Spencer and Thertons Attend Port Byron Rodeo
Mr and Mrs Eldon Spencer of Port Byron visited Mr and Mrs Merle Therton Sr on Saturday. The two couples enjoyed a rodeo together Saturday.
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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1966
Page
9
Mr and Mrs Eldon Spencer of Port Byron visited Mr and Mrs Merle Therton Sr on Saturday. The two couples enjoyed a rodeo together Saturday.
Thomson residents welcomed a string of relatives and guests over the weekend. Guests included the Robert Atherton and Raymond families from Morrison and Lake Placid Florida visiting the Atherton and Frosch households, with additional visits from the Hartman, Sippel, Morphew, Enloe, Santinga, Buikema, Huizenga, Ashby, Kvarsgaard, Ardella Houzenga, Andring and Dover Minnesota families. Judy Andring returned home with Ed and Dennis Andring after a weekend visit.
The report lists numerous overnight and weekend visits across Illinois and Wisconsin. Guests include Mrs. Franklin Fehler, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gray of Geneva, Miss Peggy Miller of Lanark, Dr. and Mrs. Geo. Zylska of Fulton, and many others visiting relatives in Clinton, LaCrosse, Lima, Carbondale, Thomson, and surrounding towns.
Don Ashby and John were Saturday supper guests of Mrs. Florence Ashby. Dale and Mrs. Holesinger dined with Marvin Holesinger’s family Sunday. Ada Ashby hosted Darlene McCaughey Lima Ohio Darlene Ashby and Florence Ashby Tuesday. Ervin Hammen’s guests were Leroy Anderson Mastison Wis. Grace Isenhart hosted Clarence Hartman and Kyle Turney Chadwick. Linda Lou Kohn visiting Hanover with Robert Cliff and Merle Kohn. Lori Brown of Arizona visiting Chicago with Harry Bonders relatives. Michael McGinn Scott Wiebenga Claude Wiebenga Fulton visited Dora Wiebenga. Harry Bonders spent Monday in Milledgeville with George Cook family. Detra and Hamm called on Hamm family. Franklin Fehler visited Gene Detra in DeKalb. Fort Gordon Ga. Army Pvt Richard R Johnson 17 completed 12 week course at Fort Gordon. His wife Lynn lives Milledgeville. mother Ann R Johnson also in Milledgeville.
In Mt Carroll a county Citizens Committee was formed to back a new Illinois revenue article. Russell Lamoreux was elected chairman, with subcommittees for Finance, Speakers Bureau, Organization Contact, and Public Relations. The effort aims to win public support for a constitutional amendment to modernize the tax structure ahead of the November 8 general election.
Nuway ne Sneek and Darrell Stoner pleaded guilty before Magistrate James M Thorp to illegal use of fireworks. Each paid 15 dollars fine plus 10.60 dollars costs. A 16 year old Lanark youth pleaded not guilty, case continued, bond posted. They were arrested July 9 after shooting fireworks along a rural road near a farmhouse.
Sylvia Witt treasurer for the Town of York Cemetery Fund files a sworn annual statement detailing public funds received and expended during the fiscal year ending March 29 1966. It lists starting funds 1110.38 receipts from CDs bonds and taxes and various labor and expense disbursements totaling 2114.49 with 2228.43 expended.
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