Evening Agriculture Meetings Planned for Local Farmers
The local high school agriculture department will hold a series of evening meetings for farmers starting November 18 at 7 30 pm. The 12 member advisory council selects topics and coordinates a livestock focused program with visits to Northern Illinois breeders. One session features a University of Illinois livestock specialist and weed control by Mr Beebe of Forreston. The home economics department also sponsors ladies meetings on the same evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Illinois
University of Illinois
Beebe
Forreston
John D. Rosenberg
Voc
Verne Kaufman
Lloyd Smith
Fred Miller
Lynn Curley
Gene Murray
Louis Jocust
Wesley Sack
Harvey Marshall
Verne Rawlins
Lawrence Halfman
Bob Cate
Earl Kaufman
Local Couple Rehnfeld Relative Weddings in Clinton
Ruth Maxine Schroedey wed Epa H. Hook at St. Pauls Lat eran Church in Clinton. Rev. C. V. Tambert officiated with Thomas Huebner and family present. The bride wore a blue sheer dress with pink corsage. the groom wore standard attire. A dinner followed at the bride's home. The couple will reside at 5314 Eighteenth Place Clinton. Hook is nephew of local Hooks Albert Ralph and Andrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schroedey
Cleveland Street
Clinton
Ruth Maxine
Epa H. Hook
Earl Hook
Fulton
St. Paul's Lateran Church
C. V. Tambert
Thomas Huebner
Hook
Lyons
Community notes from Dixon and Argo households
Thomson reports Mrs. Joseph Peluso Mrs Mab el Morris and Mrs Jane Mitchell as supper guests in the Ben Wagner home. Cecil Mitchell of Argo purchases the former Frank Imel place and will relocate this fall from the Harold Kinyon residence in Argo. Lloyd Smith and family attended Rally Day and Homecoming at Woodland U B church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Peluso
Mabel Morris
Dixon
Jane Mitchell
Ben Wagner
Cecil Mitchell
Argo
Frank Imel
Harold Kinyon
Lloyd Smith
Woodland U. B
In Memoriam Charles M Beck October 1933
In loving memory of Charles M Beck who died October 14 1933. Today recalls a memory of a loved one laid to rest and those who think of him are those who loved him best. Mrs Blanche Beck and Children.
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Charles M. Beck
Lena Strubb and Harold Atherton Tie in Clinton
Miss Lena Strubb of Thomson marries Harold Atherton of Lanark in a Thursday afternoon ceremony at Clinton Methodist parsonage. The couple, attended only by themselves, plan to move to Pittsburgh where Mr. Atherton works as a truck driver. Mrs. Atherton, eldest Strubb daughter, is a York Community High School graduate of 1940.
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Lena Strubb
Thomson
Harold Atherton
Lanark
Clinton
Lloyd Gustafson
Atherton
New York
Pittsburgh
Mrs. Atherton
Thistle Patches Sprayed on Local Farms
Canadian thistle patches on farms in this vicinity were sprayed this week by W. H. Lamont Prophetstown weed commissioner assisted by Garrett Bolhous York Township. The Stagg Stransdale and Blaine Peck farms were treated and more work is expected later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Lamont
Prophetstown
Garrett Bolhous
York Township
Stagg Farms
Stransdale Farms
Blaine Peck
Spring Valley Presbyterian Church 80th Anniversary Observance
Members mark the 80th anniversary of Spring Valley Presbyterian Church founded in 1860 with an all day Oct 13 program. Sunday school at 11, basket dinner at noon, and 2 pm service by Dr. H J Rendall of Morrison. Bazaar and chicken dinner Oct 16 at 6 pm.
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Spring Valley Presbyterian Church
H. J. Rendall
Morrison
Bruce Groharing Birthday Party Celebrated at Home
Bruce Groharing was guest of honor at a surprise birthday party Saturday evening at his home. Attendees included Everett and Louise Eslinger Morrison Dr Marvin Brookstra Freeport Forrest Eslinger Harold Witt Harold Lawbaugh Thelma Schick Irene Schick Prudence Groharing and the honoree and his wife. Prizes went to Harriet Witt and Harold Witt with all bingo players receiving a prize. Refreshments were served by Mrs Groharing and Prudence Groharing.
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Bruce Groharing
Harriet Witt
Harold Witt
Groharring
Prudence Groharing
Everett Eslinger
Morrison
Marvin Brookstra
Freeport
Forrest Eslinger
Harold Lawbaugh
Thelma
Irene Schick
Proudence Groharing
Groharing
Weekend Guests Visit Neighbors In Pekin And Argo
Miss Martha Tolbert of Pekin spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs H L Rawlins and Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Vernon Rawlins and daughter Jean. In Argo Mr and Mrs N R Kenyon hosted dinner with Mr and Mrs Louis Krohn of Morrison as guests.
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Martha Tolbert
Pekin
H. L. Rawlins
Rawlings
Vernon Rawlins
Jean
Louis Krohn
Morrison
N. R. Kenyon
Argo
Honor Father On Birthday
John Voss of Fulton was the guest of honor at a birthday party given for him by his children last Friday evening at the Voss home. The evening was spent socially and refreshments of cake ice cream and popcorn were served. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Housenga and family of Garden Plain Jim Voss of Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hartman and family of Fulton and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hartman and daughter of Thomson.
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John Voss
Fulton
Voss
Fred Housenga
Garden Plain
Jim Voss
Morrison
Willard Hartman
Leonard Hartman
Thomson
Church Notes Highlight Local Services And Appointments
Rev. R H Leitner leads morning services with Sunday school at 9 30. Thelma Schick and Herbert St Ores sang a duet last Sunday. Livewire class plans a party at Harvey and Mrs Marshall’s home on Oct 22. Ladies aid meets at Emil Brach’s home next Thursday. Rev J A Foard’s Argo charge extended for another year by the Rock River conference last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Leitner
Thelma Schick
Herbert St. Ores
Livewire
Harvey Marshall
Ladies’ Aid
Emil Brach
J. A. Foard
Ladies’ Aid Society
Sunday worship and school sessions at York Community
The schedule lists 9:30 a m Sunday mass and 9:30 a m Sunday school at York Community with Rev Clarence Ploch as pastor. A 10 a m Sunday school and 11 a m morning worship follow. Mrs Chas McGinty teaches a class reading Luke chapters 1 and 2 for next Sunday.
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York Community
Clarence Ploch
Chas, McGinty
Fair Haven Church Notices and Hope Evangelical Schedule
Fair Haven pastor Rev Paul Farley notes no Thursday prayer service due to Hope Evangelical church events. Sunday Oct 13 schedule includes 10:00 am Sunday school and 7:00 pm E L C EB, 7:30 pm sermon. other services listed. Rev Sword presides with Earl Isenhart leading Christian Endeavor meeting and special numbers by Corzine trio and others plus a vocal duet by Mr and Mrs Corzine during evening service.
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Paul Farley
The
Hope Evangelical Church
Christian Endeavor
Sword
Earl Isenhart
Men’s Trio
Corzine
Stakemiller
Endeavor
Farewell Party for Rev Dude Family at M E Church
A farewell party for Rev and Mrs H R Dude and family was held at the Methodist church with about 100 attendees. A potluck supper followed, then a short program and talks from church members. Rev Dude, recently in charge of the local and Albany Methodist churches, is transferred to a Chicago church for the coming year.
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H. R. Dude
Methodist Church
Dude
Albany
Chicago
Charles Welch Observe Wedding Anniversary Celebration
Charles Welch and Irene Schmael of Mt. Carroll marked 50 years of marriage with a surprise party in Savanna attended by about 60 relatives and friends. The event featured a three course dinner, a short program, music by Anita and Paul Stevens, and a piano solo by Miss Marigayle Douglas.
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Young
Savanna
Charles Welch
Mt. Carroll
Arleigh Young
Floyd Walker
Freeport
Anita and
Paul Stevens
Marigayle Douglas
Louisville
Irene Schmael
Earl Moody
Kansas City
Kansas
Kentucky
Lanark
Prophetstown
Morrison
Erie
Ill
Davenport
Clinton
Thomson
Arthur Pape
Chas. Graharing
June
Welch
Family visits and illness cross state lines in brief notes
Miss Bessie Groharing spent last weekend with her brother and sister in Morrison. Mr. Falls father of Mrs. Jennie Lowry is seriously ill in Mecca Indiana prompt relief. Mrs. Jennie Lowry visited her sister Mrs Kate Gleason at Ideal last Friday. Additional relatives from New Boston Illinois were summoned to Mecca Indiana for the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Groharing
Glen Groharing
Morrison
Earl Roggendorf
Walter Falls
Elmo Falls
New Boston
Ill
Mecca
Ind
Falls
Jennie Lowry
Kate Gleason
Ideal
Local visitors spend weekend with families in Yates City
Mr and Mrs M F Lawler of Chicago will spend the weekend with Mrs Brown and her husband Frank Brown Sr. Mrs Harold St Ores and son Leslie and Norman Millard visited Claude Millard and his wife in Yates City Illinois.
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M. F. Lawler
Chicago
Frank Brown
Harold St. Ores
Leslie
Norman Millard
Claude Millard
Yates City
Funeral Rites For Arch Goble Held On Sunday
Funeral services for Arch N. Goble of Clinton Illinois were held Sunday at the Snell funeral home Clinton with burial in Fulton cemetery. Goble born April 2 1878 in Fulton married June 12 1901 to Cora Stoddard. survived by son Phil Goble daughter Mrs F G Haun and three siblings. Attendees included Glen Goble Elmhurst Melvin Fritzehe Woodstock and relatives from Wisconsin. The Rev Ed Severance and family visited Delmar Indiana before traveling to Louisiana where he has a new charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch N. Goble
Clinton
Snell
Fulton
Mr. Goble
Mice Cora Stoddard
Rock Island
Phil Goble
F. G. Haun
Ralph Goble
Aurora
Fred
Chicago
Glen
Elmhurst
Glen Goble
Melvin Fritzehe
Woodstock
Walter Severance
Argo
Wisconsin
Delmar
Ed. Severance
Louisiana
Severance
Reverend Clarence Ploch Named to Thomson Albany M E Church
No information on registration for the conscription bill has been received. Eligible individuals are to register at their local polling places as near as possible, with the local board in charge.
Marriage license issued in Clinton Iowa for two residents
A marriage license was issued in Clinton Iowa on Wednesday to Margaret E Gaar of Thomson and Irvin Renner of Lyndon. The wedding is planned for Saturday October 12.
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Clinton
Margaret E. Gaar
Thomson
Irvin Renner
Lyndon
P T A Meeting At Local High School Proceedings
October P T A meeting in the high school assembly room drew a large crowd. Herbert St Ores led community singing. Mrs. Chas McGinty and Mrs Harvey Seim reported on Savanna and Lanark conferences. Local performers and a travel talk followed with notes on next meeting November 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
Herbert St. Ores
Chas. McGinty
Savanna
Harvey Seim
Lanark
Richard
June Haas
Argo Fa
Fern Rawlins
York Center School
Mildred Withhart
Bristol School
John Rosenberg
Black Hills
Fred Miller
Local Social and Agricultural Notes
Thomson Briers Ed Mest of Chadwick called at the HL Rawlins home on Monday. Mr and Mrs Clifford MacLeon of Chicago will spend this weekend in the home of Mr and Mrs John Carroll and with other relatives here. They will be accompanied home by Mrs Dora Doty who has been spending a few weeks here with relatives and friends. Frank Brown Sr has shelled several thousand bushels of corn near Savanna the past week. Carroll McGinty and Miss Malin Bakkeland of Rockford spent the weekend in the home of the former's parents Mr and Mrs Chas McGinty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Mest
Chadwick
HL. Rawlins
Clifford MacLeon
Chicago
John Carroll
Rockford
Chas, McGinty
Births in Savanna and Thomson Families
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Beck of Savanna welcomed a son born Thursday in Savanna city hospital with Mrs Beck identified as Evelyn Kauffman of Thomson. A son Ray arrived Sept 28 to Mr and Mrs Ray V Birt of Tampa Florida. Thomson resident J P Jurgenson is the infant's great grandfather, as Mr and Mrs George Perry report a daughter Georgia Ann born at home Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Beck
Savanna
Savanna City Hospital
minister change at Albany Thomson and Fulton churches
The Rev. Clarence Ploch named minister in charge replacing Rev. H R Dude transferred to Chicago. Ploch, a Garrett graduate, to Rockford district from Michigan conference, expected at Sunday service. The Dude family locates in Chicago near Lincoln Park while a farewell potluck and gift picture marked their 23 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ploch
Albany
Thomson
Fulton
Freeport
H. R. Dude
First German Methodist Church
Chicago
Ploch
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
Rockford
Michigan
Dude
First Methodist Church
Clinton
Lincoln Park
Armitage
Dayton
Thomson Church
Albany Sunday School
Clinton Woman Dies Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. John H. Petersen 43 of Clinton Ia will be held at Pape funeral home at 3 p m Friday. She climbed the Lyons and Fulton bridge railing Tuesday afternoon at 5 20 and leaped into the Mississippi river dying and body recovered about a half hour later near the bridge. She is survived by her husband two daughters stepfather and mother two brothers and several nieces and nephews all of Clinton Fulton and Thomson in Iowa.
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John H. Petersen
Clinton
Pape
Lyle Sodeman
Betty Petersen
Edward Hurlburt
Fulton
Alba
Raymond
George Mort
M. W. Bennett
Art Atherton
Thomson
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Williams at Home
A birthday dinner was hosted Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Williams. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Storm of Wacker, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stage, and Miss Lois Stage.
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Lyle Williams
Williams
Theodore Storm
Wacker
Leonard Stage
Lois Stage
Thomson Couple Married Saturday in Clinton Iowa
In a quiet ceremony at the Lutheran parsonage Clinton Iowa last Saturday afternoon Ruth Simpson became the bride of Gail Turney of Thomson. Rev. Krueger officiated with Mr and Mrs Fred Turney of Fulton acting as attendants. The couple will reside above Hansen Cafe in Thomson after a wedding supper at the bride’s parents home.
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Clinton
Ruth Simpson
Gail Turney
Thomson
Krueger
Lutheran Church of
Fred Turney
Fulton
John Simpson
Blaine Turney
Wayne
Nick Krier
Wacker
Mary Falsnick
Savanna
Edgar Turney
Turney
York Community High School
Burton Simpson
Illinois
Hansen Cafe
Argo 500 Club Meets With Antique Display Tea
The Argo 500 club meets today at Mrs Amy Lewis home. The T N T club hosts an Antique Display and Tea at the Community church on Tuesday October 14 from 2 to 4 pm. A short program and visitors are welcome. Next meetings planned with Mrs Diehl and Mrs Weath erwax.
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Argo 500 Club
Amy Lewis
T. N. T. Club
Tae
Amy — Lewis
Leila Johannsen
Clara Andring
Luvella Diehl
Diehl
Thomson Woman's Club Meets With Twenty Members
The Thomson Woman's Club gathered at Mrs. Adeline Graharing's home on Wednesday evening with twenty members. Members shared favorite Bible verses, and a Bible Women quiz was led by Mrs. Chas. McGinty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Woman's Club
Adeline Graharing
Chas. McGinty
Jennie Nipe
Mt. Carroll
Alice Switzer
Stickell
Feldwisch
Milleville
Reeprt
Wman
Thomson
Thompson News: Lightning Kills 4-H Heifer in Argo
Ray Kaufman of Argo lost a valuable 4-H Shorthorn heifer Saturday night when struck by lightning. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Roberts and family moved to the Holman house in the west part of town. Mr. and Mrs. Erve Martindale visited Grand Mound, Iowa, and Clinton connections. Mrs. Eva Dailey of Savanna is visiting the Mort family.
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Ray Kaufman
Argo
Willard Roberts
Holman House
Town
Erve Martindale
James Frost
Grand Mound
Kenneth Crosby
Frost
Clinton
Eva Dailey
Savanna
George Mort
Former Thomson People Win District 6 Dairy Farm Prize
The RB. W. Cooke acre Holstein farm in Woodstock led District 6 in Chicagoland dairy judging by Pure Milk Association of Chicago. Manager J. Walter Gilpin, once linked to Stransdale farms near Thomson, guided the Dairy Herd Improvement Association No. 2 member with 15 cows signed to the Northern Illinois Breeding Association. Neatness of farm and dairy facilities decided the 50 20 20 10 scoring split, delivering a 57 piece Oneida silverware service for eight and a merit plaque to the Gilpins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RB. W. Cooke
Woodstock
Chicagoland
Pure Milk Association of
Chicago
J. Walter Gilpin
Stransdale
Thomson
Gilpin
Dairy Herd Improvement Association No
McHenry County
Family Dinner at Groharing Home Hosts Local Guests
Mr and Mrs Robert Groharing hosted a family dinner at their home last Sunday. Attending were Mr and Mrs Wallace Dresbach and family Harold Yoechum from near Mt Carroll Dr M E Brookstr a of Freeport Mr and Mrs John Carpenter and family Mr and Mrs Bruce Groharing and son and Mrs Sarah Groharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Groharing
Wallace Dresbach
Harold Yoechum
Near Mt. Carroll
M. E. Brookstra
Freeport
John Carpenter
Bruce Groharing
Sarah Groharing
Stolen 1938 Chrysler Recovered Near Thomson
Ed Bent of Morrison reported his 1938 Chrysler coupe stolen from in front of his home Friday night. The car was found about a mile north of Thomson Saturday night. Bent arrived from Morrison to claim the vehicle the same evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Bent
Morrison
Thomson
Illness Update From local families
David Young suffers an infection in his hand. Mrs. Mary Tousley remains ill at home. Chas. Jenkins shows improvement after a heart attack last week. Warren Hartman is ill at his parents home with heart complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Young
Mary Tousley
Chas. Jenkins
Warren Hartman
Mrs
Henry Hartman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helen Marshall
Decorah
Arthur Marshall
Epa Hook
Thomson Briefs
Memoriam
Blanche Beck
Gustafson
Presbyterian Church At
Spring Valley
Eve
Argo Methodist
Fair Haven
Dude Family
M. E. Church
Thomson and
Albany M.E. Church
Thomson Briers
Harold Dude
Iowa
Opera House
Finland
Martha Lambert
Orella Bennett
R. Nla
R. N. A. Lodge
Vada Carroll
Maude McGinty
Ida Seim
Luccille Stickell
Altar and Rosary Society Mec
Maurice van Buer
John Smit
Low
Henry Leahy
Harriett Weatherwax
Woman's Club
Thomson News
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