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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1936
Page
8
Two residents of Fair Haven are reported as having died in a continuation from page one. The article notes the fatalities within the same community and provides further details on circumstances and related responses.
The notice mourns Sept 27 10235 born daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Markey who died Feb 28 1985 after pneumonia. Funeral services were held Fulton and Thomson. The basketball recap details Fulton defeating an opponent with 11 points by a Fulton player and reports Chadwick beating Elizabeth 16 to 11 in a slow game with box scores and funeral plans included.
Thomson Briefs Miss Louise Lewis was an overnight guest Monday of Hazel Sack. Families from Mt. Carroll, Chadwick, Milledgeville, Galesburg and Savanna visited, with dinners and suppers shared among relatives. An alarm Saturday night reported a fire in the Hayes Frazier garage. a stove ignition caught a wooden washing machine, but fire was extinguished with little damage.
Thomson Locals report library board to meet tomorrow at Mrs Alice Lewiss home. Families and friends record visits and weekend trips including Mr and Mrs Henry Sauers visit with John and Mrs Sauer, Mr and Mrs Ray Machael and family in Morrison, Mrs Frank Potter and husband, Mr and Mrs C K Switzer and family, Ar Gleason of Ideal, Jamd Jordan of Ju home, Frank Warfield driving stock to Chicago, Miss Thelma Schick visiting parents, Willis Stage and Henry Lohmeier households, Lawrence Sullivan helping his mother Mary Sullivan move, and others attending local school board events and social calls.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tobey spent East Friday in Clinton visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. N. Johnson. Mrs. Joe Melendy visited with her daughter Mrs. Bernard Conrad and family in Sheboygan Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Foltz and daughter Irene were Sunday afternoon callers on Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Robison. Charles Geertz and Miss Rena Venems of Garden Plain visited the former's sister Mrs. Albert Prins and family. Mrs. Alice Lewis and family had supper guests Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Depue of Clinton and Mrs. Depue's mother Mrs. Swanson of Los Angeles. Guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John Ashpole were their daughters Grace nurse in Mercy hospital Clinton and Mrs. Ralph Tansen and family of Low Moor, Mrs. Ramsay and Russell Ashpole of Clinton, and Mrs. C. H. Jenkins. Mrs. Earls and her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Mark Phillip of Villa Park visited Saturday. Mrs. Earls is spending the winter with her daughter in Villa Park.
Spring Valley reports show Mrs Helen Van Orin visiting relatives in Julian and Mrs Lawrence Durward with daughter Viechai. Nearby, Win Montgomery improves under care. Travelers Nancy Jean born Feb 12 10. Families move, neighbors relocate to Albert Briggs Cairn, Shaver farm, Union Grove. Also notices of pleurisy illness and farm labor wanted.
The Aurora election of bachelor rule last Saturday sent 75 single men afoot as warrants issued for unwed status. Some fled town to dodge the dragnet of bachelor girls while others stayed to face mock arrest. A tale of leap year folly and a separate rumor of a man in Chadwick finding $13,000 in a secluded room.
A fragmented passage speculates about money used to settle a farm purchase. It questions how many similar bills remain and hints at possible further use of surplus. The text references uncertain figures and unclear motives, with garbled phrases obscuring names and specifics.
Thomson Priefs dd spent a few days his week in Chicago. Gail Turney began work for Clarence Hartman east of Theal this week. Mrs. Leonard Stage and Miss Vera Smith visited in Savanna last Saturday. Mrs. Hessie Ramsay and Mr Ramsay of Clinton spent Tuesday at John Ashpole home. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Sack spent Tuesday in Savanna with Mr. and Mrs. Al Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davis of Peoria spent last weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Witmer. A J Davis and son moved their saw mill from Peoria to Stransky timber Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Stage spent a Tuesday forenoon in Mt Carroll calling on relatives and friends. Mrs. George H. McCullough of Morrison writes the Review to send paper to 814 S 8th St Clinton, da.
Fragmentary note reports Arthur Papes installing a telephone at home and a brief ATL trip tied to a death in a family. It mentions Mrs Wai fie and Mr Roelford in incomplete connection, with unclear details about a condolence or funeral context.
A Thursday supper event at the Ute home of Mr and Mrs Reaber Bomsniens involved Chadwick News Mee and Mrs Many Geldmacher Jamson Nod. Chadwick’s daughter Bethel accompanied him to the fete Maeschay in Chicago, where she spent the day.
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