Senior Class Play The Campbells Are Coming Apr 9
The senior class presents The Campbells are Coming a hillbilly farce Friday April 9. Kaye Brannigan breaks with Jeff Scudder and plans engagement to Kingston Campbell prompting disguise and family antics. Cast includes Harriet Roggendorf Bernie Hook Pearl Holman and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbells
Kaye Brannigan
Harriet Roggendorf
Jeff Scudder
Bernie Hook
Kingston Campbell
Dick Stage
Ogdenville
Mrs. Campbell
Pearl Holman
Betty
Helen Hans
Cyrus Scudder
Tom Hand
Grandma
Catalpa Tapp
LaVonne Potter
Bildad
Everett Wilt
Kingston
Brannigans
Kaye
Argo Anniversary Supper and Local Visits Noted
Mr and Mrs Ray Morgan were honored at a dinner in Clinton to mark their second wedding anniversary with guests including Mr and Mrs Calvin Eslinger. Other social visits included Paul Smith of Thomson with Willard Welch and funeral services for Reverdy Lord in Spring Valley. A Rural Wartime Educational Program meeting at Argo-Fa schoolhouse April 6 will feature Roske on farm ration topics sponsored by University of Illinois and Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Morgan
Epa Hook
Clinton
Calvin Eslinger
Paul Smith
Thomson
Willard Welch
Earl Green
Hiram Green
Morrison
Reverdy Lord
Spring Valley
Elmer Hook
John van Kam]pen
Fulton
Helen Marshall
Savanna
N. R. Kenyon
Ruth Cooper
Moline
Clarence Cooper
Les Lathrop
Agnes Huss
Audrey Dearinger
Morrison Hospital
Argo-Fa
Roske
University of Illinois
The
Farm Bureau
Funeral Services for Mrs Reverdy Lord Held at Spring Valley
Mrs Reverdy Lord died at her farm home near Savanna and was found hanging in a granary. A coroner verdict declared suicide during a period of despondency. The service at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church included music by Mrs Ralph Irion and Mrs Everett Bextel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reverdy Lord
Hanover
Presbyterian Church
Spring Valley
Grid
B. B. Cartwright
Fulton Presbyterian Church
Ralph Irion
Everett Bextel
Clifford Durward
Arthur Church
James Mccullagh
Alec McCullagh
R. Buikema
Sam
Curtis Lord
Thompson News Briefs From Mt Carroll And Surrounding Areas
Thompson notes several social visits with families in Mt Carroll Clinton and Woodbine. Friends and relatives including the Millers Amman Geerts Prins Badtke Blair Ashby Bennett Almquist and Armstrong are mentioned in casual weekend gatherings and hospital calls.
Hospital Updates From Rochester to Savanna and Beyond
Webster Ross recovers after major surgery at St Marys hospital Rochester Minnesota. Hayes Frazier seeks care in Missouri. George McGinnis shows improvement at Savanna City hospital. Sharpe Carroll transferred to Illinois Research hospital Chicago via Rhone Law Ambulance with brother Rush. Genevieve Carpenter Wie observed at Freeport hospital. Joe Blair injured fingers losing tips. treated at Excel and Jane Lamb hospital. Mrs Fred Hungerford and Oscar Wallace recover from surgeries at Savanna City hospital. Merle Atherton improves from pneumonia. Arlene St Ores released from Sterling hospital. Joe Larson home and improving. case of pneumonia noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Ross
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Hayes Frazier
Stor Springs
George McGinnis
Savanna City Hospital
Sharpe Carroll
Savanna Hospital
Illinois Research Hospital
Chicago
Rhone Law
Rush
Genevieve Carpenter
Freeport Hospital
Joe Blair
York Township Red Cross Drive Surpasses Goal
York Township residents donated a total of 575.86 to the Red Cross War Fund during March surpassing the 450 quota. Contributions came from village, Shoemaker, Sandridge, York Center, Parkhill, Ideal, Bristol, Vinegar Hill Argona and Bluffville areas with numerous individuals and groups aiding the effort. Mrs. R. I. Houghton named Red Cross chairman for York Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township
Red Cross
York
B. R. Lewis
Adeline Groharing
Donald Smith
Glendora Schade
Lawrence Weatherwax
Emil Brach
Ferdinand Grimm
Shoemaker
Harriett
Wilt
Chas. Hogg
Sandridge
Lynn Curley
Alice Groharing
York Center
Dora Lee Smith
Parkhill
Harold Witt
Calvin Eslinger
Ideal
Vernon Rawlins
Alvin Reiff
Tristol
Harvey Marshall
Vinegar Hill
Argona
Fred Nipe
Willard Welch
Bluffville
Eugene Murray
Local Visitor Noted From Freeport This Week
Mrs. Vernon Luedeke of Freeport visits with her parents this week along with Mrs. J. Y. Stickell, sharing family companionship in town.
Births in Ar and Chicago Families Add New Daughters
Mr and Mrs Eldon Jensen of Ar welcome a daughter Evelyn Janet born March 25 at the Joe Warfield home Chadwick. March 23 in Chicago brings Darlene Karen to Harold and the late Clarence Doty. The Illinois infant weighs six pounds four ounces. Doty family resides south of Savannago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Doty
Clarence Doty
Savannago
Meat portions shrink in local restaurants
Mr Swett registered with the ration board for meat ration points and was told by the OPA that slightly under 2 ounces per person is enough to serve. He wonders how cooks will ensure each diner gets the right weight.
Church Services and Activities This Week
Rev R H Leitner presides at morning worship at 9 30 with Sunday school at 10 30. A quarterly church meeting was held last night. The ladies aid society meets Thursday all day at Mrs William Griswolds. Sunday school 10 a m Christian Endeavor 7 p m Evening service 7 30 p m Rev Hawbecker conducts special music with Harmon Stake miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Leitner
Ladies’ Aid Society
William Griswold
Christian Endeavor
Hawbecker
Harmon Stakemiller
Argo Methodist Services and Activities Schedule
Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m with sermon topic A Blind Man s Confession Rev E E Peacock preaches at 11 a m on Sunday April 4 Also evening service at 7 30 p m Sermon topic Knowing Ourselves Potluck dinner for the ladies aid next Wednesday April 7 at Mrs George Schmaling home Mass 9 50 I A Woodrow pastor Charles McGinty Sept is mentioned in relation to the school term notes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argo Methodist Ladies’ Aid
George Schmaling
I. A. Woodrow
Charles McGinty
E. E. Peacock
Local Hosts and Upcoming Dinners In East Savanna Area
Social round up reports Sunday visits among Albany Fulton Freeport Clinton and East Savanna residents. Families including the Dykstras Cochran Gaar Gaar Carroll Wilt and Prins share meals and attend a funeral in East Savanna. Chicken dinners and buffet pie suppers are listed with hosts and reservation contacts.
Bolhous Family Visit to Fulton Highlights Weekend
Mr and Mrs Clarence Bolhous and their daughter visited Sunday at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Martin Bielema in Fulton. Other guests included Mr and Mrs Martin Bielema Jr and their daughter of Danvers who spent the weekend with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Rus
Albany
Clifford Dykstra
Fulton
Ben Dykstra
Ely Cochran
Gerry Gaar
Junella Gaar
Freeport
Helen Gaar
Hobart
Carroll
Jack Gaar
Argo
Ed McGinty
A John Carroll
Ed Turney
Ustick
Clint Wilt
Paul Wilt
Clarence Bolhous
Martin Bielema
Martin Bielema, Jr
Danvers, Jr
Bartender Nabbed With Illinois Liquor In Car
Police confiscated eight quarts of Illinois liquor from a car driven by Leland B. Kane at 5 30 p m Friday. Kane a bartender at Baummeister tavern on North Second street was charged with illegal transportation of liquor. In district court he was fined 250 dollars including a 150 dollar car value. The vehicle, deemed of no value to police, faced a heavier fine than the usual 100. Officers Chris Hansen Kermit Holm and Chief Martin Duffy made the arrest. Clinton Herald March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland BK
Kane
Fulton
Baumeister
North Second Street
Ilingis
Carroll Johnson
George Claussen
Chris Hansen
Kermit Holm
Martin Duffy
Clinton Herald
Maury Fieldsend Honored at Surprise Birthday Party
Maury Fieldsend was the guest of honor at a surprise birthday party Saturday evening hosted by Mrs. May Kabler Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kabler and family and Charles Stapleton of this city. A birthday cake and ice cream were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury Fieldsend
May Kabler
Frank Kabler
Charles Stapleton
Whiteside Sentinel
Mrs Gladys Cooper Hosts Friends For Corn Whist
Miss Gladys Cooper entertained a group of friends at her home on Wednesday evening. Edna Walters won the high prize and Thelma Schick the low in corn whist. A luncheon followed. Guests included Thelma Schick Shirley Ritzenthaler Esther Goldenstein Kathryn Wallace Alice Hamilton and Mary Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Cooper
Edna Walters
Thelma Schick
Shirley Ritzenthaler
Esther Goldenstein
Kathryn Wallace
Alice Hamilton
Mary Sheridan
Renner and King Families Visit Kin in Town
Mr and Mrs Irvin Renner and daughter visited London with his parents Mr and Mrs Glen Renner. Mr and Mrs Howard King of Morrison, uncle and aunt of Kenneth Kemmer, spent Sunday in the Kemmer and Stage home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Renner
London
Glen Renner
Howard King
Morrison
Kenneth Kemmer
Kemmer and Stage
York Township Auditor Board Holds Semiannual Meeting
The York Township board of auditors met at the Village Hall in Thomson to audit the records of J. J. Sheridan township treasurer and Rush W. Carroll cemetery secretary treasurer. They found the books correct and drafted a tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for 1948 44. A tax levy for the coming year will be recommended at the April 6 town meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Auditors
York Township
Thomson
J. J. Sheridan
Rush W. Carroll
Gratitude for Kindness After Injury and Hospital Stay
Joe Larson thanks friends and neighbors for kindness after his recent injury and hospital stay. He expresses gratitude to those who helped at the farm and those who sent cards, letters, and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Larson
Weekend guests at Harry Diehl home
Weekend guests in the Harry Diehl home were Mr and Mrs Vern ella Nixon and baby daughter of Farmers City. Mrs Diehl and Mrs Nixon are sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Diehl
Vernella Nixon
Farmers City
Mrs. Diehl
Mrs. Nixon
Exam tests for Army Navy officer programs at York HS
Prospective students for the Army Specialized Training Program and the Navy College Training Program will take qualifying examinations at York Community High School at 9 a.m. on Friday April 2. The tests assess aptitude and knowledge. successful candidates attend college with expenses paid by the services and may become commissioned officers in the Army Navy Marine Corps or Coast Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy College
York Community High School
Elllcott
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Elliott
Social Notes From Mt Carroll Area
Mr and Mrs Cleeschlaser of Stockton called at the Carl Robinson home Saturday Lewis Schick returned home Thursday after visiting in Chicago and Jackson Michigan Mr and Mrs Lewis Smith of Mr Carroll visited the latter a sister Mrs Frank Smith Sunday Mr and Mrs Donald Smith and you spent Sunday in the Kenneth Roser home north of Mt Carroll Mr and Mrs Brown were supper guests Sunday of Mrs Ida Weber Miss Zerita Potter who is employed at Freeport spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Geo Potter Dick Williams who has been working in Sauk City Wisconsin has moved to Prairie Du Sac
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Miller
H. W. Miller
Mt. Carroll
Gerald Amman
Dave Geerts
Garden Plain
Albert Prins
Wayland Bennett
Paul Smith
Carl Johansen
Wayne Ashby
Richard Badtke
Bill Biers
Clinton
Mr. Badtke
Janet Lamb Hospital
Joe Blair
James Blair
Mr. Carroll
Ralph Blair
Woodbine
Wayne Ashby, Jr
Macomb
Herbert Almquist
Savanna
Frank Brown
Lydia Armstrong
Cleeschlaser
Stockton
Carl Robinson
Lewis Schick
Chicago
Jackson
Mich
Lewis Smith
Carroll
Frank Smith
Donald Smith
Kenneth Roser
Brown
Ida Weber
Zerita Potter
Freeport
Geo. Potter
Dick Williams
Sauk City
Wis
Prairie du Sac
Beverly Marshall
Darlene Ashby
Mary Alice Blair
Mary Ellen Halfman
Doris Roark
George Lanning
G. E. Lanning
Mr. Lanning
Lyle Jefferson
Marion
Marie Crowe
Morrison
John Schade
Sheila Crowe
Jane Lamb Hospital
Schade
Myrta Graharing
Paul Nice
Henry Cobb
Glen Groharing
Wisconsin
Eugene Mayhall
Bill Scott
Bruce Groharing
Delbert Curley
Lynn Curley
Jessie Green
Thomson
Adeline Groharing
Galesburg
Bertha Mayhall
Texas
Marvin Brookstra
Lewis
Frank Moore
K. B. Carpenter
York Township April 6 Ballot Ends Sparse Candidate List
York township voters must write in candidates for constable and school and library trustees as the April 6 election at Village Hall Thomson approaches. J J Sheridan seeks supervisor while J B Ashpole and Wayland Bennett light the highway race. Three-year cemetery seat also up for grabs.
Bank reports selling over sixteen thousand in Series E G bonds
Thomson State Bank officials report more than 16000 dollars worth of Series E and G U S government bonds sold to customers from July 2 1941 to March 30 1942. The bank also notes 25584862 dollars in its own holdings of U S Treasury bonds notes savings bonds CCC securities HOLC and RFC notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson State Bank
U. S, Treasury
Commodity Credit Corporation
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Social Club Prizes Awarded During Argo 500 Club Evening
Mrs Verne Kauffman hosted the Argo 500 Club with honors won by Mrs Earl Green Mrs Kauffman and Mrs B R Lewis. Next week the group meets with Mrs Willard Welch. A Variety Club party hosted by Mr and Mrs Paul Wilt included couples Mr and Mrs James Morgan Mr and Mrs Dan Sack and Mr and Mrs Harold Witt. Pitch was played with prizes for High Mrs Dan Sack Floating Mrs Harold Witt and Low Mrs James Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Kauffman
Earl Green
Kauffman
B. R. Lewis
Willard Welch
Paul Wilt
James Morgan
Dan Sack
Harold Witt
Stickells Move to Chadwick in Home Purchase
Mr and Mrs J Y Stickell relocate to Chadwick after buying a residence. J E Watson of Galesburg becomes the new section foreman while regular foreman Hayes Frazier is away at Excelsior Springs. Paul Strukhoff joined supper guests of Irvin Renner and family for birthdays. Georgia Hogg, nurse trainee, visited parents Charles and Mrs Hogg with a birthday supper for Georgia and Mrs J J Gaar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Y. Stickell
Chadwick
J. E. Watson
Galesburg
Hayes Frazier
Excelsior Springs
Paul Strukhoff
Irvin Renner
Mary Carolyn
J. J. Gaar
Fred Miller
Georgia Hogg
Jane Lamb Hospital
Charles Hogg
Georgia
Robert Carroll
Barbara
Carpenter Is Deputy Assessor For York Township
Don Carpenter has been appointed deputy assessor for York township to complete the annual tax assessment. Assessor Sharpe Carroll has been ill and hospital bound, and board of auditors approved Carroll’s plan for Carpenter to serve as deputy under Carroll’s bond. Carpenter will begin the 1943 assessment after receiving books and instructions from the county collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Carpenter
York Township
Sharpe Carroll
Board of Auditors
Carroll
Mr. Carpenter
Carpenter
Sunday visits and hospital update in Millledgeville area
Miss Margaret Clappison spent Sunday in the John Schade home. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Tobey of Clinton spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tobey. Mrs. B. R. Lewis and Mrs. Cecil Frosch spent Tuesday in Clinton and visited Mrs. W. M. Tucker in the Mercy hospital. She is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Demaree of Dixon called on Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Hemmer Sunday forenoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Sack and Hazel Sack of Freeport were callers in the Hemmer home Sunday. Mrs. Carl Robinson, Pearl and Dianna Gilson will spend the weekend in the Henry Eubanks home at Milledgeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Clappison
John Schade
Vern Tobey
Clinton
Harold Tobey
B. R. Lewis
Cecil Frosch
W. M. Tucker
Mercy Hospital
Glenn Demaree
Dixon
E. O. Hemmer
Wesley Sack
Hazel Sack
Freeport
Hemmer
Carl Robinson
Pearl
Dienna Gilson
Henry Eubanks
Milledgeville
In Memoriam for Wm Hawk Sr Three Years Since Passing
In loving memory of Wm Hawk Sr who died March 29 1940. Hearts broken yet praising his life. We watched you pass away and miss you more each day. Wife and Children share the sorrow that remains hidden in our hearts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hawk, Sr
Old Opera House Razed by New Owners in Thomson
The Thomson Opera House, a 40 year landmark, is being demolished by new owners Smith Brothers after Harry Diehl sold the building last fall. Winter interior deconstruction preceded exterior removal this spring as roof and chimney were torn down and upper siding taken off. Much of the old lumber is being reused in a large barn near Fulton while sellers liquidate additional surplus material to local buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Thomson Opera House
Harry Diehl
Smith Brothers
Fulton
Sixth Grade Science Displays and New Books Arrive
Our science scrap books near completion include pictures of birds animals and plants. A science collection with fish turtles cactus birds and moles is shown on a classroom table. Sixth grade English class creates good English posters as new books arrive and interest grows.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fook
Stella Jane Matthew
Jane
William Matthew
Spring Valley Presbyterian Church
Reverdy Lord of
Gladys
Charles Renz
Eugene
Curtis
Dakkota
Illinois
James
Kalamazoo
A. E. Watkins
Normal
Albert
Stella
Thomson Briefs
RED Cross Fund
Vernon Luedeke
Argo Methodist
Fair Haven
Ellen Hogg
Margaret Murray
Louis Schick
Alice Switzer
Minnie Miller
Louis Thompson
Elmer Richard
Justice Prins
East Savanna
Katherine Hawk
Savanna Cafe
Gerald Brown
Judy
Mrs. Brown
Dewey Fritz
Rock Falls
Sue Rubrite
Sterling
Thomson Woman's Club
Parent-Teachers Association
Harold Bell Wright
Richard Ar
Thomson News
YCHS
Ma Brannigan
Betty Brannigan
Dick Brannigan
Bildad Tapp
Catalpa
Jeffrey Scudder
Mrs
Augusta Campbell
Mary Alice Wheeler
LeVonna Potter
Helen Hans Pete Cate Everett Wilt Tom Hand
Dick Stagg
Town of
J. B. Ashpole
Wayland
Bennett
Constable
Wm. Strubb
Illess
Otto Switzer
Bessie Kenyon
Clara Switzer
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