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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1961
Page
8
The D. F. Fogels departed Sunday for a winter vacation in Florida. They requested the Chadwick Review be sent to the same address as in previous years.
At a Tuesday night ladies bowling league meeting officers were elected in Braden ton Florida with Maxine Frederick as president and Joyce Eastabrooks as vice president. Edith Williams funeral in Dixon noted with relatives attending from area.
Chadwick residents hosted a dinner Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Reiff. Guests from Rochelle Elgin Postville Sterling and Elgin visited relatives and friends including the Cambman Allison Cordes Stoner Hans and Alexander families and Mrs. Hughes and sister Berta Strauch.
On November 11 Mr and Mrs W C Linker with Mrs May Mackey left Washington for Europe. Cmdr D W Linker travels on official business to Europe with his father joining for the trip abroad. Mrs Linker and Mrs Mackey return home November 15. Thanksgiving hosts include the Harter and Gordon families at local gatherings.
On a bluff above the Rock River in northern Illinois stands a 48 foot concrete statue of an Indian Black Hawk four miles north of Oregon. It draws thousands weekly and is praised as a top midwestern work of art. Some say sculptor Lorado Taft used a picture of Chief Black Hawk as a model. Taft hinted the statue was unfinished.
The historical carving in the Rock River Valley gained the public nickname Black Hawk soon after its completion, eclipsing Taft’s original title The Eternal Indian. Yet the statue endures still as hundreds visit to view the famed work of art and its enduring legacy.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hender hosted Sunday guests including son Neil and Cassandra at Mr and Mrs Lee Saville in Table Grove. Mrs Lee Henderson returned home with them after a two week visit. She later spent days with her son Harold Henderson in Mexico Missouri. Albert Greison and Betty from Savanna and Charles Way also visited in the area.
Guests for Monday night dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Spencer included Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schlagenhausen Linda and Janet and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Forth and family. The gathering celebrated the birthdays of Mr. and Mrs. Schlagenhausen and their daughter Linda as well as Mr. Spencer. Louise Schultz and Geraldine Crapp of Rockford were weekend guests at the DuWayne Vos residence and attended the Rahn-Knutti wedding last Friday night.
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