Plan Shower To Benefit Franklin Kendall Family
A church plans a charity shower to aid the Franklin Kendall family of Milville after their home and nearly all contents were destroyed by a December 21 fire. Franklin is Rev. William Kendall’s son and a longtime minister at York Community Church in Thomson. Donations of items or cash may be brought to the church on January 5 or 12, or left at the Lloyd Smith residence in Thomson or the Leslie Grim home in Free Fay during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Kendall
Milville
Franklin
William Kendall
York Community
Thomson
Lloyd Smith
Leslie Grim
Free Fay
Leroy Foltz
Keith
Kenneth
Chadwick
Bert Carroll
Larry
Wayne Drake
George Stage
Sterling
Jesse Brock
Savanna
Fern McKillips
Julesburg
Colorado
Gus Roggendorf
Robert Carroll
Harry Wilkinson
Harry Dittmar
Riverview
Becky Parkinson
Stockton
Calvin Eslinger
Dora Wiebenga
Harvey Fossett
Richard Piller
Moline
Ronnie Fossett
Air Force
San Antonio
Texas
P. K. McGinnis
Carltra
Prophetstown
York Township
Thomson Woman's Club
Thomson 3055
Henry Strauch
Paul C. Haywood Dies at 73 Funeral Set in Chadwick
Paul Charles Haywood 73, longtime Chadwick resident, died Sunday at Veterans Hospital in Iowarty Iowa after months there. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Frank Funeral Home Chadwick with Pastor Richard Horst officiating. He was WWI veteran and VFW member. Survived by wife Ruby Corlett two stepdaughters two stepsons 16 step-grandchildren one sister and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Charles Haywood
Chadwick
Veterans’ Hospital
Iowarty
Frank
Richard Horst
First Lutheran Church
Mr. Haywood
Thomson
Charles
Betrothal Announced for Hazel Hartman and Leroy Getz
Mr and Mrs Warner Hartman of rural Mt Carroll announce the engagement of their daughter Hazel Lorraine to Leroy G Getz son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Getz of rural Savanna Hazel is a Chadwick High School and Rockford School of Business graduate currently employed at Mt Carroll National Bank Leroy graduated Mt Carroll High School and works on the family farm No wedding date has been set. Cheryl Hook daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Hook broke her arm after a fall on ice last Tuesday She was treated at Jane Lamb hospital and remained overnight before returning home on Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner C. Hartman
Mt. Carroll
Hazel Lorraine
Leroy G. Getz
Lawrence Getz
Savanna
Miss Hartman
Chadwick High School
Rockford School of Business
Mt. Carroll National Bank
Mr. Getz
Mt. Carroll High School
Cheryl
Fred Hook
Jane Lamb Hospital
Christmas Eve Guests and Holiday Gatherings in Thomson
Thomson residents hosted and visited relatives during Christmas week. Families from Janesville and Hanover attended the Silver Wedding anniversary of Clyde and Mrs. Fields in Rockford. Delegates from Whiteside County joined the Illinois Education Association convention in Cuene, with Rev H James Smith and family guests in Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings Biederman
Lloyd Biederman
Janesville
Wis
Jerry Biederman
Austin Miller
Hanover
Don Marken
Dick McGinty
Terry Elliott
Carbondale
Illinois
McGinty
Iowa
Mervin Marshall
Charlotte
Charlene Cate
Roy Hellman
Smiths
Milwaukee
Wee
Carl Petersen
Adam Heinze
Erich Marske
Clinton
Arthur Hass
Chris
Austin
Minn
Jens Andresen
Doris
Harold Andresen
Chadwick
William Geist
Hal Ashby
Mt. Carroll
Herbert Marske
Moline
Fred Hook
Thomson
Bernie Hook
Baltimore
Maryland
Albert Hook
Ale
Ralph Stearns
Salina
Kansas
Orville Dean
Robert Plumley
Jan Jurgens
Donna Feddersen
Ronnie Mitchell
University of Ilinois
Urbana
Men’s Play Night to Begin Jan 8 at Prison School Gym
Community men are invited to participate in Men’s Play Night starting Wednesday January 8 at the prison school gymnasium. The eight week event ends February 26 with no charge. Bring your own gym shoes and join as a participating man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prison School
Churches and communities share Christmas gatherings and meetings
A digest of local church notices lists services for The Churches in York Community and York Baptist with times and officers elected at a Jan 3 meeting. Methodist groups meet Jan 8 for Ruth Circle. Catholic services in Fulton and Savanna scheduled. Numerous Christmas guests and family visits are noted across area homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wooters
Argo Fay
Hickory Grove
Thomson
Ruth Circle
Thomson Church
Maude Wagner
Minnie Ashpole
Fulton
St. John’s Church
Savanna
Anaheim couple welcome daughter born December 28
Mr and Mrs Clarence Young of Anaheim California are the parents of a daughter born Saturday December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Young
Anaheim, Calif
Thomson State Bank report of condition summary
Bank condition report lists assets totaling 1 659 835 49 with liabilities 1 489 488 55 and capital accounts including common stock 25 000.00 and undivided profits 13 720 59 as officers declare accuracy. directors attest to truthfulness of the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ee Ces Moe
Vyerese
B. J. Clikeman
Roy A. HE
Albert Prins
Mary B. Clikeman
Adult farmer classes to start January six
The vocational agriculture department at York Community High School will offer an adult farmer class starting January 6, 1964. Ten sessions are planned, each about two hours long, meeting weekly on Monday evenings at 7:30 PM. Enrollment is open to all interested persons at the first or any subsequent meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vocational Agriculture Department
York Community High School
Robert Rohr Attends IEA Convention in Chicago
Lanark resident Robert Rohr attended the IEA Convention December 26 to 28 at the Sherman Hotel in Chicago. Among 725 Illinois delegates, he was one of three from Carroll County and serves on the executive committee of the fy Division. Rohr is a science teacher at Lanark High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rohr
Lanark
IEA
Sherman Hotel
Chicago
State of Illinois
Carroll Co
Rohr
Social Visits Spotted Across Rockford and Surrounding Towns
The report lists multiple Sunday and holiday visits among residents of Rockford Fulton Morrison Sterling Lawton Van Nuys DeWitt Savanna and Savanna area families. Guests include the Bush Jenkins Immick Eissens Grim Carroll Couch Hogg Wiebenga Ashby Drak e and Witt families with several extended relatives and children visiting over Christmas and New Year’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Bush
Rockford
William Jenkins
Henry Scott
Donald Jenks
Melvin Decker
Fulton
Isaac Decker
Delbert Immick
Carletersen
Dorothe Lewis
Otto Witzer
Lawrence Weatherwax
Harold Witt
Larry
William Couch
DeWitt, Jr
Charles W. Hogg
Gladys Cate
Francis St. Ores
van Nuys
California
Bill King
Wayne Drake
Dora Wiebenga
Howard Wiebenga
Claude Wiebenga
Jim Wiebenga
Jimmy
Carole McGinnis
Savanna
Jay Ashby
Donald Ashby
Wayne Ashby
Christmas and New Year Guests Fill Local Homes
The report lists numerous families visiting over Christmas and New Year. Dinners and gatherings included the Dykemas, Mejnemas, Buikemas, Dykstras, Grims of Washington Iowa, Rice and Julie of Sterling, Grim and Brookstra families, Groharings with relatives in Fulton, Haas with Flack grandparents, and others such as McGintys Sundbys and Elliots.
Engagement of Marilyn Pease to Raymond Remrey
Mr and Mrs Joseph Deck of Thomson announce the engagement of their daughter Marilyn Pease to Raymond Gene Remrey son of Mrs Nellie Remrey also of Thomson. Also notes Christmas Eve phone calls received by Mr and Mrs William Niewark from their son Edward Polk Ohio and daughter Mrs Jacque Alice Faur Fort Rucker Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Pease
Raymond Remrey
Joseph Deck
Thomson
Raymond Gene Remrey
Nellie Remrey
William Niewkark
Edward
Polk
Ohio
Jacque
Alice) Faur
Fort Rucker
Alabama
Captain Houzenga Completes Florida Combat Course
Harvey W Houzenga of Thomson finished a combat operations course at the Air-Ground Operations School in Hurlburt Field Florida. He serves as an F-100 flight commander with the 524th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Cannon AFB New Mexico and is a York Community High School graduate. He is married to Giesela formerly of Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey W. Houzenga
Thomson
Air Force Air
Hurlburt Field
Florida
Houzenga
524Th Tactical
Cannon Afb
N. M
Andrew Houzenga
Fulton
York Community High School
Giesela
Germany
Local Contractors Build Room at Fay Ashby Home
Dimmick Stiles and Foltz are constructing a new room on the Fay Ashby residence along Route 80. The project involves local contractors and sits on the Ashby property corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimmick, Stiles and Foltz
Fay Ashby
Route 80
Beavers Sink Pirates for Holiday Tourney Title
Lanark's Beavers defeated the Galena Pirates 63 to 54 in the Lanark Holiday Tournament final after leading 58 30 through three quarters. Key scorers included cCall with 22 and Moliter with 21 for Lanark while Janssen and Truman also reached double figures for the Beavers. The article also notes multiple consolation games and local library fundraising efforts in January, including a book drive sponsored by the Thomson Woman's Club and hours for the township library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Fighting Beavers
Galena
Pirates
Beavers
cCall
Lanarke
Hanover
Thomson
Pearl City
Mt. Carroll
Chadwick High
East Dubuque
Lowell Hartman
David Zumdahl
Ken Ka
Jo Daviess County Boys
Christmas Holiday Guests Share Fulton Area Homes
A long list of local visitors and family gatherings fills Fulton area homes from Christmas through New Year. Neighbors and relatives from Austin Minnesota Chicago Sarasota Florida Moline Milledgeville Urbana Lanark Morri son and beyond join hosts in festive dinners and New Year celebrations.
West End Homemakers Extension Meet January 10
The West End Unit meets Friday at 1 30 PM at Mrs Paul Petersens home. Doroth Footitt speaks on protein sources and food value with a skirt placket making demo by Alice Halfman. Roll call is a household hint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Homemakers Extension
Paul Petersen
Dorothy Footitt
Alice Halfman
Local Family News From East Lansing to Fulton
East Lansing residents Mr and Mrs John Demaree and family spend several days with mother Mrs Besse French as Norman Frenc of Manhattan Kansas visits. New address for Andrew Houzenga Sr after moving to Fulton is 402 16th Ave Fulton. Mrs Fay Ashby and neighbors visit Hattie Greeley at Johnson nursing home in Shannon. Rev and Mrs Bruno Gaskamp and family return to Linton Texas after holidays with Virgil Wilt family. Monday guests include Mrs Stagg Mrs Wilt Mrs Max Meakins and Teresa. Cake served by Merl Cate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Demaree
East Lansing
Michigan
Norman Frenc
Manhattan
Kansas
Besse French
Edward Smaltz
Milwaukee
Wis
Jayjow Jy Jo Sysand
Andrew Houzenga
Argo Fay
Fulton
16Th Ave
Fay Ashby
Carolyn
Susan
Wayne Ashby
Eva Pape
Hattie Greeley
Johnson Nursing Home
Shannon
Greeley
Mary Marshall
Davie
Amelia Sack
Bruno Gaskamp
Linton
Tex
Sick Ear Holman of Savanna and others treated in area hospitals
The notice lists patients from Savanna to Morrison and Clinton hospitals. Holman of Savanna was a surgical patient. Ruby Durward of Argyle returned home after a stay at Morrison community hospital since December 24. Gi'nin Stang visited the Veterans hospital in Keowa City as an observation patient. Marvin Hill, 212, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Hill, had age surgery last Thursday at Finley hospital in Dubuque and was discharged yesterday. Gertrude Kustes admitted Monday to Mercy hospital Clinton as a medical patient. Mrs Dick Stegg was a patient several days this week at Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Atherton
Robert Atherton
Morrison
Ralph Townsend
Green Rock
Richard Atherton
Merle Atherton Jr
Dolly Atherton
Frank Leavens
Gus Roggendorf
Russel Green
Robert Green
Rock Falls
Russel Green Jr
Harry Forrey
Savanna
Eetielema
Paul Ottens
Lyndon
Gerald
Martin Diephuis
Glen Wilt
Detroit
Mich
Paul W. Wilt
Paul K. Wilt
Francis Hoff
John Hoff
Garden Plain
Deloris Wilt
Christine Cate
James Dykema
Bert Mejnema
Walter Buikema
Gary
Jake Dykstra
Ronnie
Lester Grim
Washington
Iowa
Claude Grim
Robert Rice
Julie
Sterling
Spec 4
Larry Grim
Lawton
Oklahoma
Leslie Grim
Bruce Groharing
Bernard Groharing
Inlaw
Marvin Brookstra
Eddie
Fulton
Jean Groharing
Dick McGinty
Besse French
Carl Peterson
Vada Carroll
Blanche Peterson
Maple Lawn
Martin Zimmer
Clinton
Lloyd Smith
Wayne Ashby
Harold Ashpole
Moline
Minnie Ashpole
Thomson
John Sloan
Ips
Gilbert Holland
Fanny
Holman
Savanna Hospital
Ruby Durward
Arg Tay
Morrison Community Hospital
Gi'nin Stang
Veterans Hospital
K ‘Ywa City
Marvin
Robert Hill
Finley Hospital
Dubuque
Gertrude Kustes
Mery Hospital
Dick Stegg
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Considine's Insurance Agency
Sebert Dykstra
Fulton, Il
Clarence Solhous
Insurance and Real Estate
Thomson, Ill
Margaret S. Heusinkveld
Harold James
Bill Haas
Monogram
Corey
Main St
Paul C. Haywood
Hazel Hartman
Thomson News
York
Paul Walker
Sylvia Witt
Ladies Aid
Jennie Griswold
Thomson State Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank of
Federal Reserve Oe
Soey
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
Kevin
Marion Wheeler
Harold Schroth
Capt. Houzenga
Beavers Sink Pirates
Ladies Bulova Watch
Ruth Ann Hoff
Thomson Pe
Willard Becker
Albany
Clarence and
Margare Huggins
Commonwealth
Los Angeles
Cal
Clendenning
Frank Holman
Orvie Holman
George F. Schmaling
Carlie
Schmaling
Richard Williams
Robert Williams
Art' Cera
Tounday
Erick Marske
Paul V. Wilt
Harry Jurgens
Gene Johnson
Mark
Clyde Smyre
Milledgeville
Jan Jurens
Margaretohnson
Aaron
Paul Johnson
John Johnson
Alberta
Linda
Melvin Badtke
Brena
Earl Kness
Galesburg
Wesley Kness
John Lynch
Sarasota
Fla
Albert Lynch
Donald Marken
Elmer Hoffman
John Hoffman
Low Moor
Bob Hoffman
Don Hoffman
Donald Erickson
Bensonville
Gene Diephuis
Joe Diephuis
John Byers
John Mueller
Herman Hagg
Roy Heitman
Bryan Fleming
JoAnn
Karen Hallman
James Morrison
Eugene Hallman
Ane
Charles Burkholder
Lowell Hall
Mr. Carroll
John Halfman
Lawrence Halfman
Gene Iephuis
Dale Eddens
Bob Pestka
Miles
Richard Sising
H. James Smith
Kilduff
Fred Miller
Eugene Halfman
Clarence Howe
Arnold Sikkema
Myles Haas
Emma Haas
Marcia Holland
Ae Frank Miller
Clubs
Lodges
West End Homemakers
Thomson Woman’s Club
Woman's Club
Baptist Ladies Aid
The
York Baptist Church
Thomson P. T. A
Thomson Pta
Ethel Schmaling
Hawaiian Islands
Mmes
Dwight Atherton
Ed Andring
Alvin Ehrich
John Krahn
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