Local social visitors share weekend at area homes
Thomson News reports Mr and Mrs Floyd Hyde and family of Seaton and Mr and Mrs Victor Roggendorf and family of Clinton joined Mr and Mrs Henry Sr Ores for Sunday dinner. Mrs C A DePue of Clinton and her mother Mrs Swanson of Alberta visited Mrs Alice Lewis. Richard McGinty and Miss Yvonne Atkins of Rockford spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Chas McGinty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Hyde
Seaton
Victor Roggendorf
Clinton
Henry Sr. Ores
C. A. DePue
Swanson
Etzikon
Alberta
Canada
Alice Lewis
Richard McGinty
Yvonne Atkins
Rockford
Mrs
Chas, McGinty
Letters From Our Readers at Maywood
A reader reflects on personal poetry, misprints, and nature observations in Maywood. The piece recalls trees, local parks, and community changes, ending with hopeful musings on the future and learning from others for a brighter day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie E. Phillips
Hens Mother Kittens At Cochran Home
A Clinton Herald photo shows bantam hens caring for four kittens born to a stray cat at Ely Cochran’s Thomson home. The hens guard the kittens in an old cheese box, moving it as Cochran relocates, while the kittens play outside briefly. The scene highlights unlikely animal maternal behavior and the hens’ determined care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Herald
Ely Cochran
Thomson
Cochran
Thomson area residents host guests and visitors
Sunday visitors gathered at multiple homes including Miss Anna Stabin and Louis Witt from Clinton, and Bruce Morrison guests. Others joined weekend visits from Lanark Morrison Dubuque and Ottawa with numerous family connections and travel between Clinton Morrison and Easton Ill.
Sunday Social Notes Span Multiple Illinois Towns
Sunday afternoon visitors filled homes across Savanna, Milledgeville, Clinton, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Aurora, Morrison, Fulton, and Galesburg as local residents hosted relatives and friends. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Mike Tucker, Miss Mary Tucker, Bill Hynes, Mr. John Gates, Mrs. Cecil Frosch, Floyd Carpenter, Wilma Foltz, and many others, with gatherings at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Foltz, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown Jr., and more townspeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Groharing
Mike Tucker
Clinton
John Gates
Aurora
Mary Tucker
Waterloo
Bill Hynes
Cedar Rapids
Cecil Frosch
Savanna
Floyd Carpenter
Milledgeville
Wilma Foltz
Argo
Leroy Foltz
Edward French
Merle Atherton
Frank Brown, Jr
Laforest Meredith
Franklin Grove
Frant Lease
Vernon Lahre
Joe Taylor
Ivan Carroll
Rush Carroll
Will Bonjour
Stockton
John Cooper
Chas, Diehl
Harry Diehl
Jennie Tichler
Peter Balk
Fulton
Ben Dykstra
Henry Housenga
Peter Drolema
Jake Bissens
Frank Becker
Kenneth Peesman
Morrison
Seim
Jeannette Smith
Mt. Carrol
Paul Smith
Stephen Switzer
Lee Doty
Evanston
South Elkhorn Cemetery
Carl Schmidt
Harvey Vicker
Chicago
Ross Boylan
Oscar Kraft
Betty Finley
Hampton, Ill
Clarence Rice
Ruth Rice
Wilfred Hazen
Erve Martindale
Lyle Williams
Carol
Richard Williams
Paul Lewis
Louise
Iowa City
Flora Bourn
Fred Coden
Albany
Loretta
Verda Crow
Lucas
John Schade
Albert Eizinger
Harry Schueller
Jennie Lowry
Chas, Hunt
Galesburg
Paul
Cecil George
Barbara
Fly Cochran
John Hoy
Frank Kahler
B. R. Lewis
Cornell College May Music Festival features Engelking choir
Mount Vernon tenor David Engelking of Cornell College Oratorio Society rehearses Bach B Minor Mass as the May Music Festival enters its second concert. Chicago Little Symphony joins on May 10 with Hofmann recital on May 9 and Chicago Symphony Orchestra final concerts on May 11 under Dr. Frederick Stock. The festival marks 38 years of CSO involvement and the Mississippi River region’s oldest music fest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
David Engelking
Henry Engelking
Cornell College
Chicago Little Symphony Orchestra
Engelking
Mississippi River
Josef Hofman
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Frederick Stock
Chicago Symphony
Lanark Gazette
Otto Switzer
Thomson
Community Visitors Share Sunday Picnic at Lyndon Home
Numerous local families visited over the weekend for meals and social time. Guests included Edgerton and Hogg families from Albany and Thomson, plus Morison and Savanna residents, with several staying through Monday and visiting relatives in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Edgerton
Albany
Roy Heitman
Chas. Hogg
Robert Carroll
Thomson
Henry Vogel
Morrison
Fred Bierman
Lyndon
Ed Little
Miami
Fla
Ralph Olds
Clinton
Helen Wentling
Elmer Davis
Savanna
Allen Witmer
Carl Miller
Amos Burkholder
Moline
Witmer
Carmel Harris
Gertrude
Harrison, Ark
W. C. Fenley
Community guests gather for weekend visits across Savanna to Clinton
A flurry of social calls fills the weekend as families from Savanna Clinton and Prophetstown hosted relatives and friends. Visitors included Mrs H A Tobey and family from Miami Florida, plus many others from Argo Gar den Plain Fulton Mt Vernon Lanark De Witt Morrison Savanna and Prophetstown. Several college ties noted with David Engel king a Cornell student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Tobey
H. A. Tobey
Fd Little
Miami
Fla
Tobey
Dick Anderson
Argo
Adam Heinze
Savanna
Dave Geerts
Garden Plain
Jake Kerkstra
Fulton
Albert Prins
Victor Hines
Carroll
Chas, Sack
Irene Schick
Clinton
Louis Schick
Otto Switzer
Henry Engelking
Lanark
Merle Atherton
Arch Atherton
Dwight Atherton
de Witt
Nellie Farley
Chicago
Robert Groharing
Henry Hartman
Willard Hartman
Fred Hook and Son
Elmer Hook
Arthur Pape
Henry Strauch
Louis Groharing
Prophetstown
Carl Peterson
Reka Haas
All Kinds of Insurance Martin M
Fulton Illinois firm titled All Kinds of Insurance led by Martin M Bielema operates in Fulton Illinois. The listing notes services in property auto life and casualty insurance through a local agency. The name appears in a classified or directory style notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin M. Bielema
Fulton, Ill
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Thomson News
Fine St
Maywood, TL
Dear
Miss Stone
Garfield Park
OUR Lady OF Angels Academy
Clinton, Iowa
Chevrolet
Studebaker
RAY Dodge Motor CO
Chevrolet Sales and
Sixth Ave. S
Clinton, Ia
Francke & Switzer
Thomson Briefs
Harold Witt
Anna Stabin
Louis Witt
John Slager
Everett Eslinger
Ralph Irion
Fred Miller
Henry Lohmeer
Dan Sack
Near Lanark
John Law
A. J. Miles
Mt. Carroll
Homer Gillogly
Charles Ross
Wallace Williams
Ada Williams
Francke-Switzer
Claus Jones
John Jones
Rudolph Holm
Blaine Turney
Ed Turney
Walter Switzer
Paxton, Ill
David Switzer
Macomb
Chas. Switzer
Ed Henry
Dixon
Ideal
Thomson Hotel
Vernon Corbin
Clara Swett
Danny Emyre
Wacker
Kenneth Ditsworth
Thomas Stagg
Neva Baker
Theressa Roskamp
Kanawha
Sylvalena Bolhous
Miami, Fla
Paul Heusinkveld
L. B. Hussey, M. D
Savanna, Ill
Greison Bldg
Main St
Tel
Black
Frank Bradulski
5Th Ave
S., Clinton
Rolf
Joe Wilt
Virgil Wilt
Fred Groharing
Wesley Kness and Son
Bruce Groharing
Bertha Mayhall
Groharing
Floyd Hartman
Charlotte Rice
Winner
West Marion St
Joliet
Agnes Callahan
Harriet Weatherwax
Frank Smith
Matt Martin
Donald
Detroit
Mich
John Smit
Joe Pollard
Ben Stage
Paul Stage
Robert Stage
Rock Island
Kenneth Kemmer
G. H. Thompson Fulton
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Considine’s
Lincoln Way
Phillips
Will Rentschler
Northwestern Illinois Utilities
Chas. Groharing, Mgr
Thomson Rendering Works
Thomson, Illinois
Johnny Brown
BABY
Richard Vogel
Barrett’s Market
Swift
Fulton, Ml
FESCO
Farmers Elevator & Supply Co
Pittsburgh Paints
Fulton Print & Paper
Faber
Prop
Lincolnway
Ill
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