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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1954
Page
8
The A V Olson family joined relatives for the 53rd wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Iske of Polo. The event was held at Maxon Manor near Oregon on Sunday, honoring the long married couple.
On October first at 8 30 a m four Chadwick women led by Mrs Dwight Spealman left by car for a 2565 mile trip to Mrs Hazel Lafferty in Lake Chelan Washington. They rode through Cedar Rapids Carrollton and across the Missouri River to North Platte Nebraska then the Platte to Cheyenne Wyoming. They found Wyoming dry with long miles of wasteland deep blue skies no trees and ranches distant.
The account notes small herds of antelope in southern Idaho and Wyoming, cattle moved to ranches, sheep in winter sheds, ducks idle after summer, and horses in pasture. It mentions Pocatello, Boise, Snake River, and abundant hay, sugar beets, and potatoes in Idaho. Crossing Oregon’s northeast corner via LaGrande and Pendleton, orchards, stock, four lane highways, Blue Mountains, Columbia River ferry to Washington, and vast wheat fields ready for sowing.
The color adventure Gun Fury stars Rock Hudson and Dana Reed screening Friday and Saturday with Hold Your Horses also in color. The program features hot blooded adventure plus remarkable feats in horses including rodeos polo racing and swimming.
A travel diary through southern Washington hop ranches and Cascade passes drives via Yakima Seattle Lake Chelan Wenatchee. It notes hop trellises seeds and leaves affect value, lakes snow and pines, the ferry over Lake Washington, troop ship arrivals in Seattle, Totem Pole market, Frieght logs and saw mills, Lafferty hotels on Lake Chelan, Wenatchee apple packing plant and Empire Builder return home.
Saturday reports show a Joe Meeks candidacy caravan passing Lanark. F F A paper drive success. Miss Marguerite Stitzel visits from North Manchester College. Community Chest planning proceeds. ministerial association to fund community projects. Edison light history program planned. Local council, visits, hospital notes, and school activities round out a busy week.
The writer recalls viewing high mountains and moonlit gorges from a roomette as dawn brought Glavier National park snow crowned peaks. Section crews stood by the track in cold weather while the trip passed through Montana North Dakota and Minnesota ending home October 13 after a wonderful vacation.
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