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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1962
Page
6
The Historymobile, sponsored by the Illinois State Historical Library, visited the community Monday and Tuesday. Students queued to visit, listen to the guide, and ask questions, with the guide impressed by their attitude and planning another return visit.
A school display during National Education Week features letters from soldiers, battle artifacts, Lincoln documents and hospital images to help pupils and adults understand Civil War history. Parents, including fathers and many mothers, visit classrooms as the district invites wide participation.
Local notes recount numerous visits and guests across Fulton Savanna Hanover LeClair Lena Mt. Carroll Clinton Green Rock New Boston Rock Island Morrison and Lena. Residents and relatives gathered for dinners over the weekend with extended family including Feldt Dooley Heitman Anstadt and Johnson households among others.
Lists recurring meetings for local groups including boards, clubs, and organizations. Entries specify the responsible group, day of month or weekday, and frequency, with many items noting September to May schedules and exceptions for July and August.
Rev. and Mrs. Wilbur Nicholson and Rhonda Nichols left Sunday for News to attend the funeral for Nicholson's grandfather.
Mr and Mrs Herbert St Ores Jr and family spent last weekend with his parents in Elgin. Mr and Mrs Charles Eisens and family dined with their son and daughter in law James Eisens and family. Ed Balk and Donna Marie visited Donna's parents Leonard Feldt. Ernest Rathje returned from Portsmouth Virginia after days with James Simmons family. Guests at the Dimmicks included Gene Wilkinson Ben Dimmick Gladys Schade. Matties and Lloyd Fagan attended funeral of Mrs Charles Millen at Pate Grove Wis and stayed with Everett Fagan in Patch Grove. George Mattie visited George Haddock in Lacrosse hospital. J and Mrs Russell Green visited Charles Green's family in Morrison. Gilbert Holland and family dined with Roy Heitman whose birthday was celebrated. Mrs Eugene Hallman and children visited Fair Haven. Mrs John Johnson and John Bogart visited Rock Island Moline. Marvin Hol singer and Ernest Smith returned from Mutual Insurance Convention in Hollywood Florida. Robert Green and daughter visited his father Russell Green in Rock Falls.
SCI opens its basketball season with junior Duane Josephson of New Hampton named captain of the 1960 61 squad. The 6 0 guard, previously a reserve, led SCI freshmen in scoring two years ago and will lead Norm Stewart's team through a 23 game schedule starting December 1 at Macalester. A 15 man freshman squad was named with players from Iowa towns and Cedar Rapids to Davenport.
Albert Bowles a well known Chadwick farmer suffered severe injuries to his right hand when it was caught in the husking rolls while cleaning corn husks. The accident occurred around 3 p.m. as his wife helped and shut off the machine but could not free his hand.
The column lists numerous local visitors and residents across Andrew and nearby communities. It notes trips to Chicago and Nassau, overseas duty for a serviceman, and various family visits, dinners, and moves among neighbors and extended relatives. A line mentions Bowles summoning neighbors for help and Dr. Jawure being called to a scene with the hand reportedly saved.
Mrs Leonard Stage and Charlester with children visited Lyndon last Wednesday evening. Several households hosted guests in Clinton Morrison and Freeport including Erick Marske family and Gerald Smith kin. In Garden Plain and Fulton areas Mr Hoff and Hoff relatives joined Sunday meals, with visits to Morrison and Rockford connections.
The York Community High School releases the Thomson Trojans basketball schedule for 1962 63 with games listed from November 20 to February 19 across Sabula Mt Carroll Lanark Elizabeth Chadwick Camanche Milledgeville Bellevue Lyndon Pearl City Shannon Hanover and Carroll County tours plus holiday engagements. Several entries indicate home games at Here or There and neighboring towns within Iowa and Illinois.
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