This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 40 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
2
The YCHS reserve basketball team played in Mt Carroll this week winning 32 17 over Chadwick after an opening win over Shan non The team led by manager Mi edgeville competes in the final game Thursday hoping to clinch the tournament title and finish first
Mr and Mrs K B Carpenter will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with open house on Monday Feb 3 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm A family dinner is planned Sunday at the Carpenter home Relatives from Milwaukee Savannah Chicago and LaGrange are expected Also Sunday marks the 18th anniversary of their son and daughter in law John Carpenter Belle Teeter and K B Carpenter The couple married Feb 3 1891 at the Teeter farm east of town They later moved to Thomson where they have resided since Mr Carpenter a former bank employee is now retired They have three children Lela Smodene John and Lena all of whom live in California and Thomson respectively They remain active in local affairs
Thomson high school reserve team beat Shannon 16 to 12 while Milledgeville defeated Mt Carroll 14 to 8 in the Carroll conference reserve basketball tournament opening round at Mt Carroll. Mt Carroll is eliminated. semifinals set Chadwick vs Thomson and Milledgeville vs Lanark. results of those games not known at press time.
A sizable crowd attended the Wednesday night benefit basketball game between the town team and a local high school with the high school team winning 43 to 34. A cake walk followed with school band music directed by Philip Putnam, then dancing hosted by donors. Door prizes from local businesses added to the event, which was sponsored by the Ft. A. and raised about 58 dollars.
Mr and Mrs Lynn Curley entertained a group of friends and relatives at their home last Friday evening. The gathering featured card playing with high prizes won by Mrs Webster Ross and Will Robertson and low by Mrs Frank Brown Jr and Herbert Almquist. Lunch was served to guests including Mr and Mrs Herbert Almquist Mr and Mrs Frank Brown Jr Mr and Mrs Earl Roggendorf Mr and Mrs Webster Ross Mr and Mrs Gilbert Robertson Mr and Mrs Homer Housenga and Mr and Mrs Will Robertson.
Thomson briefs Johnny and Allen Grimm stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs Ford Grimm in Mt Carroll. Sunday supper guests at Frank Smith home included Kyle Melendy and daughter of Savanna and Fred Whitney with son of Morrison. Kenneth Kemmer of Galesburg visited his in laws Mr and Mrs Ben Stage Saturday night. Ray Erling family and Carl Peterson joined Clyde Tobey family for Friday supper. Malin Bakkeland and Carroll McGinty of Rockford were weekend guests at Carroll McGinty’s home.
Undoubtedly the first baby chicks of the year arrived in York township last Friday. A shipment of over three hundred was received by Company C Sing. The Kings raise fine chickens and keep them well. A snow storm Saturday night and Sunday morning may not have looked good to the new flock. Mr and Mrs Earl Vos of Garden Plain visited Mr and Mrs Albert Prins last Friday.
Mr and Mrs Fred Hook are the parents of a son born Sunday at Jane Lamb hospital in Clinton Iowa.
Miss Ida Mae Dykhuizen of Fulton and Paul Balk of Fulton were married in Clinton Iowa on Saturday January 18 in a single ring ceremony at the St Paul Lutheran parsonage. Rev C Tambert performed. Attendants were Thelma Dykhuizen and Otto Van Vuren of Fulton. The couple plans to reside in Fulton.
Sick in the area are Harry Diehl confined at home with arthritis. Mrs. Sarah Groharing ill at home and Mrs. Alma Zillhart of Mt. Carroll assisting in care. Warren Hartman previously ill with heart trouble now sits up briefly each day at his parents' home. Burton Williams of Stockton improving after a throat infection. he is grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pape of Thomson. Mrs. Don Hall has returned home after a stay at Jane Lamb hospital Clinton Ia for observation and treatment.
Mrs W Hans entertained Thursday evening at a party for her son Elmer who is home on a furlough from Kelly Field Texas Guests enjoyed stunts and games and refreshments served by the hostess Attending were Mr and Mrs Paul Frederick of Savanna Howard Nelson of Morrison Miss Henrietta Sikkema of Thomson Mr and Mrs Walter Hartman Miss Jean Rawlins Neal Maring Harold Stoner Miss Lillian Hartman Miss Alta and Austin Lartz Miss Arletta Hartman and Miss Helen Hans.
Paul Farley pastor cites prayer meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Charles Sucher home Sunday February 2 10 a m Sunday school to p m ELL C 7 30 p m Evening sermon Ladies aid society meets February 5 in the parsonage Mrs Ray Isenhart and Mrs Charles Shuman in charge Our south quarterly conference with District Supt Philip Beuscher president will be held February 6 at 2 p m in the Malvern church
Reverend J A Foard will host an all day meeting next Wednesday at the home of Mrs Clarence Coor. Sunday School begins at 9 30 a m. Attendees will spend the day tying comforters, followed by a pot luck dinner.
Rev. R H Leitner led 9 30 a m Sunday morning service followed by 9 20 a m morning worship and 19 30 a m Sunday school. A social gathering is planned for next Thursday at Mrs Lloyd Smiths home and a Sunday school social set for Tuesday evening Feb 4 at Mr and Mrs Emil Prachs home.
York Community Rev T Stuart Cleworth leads Communion Sunday at 9:45 am with confec tion and bread sharing and second study of Finding God in the Communion His Presence in Humanity. Morning Worship 9:30 am followed by Church School. temperance lesson guides the day with Bible bees and Roy A Smith pointers promoting personal responsibility to end liquor problems.
The Thomson Methodist Church announces a full day program led by Rev Clarence Ploch. At 10 a m church school with Charl McGinty as superintendent, 11 a m morning worship on the theme The Idea of Suffering, 6 30 p m Epworth League for youth, 7 30 p m evening worship on Dreams Come True, and Wednesday 2 p m Woman's Society of Christian Service meets at Mrs Tons Smith home.
Chat a While members and husbands gathered at Mr and Mrs Ford Grint home for a house warming honoring the Grimms new house. Prizes of aeroplane 500 high for ladies to Mrs Vernon Corbin high for men to Ford Grimm low to Herbert St Ores. door prize to Mrs Ford Grimm. Refreshments of salad sandwiches pickles cake and coffee were served to members and guests Mr and Mrs Vernon Corbin present.
Invitations announce the marriage of Miss Leona Schmidt daughter of Mr and Mrs Gustav Schmidt Mt Carroll to Paul W F Daehler son of Mr and Mrs Carl Daehler near Thomson. The ceremony will be at 7 30 PM Thursday February 6 at First Lutheran Church Mt Carroll followed by a reception at the bride's parents home.
Blanche Seim of Thomson daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Seim heads the costume crew for the Cornell College Hamlet marking the third anniversary of Armstrong Hall of Fine Arts at Mt Vernon Iowa. Deep red curtains and rich costumes have been purchased to enhance the production.
Mr and Mrs Ben Stage quietly observed their 34th wedding anniversary Sunday. Harsh weather prevented the planned celebration from being carried out.
Elmer Hang and fellow Kelly Field recruits planned a return drive Monday from Texas on furlough. Hazardous southern road conditions prompted a recruiting officer at LinesIn to advise them to turn back. They aim to extend their furlough rather than risk travel.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Whitney observed their 38th wedding anniversary on Wednesday January 20.
The YCHS Home Economics club held its first meeting of 1941 in the assembly hall on Tuesday January 28 welcoming sixteen new girls who meet all club requirements. The group plans a chili lunch in the Home Ec room next Tuesday with details to be announced and invites all students and community members to attend. Mr. and Mrs Clyde Tobey were guests at the Peterson home Wednesday evening.
A strong frost coated every twig and wire in the area as residents awoke Wednesday. The icy pattern lit the scene with tree trunks and posts casting dark shapes through crystal frost. By noon the frost faded and light snowflakes began to fall, hinting at possible snow on tree limbs by morning.
YCHS cagers returned from Milledgeville with a 30 to 26 victory over Mill edgeville. Bull led scorers with 11 points despite four fouls. French added eight, Reiff had 10 for the visitors, Sprecher 9 for Thomson. A preliminary with Thomson reserves won 14 to 11.
The Parent-Teachers association plans a February 6 meeting at the high school with a patriotic program sponsored by the local Woman's club. Chalk talk by Miss Malin Bakkelund of Rockford and a patriotic quiz by John Rosenberg highlight the lineup, with a free will offering to cover Miss Bakkelund's expenses.
After heavy snow the Bristol school writes on Friday with plans a sewing club for the orphanage project and a Valentine party set for February 14. The 8th grade Health class took final exams last Friday. Students will subscribe to Weekly Reader and Current Events. Reporter Geneva Imel. Teacher Mildred Withhart.
Visitors dropped by Wednesday evening at the residence of Mr and Mrs Carl Peterson. Wayne Ashby from Macomb visited his parents Mr and Mrs Wayne Ashby Sr over the weekend.
I acknowledge all who visited or remembered me during my hospital stay. I also thank the Stages for the Review for their support.
Mr and Mrs Ford Grimm entertained twenty rural mail carriers from Carroll County along with their wives and two guests Miss Mary Sheridan and Lucius Stickell Wednesday evening. A 6 30 potluck supper followed by a duet from Gayle Grimm and Lola Dykstra and a piano solo by Miss Sheridan. The hosts then hosted games of Chinese checkers and pinochle.
The Chat-a-While club gathers tomorrow in Mrs. Leonard Stage's home. Last Thursday the 500 club hosted by Mrs. Bess Carpenter awarded first prize to Mrs. Nelle Houghton second to Mrs. Amy Lewis and third to Mrs. Leta Johannsen with Mrs. Lavella Diehl announced. The group plans to meet next Thursday at Mrs. Hortense Nipe's home.
The Argo 500 club is meeting today with Mrs Hortense Nipe on Thursday.
The TNT club held a Wednesday afternoon meeting at the homes of Mrs. N. D. French. Elected officers were President Mrs. C. C. King, Vice President Mrs. Wesley Sack, Secretary Mrs. J. D. Morse, and Treasurer Mrs. E. O. Hemmer. Next gathering set for February 26 with hostesses Mrs. Glenn Demaree and Mrs. Louis Shelly.
Troop 1 of the Girl Scouts with the Woman's club will sponsor a bake sale on Saturday morning February 1 at Hansen Café beginning at 10 o'clock. A wide variety of bakery goods will be on sale and the organizers invite public patronage.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at Cherry Grove church for Celesta Ziegler Sweitzer 52 of Lanark who died Sunday in Freeport at St Francis hospital. Rev Merle Hanbecker officiated. burial followed in Cherry Grove cemetery. She was born June 16 1888 in Maryland and married Henry Sweitzer in 1905. Surviving: husband five children two sisters and several relatives. The family traveled to Lanark for the services.
Mr and Mrs Wallace Dresbach of near Lanark celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on a Tuesday evening January 28 with relatives and friends at their home. The gathering featured a game of 500 with prizes for high and low scores and refreshments of sandwiches cake jello cookies candy and coffee. Guests from Thomson included Mr and Mrs Bruce Groharing and son Mr and Mrs John Carpenter and Mrs B R Lewis. The couple received many crystal gifts from attendees.
Mr and Mrs Herman Francke will celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at the Francke Switzer home on Saturday Feb 1 They wed Feb 1 1883 in Galena with W H Knowlton as rector Witnesses were H F French and W T Robinson The couple lived across Illinois and Iowa before settling in Thomson and later Mt Carroll then back to Thomson where Francke and Switzer Hardware operated until recently now run by their grandson David Switzer They raised several children including Clara Mrs Charles Switzer and Amy Mrs Frank Switzer both connected to the Thomson community.
The regular meeting of the Homemaking class was held in the high school assembly Monday evening. Furniture was the topic with tips to revive old pieces, including soap suds baths, oil rubs, and bows grease polish. The group planned continuing evening school classes next year and appointed a committee to broaden participation. The next meeting on Monday Feb 3 will cover Convenient Kitchens.
The D X gas station opened for business Saturday morning along Route 80. It is owned by Ed McGinty and managed by Andy Johnson of Fulton, who previously ran the station at the Y in Fulton when D X products were sold there.
Mr and Mrs Chas Sack of Argo and Mr and Mrs Howard Rummel of Mt Carroll visited Friday evening in the home of Dr and Mrs A A Brand at Chadwick.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.