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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1953
Page
3
About Town reports hot weather drawing dense shad flies this week and farmers busy with oats. in Carroll County Thomson notes melon growing, melon tossers, and the Thompson melon grower in hospital. Legion elects new officers with retiring commander Greeley praised for building efforts.
Mrs Jennie Griswold was a Sunday guest of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harold Witt and Wayne Mr and Mrs Ralph Irion of Fulton visited Tuesday evening with the latters sister Mrs Jennie Griswold
Delbert Curley underwent an appendectomy Friday morning at Mercy hospital Clinton Iowa. Mrs Kenneth Hebeler was dismissed from Savanna City hospital and is convalescing at her mother Elizabeth Lambert’s Savanna home. Mrs Gilpin Stagg sustained a foot fracture Sunday evening and had her foot casted.
Thomson vocational agriculture students list entries for the Section 2 fair at Whiteside County Fairgrounds Morrison on August 13. Participants include Ronald Bielema with Hereford and Shorthorn steers potatoes and garden exhibit Jerry Brearton with early potatoes and Clinton oats Larry Geerts with purebred Holstein heifer calf Leslie Prins with two Hereford steers and a peck of Clinton II oats Luane Smith with New Hampshire Red and White Leghorn chickens Gerald Smith with New Hampshire Red and White Rock chickens John Fedderson with New Hampshire Red and White Rock chickens Hereford beef steer and a peck of Clinton oats Edward Holland with a peck of Clinton oats.
The James and Mary Turney family held its 18th annual reunion at Old Mill Park in Savanna on Sunday with about 60 members present. Clint Wilt of Thomson was the oldest member. Michael Wilt, son of Paul Wilt, was the youngest. Charles Conrady chaired the meeting. next year’s event will return to the same site with Paul V. Wilt as president, Blaine Turney as vice president, and Guy Turney as secretary, with attendees from Clinton Iowa Morrison Lanark Mt Carroll Chadwick Sterling Milledgeville Savanna Thomson.
Joyce Sack daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan Sack of Thomson has been chosen by the Thomson chapter Future Homemakers of America as delegate to the Illinois state leadership training conference at East Bay camp Lake Bloomington July 27 31. She will be a York Community High School senior and serves as local chapter president with duties as committee member typist nominating committee and H A camp chorus member under FHA advisor Mrs Edith Robbins.
The Stage family reunion will be held on Sunday, July 19, at Vilas Park in Madison Wisconsin. Local residents are invited to attend and reconnect with relatives while enjoying park facilities and community activities.
Social visits include Miss Judy Meakins from Morrison visiting relatives in Galesburg and Hampton Illinois, Navy Seaman James Nienkark on leave, Lieut Cynthia McNerney visiting from Aberdeen Maryland, and a Queckboerner reunion in Chadwick. July Blair product specials and a public budget hearing notice for School District 174 in Carroll County Illinois follow with dates July 16 and August 21 1953.
The notice lists multiple church services across communities. It names Catholic Fulton services at 7 and 10 am with Rev Mark Witmer, Methodist pastors including Rev J W Gillespie and Rev William Kendall, and a substitute minister Rev J M Beck from Lanark for several weeks. Sunday School times are shown for several congregations.
The York Baptist Church announces 10 00 a m worship with a study on One World in Christ. lessons from Ephesians 2 8 10 13 22. Wednesday night classes at 7 45. A talk on What Do You Want To Be recalls James Garfield and short courses. A Watchman-Examiner theme urges action and worship renews the spirit. Sunday July 19 annual picnic at Nagle Point Park Clinton Ta.
Mr and Mrs Walter King and Edwin of Mt Carroll visited the Kings son in law and daughter the Potters. Mrs Richard Falls and Debra of Northfield spent weeks with her parents the Noordhoffs while Mr Falls attends army reserve camp at Fort Heustis VA. Alma Timmons visited her father Herman Timmons and Mrs Timmons. Ford Grimm returns to rural mail route after Colorado health trip. Sidney Brenneman visited his parents the Brennemans. Allen Millard in the Navy visits his father Claude Millard in Chadwick. Various neighbors and relatives, including Mrs Bertha Holland and the N D French family, joined others at local gatherings and reunions around the area.
Sylvia Dykstra daughter of Mr and Mrs George Dykstra Fulton Illinois and William A Venhuisen son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Venhuisen Englewood Colorado exchanged vows July 3 at a candlelight double ring ceremony officiated by Rev Onwinga of the Second Christian Reformed Church Denver. Attendants were Jack Vanhuizen Denver and others. The couple will reside at 1875 S Washington Denver.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bruckner welcomed a daughter born Saturday July 11 at Savanna City hospital weighing seven pounds two ounces. Mr and Mrs Wayne Kauffman welcomed a daughter born Tuesday July 14 at Savanna hospital weighing five pounds four ounces.
Mrs. Charles Ditsworth of Shannon spent Wednesday with her daughter and family. Visitors included Gus Roggendorf and Dorothy with Lee Card family in Camanche Illinois and callers at Lydia Armstrong and Mary Dalrymple homes in Clinton Iowa. Charles Smith of Mt. Carroll funeral services attended by Frank and Donald Smith Lloyd Smith and families. Thomas Clark of Manchester Iowa visiting with Asa Kurth and family. Weekend guests of Wayne Groharing and Billy included Anna Hartvigsen Dick Clinton Iowa and Emmett Chapin and Stella Chapin Cedar Falls Iowa. Evelyn Wilt visited Mary Ann Hoff Tuesday.
Funeral services for Nettie K E Phillips who died July 4 were held July 7 at a Maywood funeral home with the Home Chaplain officiating. Burial followed at Oak Ridge cemetery in Maywood. Nettie Phillips lived in Thomson and Maywood, taught in Milledgeville and Thomson, and served as church organist and active member of York Baptist Church. She entered the Baptist Home in 1930 and remained in Maywood until her death. She is survived by a niece Anita Shutters of Thomson and another niece Pearl McInerny of Bensonville. her parents a sister a brother and a nephew preceded her in death.
Thomson 4-H and FF A members joined by Eugene Murray and Melvin Stengel visited dairy beef garden poultry oats and corn projects Saturday. The tour suggests Thomson will be well represented at upcoming local fairs this fall.
Mrs Dan Sack hosted a Tuesday evening party in honor of Carol Sack s 14th birthday. Girls played games and shared cake ice cream rutz crackers nuts mints and orangeade while Carol received many gifts with friends Janice Fehler Diane Ihne Donna Hass Barbara Carroll Nancy Smith Nancy Spencer Janice St Ores Janet Schindle Joyce Sack and Carol Sack present.
Jr and Mrs Ed Andring and Dennis were Monday evening callers at the Ben Stage home. Miss Elsie Tousley and brothers Cecil and Lloyd returned Sunday from two weeks in Hayward Wisconsin. Mrs Charles Hogg and daughter Mrs William Price Jr and Patty of Miles Ia were visitors of Mr and Mrs Herbert Ward and Mrs Virginia Bower in Geneseo. Mrs Gladys Little and son Robert and children of Miami Fla and Miss Etta Bristol were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ben Stage Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Harry Diehl and David were weekend guests of her brother and sister in Tremont. The T N T ladies will have a bake sale at Starrs Cafe Wednesday morning starting at 10 oclock.
Thomson Merchants moved within one and a half games of the league leaders after a 6-4 win over Schuler's of Morrison in the second game. Sikkema hit a fourth inning homer driving in three runs for Schuler's while Thomson built a 5-0 edge in the first two frames and secured the victory with You ng's four-base hit in the sixth. Clinton Foods and Rod Fitch's Seahorses collide Wednesday to break the first place deadlock.
Batting averages of the Thom son Merchants softball team are listed. The readable segment presents players and their hitting figures. Further names, scores, and statistics follow in the full table.
The annual Johnson reunion gathered 60 people Sunday at Old Mill park in Savanna. The oldest attendee was Mrs. John Grawe and the youngest was Mary Jo Hengtgen of Savanna. Delegates came from Missouri, Moline, Lyndon, Lanark, Carroll, Milledgeville, Savanna, Thomson. The 1954 reunion is planned for the second Sunday in July at Old Mill park in Savanna.
A Troop 52 group led by Scoutmaster Seger spent May 5 to 12 at Canyon Camp. The week featured campfire rites, knot tying, tent pitching, first aid, cooking, water sports, and merit badge work with five boys earning Keokuk recognition and most expressing desire to return.
A long list of dinners and weekend visits fills the Hanover area as families from Clinton Iowa Fulton Maywood Savanna and Shannon gather at various homes. Notable names include Tobey Jamison Smith Mattie Groharing Wilt and Ashpole with multiple events at the Lloyd Smith and Mattie households and weekend trips to Wisconsin and Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Wilfred Hazen and Norma Jean of Rock Falls visit Hazen family in Clinton area. Visitors include Mrs Bernice Peters en route to Tokyo as Red Cross secretary and Barbara Jo Ottens with grandparents in Lyndon. Grand weekend at Lake Sullivan with Joe Larson family and Donna Hartsell. several calls and club attendance noted.
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