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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1945
Page
3
A string of social visits fills Sunday through Tuesday in Argo Fa communities. The Hook family, Countryman family, and many others join relatives and friends in Fulton Savanna Morrison Chadwick Lanark and Mol ine areas. Events include dinners picnics and a Girls Scouts meeting. The Argo Fa economics club plans its annual June 1 picnic at the church annex.
Mrs. Roy W Parker graduated from Kathryn Shaw Beathen hospital School of Nursing last evening June 6. She will join her husband Lt Parker at Camp Mackall North Carolina and later work at the Station Hospital. Mrs Parker is the former Winona Lehman daughter of Mrs Esther Fritz of Rock Falls and G C Lehman of Harmon.
Thomson brief notes list visitors including Will Beck and Joe Koening of Chicago to John Reader, Dr. and Mrs. R. T. Boysen of Rock Island, C. J. Neumann of Clinton, and Homer Senneff of Dixon. Arch Gaar of Clinton is ill and unable to travel. Louis and Wesley Kness visited their sister Mrs. Lucinda Sucher in Milledgeville, aged 87 and bedbound.
Mrs. Paul Smith expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for cards letters calls and aid during her family's recent illness noting the kindness will always be remembered.
Mrs Evabelle Truninger of Savanna becomes the bride of First Lieut Russell W Hitchcock at 7:30 PM Saturday in the Savanna ordnance depot chapel. Rev P M Hanshew officiates. Attendants include Capt Charles J Haegel and Miss Bernadine Sweitzer. The couple plans to reside on North Third Street Savanna and undertake a Wisconsin trip.
Charles and Mrs. Switzer announce their son Philip Switzer has been promoted from captain to major in the U S Army Engineers. A Thomson native, he graduated from York Community High School and Cornell College, Mt. Vernon Iowa, and has served four years with overseas duty in Britain France Belgium and Germany. He arrived at Greenock Scotland earlier in the war and has been stationed at several posts since the Allied invasion. Also visiting two weeks with aunt Mrs Vera Martindale is Glenn Laurence of Arkee Missouri.
Members will vote on dissolving the Thomason Shipping association at the annual meeting held at York Community high school Thomson NL on June 11 1945 at 8 o clock. Francis Hook president Rush W Carroll secretary treasurer.
A marriage license was issued last week in Clinton Iowa to Fred Barnhart of Chadwick Illinois and Bertha A Beebensee of Clinton.
Rev Frank Countryman district superintendent of the Methodist church will show flags during the Crusade of Christ Sunday evening at the Argo Methodist church, with 10 00 a m Sunday school and 7 30 p m evening service in charge.
Masses at 7 30 and 9 30 with church services and 10 30 church school led by Rev. Edgar Doverspike and Thomson Methodist.
Ideal 10 50 a m Sunday school 7 00 p m Christian Endeavor 7 30 p m Church Rev Homer Boblitt preached last Sunday Special music featured duets by Mrs Har rold Stoner Alvin Reiss Mr and Mrs Miller and the Tickens sisters Fundraising drive to paint the church begins next week.
Pastor Rev Roy Berg presides at worship hour at 9 45. Church school follows at 10 45 with fellowship to follow.
Rev Leitner will deliver the message Sunday at 10 30 AM Sunday school. Ladies aid meets today with Mrs Frank Smith. A Children s day program is planned for Sunday June 24. No social will be held until July.
R G Berg pastor. Church school 10 a.m. Children’s Day program at 11 a.m. A pageant titled The Golden Chain will be presented with special numbers. Everyone welcome.
Mr and Mrs H M Timmons hosted twenty four guests including Alma Timmons of Rock Island and Glenn Timmons with family of Le Claire at Clinton home. Additional visitors from Belleville and Detroit joined later with plans to visit Chicago and Deerfield before returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Axtell of Milwaukee Wisconsin are the parents of a daughter born May 16. She is named Janet Mary. Mrs. Axtell was formerly Mary Green of Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Thompson of Battle Creek Michigan welcomed a son born at Community Hospital on Tuesday June 5.
Pfe. Fred Dietterick serves with the 7th Army in Germany after transfer from the rd. T-5 Daniel E. Sack released from an Italian hospital after eight days. Lt. Arlyne Adams of Great Lakes visits his parents in town. S. Sgt. William C. Williams, Clark, inducted in Chicago in 1943, trained in San Diego, Utah and Corpus Christi, now at naval air center in Texas. Williams is son of Rev. Clark Williams. Mildred Withhart advances to chief petty officer second class in Michigan, former Bristol school teacher. Pvt. George Perry at Fort Knox, Ky., visits family. John Reader returns to San Francisco after 10 days with family. his wife stays in Illinois. William Hamm Jr promoted to Private First Class. Pvt. William Hamm transferred from Okinawa to Saipan.
A Mother's Day gift from Mr and Mrs Gene Green of Marshfield Oregon to Mrs Herman Timmins is a large Myrtle Wood bowl with cover. Myrtle Wood is rare and prized from a small Pacific coast area. Her collection also includes vanity lights a salad bowl candle-holders a powder box pin cushions and tooth pick holders.
Mt. Carroll families host guests over the weekend as relatives and friends visit from nearby towns. Entries include Ferd Grimm Sr and family, Verdayne John visiting from Memorial Day, Edward Grimm, Bruce Groharing’s listed phone, and several others at homes in Mt. Carroll Chadwick Aurora Moline and Mercyville.
Twenty one Thom son W S C S members traveled to Albany to the Rev and Mrs Doverspike home for a Wednesday gathering. A cafeteria style lunch followed the 12 30 service with a devotion and business session led by Mrs Grace Tibbits. The next meeting will be June 20 at Mrs Hattie Rawlins home with lunch served.
Mr and Mrs Forest Connely of Savanna visited Mr and Mrs Wesley Kness on Thursday evening. Bayard Lewis took his sister to Princeton Illinois Sunday. Emma Curley Chadwick and Ed Sack Dixon joined Dan Sack and family for Memorial Day. Donald Smith and son dined with Raymond Deitrick in Mt Carroll. Bertha Mayhall of Galesburg visits Bruce Groharing family. Robert Stage and son Dickie spent Memorial Day with the Stage Kemmer home. Marvin Brookstra returns from Memphis after three weeks. John Halfman and family dined with Lyman Johnson in Savanna. Pvt Jack Larson Chadwick and Luella Kness Savanna were Memorial Day guests Wes Kness home. Ben Dimmick and William Boylan reported to Chicago for physicals.
A vehicle collision on Base Street and Lincoln Highway involving W. J. Severance from Argo-Fa damaged a large livestock truck cab. The trailer carried 48 cows and 7 head of cattle en route from Lost Nation Iowa to Chicago. Severance, uninjured, was arrested for drunk driving.
Mrs Leita Johannsen hosted the 500 club with Leita first Hortense Nipe second Nelle Houghton third and Amy Lewis low. The next meeting is Thursday June 14 with Mrs Ed Andring. A 4 H club gathering at Ren Dykstra home June 1 featured pattern cutting thru tailor tacks taught by Mrs Robert Miller with Gayle Grimm and Lola Dykstra performing a duet. The next 4 H session is Friday June 8 with Mrs Gladys Cate. The club met May 25 with Mrs Guy Brown. Jo Ann Wilt reporter Mrs Ford Grimm hosted Chat-a-While Friday June 28 with Mrs Herbert St Ores.
Jesse Warfield 64 dies at his Mt. Carroll home after a long illness. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Christian funeral home with Rev. Frank Countryman. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Survived by Bertha Eley his wife two daughters Frances Martin and Virginia one son Pfe Jesse Vir Wil with the air corps in France three brothers Bert George and Harold and one granddaughter.
Mrs. Eugene Bull of Clinton visited Mrs. Myrtle Bull for Sunday supper. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogers of Maquoketa returned home after several days with the M. J. Strukhoff family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Switzer and daughter Susan of Lake Geneva called on Mr. and Mrs. George St. Ores Memorial day. Mrs. Hans Jensen and daughter Gladys and her granddaughter Dorothy were supper guests Friday at the Frank Warfield home. Mrs. Ralph Bevens of Davenport Memorial day guest of Mrs George Greeley. Harold Atherton hosted weekend guests his sister Mary Gaul and son Wayne of Freeport. Mr. and Mrs. John Ashpole dined with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brenneman Sunday. Martha French returned home after visiting a roommate in Indianapolis while en route from Stephens College, Columbia Missouri. She will stay about two weeks before entering Northwestern University, Evanston, for the summer.
Sick list includes Wayland Bennett Jr confined with rheumatic fever. Mrs Hobart Holland hospitalized in Iowa City for observation. Ida Weber in frail health at daughter Mrs Ben Stage home. William Reader remains ill at home after a week of illness.
Nearly two thirds of the 95000 quota remains to be filled in the seventh war loan drive in York township. N D French of Thomson State Bank reports total bond sales through June 2 at 23026250 with further gains likely. The committee lists volunteer solicitors for village and township areas including Ed Porter Mary Simpson Ruth Turney Naomi Smith Mary Wagner LaVona Mitchell Prudence Brookstra Eva Brown Grace Bolhous May Johnson Dorothy Carroll Viola Daniel Marie Kemmer Hartman Erling Fred Peters Maurice Van Buer Walter Hartman Ernest Smith Harvey Seim Joe Blair Willard Welch Don Carpenter Earl Green.
Roy W. Durstine 72 long served Milledgeville mayor died at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday in Dixon hospital after May 25 illness. He had rural mail routes, later worked in Chicago at Continental Illinois Bank. Survived by two daughters in Oak Park and two grandchildren. services with Masonic rites planned in Milledgeville.
A contract was awarded to G. A. Johnson and Son of Chicago to remodel the Burlington depot in Thomson. The project covers a general remodeling program and was delayed from last fall due to a manpower shortage.
Vacation Bible School will begin Monday June 18 and run for two weeks. Hours are 9 a m to 12 p m. Mr Will Adams is named superintendent of the school. Please remember the time.
A sequence of Sunday and Memorial day visits across Chadwick Albany Lanark Davenport Clinton Savanna and Platteville Wisconsin linked families and friends. Notable attendees include Mr and Mrs James Morgan Mr and Mrs Paul Smith Mrs Irvin Renner and Mary Carolyn of Albany and JoAnn and Jaclyn Ann from Lanark.
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