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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1946
Page
6
Thomson Briers and Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Elliott expect weekend visitors Mr. and Mrs. Leon Beecher and their son from Po lo, a former principal at Mr. Elliott. Also to visit are Mr. and Mrs. Norman French Jr. from Champaign with his parents Mr. and Mrs. N. D. French.
Milledgeville toppled Thomson 6 to 5 in a tense toss game with Tenley hitting a home run for Milledgeville. The Millies’ battery was Hariji and Ritenour, while Thomson’s duo was Housenga and Sikkema. Supper guests Saturday included Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sweitzer and Mrs. N Sweitzer, with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sweitzer and Maurice and Anita of Lanark.
Mr and Mrs Edwin Sweitzer along with Maurice and Anta of Lanark visited the Sweitzers in their home Sunday. LeRoy Foltz and Irene Foltz spent Sunday with Joe Foltz in Burlington Wisconsin. Claude Grim hosted guests Monday evening including Sherman Oakley of Chadwick and Marion Wheeler of Thomson at her home.
The Sunday lesson sermon centered on Unreal Reality with the Golden Text from I John 2 16 and the command to love the Lord with all heart soul mind and strength The Christian Science portion cites Mark 12 28-30 and Eddy Science and Health passages urging no belief in mortal life and no other gods asserting God as the primal cause and the defeat of idolatry.
William E. Fay of Joliet is named Illinois State Chairman for the 1947 March of Dimes. Basil O Connor notes the national foundation spent over 2.5 million dollars in epidemic aid through September 1916 and outlines the need for long term care and hospitalization costs for polio patients. Fay enters his fourth year in this post as the campaign proceeds.
Thomson reports visits by Mr and Mrs Dan Senneff of Mill Edgeville who called Thursday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Claude Grim. Mr and Mrs Sherman Oakley of Chadwick spent the weekend with daughter Mrs Dale Mayden in Clinton Iowa. Mr and Mrs Lester Grim of Charlotte Iowa visited Sunday afternoon and evening with his parents Mr and Mrs Glaude Grim.
A collage of aphorisms by Lincoln Quarles and Mann mix with a farm wedding tale about a girl and Jack planning a fortune from chickens. Light recipes line a lighthearted slice of rural life with a doctor quip and domestic social notes.
Miss Viola Godenaar and Miss Meyers with Meyers parents visited in Mill Edgeville. Noordhoff and Shelly families hosted Sunday dinner in John Noordhoff home. Russell Sweitzer and N K Sweitzer were business callers in Freeport and visited Ezra Martin family where Mrs Martin broke her arm.
A National Association of Shirt and Pajama Manufacturers member warns it will take at least two years to catch up with current heavy demand. He notes a constant supply of sport shirts remains available for consumers.
Mary Wagner attended a Monday evening supper hosted by Miss Gochenaur and Miss Meyers, joining guests in a small gathering.
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