Final Rites for Thomas Stagg Held at Home and Church
Funeral services for Thomas Stagg were held at his home and at the Methodist church with Rev. Harold Dude officiating. Burial took place in Lower York cemetery east of Thomson. Pallbearers included Henry Strauch Albert Prins George Dykstra Claus Prins Fred Miller and Paul Lewis. Out‑of‑town attendees listed from Albany Fulton Rock Island Princeton Morrison Sterling Hillsdale and Savanna among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Stagg
Harold Dude
Garrett Sterenberg
Morrnsses
N. D. French
Misa Sylvalena Bolhous
Lower York
Thomson
Henry Strauch
Albert Prins
George Dykstra
Claus Prins
Fred Miller
Paul Lewis
Luella Slocumb
Albany
S. E. Sweet
Fulton
Ben Koch
Rock Ieland
David Hanks
George Prince
Princeton
David Hoobler
Harold Hoobler
Kate Pletcher
Earl Hill
Jack Hite
el Starbuck
Les Booth
Erie
S. Barkhurst
Rock Island Arsenal
Lou Hoobler
Mary Williams
Lillian Snyder
John Herrity
A. M. Mapp
Clinton
Neva Baker
Ida Twining
William Alldrift
William Jones
Lena Hankey
Morrison
H. J. Heusinkveld
Maynard Stone
Wilfred Ardapple
Harold Sikkema
Anna L. Connell
Sherman Connell
Sterling
E. L. Hanson
Mac Hanson
Robert Johnson
Hillsdale
J. Shirk
Milledgeville
Kenneth Whitney
Vers Tommans
Chadwick
C BE. Stewart
Mt. Carroll
George Warfield
Savanna
Card of Thanks for Mrs Lena Stagg Family
The Stagg family expresses gratitude for the many kind and comforting expressions of sympathy received during their bereavement from Mrs Lena Stagg Mr F L Stagg and Family and Mr Paul Heusinkveld and Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Stagg
F. L. Stagg
Paul Heusinkveld
Lanark and Rockford guests visit in Thomson area
Thomson News lists visits by the Sack family of Lanark Joyce and Carol to Mr and Mrs Paul Wilt for dinner and supper. Blaine Smith and family of Carroll join for dinner. Carroll McGinty and Miss Malin Bakkeland of Rockford visit the McGinty home. Jacqueline McGinty returns to Rockford with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Sack
Joyce
Carol
Lanark
Paul Wilt
Blaine Smith
Carroll
Wilt
Carroll McGinty
Malin Bakkeland
Rockford
Chas. McGinty
Jacqueline McGinty
York Burial Grounds Look Extra Good on Memorial Day
Memorial day visits drew many from nearby towns to the Upper York and Lower York cemeteries also known as the Argo-Fa and Dunshee grounds. Sextons Walter Severance and Lewis Kness were praised for keeping the grounds in fine condition and Kness noted for 17 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper York
Lower York
Argo-Fa
Dunshee
Walter Severance
Upper York Grounds
Lewis Kness
Local Health News Noteable Illnesses and Recoveries
Mrs. Ross Boylan is ill at home. Mrs. Rudolph Holm in Argo is improving after illness. Mrs. Frank Brown Jr. is a patient at Billings hospital in Chicago receiving treatments. Mrs. Joe Shutters returned home after appendectomy at Jane Lamb hospital in Clinton. Glen Wilt of Detroit shows marked improvement after six weeks in hospital and planned to leave last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Boylan
Rudolph Holm
Argo
Frank Brown, Jr
Billings Hospital
Chicago
Joe Shutters
Jane Lamb
Clinton
Glen Wilt
Detroit
Mich
Thomson to Stage Summer Concert Series and Lessons
A local school band will perform weekly concerts beginning June 8 with the Thomson school band. Rehearsals are Thursdays at the high school and lessons Wednesdays at the high school priced at 3.50 for ten weeks. Interested players should contact Mr. Putman for time slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip C. Putman
Homson
Mr. Putman
Alumni Banquet Draws Large Local Turnout
A large crowd is expected this Thursday at the local high school gym for the alumni banquet marking the 50th anniversary of the class of 1890. About 100 reservations are in, with guests from Byron Thomson and Detroit among others and a program including speeches, solos, and elections followed by dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Adams
Byron
Mary Connell
Kate Whitney
Thomson
Lang
Sterling
York Community High School
John Chestnut
DeKalb
Harriett Gilbert
Freeport
Bert Watkins
Bloomington
A. L. Thompson
Detroit
Mich
Herbert St. Ores
J. J. Sheridan
Vernon Corbin
Virgil Math
Savanna
Arletta Hartman
William Drury
Fulton
Thomson Briefs Local Visits Near Warrenville Illinois
Mrs Mabel Williams and her son Vern and daughter Nelda spent the weekend at Warrenville Illinois visiting Mr and Mrs Bernie Divilbliss and Mr and Mrs Lou Deakin. Mr and Mrs Harlan Handel and family and Dorothy Turney visited Ed Turney. Myron Tibbits visited Fred Homedew in Mt Carroll on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Williams
Vern
Nelda
Warrenville
Ill
Bernie Divilbliss
Lou Deakin
Harlan Handel
Dorothy Turney
Ed Turney
Myron Tibbits
Fred
Mt. Carroll
Sunday church schedule with youth meeting and service
Ideal Sunday School at 10 am. Young People's Meeting at 7 15 pm. Evening Service at 7 45 pm led by Rev Sword. Arletta Hartman led the Young People’s meeting this week as the mixed quartet performed a special number for the evening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal Sunday School
Young People’s Meeting
Sword
Arletta Hartman
Death of local resident Harry Taylor in Iowa
Relatives report the death of Harry Taylor in Red Oak Iowa on May 18 burial was in Grant Tennessee. He was born September 24 1867 at Thomson and was a brother of Arthur Taylor of Thomson. Survived by brothers Arthur Thomson and John Seattle and sister Mia Chas DeKev Red Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Taylor
Red Oak
Grant, Tn
Mr. Taylor
Arthur Taylor
Thomson
Arthur
John
Seattle
Mia Chas
DeKev
Argo Methodist Church Services and Ties
Argo Methodist Church led by Rev. J. A. Foard schedules 9 30 a m Sunday worship and 10 30 a m Sunday School The ladies aid plans a church meeting Wednesday afternoon at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argo Methodist
J. A. Foard
Ladies’ Aid
Religious services and membership updates across churches
Catholic mass at 7 30 a m and 7 30 p m service at Baptist and Methodist churches. New members Dan Sack, Joyce Sack, Carol Sack, Marjorie Smith, Nancy Smith and Larry Smith added. Cradle Roll names listed. Pastors Leitner and Dude plan continued ministry and a self denial offering for war relief. Union service at Baptist with Methodist speaker. Sunday school and Children’s Day arrangements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Leitner
Baptist Church
Dude
Ladies’ Aid
Bertha Brenneman
Herbert St. Ores
Wm. Griswold
Emil Brach
Our Church
Christian Experience
Dan Sack
Joyce Louise
Carol Jean Sack
Marjorie Ann
Nancy Jean
Larry Barton Smith
Arlene Smith
Mr. Schick
Rev. Leitner
Thomson Methodist
Harold R. Dude
China
Finland
Holland
Norway
Czecho-Slovakia
Methodist
General Conference of the
Methodist Church
Church of God schedules weekly services and invites families
Pastor Lester Clum announces a Young People's service at 6 45 p m Evangelistic service Sunday evening at 7 45 p m Prayer service Tuesday evening at 7 45 p m Bible study Thursday evening at 7 45 p m The message urges families to attend church this summer and invites all to worship with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Clum
Fair Haven notices for church services and events
Pastor Paul Farley leads a prayer service at 8:00 p m on May 30. No preaching on June 2 due to absence. June 5 Ladies Aid picnic hosted by Mrs Monroe Fossett with program by Mrs Charles Sucher. Each lady brings table service sandwiches and a dish to pass. Vacation Bible school runs June 17 to 28 with morning sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Farley
Ladies Aid
Monroe Fossett
Charles Sucher
Large Crowd Attends Senior Class Commencement
A large crowd attended the local high school commencement Saturday evening. A. K. Baker, assistant superintendent of public instruction, delivered the address titled Youth is Eternal. The program included several numbers and diplomas were awarded to twenty two members of the class of 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nein
8. K. Baker
Royal Theatre Exterior Repaint Elevates Futon Appearance
The Royal Theatre in Futon received a fresh cream and green paint scheme on its front, greatly improving its look. Manager Marvin Deebellichn earns praise for presenting high class, clean, entertaining films and aiming to lease quality pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Theatre
Futon
Marvin Deebellichn
Poppy Day Sales Raise Noted Amount For Veterans Aid
Receipts from last Saturday's Poppy Day sale totaled 20 dollars announced by Mrs. Ethel Lewis local Poppy Day chairman. Helpers included Junella Gaar Joan Hogg June King Janet Kenyon Merle Cate Fred Miller Jr Paul Rogers Darlene Ashby Margaret Smith LeVona Potter. Proceeds support Legion Auxiliary welfare work for disabled veterans and families. Poppies came from the veterans hospital at North Chicago and Hines Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Lewis
Junella Gaar
Joan Hogg
June King
Janet Kenyon
Merle Cate
Fred Miller, Jr
Paul Rogers
Darlene Ashby
Margaret Smith
LeVona Potter
Legion and
Veterans Hospital
North Chicago
Hines
Ill
Savanna Pic Nic Supper Delights Home Economics Class
Miss Mildred Skinner and her Home Economics class enjoyed a picnic supper at Old Mill Park in Savanna on a Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Anna Peschang Wallingford of Madison Wisconsin is visiting relatives and friends in Savanna and Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Skinner
Old Mill Park
Savanna
Anna Peschang Wallingford
Madison, Wis
Savanna and
Thomson
Funeral Services Held for D C Waite in Fulton
Funeral services for D C Waite of Fulton were held at the Presbyterian church in Fulton with a Masonic tribute and burial at Lower York cemetery in Thomson. Waite, born 1866 in Iowa, lived in Fulton as a lawyer and farmer and served as mayor from 1929 to 1931, leaving a daughter Pearl Lockhart and son Cyrus Waite among other survivors.
New Books Arrive At Local Library
April library report shows 582 books borrowed and 16 new titles added. New books include American Medicine volumes one and two, How Green Was My Valley, The Nazarene, Dude Woman, Substitute Guest, Today is Yours, True by the Sun, and other works by Kyne Hill Loring and Larimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Strauch
American Medicine
American Foundation
Green
My Valley
Richard Llewellyn
the Nazarene
Sholen Asch
Peter B. Kyne
G. L. Hill
Emilie Loring
Lida Larrimore
Local residents share visits and travel plans
Miss Frances Rice a Normal college student will visit her parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Rice starting June 7 for the summer. Numerous guests arrive and call at various homes including Morrison Knox Thomson and Rock Island area residents along with Mrs Olive Smith leaving for Batavia. The Bennetts request the Review mailed to La Grange Illinois and Vere Stakemiller and family visit Ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Rice
Normal College
Normal
Clarence Rice
Willis Greeley
Morrison
Wayne Ashby
Lyle Greeley
Hattie Greeley
Thomson
Nelle Bevens
Rock Teland
Lucille Miller
Detroit, Mic
Floyd Stratton
Paul Lewis
Glengary Club
Mt. Carroll
Clifton Bennett
S. Ashland Ave
la Grange
Ill
Keystone Ave
River Forest
Vere Stakemiller
Rockford
Harmon Stakemiller
Ideal
Local Man Involved in Sat. Accident Near Ayres Tower
Len Carpenter met with an accident returning home Saturday night on the highway near the Ayres tower site. His car rolled twice and landed upright but was drivable afterward. He sustained only minor cuts and bruises on his head. Saturday supper guests at Wayne Ashby’s included Hal Ashby and Wayne Ashby Jr. of Wacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Carpenter
Savanna
Ayres Tower
Len
Wayne Ashby
Hal Ashby
Wacker
Wayne Ashby, Jr
Last Rites for Frank H. Livingston in Willmar Minn
Funeral services were held for Frank H. Livingston in Willmar Minnesota with burial in the local area. The obituary notes Friends and family gathered earlier in the week as local Hartman family members hosted a dinner in honor of Mrs. Hartman’s birthday with several Hartman relatives from Fulton Garden Plain and nearby communities in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Livingston
Willmar, Minn
Henry Hartman
Hartman
Willard Hartman
Fulton
Floyd Hartman
Henry, Jr
Virgil Hartman
Garden Plain
Leonard Hartman
Arnold
Raymond and
Louvell Hartman
Argo 500 Club Hosts Meeting With Prizes Awarded
The Argo 500 club met Thursday at Mrs. Leta Johannsen home. First prize went to Mrs. Clara Andring, second to Mrs. Mayme Mummert, and third to Mrs. Leta Johannsen. Next meeting set for Mrs. Mayme Mummert’s home. 500 club to meet Friday at Mrs. Belle Carpenter’s. Chat-a-While Club to meet Friday at Mrs. Leota Holland’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argo 600
Argo 500
Leta Johannsen
Clara Andring
Mayme Mummert
500 Club
Belle Carpenter
Leota Holland
Local Families Gather For Decoration Day Visits
Burlington Wisconsin residents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Williams visit their mother Mrs Mabel Williams. Port Byron couple Mr and Mrs George Williams and family join. Decoration Day gatherings include Mr and Mrs Kyle Rawlins, Mr and Mrs Wallace Dresbach and families. Afternoon callers include H L Rawlins Mrs John Carpenter and daughter Marilyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Williams
Burlington, Wis
George Williams
Port Byron
Mabel Williams
Hom
Kyle Rawlins
Wallace Dresbach
Near Lanark
H. L. Rawlins
John Carpenter
Marilyn
Teachers Hired for Next Term at Local Grade School
The school board interviewed applicants and selected Cathryn Wallace of De Witt Iowa for first and second grades and Gladys Cooper to teach upper grades. Alice Hamilton of Wacker will teach third and fourth grades. Salaries set at 110 dollars per month for nine months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathryn Wallace
de Witt, Ir
Gladys Cooper
Wallace
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa
Alice Hamilton
Wacker
Miss Hamilton
Frances Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
County to Receive Load of Brook Trout
Information indicates Carroll county will receive a truck load of brook trout soon. The fish are provided through sportsmen clubs and will be placed in streams across the county to support summer and winter living conditions for the fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Births in Mercy Hospital Clinton and Missouri Baptist Hospital
Mrs. Floyd Hartman and husband of Garden Plain welcomed a daughter born Monday at Mercy hospital in Clinton Iowa. Dr and Mrs James Cone Fash of St Louis Missouri welcomed a daughter Carolyn Jeanne born Saturday May 25 at Missouri Baptist hospital weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces. Mrs Fash formerly Viola Higgs and a former teacher in the local grade school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Hartman
Garden Plain
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Hartman
Henry Hartman
James Cone Fash
St. Louis
Missouri Baptist Hospital
Carolyn Jeanne
Fash
Viola Higgs
Longtime railroad dispatcher Frank Livingston dies at 60
Frank H. Livingston died at his home 412 Third Street West after a three week illness. Born January 12, 1880 in Thomson Michigan, he worked for the C B and Q, Chicago and Great Western, Northern Pacific and Great Northern, rising to chief dispatcher and train master. He spent years with the Denver and Salt Lake Road and later returned to Willmar as a dispatcher and supervisor. He authored books and articles, married Leola Bursinger in 1921, and is survived by his wife, son Paul, and several siblings. Funeral services were held May 15 at St. Mary’s Church with honors accorded to both local and distant dispatchers and colleagues. He left a final prayer in 1929 written during a Denver recuperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Livingston
Third Street West
Thomson
York High School
C. B. and
Q. Road
Sioux City, Ia
Livingston
Denver
Willmar
MacMillan Co
J. F. Branton
National Train Dispatchers Magazine
Leola Bursinger
Green Bay
Wis
Paul
Elizabeth Leay
Rockford
Fannie Mathers
Aurora
Illinois
Jennie Wilt
Margaret Bennett
Wheaton
Harold Livingston
Sheridan
Wyoming
Adam Livingston
Spokane
Washington
Frank Livingston
St. Mary’s Church
Patrick Kenney
Walter Hackett
St. Mary's Cemetery
Mr. Livingston
Wm. Hengsler
Thos. H. King
John P. Cameron
A. F. Nicolai
St. Paul
J. Goff
Frank McGuire
Otto Lorinser
Paul F. Keating
N. Nehiba
W. J. Lawler
Lloyd Mathers
William King
Duane
Rosalie McGeehan
Milwaukee
George Bursinger
Tomah
Colorado
Father
Willmar Daily Tribune
Willmar, Minn
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Thomson News
York
Gene Bull
Thomson Briefs
Church of God
Fair Haven
D.C. Waite
Eve
Singer Sewing Machine Center
Mnes
Gladys Cate
I. D. Morse
E. 0. Hemmer
K. B. Carpenter
Leonard A Lyle Williams
Paul Lews
Lower Cemetery
Masonic
D. C. Waite
Presbyterian Church
Jones Earl Corwin
Bliss B. Cartwright
Janvrin Mitchell
Lutie Harrison
S. J. McCullagh
Masonic Lodge of
Burton Hollinshead
S. H. Wilson
Earl Thomson
Clarence Hanson
Bert Parker
Z. C. Keek
Whiteside County Bar Association
DeWitt Clinton Waite
Chickasaw County
Cyrus H
Waite
Mystic Workers of the World Charter
Fidelity Life Association
Fulton Kiwanis Club
Ustick Township
Pearl A. Lockhart
Cyrus H. Waite
Cedar Rapids
Fred Waite
Tampico
Almon Waite
Clayton Seeley
Prophetstown
Douglas
Downer
Luther
William
Harry
Myra
Celia
Sat
Joe Smith
Clarence Bolhous
Smith
Bolhous
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