New Books At The Thomson Library Offer Diverse Reads
The Thomson library announces twenty new titles led by Gypsy Nan by Carroll Rankin and The Frozen Barrier by Belmore Browne. Other offerings include June Duncan by Amy Blanchard and Forever Free about Abraham Lincoln, plus Trader Horn by Horn and The Oregon Trail. Reviews note adventures, country life, and historical figures with vivid summaries and reader appeal.
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Airens
King Arthur
Gourt—Greene
Lobo
Rag and Vixen
Seton
June Duncan
Blanchard
Gipsy Nan—Rankin
Forrest Caviasays
Barnett
Browne
Pal O'Mine
Hawkes
The
Bailey
Gregory
Aoountainy Dinger
Kroll
Doctor Nye
Lincoln
Miranda—Lutz
Lorever Free—Morton
Heart
Rachael—Norris
Norris
Parkman
Cather
Trader Horn
Nan
Sue
Amy Blanchard
Jane
Belmore Browne
Georgie Draper
Fred Morgan
Alaska
North West
Abraham Lincoln
Honore Wilsie Morow
Mary Lincoln
Miss Ford
Alfred A. Horn
Ethelreda Lewis
South Africa
Rip van Winkle
Africa
Local Socials and Errands Mixed With Short Town Notes
Mr and Mrs Guy Puterbaugh and neighbors travel to Pines Park near Orurzort for a day trip. The Bashaw party attend cheese day in Monroe Wisconsin. Funeral of Mrs D L Tympan held at Chadwick Hope Evangelical Church. Burglar alarm prompts small money missing at Joe Folle’s home. Community lunches raise funds and elect officers. quilted efforts total 28 quilts valued at 140.80 with 3229.50 from events. Officer slate announced with Mrs John Carroll president and Lulu Melendy vice president.
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Guy Putterbaukgh
Glenn Bowers
Charles Nipe
Deli Nipe
the Pines
Orurzort
Charles Sack
Vivian
Phineas Bashaw
Monroe
Wisconss Qn
Rudolph Holm
Teads Grove
Beste Kenyon
Havel
Henry Stoner
Myre
Mona Carroll
Teese
Hallie Groharity
Morrison
D. L. Tyomman
Hope Evangelical Church
Chadwick
Vici Ity
Joe Folle
Frizone
John Lohmier
Walk Condensary
Guy Puterbaugh
Rockford
J. Holy
Westernoon
Mesdames Leuma Stoner
Lulu Melendy
Hortense Nipe
John Carroll
Harriet Yates
Mrs Delia Melendy Purchases Henry Johnson House
Mrs Delia Melendy has bought the Henry Johnson home via Sheridan and Carpenter and will move to town ground by year’s start five Martindale has not decided her move. The home features shade trees garden and a fine lawn. Her farm stock machinery grain sale is set for Monday December 10, after which she will relocate in Thomson, remaining near friends.
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Delia Melendy
Henry Johnson
Sheridan and Carpenter
Martindale
Halloween social planned at school house notice
Ideal School notes list September punctuality with several named pupils and mention a Halloween social set for Tuesday October 30 at the school house. It notes Neil McKee sprained arm from a crank-backfiring car, William Lartz illness absence, Miss Ashby visiting, and local references to World Series excitement and residents Garret Golhous painting interiors of a store.
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Louisa M. Dachler
Larry McKee
Walter Lartz
Paul Oakley
Elmer Hans
Austin Lartz
Robert Rawlins
Elinor McKee
Helen Oakley
Hilda Geary
Atta
Larts
Yvetta Geary
Sarah Geary
Jean Rawlins
Neil McKee
Neil
William Lartz
Miss Ashby
Everning
Officers Elected by Methodist Sunday School
New officers were chosen September 30, 1928 for the Methodist Sunsetty School with J. M. Chesnutt as superintendent and Leslie Puller as assistant superintendent. Other posts listed include secretary Uilda Pape, assistant secretary Roberta Lewis, treasurer Mrs Nellie Lehade, pianist Ralph Atherton, assistant pianist Gladys Fuller, junior superintendent Martha Rush, and assistants Chas Beck and Ramona Lewis with Lucile Stickel as assistant pianist. Also notes social visits, bake sales, farm equipment sale, and a Duroc Jersey sale announcement at Shrader's Pavilion on October 24.
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Methodist Sunity School
J. M. Chesnutt
Leslie Puller
Uilda Pape
Roberta Lewis
Nellie Lehade
Ralph Atherton
Gladys Fuller
Martha Rush
Chas. Beck
Ramona Lewis
Luc
Unclear fragment hints at church folks and local names
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions a Methodist group, a bagaar bake, a church, and several personal names including Mrs. Alien Be Lewis and Devin.
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Methodist Aids
Taut
Bagaar
Pengake
Naver
Alien
Lewis
Sa Alings Few
Devin
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Sarah Snyder
Milledgeville
Thomson
Herring Brothers
Ralph Balk
John French
Lyons
Norman Lewis
Oak Park
Mrs. Chesnutt of
Aledo
Prof. Chesnutt
Chesnutt
Conwresa
Charlie
Anther
Ideal School
Bill Adams
Bob Dyson
Cardinals
Garret, Golhous
METH
Odist Sunday School
Methodist Ladies Society
McGinty’s
Tex
Ed Mest
Auet
Cora
Dak
E. H. Dyson
M. E
the Minster
Morgan Park
Chicago
Dan Harney
Sarah Groharing
Pherna Dresbach
Mt. Carroll
Linker
Zugschwerdt Duroc
Shrader
Illinois
Pbinker and
Zugschwerdt
Clinton
Iowa
Julius Stoecks
Howes
Harold Melendy
Agt
Savanna
AL Jolson
Betty Reonstad
Josephine Dunn
Aetaanig Bre
Maine
Lloyd Bacon
Rialto
Clinton, Iowa
Are Hoffman Music Co
5Th Ave
Clinton, Io
Shrader’s
Chadwick, Ill
Tadee
Harry Rahn
John Shrader
Ward Fritz
First National
Renk
Merk
Edi
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