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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1960
Page
8
Mr and Mrs Frank Hawkins with Mrs Harve Schreiner and Anna Zahn visited Dr and Mrs A A Brand at their River View home north of Thomson. Dr and Mrs Brand marked their 62nd anniversary Monday observing the milestone with family and friends.
Refuge manager Bob Wade reports waterfowl totals around 450 ducks two crippled geese and a whistling swan along the river with one goose likely to move south and the other potentially fox food. Canada geese numbered 135 below Mc Gregor Town. Fishing was poor with ice flows and thawing backwaters. Beaver trapping opens Feb 15 in Iowa and Illinois. Timber logging is slow in Pleasant Creek bottoms due to soft ground. Bald eagles concentrate at LeClaire and Bellevue dams along the river.
Guests gathered Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Spencer for a surprise birthday supper for Reynold Bloyer of Lanark. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Bloyer, Mr. and Mrs H P Rahn of Mill Bierman, Mrs Kathryn Rahn, Mr. and Mrs Kermit Jensen and Linda of Dixon, and Mr. and Mrs Charles Aude and daughters at the Prowent home.
Lawrence Getz of Savanna Illinois was named a winner in McCulloch's Truck-O-WoW contest sponsored by McCulloch Corporation Los Angeles. Area dealer Savanna Wood Products arranged the local handling and Getz received a Motorola transistor radio as prize. In Tampico, Mr and Mrs Charles Sucher visited Kenneth Pearson. Albert Queckboerner home hosted Mr and Mrs Arman Bushman and family of Dixon and Mr and Mrs Robert Queckboerner and Kandis of Lanark for Sunday dinner.
Woman's Relief Corps leaders Myrtle Morgan and Betty Diverbiss completed a statewide inspection tour visiting 87 corps with 4 528 members. They toured 13 district conventions from September to December and traveled over 4000 miles by car while staying in motels and private homes.
The Sharp Sand Burr 4 H Club met at Black Oak grange hall and received the yearly club calendars. Members voted to sell rat and mouse bait and thanked helpers on a recent paper drive. David Lynch elected treasurer. Dale Holesinger and Billy Manning played two clarinet numbers amid games and refreshments. Friday supper guests included James Hartman visiting the Schreiners and Stolts.
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