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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1967
Page
8
The Thomson Band Boosters host an annul candy sale over Thanksgiving vacation with profits directed to buying new band uniforms. Local families are listed visiting and hosting across Thomson and nearby towns, with various relatives noted and travel plans mentioned.
A reader requests the return of their moving carts labeled for refrigerator use. No further details on location or contact are provided in the notice.
About 250 people attended the Argo Methodist ladies dinner last Thursday evening. The group grossed around 400 dollars from ticket sales and 110 dollars from bazaar and bake sale items including rugs aprons and handwork.
Area press members toured the Milton L. Knapp generating plant in Clinton Iowa after gathering at 6 30 p m The plant’s two generating units include a March completed 87 by 620 foot single unit and a larger 233 000 KW unit Both boilers burn coal or gas and coal is delivered by river barge with a daily coal bill near 10 000 The plant maintains a 90 day coal stockpile and a main control room staff monitors all operations Dinner at Gordon's Seafood Inn Savanna capped the evening Fortunes of local guests were noted with several visiting Thomson Clinton and Savanna residents and managers Milton Kreimeier and A D Cordes oversaw arrangements
Randy McGinnis was honored on his eighth birthday with a party at his parents home Mr. and Mrs. P. K. McGinnis. Guests included C and Kim McGinnis Donald Hamm Brenda Hamilton Linda Kohn and others who received favors and were served cake ice cream and Kool Aid.
A bridal shower for Miss Brenda Cravatta was held Sunday afternoon in Mrs. Robert Knuth Thomson’s home with co hosts Mrs. Ray Loos and Mrs. Russell Mack. Prizes were awarded to Diane Loos Karen Reap and Jackie Mack, and gifts displayed under a white wedding bell. The honoree, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Cravatta of Mount Carroll, received a avocado green and gold table centerpiece and refreshments for 24 local guests. Fire calls report Thomson volunteers aiding a Barn fire at Fair Haven and a tractor fire at a farm tenanted by Dwayne Bielema.
The Thomson Woman's Club hosts a Tupperware party Saturday November 18 at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs Eugene Murray. The public is invited.
Local notes mix humor and opinion as residents comment on Veterans Day flags and Hollywood figures. The column recalls Shirley Temple Black, Ronald Reagan, and Peanuts Snoopy while noting a retirement after 46 years and a mix of daily commutes. It also corrects a sports score and invites the community to a union Thanksgiving service at York Community Church.
The Thomson school lists 1967-68 basketball schedules for Junior High and Junior Varsity teams. Junior High games span Nov to Feb with opponents Fulton St John Chadwick Mount Carroll Lanark Shannon Milledgeville and a junior high tournament set for Feb 19 20 21 22 and 24. Junior Varsity games run from Nov to Jan with Milledgeville Forreston Chadwick and note JV includes freshmen sophomores and juniors.
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