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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1940
Page
4
Sunday afternoon visitors at the Ben Dykstra home included Mr 9 and Mrs Gerald Renkes and son of Clinton Ta Mrs Jennie Bichler of Fulton and Donald Bielema of Chadwick
Mr and Mrs Leonard Stage visited Monday evening with Mr and Mrs Ivan Carroll. Mrs Richard Lyons of Dixon is spending the week in the home of George Weatherwax.
Primary room shares Easter baskets bunnies posters and greetings with sewing. Excluded names on Honor Roll apologized and promised correction. 4th to 6th grades report Exeter posters Dutch art projects and a Mexico geography program presented to upper grades.
The school club named the Jolly 9 organizes committees with chairs and weekly duties. The Blues field a girl pitcher and 7th graders study angles while hoping to become carpenters. Beverly Marshall wins the Safety Poster contest as Gerald Swett and others plan a surprise birthday party for Gerald Swett and Warren Imel.
John Hall from Unionville near Morrison joins seventh grade and Mildred Baker from Mandeline near Chicago enters fifth grade. Miss Newbury spent two days with the school last week, with Tuesday all day as a teaching day for visitors.
Local social column lists Sunday visits across the region. Families from Rock Falls, Morrison, LeClaire, and Fulton visit relatives in Combs, Stage, Tobey, Yates, Groharing, Balk, Jenkins, Schwartz, Stumphy, and Stumphy households. Paul Davis becomes Fulton bakery territory salesman.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Paper and Mr and Mrs Henry Strauch spent Monday evening with the former's son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Hubert Williams and their son at Stockton. Alta Porter and Ruth Cooper joined Sunday dinner at the Porter home. Mr and Mrs Chas Sack of Argo were guests at Freeport with Mr and Mrs Carl Hoffman and attended Gloria Hoffman's confirmation at the Evangelical Lutheran church. Mr and Mrs Kyle Melendy and family of Savanna were Sunday dinner guests at Frank Smith's. Mr and Mrs Ralph Olds and family of Clinton visited in Clinton with Mrs Jenkins and returned for Sunday dinner with Helen Wentling.
Mr and Mrs Ceeil Trotani spent Sunday at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Imel in Fair Haven visiting relatives and enjoying a family afternoon.
Anna Dykstra and Leroy Rus of Pollen shared a Sunday evening at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Ren Dykstra. The event marked a family gathering centered on the couple.
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