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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
5
Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts will address voters from 10 counties at an old-fashioned Republican rally in Rock Island at Augustana College gym next Monday night. Admission is free and invitations go to Republican leaders in three districts and to state officers.
Last Saturday evening supper guests were Mr and Mrs Harold Stoner and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Coden and Mr and Mrs Glen Hartman with Mr and Mrs Ed Sack of Dixon invited to Sunday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Taylor. Afternoon callers included Mrs Emma Taylor Miss Laura Cole Clinton Ia and Jacob Cantlin Rock Walls. The J R Doll family who visited here for two weeks departed Saturday for Mt Wolf Pa.
Sam Keys candidate for state treasurer and C H Engle candidate for state superintendent of schools plan a meet and speak event in Savanna on Wednesday October 9 at 1 30 PM at USO hall to discuss issues with Carroll county residents. Other attendees include Michael M Kinney for congress and John K Morris for the Illinois general assembly.
Carroll County and the city of Savanna received 25975 dollars in state gasoline tax allotments for the first six months of 1946, up from 19036 dollars in the same period of 1945. The Barcus Kindred study attributes the rise to postwar demand. Carroll County’s share was 21241 dollars, up 5587. Savanna’s 4734 dollars, up 1352.
Thomson News reports Mr and Mrs Richard Badtke joined Mr and Mrs Wm Bier of Clinton Iowa for Sunday dinner and supper in honor of the Biers 20th wedding anniversary. Also, Mr and Mrs Robert Carroll and daughter joined Mr and Mrs Howard Hill for supper in Low Moor Iowa. Ely Cochran and wife left for Huron South Dakota to visit Mrs Cochran’s cousin John Greenan and family and will travel to other places of interest on their trip.
Glenn and Fred Groharing of Morrison started the week to put the finishing coat of plaster on the Chadwick theatre building. Henry Ashpole of Low Moor and Harold Ashpole of Moline spent the weekend in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ashpole.
Mr and Mrs Harold Tommans and family of Milledgeville visited Monday evening with Mr and Mrs Merle Atherton and family. Mr and Mrs Dwight Atherton and Mr and Mrs Arch Atherton were supper guests Sunday evening in the Merle Atherton home.
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