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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1961
Page
6
Thompson area residents host relatives and friends from Clinton Albany Lanark Prophetstown Morrison and Fulton during gatherings and dinners. Others report travel to Los Angeles for a father’s illness and cattle shipment to Chicago.
Mrs. Richard Stagg and her son Mark traveled to Independence Iowa to care for her relatives. Mrs. Tom Hyde and guests from Rockford include Mr. and Mrs. Gene Smiley and Michael Smiley. Elva Connors of Clinon also visited.
Local families host or attend Thanksgiving dinners across Chadwick Milledgeville Fair field and surrounding towns. Guests include Messer, Thomson, Cowin, Luckstead, Groharing, Hughes, Strauch, Doden, and Schreiner households with extended relatives from East Moline Villa Park Markham and Dixon areas.
Numerous local households hosted dinners and visits over Thanksgiving weekend. Families from Lanark Hanover Clinton and Savanna joined relatives in Sterling and Fulton. Attendees included multiple Smiths Jobe Flacks Haas Hook Sloan and McNerney, with travel from LaCrosse and Chicago noted.
Area families from Chadwick Morrison Fulton and Savanna gathered for Thanksgiving activities. Mr and Mrs Otto Switzer attended a funeral for Mrs Chester Hoffman in Chadwick. Several guests visited and dined with local families including the Weatherwax Hand and Bellica households. Additional visitors arrived from California New York and Beaumont for holidays.
Riverview residents report winter plans with many moving to Florida or staying nearby. Henry Picklum and family close their cottage for the season while Kerschners sell to Schreiners of Clinton who plan to relocate to Florida. Several locals visit, host, or travel including Wessleys in Minneapolis and ONeals in Camanche.
Mr and Mrs Harold Witt and Wayne will attend a Thanksgiving supper at the home of his mother Mrs Hazel Witt in Clinton. Mr and Mrs Rinkie Lantiga of Fulton visited with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John H Buikema. Mr and Mrs Roy Dykema and Burnie Engelkens of Morrison were last Tuesday visitors of Mr and Mrs James Dykema all day.
A sequence of venue based game times lists dates from Nov to Feb across Chestnut Park Chadwick Lanark Milledeville and Shannon. Timings include 7 00 p.m 6 30 p.m 3 00 p.m and other listed start times for November December January and February.
Miss Vivian Friederich stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Paul Fiederich on Wacker Road in Savannah while a Northern Illinois College student. Mr and Mrs John Sloan and Dick visited Mr and Mrs John Hey in Sterling Saturday. Riverview resident departed for Tampa for winter. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Halfman and family visited the Grim family Saturday evening.
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