Bowling Women Standings and Scores From Feb 26 League
February 26 results show Goodenough leading with 54.5 points and Meek’s Bakery 51 as Lanark Building Service and Merchants chase. Individual game top is Meeks 189 while Goodenough posts 809-2347 series in the Women’s division. Monday Night League March 2 totals list Stein’s Market and Bushman’s Service near top with high game 225 by P V Wilt and high series 615 by Zugschwerdt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwil Goodenough
Meek’s Bakery
Merchants
Kness Insurance
Lanark Bldg. Serv
Gulf Pride
Maytag
Chad. Recreation
Wennett & Way
Independents
Millies
Wilbur Lumber Co
Meeks
Bittner
Goodenough
Lanark Ridg. Service
Senneff and Way
Meeks Bakery
Chadwick Recreation
Wwil Stein’s Market
Bushman’s Service
Chadwick Review
Cb&q
Tummels Market
Parks Hatchery
Garland & O'Neil
Webers Farm Service
Texaco
UMPC
Mt. Carroll Merchants
Chadwick Supply
Bushmans Service
Hummels Market
Stein’s Market
Garland & O’niel
P. V. Wilt
Zugschwerdt
Bushman’s Ser
Service Addresses of men from Thomson area now serving with Armed Forces
The list prints current duty stations and home addresses for local servicemen including Atherton, Bealer, Blair, Bielema, Hummels Market crew, Gulf Oil teams, and many more. It requests parents and relatives to send updated addresses to keep records current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Area
Marshall Family Moves to Harvey Marshall Farm
Thomson News reports Mr. and Mrs. William Marshall and family of Freeport moved to the tenant house on the Harvey Marshall farm to help with farm work. Sunday dinner guests at the Albert Prins home were Mr. and Mrs. Merle Prins. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Williams and Beth spent Tuesday in Chicago. Mrs. Gladys Kustes substituted for Mrs. Williams at Otter Bluff School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Marshall
Freeport
Harvey Marshall
Albert Prins
Merle Prins
Lyle Williams
Beth
Chicago
Gladys Kustes
Williams
Otter Bluff School
Churches and missions expand reach beyond borders
Dr. Robert J. McCracken critiques old theological battles at Riverside Church in New York City. He notes laypeople favor practical Christian living over denominational labels as missions cross borders from Yucatan to Korea with the Ko Kay vehicle aiding literacy, evangelism, and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. McCracken
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Riverside Church
New York City
Relief committee approves three month fund allocations
The Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief votes $299 138 for the next three months. Key allocations include 53000 for Korean Christians, 42000 for India, and 55175 via Church World Service for Europe clothing and food. New facilities at Clara Swain Hospital Bareilly are added, with Dr Charles V Perrill and his wife Dr Wilma Conger Perrill of Evanston Illinois noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Committee For Overseas Relief
Gaither P. Warfield
India
Church World Service
Europe
Clara Swain
The
Methodist Church
Bareilly
United Provinces
Charles V. Perrill
Wilma Conger Perrill
Evanston, Ill
Back to God Movement Calls Nations To Prayer
The American Legion promotes a Back to God program urging public worship daily family prayer and youth religious instruction. It links all work—home school health business labor government—to God and encourages marches and special services on March 1 at Lanark First Brethren Church with Legion participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Back To God
Movement For God and Country
J. D. Hamel
United States of America
Miami
Fla
America
God
First Brethren
Lanark
Back To God Movement For God
Legion
Carroll county residents buy $99,668 in defense bonds
Carroll county residents purchased a total of $99,668 United States Defense Bonds in January 1953. Of this amount $79,168 was in Series E and H bonds with the rest in Series J and E securities. Illinois E and H sales rose 40 percent from January last year and total state bond sales reached $41,667,687 for E and H and $48,437,013 for all series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
United States Defense
Treasury Department
Charles E. Stuart
Mt. Carroll
Volunteer Defense Bond
Arnold J. Raven
Illinois
Defense
U. S. Treasury
Galena Flood Control Project shows large savings
The 1953 Galena flood crest narrowly missed the 1937 record as the Corps of Engineers flood control levee protected the city. The 27.1 ft crest prevented about 350,000 in direct and indirect damages, with total savings around half the project cost, while 1952 completion had already reduced future risk. Local residents visit and weekend guests are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Corps of Engineers
Thentire
One Slate for Election Day in Fair Haven
Election day in Fair Haven township on Tuesday April 7 features a single slate for township offices with incumbents seeking re election. Nominated are John Sollenberger assessor Kenneth C Whitney clerk George F E Doden and Glen Hartman for two justices of the peace Miles Byers for two constables Albert Schreiner school trustee L A Frank cemetery trustee and a 2 PM town meeting at the town hall with officer reports and tax levy votes. A 1 PM public hearing on the budget and appropriation ordinance precedes the town meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Haven
John Sollenberger
Kenneth C. Whitney
Justices of the Peace
George FE. Doden
Glen Hartman
Constable
Miles Byers
Albert Schreiner
L. A. Frank
Chadwick Area Social Notes Highlight Local Guests
Mrs Sepha Stein of Clinton visited Chadwick for the weekend with relatives. Henry Guinther and Charles Guinther with George Miller hosted dinner at Ida and Oscar Lehr home. Clinton residents William Straler family moved to Clayton Kaul farm. William Beattie moved to a farm near Lanark. Dur ing moves their daughter stays with grandmother in Lanark. Lyle Ashby visited Ray in Rockford Sanitarium where he has been ill, Ray shows some improvement. Vernon Adolph Jr and family hosted Harold Schroth family for supper. Glenn Weinert and son Lauren left for Kansas City after funeral of Weinert’s grandfather H E Zugschwerdt. Leroy Swanson family dined with George Smith in Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sepha Stein
Clinton
Henry Guinther
Mt. Carroll
Charles Guinther
George Miller
Ida
Oscar Lehr
William Straler
Clayton Kaul
Daggett
Kaul
William Beattie
Chadwick
Lanark
William H. Beattie
Lyle Ashby
Ray
Rockford Municipal Sanitarium
Vernon Adolph, Jr
Harold Schroth
Glenn C. Weinert
Lauren
Kansas City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women’s League
Atherton
Bealer
Alle
David L
Mainz
Sydn
Wichita Afb
Wichita
Kansas
Bielema
Merle J. SN
Coronado
Calif
Vrce
Hummels
Steins Market
Gulf Oil
Ford Implement
Kraft’s Foods
Fossetts
Browns Trucking
Sieverts
D. Kness
Curtis Candy
Nobles Jewelry
B&b
Master Mix
Linker
Hartman
Emmert
Barbera
B. Provant
Dyson
R. Fossett
J. Queckboerner
R. Bisseller
Buyers
Dambman
St. Clair
Housenga
Harvey
Chanute Field Afb
Kenyon
A. P. VA
N. R
Gunston Road
Alexandria
Hebeler
Robert W
Hq. Co
Inf
APO
San Francisco
Locey
Cecil
Pine Castle
Florida
Lyle E
O& R
Jacksonville
Mattie
Vernon
127Th
Airbourne Engineering Co
11Th
Airbourne Div
Fort Campbell, Ky
McNerney
Cynthia
U. S. Army Hospital
Aberdeen
Maryland
Nienkark
James A
Leroy G
VMF
el Toro Santa Ana
Calif. Smith
Usmc Co A
Jack
3Rd Marine Brigade
FNF Pac
Camp Delmar Oceanside
Stearns
Eglin Afb
Turney
Pfc
Lyle L
B Co
Young
Clarence
Apt
Bluffside Drive
North Hollywood
Gulf Oil Co. Meeks Bakery
Krafts Foods
D. Kness Trucking
Curtis Candy Brown’s
Seiverts Tavern
Margaret S
Swetts
Dept
Thomson, Ill
Clarence Bolhous
Borgman Bros
Fulton, Illinois
Ike and Mike
Thomson News
Yucatan
Merida
Ernest Mathews
Campeche
Christ
Korea
Presbyterian Church
Seoul
Cheju
Bible Club
I. W. Moomaw
Agricultural Missions, Inc
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
FAO
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Ecuador
Burma
Ferguson
Savanna, Ill
Fourth Street
Fulton
Automobile Insurance
Ogre
Rajkumari
Tcls
Wilfred Hazen
Rock Falls
Louis Kness
Ray Klein
Downers Grove
Roy Houghton
Eugene Murray
David
Sterling
C. W. Sherman
Smaltz
Fulton, Ill
Fuller Memorial Funeral Home
Savanna
Donald W. Hunter
Lic, Embalmer & Funeral Director
Justice Prins
JoAnn
Milledgeville
Norman Stickell
Marie
Robert
Kenneth Montgomery
Clinton, Ia
Marie Stickell
Prins
Chadwick News
Zenith
Capehart
Loeser
Insurance Agency
William J. Considine
Fourth St
Fulton, I
Hamilton
Elgin & Bulova
Fulton Watch Shop
Blackhawk Beer
Jerry’s
Winnie“Liquor
Kyle’s
J. M. Fay
Llewellyn Fay
J.M. Fay & Son
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