Thomson locals share meals across many households
Dinner guests gathered in Thomson as Will Griswold hosted Roy Heitman Sylvia Witt and Harold Witt. many visits followed including Leila Gleason in Savanna and Joe Pessman with Henry Otten in Union Grove. Wilbur Reader left for Chicago engineering studies. The Tuckers celebrated their 31st anniversary in Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Griswold
Roy Heitman
Sylvia Witt
Harold Witt
Luella Gleason
Savanna
Russell
Joe Pessman
Henry Otten
Union Grove
Herman Peterson
Teeds Grove
Will Holm
Kenneth Pessman
George Ottens
Lyndon
Harold R. Dude
Albany
Charles McGinty
Joe Wilt
Virgil Wilt
Clinton
A. M. Smith
Otis, Colo
Louis Shelly
Thomson Briefs Chronicle Local Visits and Movements
A roundup of visits and family news from Thomson including Allison Mack and son Robert with the Switzers, Willis Stage family in Clinton, Jens Andersons visiting relatives, and multiple social calls among local residents and guests. The Albert Fisher family moved near Morrison, Griswolds plan to vacate, and Phyllis Jean named as infant daughter of Pete and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hawk Sr
Louis Schick
Ed Knapp
Albert Fisher
Thomson
Morrison
Will Griswold
Ross Boylan
Arthur Pape
Hubert Williams
Stockton
Leila Groharing
Peoria
Dewey Mace
Clinton
Pete Smith
Garden Plain
Phyllis Jean
Optometrists Zone 5 Dinner Meeting Led by Dr. Enno Musk
Dr. Enno Musk of Fulton will oversee arrangements for the Optometrists of Zone No 5 dinner meeting of the Illinois optometric extension program. The event occurs at Lincoln Tavern in Sterling on Tuesday evening February 15 at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enno Musk
Fulton
Zone No. 5
Lincoln Tavern
Sterling
Wear Ever Aluminum Dinner Demonstration at Pape Home
Mrs. Arthur Pape hosted a dinner showcasing Wear Ever Aluminum cookware from New Kensington. Mr. and Mrs. Tracer of Bellevue and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Frost of Morrison attended, with company reps explaining waterless cooking benefits and presenting a roast beef menu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wear Ever Aluminum Company
Pape
Arthur Pape
Tracer
Bellevue
Melvin Frost
Morrison
New Kensington
Charles McGinty
Henry Strauch
H. L. Rawlins
Our Country and the Divine Root of National Welfare
The article argues that true national welfare flows from spiritual Mind and divine guidance. It cites Emerson and Bible authority, urging progressive thinkers to apply faith to government, laws, and harmony, claiming peace comes from God not material means. It condemns superficial patriotism and calls for moral, divine-led national service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Galilee
True democracy as path to peace and welfare
The Christian Science Monitor editorial argues war harms nations and true welfare comes from self governance under divine law. It cites Mary Baker Eddy and a leading American educator, urging democracy built on liberty, justice, and universal nobility of character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mary Baker Eddy
God
Christian Science Monitor
Illnesses and Health Updates in Savanna Area
George Bower suffered a heart attack Tuesday at his son in law and daughter’s home and is now mildly improved but bedbound. H A Francke and several others suffer heart trouble or flu while Miss Isabelle Prins and Mrs Clara Lawrence remain ill at home. Marilyn Bolhous shows a facial hemangioma and will seek treatment in Iowa City or Chicago. Wilma Foltz is ill after a gastric intestinal ailment. Charles Saltow visited Savanna city hospital for examination. several others are reported ill in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bower
Walter Mack
H. A. Francke
Carol
Lyle Williams
George Potter
Gene
William Lambert
Savanna
Isabelle Prins
Clara Lawrence
Erve Martindale
Charles Saltow
Savanna City Hospital
Saltow
Marilyn
Clarence Bolhous
Clinton
Iowa City
Chicago
Wilma
Clyde Foltz
Argo
Jane Lamb Hospital
Mrs. Rachael Switzer Returns Home From Illness
Mrs. Rachael Switzer returns to her town home Monday after months in the homes of her daughter Mrs. Louis Schick and her son Otto Switzer. She had been bedfast most of the winter but is improved. Her son Frank of Mount Carroll is staying with her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachael Switzer
Louis Schick
Otto Switzer
Switzer
Frank
Mt. Carroll
Chadwick Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
Miss Frances Stansell and her mother visited in Elgin while Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Isenhart traveled to Malvern to see their son-in-law and daughter, with Julia Appel joining for a remaining visit. Dinners and gatherings honored various local residents including the Springman and Dial families, and a postcard shower celebrated John Krata’s birthday. The Chadwick schools will mark the Constitution sesquicentennial on March first. Roy Harmon hosted guests from Savanna, and Mildred Stadel and John Geisz returned to Illinois University after vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Stansell
Robert Stansell
Elgin
E. J. Isenhart
John Appel
Malvern
Julia Appel
Charles Sucher
Lloyd Peters
Ruth
Lanark
Ned Spencer
Ed Waters
Chicago
Anna Weber
Chas
Dial
Arnold Roberts
Clarence Roberts
Mt. Carroll
Homer Bushman
Lyle
Cloyd Deets
Milledgeville
Kenneth Senneff
Herbert Springman
Shirlene
Glen
Sterling
Robert Turney
Mildred Stadel
John Geisz
University of Illinois
Allan Zugschwerdt
Vernon Isenhart
Leo Bushman
Donald Asay
Lake Flickinger
William Lewis
Morrison
Catherine Straub
Roy Buckner
Lyndon
Frank Cheeseman
Ernest Smith
Henry Rahn
Rahn
Cheeseman
Percy Greenawalt
John Kratz
Frank Pentnack
Emery Preston
Coleta
Kyle Turney
Clarence Hartman
Hartman
Carl Maring
O. L. Heefner
Shannon
Arden Heefner
Francis Prowant
Fred Prowant
Albany merchant Albert Strating dies at East Moline hospital
Albert Strating, longtime Albany merchant, died at 3 a m Thursday at East Moline state hospital after a mental crisis following his mother in law’s death. He had worked in Albany retailing groceries and dry goods, served in World War I, and was a former Albany school trustee. He is survived by wife Lilian Burns and son William. Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Strating
Albany
East Moline Hospital
East Moline
East Moline State Hospital
Harry Burns
Strating
Morrison
Albert
Myron Rosenkrans
Rink
Lillian Burns
William
Review
Weekend Guests Visit Area Families
Mrs. Harry Hinebaugh of Mt Car Roll was a weekend guest in the Roy Hinebaugh home. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Baker of Galesburg were weekend visitors with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Port Horning. Miss Dorothy Mackey joined the Bakers for a few days. DeWitt Stuart of Chicago visited over the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Reader
Chicago
Alvin Reiff
Kyle Rawlins
Walter Mach
Bertha Hartman
Floyd Kauffman
Mt. Morris
Rebecca Holland
Lloyd Smith
Argo
Harold Dude
Albany
Frank Rush
Ted Storm
Wacker
Leonard Stage
Epa Hook
W. H. Kamphuis
Harry Housenga
Fenton
Housenga
Kamphuis
Martin Williams
Clarence Planthaber
Clinton
Andrew Miller
Elwin Allison
Penrose
Jimmie Green
Paul Smith
Smith
Willard Ballard
Galesburg
James Blair
Ben Stage
Charles Stage
Joann
Paul Stage
Rock Island
Kenneth Kemmer
Morrison
Robert Stage
Willard Stiles
Savanna
Tom Sheridan
Rudolph Holm
LaVonne
Fred Peters
B. R. Lewis
Mike Tucker
Tuckers
Henry Viehl
Othelia Keller
Charles F. Hartman
Mary
Lydia Hartman
Louis
Conrad Hartman
Mt. Carroll
Viola Strauch
Amboy
W. G. Strauch
Alvin Schneider
Charles Dyson
Laverne Straub
Dorothy
Lanark
Mildred
Claude Mechling
Clifford Straub
C. F. Lang
Polo
Harve Zugschwerdt
Harold Holmes
A. A. Calkins
Avis Johnson
Thomas Shultz
Freeport
T. F. Shultz
Frank Taylor
Don Taylor
Warren Hamilton
Rockford
Richard Strauch
L. M. Strauch
Nolan Zugschwerdt
Ames
Elmer Zugschwerdt
Harry Hinebaugh
Roy Hinebaugh
Jesse Baker
Port Horning
Dorothy Mackey
Bakers
DeWitt Stuart
Charles Woy
Tire deal of the year at Gamble Stores sale
Buy one First Quality Columbia Tire and your next tire costs half price. Includes two inner tubes in the package. Popular 6.00-16 size priced at 9.95 per pair with inner tubes included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Gamble
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6Th Ave
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Main St
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