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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1943
Page
3
A reflective column questions tax fairness and local funding as burdens shift to individuals. It laments self serving schemes, praises improvements in schools and roads, critiques property and sales taxes, notes daylight saving and irrigation talk, and ends with a light aside about Willkie and Seagram’s. The piece blends civic concern with rural anecdotes and quotes.
Thomson Briefs Norman French Jr returned to Champaign on Tuesday to resume studies at the University of Illinois after spending holiday vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs N D French.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Jurgens celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Thursday at their farm four miles north of Thomson A turkey dinner followed The couple wed December 31 1892 in Amherst Colorado They have lived in or near Savanna for 37 years Both are aged 74 and 69 They have three sons and two daughters including Capt Joseph Jurgens of Camp Rock Alabama Dr George Jurgens Milwaukee Wisconsin and Harry Jurgens DeKalb Illinois and New York City grand children total six grandsons and one granddaughter
Mrs. Virgil Marth of Savanna was chosen president of the Women’s Society of Christian Service at the First Methodist church of Savanna. Mrs. Adeline Groharing hosted a Sunday family dinner with guests Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Dresbach and family of Mr. Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. John Carpenter and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Growring and sons.
Miss Mary Slingsby of Wallace township married Lawrence Manning of Verona at St Patrick's church in a Christmas ceremony led by Rev Charles Medcalf. Guests included Miss Gladys Cooper of Thomson as maid of honor and Francis Coveny as best man. The couple departed for a honeymoon after a 50-guest dinner at Hotel Kaskaskia. Mrs Manning, a teacher in Ottawa, and Mr Manning, a Vienna township supervisor, will reside on a farm near Kinsman.
The Thomson Woman's club will meet Wednesday January 13 at Mrs. Margaret Cochran's home. Roll call is Women of the Bible. Reports cover Indian welfare radio music by the women's quartet. Talk titled An Outstanding Woman of the Bible by Rev. R. H. Leitner and Famous Women of the Bible by Gladys Cate Marian Wheeler Edith Geer Clara Switzer Ione Smith.
J A Woodrow's church reports no services last Sunday because icy highways. Morning worship at 11 includes sermon Christ's Conquest of the World. Baptist Rev R H Leitner presides with 9 30 worship and 10 30 Sunday school. annual officer elections to follow during the hour. Ladies aid meets all day Thursday with Mrs Charles Hoge. officers to be elected.
Pastor Rey Hawbecker leads a Sunday program with Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 10 55. Installation for League and Sunday school officers planned. Weekday events include Ladies aid January 15 at Adolph Doden home and an Ideal Sunday school session at 10 a m with Christian Endeavor at 7 p m.
Police report theft of eight gallons of gasoline and drained antifreeze from Mrs G E Stumphy's car at 618 Seventh Avenue South around 11 pm Sunday. She saw two young men flee in a car after hearing the door slam.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Smith announce the marriage of their daughter Arlene to Calvin Eslinger son of Mrs Emma Eslinger of Morrison. The ceremony occurred in the Baptist parsonage Mt Carroll after midnight on New Year's Eve with Rev Leitner officiating. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Ray Morgan with receptions and dinner held New Year day. the couple will farm the Eslinger home and work for Harold Witt next year.
Mr and Mrs Sylvester McWorthy hosted 14 guests Sunday evening at 719 North Main Street Savanna to mark their 13th wedding anniversary. Mrs Melvin T Cook also observed a birthday anniversary. A 500 game and social followed a luncheon. Gifts were given to Mr and Mrs McWorthy and Mrs Cook. Mrs Blanche Beck visits Savanna with Mr and Mrs George Beck.
A feed truck slid on ice along route 80 about a mile south of Thomson and plunged into a pond. The driver escaped injury after a cold bath. He sought a nearby farmhouse for dry clothes as workers rotated trucks and unloaded feed to free the vehicle.
On New Year's Eve Lyle Greeley's car collided with another machine north of Savanna. One fender was crumpled and a headlight broken. No injuries were reported.
Annual meeting of Thomson State Bank stockholders set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday January 12 at the bank. Directors will be elected and other necessary business will be transacted.
Mr and Mrs Ross Boylan of Thomson announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Boylan of Chicago to William Wells of Chicago. Miss Boylan attended local schools and works for the Milwaukee railroad. Wells, a Shullsburg, Wisconsin native, is employed by the publishers of the Encyclopedia Britannica and expects military service soon.
John Ashpole reports a hen laying unusually large eggs about once a week weighing a quarter pound. He cannot identify which hen lays the eggs. Mr and Mrs Wayne Ashby hosted relatives for New Year dinner. Les Lathrop offers 25 cent haircuts for children on all days except Friday and Saturday.
Rex Allan Doty, 19, of Savanna, died Wednesday afternoon from a self inflicted revolver wound at his family farm south of Chestnut Park. Coroner’s inquest ruled death occurred about 2 pm during a personal crisis. He was survived by his parents and 11 siblings. Funeral plans were not announced.
Mrs Ivan Carroll and son David spent Tuesday with Mrs Leonard Tage, and Clarence Tousley of Rock Falls visited over New Year with his siblings. Lynn Curley and Delbert Curley joined New Year guests of Fred Eble in Clinton, while Wilbur Stiles of near Savanna dined with Leonard and family. Albert Prins hosted Dave Geerts family Paul, Peter Smith family Garden Plain, and Lucille Boelkins of Morrison. Carl Robinson, Pearl Gilson, and Deanna visited Clinton with Gerald Printy. Harry Diehl and Diana Lee stayed with Louis and wife in Savanna. Mrs John Rice departed for Virginia to visit Pvt John Rice. Martha Baker from Cottonwood visits Rockford with Krohnen Kratz family.
Margaret Bourke White’s photography book "Shooting the Russian War" is praised as a modern achievement. It documents life in the USSR during wartime, including a Stalin portrait, with 80 plus captions showing workers, fighters, and professionals, highlighting heroism and hardship.
Charles Francis Bailey, 15, died Monday in Howard South Dakota from a rare blood disease. He was grandson of Ernest Williams formerly of Thomson and a great grandson of Mrs Ed Williams of Thomson. Relatives here were notified yesterday. Mrs G B Lanning and children visited Savannah with Mr and Mrs Donald Miller.
Local ice trust members prepare for the annual harvest on the Mississippi back waters. Thick ice over 12 inches reported as hogs have dug holes along the route to the pond where harvesting equipment is kept.
The Argo 500 club meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs B R Lewis. Argo Home Economics holds its next meeting Friday Jan 18 with hostesses Hortense Nipe Alice Switzer Mayme Mumert Katherine Cooper Elizabeth Parsons Nellie Parsons and a program including song devotional talk and discussion on using milk and baking followed by a closing song. A W W S special business and social meeting is set for Wednesday Jan 15 with Mrs Myron Tibbite.
Miss Geneva E. Kness daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Kness Thomson and Wilfred H Hazen of Savanna were married at 8 50 Saturday evening in a ceremony at St Pauls Episcopal church Savanna The Rev H Foster Whitney officiated The couple were attended by Mr and Mrs Wade Law The bride a York Community High School graduate has worked at the Savanna ordnance depot where Hazen is employed.
Four heifers and one cow, all registered Holstein-Friesians, were purchased by R A Page of Chadwick Illinois. Two heifers came from H A Malloy Hartford Wisconsin and three from M P Becker Hartford Wisconsin. Ownership changes were filed with The Holstein-Friesian Association of America in Brattleboro Vermont.
Mrs J Y Stickell traveled to Freeport on Monday for medical attention and will stay under observation until Wednesday before returning home. Clifford Dykstra and Arthur Balk of Fulton visited last Friday with Dykstra’s parents Mr and Mrs Ren Dykstra.
Mr J Y Stickell of the S O D nursing a damaged finger after a smashing incident. Marilyn Bolhous improves at home after three weeks illness. Bert Stainbrook re-enters Hines hospital. Miss Harriett Wheeler sustains head injuries from two ice accidents with concussion but returns to work. Eldon Hickey suffers a severe arm injury from a fall on ice and undergoes surgery.
The Wilkersons of Thom son welcomed a son on Tuesday January 5 at 3 00 am. No other claims have been made to the title, so the infant and parents will receive gifts from local merchants and nearby towns. Gifts include baby food, war stamps, car service, milk, a baby blanket, a picture frame, diapers, fruit, a nursery seat, and a Pyrex cake dish from local businesses.
Dick Stagg came home Tuesday morning from Hastings Nebraska after spending a week with Albert Hook and the Thomson boys employed there. Albert Hook Bill Wagner and Stacey Potter left Omaha for Los Angeles to work in shipyards. He rode the Challenger to Clinton and the 8 0 S bus. He noted a crowded air and standing room all the way from Omaha. Many soldiers were on the train heading home across the country on furlough.
Mr and Mrs Paul Witt entertained guests at a New Year's Eve party at their home last Thursday evening. Cards provided entertainment with high and floating prizes awarded to Mrs James Morgan and low prize to Mrs Harold Witt. Lunch was served at the close. Guests included Mr and Mrs James Morgan of Chadwick, Mr and Mrs Harold Witt, Mr and Mrs Dan Sack, and Mrs Paul Smith.
Mr and Mrs G A Smith and daughter Margaret hosted a New Year’s Eve party last Thursday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Glenn Demaree and son Jack of Dix On, Mr and Mrs E O Hemmer, Miss Donna Holding and Earl Greutt.
Corporal Donald Ashpole trains in aviation at Ryan Field Hemet California and made his first solo flight December 23 according to a recent letter. Walter W White was misidentified in a Fort Bragg release as the missing man in the 82nd Airborne. the father’s name was given by mistake. Pvt Roderick Robertson stationed at Camp Grant Illinois surprised his mother with a visit. Lorin Kinsel of the U S Maritime Service radio school Gal lups Island arrived in Morricon to visit family. Pvt John F Dimmick now at Fort Lewis Washington provides his address AP O 338 Fort Lewis Wash Co G 123rd Inf. Pvt Henry L Hartman Jr stationed at Fort Sheridan Illinois with address 36629466 R R C H 289 Fort Sheridan is the only one of his group to stay at Fort Sheridan. The Hartman family notes another Arnold in the service ill with a lung cold and in an army hospital after tonsil removal.
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