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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
8
Mrs Havel Stage returns from Cheyenne Wyoming where she visited relatives. She notes Cheyenne making plans to entertain tourists this summer and that Frontier Day tickets, always held in the last week of July, are now on sale.
Barbara Jo McCaughey of Ma comb Ill will spend the week with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Wayne Ashby Sr of Thom son Mich. She will graduate this week from Western Illinois State Teachers College and plans further schooling in Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs McCaughey will spend the week in Wisconsin making school arrangements. Greeley drives a new Chevrolet truck from R J Caron Savanna. Mr and Mrs Frank Tomaka of Chicago were Sunday guests of Mrs Adeline Groharing.
The Thomson squad won 18 to 7 against Hanover at Old Mill Park Savanna last Thursday. They then fell 9 to 5 to Carroll in nine innings on Sunday after the score was tied at the end of seven, sending the game to extra innings.
Dick Stagg has returned home from Columbia Missouri and will spend the summer in Thomson. Dorothy Roggendorf was stung by a bee near her eye in her yard last Saturday and could not be at the Review office this week. Mr and Mrs Wilfred Hazen of Rock Falls were holiday visitors with her parents Mr and Mrs Louis Kness.
Thomson residents hosted weekend guests from Chicago Moline Oak Park Fulton and Morrison. Memorial day races in Indianapolis drew Billy Blair and Morrison youths while Roland Starek Carl Starek returned from Edgar Montana and Betty Wilt completed studies at Davenport.
Mr and Mrs Wm Griswold Mr and Mrs H J Hagg of Chicago and Mr and Mrs Otto Switzer spent Memorial Day at Apple River Canyon. Saturday evening callers were Mr and Mrs E A Clanton of Chicago and Miss Ruby Summers of Fulton. Mrs Olive Smith visits daughter Mrs Paul Lewis. Sam Mattie of Chicago spent weekend at his parents home.
Mr and Mrs Isaac Decker visited Fulton hosts Tim Decker on Saturday evening. James McGuire from Chicago visited Gene Bull on Sunday. The Wood family and others also called at Charles Howe and B R Lewis homes. John Carpenter and family of Clinton visited Gene Bull. Claude Grim visited Dale Maydew of Clinton. Blaine Maydew hosted a picnic with guests Sherm Oakley Glen Bowers and families from Ideal and Lester Grim and daughter from Charlotte Ta.
Noah Swetzer Ward reports Hen ry Hebeler is much improved at Savannah hospital. Paul McGinnis notes gophers and field mice hold their annual reunion in his melon patches. Prof. Demaree and family visited Maywood and Thomson. Mrs Eldis Holloway of Illinois and Jacob James family from Kentucky visit. Russell Sweitzer and wife called in Lanark. C L Lutz of Freeport, a railroad engineer and nephew of Ezra Lutz, visited Thomson. Wm Ditsworth and son Merle of Chadwick called. Dorothy Seldt of Fulton was a supper guest at C F Bielema’s.
Ed Smaltz spends the week in Milwaukee with Mr and Mrs Verdayne John. Mrs Arthur Thompson of Hollywood Calif visited Tuesday at her brother and family home Mr and Mrs Luther Geising. John Atherton and baby visited. Ronald Lynn returned from Savanna City hospital and stays with Mr and Mrs Lynn Curley.
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