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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1954
Page
4
A plea requests patients or relatives to provide latest addresses for those in the service. The heavy list includes numerous names with ranks and assignment details across Fort Bliss Fort Lewis Fort Sill Fort Leonard Wood and other posts, plus various APOs and postmasters. The item reads like a wartime service update column seeking current contact information.
The Review 80 Club lists residents aged 80 or older connected to York Township. Criteria include current residents, former residents, or those born there. Members provide life summaries with names, birth details, family, life work, marriage, and health data for admittance. Honorary cards are issued to official members. founded 1941 by F. L. Stags.
TV guide listings for WREX Channel 13 cover Thursday May 27 through Sunday May 30 with programs from Sign On tests to late News and Movie Time. The note notes current week only and lists daily schedules including Talk shows, dramas, game shows, and sports.
The International Harvester Company and Thomas E. Wilson donate awards for 4-H programs in Foods Meat Animal and related fields. County winners receive two gold filled medals, eight state winners gain sectional trips to the 1954 National 4-H Congress in Chicago, with six sectional winners earning $300 college scholarships. State winners in Foods and Frozen Foods receive a $50 savings bond. Meat Animal state winner gets a 17 jewel pocket watch. All programs run by the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service.
Boyd Handel traveled by plane from Moline airport Friday at 3 20 pm to El Paso Texas arriving 11 pm. He and his son Pvt Virgil Handel assigned to Ft Bliss Texas stayed with Mr and Mrs Charles Helm and toured Juarez Old Mexico on Saturday. He returned home Monday morning. Morton Higley hosted Saturday dinner near Milledgeville and Sunday guests visited the Colemans in Freeport.
About 75 people attended a 6:30 PM scramble supper in the gym to honor the band soloists and mixed chorus that attended the state contest. Director Robert Genualdi received a gift for his work with the music students this year. A social hour followed.
Loyal Belles class of Hope Church will meet Tuesday evening June 1 in the home of Mrs. Allen Shoup. Co-hostesses are Mrs. Emmett Shoup and Mrs. Merlyn Schreiner.
Sunday guests gathered for the ninth birthday of Arlyn Larson hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Bierman. Attendees included families from Morrison Prophetstown Milledgeville and others, who brought gifts and shared in the occasion.
The Fair Haven Home Bureau will meet June 2 at the rural home of Mrs. Glen Turney. The major lesson Egg Cookery will be presented by Mrs. Harve Plock.
Starting Friday June 4 Chadwick Theatre will run one show nightly at 7 30 p m Tickets office closes at 8 except Saturdays when starting hour is 7 p m The change affects all performances for the month with single daily screening and earlier box office closure.
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