Thompson Briefs Lanark Visitors and Local Guests
Mrs Anna Teeter of Lanark visits Belle Carpenter and Anna Orr who stays at the Carpenter home. Marie Robinson to work after Sunday in Clarence Paschel home near Lanark. Elmer Peterson and Darlene Sutton of Walworth Wis with Walter Severance at Argo. Ella Orr of Oak Park on vacation visited Des Moines Cherokee and LaMar Iowa with relatives. Orr returns to Belle Carpenter home. visits Rockford Cecil Orr Freeport Lanark with sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Teeter
Lanark
Belle Carpenter
Anna Orr
Carpenter
Marie Robinson
Clarence Paschel
Elmer Peterson
Darlene Sutton
Walworth
Wis
Walter Severance
Argo
Des Moines
Cherokee
LaMar
Iowa
Orr
Rockford
Cecil Orr
Freeport
Mrs. Carpenter
Cc. P. Hower
Local Social News Notes From Area Homes
Mr and Mrs Dave Geerts and son Paul visited Tuesday evening in Albert Prins home. John Ashpole is having hardwood floors laid in his residence. W B Barnes and daughter of Melrose spent Sunday in the home of Mrs Delia Melendy. They were accompanied home by Mrs Vivian Barnes. Emma Stoner of Argo celebrated her 79th birthday recently. Leonard Stage were Sunday dinner guests in the Willis Stage home. P J Jurgenson will drive to Davenport Sunday to spend the day at the park with Glen Gammon and children of Clinton. B R Lewis, Mrs John Carpenter and son Bobbie spent Tuesday with Mrs Carpenter s sister Mrs Wallace Dresbach near Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Geerts
Paul
Anthony Prins
Albert Prins
John Ashpole
W. B. Barnes
Melrose
Delia Melendy
Vivian Barnes
Emma Stoner
Argo
Leonard Stage
Willis Stage
P. J. Jurgenson
Davenport
Park
Glen Gammon
Clinton
B. R. Lewis
John Carpenter
Bobbie
Marie Robinson
Geo. Collinson
Vada Mae Collinson
Thos. Kustes
Glendale
Calif
Clarence Bolhous
Marilyn
Grand Rapids
Mich
Carl Petersen
Adam Heinze
Ray Morgan
Frank Potter
Frances Robinson
Savanna Hospital
Carl Robinson
Chas, Sack
Victor Heinze
Mt. Carroll
Chas. Behr
Moline
Hans Knutsen
Goose Lake
Erie
Alverta Ritenour
Lenora Yates
Near Savanna
Clarence Appel
Lillian Soltow
Lanark
Henry Rozeboom
Thomson and
Fulton
S. Bell Ave
Chicago
Rozeboom
Walgreen Drug Store
la Salle
Randolph St
Virginia French
Madison
Wis
Wis., Where She Has Completed Her Sophomore Year At the University. Miss French
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Charles McGinty
Jacqueline McGinty
Vernon McGinty
Lucille Stickell
Rockford
Richard McGinty
Fred Yates
Wacker
Cedar Point
Yates
Dorothy
Harley Scranton
Clinton, Towa
Earl Holman
Joe Isenhart
Frances Hook
Conrad Guinther
Lloyd Holman
Peter Hanson
Tricities
Measles Strike Area Families and Local Residents
Sick aliens and local residents including Mrs. Sarah Groharing Jerry Welch Wayne Welch Ron ald Smith and Otto Johnson suffer measles while Mrs A E Sheridan plans a two week Ottawa treatment. Miss Melva Holmquist is discharged after a motorcycle injury. Carol Olds of Clinton stays with Mrs Jenkins as the infant Lyle Williams is examined by a specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Williams
Clinton
Argo Club Attends County Meeting at Community House
The Argo club was represented at the Carroll County Club meeting held at the Community House east of Lanark last Tuesday. One hundred nine persons attended the meeting. Local attendees included Mrs. Chas Sack, Mrs. Henry Parsons, Elizabeth Parsons, Mrs. Maurice Van Buer, Mrs. H. A. Tobey and Mrs. Nino Kenyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argo Club
Carroll County Club
Lanark
Chas, Sack
Henry Parsons
Elizabeth Parsons
Maurice van Buer
H. A. Tobey
Nino Kenyon
Furniture Auction At Wilt Residence
A furniture sale will be held Friday afternoon, June 20 at 1 o clock at the late home of Joseph Wilt. Household goods will be sold at public auction. This week’s Review lists items provided by Virgil Wilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wilt
Review
Virgil Wilt
Local residents host and visit across Savanna area
Miss Marie Robinson stayed at the Geo. Collinson home while visiting Vada Mae Collinson. Several families, including the Bolhous, Bielema, Petersen, Sack, Heinze, and Yates clans, hosted or visited relatives in Savanna and nearby towns. Trips to Chicago, Davenport, Rockford, and Cedar Point were noted, with several workers and students mentioned in seasonal movements.
Father of Local Man Passes Away
Ben Wagner reports the death of his father Chas E Wagner at West Liberty Iowa He died suddenly at home age eighty three would have reached that age Saturday His wife died June 24 1923 They had eleven children eight sons and three daughters survivors include Rube Noah Ralph Barton Arnold Carl Mrs Pfeiffer Ben Mahala and Don Funeral is Friday at Indian Creek cemetery Neighbors Mr and Mrs Ben Wagner and children William and Mary plus Mrs Orie Rutherford plan to travel to West Liberty Friday morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Wagner
Chas. E. Wagner
West Liberty
Wagner
Mr. Wagner
Rube
Letch
Noaha
Ralph
Barton
Columbus Junction
Arnold
Muscalione
Carl
Robert Pfeiffer
Salem
Ben
Thomson
Mahala
Don
Indian Creek
William
Mary
Orie Rutherford
Farmers at Work in Carroll County Corn Fields
Carroll county farmers are busy this week with tractors plowing corn. Weeds and morning glories are common, and power cultivation helps this year's effort. Farmers say seventeen days of rain should not harm the corn crop unless more rain arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
York Community Church Picnic at Old Mill Park
Members of the York Community church and friends held a picnic at Old Mill Park in Savanna after Sunday School. The dinner honored Mr and Mrs Hiram Green of Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Community Church
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Hiram Green
Morrison
Pre nuptial Shower Honors Miss Harriett Weatherwax
Mrs Harriett Weatherwax, soon to wed Clinton groom Anson H Metzger, was guest of honor at a Monday pre nuptial party hosted by Ethel McNamara. Games awarded high and low scores to Mrs Lawrence Weatherwax and Miss Nelda Williams, who presented the prizes and a walnut end table as a group gift. Refreshments included pink and white checkerboard cake, jello with whipped cream, and fruit punch served by the hostess and her mother. Attendees listed include Mrs Richard Lyons of Dixon, Mrs Paul Wilt, Mrs Paul Heusinkveld, Mrs Thomas Hand, Miss Glendora Schade, and Miss Gladys Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Weatherwax
Anson H. Metzger
Clinton
Ethel McNamara
Lawrence Weatherwax
Nelda Williams
Richard Lyons
Dixon
Paul Wilt
Paul Heusinkveld
Thomas Hand
Glendora Schade
Gladys Cooper
Attend Reunion At Lee Hartman Home Chadwick
Local attendees from Chadwick include Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown Jr and Sr, Mr. and Mrs. H Almquist and family, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Decker and family of Mr Carroll, and Mr. and Mrs. M F Lawler of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Hartman
Chadwick
Frank Brown, Jr
Frank Brown
H. Almquist
Louis Decker
Carroll
M. F. Lawler
Chicago
Sunday visitors drop in on Ren Dykstra home
Sunday afternoon guests include Mr and Mrs Herman Jansma and sons of Morrison, Mr and Mrs Lee Rus of Garden Plain, and Mr and Mrs Clarence Balk and family of Fulton. Earlier, John Lonergan of Chicago surprised Rock Falls residents Mr and Mrs Claude Terry, a former Thomson resident, during a visit at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ren Dykstra
Herman Jansma
Morrison
Lee Rus
Garden Plain
Clarence Balk
Fulton
Claude Terry
Thomson
Rock Falls
Terry
John Lonergan
Chicago
Lonergan
Fenton
BeG pardon Lucile error over business names
The Review received a letter from Lucile Stransky complaining we erred in quoting her two Savanna firms. She runs Stransdale Farms Products, a dairy manufacturing firm, and Savanna Farm Supplies, which sells farm machinery feeds seeds and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Stransky
Lucile
Savanna
Stransdale Farms Products
Savanna Farm Supplies
Stransdale Farms
Liile Stransky
Paul Lewis Takes Vacation From Lewis Motor Co
Paul Lewis head of the Lewis Motor Company is taking a rest and plans more days away before returning to the garage on the corner. Jimmy has worked all year and previously toured the west for ten days. This Monday he attended the Mt. Carroll grand jury session and acted as foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lewis
Lewis Motor Company
Jimmy
Mt. Carroll
Otter Bluff School Centennial Celebration Recalled
The event featured the intendent of schools and former teachers, with musical numbers and a pupil roll call. Frank Wythe, aged 73 years as the oldest pupil, joined by Mrs. Orella Bennett and C. C. McMahon among attendees. Otter Bluff school began in 1841 in a log cabin loft and moved to the current site in 1844, with a marker planned at the original Houghton farm site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Tyson Diehl
Frank Wythe
Orella Bennett
C. C. McMahon
Henry Wiersema
Houghton
Thomson
Alice Switzer
John Smit
Bernice Pollard Smit
Maude Brown
Ethel Ruple
Libbie Rupple
Frank Curley
Roy Houghton
Ben Dykstra
Raymond
Lola
Local Folks at Reunion on Sunday
Twenty six descendants of Mr and Mrs James Wood gathered at Waterworks park Morrison for a picnic reunion. Attendees included Ethel Spangler Dornbush Dolan Wood and Ferguson families from Thomson Albany Golden Plain Fulton and Morrison with no officers chosen for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Morrison Park
James Wood
Ethel Spangler
Thomson
Kenneth Dornbush
Edwin Dolan
Annie Wood
Bert Yoost
Albany
Earl Young and Sons
Miss Bernies Eve
Golden Plain
Robert Wood
Jess Wood
Fulton
William Ferguson
Charles Ferguson
Ernest Young
Howard Spangler
Wedding of Miss Holman and Darrell Holman
The wedding continued from page one featured Miss Marquesine as maid of honor with Harriett Thompson and Phyllis Hoover as bridesmaids. Nancy Carr was flower girl, Darrell Holman served as best man, and ushers included Sylvan Long and Whitmer Curley. The couple honeymooned in Wisconsin and will live in Oregon Illinois where Holman works as an appliance salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Thompson
Denver
Colo
Phyllis Hoover
Chicago
Nancy Carr
Rochelle
Darrell Holman
Mt. Carroll
Sylvan Long
Oregon
Whitmer Curley
St. Paul
Forrest Burright
Faustina Curley
Wisconsin
Holman
Mt. Morris High School
Poultry-Dairy Publishers
Mt. Morris
Carroll County
Beers Tomlinson
York Township
Newlywds
Northern Utility Co
John Carroll
Thomson
Nino Kenyon
Argo
Churches Gather for Conferences Across Nations in 1937
Christians everywhere should learn about events of supreme importance from the Edinburgh and Madras conferences and other gatherings. Come and learn something of value concerning their contribution to thought and practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Madras
Picture Show Draws Large Crowd At Thomson
A free weekly picture show at Thomson draws large crowds each Wednesday evening via local merchants. Next Wednesday features Prison Shadows starring Eddie Nugent Lucille Lund Joan Barclay Sid Saylor and Monte Blue a boxing tragedy involving a killer in the ring and manslaughter case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Eddie Nugent
Lucille Lund
Joan Barclay
Sid Saylor
Monte Blue
Sheep show at Savanna Fat Lamb Show yields 8th place
On Monday at the Savanna Fat Lamb Show Frank Manning and three others entered the fat lamb class. Manning’s lamb won 8th place among 34 entries while Thomson had one entry. Other boys showed in the purebred class but had no fat lambs to show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
Frank Manning
Tom McKee
Arnold VandeLeest
Robert Falls
Thomson
Fulton district organization upheld by court ruling
Court decisions bind the law and certify suits challenging the Fulton district are in the circuit court by rural residents opposing the organization but are decided for the Fulton district. It remains undecided whether appeals will be taken. Mrs Helen Rice was surprised when sister Chloe Locke arrived from Cloquette Minnesota. they had not met in 21 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton District
Helen Rice
Chloe Locke
Cloquette
Minnesota
Mrs. Rice
Illinois court notice in Thomson Bank case
State of Illinois Carroll County Circuit Court informs defendants Leo Albert Wilt Maude Wilt and Agnes Wilt that process cannot be served out of state. The bank filed its complaint June 16 1941 and the defendants must appear by the third Monday in July 1941 or a default may be entered. John R. Gelwicks Clerk. Chas E Stuart Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County of Carroll
Thomson State Bank
Illinois Banking Corporation
Leo Albert Wilt
Maude Wilt
Agnes Wilt
Charles Wilt
Hattie Wilt
Sylvia Witt
Harold F. Witt
Equity
Public Hearing Set On Town Budget For York Illinois
Notice announces a tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for Road and Bridge Purposes in York Carroll Illinois for 1941 1942. It will be available for inspection after 5 PM June 21 1941 at the Town Clerk and a public hearing is set for 2 PM June 28 1941 at the Village Hall. George Bittner Highway Commissioner and Clarence Bolhous Town Clerk sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Carroll
Illinois
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Portis’ Dressing
R. B
Dinty Moore
Jar
Oxydol
Lee
Bovinol
Putnam
Zenith
Thomson Briefs
Sarah Groharing
Jerry and
Wayne Welch
Ronald Smith
A. E. Sheridan
Ottawa
C. H. Jenkins
Carol Olds
Otto Johnson
Proving Grounds
Melva Holmquist
Jane Lamb Hospital
Thomson Exchange
Illinois Utilities
Chas. Groharing
Iona
Phillips “66
Ser
Vice Station
Sammm
Will Rentschler
State OF
John R. Gelwicks
Chas. E. Stuart
George Bittner
Highway Com
America
Lewis Motor Co
Francee & Switzer
Thomson’s Hardware Store
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