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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1934
Page
5
Local residents from Savanna Prophets, Morrison, and nearby towns enjoyed a busy week of social visits, travels, and family gatherings. Guests visited family homes, traveled to Chicago and Cairo, while local tennis and picnic outings provided entertainment. The Fourth of July activities included a ball, a picnic dinner, and birthday celebrations for George Bower as families hosted friends and relatives.
Saturday evening Thompson band concert returns with Beth Hower directing Forreston High School band. Crowds grow weekly, despite prior rain fears. Local notes cover church services and community visits as area residents travel and socialize.
Luther Green writes about Vancouver Washington near Portland Oregon noting 15 000 residents and diverse industries. He highlights a 2 000 000 bushel grain elevator to be completed soon at a cost over 1 000 000 owned by railroad companies, plus canneries mills docks and theatres. The piece mentions The Columbian daily and nearby Army Post and Bonneville Dam development, with relatives and veterans at Portland Rose Festival.
The Catholic church holds a morning service at 10 am with the sermon The Perfect Identity of Life followed by Sunday school. The Methodist church lists morning and evening services, a stereo slide show on Jesus teachings, a Sunday school social on Tuesday July 10, and a bake sale Saturday at Thomson and Newell’s drug store with aid society meeting July 12 in the basement.
Fragmented readable items indicate a meeting at Mrs. Grae Seim’s home on Thursday. Local notices mention visits, relatives, and summer plans for residents in Davenport Waterloo Clinton Maquoketa and New York with Kenyon enrolled at Columbia University.
Kindergarten news mentions a student absent for a week and a Dekh Teachers College training grant for sopchers in nursery schools. Local families, CCC enlistments, and visits surround civic and personal life including Mrs Leuta Folland’s absence, Mrs Jake Kissen’s family trip, and Mrs Stella Griswold’s move with care updates on Elizabeth Berge Homedew visiting Thomson friends.
Thomson and Albany clashed in a 12 inning Fourth of July baseball thriller. Bruce Groharing hit a pivotal home run for Thomson in the bottom of the twelfth, giving Thomson a 3 to 2 win as Rob Lewis made a highlight chase on an Albany batter.
Among the sick report lists Ben Wagner with ivy poisoning and Jobe Cooper under physician care. Ben Stage is ill with blond poisoning in the arm. Richard Brows and Bar Bara Ann Brows suffer whooping cough at the homes of Frank Brown Sr. and Jr. Virginie French had tonsils removed at Clinton hospital. She fractured a wrist in tennis. Flave Kowls reports a broken jaw and crushed tooth from ball play. Markit Bech was dismissed from Savannah hospital after two fingers were amputated following an accident at the throwing grounds.
Rain and flooding marked Independence Day celebrations as firework shows were disrupted. Cars stalled on soaked streets, motorists pushed vehicles, and many enjoyed a soggy yet festive 1934 Fourth. Local families and reunions filled Sunday picnics at Waterworks Park and Eagle Tree Park with neighbors from Clinton, Maquoketa, and Vandalia attending.
Ohio relatives recall the annual Green family reunion at Morrison Illinois with cousins from Wisconsin Iowa and California joining locals for a day of worship fellowship and a community dinner at Waterworks Park. The narrative covers travel from Croton and nearby areas by car driver Dent Payne and attendance at services and a church benediction followed by a long family visit and photos despite illness and drought.
Birth announcements list several newborns: a nine pound son Robert Lee born June 29 to Mr and Mrs Floyd Leavens. a son born Sunday September 1 to Mr and Mrs Guy Brown. a son born June 24 to Mr and Mrs Matthew Guelbek of Springville New York. a daughter Carol Dorrene to Mr and Mrs Schildmiller of Chicago. Joyce Prank of Thomson is now Dire Gale bek. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Schildmiller welcome a seven and a half pound girl. additional notice for Mr and Mrs A W Pape plus related worded updates.
Locals include Tom Ferguson of Iron River Wisconsin visiting with his sister Mrs John Ashpole and family on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Will Griswold visited Sunday at the Ralph Irion home near Morrison. Mr and Mrs Jake Wilkins and daughter Lorraine of Chicago are visiting Wilkins brothers Eé and Duncan Martins. Mr and Mrs Ivan Carroll Mr and Mrs Leonard Stare Miss Vern Smith and Lyle Williams picnicked Sunday at Blackhawk Tower in Rock Island.
Thomson and York baseball fans rally as the Melonites chase second in the league. Polo beat them in a 14 inning game at Poly last Sunday. Fourth of July twelve inning win over Albany sparked New York hopes to upset Clinton Merchants who have won all league games. A big Clinton Sunday crowd expected with memories of past Melonite upsets. Mrs A W Pape visited Satanna with daughter and family in Stockton during the week.
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