School news wraps Christmas activities in quaint memories
In the lead up to vacation students list Christmas book exams and typewriting work. They describe original tree and Bethlehem decorations, speed tests, and Xmas cards. Debates, sports chatter, and jokes fill the days as peers plan bands, letters, and more school life notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Coviers
South-Western Publishing Co
Jean J. Rawlins
Jean Demaree
Zerita Potter
Paul Turney
Elmer Haas
Earl Kaufman
Dorothy Prins
Tlareld Ashpole
Lawrence Sallman
Winnig
Shannon
Village Board Transacts Routine Business At Meeting Monday Night
The Thomson village board meets in regular session with six yeas roll call. Bills from MFT fund and others are read and approved with payments to utilities, labor, supplies, and local services. Nearby notices report visitors, a funeral for Marion Ransom, and local social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Board
Bulb
York Township
Claude Wiebengs
Thomson Library
Christmas Tree Committee
RD. Barrett
MFT
Board On
Kate Cole Whitney
Dick McGinty Recalls Trip To New York City
Dick McGinty recounts a Jan 5 departure from Clinton to Fort Slocum N Y then Philippines. He describes travel with a buddy via Greyhound through Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland and Buffalo with Niagara Falls, a Moonlight drive to Scranton Newark and New York City near Madison Square Garden, Dempsey cafe, Statue of Liberty, Trinity Church, Wall Street and a Central Park Bronx segment before reaching Fort Slocum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick McGinty
Clinton
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Phillippines
Ft. Des Moines
Greyhound
Chicago
Indiana
Toledo
Ohio
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Great Lakes Fair Grounds
Lake Road
Erie
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Erie Canal
Scranton
N. J
Newark
Hudson River
Hudson Tunnel
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Jack Dempsey
Broadway
Trinity Church
Wall Street
Central Park
Bronx
Savanna Social Notes Mixed In Family and Property News
Thomson attends funeral services for Mrs Harstick in Savanna. Andrew Miller buys Stein property on North Main Chadwick. George Schipper and Erie guests dine with Dykstras on New Year’s Day. Rhuea Brown returns to Chicago school after holidays with the Franks. Kyle Melendy and Bayard Lewis visit with Carpenters in Savanna. John Grandy and Savanna residents visit in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Miller
Idea
Stein
Chadwick
North Main Street
Kyle Melendy
Savanna
Bayard Lewis
John Carpenter
John Grandy
Local Briefs Highlight Clinton Visitors and Naval Visit
Thoemeson Briefs Miss Marde Nason of Clinton visited Saturday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Murray. C. H. Jenkins spent Saturday night and Sunday in Macomb and Rock Island on business. Leo Cheatum returned to Clinton last Saturday after a week with grandparents. Guy Libberton with the U S Navy at Norfolk arrived on furlough to visit relatives in this vicinity and Fulton. Mrs Gerald Brown visited her mother near Fulton Tuesday. Mrs profacet has been ill with the lu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhuea Brown
Chicago
Mrs
Frank Brown Sr
Marde Nason of
Clinton
Mrs. Eugene Murray
C. H. Jenkins
Macomb
Rock Isand
Leo Cheatum
Thomas Cheatum
Guy Libberton
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Fulton
Gerald Brown
Herman Timmons
Profacet
Burrell Brown
Ft. Des Moises
Guy Brown
Burrell
Methodist Church News Notes for Havell Town
Reverend Havell R. Dude leads Methodist church activities with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11:12 a.m. The Epworth League meets Wednesday night as he embarks a six month study program at Evanston, plans to return home on weekends, and may travel for special needs.
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Methodist
Havell R. Dude
Epworth League
Dude
Evanston
Evening Worship Led by Rev T Stuart Cleworth
Christian 10 percent Sunday service at 7 30 p m features evening worship led by Rev T Stuart Cleworth of Savanna with sermon on Love One Another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senow
T. Stuart Cleworth
Savanna
Catholic and Baptist notices with school activities
Regular Catholic services at 8:00 am. Baptist members urged to attend. School news covers a Christmas party hosted by the losing spelling team, a Santa visit, lunch programs, new reading exercise books, civics studies, perfect attendance lists, honor rolls, and gifts. Family visits noted in Savanna on New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Cooper
Claude Grim
Chrysler
Chevrolet
Lois Carroll
John Cooper
Mary E. Halfman
Jeanne L. Swett J
Isabelle Prins
Frances Halfman
Lo-la
Leslie Grim
Robert E. Balk
Mary E
Johnny Halfman
May
Harold Balk
Jeanne
Gerald Swell
Andrew Prins
Florence Halfman
Lola Grim
Andrew Prine
Birth of Daughter Ardell Mac to Libbertons
A daughter named Ardell Mac was born to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Libberton at Jane Lamb hospital in Clinton on December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardell Mac
Guy Libberton
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
New Year Family Dinner At Mrs Groharing Home
Mrs. Sarah Groharing hosted a New Year’s dinner with extended family in Thomson. Attendees included W M Tucker Kyle Melendy Leona and others, while son Robert was absent due to illness. guests from Clinton Savanna Mt. Carroll and Fort Des Moines joined the gathering. Burrell Brown visited from Ft Des Moines with a furlough through March first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Groharing
Robert Groharing
Groharing
W.M. Tucker
Clinton
Kyle Melendy
Leona
Savanna
Wallace Dresbach
Lucille
Billy
Mt. Carroll
Pioneer Class Surprise for Mrs Bennett on Monday
Members of the Pioneer Flays of the Christian church gathered at the home of Mrs Ovella Bannett Money noon in honor of her birthday Sunday. The event was a complete surprise to Mrs Bennett. Seven guests attended the dinner and social afternoon with baked chicken and trimmings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Flays of the
Christian Church
Ovella Bannett Money
John Anderson Morrison Father Of Emma Eslinger Dies
John Anderson 88 a Morrison resident died after weeks of illness and a stroke at home of his daughter Mrs Roy Marshall at 1 30 Saturday. Born January 22 1849 in Sweden he came to the United States in 1872 and lived near Morrison most of his life. He married Sarah Pearson in 1879 and farmed until 1920 then retired to Morrison. Survived by wife six children Edward of Vesta Ralph of Chadwick Emma Linger near Thomson Bussie Doland South Bend Ind Inez Marshall Ruth Durward Morrison a stepson Alfred Pearson Morrison and 17 grandchildren. Funeral at home 1 30 Monday and at Bethesda Lutheran Church at 2 with Rev A W Arthur officiating burial Grove Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Anderson
Morrison
Roy Marshall
Mr. Anderson
Sweden
United States
Sarah Pearson
Mt. Carroll
Edward
Vesta
Minn
Ralph
Chadwick
Emma Linger
Near
Thomson
Bussie Doland
South Bend
Ind
Inez Marshall
Ruth Durward
Alfred Pearson
Bethesda Lutheran Church
A. W. Arthur
Grove Hill I. Cemetery
Golden Wedding Of St. Ores' Is A Delightful Occasion
Mr. and Mrs. John W. St. Ores celebrate their golden wedding on December 31 1926. More than 70 letters and telegrams arrive as guests draft to honor the couple. A 50 year old gifts display sparks attention while a mock wedding closes the day. Weather adds to the chill with heavy snows and extreme cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. St. Ores
Alita LeMaster
Ava St. Ores
Rozella Wallace
No P T A Meeting This Month Declared
No meeting of the P T A will be held this month as vacation ends and a busy week precedes the break. The next association gathering is set for February 4. Mrs James Smith of Savanna, with a sprained ankle, was visited by Mrs Logan Machen of Savanna at the Paul Lewis home Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Will Griswold and daughters Lucille and Sylvia, along with Mrs Nettie Baker, spent Wednesday in Galesburg at the Henry Slager home, where Mrs Slager is ill and Mrs Griswold helped care for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WLS
Association
Logan Machen
Savanna J
Paul Lewis
Will Griswold
Lucille
Sylvia
Nettie Baker
Galesburg
Henry Slager
Mrs. Griswold
Slager
Mrs. Slager
Family visits span neighbors and relatives in town
Mrs Ida Weber visits with daughter Mrs Ben Stage. Sherm Oakley and son Paul of Ideal stop by to see daughter and sister Mrs Claude Grim. Emma Steele returns home after ten days with Mt Carroll relatives. William Sullivan of Chicago visits with his in laws Mr and Mrs Louis Kness. Mrs Sullivan plans a Florida trip in February for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Ida Weber
Ben Stage
Sherm Oakley
Paul
Ideal
Claude Grim
Emma Steele
Mt. Carroll
William Sullivan
Chicago
Louis Kness
Among The Sick In Savan Hospital and Area
Clare Holman entered Savan tix hospital Tuesday for treatment. Kenneth Cooper of next Argo has sinus trouble. Mrs Dan Nipe of Argo suffered a stroke Monday. Mrs Charles MccGinty confined to bed with illness for weeks. Ed Groharing improved from a severe attack of the Ty. Laura Geisinger returned home after Jane Lamb hospital treatment. Irma Heinze underwent appendicitis operation at Jane Lamb hospital. Mrs Frank Rush and several others in Fulton suffer from colds and flu. Anna Stein returned from Jane Lamb hospital last Wednesday, little improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Nipe
Argo
Charles MccGinty
Laura Geisinger
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Anna Stein
Maywood letter from Nettie Phillips shares home life
Grace Strauch, librarian at 315 Pine S&J Maywood AL, extends greetings. In a long friendly letter Nettie Phillips recounts Christmas deliveries, church events, and family visits, describes trips into Chicago and Lake Forest, and discusses reading plans on capitalism and science, ending mid thought about a puzzle from Sir James Jeans on atoms and broadcasting.
Thomson 3500 club meets with Mrs Carpenter
The Thomson 3500 club meets today with Mrs K B Carpenter as hostess. The Methodist ladies aid postponed their meeting due to weather. The Home Economies club plans a Friday January 14 meeting at Mrs Margery Peters home with a noon potluck. Committee will provide sandwiches and coffee. members bring table service. Program includes devotional Mary Cone business roll call New Year resolutions and more with Margery Peters Vada Carroll Nelle Parson Vivian Sack Weelyr Welch Mave Sack Lotu Melenily land Edna Carrell Emmy Stou er Mayme Mummert Grace Moyer Lela Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economies Club
Margery Peters
America
Mary Cone
Lotu Melenily
Vada Carroll
Nelle Parson
Vivian Sack
Weelyr Welch
Rong
Mave Sack
Emmy, Stouer
Mayme Mummert
Grace Moyer
Lela Mitchell
Edna Carrell
Mawry Cone
Shrader Couple Marks 57th Wedding Anniversary
John Shrader and Misa Phila Moore I celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on New Year's Day at their Chadwick area home. Married January 1 1874 in Mt Carroll Lutheran parsonage, they lived on the Shrader homestead near Mt Carroll before moving to Chadwick and later working in livery and sales. They are active Methodists, with Mr. Shrader a Masonic member, parents of daughter Mrs. W. J. Woy of Chicago, and grandparents to Arthur and John Woy and great grandchildren Carole and Teddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shrader
Misa Phila Moore I
Mt. Carroll
Jife
Shrader
Stead
Adolph Derrer
Burkholder
Mr. Shrader
Chadwick
D. F. McLaughlin
Fire at Sears Home Sparks Smoke Without Damage
Volunteers answered a morning alarm at Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Sears residence when a rug near a stovepipe began to smolder. Mrs. Sears tossed the rug from a window and ignited straw used to bank the house, causing only smoke damage. Orle Smith of Mt. Carroll visited Paul Smith's home in Atgo, returning with his wife and son Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orle Smith
Mt. Carroll
Paul
Atgo
Francis
Paul Smith
Card of Thanks for Fire Help by Sears Family
Mr and Mrs L B Sears express gratitude to all who helped extinguish the fire at their home Tuesday morning. They note the kindness will be long remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Sears
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Bob Boyd
Renette
Santa Claus
Lewis Sisters
Trench Sisters
Lapp
V. Brockil
J. Demaree
G Anid
Herbert Rawlins Inc
Ford
Harry Dick
Diana Lee
John Bruce
Freeport
Thomson Friends
Davenport
William Kamphuis
Wimbledon
N. D
Epa Hook
Marion K. Ransom
Clarke
J. A. Clark
Commmunity Church
Springdale Cemeter
Ransom
Marion Hartson
Emil Ransom
Marion Frederickson
Bert Hartson
New York
Phillipine Island
Army Transfer Group
Thomson Briefs
Otto Switzer
Wmn. Harstick
George Schipper
Bernie Dykstra
Christian
Baptist Sunday School
Ladies’ Aid
Harold Tobey
Sylvia Wilt
C. W. Hoge
Emil Brach
Harry Diehl
Clarence Foltz
Diehls
Robert Bristol
Irene Rupple
Elmer Davis
Mrs. Allen Witmer
Isadora Manning
Bernard Manning
Hans Jensen
New Year's Say
Frank Warfield
Mrs. Bennett
Herman Jansma
Ben Dykstra
Dan Sack
Joyce
Suyatina City Hospital
Dave Aitken
Jfred Shelly
Merle Doden and Sons
Borrison
Doden
Jat
ICA
K. B. Carpenter
Rock Island
Lena
Mr. Sharp
Baltimore
John Anderson, Morrison
Emma Eslinger
J. J. Sheridan
Tim McNamara
Thomas Hand
M. J. Sheridan
Lee Poorman
Rosa Kilday
Catherine Neary
Charles Salton
Grove Hill Cemetery
St. Ores
SOTH
James Smith
Clare Holman
Savantix Hospital
Kenneth Cooper
Next Argo
Ed Groharing
Irma Heinze
Frank Rush
John
Cornelius Nordaff
Jennie Cooper
Shirley Stage
George Balk
Nettie Phillips
Maywood, UL
Grace Strauch
Baptist Home
S&j
Maywood, AL
Downers Grove
Lake Forest
Echo
Dub
Amelie
Nettie E. Phillips
Jerome Davis
Europe
Smithsonian
Sir James Jean
Jeans
J. ¥. Stickel
Methodist Ladies’ Aid
Eugene Murray
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