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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1968
Page
4
A Sunday barbecue in Fulton honors Michael and Brenda Huizenga and Mrs Carroll, with Mrs Alan Hickey of Thomson hosting and Mr. and Mrs. Hickey’s guests. The birthday celebration marked the trio’s recent birthdays.
Mr and Mrs John Buikema and Phyllis attended a Morrison High School event Tuesday evening as part of a community gathering.
Clinton Iowa couple Mr and Mrs George Kyarsgaard and family spent Saturday with Faye Ashby and kin. James Eissens and family had Sunday dinner with Charles Eissens and daughters. James Brock and children from Rockford visited Rudy Brock of Savann and George Collins of Thomson.
A string of Sunday visits and travel stories fills this week’s social notes. Families from Thomson Chadwick DeWitt Roswell Rockford Amarillo Winston Salem Birmingham and Atlantic City are mentioned with relatives and hospital and funeral attendance details. Dr John Dimmick travels for Wake Forest duties and Sr Dimmick is named as a Thomson resident.
Members and friends of York Baptist church began National Family Week with a 6 PM share-a-dish dinner in the church basement. Rev Emer Grafft led singing and a musical reading with a flannel graph. James Supple of Savannah Army Depot spoke on his 17 months as a World War II prisoner of war. The evening closed with the hymn Blessed Be The Tie That Binds.
May 17 Junior-Senior Prom May 25 Alumni Banquet and Dance May 26 Baccalaureate May 27 Eighth Grade Commencement May 28 High School Commencement Awards Day Final day of school Roswell visit for Mr and Mrs Larry Smith and family with relatives Charities Brock and song attend 40th wedding anniversary Polo Sunday Weekly callers to Mrs Dora Wiebenga Fulton Clinton Savanna Thomson DeWitt DeWitt visitors from Thomson and DeWitt Larry Erling Todd DeWitt Iowa visiting Hal Hoy family
The York Township Public Library trustees met Friday and elected President Hazel Leavens Vice President Marian McKee Secretary Margaret Heusinkveld Treasurer Eleanor Plumeley. Committees were named for Adult Books Juvenile Books House and Grounds Publicity with members including Grace Strauch Mildred Brach and others.
The WSCS will host its annual Mother-Daughter tea on Wednesday May 15 at 7 30 p.m. in the Thomson Methodist Church basement. A fashion show of home wear will open the program with modeling opportunities for interested guests. News officers will be installed and hostesses include Mrs. Thomas McKee Mrs. Orville Gablin Mrs. Earnest Ruthie Mrs. Gene Enloe and Mrs. Merle Prins.
The report lists numerous weekend visits and Sunday dinners among residents of Rock Falls Thom son Milledgeville Prairie du Chien and surrounding towns. Families including Olds Muntean Johnson Phillips Kraus Fagan Pratt Huizenga and others are noted hosting and visiting across Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota with travelers from Erie Garden Plain Scottsdale and Savanna among venues.
Mr and Mrs Laurence Tober man and Dale of Lisle Illinois and Mr and Mrs George Mattie of Thomson spent the weekend in Normal Illinois with their daughter Linda and granddaughter. They attended Mother’s Day activities at Illinois State University. They drove to Springfield and Havana for sightseeing. Mrs Besse French returned to Thomson on April 30 after wintering in Mesa Arizona and visits with her daughters before returning home.
The Registered Nurses of Northwestern Illinois change their regular meeting to Tuesday May 14 at 8 p.m. at the Stockton Lutheran Church. Dr Lyle Rachuy will speak on Human Reaction to Terminal Illness with hostesses Mae Rehner Mariella Gutzmer Charlotte Schäfer and Jean Wingerd.
Joe Shutters reports donations totaling 63.00 toward trees for the village park. The Review also received 15.00, bringing contributions to 78.00. Trees cost 87.15 and if raised full funding will allow more trees to replace those lost to Dutch Elm disease. Donations may be left at The Review office or with Joe Shutters.
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