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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1931
Page
1
The congregation invites all for Family Day on October 11 with a bring your own dinner fellowship and two short programs after. Bible school reported 75 attendees on October 4 with hopes to exceed 100 next Sunday.
An Oct 12 notice invites attendance at Sunday school next Sunday at 10 a m with Rey Stump as teacher and a preaching service at 11 a m by Rev Stump. It encourages broad participation and consecration for the Sunday school effort.
The ladies aid society met at Mrs. Herman Frahcke's home on Wednesday. They will meet at Mrs. Charles Beck's home next Wednesday afternoon. No preaching services next Sunday due to the M. E. conference in Chicago. Election officers will be chosen after Sunday school. Sunday school proceeds as usual. The On Timers class plans a future play.
The monthly Baptist Sunday school serial met Wednesday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Clint Wilt’s home with 36 members. Social committees were Mrs. Wal Griswold and Mrs. Clint Wilt. The program included opening song Work for the Night Is Coming, Edson Holland solo, Thel Wina and Irene Schick duet Mush-a-Bye Time, quartet Still Sweeter Every Day, Paul Smith Gilbert Holland Donald and Pat Wilt, duet Paul and Clint Wilt, closing Sweet Bye and Bye. Afterward, games and contests were enjoyed and refreshments were served.
A local Catholic church announces services for next Sunday morning with expected attendance and parish activities. The brief notes morning mass and related community events at the church.
A son was born Friday Oct 2 to Mr and Mrs Robert Coon at their home east of town. A son was also born Saturday Oct 2 to Mr and Mrs Louis Mickelson. Burial for the Mickelson infant was in Savanna cemetery.
The Wayne and Florence Ashby family of Fairmont Nebraska report their eight year old son Wayne Jr is eager to become a jockey. He rode a pony named Black Baby to fourth place in a county fair race at Geneva Nebraska, earning two dollars.
Sufficient stock has been sold to insure the Savanna Sabula bridge project, with work to begin soon under a contract for continuous day and night labor. Completion is expected within a year as supplies start arriving next week. remaining stock will be sold more moderately as the public shows interest.
About fifty melon owners gathered at the Christian church to hear Mr Miller from the state department of agriculture discuss wilt resistant melons. County Agent Roske opened remarks urging careful judgment and ongoing work, with Miller outlining past three years of breeding efforts, seed care, and pest control strategies.
The York Commercial club requests public attendance at its regular October meeting on Thursday Oct 15 at 7 30 PM in the Y M C H S Gym. The goal is to raise 500 to aid York residents in need this winter with no supper program, focusing whole evening on the relief fund.
Mr and Mrs HL Rawlins with Herbert Rawlins and Milton Hartman took a Sunday excursion visiting Grant's historic home in Galena, then Dickeyville grotto in Wisconsin, and looped back via Dubuque Maquoketa Lake Wurst and Clinton. H L Rawlins recommends the journey and offers pointers.
Lodges meet Tuesday evening at the lectgre hall with Masons and O F L S. the KOO club gathered at Mrs Maymo Mummert's home for a Thursday lunch of sandwiches potato salad cookies and coffee. Card honors went to Mrs B OR Lewis and Mrs Peterson Consolation to Mrs Fla Orr. next Thursday afternoon Mrs Vern Kauffman will host.
Hubert Cate, who came from Michigan last week with his wife, went to Edward Hines Hospital near Maywood for observation this Friday. His condition is reported as gradually improving. Mrs Cate plans to drive with the children to see him Sunday. Mr and Mrs Paul Lewis and Louise spent Friday at Freeport.
Martindale finished updating cemetery plats for Argo Fa and Lower York Dunshee cemeteries. Argo Fa records now list 589 fully checked burials, with some unmarked graves excluded. Lower York plats show over a thousand burials, all records preserved on durable canvas and ink for long term use.
Amid a hog cholera outbreak in Vurtall and Whiteside counties farmers face decisions on vaccinating hogs as carloads of stock move to Greenwood and Alexander Conover firms. The writer notes high fuel and food concerns, outlines local road paving progress from Thomson to Port Byron, and describes detours and pavement challenges along the new route.
Fragmentary notes mention Podarney awaiting the world series end and plans to distribute cigars if the Cards win. The text also hints at a possible public reaction and a character named Doe amid Friday's game.
Thomson Seniors won Sunday from Cordova on the home field with a final score of 7 to 7 in a Melon Slingers display. The lineup included Charles Miller Robert Lewis Paul Meleardy Danale Wilt Paul Smith Uvieht Brown Strvy Potter Marvin Martindale Gilbert Holland Elmer Ilook.
Four-H Club girls met at Mt Garrall to view dresses from the county club. The top four were selected from the group to compete in the state contest at Urbana. Ruth Ricbel of Washington township won first year class. Myrian Wue of Washington township won first among those with prior work. Esher Schmialing of Merry Sewers of Argo Fa led third year class. Lillian Smith of Mt Carroll Happy Workers won fourth year division.
Funeral services for Chase Brown of Rock Creek Kansas were held Sunday at Mt Carroll from the home of Frank Meyers at 25 o clock and at the Baptist church at 2 30 pm Rev Leitner officiated. Pallbearers included Freeman mee vidence Charles Petty Charles Bick elhaupt Mr Brownipe Mr Rich ter and Claude Crouse Interment was at Oak Hill rom hetery Brown belonged to Odd Fellows KR Circle Mason Woodman of the World and Modern Woodman Relatives from out of town included Ella McCullough Omaha Neb and others from Freeport Thomson Argo Fa and Mt Carroll with local mourners listed.
Alfred Matson of Erie will move to Thomson this week to take charge of the Burlington section. Regular men for the winter include Harold Baker and George Creighton, with temporary workers Alvie Segal Orve Orcutt and Clem Hoy. Hayes Frazier moves to Barstow II to oversee the section there.
Hobart Holland has purchased the local barber shop formerly operated in partnership with Roy Atherton and reopened to the public on Monday. He plans to greet old friends and new customers as barbering demand remains strong this week. Holland also continues Savanna Cleaners and Dyers services, inviting garments for cleaning and pressing.
The library reports 2329 total books, 229 general works, 115 adult, 75 juvenile, 32 school items, 42 magazines read, and 10 borrowers cancelled. Nine days open, fines totaling 50 cents, and $1 turned to treasurer. Grace Strauch donated a book, Alive Lewis donated 411 books. Catherine Adams is the librarian.
Report from a rural Iowa kitchen notes Mrs Herman Francke growing beans the size of watermelons from imported Tasmanian seed. Household tasters describe the bizarre beans as fry worthy with comparisons to catfish veal and eggplant. Philip Switzer spent days at Rantoul Aviation Field and Tomball State Teachers College in a nearby note.
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