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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1945
Page
3
A travel diary describes visits to the Mayo Clinic and Kahler Hospital in Rochester Minnesota. It notes the clinic’s skyline beacon and underground tunnels, mentions St Mary’s Hospital Leather marble chapel, and recalls locals’ reactions to guests including Van Johnson.
Thomson briefs list visits and social occasions in Savanna Morrison Albany Clinton Mt. Carroll Western Springs and surrounding towns. Notes include Richards Sik kema visit to Ford Grimm home Ben Dykstra Russell Sweitzer dinner guests Ellenor and Dick Starr at Paul Lewis home and a birthday dinner for Mrs. Olds. Additional entries mention relatives visiting and returning from Texas and other nearby communities.
Victory bond sales in York Township and Thomson total 26943.75 as of November 14, up 3268 in the week. Of the total 8943.75 are Series E and 18000 are Series G bonds, with about 12000 remaining to meet the township quota of 38520 by December 8. Carroll County purchases through November 8 total 200603 toward a 642000 county goal.
The school announces a Friday dance from 8 30 pm to 12 30 am with Kenny Krempel and his orchestra. Admission is free for magazine subscribers and all students. others pay 25 cents. Seniors will run a refreshment stand and a rummage sale is planned for December 1 with a potluck social in December.
A Youth for Christ rally will be held in Savanna on November 24. The public meeting features singing, musical numbers, and a fine speaker with an invitation for attendees from Thomson to join.
Thomson Methodist led by Rev Doverspike holds church school at 9 30 and service at 10 30 Mass noted. Argo Methodist with Sunday school at 10 a m and service at 7 30 p m led by Rev Paul Van Zee.
York community worship hour at 9 45 a m led by Rev Berg pastor church school at 10 45 a m under E O Hemmer superintendent briefs for Sunday activities and leadership roles.
Mr and Mrs B R Lewis were upper guests of Mr and Mrs Willard Welch on Wednesday evening. Erve Lewis his wife daughter Jane and Mrs Sue Lewis from Walnut visited relatives in Thomson Sunday. Clarence Bolhous visited with his mother Mrs Martin M Bie lem a of Fulton who had fallen and sprained her arm. Ivan Morse and his niece Mrs Louise Hensen and son Lawrence Paul of Chicago left for Texas to visit relatives. Forrest Eslinger and Taclyn Anne of Lanark visited with Reyford Stadel of Stockton and Norman Stickell with Marie and Robert of Clinton plus Katherine gid Pe ee.
A notice in this issue calls a special meeting of Thom son State Bank stockholders for 8 p m Tuesday Jan 8 1946. The meeting will consider and vote on determining the bank s affairs distributing assets among stockholders resigning its charter and closing its business under Illinois banking act. A majority of shares must vote in favor to close the bank.
Mrs. Nettie Baker celebrated her 83rd birthday with the Loyal Pioneer Sunday school class of Community church as host. The gathering included a study lesson taught by Mrs. Adeline Graharing and a refreshment spread of sandwiches pickles cookies jello cake and coffee. Mrs Paul Jensen attended a farewell party hosted by the W S C S of the Methodist church at Mrs Myron Tibbits home with twenty one ladies present and a gift given to Mrs Jensen who will move to St Charles Minnesota.
Baptist James W. Gillespie leads a Sunday schedule at the church with morning worship on What Can I Give Him and an evening service on The Boy Who Defeated an Army. A Tuesday social and farewell party followed. Attendees joined the Northern Baptist Crusade for Christ in Sterling Illinois.
Miss Elizabeth Shrier daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Shrier Juda Wis wed Floyd E Malcock Brodhead Wis on October 12 The bride is a niece of Joe Larson of Thomson and the family formerly lived in Morrison and near Thomson They moved to Wisconsin years ago and the bride graduated in 1944 from Brodhead High School Mr Malcock also attended Brodhead schools and farms with his father The couple will reside on their farm
Miss Lola Dykstra was honored on her thirteenth birthday at a Saturday afternoon party hosted by her mother Mrs. Ben Dykstra. Games and a luncheon with white cake and ice cream followed. Guests included Pearl Prins Sylvia Dykstra Gayle Grimm Jean Ehliott Joan Wilt Arlene Wiersema Mary Cate Thomson and Lois Balk Fulton.
Mr and Mrs Chas Hogg plan to visit their daughter Jean a student at the University of Dubuque this Sunday for Freshman Parents day. A noon dinner and an afternoon gathering with faculty are on the program in Dubuque Iowa.
A batch of local service members return or prepare to return from overseas. Pfc Raymond A Foley is discharged at Camp Grant and heads home to Savanna with extensive decorations after 15 months in Europe. McClellan Field Sergeant Darrell W Smith and others finish service or await further orders as families anticipate reunions and Christmas plans.
Miss Mary Sheridan and Miss Edna Brown hosted a farewell dinner Wednesday for Misses Mary Wagner and Bessie Groharing. Thanksgiving motif decorations complemented the event as the honorees prepare to depart Sunday evening for Mesa Arizona.
Mrs Verdayne John and Miss Jeanne Perham of Madison Wis spent the weekend with Mrs Johns parents Mr and Mrs Norman French. Mrs Gene Bull recently arrived from Los Angeles to visit her parents Mr and Mrs John Carpenter in Clinton. Mr and Mrs Russell Sweitzer and Mr and Mrs Noah Sweitzer visited with Mr and Mrs Edwin Sweitzer and family of Lanark over the weekend.
Dee St. Ores is receiving treatment at McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs. Will Strubb remains about the same after a period of illness. Norma Strubb was ill and unable to attend school. Gayle Grimm, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ford Grimm, was sick several days early in the week. Mrs Helen Rice entered Savanna city hospital Sunday night and was dismissed Monday. Bane Biieaheth Matetman hac haan.
A three year overdue family reunion gathered at Mr. and Mrs. W. H. James home in Mt. Carroll. Attendees included Harry and Beverly James of Chicago, Earl and Myrtle Musser, Bert Hicks and their children Eugene and Shirley, Lillian Adams of Mt. Carroll, Kenneth James of Beloit College, Emma Kling of Thomson, and Betty Cavenaugh of Mt. Carroll.
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Brooks returned to Chambersburg Wednesday after visiting his sister Mrs Herbert St Ores and family. Miss Margaret Brooks who accompanied them to Thomson returned Monday to Farmington where she teaches school. Miss Brooks is sister of Mrs St Ores Pfc and Mrs Warren Green and daughter of Savanna were Saturday night guests at the Gerald Browns home.
The Harlem Globe Trotters, the ace colored basketball team, will face Clinton's Schick hospital squad at the Coliseum in Fulton Monday at 8:00 PM. The club has a 17 year, 2700 game record with four games in 24 hours last year and many charity appearances for services members.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Grim of Clinton and Mr. and Mrs. Jack French and family were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Grim. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogers of Maquoketa Indiana arrived Wednesday to spend until after Thanksgiving with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Strukhoff. Sunday dinner guests at the home for Mr. and Mrs. William Baker were.
Village Clerk Kate Cole Whitnes says trapping license sales are booming with licenses nearly exhausted by Wednesday evening. Local trappers anticipate another strong season as the community reflects on Harry Morgan, a native of York.
The 500 club meets today with Mrs Vern Kauffman at Argo. Royal Neighbors lodge gathers with Mrs Lloyd Smith Tuesday Nov 20 at WSC. W B C S meets with Mrs Charles McGinty Wednesday Nov 28. Please notice change in date.
The Rainbow minstrel at Sandridge school Friday night November 9 drew a large attendance from distant areas and grossed 100.17. Winners included Baby contest Helen Jean Faletti Most popular girl Wilma Sikkema Duck winner John Hoy and the noose winner Mrs John Wright nee Betty Maynard.
Friends gathered at the Orrie Rutherford home Wednesday for a surprise potluck supper to celebrate his birthday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs Edward French and family Mrs Claude Grim and family and the Rutherford family.
Mrs. Nettie Baker and Mr. Larry Grim marked their 83rd and 3rd birthdays at 6 30 o clock last Sunday at Mrs. Baker’s home. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dyson, Mrs. Mayme Dyson, Mrs. Kenneth Troxell and son Ronnie Lou of Lanark, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foltz of Mt. Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Stage and son Vern of Savanna, Mrs. Stella Griswold and Mrs. Claude Grim and four children.
Miss Arlene Musser daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Musser Mt Carroll and Sgt John Heath of Savannah were recently married in South Carolina where the groom is stationed Mrs Heath works at Nobles Store Mt Carroll and plans to return to work in a few weeks
Mrs Nellie Schade hosted Wednesday callers Mrs Norman French and Mrs Orella Bennett. Sun day dinner guests were Reverdy Lord and Curtis Lord with Elizabeth. Catherine Olsen of Davenport weekend with Maurice Olsen at Mt Carroll. Clinton callers included Mrs Louis Freyhoff, Mrs Gordon Goub, Mrs Frank Moore. Harvey Marshall family moved to Clinton and Ken Kemmer to the Marshall farm. Emma Holland and Emma Kling joined Mrs Nettie Baker on her 83rd birthday.
Mr and Mrs George Balk Fulton welcomed a daughter born Friday Nov 9 at Mercy hospital Clinton. Mrs Balk is a Thomson native who ran a Fulton beauty parlor. George Balk works in Phillips 66 tank service. Three little brothers greet their sister. Mr and Mrs Russell Lego Savannah also welcomed a daughter.
Harry Morgan 58 native of York township died 12:55 a m Saturday at Jane Lamb hospital Clinton after a week’s illness from injuries from an oil furnace explosion. Funeral held at Thomson Methodist church with burial in Lower York cemetery. He had lived in Thomson, then Clinton, worked as Wartburg apartments caretaker, survived by his wife Sarah Dittmar and large family, with many from Savanna in attendance.
Irvin Conrad Kuebler 55 of Savanna died in Savanna city hospital after July 28 illness. Funeral at Calamus Iowa birthplace with burial there. Born Oct 70 1890 in Calamus. Ernest Wolters 67 died at Smith Cafe Savanna during dinner. heart attack suspected. He came from Hanover Germany at age three and worked for CC B Q railroad. Surviving relatives listed. both men were unmarried.
Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kemmer and Stevie for dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Howard King of Morrison. Mrs. Paul Jensen dined with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wagner. Pearl Gilpin from Cheyenne arrives Friday for a few weeks with her sister Mrs. Hazel Stagg. Bessie Groharing joined Mary Wagner for Monday supper at her parents home.
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