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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1947
Page
4
Thomson and Paul spent Sunday in Cedar Rapids visiting relatives and friends. They were joined by Miss Kay Alice Darling who had spent the week there and returned home. On returning they visited in Wheatland, Illinois, with a former navy friend of Paul.
Mr and Mrs Albert Kraft of Mt Carroll spent Wednesday with his parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Kraft. Guests included Mr and Mrs David P White Mr and Mrs Walter White and Johnny of Des Moines. Miss Beverly Kraft works as a nurse at Florence Crittenden hospital in Detroit Michigan.
Mr and Mrs C W Atherton and Grace along with Mr and Mrs Jack Atherton and family of Rochester Wisconsin attended a picnic near Rockton Illinois. Dr and Mrs Marvin Gerookstra of Fulton joined. Adeline Groharing and Mr and Mrs Bruce Groharing and sons also present. Mrs Clara Whistler and Mr and Mrs Ralph Irion of Morrison visited the Griswolds in the evening as Everett Eslinger and Clinton guests honored Mrs Griswold's birthday.
The Smaltz family and friends from Fulton moved into a recently vacated home once owned by Mr Aike Lente. The Blair reunion is set for July at the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Smith in Argo. Paul Stage and son Paulie visited his parents, Mr and Mrs Ben Stage, Sunday.
A jumble of short notes shows Mrs Adeline Graharing visiting Rochester Wisconsin with Mr and Mrs C W Atherton. Several relatives plan July 4 trips to the West, visiting Denver and Oak Park, others host grandchildren and attend a Zion church picnic at Chaney Park.
A garbled fragment notes Mrs Jackson of Cedar Ida and Lena Stagg visiting with daughter Mrs Me Lena Stagg, with wording about a farmed home and several weeks in Oklahoma. The text is incomplete and yields limited factual details.
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