Thomson locals recall weekend visits and farm changes
Local society notes list numerous weekend visits across Clinton Morrison Morrison Ideal Ideal and other area towns. Families hosted relatives friends and guests including Mr and Mrs Carl Peterson Mr and Mrs Hans Hansen Mr and Mrs Jake DeVries and Mr and Mrs Merle Turney. A farm rental near Chadwick was arranged by Harmon Stakemiller tenants and Kathryn Schwarz’s farm near Ideal changes hands for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enna Steele
Emma Kling
Robert Coon
Clinton
Pred Nipe
Savanna
the &d Vogt
Jack Brooks
Carl Peterson
Hans Hansen
Jake DeVries
Morision
Frank Potter
Kay Machael
Albert Also
Morrison
Earl Voss
Garden Plain
Ben Dystra
Albert Prins
Merle Turney
Harmon Stakemiller
Chadwick
Kathryn Schwarz
Route 78
Ideal
John Ashpole
Tom Ferguson
Ron River
Wis
A. E. Sheridan
Mary
Dan
Mary Connell
W. A. Adams
Arlene
Byron
Sheridan
Oregon
Thomson Briefs Misi Jhazel Ashpole Visits Over Weekend
Mise Jhazel Ashpole employed in Massbach for four weeks will visit over the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Jon Ashpole. Mr and Mrs Charles Beck plan to move to Mrs Blinche Becks residence first of next month. Community guests attend card night and dinners as locals host and visit friends across Morrison Savanna and Ottawa areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Jhazel Ashpole
Massbach
Jon
Ashpole
Charles Beck
Stevle
Main Street
Beck
Blinche
Harry Diehl
Henry Toepfer
Carroll
Robert Bristol
Louis Corey
Bernadine | Toepfer
Savanna
Jack Brooks
John W. Shay
Cedar Springs
Mich
LeMoyne Street
Chicago
Manuel Misinger
John Carpenter
Morrison
A. F. Reimers
John Reagan
John Cooper
Charles Marth
Mary Slingsby
Mary, McCormick
Ottawa
Gladys Cooper
Stella Griswold
Lund
Nelle Baker
Robert Gelwicks
Near Milledgeville
Rush Carroll
Charles Metz
Lavanna
Ed Drake
Louis Huizenga
Emil Brach
Robert Lewis
Kermit Lasch
Harriet Wheeler
Davenport
St. Luke’s Hospital
Local social rounds include Morrison visitors and trips
Mr and Mrs George Sl Ires and relatives from Morrison visited with Grace Teeter and Leslie Rynott families at McClaire. Several others from Clinton Fulton Savanna and Chicago shared visits, dances, and trips to Galena Sickeyville Chicago markets and Fond du Lac, with families hosting at Morrison and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sl. Ires
Dan Sack
Joyce of
Morrison
Sunes
Grace Teeter
Leslie Rynott
McClaire, Ly
Orella Bennett
M Musser
Sickeyville
Wis
Qnheim
Grant
Chicago
Cora Meddles
Wilbur Dyson
James Schipper
Eugene
Fulton
Bernie Dykstra
Roy Heitman
Will Griswo
John Hartman
Catherine Hand
Clinton
Thomas Hand
Willard Hartman
Henry Hartman
Jake Schipper
Wir
Bernie Dy
Mary Cone
Harriett. Gilbert
Freeport
Thomas Stare
Daushter
Paul Heusinkveld
Bobby
Manuates
Mt Carroll High Downs Savanna 12 to 6 in Gridiron Clash
Mt Carroll high school fielded a strong offense after halftime to defeat Savanna 12 to 6 before a large crowd at Carroll field. De Nier scored the opening touchdown for the county seat, followed by a 35 yard interception return by R L Grove for another score. Savanna answered with a late touchdown by Harry but failed the extra point. Mt Carroll clinched their fifth straight win while Savanna suffered its first loss of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll High School
Savanna High
Carroll Field
Point Rock Park
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
de Nier
RR. L. Grove
Harry
DeNier
Carroll
Mt. Carroll Savanna
Hisenbise Green Seiler McGuire
Foltz Young Petty
Matuske Derier &Uhns
Rhoades
Hisenhise
Kk. LL. Grove
McCue
DeFranco
Paisley
Cooley
Guenziler
Lantau
R. T. Grove
Harry Scorely
Mt. Carrollo
Cancelled County Husking Contest for This Year
Carre county corn husking event canceled due to rain and waterlogged fields after inspection showed flattened corn. A hog sale in Lanark and yesterday’s schedule also influenced the decision. The Farm Bureau committee announced the cancellation at noon Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carre County
Farm Bureau Committee
Lanark
Yes Day
Chadwick Briefs and Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Jay Asay and family were Tuesday supper guests in Savanna at the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Weidman. Mr and Mrs Fred Olsen and family spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Joel Olson of Morrison. The couple just returned from a six months visit in Balarna Sweden. Mr and Mrs Bert Straub had Sunday dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Laverne Straub and daughter Dorothy George Johnson Chas Straub and Clawwle Mechling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wir
Otto Switzer
ML Carroll
Sis
Harl Johnson
Willis Slayre
Lois
Ta Storm
Wacker
Stace
Nina Ottery
Fond du Lac
Wis
Arthur Pape
Hubert Williams
Stockton
Dan Sack
Joyce of
Morrison
George St. Gros
Jay Asay
Savanna
Raymond Weidman
Fred Olsen
Joel Olson
Balarna
Sweden
Bert Straub
Laverne Straub
Dorothy
George Johnson
Chas. Straub
Clawwle Mechling
Sunday Guests and Church Group Activities in Dixon and Nearby
Raymond Messner and family visited Moy and Mes at Dixon with a return trip from Lego home. Numerous local residents, including Miss Key Murrey and Milward Doll, shared Sunday meals and social visits across Dixon area. The Tape church Young People's missionary society plans a Monday meeting with Beth Mackey and Vivian Heimbaugh leading programs and lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Messner
Bol
Don
Dixon
Moy
Rober Lew
Messner
Bee
Lego
Chas Helin
Denton Naniva
Robert Stern
Jan
By Malyyin
Mark Tilton
Mae House
Laelpeville
Ambors
Roy Weeks
Olas Hathnan
Doughters Laverne
J Mary
Lydia Hartwuth
Aaudun
Sun Richard
Mes
Chas. Langt
Young People’s Missionary Society of
Tape Church
Migses N
Dorothy Heimbaugh
Beth Mackey
Vivian Heimbaugh
Harve Schreiner
Gryille
Hazel
William Mest
Silvis
Ma Mest
Jacob Prins
Lyndon
John Prins
John Keatz
Clinton
Ruth Jonas
Ah. Sweesey
Frank Pontnack
Fragmentary Old Newspaper Snippet With Names and Places
A garbled OCR excerpt mentions names such as Shirley Ty Millivies Pauline Moore Sidney Blachingy and a reference to Swiss Alps Temple Clintons Ne in Clintons nb. It hints at a co feature and two finals but details are unclear due to corrupted text. The passage reads like a theatre or society notes page with multiple misreads and scattered proper nouns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley
Gad Bay
Temple
Clintons
Aly
Pauline Moore
Sidney Blachingy
Fragmentary social notices from Berwyn and Lanark households
The readable fragments indicate visits and gatherings at homes of various families, including Mrs Aly and Mes rison in Chicago area, Mr and Mrs Martens, and Rev. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Faudly with relatives. Specific names, places, and dates are unclear due to garbled OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aly
Mes
Rison
Sunil
Larson
Myr
Chicago
Berwyn
Martens
Die
Silay
Mr. Faudly
Sun
Lanark
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William Holmanq
John P. Beirks
Alvin Reiff
Bertha Hartman
Floyd Tossman
Mt. Morris
Arletta Hartman
Andrew Miller
George Collinson
Thomson
Jesse Schreiner
Richard Clarkson
Ladd, Til
William [Mel
Dewey van “Uiden
Marian and
Dwight
Will Hawk Sr
Justice Prins
Mary and
Joann
Norman Stickell
Will Hawk
Elinor McKee
Charles MeKee
Delbert Curley
University of Minois
Mra. L. V. Curley
Thomson Briefs
Ben Dykstra
Isola
Herman Jansma
Will Graves
B. R. Lewis
Clifford Durward
Canada
Jane Mitchell
Durwards
Reuben Airhart
Fertile
Minn
Frank Smith
J. Y. Stickell
Vernon Luedeke
Kenneth Luedeke
Ruth French
Hobart Helland
Edward
John Gaar
Peoria
Argo
Clyde Groharing
Fred Nipe
Joe Melendy
Raymond Carroll
R. Kenyon
Grace ‘Moyer
Madge Bower
Lou Moyer
Chester Libberton
Vernon Dearringer
Elmer Davis
Hanover
Allan Witmer
Kenneth Kemmer
Ben Stage
Rock Island
Charles
Paul
Robert Stage
L. B. Hussey
M.D
Greison Bldg
Main St
Tel
Black
Carroll Grid Squad
Chadwick Briefs
West Main St
Merchant Bros. Lanark, III
J. H. Brotman
M. D
Chadw
Mi Chas
Blackhawk Pro
Lanark, Il
John Deere Tractors
John Deere
John Featur
Thomson, Illinois
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