Thomson Locals Visit Over Weekend Notes
Locals Lorraine Weatherwax Mary Taylor visit Chalyiele. Philip Switzer and Mrs B R Lewis with Leonid Hute visit Roberta. Mrs Madge Bower hosts Clinton visit. Bess Johnson and Lucinda Groharing visit Mt Carroll relatives. Wentling visiting Polo due to aunt illness. F M Sardam Bert Hollingshead Fulton visit Steele home. Geo Stober and wife visit with Stiele relatives. C M Beck Sr travels to Dubuque to see Maria Zimmer family. Harry Wilkerson Mt Carroll weekend with Hayes Frazier. Roy Heitman Mrs Albert Gooner attend Elizabeth Nesbitt funeral Hanover. Josephine Dearborn and daughter visiting Glen Ashby’s home in Mt Carroll.
Purple and Gold The Staff Local News Update
The second semester staff reports from Freeport and Clinton detail visits and family travels. Mary Switzer and Lene Ruppie Juma file notes on students and faculty, with Hazel Michael and Gareline Fuller visiting winter homes. Mrs Oliee Atherton and others visit a patient at St Frances hospital. Mrs John Carroll visits Low Moor for a CFB installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Switzer
Lene Ruppie
Elinor McKee
George Balk
Frank Asst Sophenion
Dore Rosh
Reaves Kratz
Moline Freeport
Hazel Machael
Oliee Atherton
Wall Hans
Joe Lartz
St. Frances
Freeport
Ivan Carrolls Entertained Sunday for Parents
Mr and Mrs Ivan Carroll hosted Sunday at their home honoring her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Milnes of Morrison for their 51st wedding anniversary. Attendees included Mr and Mrs R W Petty and guests Myr and son Billy Mt Carroll Andrew Witt Walter Miles Jr Mrs Margaret Gsell and sons Claire and Howard Morrison family others from Morrison Savanna and Fulton. The Community Store reported new prints and overalls in stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Carroll
Walter Milnes
Morrison
R. UW. Petty
Myr
Billy
Mt. Carroll
Andrew Witt
Walter Mies
and Jr
Margaret Gsell
J. ¥. Stickel Claire
Howard
Wm. Stappleton
Gladys
Detroit Graduation Seen During Mrs Geisinger Visit
Mrs Laura Geisinger enjoyed a five year visit with her daughter Mrs Lorraine Ryan Thompson in Detroit Michigan. She attended Central High School graduation in Detroit where Lucile L Thompson a class member of 265. The trip included Canadian excursion and a Sunday dinner at Dearborn Inn. Local hosts included Mr and Mrs John Cooper and guests from Hanover Savanna and others. In Michigan prices noted and impressions of unemployment vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Geisinger
Lorraine Ryan Thompson
Detroit
Mich
Chicago
Greyhound
New England
Jokes and Banter Spark Humorous Kitchen Exchange
A lighthearted exchange unfolds as a guest jokes about beer returning and a nationwide hiccup. A man’s remark about dinner follows, with playful banter between a bride, groom, and Young Husband over the cake’s taste and the cookbook’s claim of deliciousness.
Milledgeville Noses Carroll 30 to 28 In Tight Battle
Milledgeville edged Carroll 30 to 28 in a tense game as Milledgeville built a 14 to 6 lead after one quarter. Carroll battled back with a strong second half but fell short, with key players Zenke Easterbrook and Hawkins contributing for Milledgeville and defining the late play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledteville
Mr. Carroll
Milledzen
Carroll
Mledgeville
Zenke
Easterbrook
Livengood
Quahars
D. Hawkins
Mt. Carroll
Sauk
Sorenson
Soap Smith
Stout
Williamson
Poffenberger
Milledgeville
Me Carroll
Hanover Small School Defeats Chadwick In Close Game
Hanover tops Chadwick 37 to 22 in a fast paced high school basketball clash led by B Sullivan with 20 points. Chadwick’s Lang led hosts with six points as Hanover finished strong in the final periods, while Chadwick failed to convert many chances. Early preliminaries feature Kyle Carbaugh’s grade school 9 to 6 victory and Wallace Geist’s team beating Herman Nater’s quintet 26 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Sullivan
Hanover
Chadwick
Lang
Hcend
Jo Daviess Boys
Kyle Carbaugh
Wallace Geist
Herman Nater
Mrs Morris Dies in Seattle Home
The Thomson area mourns as Mrs Ingard Taylor Morris dies at her Seattle home after a sudden illness. Daughter of the Taylors of Thomson, she lived in Red Oak and Thomson before moving west with her husband Seward St. Morris, a Santa Fe agent. Survived by six children in Seattle and nearby, plus siblings and grandchildren, her life touched many family and Thomson connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Whitney
Ingard Taylor Morris
Seattle
Wash
Pontoosuc
Il Mekver
Reed Water
Elkhart
Wort
North Bend
Bryce
Mes
Millied Brown
Abs Maron Kenyon
Wrutied
Ben
Gail
Morris
Aaster
Jessie Foote
Red Oak
John
Hay
Arthur
Bank
Thomson
Grant
Ernest
Whitney
L. €. Rupple
W. J. Robertapy
Mats Thomson
Hie Whitney
Mobis
Fragmentary religious verse on faith and doubt
A garbled prayerful fragment speaks of love, loss, belief, and doubt. It echoes lines about open eyes, the cross, and seeking faith amid grief, but the text is incomplete and unreadable in places, with many distorted words and misspellings.
Fragmentary credit office exchange from a historic page
A garbled dialogue shows a teller and a young woman discussing a deposit. The text fragments mention a horse, farms, and a 2 cent charge, indicating a marginal, clipped newsroom snippet with worn OCR.
Estate of Jacob Miller legal notice
The undersigned as administrator of the estate of Jacob Miller Deceased will apply to the county court for authority to sell real property. All persons having claims or who are indebted to the estate must present them by a specified date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demaree
Jacob Miller
Tuoh Maller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomson Locals
Lorraine “Weatherwax
Chalyiele
Mary Taylor
Philip Switzer
BR. Lewis
Dinghie
Leonid Hute
Roberta
Maquoketa
Bess Johnson
Mt. Cartell
Lucinda Groharing
Mrs. Ry Wentling
Polo
F. M. Sardam
Bert Hollingshead
Fulton
FL A. Steele
Geo. Stober
FL A. Stiele
C. M. Beck Sr
Tomornong
Dubuque
Maria Zimmer
Mrs
Harry Wilkerson
Mt Carroll
Hayes Frazier
Roy Heitman
Albert Gooner
Elizabeth Nesbitt
Josephine Dearborn
Glen Ashby
Ml Garroll
Purple
Gareline Fuller
Sam Grim
Lanark
Wade
Adiee Lehme
la Mama Kirkright
Clinton
Mer
Henry Lehmeger
John Carroll
H. V. Carson
Camanche
Low Moor
Ivan Carrolls
Louw. Graharing
Everett Brown
Prophetstown
Arthur Pape
Charles Voss
Marvin, Burton
Raymond of
Jerry Sikkema
Paul Lewis
Louise
James Smith
Savanna
Orville Orcuti
John May
Charles Groharing
Mae Densmore
Teeters
Milwaukee
K. B. Carpenter
Kyle Melendy
Leons
Bmirs
Donald Smith
John Carpenter
Cha
Sack
Delia Herrington
Glen Kan
Victor Hines
Edwin Keim
Chas. Geisinger Vchette
John Cooper
Joe Stumgartner
Willard Cooper
John Reagan
Albert Cooper
Dorothy Guinther
Meshmens
Gwendolyn Robertson
Paul Carpenter
Lorena Knutsen
Delbert Curley
Donald Gossard
Ralph Macheal
Vada Rive
Hazel Micheal
Low Caroll
Mary Reynolds
Rohany Couto
Poreviy Holm
Harold Brown
Dick McGrey
Evelyn Holm
Russell Carpenter
Barrel Brown
Earl Sack
Viola Shelly
Marsarek Gaar
Grace Ashpol Berney Cochran
Ramona Lewis
Myrtle Grebaring
Jean Morgan
Mary Gaar
Havel Witmer
Lucille Stickel
Mary‘ Switesi
Irene Rupple
Gladys Appel
Howard Lawrence
Robert Lewi
Jyan WeGinty
Glen Grebaring
Dykhuzen
Ohsclade Moheman
Atov
Chadwith
Fieshiman
Venca
Bernice Cochran
Julius Caesar
Caesar
Patrick Henry
Cit
Ales
Witt
Gareth and
Lynette
Tennyson
Clask
Beer
Otte Mgr
Potter Broserve Martindale
Mgr
Thomson, Ilinois
Blaine Peck Gien CieNen Kock
Pres Vaa, Atty
Alba
Percy Brand
Avery Coolers
Coleman Lamp and Stove Company
Wichita
Ill
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Calif
Illinois
Francke & Switzer
Singlair
Ethyl
Gasolin
Model
Chevrolet
Universal
Haydees
Lewis Motor Co
State Bank
Legals
N. Genevieve Chipman
Deaco
R. G. Full
N. B. Podorg Chiropractor
Leonard Star
Maytag Sales & Sw
Hebco
Universal Light Plant
Central
Northwestern Ihino Utilities Company
Savanna,li
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