Thomson locals share visits across Clinton and nearby towns
Virginia Nason travels to Denver with Maude Lundberg family for two weeks. Many residents host and visit relatives in Clinton Savanna Morrison and Fulton. Dr. H J Heusinkveld marks 81st birthday while families attend graduation, decoration day plans, and Sunday gatherings across multiple Illinois towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Nason
Hayes Nason
Clinton
Maude Lundberg
Denver
Colo
Lundberg
Ely Cochran
John Nordhoff
Harold Shelly
Gooselake
Herman DeVries
Erie
Margaret Nordhoff
Shelly
Carl Peterson
Adam Heinze
Savanna
Fulton Reformed Church Extends Call to Minister
Members of the Fulton Reformed Church held a congregational meeting to extend a call to Dr W H Rutgers of Chicago to fill the vacancy left by Rev Blick who moved to Chandler Minnesota. The group also approved installing an acoustic and amplifying system in the church annex and basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Reformed Church of
Fulton
W. HH. Rutgers
Chicago
Blick
Chandler, Minn
Rutgers
Big Catfish Weighs Fifty Six Pounds In Local Swim Pool
A 56 pound catfish caught by Roy Rice in the big slough southwest of Thomson signals a thriving fishery after the lock and dam. Rice plans to pursue more trophy catches as evidence grows that fishing in pool area 13 has improved. The Merry Sewers Clothing club held its first meeting at Argo church naming officers and setting weekly meetings for Tuesday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pool Area
Roy Rice
Thomson
Ford
Roy
Big Slough
Merry Sewers Clothing Club
Argo
Genevieve Carpenter
Pauline Carpenter
Vera Durwood
Dorothy Johnson
Donna Peters
Carol
Norma Jean Moyer
Katherine Olsen
June Tlaas
LaVonne Holm
Fern Rawlins
Janet Kenyon
June Haas
La-Vonne Holm
Carol Moyer
Lou Moyer
Rudolph Holm
Decoration Day Visits And Visitors Across Area
Thomson brief notes Decoration day visitors and forthcoming arrivals across communities. Names include Chesnutt Sheridan Poffenberger Switzer Connell Moyer Waite Wright Bennett French Francke Skinner Ross and Smith families along with Clarkston and Morrison associations. Local convalescence and travel plans profile the social scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chesnutt
DeKalb
A. E. Sheridan
Frank Poffenberger
Mt. Carroll
J. Y. Stickell
Ruth Switzer
Hartford
Fred Miller
Felix Miller Norman French, Jr
Fort Sheridan
E. W. Francke
Savanna
Francke-Switzer
Mildred Skinner
Jacksonville
Earl Ross
Thomson
Paul Smith
Argo
False Fifth Column Rumor About Fulton Doctor Debunked
A rumor linking Dr. Musk of Fulton to espionage proved false after swift checks by federal authorities and persistent newspaper follow ups. The Fulton Journal reported no suspicions against the doctor and noted widespread, baseless speculation spreading across Illinois and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Musk OF
Fulton
Dame Rumor
Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
F. B
Iowa
Illinois
Dr. Musk
Chicago
Proving Grounds
Musk
Journal
Fulton Journal
Community Notes From Clinton Lyons And area
Local residents visit relatives and attend ceremonies across Clinton Lyons Galesburg Lanark Morrison Stockton and Savanna. Families include Olds Marshall Crown Stagg Waals Stage and Witt among others with carol Olds highlighted at Lyons junior high baccalaureate and class day events.
Thomson Briefs Show Casual Sunday Visits Across Local Homes
Sunday gatherings extended to the Merk Atherton household with guests from Clinton and Moline families, plus visits by Emma Steele in Mt. Carroll. Decoration Day plans bring several relatives to Argo, Strento r, and Cordova homes as kin travel from Sterling and Red Bank New Jersey for family dinners and stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merk Atherton
Harold Tomman
Clinton
E. Jones
Moline
Arch Atherton
Dwight
Emma Steele
Mt. Carroll
Pete Hansen
Strentor
Suanday
G. E. Scheerer
Red Bank
N. J
Champaign
Harry Diehl
Diana
Henry Toepfer
Harry Hunter
Sterling
Ed Drake
Fred Seim
Harvey Seim
Mark Seim
Cordova
Sunday Visiting Families Share Meals Across Region
Mr and Mrs Leonard Stage hosted guests including Ted Storm of Wacker and Emil Brach with son Philip. Ralph Olds and Alber visited Helen Wentling. Amos and Donald Burkholder with sons Russell and Dale were guests at Allen Witmer’s home. William Geisz and Chicago daughter stayed with Adam Heinze near Savanna, and Lloyd Smith hosted and Blaine Smith with family joined for supper from Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lenders
DeWitt
Harold Witt
Mary J. McGinty
Sarah Groharing
Paul Melendy
Leona Melendy
Savanna
Fred Hook and Son
Adam Heinze
Robert Herrity
Clinton
Carl Johannsen
Ellen Rogers
Fulton
Wesley Kness
Leonard Gifford
Peoria
Henry Lohmeier
Lohmeier
John Lohmeier
Argo
Missie Tiesman
Shirley Stage
East Lynn
Harry Wilkinson
Anna Homedew
Mt. Carroll
Myron Tibbits
Vere Stakemiller
Rockford
Jennie Lowry
Chas. Jenkins
Ralph Olds
Lyons
Carol Olds
P. W. Castle
Harvey Marshall
I. D. Morse
Edna Crown
Louise Waals
St. Luk Hospital
Chiesa
Merle
Violence Collinson
Willis
Otto S#itzer
Frank Switzer
Helen Wentling
The
Lyons High School
Amos Burkholder
Moline
Allen Witmer
Dorothy Lewis
Louise J. Lewis
Elynor Stagg
Knox College
Galesburg
Cornelius Nordhoff
Lloyd Rogers
Lanark
Louis Witt
Hiram Green
Eddie
Morrison
Hubert Williams
Burton
Stockton
Arthur Pape
Leonard Stage
Ted Storm
Wacker
Stage
Emil Brach
Philip
Lyle Williams
Carol
Alber
Russell
Donald Burkholder
Local Visitors and Travels Reported Around Chadwick Area
Mr and Mrs L B Spencer and others drove to Rockford for new cars. Regina Beckmire will visit Chadwick from Highland Park until Sunday. Melville McKean family visited Mrs Magerie Zugschwerdt. Katie Rahn and Maude toured Moline visiting the Allen Johnson home. Bertha Mest and Lois Queekboerner joined Tom in Moline visiting Maurice Mest. Donald Smith and son spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Robert Smith at Mt Carroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence Groharing
Pearl City
Robert Groharing
John Hook
Argo
Andrew Hook
Melvin Johnson
Ernest Johnson
Fred Schwartz
Lyndon
Peoria
Betty Lou Herrity
Clinton
Carl Johannsen
Iday
Wesley
Mary Alice Blair
Herman Soneneff
Alma Robison
Kness
Lavere Kness
Savanna
Frank Brown, Jr
Lee Hartman
Chadwick
Chicago
Mr. Brown
Hartman
John Carpenter
Roscoe Almquist
Mt. Carroll
Ollie Smith
Rockford
Ed McGinty
C. E. Tousley
Rock Falls
Mary Tousley
L. B. Spencer
Maida
Robert Spencer
Jerry
Regina Beckmire
Highland Park
Humbert-Beckmire
Melville McKean
Milledgeville
Magerie Zugschwerdt
Katie Rahn
Maude
Moline
Allen Johnson
Bertha
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Lite
HILL
Miracle Meat
Clorox
Ige
Pkg
Bot
Woodbury’s
Kodak Films
Thomson Locals
John Smit
Corneil Smit
Ustick
Wesley Sack
Chas. Metz
Mary Ann
Jean Hartman
Garden Plain
Henry Hartman
Garrett Bolhous
Sylvalena
Maurice
P. J. Sikkema
Son Vernon
Freda Bolhous
Ernest Hook
Donald Dyke
Dan Senneff
Chas
Wilt
H. J. Heusinkveld
Paul Heusinkveld
Bobby
Lena Stagg
Helsinkveld
George Creighton
Selina Lehmann
Edith Tucker
Lorraine
R. D. Bennett
Kent Hawkins
the Lyons High School
Vernon Luedeke
Lucille Luedeke
Freeport
Alma Mertz
Robert Stage
Guy Stumphy
Ella Stumphy
Ray Harmon
V. C. Fenley
Jake Eissens
Richard Housenga
Arnold Wiersema
Clarence Balk
Ben Dykstra
Bertha Holland
W. J. Laycock
Claude Grim
George Dyson
Orrie Rutherford
John French
Bert Mitchell
Jane Mitchell
Ben Wagner
Mar Wagner
Rolland Mitchell
M. J. Strukhoff
Paul
Chas, Rogers
Fulton Reformed Church
Merry Sewers
Thomson Briefs
Donna Fenley
Ford Hopkins
Prudence
M. E. Brookstra
C. A
May Collins
Shannon High School
Viola
Ill
Miss Collins
Shannon School
Ray Erling
August Erling
N. D. French
Ruth
Merle Atherton
Robert Gelwicks
Leo
Robert Carroll
D. C. Waite
B. R. Lewis
Hogg
Will Griswold
Ray Brenneman
Clint Wilt
Charles Jenkins
Henry Strauch
Phillips
Will Rentschler
Francke & Switzer
Ben Stage
Glen Goble
Elmhurst
G. A. Smith
Henry Ime
Ideal
Cecil Imel
Henry Engelking
Otto Switzer
Chedwick News
AWA
Washfor
STOWE
Geary
Firestone
Tebe
Lewis Motor CO
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