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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1954
Page
4
A posted notice lists numerous individuals and couples connected to Milledgeville Chadwick Mt. Carroll Thomson and other nearby towns. The message designates private property restrictions and appears to be a generic trespass warning covering several residents and families.
Mrs. Cora Shilling faces surgery to repair a fractured leg with a plate, assisted by daughter Mrs. Wales Gossard during hospital stay. Mrs. George Morris recovers from a fall at the Methodist church with head and eye injuries but no broken bones. Local families relocate farms near Clinton Plock. Koeller and Lester move from Kielhorn to Zier corner area. Grade basketball at Shannon sees a lightweight win and heavyweight loss with finals looming Thursday. J M Yeager plans a long motor trip to Kansas, California, and Washington to visit kin. Lanark high hosts poultry judging with Lewis Cram judging poultry division. Les Kruse and Sons semi truck ferries stock to Chicago. Wales Gossard visits hospital after supper with Lake Flickinger family. Flickinger family member is related to Shilling. Bruce Peterson visits Batavia. Fay Smith to operate Wabena farm near Lanark. Commercial club banquet tickets on sale for Feb 25.
Chadwick residents hosted several guests for meals over the weekend. Harold McKee family and Harold Bornell visited Om ar Pitts. Russell Queck Boerner party visited Vernon Alexander. Regena Adams of Freeport stayed with Roy Schreiner. Arthur Lee Kromery and Claude Cook families joined Morris and others for dinner and evening calls.
Delayed mail brings Mill edgeville items from Scout plans to OES notes and mission plans. Highlights include Cub Scout birthday supper planned for February 18 at the Grange hall, bake sale February 6, den restructuring in Den 4, Boy Scout week observance, and a birthday surprise for Mrs. Ben Frederick. Also covered are OES Bernice Chapter activities, Masonic smoker plans, officers and social nights, and United Evangelistic Missions committee plans for February 26 to March 7 with Rev. Allen Regan as speaker and related Youth Rally and services.
Milledgeville Garden Club began its 26th year with a meeting at the home of Mrs. W. R. Clough. Mrs. R. B. Thomas presided as president as yearbooks were distributed and members discussed new plants, shrubs, and annual varieties like Zinnia Blaze.
Ida Champion born September 20 1879 near Lanark grew up in the county. She married Monroe Poffenberger of Mt. Carroll and is survived by two sons Robert of Polo and Sam of Lanark, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren, a sister and a brother, and was a Methodist church member. Funeral arrangements at Frank Funeral Home. Rumor of a Phillips 66 station east of a Standard station on the cement highway. National Bank employee Earl Nailor to have tonsil surgery in Freeport.
A 5 h.p. Mall chain saw is highlighted for demonstration and sales at Mylin's Agricultural Store across from the Coliseum Sterling. Also offered are a F-20 tractor with De Laval milker and other J. D. items. Call 2173 for Thom son. Hit 2-18.
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