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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1954
Page
8
John Wayne Joanne Dru and Montgomery Clift headline a landmark western with bold action and rugged frontier drama. The film blends iconic star power with sweeping landscapes and enduring frontier grit.
Smiley Burnette, famed cow boy musician and comic star, opens a one day engagement at Carroll Theatre in Mt Carroll on Monday July 19. He plays dozens of instruments by ear though he cannot read music and has written over 300 songs, many hitting the national charts, with two to five original tunes featured in his Western films.
Miss Donnavene Linker became the bride of Pvt. Ronnie L. Sturtevant at 8:00 Saturday evening July 2 at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Shannon. Rev. Moritz officiated. A reception followed at Maple Terrace Gardens, Mount Carroll.
Lanark residents took part in boat races at Savanna on Sunday. Mrs Leona Elmer rode a Chicago bound train Thursday morning. A barge collision near Savula Ia disrupted Milwaukee line service causing rail detours. Rural carrier H B Rahn and Don Adams ran late with deliveries delaying city routes. Mrs Agnes Wix, eight year Mom’s Place cook, has resigned. Miss Joan Cole travels with Mr and Mrs Clarence Swift of Savanna and plans Colorado return this weekend.
Gerald W. Spencer reports Carroll County monthly social security payments total 20 029 while 58 children receive 1621 each month and 340 retired workers receive 14476. Survivors benefits also include wives and dependent relatives. Local families share news of visitors at the Kahler home.
The Walter Martins and Schultz families joined a Sunday school picnic at Lanark city park. Boat races drew locals from this vicinity at Savanna. Hail damaged oat fields during a recent storm. Rawson Sargent visited Mrs Lucille Sargent in Freeport hospital. Frank Zink began cutting oats with more combining planned this week. George Johnson recovers from a baying accident. Mr and Mrs Jesse Shidler attended the Chisholm sale in Lanark. George Linker sale drew attendees in Shannon. Mr and Mrs Lee Fry visited relatives in Ogle County. Kaufman Bros and Arthur Rostron did carpentry at the Lee Fry place. Ronald Sturtevant and his wife visited Everett Sturtevant’s parents.
The D R Lower farm was sold to Merle Miller by Al Hinrichs Real Estate Agency of Sterling. Charles Bowers and family spent Thursday afternoon in Rockford. Stanley Noble did machinery repairs at Thomson on Thursday. Albert Johnson of Chadwick was here on business Thursday afternoon. Charles Zuck helped preparing for Mrs Chisholm sale this Friday. Lowell Welch leased the Lewis Roth farm near Lanark for next year. Farmers plan early corn combining if weather stays favorable. Ray Lichty worked Thursday forenoon at the Lichty farm. George Jones visited his wife at Deaconess hospital this week.
Monday evening action at Lanark grade school grounds featured Cherry Grove softball players in a local game. The Ho mer Butterbaugh residence on the Glen Derrer's farm is undergoing remodeling.
Mrs Judith Goldthorpe, daughter of Mr and Mrs R K Goldthorpe, was selected House vice of representative at Illini Girls State while a student in Bartling Strum County. Bell and Legion auxiliary Post 553 sponsored her trip. Nearby families including the Wagner and Taylor households traveled for the event as Mrs Oncken and Vick and Mrs Wetzell and Tommy returned from Lake Ripley Wisconsin.
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