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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1967
Page
8
The York Community Church lists morning and worship schedules including a special Veterans tribute titled The Veteran Speaks. A loaned organ will be displayed for service use. TNT Society bazaar and lunch is set for November 18 at the city fire station, with Union Thanksgiving Service on November 19.
California and Ohio Street church announces Sunday School at 9 30 a m and services at 11 00 a m Evening service at 7 30 p m Reading room in the church open Wednesday 6 30 p m
Dates to note list three events at Argo Methodist Church Thomson Community Church and Goodwill. On November 9 the Argo ladies host a chicken supper at 5:00 PM with handwork items and azaar. November 14 Goodwill collects used toys and small furniture at Donald Sippel home contact 259 2406. November 18 TNT Club bazaar and luncheon at the fire station with bake sale and rummage items starting 9:00 AM.
Ed Thomson describes a weekend of social visits with Mrs Sloan hosting her brother Vernon Kindle of Sterling Illinois. The Athertons Bushes and friends toured the University of Illinois campus and attended the Illinois Purdue football game. dinner guests honored Mrs Mattie on her birthday and Morris Sullivan and Larry Sullivan hosted visitors on Sunday afternoon.
A family feline stroll on Thomson's Main Street prompts a quick, polite rebuff from Mama cat as Nancy guides the kittens away. Phred the cat stands out this week, and readers are urged to remember servicemen with Christmas cards. Women’s Club reports new street signs and funds for civic work. The piece also covers chicken supper plans at Argo Methodist Church, weather and farm notes, a chilly campus day at the U of I, and Illinois and Purdue marching band performances.
The Black Oak Grange met Thursday evening November 2 in the grange hall. Officers Mrs Lawrence Halfman Joan Halfman and Alvin Reiff were installed. A furnace repair plan was approved to start next week. A Thanksgiving program with songs poems and candlelighting was prepared by Mrs Charles Gordon. Next meeting is a Christmas dinner at Meekers on December 5.
Thompson area residents visited Bertha Brenneman at Sunnyside Nursing Home in Warren Illinois Tuesday afternoon. Brenneman, who will be 85 this December, enjoys hearing and seeing her Thompson friends and neighbors. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ted Pitzers Bagley Wisconsin and others from Freeport Morrison Moline and Ful on in a Sunday evening visit by Edward Dykema and family to Fred Koenes’s home.
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