Thomson locals share weekend visits and gatherings
A large Thomson social scene fills weekends with visits from Clinton Savanna Morrison and Sterling residents. Families gather for dinners, church events and a Clinton Ia wedding while Hutchinsons and Bergstads host guests. Musical notes include Floyd and Bertha Curley appearing on Rock Island radio.
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Wieece Hazel
Grace Ashpole i
Clinton
John Ashvole
Wed Mere EK
Bergstad
Dauhter Marian
New Boston
Fred Hartman
Mae Altersen
Mt. Carroll
Harold Hartman
Will Hans
Sterling
John Doden
Conrad Guinther
Lloyd Holman
Rock Island
Dora Hansen
Argo Fa
Hans Hansen
Fulton
Charles Guinther
Billy
B. R. Lewis
Indow
Cecil Frosch
Savanna
Battle Creek
Mich
Thompson
Lewis
Dorothy
Mary Tousley
Cecil
Elsie
White Pines
Polo
Rock Falls
Clarence Tousley
Betty Maynard
Robert Coon
Iowa
Fred Whitney
Clara May Whitney
Frank Smith
Whitney
Donald Smith
Katie Stichter
Princeton
Ray Erling
Ella Orr
Oak Park
Alta Evermann
K. B. Carpenter
Rush Carroll
Robert Carroll
Robert Gelwicks
Sterling Public Hospital
Gladys Cooper
DeKalb
John Cooper
Paul Dale
Joyce
Chicago
Jennie Cooper
John
Clarence Cooper
Harry Diehl
Diana Lee
Merle
Shannon
Jessie Green
Frank
Joann Johnson
Freeport
Luther Geisinger
John Hoy
Clem Hoy
William Gengel
Frederick Howe
Ethredge
Frederick
George Bross
Minateer
Neb
Sam Frederick
Denver
Colo
Glenn Ethredge
Wray
George Salyer
Harold Tobey
Anton Holmquest
Willis
Thomas Kustes
Thomas Jr
Mary Ellen Anglese
Kenneth Dolan
Albany
St. Mary’s Church
Kustes
Frank Brown Sr
Richard
Michael Lawler
Elgin
Brown
John Fitzsimmons
Lloyd Tousley
Harold French
Lyle Shanafelt
Davenport
Della Babcock
Frank Rush
Will Griswold
Harold Witt
Nettie Baker
Ivan Carroll
Morrison
Roy Heitman
Inlaw
Blaine Smith
Mount Carroll
George Lundy
Illinois Research Hospital
Weekend Gatherings Highlight Local Families and Lightning Losses
Argo and Galena visitors counted among extended families over the Fourth. Families from Morrison Rockford Chicago and Morrison joined in at the Kenyon and Holm homes while Bert Johnson and Ernest Miller reported losses from a weekend storm as lightning struck a mare and colt.
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Emma Steele
Emma Kling
Rockford
Matt Johnson
Bert Mitchell
Morrison
Jane Mitchell
Victor Roggendorf
Clinton
Henry St. Ores
Ida Weber
Carl Jacobsen
Chicago
Fred Miller
Neihburs
Lake Itasca
Minn
John Nordhoff
Cornelius Nordhoff
Stockton
Albert Green
Gus Petersen
Sharon
Wis
Willard Welch
N. R. Kenyon
Blaine Leavens
Clyde Groharing
Arthur Marshall
Rock Falls
Bert Johnson
Ernest Miller
Rudolph Holm
George Schmaling
Typhoid Fever: Prevention and Carrier Risks Highlighted
Public Health reports show typhoid cases rising this season. A schedule of three weekly inoculations can confer two to three years of immunity, especially for travelers and rural vacationers. Most cases now come from asymptomatic carriers in various workplaces. prompt medical care is essential if fever appears.
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State Department of Public Health
Progress Report on Illinois Mineral Resources Meeting
A progress report notes that hundreds of Illinois mineral industry representatives will gather in Urbana to learn the latest on mineral resources and their scientific use. The piece praises Illinois leadership in state-sponsored research that informs deposit extent value and potential applications.
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Urbana
Illinois
Federal Theatre tour to Sterling for YMCA improvement
A trio of touring professional actors will perform The Show Off on July 7, Ah Wilderness on July 8, and Leaning on Letty on July 9 in an outdoor Y M C A tent. Proceeds fund ongoing YMCA improvements. The acts, from Illinois and Wisconsin venues, aim to bring Broadway-caliber drama to small towns.
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Federal Theatre Players
Sterling
Rand
Youngs Men
Illinois
Majestic Theatre
Peoria
Til
Ilinois
Joliet
Danville
Alton
Decatur
Carbondale
East St. Louie
Platteville
Lancaster
LaCrosse
Baraboo
Wisconsin
Federal Theatre
New York
Chicago
Hlinvis
West Philadelphia
Young Men's Club
Cese
Eugene O'Neil
Will Rogers
Cohan
Constructive Destruction and the Clay Resource
The article discusses human progress through mastery of natural forces, focusing on clay as a prime example. It notes clay’s origin from weathering and erosion of rocks, its historic usefulness to primitive man, and its central role in a major state mineral industry. It ends with a planetary angle about Earth's orbit.
Bargain offer links Popular Mechanics with this newspaper
This newspaper teams with Popular Mechanics to offer a combined one year subscription deal. The magazine presents thousands of photos and over 3 000 articles on science, mechanics, industry and home projects with practical how-to content for tools, crafts, cars and more.
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Popular Mechanics
Plain Cream Sauce Variations for Everyday Cooking
A basic cream sauce uses two tablespoons butter two tablespoons flour salt pepper and one cup milk. Add curry powder for curry sauce to serve with shrimp meat leftovers or rice. Add dry mustard and nutmeg for fish ham turnips and kohlrabi dishes.
Kitten Found in Shipments at Bridgnorth Factory
During unpacking at a Bridgnorth factory workers discovered a tiny kitten tucked among bed blankets. Separately, market data shows Russians bought 200 percent more candy in 1936 than in 1935.
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Bridgnorth
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River Front Park
E. H. Bergstad
Marian
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John Carpenter
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Marilyn
Lois Carroll
L. B. Hussey
Henry Meyers
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Emil Petersen
Cecil King
Red Miller
Herman DeVries
Martin Williams
John Kramer
Leonard Gifford
Jim Jacobsen
Thomson
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Detroit
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Arthur Colson
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George Greeley
Anna Applebee
Audrey Leonard
Charles Beck
Watson
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Sandridge
George Lanning
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Business College
Ruthwright
Berniece Rice
Ruth Lawrence
Donald Housenga
John Housenga
John Barber
Cordova
George Miner
Hanover
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Eagle Pot Park
Wesley Kness
Bill Geerts
Jimmie Green
Gladys Troxell
Vera Contes
YMCA
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Stransdale
A. E. Sheridan
Illinois Oi Company
H. W. Diehl
Chico Root Beer
Johnny Brown
Ely Cochran
Mia Water
Carl Johannsen
Illinois Oil Service Station
West
Ada Lewis
Northwestern Illinois Utilities Chas
Schiller
E. G. Martindale Thomson
Frigidaire
Chevrolet
G. M. C. Products
Lewis Motor
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Myron Tibbits
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