Thomson Briefs Sunday Guests and Moves Across Town
Local notes report Sunday visits at multiple homes including Mr. and Mrs. Bissens and Mr. and Mrs. Housenga. Clinton and Savanna travelers joined family gatherings. Moves include George Kauffman to Hal Francke tenant near Mt. Carroll and the Knutsens relocating to the Haas farm near Zion. Sheriff Westfall and residents also appear in community tidbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Diehl
Fred Diehl
Freeport
Diehl
Chas. Hatfield
John Diehl
Loretta Lawrence
Wilburt Diehl
Savanna
George Kauffman
Hal Francke
Mt. Carroll
Kauffman
Leroy Foltz
Ed Foltz
Argo
Raymond Knutsen
Neary Farm
Haas
Thomas Stagg
John Smit
Pete Pyse
Fenton
Ben Stage
Inlaw
Paul Stage
Moline
Robert Stage
Rock Island
Ray Erling
Baby
Harold Tobey
Geneva Kness
Nick Basta
Clinton
Lawrence Sullivan
John Deere
George Lueder
DeWitt
Sheriff Westfall
Thomson
Chas. Wilt
Dan Senneff
Milledgeville
Epa Hook
Roberta
William Kamphuis
Fulton
Garrett Sterenberg
Morrison
Hobart Holland
Clarence Bolhous
Marilyn
Leonard
Stage
Davenport
Lewis Combs
Delores Ann
Rock Falls
Lloyd Smith
Chas. Groharing
Elmer Mosher
Albert Hook
Bluff
John Dale
Carroll
Andrew Housenga
Garden Plain
Hook Farm
Ralph Olds
Charles Jenkins
Harriett Olds
Social activity highlights across Savanna area families
Sunday visits filled many homes as Nipe Melendy Orr Nordhoff and Parsons households hosted and called. residents from Argo Chadwick Clinton and River Forest gathered for dinners calls and hospital updates. Local trades note Arthur Pape refinishing floors and John Deere dealer Housenga selling tractors.
Soil group meets plan and student notes
The Thomson Evening School held a Monday meeting on February 26 to discuss soil erosion types sheets rills and gullies and factors affecting erosion. It lists six conservation methods and notes upcoming events at the local high school plus school news including grades, birthdays and class activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Evening School
Local residents host meals and visits across Argo Lanark Fulton and Savanna
A long list of locals including Ivan McGinnis of Hanover buys a John Deere tractor at Francke-Switzer hardware. Several families from Argo Lanark Fulton Savanna Morrison and nearby towns visit, host and travel. A minor car skid near Clarence Indiana leaves no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan McGinnis
Hanover
Francke-Switzer Hardware
Joe Melendy
Argo
Chester Libberton
Carroll
Clarence van Buskirk
Emma van Buskirk
Near Lanark
Chas. Behr
Clinton
J. Y
Clarence Hamedew
Savanna
John Carroll
John Pape
Marinette Wis
Arthur Pape
Wayne Ashby
Allen Witmer
Elmer Davis
Conrad Lillie
Lockport
Frank Smith
John Ashpole
Ottawa
George Balk
Fulton
Athlone Gaar
Thompson
Wilbur Stickell
Ebner
Roy Dykstra
Ben Dykstra
James Schipper
Eugene
Bernie Dykstra
Blaine Smith
Mr. Carroll
Lloyd Smith
Ethan Carroll
Ovid
Colo
Herbert Rawlins
Pekin
H. L. Rawlins
Bristol School News Highlights and Coming PTA Event
Bristol and Parkhill schools co host an evening program featuring songs duets a Dutch dance and the play Betty Behave with Jeanne Swett as Betty Ellin and Jeanette portrayed by Mary Ellen Halfman Beverly Marshall. March PTA guest speaker Mrs Bowen will present a travel talk about Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Swett
John Withhart
Lola Grim
Parkhill
Bristol
Betty
Mary Ellen Halfman
Ellin
Beverly Marshall
Jeanette
F. P. Bowen
Savanna
Nova Scotia
Maurice
Junior Rogers
Mildred Withhart
Parkhill School Club Notes Missing Members and Reading Progress
The Parkhill School club reports a Feb 14 no meeting due to a Valentine party and notes Delores Ann Hill leaving for another school. Evelyn Miensma led a spelling win, with Evelyn and Joyce Imel each posting two wins, and Carl Spangler and Harlan Spangler face illness or moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Ann Hill
Evelyn Miensma
Evelyn
Joyce Imel
Bristol School
Carol Spangler
Harold Kramer
Joyce
Floyd Imel
Floyd
Carol
Harlan Spangler
Harlan
Floyd Imet
Floyd Ime Jg
Erma Erling
Wilbur Miensma
Roland Starck
Y C H S Girls Report on Projects and Freshman Roles
A school page features girls from Y C H S discussing clothing and appearance with Bill Marshall, plus reports by reporters Jack Demaree and Martha French. It covers a freshman English Club meeting with topics like My Favorite Radio Program and Why, stamp collecting, a basketball game, and a Home Ec project detailing a dining room makeover by Mildred Hoy with quotes from family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trojan
Pauline Carpenter
Martha French
Harold Schiel
Henry Young
Pearl Holman
Ec News
Mildred Hoy
Miss Hoy
Dad
Mike
Weekend Visits and Family Gatherings in Clinton Area
Sunday dinner guests at Fred Miller’s included Ida Weber and Harvey Marshall's family. Daleys from Savanna stayed with Atherton and Brown families. A birthday party occurred at Vernon Lahre’s in Savanna. Lillian Salton, wintering in Yale Oregon, reports steady health. Norman Stickell’s wife visited him at Mercy hospital in Clinton. Local youths enjoyed a bobsled outing. Delia Melendy hosted visitors from Clinton and Low Moor Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Sikkema
Vernon
Fulton
Garrett Bolhous
Wm, Hawk, Jr
Wm, Hawk, Sr
Norman Stickell
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Jennie Lowry
Harmon Stakemilley
Ideal
Richard Williams
Mabel Williams
Fred Hook
Justice Pring
Samuel Graves
Savanna
Ernest van Dorn
Ray Spangler
Prins
Tom Sheridan
Paul, Frances
Jeannine
Chadwick
Fred Miller
Ida Weber
Harvey Marshall
Meredith Daley
Merle Atherton
Frank Brown
Herbert Almquist
Frank Brown Jr
Vernon Lahre
K. B. Carpenter
Lillian Salton
Lawrer Hadley
Yale
Oregon
Will Hans
Delia Melendy
John Melendy
Althea Nimerick
C. A. Cole
Willard Storms
Harold Melendy
Low Moor
Deaths in Savanna and Milledgeville area families
Miss Nora Dwyer 72 died at 4 p m Tuesday at her sister’s home in Savanna after a brief illness. Funeral tentative for Friday at St John’s. burial in Galena cemetery. Survived by sisters Mrs Margaret Ryan and Mrs N C Slattery. brother E C Dwyer. nephew Edward Ryan. Wilbur Allen Harding seven died at home in Savanna after two weeks illness. Private funeral at Savanna cemetery with Rev A E Blomberg. Born April 28 1938 in Savanna. survived by parents Faye L and Mildred Dean Harding. brother F Laverne. George Henry Hubbard 86 died Saturday night in Milledgeville at son Paul Hubbard’s home. Funeral at home with Rev R C Shaw. burial Bethel cemetery. Survives two daughters Beulah Finzel and Clara Bushman. two sons John and Paul. 19 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Dwyer
Savanna
Margaret Ryan
St. John’s Catholic Church
Galena
Miss Dwyer
John
Joanna Dwyer
Ryan
N. C. Slattery
E. C. Dwyer
Chicago
Edward Ryan
Valperaiso
Ind
Wilbur Harding Savanna
Wilbur Allen Harding
Faye L. Harding
Savanna Cemetery
A. E. Blomberg
Savanna Methodist Church
Faye L. J
Mildred Dean Harding
Lincoln School
F. Laverne
George Hubbard
Milledgeville
George Henry Hubbard
Paul Hubbard
R. C. Shaw
Bethel Cemetery
Beulah Finzel
Downers Grove
Clara Bushman
Sterling
Paul
Vacationing in the balmy south card note
A co worker writes from a warm southern location that she is having a perfectly wonderful time but wishes she could afford the trip. The tone is playful and lightly wistful about travel costs.
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South
Snow Melts After Brief Sunshine Hits Snowy County Roads
Bright sun yesterday rapidly melted most of a four to five inch snow cover that blocked side roads Friday. Strong south wind created deep drifts but main roads remained passable. Temperatures fell to about ten degrees below zero before warming by Monday.
Argo-Fa hosts notable local movements and visits
Harold Kenyon starts new position at Verne Kaufman’s condensary while Argo-Fa remains county trucking hub. Joe Larson narrowly avoids a crash amid bad roads. Harry Stakemiller to move into Robert Carroll estate. Several families plan visits, with Ethan Carroll visiting from Ovid and sisters Roy Alexander of Mission and Herbert Bradley of Bloomer arriving for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Kenyon
Verne Kaufman
Ida McCullough
Argo-Fa
Joe Larson
Harry Stakemiller
Robert Carroll
Argo
John Renz
Roy Alexander
Mission
Tex
Herbert Bradley
Bloomer
Wis
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Helen Tente
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Charles
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Ivan Carroll
Fred Nipe
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Carl Peterson
Adam Heinze
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Arthur Robison
Clifton Bennett
River Forest
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Joe Provance
Grand Ridge, Ill
Pete Hansen
Lawrence Weatherwax
Richard Lyons
Dixon
Louis Groharing
Prophetstown
John Housenga
Chas. Hogg
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Cecilia Hawk
Jacqueline McGinty
Mary Herrick
Margaret Nordhoff
John Stearns
St. Ores
Lyle Turney
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John Sour
Barbara Frazier
Dean Robinson
Evelyn Ashpole
British Empire
India
Mexico
Margaret Smith
Lucille Prins
Siberia
L. P
Ruth Rice
Helen Hartman
Bristol School News
Parkhill School
B. R. Lewis
John Carpenter
Joan Wilt
Mike Tucker
Y.C.H.S
Bill Marshall
Jack Demaree
H. L. Bowman
Mgr
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Hute, Herard
Seeberger & Hads
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Iowa
Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra
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Burton Simpson
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Timothy
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