Thomson locals note plentiful weekend visits and meetings
Sunday and Saturday visitors flocked to Thomson area homes including the Ploch Papes Andersons Prins Dyke Sack Behr Carpenter Hans Hawk Deets and many others. The annual stockholders meeting at the bank on January 14 1941 elected directors F L Stagg D P Connell A E Sheridan L G Strauch John Hook Robert Grohar ing and N D French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ploch
Arthur Pape
Dick Anderson
Bert Johnson
Argo
Carl Peterson
Albert Prins
Peter Dyke
Morrison
Chas
Sack
Emma van Buskirk
Lanark
Chas. Behr
Clinton
John Carpenter
Milton Hartman
Ideal
Elmer Hans
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
Will Hans
Wm. Hawk
Chas. Deets
Chadwick
Lois Middleton
Chicago
Lewis Kness
Reagan
Kness
Laura Geisinger
Savanna
Mildred Bower
Charles
Margaret
Alice
Shirley Stage
East Lynn
Chas. Bennett
Harry Wilkinson
Emma Holland
Emma Kling
Henry St. Ores
Paul Voeckel
Milledgeville
Thomson Review
Henry Housenga
Near Lanark
Jake Bissens
Are Stickel
Vernon Luedeke
Glenda Kay
Winston
Freeport
Hobart Holland
Ed Johannsen
Fulton
Gues
Carl Johannsen
Delia
D. P. Connell
A. E. Sheridan
L. G. Strauch
John Hook
Robert Groharing
N. D. French
Bergstrom Densmore Wedding At Baptist Church
Densmore and Bergstrom unite in a December wedding at the Baptist church with Rev. Ed L Woodward officiating. The ceremony featured Betty Rucha as attendant and Lloyd Poole as best man, followed by a reception at the Chester Carlsons home. The bride, a LaGrange Bell Telephone supervisor, was showered with multiple parties before the nuptials and plans to reside at 24 North Madison Avenue with her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagel Troger
Mr. Grosser
Chester Carlsons
North
Stone Avenue
Paul Carlson
Dorothy Bielby
Chester Carlson
North Stone Avenue
Arielle Teverbaugh
LaGrange
Multiple County Deaths and Obituaries in Whiteside County
Mount Carroll area records list J William H Kaufman 82 dying at home near Mt Carroll. Other notices detail Mrs Henry G Miller 62 buried at Genesee Central cemetery and Della Coleman 75 Funeral at Milledgeville Brethren church. Obituaries mention Woodrow Bott 28 and families of Milledgeville and Chadwick with service details included.
Inauguration Day Observations At The Armory
The account describes attending the state inauguration events including a reception at the governor's mansion with notable figures such as Governor Green and William G. Stratton. It notes the crowded inaugural ball at the armory with Wayne Kine and Eddie Duchin, amplified music, and the writer's first inauguration experience amid a citywide procession of officials and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory
Capitol
Mere
Senate
Assembly of the Representatives
Laughlin
Freeport
Franklin A. Stransky
Saanna
Peter FP. Kielwinski
Chicarro
Governor's Mansion
Governor Green
Green
Huh W. Cross
Edward J. Huhes
Hughes
Pibolie
Arthur C. Leader
Lueder
Warren Wright
George F. Barrett
John Dempsey
Chicago
Arnold P. Benson
William G. Stratton
Ferre C. Watkins
Wayne Kine
Eddie Duchin
Capitol Building
Peoria
Ben L. — Berve
Father of Local Woman Dies After Farm Accident
Ben Bielema 63 of Garden Plain died after a freak farm accident on Thursday. Funeral services were held at the home and at the Christian Reformed church in Fulton with Dr. James Putt officiating. Burial followed in Fulton cemetery. He was born in Holland in 1877 and immigrated to the United States about 1895, later living in Fulton and Garden Plain. He left a widow Martha Van Huizen and seven children including Mrs. Jacob Van Kampen, Mrs. Andrew L. Housenga, Andrew, Ralph, Ben Jr., and Marvin, plus grandchildren and surviving relatives. Correction notes parole release details for Ruth Dowie item and Tsu Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della L. Coleman
Milledgeville
Brethren Church
Benshoff
H. E. Glenn
Paul Burns
Lawrence Buxton
Orville Allen
Harry Haugh
Gordie Walker
Donald Dennis
Andrew Blummer
Isle of Somewhere
Dutchtown
Della Myers
Henry
Mary Ann Meyers
James Coleman
Mary
Edward Coleman
Rockford and
Ross
Robert
Dan Brand
Ben Bielema
Garden Plain
Christian Reformed Church
Fulton
James Putt
Edward Tieeman
W. T. Housenga
Peter Vogel
Jabber Housenga
Sylvalena Golhous
Bielema
Andrew L. Housenga
Thomson
Albert Hook
Holland
Anka Bielema
United States
Andrew
Ralph
Mt. Carroll
Ben, Jr
Morrison
Marvin
Kier Marks 55th Wedding Anniversary Observed
Morrison couple Mr and Mrs Kier Mark celebrate 55 years of marriage with open house for relatives and neighbors. They married January 15 1886 in Banner City Kansas and endured prairie fire losses before settling in Morrison and Chadwick area. They have two sons Clarence and Paul Kier and a daughter Mrs George Daehler with three grandchildren. The husband 76 in good health while wife 81 is an invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Kier
Morrison
Mary Ellen Cappage
Fort Worth
Texas
Albert N. Kier
Banner City
Kansas
Chadwick
Clarence
Paul Kier
George Daehler
Mr. Kier
Saturday Evening Guests and Sunday Visits Reported
Chadwick readers note social visits as Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spencer and Gail of Sterling visited the W. E. Bailey home Saturday evening. Thursday supper guests were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carbaugh and Kenneth at the Boyd Handel home. Mason Spaulding and family spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Spaulding at Killedgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Bailey
Frank Spencer
Gail
Sterling
Robert Carbaugh
Kenneth
Boyd Handel
Mason Spaulding
Russell Spaulding
Killedgeville
Local families share visits and anniversaries in area
The report lists numerous Sunday and weekday visits across Argo Fulton Lanark Chadwick Moline Morrison Rock Island Savanna Mt. Carroll and Keithsburg. Notable items include the Van Buer’s 25th anniversary celebration and regular hosting duties by families such as the Smiths Lotzs Knesses and Wagners.
Local families gather for visits and services in Savanna region
Numerous residents and relatives from Sovanne, Clinton, Milledgeville, Davenport, La Grange, Savanna, Morrison, and nearby towns share social visits. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Justice Prins, Mrs. Dorothy Hawk, Woodrow Bott's funeral attendees, and many others visiting relatives, hosting dinners and attending Farm Bureau events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Prins
Norman Stickel
Sovanne
Forrest
Ivan Carroll
David
Rush Carroll
John Reagon
Chicago
John Cooper
Jack Reagon
Savanna
Arthur Weidman
Harry Diehl
George Balk
Marian
Fulton
Ben Dykstra
Ray Erling
Louis Erling
Davenport
Bertha Holland
Garrett Sterenberg
Morrison
N. D. French
Voris Corbet
Hanover
Jessie Groharing
Harry Gaar
Gaar
Vernon Groharing
Harold Tobey
M. L. Tobey
le Claire
Lela Groharing
Peoria
Arthur Pape
Harold Witt
Bruce Groharing
Freeport
Wallace Dresbach
Near Lanark
Sarah Groharing
Leonard Hartman
Henry Hartman
Roy Heitman
Harvey Marshall
Farm Bureau
Carroll
Henry Sour
Syn Sour
Andrew Hook
Robert Carroll
Barbara
Fred Hook
Lester Vance
Welton
Merle Atherton
Will Griswold
Stella Griswold
Nettie Baker
K. B. Carpenter
Mae Densmore
Ella Orr
la Grange
Ill
Alice Moore
Vernon Dearinger
Raymond Carroll
Fred Miller
Sandridge School
Otto Switzer
Ben Stage
Ida Weber
Hubert Williams
Burton
Stockton
Frank Williams
John Rosenberg
Claude Grim
Lyle Ashby
Wacker
Everett Eslinger
Henry Lohmeier
John Lohmeier
Argo
Argo 500 Club Meets At Mrs Nelle Houghton Home
The Argo 500 Club meets today at the home of Mrs Nelle Houghton. Home Economics Club planned meeting at Argo church on Friday Jan 24 with potluck, aprons, samples, and a program including song devotional and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argo 500 Club
Nelle Houghton
Home Economics Club
Argo
Lathrop
Evelyn Welch
Bessie Kenyon
Cora Kaufman
Mary Marshall
Roske
Mayme Mummert
Belle Carpenter
Grace Moyer
Rawlins Speaks at P T A Meeting in Savanna
Herbert L. Rawlins Jr., principal of Chestnut Park School in Savanna, addressed the Parent-Teacher Association gathering at Chestnut Park School. He spoke on Mexico, drawn from a summer visit, and led a history class demo with seventh and eighth graders on Middle Atlantic states and the French alliance. A social hour and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Rawlins, Jr
Thomson
Chestnut Park
Savanna
Rawlins
Mexico
Middle Atlantic
Open House at Albany Parsonage by Rev and Mrs Ploch
The Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Ploch invite Thomson and area parishioners to an open house at the Methodist parsonage in Albany on Sunday January 19 from 2 to 5 PM. They hope to become acquainted with church members from both parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ploch
Methodist
Albany
Ploch
Thomson
Grade School Card Party Postponed to Jan 23 1941
Grade basketball boys sponsor card party postponed until Thursday night January 23 1941. Semester examinations occur this week and report cards will be handed out next week. Harold Wilt and Leroy Prins report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Wilt
Leroy Prins
Local families visit Chester Alexander home weekly
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Blair of Lanark and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Miller called Sunday afternoon at the Chester Alexander home. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Kerch and son Glenn of Reynolds spent Saturday with Mr. Kerch's uncle J. O. and Mrs. Kerch. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Adolph and Karen of Milledgeville were entertained at dinner Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Orion Alexander. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Frank spent Thursday and Friday in Chicago on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heusinkveld
Clinton
Paul Heusinkveld
Merle Stage
Near
Savanna
Willis Stage
H. A. Tobey
George Salyer
Iowa
Andrew Schipper
Albany
Bernie D
K. B. Carpenter
H. L. Rawlins
Rawlins
Carl Peterson
Adam Heinze
Vernon Sikkema
Fulton
Garrett Bolhous
Newt Ritenour
Justice Prins
Louis Thompson
Bert Johnson
Aaron
Argo
Leo Blair
Lanark
Andrew Miller
Chester Alexander
Oren Kerch
Glenn
Reynolds
Kerch
J. O
Earl Adolph
Karen
Milledgeville
Orion Alexander
L. A. Frank
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
AT SL
Royal Coffee
Sunshine Graham
Prunes
Campbell's Tomato
Suz-Q Fresh
Tbs
Pillsbury
Suz-Q
Royal Blue
Thomson Locals
Willard Hartman
Floyd Hartman
L. E. Sheller
Dixon
Harlan Johannsen
Carl Maring
John Janssen
Elmer Habben
Henrietta Sikkema
Otto Bott
Clayton Lewhart
Polo
Elmer Kaufman
Otto Dr
James Cheeseman
W. H. Kaufman
William H. Kaufman
Ida M. Rausch
Daniel and
Fannie Kaufman
Joshua Kosher
Henry Schroeppel
Rausch
A. J. Pepler
Denver
Colo
Henry G. Miller
Shirk
West Genesee Church
P. C. Boysen
Genesee Central Cemetery
C. H. Rahn
Anna Weber
Jesus
Lord
Grace
Edgar, Everett
William Imel
Robert Davis
John Wagner
Frank Kness
Edgar Imel
Frank Davis
Miller
Mrs
Wv. M. Bott
Vernon Woodrow Bott
Otto
Viola Bott
Palmyra
Ind
Milledgeville, Ill
Dutchtown Church of the Brethren
Dorothy Mae Cheeseman
Woodrow Bott
Dorothy
Ruth Dowie
Tsu Davis
Kier
Mark
Chadwick News
Thomson _ office
Northwestern
Minors Utilities
Chas. As
Thomson Briefs
John Smit
Maurice van Buer
van Buer
Jiles Elliott
Fred Whitney
Frank Smith
Earl Crcutt
Gertrude Kustes
Herbert St. Ores
Lloyd Smith
Leonard Stage
Robert Stage
Rock Island
Vernon Kaufman
Elmer Lotz
Adam Kness
Wesley Kness
B. R. Lewis
Cecil Frosch
Dave Cravatta
Emma Kline
Emma Steele
Mildred Sweitzer
Tampico
Maggie Shoemaker
Harriett Kluve
Lyle Williams
Carol
Weston Smith
Jennie Lowry
Joe Wilt
Will Slayman
Ideal Church
Wallace Williams
Francke-Switzer
Kenneth Tibbits
Keithsburg
Myron Tibbits
Allen Witmer
Carl Miller
Thomson “Viefs
Phillips 66
In Thomson
Will F
Rentschler
P. S
Bess Carpenter
Besspenter
Herbert Rawlins
Eve
Mrs. Ploch
HAAG
Thomson, Illinois
Lewis Motor Co
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