Scouters Honored At Blue and Gold Banquet
The Thomson Cub Scouts held their Blue and Gold Banquet in the school gym. Webelos led by flag and award presentations featured Bear, Wolf, and Arrow badges. Leaders and volunteers received service pins and commemoratives as plans for a Rocket Derby and Cub Scout Expo were announced for spring events.
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Thomson
Webelos
Den
Mark Diephuis
Allan Krantz
Dick Morris
Robert Kaufman
Glen Krueder
David Pilgrim
Steve Wilkinson
Garyrown
Greg Brown
Mike Foltz
Marvin Green
Bob Hartman
Kent Holesinger
Savanni High School
Card of Thanks from Mrs Jack Marken
Card thanks readers for cards flowers and visits during hospital stay. Special gratitude to those who helped care for family and delivered meals while away and after returning home. Your kindness will be remembered.
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Jack Marken
County Legion Auxiliary Nets 23 Members in February Meeting
Carroll County American Legion Auxiliary notes 23 members from Mt. Carroll Thomson Chadwick Milledgeville Savanna, six Whiteside visitors, with color bearers and a singing duo. Government Day for Carroll County schools set for May. Nominating committee formed for March report. Cecelia Zzemke won the centerpiece in a serving table drawing.
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Carroll County Council of the American Legion Auxiliary
Thomson Legal Hall
Mt. Carroll
Thomson
Chadwick
Milledgeville
Savanna
Whiteside
Cecelia Zzemke
Girl Scouts Schedule Birthday and Community Events
The Thomson Girl Scouts announce their 56th birthday on March 12 and invite the community to an event Friday night March 15 at 7 30 p.m. Local girls plan May 4 Girl Scout Gealéna Day and a Neighborhood Junior Encampment at Camp Far Horizons June 7 8 and 9. Proceeds from the rookie sale fund these trips.
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Thomson
Camp Far Horizons
Debra Brown Injured in Horse Fall at Savannah City
Debra Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Kyle Brown is a patient at Savannah City Hospital with a broken left arm from a fall from a horse last Sunday afternoon. Her arm will likely be in a cast about a month and she is left handed. Dwight Atherton admitted to Mercy Hospital Clinton Iowa for x rays and check up earlier this week.
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Debra Brown
Kyle Brown
Savanna City
Debvie
Dwight Atherton
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Iowa
March musings mix weather, fire asks, and town pride
A local column blends early March weather foreshadowing with notes on spring fever and civic life. Women push for a volunteer fire department while men are urged to join. community growth through new business, youth sports, and local leadership earns praise.
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Main Street
Nancy
Thomson Woman's Club Meets for March Program
The Thomson Woman's Club gathers in the school cafeteria at 8 00 p m for its March meeting. The program topic is interior decorating. The Thomson PTA meets Thursday March 14 in the school cafeteria with a tape on venereal disease followed by a discussion led by local members. Hostesses are Mme s Al Temple Leland Houzenga Dwayne Bielema Clifford Houzenga and Donald Kramer.
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Thomson Woman's Club
P.T.A
Thomson Pta
Wieer
Memrs
Mmes
al Temple
Leland Houzenga
Dwayne Bielema
Clifford Houzenga
Donald Kramer
Fred Fiet Named Advisor Board Chairman for Clover Farm Hawkeye Division
Fred Fiet of K and K Market Thomson was appointed chairman of the advisory board for Clover Farm Foodland’s Hawkeye Division based in Cleveland Ohio. The division oversees 188 stores across southern Wisconsin northern Illinois and the entire state of Iowa.
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Fred Fiet
K & K Market
Thomson
Hawkeye
Clover Farm Foodland Stores
Cleveland
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Local Girl Scout Week Cookie Sale Planned
In observance of national Girl Scout week March 10 16 Thomson Girl Scout troops Cadettes Juniors and Brownies will hold their annual cookie sale. The sale runs ten days starting Friday with five cookie varieties. All three troops will attend church services this Sunday with one troop at each church. Sunday evening visitors in Savanna were Mr and Mrs Donald Ashby and family along with Mr and Mrs Harry Bowders.
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Thomson
Donald Ashby
Savanna
Harry Bowders
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Mark Hoy
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Jim Morris
Kevin Hunt
Terry St. Ores
Richard Turney
Avid
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Hal Hoy
Glennder
Gene Diephus
Ruth Turney
Mmnes
Don Marken
David Young
Herb Stres
Bob Hill
Bob
Gordon Brown
Bill Brown
S. Grang Co Ridge
Jim Turner
O. Oer
Clarence Bolhous
15Th Ave
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Fulton Ph
Sikkema-Bosma
Firestone
Sebert
Fulton
America
Conoco
ONC
Diehi Oil Co
Jack
Agrico
Atherton Service
Thomson, Illinois
County Council Meets
Girl Scouts
Harold L. Schroth
Grape St
Morrison
Stan MccCrudden
Virgil Wilt
George Hook
Jerry’s
Roma
Free Coffe & Donuts
McKee Lumber Co
Clubs & Lodges
Woman's Club
Floyd ‘Buck’ Olson
Nate
Margaret S. Heusinkveld
Argo Fay Methodist Church
DIAL
Ill
Aiea Aod
U. S
Clover Farm
Folger’s Coffee
K & K Grocery
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