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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1941
Page
5
The month’s top nonabsentees include Cecilia Hawk Wilma Foltz Russell Libberton Barbara Hawk Walter Hartman Richard Stricker Shirley Bundy. The school plans a fall program for late October with date to be announced and an 80cin on Oct 23.
A local birthday roster lists residents with dates from Friday October 10 to Thursday October 16. Names include Milledgeville Chadwick Lanark Mt Carroll Savanna Thomson Clinton Argo Savanna and others with households in Carroll County.
Mrs James Foard wife of the M E church pastor regains mobility in a wheelchair after a compound leg fracture suffered weeks ago. Other notes include Fred Nipe and Wm Haas visits Pleasant Valley sermons and the conference year ending with Rev Foard’s Wilmette trip and Hortense Nipe solo.
September at Vinegar Hill notes full attendance with Mrs. Irene Kness guiding second graders Darlene Anderson and Donald Van Buer while sixth graders work on a United States map and seventh graders map Asia. Activities include English picture study art and a doll house project with a circus frieze gifted by Jean and Carol Moyer.
Miss Arletta Hartman celebrated her birthday with a Monday supper hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Grimes in Lanark. Guests included Miss Doris Burkholder, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Miller, Mrs. Harold Stoner, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Reiff, and Miss Helen Hans. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. James Morgan hosted Saturday supper for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rahn, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Livengood of Milledgeville, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hinebaugh. Out-of-town attendees included Mrs. M. M. Stuart of Jersey City and Mrs. Albert Offner of Elgin.
Officials of the ladies division of the Carroll County Farmers Institute plan two day sessions in Savanna on October 24 and 26 with exhibits and speakers. Household science clubs manage divisions including Milledgeville candy Washington cakes and cookies Merry Circle jellies Preston Prairie canning Lanark feed sack garments Wacker original table decorations Argo-Fa crocheting and afghans Homemakers aprons Neighborly Welfare bread and rolls.
Members of the Philathea class met Friday afternoon at Mrs. W. H. Taylor's home north of town. Mrs. Elizabeth Senneff led the program with group singing scripture prayer and various readings. Mrs. L. M. Phillips gave the Bible study.
Mrs. M. M. Stuart of Jersey City has been visiting at the C. R. Woy home. Friday afternoon tea was served by Mrs. R. C. Dial to a group of friends including Mrs. C. R. Woy, Mrs. Besse Humbert, Mrs. Oscar Daehler and Mrs. C. M. Kingery.
Waterloo Iowa Roy Horton of Horton Farm Princeton Illinois won the premier exhibitor banner at the Dairy Cattle Congress earning the prize for the exhibitor who made the most money from animals he owns This year marked the first time Milking Shorthorns were classified at the congress with 167 head on display in the new barn.
Mrs. Annette Clement reports her son in law, identified as Mitchell of Marshall, Indiana, has been promoted to supervisor over several Kraft Cheese plants in the Indiana territory with headquarters at Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Isenberger and Richard were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Cambman Jr. for Sunday dinner, while Mrs. Florence Fosberg and her children from Rockford joined for afternoon and supper.
Preston Prairie Ward Gillespie filled sile Wednesday. Mrs. G. W. Fulrath spent Thursday with her daughter, Mrs. Harold Merchant at Freedom. Recent visitors in the David Gol dy home at Rock Grove in Stephenson county were Mr. and Mrs. Preston Downing, Florence Netolicky of Solon, here visiting relatives. On Sunday the Henry Stubbe family was here from Freeport.
Weekend guests visited Mr and Mrs William Hans and Mr and Mrs Rush Barron and James of East Chicago Indiana plus Mrs Bert Wilson of Hebert Indiana and Frank Rush of Fulton Va da Mae Collinson of Savanna and Mr and Mrs Herbert Stein and daughters spent time in Dixon Wilbur Schreiner home. On Saturday the group drove to Holemen Wisconsin for the wedding of Bud Davidson and Miss Eleanor Scoy.
Chadwick's Woman's club begins season with a 1:00 luncheon at the school. New members Mrs. Alvin Larem and Mrs. W. J. Way are welcomed. Mrs. H. L. Carbaugh announces an Oct. 15 regional meeting in LaSalle and an Oct. 28 coin conference at the club.
Alvin Trovant and his wife Mrs. Schreiner joined Mr. and Mrs. Harve Schreiner for a Rochelle Sunday visit with Movesy Geldmacher. They later called on Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sack at linen. Afternoon callers at the Kness home included Wesley Kness of Thomson Alvin Rock of Sterling and Monroe Fos vett with Veldo and Jemna Jean of Mill edgeville.
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