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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1937
Page
4
Local notes detail numerous visits and guests in Chadwick and nearby towns. Families including Hahn Bloyer Spear, Bal and Scheneider, Schreiner, Queckbourner, Rahn, Plummer, and others hosted and hosted again at homes in Chadwick, Mill edgeville, Lanark, Rockford, Freeport, Aurora, and Savanna. Several trips to hospitals, picnics at Lawrence Park, and church or fraternal meetings are listed among the social round.
Members of the Chadwick Public Library board said the Saturday evening village park event raised about 21 dollars after expenses. Patrons donated cakes and aid. Chadwick 4-H club girls served as waitresses. July 21 board members will canvass homes for rummage and white elephant donations for Cheese Day.
Sunday school groups from Hopes school hold their annual picnic in Savanna Park today. Committees cover transportation and entertainment led by Rev Mr Phillips TT Imel Dan Liak er Frank Most. dinner by Kathyn Rahn Tlatye Plock and William Linker. lemonade by Kathryn Rahn and Viola Weber. Alving Bushman visited her parents Jun Bush and wife.
Chadwick businessmen and locals donate to a baseball team totaling 25 dollars to cover season costs. Funds will aid bats, balls, and other expenses while transportation remains readily available. The club extends thanks to numerous donors including Harold Homes, A Frank, Wm J Quest, Ed Mest, and many others.
Mae Tanse hosted a Sunday family gathering at her home with about 30 attendees. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Hause and daughters from Cycleville, Pa, and multiple other families from Lanark, Milledgeville, Morrison, Culeta, and Morri son. Rev and Mrs Wm Bridges and family visited the Haagoma residence.
St Pauls Lutheran Rev J Walter Ruckiin hosts 9 30 a m Sunday school 10 30 morning worship 7 30 Lutheran League meeting First Lutheran Rev Wm E Bridges 1409 VW Sunday school Lesson God Encouraged a Leader Exodus 3 18 16 4 10 16 5 1 10 30 am Marriage worship Ex Sunday after Trinity Matt 7 15 24 Fair Haven Rev Theo Yackel 10 a m Sunday school 7 30 pm Presenting service Thursday prayer meeting Ladies Ant ice cream social Friday church lawn all invited
Mrs Addie Imel, born in Linear Township, lived on farms near Far Tlaven and Lewis Imel before settling in Chadwick. She married Henry Imel in 1878, has four children and three great grandchildren, and remained active in local church and community activities until health declined.
The Women's Missionary society of East Briyanvedral Lutheran Church met July 14 at Romim, home of Mrs John Freeman. Discussion centered on Living Missionary Lives and The Present Picture of Home, led by Mrs Laws Zupachwerdt. Attendees included Mrs Geoge Doden and Mrs L B Spence with Elsie Rhine listed as ill at home.
Mrs Hazel Hoffman recently submitted surgery via Freeport hospital and returned home Monday. George Dachler came home Sunday from Freeport after major operation. Adam Heinze, Park Haven supervisor, underwent Saturday surgery in a Freeport hospital and is reported to be recovering as well as can be expected.
A Sunday gathering at the Joseph Weber home in Freeport honored brother Rey Weber. Guests enjoyed a noon meal and afternoon ice cream and cake. Attending were Mi and Mrs Roy Weber and son Donald. Mr and Mrs Albert Adolph and sons Richard and Ralph and daughter Alice. Maliam Gelz and Helen Daley. Mrs Henry F Weber. Mi and Mrs Elmer Weber and daughter Gayle. Mr and Mrs Joseph P Weber and sons Lawrence Louis LaVerne Henry and Kenneth Parker Jr. two nieces of Mrs Weber visiting. all expressed thanks and good wishes for many more happy returns of the day.
Mrs Dudley Plummer of Naper ville is a guest in the home of her father H Ko Zugschwerdt. Miss Hannah Obon of Cleveland has been visiting her sister Mrs Annette Clement and traveled to Winc ona Mas to visit Mr and Mrs George Shigley. Mr and Mrs Herbert Steam returned from a wedding trip to Kentucky and Tennessee. Jack Janson Bay returned to Chicago after visiting Rahn families. Mr and Mrs Reuben Tammany are moving into the apartment over the telephone office. John Stem and Venn Kness returned from a visit with the Arthur Glaw family at Wonder Lake near Chicago. Elton Lower of Lanark was a caller in Chadwick on Friday afternoon.
Funeral services for Willum I. Weber of Mt Carroll who died at home on Sunday were conducted Tuesday afternoon from the home and Lutheran church with Rev J St Petteroll officiating. Relatives from Chadwielk attended the rites. pallbearers included Anna Weber, Bal Weber, Ward Weber, Viola Weber and Helen Weber, and Mr and Mrs Dutt and daughters.
A handsome pony with a gleaming mane sits on display in town as Charles Demmon promotes a Cheese Day giveaway. The pony, weighing about 200 pounds, will be offered to a lucky child who wires for a ride, with exhibitions planned in local towns and at band concert evenings.
Miss Marian Geison fainted on the lawn on her way to the house after work. She was revived with cold packs and treated by the family physician who said she had been overcome by the heat with a slight touch of the summer illness. She grew better by Saturday evening though she was very sick Friday night.
Enduring Humbert and Zugschwerdt store runs one of its largest sales, with goods valued at $20,000 offered at deep discounts. The long established dry goods and grocery retailer aims to liquidate stock quickly as crowds fill the store, with sale extending for weeks.
A flood of social calls fills Chadwick and nearby towns as residents host and visit relatives. Kept busy are Mr and Mrs John Humbert, Mrs Mary Kradle, and many others visiting from Alma, Sterling, Milledgeville, Naperville, Monmouth, and Lanark.
Auction notice states Tam intends moving to Teach ford and will hold an allubion syte at the seller’s home in Chuhwitk on Saturday July 30, 198% at one o’clock. Furniture and other utensils will be offered. Mr Alm Tauny.
Mr and Mrs Lieyd Dandi announce the birth of a baby boy born on Monday morning at a local hospital.
Residents discuss plans for the 6th annual Cheese Day to be held August 1 with preparations in Chadwick village park. Committee chair Jack Markin notes timed performances by The Mails, Morgan Whirlwinds, and Un ers. tickets, prizes, and parade entries outlined. distribution of cheese and cups planned. broader announcements to come next week.
Wallace Geiss acts in the Stade and Temple store on Wa nesdays and Saturdays. Families from Michigan and Wisconsin, including the Beh, Rehn, Eis, Davidson, Jens, Gunn, Kalder, Doden, Sennett and Gipe households, visited in Morrison, Rock Falls, Whitehall and Mor Juison areas for social calls, meals, and gatherings. Participants toured the state capitol area and shared hospitality with local residents and relatives.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Stein stayed with the laltear's relatives on Sunday as Rev and Mrs G Eberly hosted in Shannon. Numerous neighbors and families from Chadwick to Milledgeville attended visits and Sunday calls at various homes, sharing meals and casual gatherings.
Mrs Ray Moyer and others hosted a Queen Esther class event at Ray Moyers home with plans for an evangelist program. Activities included songs poems a saxophone solo reading and a closing prayer led by Mrs Alice Gungee Evelyn of Milledgeville and other local residents attended.
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