Thomson Briefs and Local Family Visits
Thomson residents report painting at the Pape home by Henry Strauch this week. Ramona Holsinger spends the weekend with relatives near Ustick. Glen Groharing and son attend the Beveroth reunion in Sterling. Adeline Holsinger returns to Argo after two weeks with the Morrison area Holsingers. Howard Tomlin and Paul Goslin visit Vernon Corbin in Easton NL for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Pape
Henry Strauch
Ramona Holsinger
Henry Ottens
Ustick
Glen Groharing
Morrison
Beveroth
Lawrence Park
Sterling
Adeline Holsinger
Argo
George Holsinger
Howard Tomlin
Paul Goslin
Easton
Vernon Corbin
Picnic Gatherings Across towns Delight Readers
Mr and Mrs Wilson Linton and Carol Lee of Milledgeville with Mr and Mrs Marvin Andrews and daughter near Lanark plus Mrs Pearl Gil son and daughter of Thomson enjoyed a Sunday picnic at River View noon and a supper at Old Mill park Savanna. Bernard Conrad and children plan to return home Friday after visiting Mrs and Mrs Joe Melendy. Tom Watson and son Robert visited Gus Roggendorf home Sunday. Robert is on vacation from West Point Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Linton
Carol Lee
Milledgeville
Marvin Andrews
Near Lanark
Pearl Gilson
Thomson
River View
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Bernard Conrad
Joe Melendy
Tom Watson
Robert
Gus Roggendorf
West Point Academy
Births in Savanna City Hospital and at Home
Mr and Mrs Harold Brown welcomed a daughter born Wednesday evening at Savanna City hospital weighing 7 pounds. Mr and Mrs Merle Atherton welcomed a son named Larry Fay born at home on Thursday evening July 17 weighing 8 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Brown
Savanna City Hospital
Merle Atherton
Larry Fay
Girl Scouts Camp at Palisades Park in Savanna
Regular Scouts and Brownies camp this week at Palisades State Park in Savanna under leaders Miss Thelma Schick Miss Helen Van Oven and Mrs. Harry Diehl. They plan craft work and outdoor sports with a Thursday swim at Frances Shimer Academy Mt Carroll followed by a picnic at Point Rock Park. Sponsored by the Thomson Woman's club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palisades Park
Thelma Schick
Helen van Oven
Fulton
Harry Diehl
Palisades State Park
Savanna
Frances Shimer Academy
Mt. Carroll
Point Rock Park
Thomson Woman's Club
Residents and visitors return or visit in Savanna area
Mrs Grace Whitlock returns to Chicago after visiting Mrs Grace Moyer. Jean Demaree moves from Champaign to work there after schooling. Mrs Oscar Kraft and daughter Florence return from Chicago with Miss Phyllis Schmidt and Mr and Mrs Frank Strafelda of Westmont. Sunday callers include Herman Senneff Spring Valley and multiple families from Fair Haven Dubuque Savanna Savanna and Low Moor. William Hawk of Argona visits Andrew Prins at Savanna City hospital. Relatives of Mr Perry from Jamesville Wisconsin join Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Whitlock
Grace Moyer
Chicago
Jean Demaree
Champaign
Oscar Kraft
Florence
Phyllis Schmidt
Frank Strafelda
Westmont
John Ashpole
Herman Senneff
Spring Valley
Joe Olson
Fair Haven
Harold Sorensen
Dubuque
Franklin Fehler
Savanna
Ralph Christiansen
D. E. Christiansen
Agnes Ashpole
Lawrence
Low Moor
William Hawk
Argona
Andrew Prins
Savanna City Hospital
Albert Perry
Mr. Perry
John Whaley
George Whaley
Milton Rogers
William Wall
Jamesville
Wis
Local residents return from trips and visits
Chadwick brief notes Miss Margrete Doden returning from Macomb after six weeks of summer school. Mr. and Mrs. Mackay and family return from Lake Okoboji. Several locals travel to Chicago, Kenilworth visits, and relatives host visitors from Milledgeville, Scott Field, Chanute Field, Savanna and Mt. Carroll. An Ubangi tribe practice and a travel magazine image anecdote close the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margrete Doden
Macomb
D. F. Mackay
Donald Mackay
Lake Okoboji
Will Way
Chicago
Arthur
John
A. E. Kepford
Kenilworth
R. C. Dial
Stanley Frederick
Milledgeville
Ernest Kloepping
Wayne Martin
Scott Field
Jack Martin
Paul Bridges
Chanute Field
Rantoul
George Knoess
Ed Hartman
Janet Forrester
Savanna
Carly G. Kness
Kenneth Wood
Mt. Carroll
George Kneess
Mary Lou Braun
Fulton
Curtis Naniga
Melon Growers Name Top Stand By Frank Potter And Leaven
Melon growers rate Frank Potter and Frank Leaven as offering the best melon stand in Thomson this year. The report notes melons on new land west of Ebner with up to 18 melons on one hill and muskmelons and watermelons improving in size. Earl Holman also has a promising crop on new land. A large crowd attended the Slayman sale in Thomson where William Slayman sold household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
William Slayman
Slayman
Edward Kinyon
Burlington
Frank Potter
Isank Leavene
Ebner
Frank
Earl Holman
Rainy day fire safety tips from Mincie association director
C. M. Seagraves urges checking fire hazards during dry weather. He warns careless brush piles, improper lightning grounding, leaky haymow roofs, oil stoves, greasy rags, exposed gasoline, and clutter near buildings can ignite. Keep water, pails and ladders ready for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Seagraves
Mincie Agricultural Association
Seagraves
Carroll County Legion Council elects officers at Old Mill Park
The Carroll County Council of American Legion met at Old Mill Park Savanna on Monday evening. In the business session officers were elected and installed including Commander Ernie Frye Shannon Vice commander Ternie Brennaman Lanark Finance officer Raymond Hartman Carroll Sergeant at arms Edward Bear Shannon Service officer Vincent Sullivan Savanna and Chaplain C W Noll Milledgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Council of American Legion
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Ernie Frye
Shannon
Ternie Brennaman
Lanark
Raymond Hartman
Mr. Carroll
Seargeant At
Edward Bear
Vincent Sullivan
C. W. Noll
Milledgeville
Milledgeville Briefs Highlight Local Social Visits
Local notices recap gatherings and guests across towns. Families including Gearys, Fossetts, and Crouchs shared meals and dinners at multiple homes in Polo Dixon Lanark Chadwick and Rock Falls with guests from Ohio and Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Geary
Clint Geary
Thurston Larber
Edward
Frank Poole
Polo
Kenneth Kradle
Chadwick
Edgar Imes
Fayette Fossett
Lanny
Rockford
Monroe Fossett
J. P. Rogers
New Philadelphia
Ohio
W.S. Feldwisch
Willis Pape
Chester Sraith
Sterling
Jess Sehreiner
Homer Crouch
Clara Weatherwax
Ernest Musser
Carl Plowman
Dixon
Vale Spendin
Wayne Dingman
E. Dingman
Ernest Kyger
Rock Falls
Elam Hess
Maurice Brand
Oliver Rahn
Lanark
Weekend House Guests From Area Visit At Adolph Home
Sunday social roundup lists Earl Neis and guests from Chicago Lanark Polo Shannon Sterling and Mt. Carroll visiting at Albert Adolphs. Other attendees include the Getzes Br Theisen Danns Mest Appel Spencer and Bozarth families and travelers to Chambersburg Beloit Boulder and Lake Waubesa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Neis
William Mason
Chiago
Joe Gillogly
Larry
Lanark
Elmer Weber
William Meyer
Albert Adolph
Evan
Miriam Getz
Chicago
O. H. Rahn
Sterling
F. W. Deutsche
Claide Sturtz
Alvin Schneider
John Sollenberger
Bert Robinson
Chambersburg
Mr. Sollenberger
E. Sollengerber
Jane Miller
Alice Mackey
Harold Hartman
Meryl Spencer
Tampico
Spencer
Ralph Anderson
C. R. Way
Emery Wacaser
Beloit
Wis
Ben Stadel
John Geisz
Black Hills
South Dakota
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
Jack Geisz
Boulder
Don Harris
Charles Harris
Lake Waubesa
Soup and Rooster Market Shifts Hit Poultry Prices
The piece explains a shift from old roosters to direct packer sales for soup kettles and rising use of old hens. It notes increased production of frying chicks on the east coast plus strong soup company demand for hens, keeping hen prices high while spring chicken prices drop.
Sunday Socials and Church Baptisms Highlight Area Doings
Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Melvin Johnson with Mr and Mrs Fred Schwarz of Lyndon. Black Oak church near Chadwick hosted baptisms for local families including Schwarz and Johnson children. Generous exchanges surfaced in visits by Miner and Claribelle, King, and Eslinger families as residents share meals, calls, and upcoming travel plans.
Dominoes Request Sparks Night of Music Choice
A musician agrees to play requests as a diner asks for a set themed around dominoes while enjoying a meal. The exchange shows interactive dining and live performance dynamics in a quiet venue.
No Hunting or Trespassing on Government Lands at Carroll Farms
Postings on Tract FI-164 in the Mississippi bottoms south of Savanna warn against hunting and trespassing. Violators will be prosecuted. A $50 reward is offered for information leading to conviction of anyone molesting the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government
Mississippi Bottoms
Savanna
Behold the man sermon series at local church
Church notices announce T Stuart Cleworth as minister with a July 27 morning worship titled Behold the man. The service frames Jesus as history’s central figure and invites reflection on spiritual renewal beyond material concerns, followed by church school at 9 30 focusing on New Testament Letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Stuart Cleworth
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Baptist 10 00 Sunday School Invite
A church announces 10:00 Sunday school and invites all parishioners and neighbors to attend.
Thompson Family News Reflects Move to Hollywood
Mr and Mrs A L Thompson of Detroit visited Thomson Monday with relatives including Lu ther Geisinger and others. They plan to move to 7655 Sunset Blvd Hollywood Calif and Mrs Thompson recently returned from California with their daughter Lucille who has a good job there. They visited LaGrange and Lanark and relatives. Mrs Thompson left Chicago on the El Capitan for California to join her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Thompson
Detroit
Mich
Thomson
Luther Geisinger
Cother
Thompsons
Hollywood
Calif
Thompson
California
Lucille
Chicago
el Capitan
Sunset Blvd
Dode Atherton
John LaShelle
Floyd LaShelle
Lanark
Paul Rogers
Wayne Ashby, Jr
Robert Miller
Lena
Dude
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Chas. Groharing
Chadwick Briefs
Ubangis
Peter Piper
Frank Leavens
County Legion Meeting
Milledgeville Briefs
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Fred Schwarz
Lyndon
Schwarz
Johnson
Scott Roberts
Black Oak
George Miner
Claribelle
Iva Orcutt
Laura May King
Howard Emyre
Ida Frederick
Jessie Green
Frank Johnson
Robert Johnson
Billie
Jean
East Moline
Joan
Pearl Gilpin
Cheyenne
Wyo
F. L. Stagg
Waverly
Miss Nicholson
Emma Bovlan
Maquoketa Caves
F. J. Eslinger
Justice Pring
George St. Ores
Dan Sack
Oscar Rand
Ruth Quest
Helen Wentling
Charles Schroeder
Justice Prins
Norman Stickell
Marie
Pete Michaelson
Clinton
Geo. Creighton
Susan Ridnour
Ridnour
John Pape
Kathryn
Marinette
Phillips
Phillips “66
Will Rentschler
York Community
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Margaret Heusinkveld
Thomson Insurance Automobile—Fire—Liability
Sinclair
Lewis Motor Co
Cesco Fences
Francke & Switzer
Thomson’s Hardware Store
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