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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1946
Page
3
A town column outlines plans for a new grade school, sidewalk extensions, a youth center, a band, and weekly dances. It also mentions beautifying the village and organizing local events while sharing light local anecdotes and notices about residents and visitors.
The York Community T N T of York Community church Thomson HL outlines a 1946 calendar with officers and committees led by President Grace Shelly and Vice President Bonnie Curley. The document lists hostesses, roll calls, devotions, fall festival plans, and upcoming meetings through January 1947.
A family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ashpole observed their 85th wedding anniversary. It also marked the seventh anniversary of their daughter and son in law, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Fehler, and the visit of Mrs. Ashpole’s sister and husband, Carl Jurgensen, of Davenport. Robert Ashpole, from Salt Lake City, called to greet them.
Thomson briefs note Sunday visits by Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sweitzer with Mrs. Percy Clark in Sabula Illinois. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Eawin Sweitzer in Lanark Illinois Wednesday. Everett Eslinger sold a Morrison house and bought a Clinton residence at 435 8th Ave with plans to move May 1. he is a public accountant in Lyons Iowa. Harold Witt and son visited Clinton relatives last Sunday. Witt’s brother Laurence stayed for the week. Emerson Sweasey of Clinton joined Louis Kness and family for Sunday tea.
High school notes list First Honor Roll members Sylvia Dykstra Lila Curley Wilma Bielema Bing Mattie John Elliott Kenneth Gablin Leona Curley Bette Lou Wilt Evelyn Ashpole. Second Honor Roll includes Joyce Marshall Robert Heusinkveld Carol Spangler Lola Grim Lucille Larson Rosalie Hand Leota Houzenga Alberta Johnson Sam Mattie Frances Halfman Wilma Sikkema Barbara Frazier Pearl Prins. Perfect Attendance honors go to Evelyn Ashpole Barbara Frazier Wilma Biel ema Frances Halfman Dean Robinson Alberta Johnson Rosalie Hand Lucille Larson Kenneth Gablin. The Romanetts held their March meeting with Mars remarks. Betty Lou absent, Lois spoke on Romans’ income. Eleanor Frances served on the game committee. Lois Voss reports.
Bill Wagner and others began tearing down the barn at Carl Johannsen's residence Thursday morning. Social visits included Forrest Eslinger and daughter Jaelyn Ann with Mrs. Norman Stickell and daughter Marie from Clinton, Iowa. William Griswold to auction Davenport desk set and household items on March 16 at Hattie Wilt Auction sale.
Olin Noble returned home Monday from Camp Grant after receiving a discharge following 15 months overseas in the Pacific. Anson Metzger arrived in Thomson Tuesday after an honorable discharge from Fort Devens, Massachusetts, where he served two and a half years in the Army.
Teddy Printy of Clinton spent Wednesday to Sunday with grandparents the Robinsons Sack family and Ed Sack in Dixon and called on his sister Mrs John Smith a Dixon hospital patient. Miss Mary Cone dined with Mrs Nellie Schade. Ensign John Demaree and Miss Martha French visited Emil Hemmer. Robert Hicks attends University of Illinois at Champaign before entering service. Ruth Strubb and Evelyn Ashpole visited Lila Curley Sunday night.
Results from last Monday night show Farmers with two wins and one loss, Thomson No 1 failing to win with three losses, and Thomson No 2 posting one win and three losses.
Hattie Wilt postpones her sale of household furniture and tools from March 9 to March 16 starting at 1 pm at her Thomson residence. Entries note visits by Lawrence Stainbrook of Independence Ir and Bert Stainbrook. birth of Richard Beuford to Beuford Stadel and wife. shopping trip by Roy Heitman and Mervin Marshall. June Groharing as weekend guest at Virgil Wilt home.
The Breakfast in Hollywood committee reports over 200 reservations and sold out space in the high school gym. The Arm-Roy orchid from Tom Breneman in Hollywood will go to the oldest lady attendee, with nylon hose prizes and other awards to follow. Dinner at Thomsson likely soon.
Mr and Mrs Donald FE Tolbert of Galesburg visited Mr and Mrs E W Farnsworth on Sunday Their guest Tolbert recently returned from Okinawa and Japan Lt Vernon McGinty arrived home from Korea and left his wife ill at the Ottawa Sanatorium He sailed from Korea February 16 and landed in Seattle Washington March 6
Mrs. Margaret Murray and Mrs. Ellen Hogg attended a county board meeting of the Woman's club at Ed Keim's home in Mt. Carroll for a one o'clock luncheon. Plans were made for the annual spring conference to be held April 9 in Thomsen.
Funeral services for Allen Sikkema Jr infant son of Mr and Mrs Allen Sikkema Route 1 Thomson were held Monday at 3 pm at Sikkema funeral home Fulton with Rev E E Van Engelhoven officiating. Burial followed in Fulton cemetery. The infant born March 9 in Morrison hospital died Sunday afternoon. Surviving are the parents a sister Sherry Dawn and maternal grandfather John Klimstra Fulton and paternal grandfather Gerry Sikkema Thomson.
The Thomson State Bank held its annual meeting on Saturday evening March 9 1946 to finalize a reorganization. Directors elected include Mrs Adeline Groharing Mrs Margaret Hennk veld Rey Heitman Albert Trin G A Smith Franklin J Stranky Savanna and Franklin A Stransky with Heitman named vice president. Executive staff appointments chose N D French as executive vice president Glendora Schade as cashier Nellie Dimmick as bookkeeper.
Patrons with bookings for the Breakfast in Holly Wood are asked to call Mrs. Murray if they cannot attend. Several calls show seats may open only when existing reservations cancel, prompting clearance of hold spaces.
A Monday evening farewell gathering at the Mervin Marshall home honored Bud Wilt who departs Friday morning for Coast Guard induction. Attendees included Joyce Marshall Evelyn Ashpole Lila Curley Ruth Strubb Rosalie Hand Diana Diehl Dorothy Williams Fern Rawlins Netty Lou Wilt Dean Robinson Bing Mattie John Atherton Tom Reot Bob Hook Donald Ashby and Dick Falls.
The passage lists church activities at Thomson Methodist and York Community churches. It notes service times, Sunday school schedules, offerings to the Youth Center and missionary department, Easter sermon series by Pastor Gillespie, and social events hosted by Baptist ladies and church groups. It invites congregants to attend worship and follow a detailed Easter program.
Jaclyn Ann, daughter of Chadwick, visited Tuesday evening at the Justice Prins home. Mrs. Bertha Holland spent Tuesday in Fulton with her granddaughter. Mrs. Edward Smaltz and her son Jay were also noted in the social snippet.
Mrs. Hattie Greeley expresses sincere thanks to friends for many kind deeds during illness and for cards and gifts received on her birthday.
The March meeting at Mrs Roy Heitman’s home elected officers for 1946 47 with Mrs Ernest Smith president Adeline Groharing vice president Gladys Cooper secretary and Mrs W A Adama assistant secretary and Mrs Harry Diehl treasurer Roll call named prominent local families.
Mr and Mrs Norman Stickell of Clinton Iowa hosted dinner guests Sunday with Mr and Mrs Justice Prins of Mt Carroll. Mr and Mrs Herman DeVries moved Wednesday from a Thomson area farm to a Whiteside County farm. Mr and Mrs Harold Brown and daughters of Savanna were supper guests Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Guy Brown and family.
A sequence of health updates from Jane Lamb hospital and local clinics notes Mrs. Kenneth Kemmer’s return home after hospitalization since Saturday, Mary Grace Daniels’s recovery from a lung infection, and M. J. Strukhoff’s planned Kirksville surgery. Other entries report flu illness, jaundice, appendectomy recovery, and various hospital stays and treatments for residents and their families.
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