Public notices and town election reminders from York Township
Legal notices announce semi annual Town Board of Auditors meeting in Thomson Illinois on March 25 1947 and annual town meeting election on April 1 1947 listing elected officers and meeting details The notices include campaign pleas from Rush W Carroll seeking re election as Supervisor and William Hamm candidate for Road Commissioner The item also contains a nostalgic poem about the Old Home Town reflecting local life and community memory
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Town Board of Auditors of
York Township
Thomson
Ilinois
Clarence Bolhous
Rush W. Carroll
York
Carroll
Tlineis
Village Hall
Illinois
A. D
Tuesday Evening Guests Visit Local Chester Green Home
Tuesday evening guests in the Chester Green residence were Mrs. Joe Feldman and her Morrison family daughter along with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rhymer of Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Green
Poly
Chester Green
Vernon Luedecke
J. Y. Stickell
Hobart Holland
Joe Feldman
Morrison
Clarence Rhymer
Salt display at rural store sparks tourist surprise
A tourist laments a salt display at a small country store while the keeper jokes about a previous customer who could sell salt. The vignette ends with reflections on value and the lure of past days, noting that even pennies can carry weight.
Thomson area guests and social visits noted
Sunday guests visited the John Halfman Sr. home near Mt Carroll including Thomson relatives. Henry Young's visitors included Art Kromrey Sr Morrison Elwood Baker Rock Island Eugene Bull and family. Anson Metzper hosted Lawrence Weatherwax and Sheridan of Thomson plus George Weatherwax Clinton. Joan Schunder, music student in Chicago, now works at R and D drug store Savanna. John Sour Mill edgeville dined with Chas back Argo-Fa. Friday visitors at Ab Prins included Anthony Prins Fulton. Mrs Orvie Rutherford visited Clinton on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Halfman Jr
Lawrence Halfman
Francis Halfman
John Halfman Sr
Mt. Carroll
Henry Young
Art Kromrey Sr
Morrison
Elwood Baker
Rock Island
Eugene Bull
Unday
Anson Metz
Lawrence Weatherwax
Josephne Sheridan
Thomson
George Weatherwax
Clinton
Joan Schunder
Chicago
Savanna
John Sour
Milledgeville
Chas
Argo-Fa
Ab Prins
Anthony Prins
Fulton
Orvie Rutherford
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Rinso
America
Pea Pen Store
Oes
Thoman Hotel
Frank Reynolds
Cortland, Ir
Edith Lewis Reynolds
Association OF Amp
Fuacs Materials
Diehl] Oil Co
Distributors of
Paraland Petroleum Products
Legals
Wm. Hamm
Pdl
Ameniry Pearce
Hey Iy
Yester
John Ashpole
Margaret S. Heusink Weld
Jean & Garland
Harris
Phillips 66 Products
Russell
W. Green
State Bank
Mr. Farmer
Pillsbury
Merle
Atherton
Feed & Trucking
Mobilas—Mobiloil
Thomson Briefs
Golden Mello Dairy
Smith
Enoy
Aas
Wenzie
Chevrolet
Lewis Motor Company
Potter Bros. Inc
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