Thomson locals share weekends across several towns
Mr and Mrs Norman Stickell and daughter visited Savanna relatives while Mr and Mrs Justice Prins hosted a Clinton picnic. Numerous social calls and visits spread through Savanna Clinton Fulton Morrison Mt Carroll and other nearby towns as residents and visitors attended gatherings dinners and family events.
Thomson area folk enjoy picnics and visits across towns
A long list of local residents shared visits and meals last Sunday. Thomson natives traveled to Dixon Lake Lowell and Sterling Lawrence Park while others hosted relatives from Savanna Morrison DeWitt Clinton and Oak Park. Several shipped cattle to Chicago and Navy service members returned from furlough.
Free Picture Show Draws Large Monday Crowd
A large crowd attended a free picture show Monday evening. The feature film "Fighting to Live" was well received, with a packed house. Another free show is planned for next Monday, including the usual short subjects.
Close Speeding Case in Savanna Ends with Bond Forfeit
Two young Chicago men arrested July 2 in Savanna for speeding forfeited a $20 bond to close the case. The Savanna magistrate found no plaintiffs defendants or attorneys present at the hearing, so the bond was forfeited.
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Chicago
Savanna
Hartman family hosts Sunday gatherings in Chadwick
Mr and Mrs Harvey Hartman and Misses Bessie and Crystal Hartman hosted guests Sunday at Mrs Hartman’s parents home Mr and Mrs Richard Beckenkeller in Mt Carrot. Jesse Queckboerner visited Fred Hartman’s home. Evening guests included Mr and Mrs Ben C Mohrmann of DeKalb. Ramona Derr visits aunt Verna Derr in Milledgeville. Sunday dinner at Mr and Mrs William Holm featured guests Mr and Mrs Ray Galitz Mr and Mrs Delmar Smith and Miss Grace Galite of DeWittle.
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John Cooper
Gladys
West
Albert Anderson
Minneapolis
Minn
Edith Hollinshead
Grant Hospital
Chicago
D. Earle Hollinshead
Ustick
Morrison and Sterling
Thelma Schick
Lloyd Durward
Harvey Marshall
John Schoff
Princeton
Art Gorey
Morrison
John| Carroll
Mabel Williams
Nelda
Lawrence| Williams
Springfield
Wis
Clarence Embick
Sioux City
Florence Thompson
Thompson
Savanna
Louis Geisinger
Embick
Leonard Switzer
Pittsfield
Mass
June Rosalie
Wilson Linton
Carol Lee
Chadwick
Francis Gilson
W. C. Robinson
Carl Peterson
Martin Jonsen
Clinton
Dave Geerts
Garden Plain
Albert Prins
Chas
Argo
Clarence van Buskirk
Carroll
Donna Fenley
Belle Plaine
Ed McGinty
G. R. Williamson
Hattie Bowman
Martha Lambert
Victor Roggendorf
Clinton, Ia
Henry St. Ores
Virgil Wilt
Joe Wilt
Fred Groharing
Arthur Pape
Hubert Williams
Stockton
John French
Clinton, Ta
James Gaethen
Elvie Segal
Harvey Hartman
Bessie
Crystal Hartman
Mrs. Hartman
Richard Beckenkeller
Mt. Carrot
Jesse Queckboerner
Fred Hartman
Ben 'C. Mohrmann
DeKalb
Ramona Derr
Verna Derr
Milledgeville
William Holm
Ray Galitz
Delmar Smith
Misa Grace Galite
DeWittle
Oddities at the Fair at New York World's Fair 1939
A parade of attractions includes a 250 foot parachute tower, two mile high view carpets, a Tree of Life carved from Connecticut elm, Steve Brodie stunt, a billion-dollar display, a deep sea bathysphere, a rocket gun to the moon, a giant human eye model, live milk cows on a revolving platform, an orange grove from Florida, moving car crashes, the world’s largest opal, an oil well with steel drillers, a vast model railroad, and a Fountain of the Atom among other marvels at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Connecticut
Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
Moon
Mars
Florida
Morrison Social Notes Cover Weekend Visits and Picnics
Sunday and weekend visits fill Morrison area with relatives and friends from Dixon Polo Milledgeville and Milledgeville. many hosted picnics at Lowell Park and Lawrence Park while others attended games in Chicago. Notable names include the Hoffmans Cobb Reihl Kier Naniga Keil Dawson Martin and Reiff families with extended relatives from Maryland and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kier
Morrison
Curtis Naniga
Alvin Reiff
Doe Martin
Maugansville
Paul Turner
Freeport
Paul Strite
Dan Strite
Wilma Reiff
Virgil Schrock
Polo
Abe Reiff
Howard Emnyre
Mabel Williams
Nelda
Ralph Atherton
Thomson
Tom Sheridan
John
Lena Tripp
John Kradel
Rockford
Eber Shepherd
Center Hill
Klass Wiersema
Henry Wiersema
Garden Plain
Wilfred Wiersema
Fulton
Gerald Biesema
Louis van Dyke
Union Grove
J. W. Bucklin
Hilda Knoess
Chicago
Heinze
Lawrence Park
Sterling
Ed Heinze
Adam Heinze Sr
Rock Falls
Pearl Scott
Claire
Glenn Seidenberg
Milledgeville
Erna
Henry Keil
Edwin Dawson
Marjorie
Fairmont
Neb
Anne Martens
Alvin Schneider
Frank 1
Williams
Maude Alexander
Clarence Hartman
Ariene Hartman
Mrs Don Harris Named District Deputy in Eastern Star
Mrs Don Harris was appointed district deputy of District 24 in the Loyal Order of Eastern Star. The announcement notes her new leadership role and the organizational context within the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E
Don Harris
Loyal Order of Eastern Star
Chadwick Briefs Busy weekend visits and outings
Local residents from Chadwick and surrounding areas enjoyed picnics at Eagle Point Park in Clinton and Savanna Palisades Park, family visits, and weekend dinners. Several trips included LaMars Britt and Starved Rock state park, with relatives from Davenport Davenport and Naperville also hosting gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Guinther
Sterling
Lawrence Coden
Arnold Roberts
Larry
Eagle Point Park
Clinton
O. H. Boening
Iowa
LaMars
Bert Nelson
J. Plumer
Jeynette and
Erwin
Naperville
He, Zugschwerdt
Everett Schreiner
Stockton
J. Mackey
Frank H. Schreiner Sr
D. H. Spearman
Anna Wild
Harold Wilson
Lanark
W. J. Schreiner
Bethel
Jean
H. Rahn
Bloomington
Anita Rahn
Illinois Wesleyan University
Starved Rock State Park
Christy Geison
Chicago
Mariann
Marjorie Zirkelbach
Maquoketa
Ae Carl Zugschwerdt
Pan Farley
Bernice Conrady
Mildred Grater
Malvern
Marjorie Voechel
Fair Haven
Lester Schreiner
Davenport
T. F. Shultz
Mit
Adolph Lund
Marjorie Lund
DeKalb
See Ee
Joe Weber
Local social notes from Davenport and Arg o areas
Visitors and callers populate week in Davenport Argo and Me Carroll. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. My Lohmeier, the Schildmillers, and Frank Tomaka. Families like Athertons, Bittners, and Strauchs host gatherings, while Verbal mentions cover travels to Morrison Peoria and the New York World’s Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EAN
My Lohmeier
Kata Schildmilter
Frank Tomaka
Swanson
Chicago
Sarah Groharing
Merle Atherton
Cecil Mitchell
Argo
Seaman Swett
Arch Atherton
Hoyt Ferris
Thur
Savanna
George Bittner
Davenport
Robert Carroll
Harbara
Dvat Carroll
Harry Dieh
Diana
Frank Brown
Eleanor Medema
Henry Schipper
Morrison
Bernie Dykstra
Henry Housenga
Jake Eis‘sons
Carl Peterson Wert
Ray Erling
Leroy Foltz Wert
George Lender
Allen Witmer
Ray ‘Erling
Gail Lohmeier
Peoria
Denison
Lloyd Smith
Blaine
Smith
Me. Carroll
Local families visit and weekend gatherings across towns
The report lists numerous visits and overnight stays among residents of Thomson Brie Bobby-Kradle Chagua and surrounding areas. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hartman, the Prins and Carpenter families, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Hook, and others visiting relatives in Balto Anthony Prins Dickeyville Sterling Argoyore and surrounding communities.
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Bobby — Kradle
Chagua
Johanngen
Henry Ven Huizenay
Ton
Henry Hartman
Batty Luella
Everett Ru
Morrison
I Witt
Dickeyville
Wis
Albert Prins
Anthony Prins
Balto
Dora Pring
Pri J
Albert Pring
Ann
John Carpenter
Marilyn
Bobby
William Tubbs
Rock
Eugene Hill
Inal, DL
Eugene Jay
Notice invites for theatre show in Mt Carroll
Mr and Mrs Paul Smith are invited to attend the Ma Theatre in Mt Carroll on Friday and Saturday to see Grand Secrets and on Sunday Tuesday to see Man About tt Please bring this notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smith
Ma Theatre
Mt. Carroll
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Thomson Locals
Norman Stickell
Justice Priis
William Hawk
Erie
Mary Moore
Louis Legal
Harry Gaar
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Harold Kramer
Otto Switzer
Harold Crouse
William Beck
Shannon
Donald Crouse
Elmer Davis
Orlin Hunt
Norma Jean
Hanover
Justice Prins
James Hatey
John Smit
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Corneil Smit
Orve Orentz
W. A. Adams
Arlene
Byron
George Miner
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Claude Wiebenga
Guy Stumphy
Ella Stumphy
Thomson Briefs
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Chilcago
Louis Schick
Hazel Swett
Frances Robinson
Jack French
DeWitt, Jr
Russell Lego
Lowell Park
Dixon
Eva Dailey
Mary Mort
George Mort
Thomas Stagg
Angus Martin
Detroit
Mich
Mart Martin
Ross Boylan
Oscar Kraft
George W. Burmann Jr
Bensonville
John Blake
Harry Wilkerson
Shirley Stage
East Lynn
Jake Housanga
Filton
Chas. Bennett
Dean Boyce
Ely Coch‘van
Ralph Olds
Alice Lewis
Earl Multen
Aberdeen
N. Dakota
Chas. Hogg
Chas. Stage
Joan
Rock Island
Ben Stage
Claude Grim
Lela and
Leslie
Harlan Johannsen
Rosemsky Johannsen
Johannson
Gene Shoemaker
Galesburg
Bruce Groharing
Howard Tobey
DeWitt
Harry Gear
Gladys Cate
Clarence Foltz
Leroy ‘Foltz
Mike Tucker
B. R. Lewis
Aurora
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John Wilhelm
J. Kenneth Thompson
Battle Creek
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Dorothy
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Sheboygan
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Conrad
Melendy
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Dan
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Goose Lake
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Washington, D. C
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U. S. Navy
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San Pedro
Calif
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Chadwick News
Venezuela
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South Africa
Venus
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Empire State Building
Arthur Hoffman
Chadwick Briefs
Betty
Helen Petrow
Rich
Mildred Jacobs
Berwyn
Mr. and
Myre
Kirk Pembertoma
Charles Wierema
Ralph Bierema
George
Anna
Charles. Dial, Jr
Tampico
L. B. Spencer
mMrs
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Earl Weber
Weber
Meryl Spencer
Norbert Springman
Ngman
Highland Cen
Sum
University of Chi
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Clarence Sehwan
Morrion
Frank Rush
Kinbra Shake
Macomb
Katherine Schwartz
Linton
Melvis Johnson
Sarah Grobaring
Oscar Gaehler
Henry Psursons
Netlie Parsons
James Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Henry Lohmeier
Walter Lewinnek
M. D
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Mary Banworth
Elizabeths
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John van Campen
Jami Fulton
Mer Hook
Argoyore
Garrett Medema
Rudolph van Your Fulton
Georgia Hogg
Fred Hookan
Nylie Raymond Brandenbup
Lola Grim
Harlan Johannsen Ton
Chas, Groharing
Detla Cobb
Sale J H. L. Bowm Cattle Compan
Rainor
Ford
H. L. Bowman
Mgr
Hute, Herard & Seeh
Francke & Switzer
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