4-H Clubs Met Wed At Homes Of Leaders
Lat A Lot club members met Wednesday at the homes of leaders Mia and Otto Switzer and Mrs Margaret Murray. Roll call noted items made during the week. Demonstrations included baked custard and sewing tips. Visitors included Mrs Stokes of Boise Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Otto Switzer
Margaret Murray
Switzer
Virginia Schroth
Arlene St. Ores
Frances Potter
Mary Alice Falls
Murray
Darlene Ashby
Jeanne Hoge
Janet Carpenter
C. W. Hogg
Jeanne Hogg
Georgia Hogg
LeVona Potter
Evelyn Ashpole
York Farms Entered In Rural Beauty Contest
A number of York township farms enter the state wide farm beautification contest. Thirty county farms compete with county winners receiving ten dollar cash awards and regional eligibility. Photos of county regional and state winners will be shown at Springfield Fair in August in collaboration with fair management and the highways division. Entries include George Weatherwax Eugene Murray Edson Holland near Thomson Paul Bonjour Mrs Fred L Peters L Porter and Mrs Jennie Cooper near Argo and Louis Decker south of Savanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township
Springfield
Fair Management
Division of Highways
York Farms
George Weatherwax
Eugene Murray
Edson Holland
Thomson
Paul Bonjour
Fred L. Peters
L. A. Porter
Jennie Cooper
Argo
Louis Decker
Savanna
Entertain For Helen Switzer Bride-To-Be Shower
Mrs Louis Schick and daughters Thelma and Irene host a miscellaneous shower in the Schick home for Miss Helen Switzer of Mt Carroll who will wed Kenneth Whitney of Chadwick. Guests include Emma Butler Dixon and many Switzer and Francke relatives from multiple towns, comforter tied, ice cream and cake served. Mrs George Adams and daughter Mary Jane of Huron S D visit relatives. crops in South Dakota praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schick
Thelma
Irene
Otto Switzer
Schick
Helen Switzer
Mt. Carroll
Kenneth Whitney
Chadwick
Emma Butler
Dixon
Stephen Swityey
Orangeville
Virginia Miller
Champaign
Reno Switzer
Stokes
Boise
Idaho
Wallace Williams
Hal Francke
Ellen
George Adams
Mary Jane
Huron
5. D
Charles McGinty
Willing Workers
Argo Methodist Church
Esther Schmaling
Kenneth Dittsworth
Dittsworth
Anna Hook
Henry Parsons
Among the Sick
Mrs. Louis Decker is improving from illness. J. J. Sheridan at Mercy hospital slowly recovers after recent operation. Harold Kenyon with eye infection at Jane Lamb hospital progresses. Darrell Gaar recovering well from lockjaw at Jane Lamb hospital. Mrs. Paul Lewis improving after foot operation at Jane Lamb hospital. Mrs. James Green back from Rochester hospital and sitting up daily. H. A. Francke, after heart treatment at Jane Lamb hospital Clinton, feels much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Decker
J. J. Sheridan
Mercy Hospital
Harold Kenyon
Jane Lamb Hospital
Darrell Gaar
Paul Lewis
James Green
Rochester
Minn
H. A. Francke
Clinton
Plan Series of Matches on Thomson Tennis Courts
Thomson plans a series of local fits at Thomson courts to pick the best boys and girls players. No entry fee, no expense. entrants must play all opponents in singles and doubles across two divisions. Johnny Brown referees, David Switzer scores, opening games to be announced next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Johnny Brown
David Switzer
Johnny
Band Concert Planned Under Miss Hower In Lanark
A band concert directed by Miss Beth Hower of Lanark will be held next week, possibly Tuesday evening. Merchants and residents favor Saturday night, but the exact date has not been finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Hower
Lanark
Library Usage Report Summary
Grace Strauch reports library activity with 2959 total books, 232 borrowers, and 9 days open. Adult fiction 56, adult non fiction 2, juvenile fiction 16, juvenile non fiction 1, adult magazines 35. Fines collected 87 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Strauch
Turney Reunion Held at Morrison Waterworks Park
The eighth annual Turney family reunion gathered 115 attendees in Waterworks park Morrison with entertainment by Helen and Robert Turney and others. Guests separated by location included Ed Turney and family of Thomson and Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Turney of Devon Edgeley ND. four marriages, two deaths, and new officers were announced with next year planned for June 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turney
Waterworks Park
Morrison
Helen
Robert Turney
Paul Wilt
Harriett Smith
Thomson
Carl Nixon
West Chicago
Lyle Hawk
Fenton
F. D. Turney
Edgeley
N. D
William Atwood
Marshalltown
Iowa
Mary E. Turney
Grinnell
Una Tarvin
Montezuma
B. I. Echelbarger
Osakis
Minn
Joseph Hawk
Erie
J-Lynn
Charles Canady
Harvey Meyers
Audrey
Miami
Fla
Charles Conrady
Thelma Parkinson
Malvern
Jerome Atwood
Faye Marriner
Kyle Turney
Florence Startman
Mt. Carroll
Blaine Turney
Hazel Wilden
Clinton
J. L. Turney
Hartford
Conn
W. H. Turney
Chicago
Lyman Turney
Lyndon
Howard Hawk
Henry Conrady
Helen Turney
Rock Island
Chadwick
Sterling
Maywood
Clint Wilt
Paul
Ed Turney
Merle Turney
Former Thomson Girl Is Married Wednesday June 1
Miss Josephine Frances Mudd of Battle Creek Michigan and Earl Frederick Rhodes of Conklin Michigan wed on Wednesday June 1. She is the eldest daughter of Mrs Ida Mudd of Varna Illinois and lived in Thomson for years. A 1951 Thomson High School graduate she worked for Weston Biscuit Co in Chicago and Battle Creek. The couple will reside in Conklin Michigan where Mr Rhodes is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Frances Mudd
Battle Creek
Mich
Earl Frederick Rhodes
Conklin
Ida Mudd
Varna
Ilinois
Thomson
Weston Biscuit Co
Chicago
Battlereek
Conklin, Mich
Rhodes
York Community Preaching Service and Sunday School
York Community schedules a Sunday worship with preaching at 9 a m and Sunday school at 9 45 a m. The notice lists church activities and times for parishioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Baptist Preaching Service and Sunday School Plans
A Baptist service is set for 10 a.m. with Sunday school at 11 a.m. The Sunday school social will be held Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Griswold. Members and friends are invited. Children’s Day program includes Geraldine Smith, Philip Brach, five junior girls, and several recitations by Robert Smith Maurice Rogers and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Griswold
Geraldine Smith
Philip Brach
Junior Hook
Robert Smith
Maurice Rogers
Methodist Harold R. Dude to Speak on Reciprocity Day
Minister Harold R. Dude of the Methodist Church urges reverence for the Lord's Day and invites all to a Children’s Day program next Sunday at 10:45 a m emphasizing the value of religion. Ev erybody come by the event aims to inspire participation and devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold R. Dude
Ideal Sunday Schedule at Ideal Church
The Ideal church announces Sunday events with a 10 a.m. Sunday school and a 7 p.m. Young People's meeting followed by an 7:30 p.m. evening service led by Pastor Rev. Sword. Arletta Hartman led the youth meeting with vocal duets by Mrs. Reiff, Mrs. Sword, Mr. and Mrs. Corzine, and instrumental pieces by Lillian, Arletta Hartman, and Blanche Seim. Thomson night is planned with three more special numbers. Everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sword
Arletta Hartman
Reiff
Corzine
Lillian
Blanche Seim
Thomson
Ideal
Switzer Holland Family Picnic Held at Old Mill Park
Members of the Switzer and Holland families gathered at Old Mill Park in Savanna on Sunday for a picnic dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Reno Switzer and Mrs. Stokes of Boise Idaho visiting relatives. Attendees included Ed Davis of Mt. Morris Grace Tack and children Savanna Frank Switzer and Helen Mt. Carroll Kenneth Whitney Chadwick Louis Schick and daughters Thelma Irene Rachel Switzer Rebecca Holland Charles Switzer Bruce Groharing Gal esburg Robert Groharing Ray Brenneman and Sidney Em Brach and son among others.
Elmwood Park Casino Lands New Proprietor in Savanna
Thompson reports visits and social events across Savanna and Chadwick. Dec McGinnis becomes Elmwood Park Casino proprietor in Savanna while C B Burst from Welton visits friends Sunday. Local postmasters meeting held in Chadwick. Kansas City visitor C H Dyson stays with Griswolds. funeral for Frank Hatfield in Savanna. multiple gatherings and visits noted in Fulton and Cedar Rapids connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Burst
Welton
Dec McGinnis
Elmwood Park
Savanna
Mary Sheridan
Lorraine Weatherwax
Postmaste
C. Miller
Chadwick
C. H. Dyson
Kansas City
Will Griswold
Estella Griswold
George St. Ores
Frank Hatfield
Harmon Stakemiller
Kate Gleason
Pearl Evelyn Rawlins
Rockford
Vere Stakemiller
Carl Johannsen
L. B. Sears
Ed. Johannsen
Rose Mary
Fulton
Sherm Oakley
Ideal
Paul Melendy
Cedar Rapids
Cecil Frosch
B. R. Lewis
Alumni Members Cooperate In Paying Dues
Eleven Thomson alumni association members who did not attend the annual banquet and meeting have paid their 25 cent dues since last week when president Miss Gladys Cooper noted insufficient receipts to cover expenses. The association asks those unpaid to send dues to treasurer Miss Glendora Schade to settle outstanding bills. Dues payers not present at the meeting include Sylvia Lewis, J. J. Sheridan, Irene Sheridan, Mrs. Thomas Hand, Herbert Rawlins Jr., Ethel Mnanana, Mary Cone, Wilbur Stickell, Hazel Sack, and Merle Doden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Alumni Association
Gladys Cooper
Association
Mise Glendora Schade
Sylvia Lewis
J. J. Sheridan
Irene Sheridan
Thomas Hand
Herbert Rawlins Jr
Ethel McNamara
Mary Cone
Wilbur Stickell
Hazel Sack
Merle Doden
Pennsylvania visitors greet relatives in Greencastle area
Mr and Mrs Howard Stickell and son Junior from Greencastle arrived Monday to visit their son and daughter in law Norman Stickell and cousins J Y Stickell and families. They stayed at the J Y Stickell home. Norman has not seen his parents for four years. Mrs Marjorie Kimmel and son Calvin and Fred Hendericks of Sterling were guests over the weekend of Mr and Mrs Harvey Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Stickell
Greencastle, Pa
Norman Stickell
J. Y. Stickell
Norman
Marjorie Kimmel
Calvin
Fred Hendericks
Sterling
Harvey Marshall
Reunion at Lloyd Smith Home Honors Smith Anniversary
Members of the Smith family held a Wednesday evening reunion and picnic supper at the home of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Smith near Argo in honor of Reno Switzer and his wife from Boise Idaho. The event also marked the seventeenth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Smith. Several relatives and neighbors attended, with plans noted for future moves involving the Brach and Warfield families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Lloyd Smith
Argo
Reno Switzer
Boise
Idaho
Stokes
Glen Ashby
Betty
Norma
Glenda
Carroll
Garrett Stevenberg
Morrison
Norm French
Ruth
Virginia
Norman
Martha
Alfred Smith
Margaret
Alice Marie Wilkerson
Ray Brenneman
Sidney
Myron Tibbits
Leonard
Rebeccca Holland
Arlene
Robert
Geraldine
Bruce Groharing and Alice Mayhall Wed in Galesburg
The wedding of Bruce D Groharing and Alice Marie Mayhall occurred Thursday morning at the First Methodist church in Galesburg in a single ring ceremony officiated by Rev. S A Guthrie. Attendants were Helen Kussman and Paul Wilt. The couple will reside at 371 West North Street after June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Alice Marie Mayhall
Bruce D. Groharing
S. A. Guthrie
Helen Kussman
Paul Wilt
Thomson
Muriel Snell
Eva Abrahamson
Miss Snell
Lohengrin
Mendelsohn
Miss Kussman
West North Street
Bertha Mayhall i
North Seminary Street
Merle Norman Salon
Ann
Robert Groharing
York Community High School
Morgan Park Military Academy
Morgan Park
Midwest Stamping
Geerts and Prins Visit Ful ton Couple Monday Evening
Mr and Mrs Dave Geerts of Fulton visited Monday evening with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Albert Prins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Geerts
Fulton
Albert Prins
Village trustees hold June meeting in Thomson Illinois
The Thomson village board met June 6 1938 in regular session with all members present and President Bayard R. Lewis presiding. May minutes were approved and bills totaling from motor fuel tax and village funds were read and referred to the finance committee for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Board
Thomson
Illinois
Village Board of Trustees
Bayard R. Lewis
Finance Committee
V. A. Stauffacher
R. S. Hanson
Dewey Wilson
W. M. Strubb
Marshall Potter Bros
Mark Martin
Lewis Motor Co
B. T. Cole
Lenn K. Carpenter
Northwestern Ill
Utilities Light and Power
Sars Shoemaker
Smaltz Bros
Louis Kness
Park
Leonard Stage
Main Street
M.F.T
Sheridan
Tibbits
Barrett Corner
Local Softball Rescheduled Kickoff At Park
The opening softball game at the local diamond was postponed by rain and moved to Friday night at 8 o clock. Local Bluff Team hosts Morrison Merchants who planned to visit last week and will return if weather holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluff Team
Morrison Merchants
Morrison
BERT E. HADLEY WRITES OF TRIP HERE FROM CALIFORNIA
Idaho visitors Mr. and Mrs. Reno Switzer of Horse Idaho spent Friday with relatives including Mrs. Rachel Switzer and Mrs. Rebecca Holland. They plan to visit Fulton and Savanna and last visited seventeen years ago. A Boise friend Mrs Stokes accompanied them. They will depart for Oberlin Ohio where son La Verne will graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno Switzer
Horse
Idaho
Rachel Switzer
Rebecca Holland
Fulton
Savanna
Mrs. Switzer
Stokes
Boise
Switzer
Oberlin
la Verne
Argo 500 Club and Merry Sewers Meet in Argo Area
Mrs. John Carpenter hosts the Argo 500 Club this afternoon while the Chat-A-While club gathered last Friday at Mrs. Lyle Williams’s home. The Merry Sewers 4-H club plans its first regular meeting June 14, 1938 at 1 30 p m at the Argo-Fa church with each member bringing fabric and pattern. In the Thomson 500 club gathering last Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Carl Johannsen, prizes went to Mrs. Roy Houghton first, Mrs. J Y Stickell second, and Mrs. B R Lewis third. the group will meet next Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Lewis’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carpenter
Argo 500 Club
Lyle Williams
Merry Sewers
Merry Sewers 4-H
Argo-Fa
Carl Johannsen
Roy Houghton
J. Y. Stickell
B. R. Lewis
Lewis
Local guests visit Griswold home from Morrison and Chadwick
Sunday visitors to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Griswold included daughters and husbands from Morrison and nearby areas. The group, led by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil George, also included extended family members from Chadwick and Morrison, gathering with the Griswolds last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Griswold
Everett Eslinger
Morrison
Harold Witt
Ralph Irion
Everett
Ray Hammer
Near Morrison
Walter Queckboerner
Anna George
Chadwick
Cecil George
Shipping Association to Meet
The Thomson Shipping Association will hold its annual meeting on Monday night June 13 at 8 o'clock in the York Community High School Gym. It will elect three directors for a three year term. nominating committee members are Albert Hook Edson Holland and Ben Dykstra. Nominated are Lynn Curley Wesley Sack Frank Smith Irenaeus Hook Albert Prins and Chas Hogg. Election judges are Otto Switzer Claus Prins and Fred Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Shipping Association
York Community High School
Albert Hook
Edson Holland
Ben Dykstra
Lynn Curley
Wesley Sack
Frank Smith
Irenaeus Hook
Albert Prins
Chas Hogg
Otto Switzer
Claus Prins
Fred Hook
Mohrman Family Ninth Reunion Held in Savanna Park
The Mohrman family upholds a Sunday gathering at Old Mill park Savanna with seventy five attendees present out of about ninety. General chairs were Zennie Sack and Mrs Alvin Sack. Relatives traveled from De Kalb Sterling Freeport Thomson Chadwick Milledgeville and Savanna. Wesley Sack and daughter Hazel joined from Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohrman
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Zennie Sack
Alvin Sack
DeKalb
Sterling
Freeport
Thomson
Chadwick
Milledgeville
Wesley Sack
Hazel
Births in Morrison and Sterling Hospitals
A son was born Wednesday June 8 in Morrison hospital to Mr and Mrs Harold Libberton of Wacker. A daughter born Tuesday June 7 in Morrison hospital to Mr and Mrs Julius Medenbirk. A son Richard Marvin born Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Walter Gilpin of Woodstock, former Thomson residents. A daughter born Tuesday June 7 to Mr and Mrs Paul Blair of Prophetstown at Sterling Public hospital. Mrs Blair is the former Carol Groharing, niece of Charles Groharing and Mrs Arthur Pape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison Hospital
Harold Libberton
Wacker
Julius Medenbirk
Walter Gilpin
Woodstock
Thomson
An & Pound
Richard Marvin
Paul Blair
Prophetstown
Sterling Public Hospital
Sterling
Blair
Carol Groharing
Charles Groharing
Arthur Pape
Las Vegas and Boulder City as Desert Dream Cities
A traveler describes arriving in Las Vegas Nevada from Los Angeles, praising Boulder City as a new dream town built for workers and families. The piece notes the Boulder Dam project creating electricity and irrigation, the rapid growth of Las Vegas, and its open gambling culture with many gambling houses and machines. The narrative highlights tourist appeal, city amenities, and the stark contrast with the surrounding desert landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel City
Union Pacific R. A
Las Vegas
Nevada
Boulder Dam
Colorado
Los Angeles
Boulder City
California
Long Beach
Neck of the Woods
Chis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Library Report
Hold Turney
Mii Catholic
Methodist
Thomson Briefs
Pennsylvania
Eve
George Warfield
Jack
Laura Carpenter
Emil Brach
Warfields
Bruce Groharing
K. Dittsworth
Bert E. Hadley
Clubs and
Lodges
Thomson 500 Club
Los Vegas
Salt Lake City
Denver
Melon Center
Thomson, Ill
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