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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1937
Page
3
A chaotic May assembly note describes students arguing over safety and a risky prank. Mentions names Blanche Seis Dorothy and Paul T. plus mentions of a potential injury risk. Indicates concern about a dangerous act and calls for caution in class.
Jan E. Mitchell invites the Thomson squad to Fulton Coliseum for a banquet honoring the Fulton basketball team and supporters. Tickets are 50 cents. attendance limited to local fans for a year-end event amid Fulton’s state finals note and Woodstock’s regional win context.
Frances Shimer Junior College Mt. Carroll Illinois will present an Easter program Sunday evening March 21 at 5 30 in Campus Theatre. The Gle club Chapel Singers and soloists will perform songs and readings by President Raymond B Culver from the books and an unknown disciple. The public is cordially invited. Birthday dinner honors Norman L Stickell at Clinton home featured an angel food cake centerpiece. Guests included Justice Prins family and Mr Mrs Norman Stickell and Mr Mrs Thompson.
The Review announces an Old New Time Edition progressing since January featuring old time pictures from Carrall county. Extra copies will be 5 each at the Review office while supplies last. Out-of-town orders add 5c per paper plus 5c postage after mailing regular issue.
Esther Backer of Clinton visits Eugene Murray home this week. Fred Yates and two sons of Fulton spend Sunday evening with John Halfman and family. Arthur Robison and Don Robison visit Hanover to see cousin Blantell Hunt who is ill. Cecile Williams, sixth grade, learns library use at consolidated school. Fifth grade visits Saltayst. sixth grade visited previous Tuesday.
Methodist 10 am Sunday school 11 am morning worship baptism offered. Christian 9 30 am worship 10 30 am Sunday school. Catholic 8 20 am Mass. Baptist Sunday school 10 am. Ladies aid meets this afternoon at Alvs Grace Strauch home. Livewire class meets next Tuesday March 23 with Harriett Smith. AUL members invited. Ideal Sunday school 104M Young People 7 30 pm pom Easter services planned with communion at Teal.
Thomson Briefe Miss Buelah Gaar visits Savanna. Henry and Mrs Faber entertain Fullerton guests. William Hawk Sr and John Neary households host. Warfield visit with Mrs Manning. Green of Morrison dines with Witmer. Engelking family, Robison home. Bivlems Chadwick visit Dykstra family. Groh family hosted by Grohars in Morrison. Lewiss host Graves in Clinton. Graves dine with Lewis. Vern McGinty to CGC camp Charleston after CCC, to enter University of Tl. Jansma, father in law of Eleanor Dykstra, dies at Morrison hospital. Funeral at Morrison Reformed Church. Libbertons visit Sheboygan. return with Mrs Melendy.
Mr and Mrs Erving Bergstad of 2208 Roosevelt Street Clinton welcomed a daughter born Monday March 15 Mrs Bergstad is formerly Miss Clara Hook born.
Members of tnisker bad tes wit attend the 4 dinner in their honor at Moline as the basketball boys are saluted annually. Those present included Wilbur Stickall Jerry Guar Victor Brockill Hill Boylan Bob Demaree Bob Cate Gilpin Stagg Harold Ashpole Leslie St Ores Ray Hook and others. The On Timers Class of the Methodist Church held a party that night at Miss Hetty Lewis home. Also a correction notes Dr Brotmab did not move his office to the Steele building. it remains at the Ed McGinty residence on Route 80 two blocks north of Main Street.
Residents near Haneon's corner face detours as paving work nears start. Affected routes include the village road to the new graded area. Officials warn of disrupted traffic until the crew finishes the pavement project.
Fourteen local residents will represent Thomson at the state basketball tournament this weekend in Champaign. They plan to leave Friday, with Johnny Brown leaving early today, and return Sunday. Attending are Lois Hunt, Professor Glenn Demaree, coach CU W Sherman, Eleanor Stage, Virginia French, Ruth Cooper, Louise Lewis, Robert Rawlins, Ebnor Haas, David Switzer, Bob Demaree, Bob Cate, Robert Hicks and Dwight Brown.
Eighth grade students present a school program in the gym on Monday March 22 featuring musical readings and drama. Cast includes Doris Boylan Arlene St Ores Kathleen Isenhart Laura Hoy and Paul Rice with roles in Mother’s Day Off and Dinner Bell. Local pupils perform selections from first through fourth grade choruses and upper grade dramas.
George Creighton and Nellie LaShelle were married Tuesday evening at the Savanna Community Church parsonage with Rev. T. Stuart Cleworth officiating. The couple will live in Thomson. groom a Milwaukee railroad worker for years, attended by Julius and Mrs. Johnson.
Thomson briefs Frank Warfield made trips to Chicago on Sunday and Tuesday nights with stock. Ed Torney and family visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Clint Whit. Robert Groharing and son Bruce spent Saturday in Galesburg. Ivan Carroll and Morison relatives hosted Sunday at Rush Carroll's home. Harry Diehl and daughter Diana Lee visited Mary Diehl near Savanna Sunday. Merle Doden and Morrison visitor with her parents Doty at Savanna last weekend. Arthur Church, moving from Union Grove, will reside with his daughter and son in law Peter Aggen on Jim Bull farm Mor
Morrison hosts shower for Mr and Mrs Wilfred Wiersema with games and prizes awarded to Louis Wiersema Ernest Tousley and Edna MacWiersema About 40 guests enjoyed refreshments late in the evening Thomson attendees included Henry Wierselma Ernest Tousley Mary Tousley Elsie Dee Lloyd Tousles and Eldon Hickey Verna Oakley Clinton Rose Mary Johannsen Fulton Lyle Ashby Sterling Heley Oakley Thomson and Sherm Oakley Thomson were noted among Sunday guests.
Mrs John Schade and Mrs Rachael Switzer show slight improvement after illnesses. Ide Frederick confined with a severe cold at home. Ed Folie of Argo very ill with left ear infection and facial pain. Mrs Dan Nipe very low at home in Arga. Rosa Wolfe mother of Mrs Raymond Carvall gravely ill in Moline hospital with gangrene in one foot and potential amputation. Mrs Frank Switzer of Vredom township hospitalized in Chicago for observation and treatment with husband and nurse niece Trma Switzer of Fulton assisting.
Village clerk tabbed petitions for an upcoming local election on April 20. Names listed include BR. Le da for President, F. L. Stage, A. N. Sheridan, Walter Switeer for Trustees, Joe Wilt for Village Chair, and Herbert Rawlings Jr for Treasurer. Ballot format to combine petitions into one column. The issue also notes school class activities, reading contests, and student life at Clinton district.
Royal Neighbors held a 14 member meeting on Tuesday with apple pie cheese and cookies served. April committee listed Edna Shoemaker Maude Wagner Jane Mitchell Vada Carroll and Wilma Cole. Methodist Ladies Aid plans a Wednesday meeting with a ten cent lunch hosted by Delia Melendy. The 500 club gathers this afternoon at Mrs. L. P. Sears home. TNT aid schedules a full day on Wednesday March 24 in the Christian church annex led by Elsie Tousley Helen Gaar Frank Brown Sr and Robert Groharing.
Airs Eugene Murray hosted a St Patrick party for Chat-A-While club members and their lite bands. Cards provided prizes to Mrs Liev Smith and Lebart Holland. Eighteen guests attended and refreshments followed the games. Mr and Mrs Frank Rush hosted their daughter Mrs Reeves Kratz and family of Freeport over the weekend. Mrs Balk, another Rush daughter, and her Fulton family visited on Sunday.
Ralph Cartin a 31 year old private at Savanna Ordnance Depot died instantly when his car skidded on icy East Savanna pavement and hit a tree. He had just exchanged cars with his brother in law Floyd Dittmar in Mt Carroll. Surviving: wife Opal Dittmar and daughter Donna Lee, his parents, two brothers and two sisters. Military funeral held at Fuller funeral home Savanna with burial in Mt Carroll cemetery.
The St Patrick's dance at the Masonic hall Thomson by St Peter's Catholic church members featured music by True Martindale's Serenaders and was well attended with a fine evening enjoyed by all.
John Balk contemplates ongoing sit down strikes as his cat catches the fever and climbs to the top of a telephone pole near his east of town home, staying up there several days. Mrs. Kate Francke of Hanover visits the Francke residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Francke this week.
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