Warm Military Letters Bring News From Far Afield
The note from Kyle McGinnis writes of returning to duty with his company after a spell in reserve service. He describes busy days and chilly weather with snow on distant peaks, and thanks for a package of bacon, cheese and candy. Other brief notes mention Harold Kenyon’s hospital release in Hawaii, Paul Rice’s transfer to New York, Captain Porter’s promotion to major, Joe Bennett’s Canal Zone furlough, Roy Rice’s Great Lakes leave, and Roland Schroth’s Tex furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geof Stumphy
Kyle McGinnis
Dolly
George
Kyle
Harold Kenyon
Helen Rice
Paul
Indianatown Gap
New York
N. Y
R. L. Porter
Ed Porter
Thomson
Frances Hollinshead
Joe Bennett
William Bennett
Canal Zone
Roy Rice
Great Lakes
Roland Schroth
Camp Wolters
Tex
Vitamin Bee Club Forms At Vinegar Hill School
Walter Hartman and Ronald Van Buer have perfect yearly attendance. Eleanor Rose and Luanne Peters work on water bottle covers and wall hangings for the Junior Red Cross. The school club, named Vitamin Bee, formed after bees invaded the schoolhouse. Two new pupils Barbara and Marjoris Wilburn arrived January 31, 1944, moving into Ivan Carroll’s former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hartman
Ronald van Buer
Eleanor Rose
Luanne Peters
Red Cross
Barbara
Marjoris Wilburn
Ivan Carroll
Grade News Highlights From School Spelling and Games
The article covers grade level spelling contests won by Big Chief and Blues with scores 26 24 and 36 31. It notes planned celebrations, a Monday party for winners, a Valentine box event, an eighth grade card party on February 16, and various classroom happenings including sports, a play The Three Little Pigs, new student Margaret Grawe, library books, and minor fire damage at Asa Barr residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Bielema
Gilbert Marcucci
Esther
Gilbert
Big Chief
Ruth Bielema
Blues
Hal Hoy
Reds
Norma Strub
Carolyn Marshall
Thomson
Chadwick
Margaret Grawe
Sandridge
N. Z
J. W
York Nears Fourth War Loan Quota in Week of February Drive
York township has about $3,300 left to reach its $49,350 Fourth War Loan quota with five days remaining. Through Feb 20 the week’s subscriptions totaled $9,762.50, lifting cumulative sales to $48,050, excluding $85,800 Series 6 bonds not counted toward the township target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township
N.D. French
French
York
N. C. Club to Meet at Ashby Home
The N. C. club will meet at 2 p m Thursday Feb 10 in the home of Mrs Hal Ashby at Wacker with Miss Grace Chafer assisting. Devo tions pledge to flag club roll call and teenage snapshots are on the program. Mrs Will Holy and Mrs Jay Stiles supervise the program and social time with refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
Ashby
Wacker
Hal Ashby
Grace Chafer
Chafer
Will Holy
Jay Stiles
Funeral for Indies' father George W Bumann in Polo
Last Thursday morning George William Bumann of Polo was laid to rest at St Marys Catholic church at 11 oclock. Attending were Mr and Mrs Ross Boylan and Mrs Oscar Kraft along with Mrs Beverly Kraft of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Boylan
Oscar Kraft
George William Bumann
Polo
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Beverly Kraft
Chicago
Davenport Couple Weds in Candlelight Ceremony
Claire Bolhous and Loretta Wolfram were married Feb 5 at Trinity Lutheran Church Davenport. Rev Herman Tarms officiated as Arnold Wills played organ. The couple will reside in Prophetstown where Bolhous helps run the family farm and Claire will join Farmers National Bank after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Bolhous
Alex Bolhous
Prophetstown
Loretta Wolfram
R. F. Wolfram
S&j
Davenport
Trinity Lutheran Church
Herman ‘Ttarms
Arnold Wills
Philip Williamson
Jack Beebe
Prophets
Claire
Farmers National Bank
Bolhous
Davenport Bank and Trust Co
Recipe Request From Local Cooks At Review
Readers urged to submit favorite recipes to the Review so the staff can share them with others. Call 181 or drop a note at the office with your contribution.
Letter From Uncle in Canada Prompts Curious Tale
Mrs. George Stumphy reports receiving a letter from Cranshaw Taylor her uncle working in Canada. The note, written on hotel stationery from Sour Dough Hotel at 1355 Seicle Avenue, includes fanciful house rules meant to attract tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stumphy
Cranshaw Taylor
Canada
Sour Dough
Seicle Avenue
Territories
Local Church Services and Notices Gathered
Community churches list schedules for York Thomson Immaculate Conception Argo and other parishes. Services include Sunday school morning worship and evening prayers with various pastors and dates, plus a ladies aid meeting and social event notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Methodist
Doverspike
Charles McGinty
Thomson Briefs: Weekend Visits and Upcoming Play
Thomson notices invite attendance at a play on Saturday February 12. Mrs Laura Geisinger of Savanna visited Thomson Tuesday. Miss Hazel Sack of Freeport stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Wesley Sack over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Geisinger
Savanna
Thomson
Hazel Sack
Freeport
Wesley Sack
Local Residents Undergo Emergency Medical Procedures
Mrs. Orval Flink, formerly of Thomson and tenant at the Clarence Van Buskirk farm near Lanark, underwent an appendectomy in a Freeport hospital. Kenneth Green, formerly of Argo and now near Freeport, had an emergency appendectomy there last Thursday morning. Russell Carpenter remains at home with neuritis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Flink
Thomson
Clarence van Buskirk
Lanark
Freeport
Kenneth Green
Argo
Russell Carpenter
Rites Tuesday For Mrs Sidney Milnes
Funeral services for Mrs. Sidney Milnes 38 of Morrison who died Saturday morning will be at 2 pm Tuesday at Reynolda funeral home pastor Dr W R Wilson will officiate burial in Grove Hill cemetery She was born Edna Swanson May 4 1906 in Clyde Township later married Milnes Dee 17 1924 and farmed north of Morrison with her husband Survived by husband four children two daughters two sisters and five brothers the family noted among visiting relatives Geo Ketchum and M J Strukhoff referenced
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Milnes
Morrison
Morrison J
Capital
Wille
Reynolda
W. R. Wilson
Grove Hill
Edna Swanson
Clyde Township
Berger Swanson
Sidney Milnes Dee
Methodist Church
Vernon
Virgil
Lavella
Beulah
Mre
Ray Hilmo
Mosula
Montana
Anne McCulloh
Roy
John
Matt Swanson
Frank Swanson
Seattle, Wash
Herbert Swanson
Chateau. Mont
Chestnut Park Couple Observe 25th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Michael Foley of Chestnut Park observe their 25th wedding anniversary. They married February 4 1919 in Clinton Iowa. They have two sons in armed service and other children. Mr Foley hails from Sheboygan Wisconsin and works at the Milwaukee rail mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Foley
Chestnut Park
Savanna
Ina D Via
Clinton
Raymond Foley
Miami Beach
Fla
John Foley
Shreveport
George
Michael
Jean
Foley
Shu ‘Sburg
Wis
Milwaukee Rail Mill
Clinton visitors tour area families Sunday
Thorson Briels Mrs. Levin Smith and two sons of Clinton visited Sunday with Mrs. Gerald Prity in the Carl Robinson home. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sack of Dixon and Mrs. Emma Curley of Chadwick visited Sunday night and Monday with Mrs. Dan Sack and children, Mrs. Donald Smith and son Duane visited Saturday and Sunday with her father, Fred Eacker at Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levin Smith
Clinton
Gerald Prity
Carl Robinson
Ed Sack
Dixon
Emma Curley
Chadwick
Dan Sack
Donald Smith
Duane
Fred Eacker
Mrs Adams Hosts Woman's Club at Evening Meeting
Mrs Kate Adams hosted the Women’s Club in Savanna with a social hour and business session. Reports covered district and Mt Carroll conventions, fundraising for the Penny Art Fund and Taft Fund, and a drive for bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Adams
Woman's Club
Brother-in-law of Mrs. Steele dies in Rockford
Emma Steele is notified by Mr Carroll of the death of her brother in law Matt Johnson of Rockford Illinois. Johnson belonged to the Rockford Shrine lodge for years. Funeral services are set for Mt Carroll with Shrine lodge in charge. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Steele
Mr. Carroll
Matt Johnson
Rockford
Ill
Mt. Carroll
Christian Funeral Home
Johnson
Thomson Basketball Games and War Veteran Talk
A note lists Thomson basketball games on February 15 at Sabula and February 18 at Lanark. It also notes a Schick hospital veteran from Clinton will speak at the February 17 high school meeting about his war experiences. the program remains incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Sabula
Lanark
Local School Dismissed Over Stormy Weather
School was dismissed this afternoon until Monday due to stormy weather. Mr and Mrs Carl Maring of Chadwick visited Sunday afternoon with his sister Mrs Jerry Wiebenga. Mrs George Stumphy of MinneapolisMinn came Monday night to visit with Mrs Ella Stumphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Maring
Chadwick
Jerry Wiebenga
George Stumphy
Minneapolis
Professor How Could You to Be Presented by Woman's Club
The Woman's Club will stage the play Professor, How Could You on February 12 at the high school. Directed by Gladys Cooper, the local cast portrays an absent minded history professor Keats Perry and a lively mix of family members and suitors as they vie in a comedic plot centered on a wife within three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Wares Club
Gladys Cooper
Keats Perry
Herbert St. Ores
Cleopatra
Keats
Grandma
Grandpa Perry
Salome McGinty
Mr. Hemmer
Agnes Curley
Vicky Randolph
Vicky
Valerie Whitman
Dorothy Carroll
Valerie
Gilbert Holland
John Appleby
Priscilla Morley
John
Priscilla
Marie Kemmer
Boggen
Tootsie Bean
Tootsie
Rainbow Hype Amid Snowstorm Streaked by Weather Event
The report notes a Wednesday rainbow claim amid a snow day with snow starting around nine and a storm by eleven. Strong wind drove white flakes across fields and roads, creating slick, hazardous driving conditions and heavy visibility challenges for travelers.
Community Club Card Evening At Lyon Curley Home
Savanna York Community club met Friday with cards as the main activity. High scores earned by Mrs. Herbert Almquist and Wayne Brown. low scores belonged to Herbert Almquist and Mrs. Web Rows. Refreshments included sandwiches pickles ice cream apple pie and coffee. The group will meet again Friday at Wayne Brown home. Royal Neighbors meet Tuesday Feb 15 with Mrs Pearl Williams. Altar and Rosary society held a regular business meeting and later prizes were awarded to Mrs Thomas Hand and Mrs Tin McNamara. The next meeting is the first Thursday in March with Mrs Lawrence Weatherwax. The 500 club meets today with Mrs Leila Johansen. Ladies Aid Society The Argo ladies aid society met at Mrs Ruby Schmaling’s Wednesday for a potluck lunch. Eight members attended. Guests included Miss Ruth Cooper R N of Chicago Mr and Mrs Bert Nelson of Coleta and Mr and Mrs Delbert Nelson who recently moved into the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Randall
Ladies’ Aid
David Switzer
Paul Smiths
Roy Heilman
Ernest Smith
America
Savanna-York
Lyon Curley
Herbert Almquist
Wayne Brown
Web
Royal Neighbors
Pearl Wiliams
Altar and Rosary Society
James Sheridan
Thomas Hand
Tin McNamara
Lawrence Weatherwax
Ladies’ Aid Society
Argo Ladies' Aid Society
Ruby Schmaling
Gueets
Ruth Cooper
R.N
Chicago
Bert Nelson
Coleta
Delbert Nelson
Mrs H C Evans of Clinton Dies After Illness
Mrs H C Evans 79 of Oakhurst died February 9 in Clinton after several weeks illness. Born March 23 1865 in Lyons she married Harry C Evans April 24 1884 and lived in Clinton all her life. Survived by husband a son and four daughters, six grandchildren two great grandchildren and a sister. funeral planned at Snell funeral home with final rites anticipated Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Evans
Oakhurst
Jane Lamb Hospital
Snell Funeral
Old Town
Lyons
Luther
Mary Sumbaugh
Harry C. Evans
Clinton
First Presbyterian Church
Century Club
Harold S. Evans
Cincinnati
Ohio
John Beall
Elgin
Ill
Melvin Locke
Pekin
Grace Evans Weih
Charles Sawyer
Ellendale
Tenn
Maude Sears
Jake Miller
Evans
Maquoketa Man Involved In Rock Island Arsenal Accident
Mrs. M J Strukhoff learned Wednesday that her father Charles Rogers of Maquoketa was in an accident at work at the Rock Island arsenal and was hospitalized. X ray tests in Savanna city hospital showed Charles Metz sustained a fractured right ankle in an automobile crash south of Savanna last Wednesday. He remains in the Savanna city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Strukhoff
Charles Rogers
Maquoketa
Rock Island Arsenal
Savanna City Hospital
Charles Metz
Savanna
Births in Denver and Fulton Families Welcome New Arrivals
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Pope announce the birth of a son on February 3 at St. Luke's hospital in Denver Colorado. The mother is Beth Houghton daughter of Roy Houghton. Mr. and Mrs. John Greve report a daughter born Monday at Jane Lamb hospital. Mrs. Greve is Erma Jean Switzer, daughter of Belle Switzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Pope
St. Luke's Hospital
Denver
Colo
Pope
Beth Houghton
Roy Houghton
John Greve
Fulton
Jane Lamb Hospital
Greve
Erma Jean Switzer
Belle Switzer
Clinton Wedding Sees Miss Roggendorf Wed to Cpl Noble
Miss Harriet Roggendorf daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Roggendorf Green Island Iowa married Cpl Olen Noble son of Mr and Mrs Phillip Snyder Easton at 1 pm in the Youth Chapel First Presbyterian Clinton Rev Robert MacDanel officiated. The couple plans a visit to Easton then the bride resumes work at Excelsior Dry Cleaning Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Roggendorf
Earl Roggendorf
Green Island
Cpl
Olen Noble
Phillip Snyder
Easton
First Presbyterian Church
Clinton
Robert MacDanel
Francis Sheridan
Rockford
Sheridan
Noble
York Community High School
Easton High School
California
Excelsior Dry Cleaning
Bank Closed for Lincoln and Washington’s Birthdays
The Thomson State Bank will be closed Saturday February 12 for Lincoln's birthday and Tuesday February 22 for Washington's birthday. The post office will be open on Lincoln's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson State Bank
Lincoln
Washington
Glee Club to Present Polished Pebbles Opera on March 10
School news outlines an upcoming high school operetta Polished Pebbles set for March 10 with cast chosen and rehearsals begun. Band provided music for ball games. basketball team defeated Chadwick 39 to 19, sparking excitement for the tournament. Junior popcorn and candy sales support the treasury while freshmen study Ivanhoe and sophomores perform Julius Caesar scenes. Leap Year party planned for Friday with optimistic expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadwick
Caesar
Charles Barr
Spaghetti Dinner Planned by Methodist W S C S
The W S C S of the Methodist church invites members to a spaghetti dinner at noon on February 15. Menu includes spaghetti rolls pickles ginger creams and coffee. Prices are 20c for grade school 30c for high school and 35c for adults with coffee. The group will meet February 16 at Mrs Grace Strauch's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Grace Strauch
Woman's Club Play At High School Gym Saturday
Local notice invites readers to attend a Saturday night performance by the Woman's club at the Clinton high school gym. Community updates report Mrs. Jess Green and other members visiting Clinton for business, plus family visits and a Navy enlistment for Gilbert Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Green
Clem Hoy
George Stumphy
Clinton
E. J. Coleman
Rockford
Gladys Cate
Coleman
Phyllis
Cate
Gilbert Dixon
Bert Stainbrook
Navy
Minnesota
Roy Flemming
Moline
Joe Shutters
Stockton
Henry Paige
Clarence Bolhous
University Hospital of
Iowa City
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Asa Barr
Riverview
Frank Brown
Jesus Christ
God
E. Eencook
Christian Endeavor
Hawbecker
Lehman
Huntington
Ind
Stakemiller
Thomson Briefs
Mrs
Harold Starr
Geo, Ketchum
Thorson Briels
Mrs. Adams
Harry BE. Wheat
Savanna Review
Carroll
Lawrence A. Smith
Savannah
Alice Switzer
Penny Art Fund
Lorade Taft Fund
Ellen Hogg
Taft
Margaret Murray
Clara Switzer
Eleanor Lewis
Illinois Federation of Women’s Club
Lourella Diehl
Margaret Cochran
Joe
Thelma Schick
Adeline Groharing
Hemmer
Ione Smith
Steele
Schick Hospital
Homson Briefs
Marriet Loggendore
500 Club
Leila Johansen
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