About Town Snapshot of community notes and locals
Warm weather and rain spark farming talk as Kenneth Goblin returns from school to begin GE Fort Wayne work. John Elliott plans an East Coast reserve duty. Ozzie Cronister and I attempted to cut 11 month old David Foster’s hair. Royal Blue store adds deep freezes requiring removal of a plate glass window. Al St. Ores returns from hospital in better health. Dick McGinty builds a new north end home. third for Thomson. Lawn care lauded for town look and pest control. Movie nights every Wednesday draw crowds. Local Clinton league team sits third with two good pitchers. Wet weather dampens fishing on Potter Road. Fourth of July plans mount with Savanna boat races and fireworks in Chadwick, Savanna, Shannon. Legion meets to elect officers. auxiliary also elects. Thomson Legion posts 74 members and a new building. Ozzie Cronister seeks baying job. helps Bayard Lewis. Harold Zenk and Jerry Olson refurbish Jerry’s Tavern with ceiling changes storing money in new space. George Hook notes two-foot gap will serve as money stash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Goblin
Kenneth
G. E
Fort Wayne
John Elliott
John
Ozzie Cronister
David Foster
Altho
al St. Ores
Dick McGinty
Thomson
Aber Town
Bayard Lewis
Harold Zenk
Jerry Olson
Jerry
George Hook
Thomson News Society Notes From Clinton High Anniversary
Thomson notices cover social events across Clinton area including the 25th anniversary of Clinton high school class of 1928 at the Elks Club. Attendees include Harold Fedderson and Mrs Fedderson, Mrs Plumley, Mr and Mrs Stearns, Norma Cate at Girls State, Hattie Greeley with Fay Ashby family, and a Picnic at Old Mill park with Ashbys and Greeley. Visitors Virl Johnsons return from Harrison Arkansas and Arnold Vanzo family visit Lauren Mitchell and sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Fedderson
Clinton High School
Elks Club
Robert Plumley
Fulton
Ralph Stearns
Ola Chapter
CES
Mt. Carroll
Norma Cate
Girls State
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Hattie Greeley
Fay Ashby
Wayne Ashby, Jr
Geneseo
Miss Petersen
Moline
Wayne Ashby
Donald
Thomson 500 Card Club
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Virl Johnson
Harrison, Ark
Arnold Vanzo
Camanche
Lauren Mitchell
St Ores Clan Holds 21st Reunion at Old Mill Park
The 21st St Ores reunion gathered 65 members at Old Mill Park Savanna on Sunday June 14. Floyd Hyde led the meeting with Curtis St Ores elected president and Victor Roggendorf as vice president Lucylle Gorzney as secretary treasurer. The next reunion is planned for June at the same park. Oldest attendee Alfred St Ores youngest Larry St Ores attended with guests from Peoria. A vocal duet by Herbert St Ores and Louise Sack and instrumental acts by Lawrence Roggendorf with guests Walter Robertson and Robert Longamore capped the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ores
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Floyd Hyde
Curtis St. Ores
Victor Roggendorf
Lucylle Gorzney
Alfred St. Ores
Larry St. Ores
Herbert St. Ores, Jr
Newman Giles
Peoria
Herbert St. Ores
Louise Sack
Lawrence Roggendorf
Walter Robertson
Robert Longamore
Mrs Hugh McDonald 72 Dies in Clinton Iowa
Mrs. Hugh McDonald aged 72 died Wednesday noon at Jane Lamb Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Cleveland Ohio and moved to Stinton as a child, marrying Hugh McDonald. Surviving are Mrs Wim Hamm Thomson and Wim McDonald Clinton Iowa along with 18 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. A brother in Virginia also survives. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery Clinton Iowa Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McDonald
Jane Lamb Hospital
Sunday School Committees Named for York Baptist Year
York Baptist lists yearly Sunday School chair couples by month. June pairs Calvin Eslinger and Kenneth Kemmer lead. July fourth picnic chairs Harold Witt Dan Sack Lloyd Smith Emil Brach. August Marvin Marshall John Carroll chairs. September Harvey Marshall Otto Switzer. October Gilbert Holland John Sloan. November Francis Hoff Robert Carroll. December Bruce Groharing Paul Wiltt. January Jenny Griswold Herbert St. Ores. February Asa Kurth Charles Hogg. March James Gillespie Ray Bienneman. April Paul Smith Roy Heitman. May Rush Carroll Eldon Hickey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Baptist Sunday School
Calvin Eslinger
Kenneth Kemmer
Harold Witt
Dan Sack
Lloyd Smith
Emil Brach
Mervin Marshall
John Carroll
Harvey Marshall
Otto Switzer
Gilbert Holland
John Sloan
Francis Hoff
Robert Carroll
Dee
Bruce Groharing
Paul Wiltt
Jan
Jenny Griswold
Herbert St. Ores
Asa Kurth
Charles Hogg
Jas. Gillespie
Ray Bienneman
Paul Smith
Roy Heitman
Rush Carroll
Eldon Hickey
Former pastor to visit Thomson area next Sunday
Rev and Mrs Darrell Draper of Wood, Indiana, former Thomson Methodist Church pastor, will visit Thomson next Sunday. A 6 30 pot luck picnic supper will be hosted by Mr and Mrs Eugene Murray Sunday evening. Families are invited. The Drapers plan to move to Texas for Mrs Draper’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Draper
In Wood
Thomson Methodist Church
Thomson
Eugene Murray
Draper’s
Texas
Sunday Visits Share News Across Rock Island Area
Mr and Mrs Robert Stage and family of Rock Island hosted Sunday guests including Mr and Mrs Ben Stage. Bruno Theiss of Palos Park joined Mrs Carl Brock and Jim Collins of Savanna at the Roggendorf home, with Miss Julia Feddersen returning from New York and Washington DC to stay with the Starks in Ingleside. The Starks, Mr and Mrs Harold Feddersen, then left for their northern route. Julia accompanied them for an open ended stay. Mr and Mrs Robert Vogel and two daughters of Cicero vacationing with Mrs Claus Prins at her home. Carl Rogers and family of Dubuque joined supper with Mr and Mrs Charles Rogers and M J Strukhoff. Frank Waitas Jr of Chicago visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Waitas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stage
Rock Island
Ben Stage
Gus Roggendorf
Dorothy
Bruno Theiss
Palos Park
Rudy Brock
Jim
Carol Collins
Savanna
Carl Brock
Hanover
Julia Feddersen
Lloyd Stark
Englewood
Calif
New York
Washington, D. C
Charles Rogers
M. J. Strukhoff
Rogers
Frank Waitas, Jr
Chicago
Frank Waitas
Local religious notices list church services and classes
Ideal Bible school at 10 a m with evening service at 7 30 p m led by Rev J W Gillespie and Rev William Kendall. Catholic services at Fulton and York Community under Rev Mark Witmer with Sunday School at 9 30 and church at 10 30. choir practice Saturday evening at 7 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gillespie
William Kendall
Fulton
York
Mark Witmer
Baptist Church Calendar and Mission Talk Summary
Church schedule lists morning and evening services at multiple congregations with sermons on Deliverance and Discipleship. Events include Children’s Day program, midweek Bible classes, and Leadership topics, plus notices about annual conferences and interchurch cooperation.
Mor rison High School Graduation Noted at White side County
Mrs Marion Wheeler and Mrs Lyle Williams attended the Whiteside County rural grade school graduation held Friday morning in the Morrison high school gym. Eight grade pupils graduated. Several local families hosted and visited others at Sunday dinners and gatherings across Hillsdale Savanna Fulton and Monmouth Iowa with relatives listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Wheeler
Lyle Williams
Whiteside County
Morrison
Ralph Stearns
Robert Plumley
Guy
Fulton
Hillsdale
Willard Nelson
L. B. Hussey
Savanna
Canada
Ted Harding
Omar Ketchum
Monmouth
George Ketchum
Ketchum
Kenneth Kemmer
Ben Stage
Thomas Kustes
Rites Held for Mrs Jennie Lowry in Galesburg
Funeral services were held Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Galesburg funeral home for Mrs. Jennie Lowry who died Thursday. Burial followed at 2 p.m. in Mt. Carroll cemetery. She leaves a daughter Mrs. Charles Hunt of Galesburg, three grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and a brother Clinton Wilt of Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Lowry
Galesburg
Mt. Carroll
Lowry
Charles Hunt
Clinton Wilt
Thomson
Golden Rule Class Plans Picnic At Palisades Park
The Golden Rule class of York Baptist church met on Wednesday night with singing devotions and prayer. Mrs. Herbert Stores led devotions, Miss Carol Sack sang, and the group decided to hold their annual picnic July 19 at Palisades Park in Savannah. Gilbert Holland and others presented a program including a live a day at a time article and a musical guessing contest. Refreshments were provided by the Carroll and Sloan families. Mrs. Robert Hebeler of 204 Milwaukee Street Savannah received a letter saying her husband, First Sgt. Hebeler, is back in Korea after two months on Koji Island guarding prisoners. he has been in Korea since November 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Baptist Church
Herbert Stores
Carol Sack
Palisades Park
Savanna
Gilbert Holland
Roy Heitman
Harold Witt
Robert Carroll
John Sloan
Robert Hebeler
Milwaukee
Street Savanna
Sgt. Hebeler
Korea
Koji Island
Local Families Visit in Lanark Clinton and Mt Carroll
Sunday gatherings and visits across Lanark Clinton and Mt Carroll involve the Tipton Haas Atherton Petersen Griswold Eslinger Witt Bristol Diehl Toepfer Groharing Luckstead Tobey Heusinkveld and others. Trips include a Schroeder reunion at Eagle Point park Clinton Iowa and a vacation for Paul and Myrta Heusinkveld to Bovey Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Tipton
Joe Haas
Lanark
John Atherton
Matt Garner
Harold Witt
Wayne
Robert Bristol
Harry Diehl
David
Ladie
Henry Toepfer
Mt. Carroll
Myrta Groharing
Moline
Wesley Luckstead
Illnesses and Injuries Reported in Local Notes
The column lists multiple residents with illnesses and injuries. The Sick Joan Hook shows measles in Clinton IA. Harold Zenk, a medical patient in Jane Lamb hospital, has returned home. The Tipton children Myra Esther Mae and Frank suffered bronchitis. James John Smolek, 4, broke his left wrist while visiting Savannah, underwent casting. Russell Green returns home from Findley Hospital in Dubuque IA after eye injuries at Milwaukee railroad work. partial vision returned, weekly Dubuque doctor visits required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Hook
James Hook
Harold Zenk
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Myra
Esther
Mae
Frank
Frank Tipton
James John Smolek
John Smolek
Savanna
Savanna City Hospital
Russell Green
Findley Hospital
Dubuque
Milwaukee Railroad
Mr. Green
Thomson Youth Earns State FFA Degree
John H. Fedderson of Thomson and York Community High School received the Degree of State Farmer at the Illinois State Convention of Future Farmers of America on June 11. He served as Thomson Chapter delegate, entered judging with a red ribbon, and held roles as Chapter Star Farmer and foundation award recipient in multiple projects. He is secretary of the Thomson Chapter and leadership committee chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Fedderson
York Community High School
Future Farmers of America
Illinois Association Ffa
John
Harold E. Fedderson
Thomson
Chapter Foundation
Children’s Day Program at York Baptist Church
The Children’s Day Program will be held at York Baptist Church Sunday June 21 at 7 45 p m. Rehearsal will be held Thursday evening at 7 15. Anyone wishing a ride out to practice Thursday evening please contact Mrs John Sloan or Mrs Dan Sack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Baptist Church
John Sloan
Dan Sack
20th Annual Marshall Reunion Report
The 20th annual Marshall reunion was held last Sunday in Rock Falls at the home of Mr and Mrs Virgil Gray. Sixty three members attended including Mervin Marshall Harvey Marshall David William Marshall and families and Kenneth Petersen with his sons from Maquoketa Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Rock Falls
Virgil Gray
Mervin Marshall
Harvey Marshall
David
William Marshall
Kenneth Petersen
Maquoketa
Deaths Mrs Ed McGinty Carroll County
Mrs Ed McGinty 77 died Wednesday morning at her daughter Mrs Ed Keim home She was born in Salem township Carroll County daughter of John H and Emaline Becker Zuck She married Ed McGinty March 6 19 Surviving are her husband a son Blaine McGinty Mt Carroll two daughters Mrs George Keim Cedar Rapids IA and Mrs Keim Mt Carroll nine grandchildren seven great grandchildren Services at 2 p m CST Friday at Christian Funeral Home Rev J J Burrows officiating Burial in Oakville Cemetery south of Mt Carroll
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed McGinty
Carroll
Ed Keim
McGinty
Salem Township
Carroll County
John H. and
Emaline Becker Zuck
Blaine McGinty
Mt. Carroll
George Keim
Cedar Rapids
Community Notes on Visits and Remembrances
Local families hosted relatives and guests with weekend visits and dinners including the Housenga and Brock households. A memorial notice honors Charles Bennett on the two year anniversary of his passing, with family signed to the Radke line.
Card of Thanks for Kindness after Bereavement
Mr and Mrs Leonard Feldt and Doris and Betty Feldt express gratitude to Rev J Schut for comfort and to all who sent cards flowers called or helped during illness and after returning home. Mrs Adeline Groharing thanks friends for cards calls and flowers during illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. J. Schut
Leonard Feldt
Doris
Betty Feldt
Adeline Groharing
Niece Receives Degree at University of Minnesota
Mr and Mrs John Carroll spent the weekend in St Paul to attend the University of Minnesota commencement at Memorial Stadium. Their niece Miss Betty Bradley received a Bachelor of Science degree as part of a 2400 graduates. Betty, a graduate nurse of Anchor Hospital, joins the teaching staff at the Anchor Hospital School of Nursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carroll
St Paul
Minn
D. Bradley
Betty
University of Minnesota
Memorial Stadium
St. Paul
Carroll
Betty Bradley
Anchor Hospital
Illinois day at Mooseheart draws many locals
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cravatta and family, Mrs. Harriet Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Robinson and Gilbert all Savanna, Donald Robertson of Freeport, Ruth and Joe Kauffman of Stockton, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams and family, Marlys Zenk and Ralph Stearns Jr. attended Illinois day on Sunday at Mooseheart. Governor Stratton spoke in the afternoon and the girls and the boys of Mooseheart took part in the afternoon program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cravatta
Harriet Hanson
Gilbert Robinson
Gilbert
Letters From Our Readers Ill at State Normal Univ
Wil the teaching I had two long magazine articles published this year for which I received 45. The editor noted ten times more articles were received than printed. I renew my Thomson Review subscription and plan sabbatical study at Indiana University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg Publishing
McGraw-Hill Books
Canada
New York City
Business
ISNU
Indiana University
Thomson
Dimmick Family Reunion and Local Visits Noted
A Dimmick family reunion occurred at Eagle Point Park in Clinton Iowa with attendees from Urbana Clinton Indiana Prophetstown and Roswell New Mexico. Also listed are visits by Mrs Eugene Murray Mrs Harvey Seim and others including trips to Iowa City Tipton Champaign and the University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimmick
Eagle Point Park
Clinton
John Dimmick
Urbana
Arthur Moeszinger
Helen Rapp
Prophetstown
Debbert Dimmick
Carroll
Ben Dimmick
Gerald Brown
Roswell
N. M
Brown
James Gillespie
Tipton
Iowa
Ralph Hunt
L. A. Frank
Chadwick
Eugene Murray
Champaign
Sheldon Frank
John Murray
University of Illinois
Balks Welcome Daughter Born in Morrison Hospital
Mr and Mrs Harold Balk announce the birth of a daughter on Monday June 8 at Morrison Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Balk
Morrison Hospital
School Grounds Closed to Horseback Riding Order
Notice by Thomson Consolidated School Dist No 174 Board of Education banning horseback riding on school grounds. Roy Heitman, Secretary. Dated June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Thomson Consolidated School Dist
Roy Heitman
Cradle Shower For Mrs Bellich Held Monday Night
Mrs Emil Bellich and infant daughter Louann were honored guests at a cradle shower hosted by Mrs John Atherton. Wayne Kauffman Kyle Brown Delmar Kradle Gilpin Stagg Thomas Hand Jack Marken Merle Cate attended. Games were played and lunch served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Bellich
Louann
Wayne Kauffman
John Atherton
Mesdames
Kyle Brown
Delmar Kradle
Gilpin Stagg
Thomas Hand
Jack Marken
Merle Cate
TNT Club Meeting at York Community Church
The TNT Club of York Community Church will meet Wednesday afternoon at the church with hostesses Mrs Earl Bennett Mrs Wesley Sack and Miss Emma Kling. The event attracts local clubs and families to start the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TNT Club
York Community Church
Earl Bennett
Wesley Sack
Emma Kling
Qid Mill Park
Savanna
500 Card Club
Thomson 500
Community Visitors And Local Travels Report
Riverview and nearby towns greet a string of weekend guests and weekday visitors. Sauk City’s Mrs. Fred Spratter joins Mrs. White Dawson of Hollywood with hosts the Hards in Riverview. Chicago and Lanark residents call on Savanna and Clinton area homes. Several families travel to cabins in Stockton, Davenport, and Chadwick while Ellen OLeary attends Marycrest College in Davenport. Poison oak concerns involve Mrs. Webster Ross as families tour cottages and summer homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Spratter
Sauk City
Wis
White Dawson
Hollywood
Calif
Wm. Hardcastle
Charles Hower
Lanark
Lewis Maas
Chicago
John Mest
Geo
Savanna
Arthur Hopkins
Olando
Fla
Clyde George
Harvey Schreiner
Chadwick
Brand
Maud Sager
Bill Bowden
Francis Sager
Moline
Howard Rummel
Carroll
Clinton
Terry O’neal
Craig Manor
James O'Neal
Oda Bush
Springfield
Bert Bush
Ray Densmore
Ellen O'Leary
Marycrest College
Davenport
Frank Graves
Stockton
Kenneth Hebler
Web Ross Addition
Elmer Zugschwerdt
Edward Johnson
Melvin Brocious
Amelia Drenner
Spurgeon Harter
Loyal Brunner
Fred Miller
Webster Ross
Henry Picklum
Merchants Edge Schuler's. Thomspon Tops First Division Standings
Merchants win two to climb into the Diamond Ball League first division helped by an 11-4 opener where Bush hit a three-run homer for Schuler's and Astley's grand slam sparked Thomson in a seven-run seventh. In game two Thomson again prevailed 11-4 behind Young's three-run homer and a three-run fourth inning, lifting Thomson into the top tier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Schuler
Morrison Club
Thomson
Astley
Wiebenga
Renkes
al Pe Schder
Arins
Sikkema
Decker
P Soies
Bennett Box
Young
Robinson
Drake
Bull
Ashby
Bennett Holman
J. H’g'rf
Ee Idea
Ane Lampe
Jur’sen
Op. O
Twyford
Bailey
If An Baugh
Echo G'dsman
Thomson St Ores
Murray
Loe Ee Prins
Shae Wilt
Sae Root
Star Young
Becker
P Steeles Sikkema
A Ashby
Se Zenk
Innings Bennett
Miscellaneous Shower and Wedding Weekend Notices
Mrs Frank Potter attended a miscellaneous shower in Mt Car roll Wednesday evening for her niece Miss Virginia Williamson who will be married this month. Hostesses were Mrs Kenneth Emery and Mrs Eugene Williamson. Mr and Mrs Albert Prins and family attended the wedding reception of their nephew Mr and Mrs Elmer Prins held Friday evening at the First Reformed Church in Morrison. Mr and Mrs John Dimmick and daughters of Urbana spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Delbert Dimmick. Bruno Theiss of Palos Park spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Gus Roggendorf and Dorothy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Potter
Mt. Carroll
Virginia Williamson
Kenneth Emery
Eugene Williamson
Albert Prins
Elmer Prins
First Reformed Church
Morrison
John Dimmick
Urbana
Delbert Dimmick
Bruno Theiss of
Palos Park
Gus Roggendorf
Dorothy
Local residents share weekend visits and property moves
Grand View residents note visits at Hines with patient Mr Schueller and social calls by Mrs Miles and Mrs Leav en. Herb Krahn home sold to Mr and Mrs Bob Hubble of Savanna. The Levy brothers, Harold Haygood, Collings and others spent time at cabins and cottages including a Powers and DePue site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Miles
Eddie Schuller
Howard Leavens
Hines
Mr. Schueller
Bob Hubble
Savanna
Herb Krahn
Harold Johnston
Mrs. Collings
Levy Brothers
Cecil King
Glen Raymond
John Small
Michelle
Harold Haygood
Powers and DePue Cabin
Local social notes from Downers Grove and Savanna
Mr and Mrs Ray Klein of Downers Grove were weekend guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Haughton. Mr and Mrs Frank Lease of Savanna were Monday supper guests of Mr and Mrs M J Strukhoff. Robert Williams spends the week in Savanna with his cousin Boyd Beck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray — Klein
Downers Grove
Roy Haughton
Frank Lease
Savanna
M. J. Strukhoff
Robert Williams
Boyd Beck
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amout Town
Potter Road
America
Shannon
Legion
Thomson Legion Post
Thomson News
St. Ores Clan
Wm. Hamm
James W. Gillespie
Methodist
Albert V. Ihne
Charles McGinty
Fourth Street
Sterlin
Argo Fay
Les Durward
WSCS
Fourth St
Sterling
Hickory Grove
Warner Hartman
Fourth Street Church
Robert Heusinkveld
Paul Heusinkveld
Carleton College
Northfield
Golden Rule
Virgil Wilt
Nancy
Floyd Tobey
Garden Plain
Bovey
Rt. 2
Care
John Fedderson
Baptist Church
Harvey Housenga
Andrew Housenga
Betty Housenga
Carol Bielema
Jim Annd Pala
Warren Green
Patty
Blackhawk
Herman Timmons
Henry Young
Eugene Bull
Ronald Bull
Kathleen
Jay Smaltz
J. J. Smaltz
N. D. French
Charles Bennett
Radke
Thomson Review
U. of Minn
Mooseheart
Ill
State Normal Univ. Normal
Illinois
Hazel Stagg
Thomson, Illinois
Cradle News
Riverview
Thomson Merchants
Schuler’s
Pet AmVets
Clinton Foods
Machael
Pillsbury Schuler
Bennett
Pillsbury
AmVets
Clinton Diamond
Grand View
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