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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
8
Five youths, including Eugene Center Frank Page and Edward Hicks, colored, were sentenced to terms ranging from one to twenty years in the state penitentiary after appearing in court. The report also references farming seeds advice and a court outburst involving a vase in a separate anecdote.
Sixteenth national juvenile convention of the Fidelity Life Association of Fulton aims for June 24 and 25 at the home office. A full program includes speakers, performances, and installations with youths from across the United States attending the event.
Miss Eleanor Mohrman and Henry E. Portner married at Mt. Carroll Church of God with Rev. Karl Schinek officiating. Attendants were Clarence Portner and Marjorie Michael. The couple will reside in Rock Falls and Mt. Carroll. A second notice reports a double wedding in Kurstv ille Mo with Helen Carter and Harold Hanna wed to Betty DeSpain and Guy Neuschwanger.
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Eirhart aged 83 were held in Mt. Carroll with burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Vera Madsen, 36, of Savanna died in Ottawa sanitarium and is buried in Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs. William Stitely, 84, of Mt. Carroll died after a fall and hip fracture with services in Mt. Carroll’s Frank Bros. funeral home. Surviving relatives include four sons, a daughter, a son Robert, a brother Ned Robbe, and grandchildren. Emma Evans Stitely, born 1856 in Petersburg, Pa., married in 1875 and lived in Mt. Carroll since, leaves three sons and grandchildren.
After nine days of daily rain, sunny weather returns boosting farm work. Farmers welcome the break though some still report delayed corn plowing as weeds creep ahead. Soil erosion from heavy rain and standing water in lowlands adds further crop damage risk.
The board of governors of the Young Republicans of Illinois votes to hold the state convention in Springfield on September 12 13 14 All Young Republicans are urged to attend this meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Janssen and relatives hosted a Janssen reunion at the John Janssen home near Morrison with additional guests Mr. and Mrs. William Janssen Mr. and Mrs. Carl Maring and Mr. and Mrs. Clay Mendheim of Chicago joining the gathering.
Joseph E Foltz of Savanna is named in two federal indictments returned by a grand jury in Freeport. One charge alleges extortion for attempting to obtain 1000 from his father through threats and a plan to use a middle man. The other charges purloining an auxiliary booster TNT from the Savanna ordnance depot while he worked there.
Clinton welcomes Ray L Howard as its new Pontiac dealer with fifteen years in the automobile business. He previously ran a Pontiac agency in Moline and has many Hillsdale friends. He aims to provide Clinton with top sales and service.
Preston Prairie Harry Shiley of Lanark visited Tuesday. Charles Bashaw stayed in Chicago last Wednesday. John Traum of Chadwick called here on Saturday. Ross Hostetter also called Saturday. Crystal Hartman and Lucille Beckenkeller of Freedom visited Sunday. Frank Colehour of Rockford hosted picture evening at Wacker church Friday. Dr. Rice visited Mrs. G E Bickelhaupt Sunday.
Applications for marriage licenses were filed by Edward E Smaltz Fulton and Ruth H French Thom son Henry E Portner and Eleanor Mohrman Rock Falls James F Booker Monticello Ind and Marguerite E Maloney Milledgeville. Also George F Sehoch Freeport and Ida Weigle Shannon Lyman W Preston and Elda Marie Preston Savanna Elver Eisfeller Chadwick will begin work next Monday as clerk of the county treasurer Lula M Ross replacing Blanche Margileth Mt Carroll. Eisfeller previously served as office secretary for the county agricultural conservation committee and recently worked in Freeport.
Emile Marcucci transfers a warranty deed for lot 13 block 7 Thomson to Helen Marcucci. Robert Kelly and wife convey part of lot 10 block 52 Savanna to Marcella H Law via quitclaim. Mary Loughran transfers to Frank Loughran et al a parcel described in see 23 township 23 range 4 York. Sylvia Swanson and others deed to Wilbur Dyson via quitclaim in section 23 township 25 range 4 York. Margaret L Martin transfers to Minnie Smith quitclaim deed section 27 township 25 range 6 Cherry Grove.
Editors from Clinton Milledgeville Chadwick Walnut Ill and others plan a gathering with 15 to 25 papers represented. A generous dinner will follow as editors discuss business issues. Judges Stransky and the Stranky family and Lucile Stranky will address the event. A Mississippi River tour is also planned.
Milledgeville News reports Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mack and family were guests Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Dirks in Lyndon. Eugene Erdmeier of Shannon is visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Orion Stover. Mrs. Gabe Sarber is visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sarber.
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