Items From Our Files Jan 27 1927
Johnny Grawe drives a new Chevrolet milk truck. home brewing details appear in a light verse. Margaret Hicks and Eugene Murray wed in Dixon. Perry 25th anniversary at home with goose dinner.
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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1945
Page
6
Johnny Grawe drives a new Chevrolet milk truck. home brewing details appear in a light verse. Margaret Hicks and Eugene Murray wed in Dixon. Perry 25th anniversary at home with goose dinner.
Fair Haven Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. Vernon Adolph on Wednesday February 7. The program included group hymn singing devotionals leadership in religion and country talks on Moses and Abraham Lincoln readings and poems. Mrs. Mabel Alexander assisted with refreshments.
State Auditor Arthur C. Lueder reports January 1948 payments in Illinois show old age pension totaling $5,830,629 a decline from December and aid to dependent children totaling $965,592 up from the previous month. Carroll county pensions go to 280 people totaling $2,248 Whiteside county pensions total 699 people $20,950. ADC payments in Carroll county are $1,022 for 57 dependents and in Whiteside county $3,515 for 172 dependents.
Thomson Briefs note Sunday gatherings with several relatives including Mr. Henry Young Mrs. Myrtle Bull and nieces in Polo Clinton Clinton and Mill edgeville areas. Jr Faulkner on leave from his par ents home in Clinton and other relatives visited Mrs Flora Bourne in Savanna Friday evening.
Area residents hosted and visited over the weekend with numerous dinners and gatherings. Names include Jensen Warfield Vos Ceerts Housenga Mark Hook Roberts Kenyon Groharing Welch Sack and Smith among others. travel to Fulton Morrison Clinton Chadwick Savanna and Rock Island area noted.
Mrs. Olive E. Smith of Savanna and daughter visit a cousin in Lyons Monday. Cadet Nurse Beverly Marshall of Clinton spent Sunday with her parents. Mrs. Robert Wallace of DeWitt was a weekend guest of Mary Wallace at the Charles McGinty home. Sheila Crow, in training at Jane Lamb hospital, went to Des Moines to take her State Board exam. Families hosting relatives include the Stage and Kemmer households in Rock Island Morrison and Rockford. Sgt Joe Donahey, once listed as missing since 1942, is now home on leave. his story and photo appeared on the Clinton Herald front page.
Mr and Mrs George Myers were Sunday evening visitors of Mr and Mrs Henry Goldmacher. Florence Adolph of Sterling spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Chas Adolph.
A brief readers letter from Nettie E. Phillips, age about 86, at 15 Pine St Maywood IL describes health decline and nervous pain. She notes reading Trib une Review Christian Century and Literary Digest and laments wartime hardships for youth while praising FI programs. She asks for letters and signs off with love.
Chadwick high and grade school faculty members were entertained last Thursday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs E W Farnsworth in Thomson. Banco and bridge were played and refreshments served. Prizes were awarded to Miss Esther Schmaling Miss Shirley Schneiderman Mrs Wayne Cook and Howard Brett.
Eileen Daehler was a Friday evening supper guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olson. Sgt and Mrs Robert Linsey spent several days last week with Mr and Mrs Elmer Kaufman. Mrs Lindsey is a sister of Mr Kaufman.
Rev. Brower of Ebenezer Reformed Church Morrison will speak at the Woman's club meeting in the gym at 8 p m Thursday. His topic is The Race Problem. Inez Honberger and Eva Doden will play a piano duet and the high school boys quartet will provide music. Nine members join Hope Evangelical church including Mrs Carl Kness and daughter Muriel by letter and seven by confession of faith. Baptisms were administered to Mrs Geison and Mrs Spahr. Mission Ridge PTA to meet Friday evening with a scramble supper, business session, and moving pictures.
The Philathea class met at Mrs. E R Mest home last Friday afternoon February 2. Elizabeth Senneff led a program with scripture reading a Bible quiz and poems prayers and readings by members. George Bast led the Bible study on Salvation through Blood. Mrs Albert Schreiner prepared the topic. The March meeting will be a scramble luncheon at Mrs Christie Geison home with guest invitations.
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