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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
5
Sunday visitors and callers fill the Chadwick Shannon area social pages. Neighbors drop by homes, return to studies, and celebrate family ties with dinners and gatherings during a quiet weekend.
The town reports a busy period with PTA meetings, church unions, and social events. Residents face illness and hard roads while weather impacts travel and local commerce. local schools, lodges, and dances populate weekend life as residents plan visits and find time for community activities.
Chadwick news notes the Fair Haven P T A meeting will be held Friday evening at the school house with a program. Sunday visitors include George Imel and Forrest Hartman families at Port Straub. Local social rounds list John Linker Wayne Jones and Kathryn Bundy hosts. A joke exchange features Bomb Loader and Bombardier about nicknames Butterfingers.
Local residents and families share Sunday visits dinners suppers and outings with friends and relatives across Argo FA and surrounding towns. Guests include Sack, Bennett, Welch, Hook, Frey, Foltz, Moyer, Smith, Carpenter, Gaar, Nelson, Green, Hook, Stiles, Van Kampen, Mollema, and others with church events club meetings and a star added to the community service flag for John Gaar.
Nettie Phillips writes from Maywood about a long wait for letters, gifts, and books including "The Apostle" and studies in Revelation. She details reading, church struggles between Gentiles and Jews, the Moody Press books, hospital visits, deaths and new members, three preachers, and a recovering leg. She ends with love to all who care.
Six Chadwick men reported to a Chicago induction center and passed physicals then were inducted. Robert Leenberger joins the Marine Corps and reports next Thursday. Paul Mackey and Lloyd Bickert to the Army Air Corps. Mufis Kahler Claude Mechling and Everett Williams join the Army and report in Sheridan on February 3. Kahler has 11 children.
Ed Schreiner of Chadwick suffered a broken collarbone, multiple bruises, and possible internal injuries after a fall from a building on the Vance Dame farm northwest of Chadwick while working with a wrecking crew. He was treated at St. Francis Hospital in Freeport and later returned to his home.
Mr and Mrs Guy Turney hosted family visitors Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Orion Alexander visited Saturday evening. Milk Producers note Chadwick Co-Op meeting February 1. Afternoon callers included Mr and Mrs C J Queekboerner and Lawrence Hartman. The Merry Circle club schedules an all day meeting February 3 at Mrs Henry Grimm’s home with assistant hostess Mrs Albert Bowles Jr and a scramble dinner at noon.
Mrs. Louis Salzman hosted the bridge club with Mrs. Harley Foster winning first prize and Mrs. Kenneth Senneff second. J R Bailey and family dined with the Imels, while the Isenhart siblings called in the afternoon. Chadwick Women’s Club sets Feb 3 meeting with Rahn hostess and a program on civil service and flag respect.
Mr and Mrs Cork Musser relocate south of town to a new farm near Lena while Mr and Mrs Fred Schreiner move into a town home formerly occupied by Mr and Mrs Kenneth Whitney. Mrs Selma Fruit visits her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Carl Kress. Suping dinner guests include Mrs Vie la Weber and Mrs Helen Webs. Afternoon callers include Vernon Weber and son and Mr and Mrs Ward. Tea guests include Hartman Mrs Henry Fo Web gmt Rath bined and Mrs Clarence Hartman. Sunday visitors include Mr and Mrs Henry Wiersema and daughter of Milledgeville. Dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Harold Turnbaugh honor Alvin Turnbaughs birthday. Mr and Mrs Boyd Handel and son visit Mr and Mrs Myron Friederich.
A flood of visitors shared Sunday calls at multiple homes including Mr. B C Mohrmann and family in Wr Rupert DeKalb and Warner Thestoan, Mr and Mrs Uooege Mohrman, Mr and Mrs Mes Peed Yartman, and many others. Attendees included families from Mesergeville, Polo, Fulies, Rock Falls, Jiatuque, and local towns with a variety of breakfast and dinner visits noted in community social rounds.
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