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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1942
Page
4
County Clerk W. R. Watson will appoint deputies to canvass Chadwick and other communities to boost voter registrations. Mrs. Kenneth C. Whitney is assigned to Chadwick to visit homes this week. The effort targets increased participation by women voters. A separate note reports Mrs. W. J. Quest hosting a boys group at Point Rock Park.
Emily Ann Harter, who has gathered local news for the Review since last November, will wed Fay Hawkins of Milledgeville on Saturday, Aug. 1 at Hope Evangelical church. The couple will honeymoon two weeks then reside in Chadwick, with Harter resuming work at the Review office. For two weeks, Mrs Kenneth Whitney will supervise local news gather. Nearby, a birthday gathering honored L B Spencer and the hostess, with friends and family from Tampico, Chicago, Brookville, and multiple Spencer households attending.
Mr and Mrs Ed Schreiner hosted a Sunday picnic dinner at their home with guests from Dixon Milledgeville Coleta and local families. The gathering celebrated Gary Handel and Norma Stover birthdays with a presentation and Bible study to follow for Loyal Belles class Tuesday evening hosted by Phyllis Harris assisted by Bernice Honberger Dorothy Dial and Anita Rahn.
This informational piece explains diabetes causes and treatment based on insulin and pancreatic function. It notes that many diabetics live long lives with diet, hygiene, and medical supervision, warns against overeating after age thirty five, and credits insulin discovery to Banting and colleagues.
Ehler Giese 72 dies after a Saturday night collision near Rock Falls. Funeral rites were held in Sterling for the husband of Hansine Jacobson, father of Mrs Willard Rosene, with survivors including three daughters and three sons.
The Woman's Missionary Society of Hope church convenes a week earlier this month due to Oakdale camp meeting. A silver tea will be held Wednesday Aug 5 at the church with members bringing a guest. The W M S report from the Barrington convention will be read.
The Mustard Seed and True Blue classes of the Dutchtown Church of the Brethren hosted a farewell picnic Sunday evening at the Kendall residence in Milledgeville for Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Gnagey and family. About 60 people attended including Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Imel and Donald Iler from nearby. Entertains Club: Mrs. Albert Hartman hosted a bridge gathering last Wednesday with prizes to Mrs. Goldie Steinman, Mrs. Kenneth Whitney, and Mrs. Hilda Helm. next hostess will be Mrs. Robert Isenberger.
Late frosts damaged much of the crop yet survivors are large and high quality. Sugar rationing prompts canning tips as water packed peach jam or peach butter use minimal sugar. Enhance keeping by lemon juice and pectin with corn syrup substitutions. peaches offer nutrition per the National Committee on Foods and Nutrition guidance. An economical Peach Betty dessert uses peaches bread crumbs and light corn syrup.
The Queen Esther class will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday evening at Mrs. Harlen Handel's home. Assistant hostesses are Mrs. Lawrence Strauch and Mrs. W. F. Bailey. The program is led by Mrs. Reynold Bloyer and Mrs. Wallace Ware. Harold Kooi of Fulton will present a character study.
A wartime recipe outlines a peach dessert layering of bread crumbs and peaches with syrup, lemon rind and juice, and a final crumb topping. It instructs baking 45 minutes at 350 F, then browning briefly. It notes a postcard request to Christine Ryman Pensinger in Springfield Illinois for leaflets and a 24 page booklet on canning and cooking under the War Ration Plan Without Sugar.
The Kanau family reunion gathered 60 members at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peters residence. Attendees included Glenroy Kaunau and daughter from Red Wing Minnesota and Sylvester Kaunau and son from Welton Iowa, with others from Sabula Teeds Grove Bryant An Dover Clinton Camanche and Rockford. Visitors also called on Sunday evening at the Fred Hartman home.
Chadwick briefs list Sunday gatherings in Milwaukee and Clinton with Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Chamberlain Mrs M F Van Buer and son Duane among others. Also guests at the Ply and Fletcher homes in Wisconsin and Iowa include Switzer Isenberger Whitney Cambman Larem Weber and Stein families with visits to Dubuque the Dells and Aurora.
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