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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1964
Page
2
The snippet lists publication titles The Village Echo 1875 Thomson Broadax 1879 Thomson Review 1893 and identifies D. G. & T. RB Stagg as publishers in Thomson Illinois with Dayton G. Stagg as editor. It notes second class postage paid, weekly Thursday issues and a yearly price of 3 dollars.
June 12 13 14 16 dates show residents celebrating birthdays in Carroll County communities including Mt. Carroll Milledgeville Lanark Chadwick Thomson Fulton Savanna Rockford and others with multiple listed names such as Harold Hartman Ruth Goldthorpe Jerry Jacobs and Paul Traum. Local notices include ages and home towns across the region.
Betrothal announced by Mr and Mrs Ralph A Peter for their daughter Deanna Jane of Fulton and Brian Wayne Davis son of Mr and Mrs Millard L Davis formerly of Lanark The bride to be is employed at the G E plant in Morrison The groom to be is a Machinist Mate Fireman in the US Navy attending the Prototype Nuclear Reactor School at Idaho Falls Idaho No wedding date set
Relatives from Chadwick and Lanark attended the wedding of Miss Janice Prowant daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Prowant of Dixon to Gerald Wolfe of Dixon. The 2 p m ceremony was at Grace E U B church with a reception in Community Hall. Attending from the area were Alvin and William Prowant Kenneth Tripp and several Diehl and Aude families of Chadwick and Lanark.
Patricia Graham of Lanark Pearl Gilpin of Cheyenne Wyoming and Cynthia Atherton of Thomson sue Robert Lichty of Lanark in a civil action seeking redress from a dispute heard in local court.
Mrs. Maggie Bast of Moline has been ill but is reported improved. She will quietly observe her 80th birthday on June 19 at the home of her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Bryant located at 818 18th Ave Moine Cards would be appreciated.
Mrs Harve Schreiner and Mrs Frank Hawkins visited East Moline on Monday June 1 to attend Augustana College graduation where Mrs Maurice Mest completed a teachers training course. Tuesday evening Cynthia Schreiner graduated with a large class at East Moline High School. Mrs Schreiner stayed through Sunday visiting Maurice Mest and Orval Schreiner families in East Moline.
Mrs John C Freeman of Mt Carroll will depart June 13 for a guided tour to the World's Fair in New York and to Washington D C. The trip includes Rockefeller Center the United Nations building and many other New York sites and in Washington government buildings with daily visits. She plans to return June 23.
Mr and Mrs Edgar Imel visited in Milledgeville with Mr and Mrs Dan ler Sunday evening. Hoyt Holmes and family were guests of Dr and Mrs H H Holmes. Charles Studnar of Chicago returned home after a week with Carl Haag. Paul Kier of Morrison stayed with R C Naniga Tuesday overnight. Jerry Kness and sons of Hanover visited Allen Smith. Robert Noble of Rockford spent the weekend with John Gruhn and family.
The family expresses deep appreciation for kindness after the death of Rob ert Queckboerner. Thanks to Drs Seyfarth and Flexman Lanark Fire port Pastor Hanson Mrs Swanson memorial fund flower food cards help with chores and farm work and blessings from Heavenly Father. Lucile Queckboerner Kandis Leona Albert Queckboerner Wallace Cres ach family members and relatives acknowledge support.
Linda Lou Millam daughter of Mr and Mrs Willard Millam 405 N Apple Ave Freeport wed Ames S Wisiewicz son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Barnhart Lanark in a First Church of the Nazarene ceremony on April 4 officiated by Rev Ernest Rice. A reception at the bride’s home followed with pink and blue carnation and snapdragon decorations and a tiered wedding cake on the serving table.
The bride, a 1964 Freeport High School graduate, and the groom, a 1963 Lanark High School graduate employed by The Kelly Springfield Tire Co, live at 405 N. Apple Ave in Freeport.
Carry traveler's checks and cash back options for lost or stolen items. Lock cars and hide valuables, use hotel safes with receipts, and consider trip insurance for luggage coverage. Mr and Mrs Donald Mohrhardt of Mt Carroll Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Hoover and Debra visited relatives in Stoughton Wisconsin on Sunday.
Calendar lists major events from April 1964 to October 1965 including the New York World's Fair in Flushing Long Island the Democratic and Republican conventions in Atlantic City and San Francisco the North Dakota Minnesota Carroll County and Illinois state fairs and the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Iowa.
The Rock Creek Grange plans a clean-up night on Monday evening June 15 at the Grange Hall. An ag committee led by Mr. and Mrs. Imar Lang, Mrs. Cora Dale, Mrs. Linnie Bornemeier, and Mrs. Oliver Heisler will organize the event followed by a potluck supper.
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