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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1936
Page
10
Thomson locals and guests from Savanna LeClaire Morrison and Chicago spent weekend and Sunday visiting at homes of relatives and friends. Names include Warfield Strauch Stumphy Mallory McGinty Des Moines Chadwick Fox Hills and local families with multiple kinship ties listed among various towns.
Honor roll lists across grades from First to Eighth with names such as Allen Dykstra Staymond Dykstra Beulah Holman Eugene Holman Janes Housenga and others. Perfect attendance noted for numerous First Third Fifth grades including Jay Brikema Ronald Bull Darlene Creighton and many more.
Glen Groharing of Morrison spent Sunday at his home here. Miss Eva Schroth visited last weekend with Pearl Rawlins. Mr. and Mrs. H L Rawlins and Mr and Mrs K B Carpenter were guests of the Carpenters north of Savanna. John Carpenter and daughters joined Kyle Melendy in Savanna for supper. Mrs. Carr returned to Savanna after a week with her daughter and family. Bruce Groharing and Myrtle Groharing visited Evans ton and Chicago with Prudence Groharing. Clarence Hawk and children visited Wm Hawk Sr. Blaine Peck and families from Mt Carroll joined other locals in Savanna. Wil Griswold and Ralph Irion hosted in Morrison then visited Lee Horning near Malvern where Horning built a miniature Boulder Dam and rock garden. Mary Cone hosted cousins Geo Pettis and Ruth Pettis from Arlington S D and Pettis kin, then Baker of Lead S D joined the group en route to Maskell Minn to visit a Pettis son.
Gene Potter traveled to Chicago with stock for a Monday load. Mr and Mrs Dan Sack hosted Sunday dinner for Mr and Mrs Figyd Tobey. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Jack Halfman named William Joseph. Paul Linebach of Savanna and Jack Larson of Chadwick visited the Wesley Kness home Sunday. Mr and Mrs A B Sheridan and daughter Mary Miss Mary Connell and Dan Connell visited relatives in Miles Ja. Emma Eslinger Ione Calvin Everett and Miss Lucille Gristwold visited Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs Robert Buchanan of Brookville dined with Ed Foltz family Sunday. Grace Moyer and daughter Lou hosted guests including William Heide and Chas Miller and daughter of Coleta. Ned Turner and Epa Hook doing carpentry on the Stakemiller farm tenanted by Verne Kaufman. A large new chicken house is being built.
A collage of social visits and callers across Sterling Morrison and surrounding towns. Friends and relatives including Miss Mary Kies, Wanda Deets, the Johnsons of Lyndon, the Haleys, Martins, Carpenter, Stage, Green, Loos, and others share Saturday and Sunday gatherings, dinners, and hospital visits at local homes and sites such as Hines Hospital in Chicago and Palisades Park in Savanna. Numerous edge-line mentions of Clinton, Fulton, Garden Plain, Mt. Carroll, Ideal, Hanover, Low Moor, and Morrison accompany the social exchanges.
Mr and Mrs A I Robison spent Sunday in Savanna visiting Mr and Mrs Earle Engelking. Mrs Lyle Williams is visiting this week in the home of her friend Mrs Reimsimsa near Haldane. Postmistress Mary Sheridan reports she has received Duck Stamps at the office for those who want to buy them. Mrs Bertha Holland and Nelle Hastings were weekend guests of the former's daughter and hashing Mrs and Mrs Garrett Stevenberg at Morrison. Mrs Frank Warfield and daughter Vera were weekend guests of the former's parents Mrs and Mrs Han Jensen at Mt Carroll. On Sunday the Jensens were guests in the Warfield home. Guests over Saturday and Sunday at Walter Switzer were former college friends Edward Lemon new instructor in the high school at Stewart WL and William Nebergal athletic coach and teacher of chemistry at Polo.
Thomson Briels hosts four guests Sunday alongside Mary Jane Metately and Sarah Grohaning. Marie Sherad of Savanni visits Mrs. Roy Hertmann and Mr. Chapman. Hazel and Retty Swett join dinner guests of Mrs Mele Ath and relatives. Clint Wilt and Paul visit Sunday afternoon. Henry Con raly and family near Morrison stop by. Harold Tomman’s family visits in Pok. Leamar Swett and Mrs. John Schade plan three weeks away. H A Tobey and sister visit Mr and Mrs Sar Wilson.
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