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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1940
Page
6
The church outlines December Communion with 9:30 church school led by Supt. Harry Gaar and a discussion on An Exacting Discipleship. The study centers on Luke's Gospel with three experiential angles for both youth and adults.
A compact catalog style notice lists items including P and G Soap 15c to 27c, Wax Rite Floor Wax 19c to 25c, Matches in 6 pack boxes 12c to 23c, and single items ranging 16c to 39c. Noted as sale or promotional pricing for household products.
Local residents hosted and visited for Thanksgiving and the weekend with extensive family and friend gatherings. Names include Tobey, Erling, Heitman, Chapman, Stage, Weatherwax, Lyons, Connell, Sher idan, Murray, Vogel, Pape, Pring, Legel, Sack, Behr, Hemmer, Adams, Arlene, Hazel Sack, Smiths, Melendy, Wilt, Radcliffe, Francke, McCulloh, Tolbert, Schenck, Rawlins, Sheridan, Weatherwax, Hand, and others across Morrison, Dixon, Albany, Mt. Carroll, Freeport, Byron, Clinton, Low Moor, Savanna, Fulton, and Los Angeles connections.
The Argo school social on the 19th drew many pies cakes and candy donations. Kermit Lasch provided accordion music and Leland Schmaling played saxophone solos. Russell Carpenter won goose and June Haas won candy box with lucky numbers 26. Ramona Foltz enrolled seventh grade.
Grace Rogers and Ronald Ritenour wed in Clinton Iowa with attendants Harold Rogers and Sue Vannini. Clara Acker married Edward Gholson in Clinton with Lila Harr and Harold Anderson as attendants. Lottie White and Carl Lahre married in Clinton courthouse with several Savanna natives in attendance. Dorothy Emery married Willis Madsen Jr. in Clinton with Wenzel Smith as an attendant. All couples are Savanna area natives or residents with local school ties.
Albert Dresbach aged 67 died at 11 o clock Tuesday night at his Mt Carroll home. Services were set for 2 p m Thursday at the home with Rev. James A Foard officiating and burial in Oak Hill cemetery. He was born Sept 21 1873 near Mt Carroll and is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Earl Sword and a son Wallace both of Mt Carroll a brother Frank of Aberdeen S D and a sister Mrs Warren Moor of Mt Carroll and six grandchildren. Michigan has the largest auto license plates followed by Florida and California.
Marth Brothers plan a new Market street variety store in Mt. Carroll with doors set for Saturday Dec 7, weather delays permitting. Exterior nearly finished features buff brick front and two double doors flanked by display windows. Interior shows counters shelving and a manager’s office atop stairs with a modern hot water furnace and air conditioning for bright, ample lighting.
Grade school notes show 6th graders receiving report cards on Friday and Barbara Frazier scoring 100 on a 100 word spelling test. 5th grade English club members prep a Christmas play. 8th grade forms American Heroes club with officers and two committees. First meeting Friday December 13 features talks on heroes born in each month. Several students plan to enter a Woman's club poster contest. First and second graders list students with perfect attendance.
Thomson briefed Mrs Nina Ottery and son Robert and Mr and Mrs Sidney Crost and children as they returned to Fond du Lac Wis after spending days here with Mr and Mrs George St Ores Mrs Flossie Gaar and other relatives and friends Mr and Mrs George Bittner and family of Argo visited Mt Car as Thanksgiving guests at Mrs Della Williams home.
Mr and Mrs Frank Poffenberger of Mt Carroll visited Mr and Mrs J Y Stickell Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Wallace Williams and family of near Mt Carroll called on the Francke Switzer home Sunday afternoon.
Private Harold Ashpole writes from Fort Des Moines sending a $1.50 money order for another year’s Thomson Review. He notes travels from South Carolina and Georgia to Louisiana, seven months south, time in Des Moines, six weeks in Minnesota, and rumors of a January move.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Hook and their daughter of Argo visited Sunday evening at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs A E Hook.
Junella Gaar stayed several days last week in the George Keim home at Mt Carroll. Mrs. Faith Reimers and Mrs. Lillian Reagan of Chicago and Miss Mary Connell were dinner guests Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sheridan.
Preston Prairie Howard J. Petty Jr of Cham paing spent Thanksgiving at his home here. Mrs G W Fulrath spent Thursday in the Arthur Fulrath home at Savanna. Wallace Ware was here one day last week and Walter Anderson was a business visitor recently. Funeral services for Will Flaherty 72 were held Sunday afternoon Nov 24 at Center Hill.
A brief dialogue features a mother and child chatting about lunchtime. The child jokes that their tummy is running fast while asking if it is one o'clock yet. The mother responds that it is not yet time.
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