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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1954
Page
5
List of service members with ranks and destinations from Atherton to Fort Bliss, Fort Leonard Wood, and other bases. Includes postal addresses in Illinois, California, Texas, Virginia, Florida, and New Mexico. Notes requests for updated parent and relative addresses and lists several local names and dates.
The Review 80 Club lists residents or former residents born in York township who reach 80 years or more. Applicants must send life summaries including name birth date place parents siblings marriages and living status to gain official listing. The club was founded in 1941 by F. L. Stagg with Ida Stephenson as president and Mayly as vice president.
Chadwick residents hosted or visited relatives and friends from Morrison Dixon Coleta Rochelle and Rock Falls for meals and church services. Guests included Dale Baker and family Don Gordon family Arman Bushman Stevens Albert Queckboerner Elwyn Allison Anthony Cambman Ed Sack Leo Prowant and Harold Prowant with stay and travel between Chadwick Dixon Mt Carroll Coleta Rochelle and Rock Falls.
Chadwick grade school performed well at Bloomington state finals on Friday May 7 earning seven first division ratings and four second division ratings. Students Sharon Spearman Florann Provant Arletta Gordon Joan Emwyre Darryl Clevidence led solo and ensemble honors. The flute trio and cornet trio also earned first ratings. Division II honors went to Lynette Spealman Janice Rahn Steven Zumdahl and the Morgans. A spring concert is planned next Friday with grades 3 4 5 6 and various choir and band numbers.
Newly elected officers of the F. H. A. include President Emilie Olson Vice President Jeanette Friederich Secretary Gayle Bast Treasurer Joan Housenga Historian Mary Ann Sylvia Stein and degree chair man Donna Hartman.
The Fair Haven Community club meets at the Fair Haven school with a vocal solo by Marjorie Walker and a piano solo by Marilyn Berge of Lanark. A movie of Illinois playgrounds and slides of schoolchildren will be shown, followed by a talk from Mr Brett, Chadwick school superintendent. The center and schools have monthly movie nights this year.
The Loyal Belles Sunday School class met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Robert Williams with 26 members and friends present. Mrs. Eldon Schriver led devotional prayers as roll call answered with prayers. Mrs. Stanley Otlens and Mrs. Wilmer Smith assisted.
The program lists readings and songs themed on motherhood including works by Norman and Peale, Mother and Home by Mrs Jack Newton, prayer by Mrs Newton, and pieces by several named performers. A clarinet duet by a mother and daughter and pieces like A Mother's Beatitude and Heaven For Mothers are noted. The meeting voted to hold a fall Bazaar.
Chadwick Woman's Club announces its annual May luncheon at 12 30 CST next Thursday May 20 at Maple Terrace Mt Carroll. Reservations due by May 15 with Mrs Charles Sucher or Mrs Alvin Larem. Transportation help available by calling Mrs Larem.
Local families and friends gathered for Mother’s Day across Thomson Morrison Clinton Walcott and surrounding towns. Visitors included the Foltz Groharing Brauer Rahn Alexander Farthing Dykhuizen Spealman Hartman Queckboerner and others, with dinners, phone calls, and afternoon visits noted among relatives in Fulton Lanark Freeport Mt Carroll Rock Falls Milledgeville Oregon and Los Angeles.
Percy Killbride appears as Ma and Pa Kettle at Home in a scene from the movie. The comedy runs Sunday through Tuesday, May 16 to 18.
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