mrs Mitchell stays with grandmother Rosanna Griswold. Myron Tibbitts returns Thursday evening from New York state. Several others had birthdays on the 3rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle Rawlins
H. L. Rawlins
Minnie Weber
Rock Island
Kia Weber
Chas. Jenkins
William
Tennessee
Bess Sawyer
J. M. McGinty
Cecil Mitchell
DeVit Ia
Mrs. Mitchell
Rosanna Griswold
Myron Tibbits
New York State
Srd
William Livingston
Thos. Cochran
F. E
Army and Navy Notes from Chadwick and Nearby
News of the Army and Navy reports moves and leaves for several personnel. Seaman 2¢ Paul Turney of Great Lakes Illinois is on a 14 day leave with his wife at Chadwick. Cpl Paul Gaar returns to Lowry Field after a Chadwick furlough with family. Sgt Robert Lewis stationed at Camp Livingston after maneuvers in Louisiana. Eugene Bull listed among wounded in the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaman
Paul Turney
Great Lakes, Ill
Chadwick
Sgt
Robert Lewis
Camp Livingston
Thomson Pric Hubert Williams Home on Furlough
Thomson Pric Hubert Williams of Massachusetts is home on a furlough in Stockte visiting his wife and son. Pvt Wilfred Hazen returned to Camp Adair Oregon after an eight day furlough with his wife. Mr and Mrs H A Tobey were Saturday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Vern Tobey at Clinton. The son born to Mr and Mrs George P Balk at Jane Lamb hospital Jan 24 named Stephen Harry. Root was called to Rockem South Dakota due to death of his brother Chester. Before returning home he will visit his son Water at Appleton and daughter Mrs Malewicki at Winona. Mrs Laura Geisinger of Chestnut Park visited Thomson. Mrs Hazel Stagg visited Freeport with Mrs Sadie W Brockill. Mr and Mrs Calvin Strauch and son Richard of Bettendorf spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Henry Strauch and Louis G Strauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Williams
Massachusetts
Stockte
Mt. Carroll High
Thomson
Mt. Carroll High School
Wilfred Hazen
Camp Adair
Ore
H. A. Tobey
Vern Tobey
Clinton
George P. Balk
Jane Lamb Hospital
Stephen Harry Root
Rockem
S. D
Chester Root
Water
Appleton
Malewicki
Winona
Laura Geisinger
Chestnut Park
Hazel Stagg
Freeport
Sadie W. Brockill
Calvin Strauch
Richard
Bettendorf
Henry Strauch
Louis G. Strauch
Ed K Hartman Dies At Morrison Hospital
Funeral services for Ed K Hartman 59 Fair Haven township farmer were held Tuesday after death Sunday about 6 pm in Morrison hospital. Born January 3 1885 he married Mary Knoess in 1913 she died 1957. Survived by son Harvey two daughters and three brothers. Burial at St Pauls Lutheran Church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed K. Hartman
Fair Haven Township
Morrison Hospital
Frank
Chadwick
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Frederick Froytac
Howard Emnyre
Curtis Naniga <Ang
Carl Maving
Orion Alexander
Mr. Hartman
George
Rosa Rentscnler
Hlartman
Mary Knoess
Mt. Carroll
Harvey Hartman
Preston Downing
Crystal
Charles W
Fred C
George H. Hartman
Ideal
Chadwick to play here Tuesday in February
Basketball here announced Chadwick will visit on Tuesday February 8 for a home game. Chadwick is slated to face the home team, with fans urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Milledgeville
Thomsons and Rawlins Attend Farmer's Institute at Mt Carroll
Mrs Hattie Rawlins spent the weekend at Vernon Rawlins home. On Saturday they attended the Farmer's Institute at Mt Carroll. Mr and Mrs Fred Coden moved Monday to the house recently vacated by Mr and Mrs Charles Beck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Rawlins
Vernon Rawlins
Farmer's Institute
Mt. Carroll
Fred Coden
Charles Beck
Shelly and Aitken tie in double event in Savanna
Mr and Mrs Fred Shelly longtime Thomson residents near Hanover observed their 40th wedding anniversary with a party at Lydia T Byr on Community house Savanna. Their granddaughter Miss Maxine Aitkin wed Edward Hebeler of Thomson in a double ceremony. The Shellys married Jan 27 1903 in Thomson and ran Sand Slough resort before moving to a Hanover area farm. They have a son Herbert and three daughters plus 17 grandchildren and a great granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Shelly
Thomson
Hanover
Lydia T. Byron
Savanna
Maxine Aitkin
Edward Hebeler
Anna Tigh
Sand Slough
Shelly
Albany
Shellys
Herbert Shelly
Marion
Gladys Poorman
David
Isabelle) Aitken
Franklin
Dorothy) Richmond
Helen Jean Floody
Thomson News Socials Report Warm Weekend Gatherings
Thomson area residents hosted and visited over the weekend. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Beadle and sons of Galena with Cpl. Allen Beadle of Charleston, Miss Marjorie Ames of East Dubuque, and Mrs. Orville Bastain of Craig Manor Hanover. Lorraine Young visited from Mt. Carroll, and Kathleen Isenhart traveled to Clinton and Mt. St. Clare college. Others were Mr. and Mrs. Stage, Arlene St. Ores, Harold St. Ores, Mrs. Elsie Kreuder, Mrs. Marie Crowe, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kemmer with relatives in Galesburg and Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Beadle
Galena
Allen Beadle
Charleston
Marjorie Ames
East Dubuque
Orville Bastain
Craig Manor
Hanover
Mt. St. Clare College
Paul Stage
Rockford
Ben Stage
Leonard Stage
Ivan Carroll
Arlene St. Ores
Galesburg
Harold St. Ores
Elsie Kreuder
Gerald
Milledgeville
Kyle Rawlins
Marie Crowe
Morrison
Shades
Dimmicks
Kenneth Kemmer
Fred Kemmer
Church Notices and Religious Services Summary
Sunday and weekday worship schedules from Fair Haven Thomson and Argo Methodist churches listed for February. Includes Sunday school times, morning and evening services, ladies aid meetings, social events, and plans for Easter programs. Also notes Immaculate Conception mass in Fulton and Novena services in Coffey Corners on Feb 6 and related dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Haven
E. E. Peacock
Ladies Aid
Chester Alexander
Rachel Rick
Thomson Methodist
Local Social Notes from Fulton and Surrounding Areas
Fulton K J Kratz and daughter Karen Joy of Rockford visited Fulton last Saturday. On return they were joined by Mrs Kratz and son Irwin who had stayed with Mrs Kratzs parents Mr and Mrs James S McCullagh. Frank A Plumley and son Robert visited Chadwick last Sunday for Mrs Plumleys birthday anniversary. Mrs Plumley also visited Lyons to see Albert Olds patient at Schick General Hospital. Olds, son of Ralph Olds of Lyons and former Fulton resident, fractured a limb during maneuvers at Ft Benning, Ga. Mrs J S McCullagh improves slowly after illness keeping her at home. Mrs Paul Lee of Galesburg visited her parents Gardner Lawrence and brother William Lawrence A M O 3c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. J. Kratz
Karen Joy
Rockford
Fulton
Kratz
Irwin
Paul Lee
Galesburg
Gardner Lawrence
William Lawrence
Clinton Family Hosts Visitors in Weekend Call
Ray Machael and Mr and Mrs Jake DeVries and son Donald visited Sunday afternoon and for supper with Mr and Mrs Frank Fotter in Clinton, sharing a family gathering at the Fotter home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Machael
Jake DeVries
Donald
Clinton
Frank Fotter
Grace Moyer Improves at Home Under Doctor Care
The article notes Mrs Grace Moyer has been ill at home under a physician's care and is now showing improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Moyer
Funeral Services For Mrs Stage Saturday
Funeral services were held last Saturday afternoon at 2 p m for Mrs Pete Stage of Cumberland Wisconsin 59 from the Jacobson funeral home. She died Wednesday Jan 19 after a stroke. Interment was in Lakeside cemetery. Nancy Lavin Hiner born April 6 1884 in Gage County Nebraska. She married Ames P Stage Sept 16 1909. Surviving are husband and ten children two predeceased including Mrs Lowell Bellows Cherokee Iowa Barney Stage USN Mrs Frank Kalinoski Minneapolis Nina Stage Hastings Minn Agnes Stage Cumberland Mrs Eldon Teitz Fond du Lac Set Albert Stage Hawaiian Islands and Edna Stage at home. One granddaughter and four sisters also survive. She is sister in law of Shirley Stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Stage
Cumberland
Wis
Jacobson
Winslow Wilson
Lakeside Cemetery
Nancy Lavin Hiner
Gage County
Nebraska
Ames P
Pete) Stave
Lowell Bellows
Cherokee
Iowa
Barney Stage
Frank Kalinoski
Minneapolis
Nina
Hastings
Minn
Agnes
Eldon Teitz
Fond du Lac
Albert Stage
Hawaiian Islands
Edna Stage
Dinner Guests Honor Paul Melendy at Mt Carroll Home
Mr and Mrs Orlo Smith hosted a family dinner in Mt Carroll to honor Paul Melendy son in law of Mr and Mrs Pfe Melendy of Camp Adair Oregon. Many relatives from Mt Carroll Savanna Thomson Lanark and Chicago attended including Phyllis Kradle and Jeanette Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
Donald Smith
Paul Smith
Paul Wilt
Lisbyd Smith
Calvin Essinger
Orlo Smith
Mt. Carroll
Pfe
Paul Melendy
Camp Adair
Ore
Pfe. Melendy
Savanna
Thomson
Erve Neuschwanner
Blaine Smith
Harry Neuschwanger
William Emery
Sherman Bowden
Francis Smith
Phyllis Kradle
Caroll
Kenneth Kosher
Lanark
Professor How Could You to Be Performed by Women’s Club
The Thomson Women’s Club will stage Professor How Could You at the high school on February 12. Local cast plays a distracted history professor Keats Perry seeking a wife within three days to avoid losing the dean’s job, with Grandma, Grandpa, and a gang of suitors and suspects involved in comic entanglements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Woman’s Club
Gladys Cooper
Keats Perry
Herbert St. Ores
Cleopatra
Keats
Grandma
Grandpa Perry
Salome McGinty
Mr. Hemmer
Agnes Curley
Vicky Randolph
Viecky
Valerie Whitman
Dorothy Carroll
Valerie
Gilbert Holland
John Appleby
Priscilla Morley
John
Priscilla
Marie Kemmer
Boggen
Tootsie Bean
Tootsie
Boggens
Emil Brach
Eleanor Lewis
Harry Diehl
Butcher Boy
Lavonne May Weds First Lieut Frank Shoemaker in Kansas City
Dr and Mrs Lewis R May announce the marriage of their daughter LaVonne to First Lieut Frank O Shoemaker of Beverly Hills Chicago. The ceremony was at 4 30 p m Tuesday January 25 at St Pauls Episcopal Kansas City Kansas officiated by Rev Nau. The bride wore a cerise wool suit with white blouse and Dutch cap, corsage of gardenias. LaVonne studied music at Northwestern University and worked as a secretary in Chicago. Shoemaker, a Georgia Tech graduate in chemical engineering 1940, served three years in the U S Army including Iceland and is now at Camp Davis North Carolina with anti aircraft training. Post wedding plans call for temporary residence at Camp Davis. The bride is granddaughter of Mrs James Smith and Charles R May and is niece of Mrs Paul Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis R. May
Elizabeth
LaVonne
Frank O. Shoemaker
Beverly Hills
Chicago
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Kansas City
Kans
Nau
Elizabeth School
Daytona Beach
Fla
Northwestern University
Michigan Avenue
Shoemaker
Georgia Tech
Sherwin Williams Laboratories
U. S. Army
Iceland
Coast Artillery
United States
Camp Davis
North Carolina
South
James Smith
Chestnut Park
Charles R. May
Savanna
Paul Lewis
Thomson
Visitors and local social notes from Winnebago area
Mrs. Gilbert Dixon and two daughters of Winnebago visited Bert Stainbrook. Mrs. Everett Eslinger and child ren of Morrison stayed with her parents. Bill Griswold and Harold Witt welcomed Louis Witt from Clinton. A foreign news correspondent and preacher will speak Monday at York Community High School on Why the Axis Cannot Win with motion pictures. Frank Potter hosted supper guests including Howard MacGathie and Mrs. Miller of Clinton. Lou Taylor of Sterling and Clyde Wescott of Rock Island visited Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Blomgren
York Community High School
Gilbert Dixon
Winnebago
Bert Stainbrook
Everett Eslinger
Morrison
Bill Griswold
Harold Witt
Louis Witt
Clinton
Frank Potter
Howard MacGathie
I. Fian Miller
Lou Taylor
Sterling
Clyde Wescott
Rock Island
York bond sales total to date in Fourth War Loan drive
York township figures show 36 875 dollars in bonds purchased so far this week bringing the drive total to 36 876 dollars. Of this 5800 dollars are Series 6 bonds by Thomson State Bank not counted toward the 19550 dollar township quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teshienia
York Township
N. D. French
Thomson State Bank
York
W. A. Adams
Thomson
French
Woman's Club Programs and Meetings Outline
The February schedule lists a Monday program at the high school with George Dewey Blomgren showing films and lecturing on the present world war. A Wednesday business meeting and social hour will be at Mrs. Catherine Adams home. The Chat-a-While club gathers Friday at Mrs. Elva Storm at Wacker. The 500 club met last Thursday with Mrs. Diehl, awarding first to Mrs. Nipe and others. next meeting is Thursday Feb 10 with Mrs. Leita Johannessen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Emil Brach
Paul Smiths
Woman's Club
Thelma Schick
George Dewey Blomgren
Foreven
Catherine Adams
Elva Storm
Wacker
500 Club
Harry Diehl
Nipe
Houghton
Amy Lewis
Low
Welch
Leita Johanssen
Morrison Families Visit Across Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil George and Barbara Ann of Morrison visited with the Scott family of Hinckley and the Cochran group, then spent Sunday with the Stage family in Rockland. Also listed are weekend guests from Mason City, Camp Grant, Savanna, Charlotte, Clinton, and nearby towns visiting local residents in East Savanna Pfe, Wacker, and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil George
Barbara Ann
Morrison
Guy Scott
Hinckley
T. E. Cochran
C. W. George
Robert Stage
Rockland
Stage
George
Cochrans
H. E. Browning
Mason City
Kyle Melendy
East Savanna
Pfe
LaVere Kness
Camp Grant
Savanna
Wes Kness
John Noordhoff
Margaret Jean
Cornelius Noordhoff
Harold Shelley
Charlotte, Ia
Fred Miller
Ida Weber
Harvey Marshall
Frank Lohmeier
Clinton
Henry Lohmeier
Carl Peterson
Hal Ashby
Wacker
Report Lieut. Schildmiller Dead in Crash
Lieut. R. W. Schildmiller, recently awarded his wings, died in a plane crash Saturday night at an airfield four miles outside Casper Wyoming, along with eight others. He is known locally and is the nephew of Arthur Pape. His mother Mrs Alta Schildmiller left for Western Springs near Chicago to await funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Schildmiller
Casper
Wyo
Arthur Pape
Alta Schildmiller
Pape
Western Springs
Chicago
Twenty One Attend WSCS Meet on Wednesday
The W. 8, C. 8. held a Wednesday gathering at the homes of Mrs. Laura Francke and Mrs. Clara Switzer with 20 members and one child present. Officers presided in the president’s absence and discussion covered a historical sketch of two famous American women and plans for a spaghetti dinner at the church basement on February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Francke
Clara Switzer
Minnie Miller
Maude Wagner
Emma Steele
Mary Cone
America
Jane Addams
Iva Orcutt
Grace Strauch
Local trapper claims 35 foxes trapped to date
Frank Leavens of Thomson has quietly trapped 35 foxes this fall and winter, including gray and red varieties. Although Carroll county offers no bounty, fur sales provide notable income. Trapping concentrated in bluffs northeast of Thomson and nearby hills where foxes reportedly roam in large numbers and even raid local farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Leavens
Thomson
Carroll County
Mt Carroll visit includes Loreen Melendy with cast
Thomson Brier and Mrs Emma Steele are visiting Mt Carroll with the Stober and Taschner families and Loreen Melendy of Clinton. Loreen recently sustained a broken ankle and now has it in a cast during Sunday afternoon and supper with Mrs Delia Melendy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Steele
Mt. Carroll
Stober
Oliver Taschner
Loreen Melendy
Clinton
Delia Melendy
Loreen
Thomsons Lose Both Games at Shannon Court
The Thomson basketball squad traveled to Shannon last Friday night and lost both matchups. The first game ended 50-12 with Shannon leading 14-3 after the first period and 26-5 at halftime. York’s Robinson led Thomson scorers with 6 points while Fisher had 14 for Shannon. the preliminaries saw Shannon beat York reserves 33-13 with Hook and Swalve leading York on offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Shannon
Robinson
York
Fisher
Hook
Swalve
Thomson Fyfe
Robinson B . R. Hook
Ek Flack
A. Hook Kaufman Wilt Gablin
Strukhoff U
Shannon— Shirk
Dole Fisher
Henze
Stevens Scharman
Mail Rodermel
Byers
Rent Ima
Sence
Ceil
Milledgeville Faces Friday Basketball Game in Town
Milledgeville schedules a home basketball game this Friday evening February 4. The matchup promises local rivalry action with the Milledgeville team hosting a visiting opponent at nearby gym.
Visitors and Sunday Guests Across Savanna and Area
Brett Frosch of Savanna visited relatives Tuesday night with grandparents Mr and Mrs B R Lewis and Mr and Mrs John Carroll. Additional callers included Mrs Maurice Strukhoff and Miss Mary Sheridan at Fulton. Sunday visits featured the Griswold home guests, and Verthon McGinty returning to Chadwick after a week with Charles McGinty. Marginal travels included Fay Groharing and daughter, plus Henry Vogel and Morrison guests with the Hoggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brett Frosch
Savanna
B. R. Lewis
John Carroll
Maude McGinty
Maurice Strukhoff
Mary Sheridan
Henry Rozeboom
Fulton
Bill Griswold
Francis Hoff
Garden Plam
Emil Brach
Verthon McGinty
Charles McGinty
Chadwick
Clinton
John Carpenter
Fay Groharing
Carroll
Myrta Groharing
Henry Vogel
Morrison
Charles Hogg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lorraine Ryan Thompson
Natchez
Elizabeth Parsons
Farmer’s Institute
State Institute
Dixon
Chas. Beck
Middle West
Guy Stumphy
Adam Heinze
Route 2
Stransky Ranch
Bluff
J. J. Sheridan
Cochran’s Hall
Thomas Hand
Oscar Weber
Thomson Shipping Association
Robert Groharing
Oregon
Burlington R. A. Construction Company
Epworth League
Sam Higley
YCHS
News of the
Army and Navy
Wilmington
Calif
Paul Gaar
Lowry Field
Colo
Harry Gaar
Eugene Bull
Chicago Tribune
ED K.hartman
St. Paul’s
Thomson Briefs
Thomson News
Christian Endeavor
Hanbecker
Argo Methodist
Foard
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ruby Schmaling
Shirley Stage
Mr. Carroll
Henry St. Ores
Curtis St. Ores
Victor Roggendorf
Floyd Higde
Seaton
Theiron Curtis
Emma Holland
Ruby Potter
Sandridge
Lavonne May
Ross Boylan
George William Bumann
Polo
Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Lieut. R. Schildmiller
WSCS
Thomson Brier
Chicagers
Shannon H. S
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