Thomson area social notes feature local visits and relatives
Thompson residents report funeral attendance for Ernest Petty in Mt. Carroll and nursing home visits to Gertrude Smith in Maple Lawn Thomson. A Perry grandson Ane Arthur Perry, in North Africa, plans to return to England February 21 before further stationing. Several local families host and visit guests from Marion Iowa Savanna and Fulton with dinners and Sunday calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Lillie
Lockport
Ernest Petty
Mt. Carroll
Gertrude Smith
Maple Lawn
Thomson
Albert Perry
Ane Arthur Perry
North Africa
England
Wayne Ashby, Jr
Marion
Iowa
Wayne Ashby
Charles J. Bissens
Harold Damhoff
Fulton
Local families host guests across Hinsdale Sterling Clinton
Mrs Lea Slocum of Hinsdale visited with her son in law Milton Larson and daughter. On Sunday Mr and Mrs Albert Prins hosted Jan Faber and daughter from Fulton and Merle Prins and family. Ruth Ann Albert celebrated her 14th birthday with family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea A Slocum
Hinsdale
Milton Larson
Albert Prins
Jan Faber
Fulton
Merle Prins
Petey Dyke
Donald Dyke
Morrison
Dwight Atherton
Merle Ather
Minnie Badtke
Arthur Bier
Ruth Stahl
Priscila McBride
Clinton
Gilpin Stagg
Kyle Brown
Merle Cate
Kirk Arvigeen
Alfred Dykstra
Betty Messinger
Olive Steffey
Robert Tichler
William Hamm
Merle Cohn
John Elliott
Forest Park
Harold Elliott
Terry
Calvin Eslinger
Ray Morgan
Comanche
Kenneth Wiersema
Allen Temple
Karen Bell
Riverview Notes Quiet Weekend Amid Heavy Snow
Riverview residents hosted relatives and friends from Arlington Heights Mt. Carroll Morrison Savanna and Savanna as snow drifts freeze activity. Weekend visits included Mr and Mrs Russell Sack Mr Carroll shoppers and the O Neals.
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Russell Sack
Arlington Heights
Florence Sack
A. W. Pape
Local Notes of Visits and Family Trips
Mr and Mrs Herman Bimm returned from two weeks with their son in Des Moines Iowa. Rev Martin Bredow and Rev LeRoy Remmer visited Mrs Minnie Badtke in Clinton Friday afternoon. Louis Corey Dennis and Charles dined with Mr and Mrs Harry Diehl and David Sunday. Lloyd Fagan returned home after visiting their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Jack Fagan at Delavan Wisconsin.
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Herman Bimm
Jack Cole
Des Moines
Iowa
Martin Bredow
LeRoy Remmer
Zion Lutheran Church of
Clinton
Minnie Badtke
Louis Corey
Dennis
Charles
Harry Dieh
David
Lloyd Fagan
Mrs Jack Fagan
Delavan
Wis
New Salem Tops Lincoln Shrines For Illinois Visitors
Carl Hodges reports Illinois travelers favored New Salem as Lincoln shrine with 1 100 350 visitors in 1959 up 41 711 from 1958 while Springfield drew 455 875 and the Tomb 673 824. Total shrine visits exceeded 2 230 049 with foreign guests from 83 countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hodges
Illinois Departmental Information Service
Land of Lincoln
New Salem
Lincoln
Springfield
George Cashman
Sunday Dinner Guests and Parkway Plans Highlight Local Notes
Sunday dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Corneil Medendorp included Harold Kramer and Diane, and Mrs. Joe Medendorp of Fulton, with Corneil’s birthday and the Kramers’ anniversary noted. Funeral services were held for Harry Cohn of Gavanna, attended by Mrs. Carl Detra of Prophets Town. The Mississippi River Parkway Commission plans a multi state scenic route, with Illinois completing 60 percent of the route and aiming to extend to the Pan Am and trans Canada highways. New reduced automobile insurance rates for Illinois motorists, filed by the Illinois Bureau of Casualty Insurers, show a state wide average decrease of 5.4 percent for physical damage and 6.5 percent for liability and property damage, effective January 25, 1960. The savings follow Gov Stratton’s 1959 safety program which cut deaths to 1765 that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corneil Medendorp
Wilma
Vernon
Harold Kramer
Diane
Joe Medendorp
Fulton
Harold Kramers
Carl Detra
Prophetstown
Harry Cohn
Gavanna
Illinois
Commission
South America
Alaska
Illinois Department of Insurance
Joseph Gerber
Department of Insurance
Illinois Bureau of Casualty
Wm. G. Stratton
Gerber
Illinois Bureau of Casualty Insurers
Social Security disability rules explained by Rockford official
G W Spencer of the Rockford district office clarifies disability criteria under the Social Security Act. He says the program looks at remaining capacity to work rather than impairment severity and requires a condition described by a doctor as preventing substantial work. The Rockford district advises seeking more information at the local office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Spencer
Rockford
Spencer
First robin myth debunked by Illinois sportsmen
An Illinois writer argues that robins remain present through winter, cites local sightings with his son near Sidney on Jan 23, and contrasts public beliefs with the Illinois Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs aim to promote informed, research-based game laws. The note blends outdoors observations with a call for accurate knowledge to guide regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Sidney
Ill
Illinois Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
Mrs. Charles Spealman to mark 80th birthday Monday
Mrs. Charles Spealman will quietly observe her 80th birthday at home on Monday February 22. Due to illness no formal observance is planned. The notice cites a classical quote by David Mallet.
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Chadwick News
Chas. Spealman
Charles Spealman
Spealman
Spealman Describes Five Day Evangel Concert Band Tour
Miss Lynette Spealman, flutist and sophomore at Evangel College Springfield Missouri, details a five day tour with the Evangel Concert Band. They traveled by chartered bus from Springfield to McAlister Oklahoma Dallas Fort Worth Love Field Southern Methodist University Waxahachie LeTourneau Shreveport El Dorado Hot Springs Fayetteville and back, enjoying hospitality and campus visits along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynette Spealman
Robert Spealman
Chadwick
Ene
Evangel College
Miss Spealman
Springfield
McAlister
Okla
Longview
Tex
LeTourneau Tech
Shreveport
Catenary College
Mississippi
el Dorado, Ark
Hot Sprin
Fort Smith
Fayettevil Ark
Man's wedding band found near Thomson Bank
A gold wedding band was found on December 26 near Thomson Bank and the owner may reclaim it by identifying and paying for this ad at the Review Office in Thomson. For sale: floor sample mahogany dining room suite with china six chairs and drop leaf table discontinued, priced at cost at Shearer's Lanark TLS February 18.
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Thomson Bank
Thomson
Mit
Shearer’s
Lanark
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WHBF
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Fountain Service
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Lewis Motor Co
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