Schoolhouse notes highlight typing honors and upcoming games
Seniors in Typing I boast top scores with Virginia French on the permanent honor roll after a 36.4 WPM with one error. Awards go to Jean Rawlins Dorothy Prins Dorothy Lewis Zerita Potter Sielish for December bookkeeping. Basketball cheers for Friday’s Lyndon game and Tuesday York-Cordova tilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimac Textile Mills
Virginia French
Jean Rawlins
Dorothy Prins
Blanche Seim
Lois Middleton
National Business Education World Bookkeeping
Dorothy Lewis
Zerita Potter Sielish
Lyndon Cagers
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Bob Rawlins
York Cagers
Cordova
Leonard Hebler
Don A
Reading Circle Begins for Third and Fourth Grade
The third and fourth grades start Reading Circle books and several reports are presented. Laura and Billy King miss due to illness. Fourth grade geography studies Juaw and Tee. The grade basketball team plays Cordova next Tuesday night. First semester tests occur Thursday and Friday January 13 and 14. B average students exempt from those subject tests. exemption lists announced Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Billy King
Cordova
Students Return to College after Holiday Break
Delbert Curley and Vernon Mc Ginty go back to the University of Illinois in Champaign on Monday. Prudence Groharing returns to Evanston from the National College of Education. Several families transport children to Knox College Galesburg Parsons College and the University of Wisconsin for study. Mrs Carolyn Fuller funeral services were held in Lanark last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Holland
George Greeley
Ernest Whitney
Thomson
Kenneth Whitney
Chadwick
Carolyn Fuller
Lanark
Illness and Recoveries Across Communities
Mrs. Mary Gaar remains ill while Janet Carpenter is home with a severe cold. Mrs. Ray Machael in Jane Lamb hospital Clinton recovers and hopes to return home soon. Willis Pape travels to Chicago for hospital observation. Gerald Gaar at CCC hospital Hayward Wisconsin improves from blistered heel infection. Blair Stratton, Batavia native, operated for appendicitis in Aurora St Joseph's hospital and slowly gains as a cold lingers. Class of 1940 friends send birthday cards for Jan 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Machael
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Gerald Gaar
CCC
Hayward
Wis
Blair Stratton
Floyd Stratton
Batavia
Thomson
St. Joseph's Hospital
Aurora
Mr and Mrs Irvin Senneff Honored at Shower
Miss Eleanor Manning hosted a surprise shower December 30 at the Manning home for Mr and Mrs Irvin Senneff. Guests from Thomson Savanna Morrison Morrison area attended. dancing and refreshments followed gifts for the couple. Announcement: Winifred Frank wed Gordon Lyons December 19 in Broadalbin New York. couple to reside in Gloversville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Senneff
Eleanor Manning
Evelyn
Will Imel
Thomas Sheridan
Paul
Roland
Jeanine
Wanda Deets
Milledgeville
Will Holm
Dorothy
Chadwick
Jack Halfman
William Hawk Jr
William Hans
Frank Manning
Thomson
Christ Rick
Bert
Charles Rick
William Jones
Morrison
Bruce Stiles
Jack Warfield
Frank Wires
Marian
Leo Halfman
Joseph Zubaty
Savanna
Clinton
Senneff
Ernest Whitney
Winifred Frank
Glenn Frank
Springville
N. Y
Gordon ~—_ Lyons
Gloversville
Broadalbin
Fulton Independents Triumph Over Lyons Port Holers 41 to 20
The Fulton Independents defeated the Lyons Port Holers 41 to 20 on Tuesday night in Fulton. Upcoming games include Central Oil Co. of Rock Island at Fulton Thursday, Tampico Friday, and Hillsdale at Fulton Saturday. Wisconsin Pure Oil squad, eight college stars, will play in Fulton on January 27. Mrs. Jennie Lowery and W. A. Slayman returned from a visit to Galesburg with their daughters. Mr. Kinyon and son plan to move to Burlington, Iowa for a better position this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Independents
Lyons Port
Fulton
Central Oil Co
Rock Island
Tampico
Hillsdale
Wisconsin Pure Oil Squad
Jennie Lowery
W. A. Slayman
Charles Hunt
Edward Kinyon
Galesburg
Mrs. Kinyon
Burlington
Kinyon
PTA Meeting Set for January 13 in Education Through Travel
The January PTA meeting is scheduled for Thursday January 13 at 7 30 p m with a new time. A six month old film Pan American Countries will replace a guest speaker. Geography pupils led by Miss Burns will present a demonstration along with a high school musical number group singing and the usual parent attendance prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geography
Miss Burns
Thomson Briefs Reflect Holiday Travel and Moves
Mr and Mrs Paul Lewis drove to Galesburg Monday with daughter Louise returning to Knox college after Christmas vacation. They were joined home by Mr Will Slayman and Mrs Jennie Lowery who spent the holidays there with relatives. Mr and Mrs Edward Kinyon of Galesburg will move to Burlington Iowa January 15 as he is transferred to an office there with added territory. Miss Mary Prins was entertained at the home of cousins Mr and Mrs Paul Glocka of Clinton. Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Will Holm in Chadwick on New Year’s Day included Mr and Mrs Rudolph Holm and family, Mr and Mrs Fred Peters and family of Argo, Mr and Mrs Harold Holm and family of Mr Carroll, and Mr and Mrs Peter Peterson and son of Teeds Grove Iowa. Mrs W E Brinkman and children of Joliet visited Saturday evening at the Lloyd Smith home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lewis
Galesburg
Louise June
Knox College
Will Slayman
Jennie Lowery
Edward Kinyon
Burlington
Kinyon
Mary Prins
L. R. May
LaVonne
Jimmie
Janet Wylie
Elizabeth
Edna Shoemaker
Sterling
Frank Anderson
Clinton
Carl Petersen
Jens Andersen
Reka Hass
Justice Prins
Louis Thompson
Norman Stickell
Garrett Sterenberg
Morrison
Bertha Holland
Tillie Harney
Stamm
McConnell
Allen Witmer
Elmer Davis
Hanover
Hobart Holland and
Davenport
Wm. Hawk Sr
Besse Reckard
Fulton Thursay
Mildred Bower
Henry Buikema
George Dykstra
Inez Hastings
Wilbur Dyson
Savanna
Mr. Dyson
Joe Hastings
Claude Grim
Willis Stage
Moline
Anna Stein
Bruce Groharing
Alice Mayhall
Robert Groharing
Robert Herrity
L. B. Sears
Martin Kradel
Chadwick
Sears
Nels Johnson
George Dyson
Lanark
Nettie Baker
Albert Prins
Pete Dyke
Betty
Bob Thompson
Rock Falls
Harvey Marshall
Ben Stage
Charles Stage
Joann
Paul Stage
Robert Stage
Rock Island
Kenneth Cooper
Argo
Stransdale
Local births announced in Morrison Clinton Albany Milledgeville
Mr and Mrs Ivan Carroll of Morrison welcomed a son named David Ivan born Sunday January 2 at Sterling Public Hospital. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hawk of Clinton welcomed a son Donald Charles born December 18 at Mercy hospital. Mr and Mrs Bill Geerts near Albany welcomed a son born Monday January 3 at home. Mrs Geerts was Helen Kness, assisted by her mother Mrs Wesley Kness. A son was born Wednesday January 5 to Mr and Mrs Charles Deets of Milledgeville at Sterling Public Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Carroll
Morrison
David Ivan
Sterling Public Hospital
Lawrence Hawk
Clinton, Ia
Donald Charles
Mercy Hospital
Hawk
Wm. Hawk
Bill Geerts
Albany
Geerts
Helen Kness
Wesley Kness
Charles Deets
Milledgeville
Carroll brothers send Review as Christmas gift
Ethan Carroll of Ovid Colorado Mrs Dee Bradley of Bloomer Wisconsin and Mrs Roy Alexander of Mission Texas will receive the Review as a Christmas gift from their brother Rush Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethan Carroll
Ovid, Colo
Dee Bradley
Bloomer, Wis
Roy Alexander
Mission, Tex
Rush Carroll
Church notices and social events announced
Sunday school at 10 a m with good attendance expected. Sunday school social planned for next Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Heitman. Ladies aid meets next Thursday with Mrs Charles Hogg for an all day session. They met yesterday at the Heitman home. Officers elected: president Mrs C W Hogg vice president Mrs Otto Switzer secretary Mrs Emil Brach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Heitman
Ladies’ Aid
Charles Hogg
C. W. Hogg
Otto Switzer
Emil Brach
York Community Religious Services Schedule
Morning Worship at 9 a m and Sunday school at 9 30 a m in York Community. Catholic Mass will be held next Sunday at 8 30 a m.
Methodist Church Service Schedule and Calls for Items
The Methodist church outlines Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11. Evening worship at 7 30 p m was moved from the first Sunday. The Lord s Supper will be administered. Those with dishes or silverware in the church basement should collect them. Young People meet at 7 and Rev Sword leads services with a special number from Rev and Mrs Sword. A cordial welcome invites attendees at Ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
Sword
Lillian Hartman
Daughter of Cliff Curley Wed In Clinton
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Buelah Currey and Carl Paynter in Clinton Ia. at the Methodist Episcopal church parsonage with Rev J B Ackman officiating. Attendants were Geraldine Kuhns and Gordon Hatfield. The couple reside with the groom’s mother in Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buelah Curry
Carl Paynter
Hanner
Methodist Episopal Church
Clinton
Wator
J. B. Ackman
Geraldine Kuhns
Gordon Hatfield
Hanover
Orville Kuhns
Paynter
Clifford Curley
Thomson and
Fulton
Hanover High School
Hanover Mill
Pearl Paynter
Akron
Local Basketball Friday Doubleheader at the Gym
Thomson faces Lyndon in the main varsity game after a 7 o clock preliminary. The next Tuesday York boys travel to Cordova for a regional matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Lyndon
York Boys
Cordova
Fair Haven Sunday Worship and Meeting Schedule
Reverend Theo Yaeckel leads a 10:00 preaching service and 11:00 Sunday school at Fair Haven. A prayer meeting is held Thursday at the Sucher home in Cha, with details readable from the local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Haven
Theo. Yaeckel
Chas, Sucher Home
New Year Movements and Local Visits Highlight Clinton Area
Local residents report New Year visits in Clinton and surrounding towns. Several families, including May, Wylie, Petersen, Prins, and Sterenberg, spent holidays with relatives in Clinton and Davenport. College student Louise Lewis, other travelers, and workers heading to Morrison’s refrigerator factory are noted. Vital stats for York township show 18 births and 25 deaths in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise June Lewis
Knox College
Galesburg
Chicago
Palmer House
H. E. Strauch
H. E. Winston
Davenport, Il
C. C. Strauch
Mendota
L. G. Strauch
Martin M. Bielema Jr
Charles Wilt
Los Angeles
Calif
New Year's Dinner Hosted by Mrs Groharing in Thomson
Mrs Sarah Groharing entertained a large gathering at her Thomson home for New Year’s Day dinner. Guests included many from Mt Carroll Savanna Clinton Cedar Rapids Galesburg Morrison and Thomson families. Poultry show news from Morrison says 29 entries with 25 chickens and 4 ducks. Partridge Cochin rooster named champion Asiatic variety and one duck named champion waterfowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Kness
Morrison
Whiteside County
Dearborn and Bennett Tie the Knot in Clinton Louisiana
Mrs Josephine Dearborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Shirley Stage and Charles Bennett son of Mr and Mrs Will Bennett were married on December 22 in Clinton Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Dearborn
Charles Bennett
Clinton
Dearborn
Shirley Stage
Mr. Bennett
Will Bennett
Village Trustees Meet For Regular Monthly Session
The village board convened with six yeas and all members present. Bills were approved and paid, treasurer reported funds and taxes, and a car of cinders was ordered for icy streets. The session adjourned with Kate Cole Whitney noted as village clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard R. Lewis
W. W. Bennett
Garrett Bolhous
Tibbitts
Leonard Stage
D. Brown
Tibbits
Pape
Kate Cole Whitney
List of those interred in Lower York cemetery
A yearly burial roster for Lower York cemetery lists the interments from January to December, including Mrs. Margaret Orcutt, Mrs. Myrtle Slager, Thomas Orcutt, Mrs. Denise Leavens, Ed Atherton, Mrs. Margaret Gehlsen, Mrs. Amy Switzer, John Strong, Mrs. Wesley Reynolds, Frank Curley, Mrs. Annie Sheridan, Charles Nason, Craig Lawrence Beck, Charity Allen Rice, Amos Hicks, Samuel Lord, Ivan Lewis, Janice Stolder, Hubert Cate, Mrs. Minnie Sauer, Clarence Holman, Joseph Green, George Beck, Paul Kenneth Lillie, and Mrs. Ella Marie Stark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower York Cemetery
Margaret Orcutt
Myrtle Slager
Thomas Orcutt
Denise Leavens
Ed Atherton
Margaret Gehlsen
Amy Switzer
John Strong
Wesley Reynolds
Frank Curley
Annie Sheridan
Charles Nason
Craig Lawrence Beck
Charity Allen Rice
Amos Hicks
Samuel Lord
Ivan Lewis
Janice Stolder
Hubert Cate
Minnie Sauer
Clarence Holman
Joseph Green
George Beck
Paul Kenneth Lillie
Ella Marie Stark
New Year's Day Guests Visit Area Families
Grace Teeter and family hosted in Le Claire with intercity relatives from Morrison Dixon and Freeport visiting. Several couples and children shared New Year gatherings at St Ores Vanderlaan Reynolds Murray and Williams households in Morrison Cordova Leroy Geneseo and Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Teeter
Leslie Rynott
Keith
le Claire
George St. Ores
Dan Sack
Morrison
Harry Watt
Dixon
Ed Sack
Ned
Beatrice Brockill
Freeport
N. D
Vada Rice
Geneseo
Elwin Rice
Helen Rice
Gladys Cate
Harold St. Ores
Fred Miller
Jesse Reynolds
Cordova
John Norhoff
Margaret
Cornelius Nordhoff
Everett Vanderlaan
Martin Williams
Robert Williams
H. K. Vreeland
Rochester
Minn
Eugene Murray
Leroy
Hartman and Area Families Share Holiday Visits
Mr and Mrs Henry Hartman visited Mrs Hartmans parents near Chadwick with Mrs Traum improving after illness. Clinton guests included Mr and Mrs Fred Whitney in the Murray home. Fulton resident Mr and Mrs William Kamphuis and their son Jay of Chicago joined the Hook family in Mt Carroll. Further gatherings featured Ralph Hook and family in Mt Carroll, Floyd Hartman with Clinton relatives, Cornelius Smith of Garden Plain visiting the Hooks, Ernest Hook of Sterling with his parents, and Diana Lee Diehl visiting Savanna and Lockport relatives during New Year weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hartman
Nicholas Traum
Chadwick
Traum
Fred Whitney
Clinton
Eugene Murray
William Kamphuis
Fulton
Jay
Chicago
Epa Hook
Ralph Hook
Anna
Roy
Kenneth Dutsworth
Will Schneider
Alvin Hook
Mt. Carroll
Floyd Hartman
James Broderick
Cornelius Smith
Garden Plain
Ernest Hook
Sterling
Argo
Freda Bolhous
Morrison
Harry Diehl
Diana Lee
Robert Bristol
Savanna
Frank Smith
Erve Neuschwanger
Doris
Conrad Lillie
Lockport
Webster Lumber Co Opens Thomson Timber Clearing Crew
Webster Lumber Co of St Paul begins clearing timber and brush on the Thomson island tract west of town. About 1 000 to 1 200 men seek work, with 600 needed. workers must weigh 150 pounds and pass medical tests. 48 hours weekly for six days, with hiring done Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Webster Lumber Co
Vu. St. Paul
Brunkow
Gatsos
Clubs and Lodges Host Watch Party and Dinners
Members of the Chat-A-While club entertained husbands at a Watch Party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Williams with prizes awarded to Mrs. Eugene Murray and Mrs. Hobart Holland. The group honored Mr. and Mrs. Emil Brach on their 8th wedding anniversary with an electric wall lamp. A buffet luncheon followed. The Argo 500 club planned a meeting with Mrs. Roy Houghton. The Methodist ladies aid met with hostesses Mrs. Arthur Pape, Mrs. C. L. Goblin and Mrs. G. A. Smith. Thomson 500 club held a 6:30 dinner at Mrs. Roy Houghton with prizes for both women and men. The Argo 500 club later met at Verne Kaufman’s in Savannah for a scrambled dinner and card prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Williams
Mesdames Williams
Herbert St. Ores
Leonard Stage
High
Eugene Murray
Low
Hobart Holland
Emil Brach
Methodist Ladies’ Aid
Arthur Pape
C. L. Goblin
G. A. Smith
Thomson 500 Club
Roy Houghton
B. R. Lewis
C. W. Sherman
John Carpenter
K. B. Carpenter
Argo 500
Verne Kaufman
Savanna
Will Holm
Vivian Sack
Filling Ice House Underway at Local Pond
Work of filling the local ice house began yesterday afternoon and continues today. Don Hall directs the ice house operations while Frank Potter George Potter and Garrett Bolhous oversee cutting loading at the pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hall
Frank
George Potter
Garrett Bolhous
Community Socials and Visits Across Clinton Area
Miss Mildred Bower spent last week in Clinton working in a beauty parlor. Local families, including the Buikemas Morrison, Dykstras, Hastings, Dysons, and Hastings relatives, hosted and visited in various homes. Friday through Sunday saw dinners, guest visits, and family gatherings among Dykstras, Steins, Marshalls, and Stage families with neighbors from Morrison, Galesburg, Savanna, and Rock Falls.
Utilities to shut off power for pole replacement near Hook farm
The Utilities company will cut electric service tomorrow from 9 to 11 a.m. to replace two broken poles in front of the Albert Hook farm. Poles will be moved from the state highway to inside the Hook property yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hook Farm
Hook
Timber Men Bring Good Business Here
Thomson absorbs a surge of workers as Webster Lumber Co. clears timber west of town. Men receive full wages under a government contract, driving busy shops, meat markets, grocers, cafes, garages, and housing demand in Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Webster Lumber Co
Brunkow
Webster Lumber Company
Weekend Visits Highlight Local Family Gatherings
A sequence of social visits and请 weekend gatherings are recorded across the community. Harvey Marshall hosted his parents and son Roger in Dixon. Arthur Pape and Willis Pape visited near Milledgeville. Albert Prins family spent time with Earl Voss at Garden Plain. Stage families from Rock Island and Ben Stage joined Harvey Marshall’s home, with Woolhiser and Frank Potter hosting visits after traveling from Colone, Washington, and New Year trips. Irene Schick from Clinton visited her parents in New Year and Sunday. Rose Boothby and family guests visited Esther Schmaling in Argo-Fa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Marshall
W. A. Marshall
Roger
Dixon
Arthur Pape
Willis Pape
Milledgeville
Albert Prins
Earl Voss
Garden Plain
Robert Stage
Paul Stage
Rock Island
Ben Stage
Roy Woolhiser
Colone
S. D
Frank Potter
Woolhiser
Washington, D. C
Irene Schick
Clinton
Louis Schick
Rose Boothby
Erma
Lawrence Boothby
Savanna
Howard Sack
Esther Schmaling
Argo-Fa
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Newsy
Delbert Curley
Vernon McGinty
U. of I
Champaign
Prudence Groharing
National College of Education
Evanston
N. D. French
Martha
Mt. Vernon
Ruth
Cornell College
Foster Stagg
Norman French
Lacomb
Gilpin Stagg
Herbert Rawlins Jr
Gilpin
Louise
Ruth Switzer
Fairfield
Parsons College
Rob Demaree
University of Wisconsin
Betty Cate
Jacksonville
State School For the Deaf
Mary Gaar
Janet Carpenter
Bernard J. Manning
Plan P.T. A
Thomson Briefs
York
Cliff Curley
Sarah Groharing
Wallace Dresbach
Lucille
Billy
Mary Jean
Kyle Melendy
Leona
Cecil Frosch
Mike Tucker
Alma Timmons
Paul Melendy
Cedar Rapids
Prudence
Mary Jane McGinty
Robert
Marilyn
Janet
Harriet Wheeler
William Wheeler
Eva Atherton
Frank Thorpe
Bride
Charleston
Isabelle Prina
Ellen Cheatumn
Lower York
Harry Gaar
CLUBS
Lodges
M. E. Aid
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