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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1963
Page
6
Community calendar lists recurring meetings for schools and local organizations. It records dates for boards, clubs, auxiliaries, youth groups, church circles, and social events across town, with names like American Legion gion Auxiliary T A P T A and various church groups. It also notes Sunday visits and several household social visits among residents.
Several men from the Thomson Methodist church gathered Monday evening at the Robert Plumley home for a sunrise birthday party honoring Rev. Wilbur Nicholson. Attendees included Gene Marken, Tom McKee, Charles J. Bissens, Robert Plumley, Donald Sippel and Rev. Nicholson.
Mr and Mrs Merle Cate attended an assessors workshop in Peoria at the Pere Marquette hotel from Monday to Wednesday. Their children Charlotte Charlene and Bradley stayed with Mr and Mrs Mervin Marshall. Mr and Mrs Albert Lynch visited with his sister Mrs Edith Duchard in Rockford who has been ill for a month. Mr and Mrs Marvin Hole and family were Tuesday evening visitors of Mr and Mrs Paul James Green and family. Mr and Mrs Virl Johnson left for two weeks in Clearwater Fla with his brother and sister in law Bernard Johnson and wife. They were joined by her mother Mrs Zella Taylor traveling to Springfield Missouri then Western Grove Arkansas. Mr and Mrs Larry Lufkin are staying in her parent's home. Mr and Mrs Loyal Brunner and family were Sunday supper and evening guests of Mr and Mrs Eugene Halfman.
Mrs. Viola Thompson returned to Atlantic City N J after a two week visit with Mr. and Mrs G A Smith. They hosted a bridge party last Friday. The Sacks guests Mrs Hol land and Mr Witt spent ten days with Dan Sack in Tucson Ariz and visited Roswell N M. Other guests included Chadwick residents and families from Moline Bettendorf Fair Haven Prophetstown Fulton and more, with sunny warm weather reported throughout.
Fiftyth wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Queckboerner of Chadwick was observed with open house in the couple’s son-in-law and daughter’s home. About 235 guests attended. The couple, married Feb. 26, 1913, lived in Chadwick before retiring to Chadwick area, have three children and two grandchildren. Guests traveled from LeClaire Freeport Milledgeville Lanark Mt Carroll Morrison Polo Hanover Dixon Sterling Savanna Chadwick.
Mr and Mrs Mervin Marshall hosted guests including Robert Elliott and Arthur Snyder of Peru and others from Ottawa Rock Falls Albany and Erie. Ed Kay and family from Albany visited with the Ashpole grandparents on Sunday afternoon. Sunday suppers included Mr and Mrs John Sloan with Emil Brac and Philip. Catherine Naftzger from Albany and her daughter Mrs Robert Enright of Erie visited Monday afternoon with Mrs Larry Sullivan.
Mrs. Gertrude Nordhoff and Linda Nordhoff visited Cornelius Nordhoff’s Lanark home from Friday to Sunday. A birthday dinner for Cornelius was held Sunday with guests including Maurice Bronkema and family from Foreston, Isaac Decker and family from Fulton, and Melvin Decker’s family. Isaac Decker’s birthday was Saturday. Others from Polo included Mrs. Emil Brach and Philip, Edson Holland, visiting Ida Davis and Bessie Dusing last Thursday.
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