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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1945
Page
3
Hunters report ducks scarce amid warm days and shifting winds. Ben Wren’s vacation ends as Ben returns to work. Hotels fill with out of town hunters and transient travelers while locals and visitors stake claims on Main Street and leaves fall.
A meeting of librarians and library trustees is held today in Savanna at Lincoln school gym with a social hour at 9 to 10 a.m. at the Savanna library. Helen Rogers, Carrie Hansen, Charlotte Knight, and Earl Browning speak. attendance includes Mrs. Strauch and others. The library will be closed Fri Oct 26 and Tue Oct 30 for redecorating, reopening Tue Nov 2 2 to 5 p.m.
Mr and Mrs John Carroll drove to Bloomer Wisconsin last Friday to visit his sister Mrs Dee Bradley who joined a sightseeing trip to Duluth Minnesota and around Lake Superior as far as Two Harbors They also visited Miss Betty Bradley home from the University of Minnesota St Paul where she is in nurses training
Thomson briefs invite Pat Klinker and Rufus Poorman to perform at the Rainbow Minstrel Show and Social at Sandridge school on Friday eventing November 8 and 9 at 7 30. Local families visit kin and attend weddings including Robert Matke and Jeanette Brian in Baraboo Wisconsin.
Mrs. Alida Balk of Morrison married Edward Housenga of Fulton at Fulton Christian Reformed parsonage with Rev. James Putt officiating. Bride wore gold brown trimmed dress, matron of honor in gold, best man John Bissens. A reception followed and the couple will live in Fulton. Also noting a Congregational Church planning aggressive visitation evangelism program led by Pastor R. G. Berg to invite nonattenders to join and accept Jesus Christ.
Mrs. Otto Switzer heads National War Fund volunteers naming 40 workers across districts including Tousleys corner, Frenches corner, Grim’s corner, Main street, and rural routes. The group gathered to surprise George and Voss on their 25th wedding anniversary with cards, refreshments, and a gift.
Thomson News Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Leo Hand and two children from Welton Iowa. Benford Stadel of Stockton visited Justice Prins. W H Odell attended a birthday for sister Betty Robertson in Sterling. Harriett Noble of Cordova visited cousin Dorothy Roggendorf. Hokus and Ru fus will perform at the Sandridge school event November 9 at 7 30 p m. Gladys Teague, returning from Mineral Point Wisconsin, resumes teaching schedules next week. Mrs Bolhous keeps morning classes this week.
A son named Dale Brent was born to S Sgt Donald McBride and Mrs. McBride in Lawton Oklahoma on Sunday October 14. Mrs. McBride is formerly Miss Ha scihaae es.
Readings cover multiple congregations with varied schedules. Rev Edgar Doverspike leads 9 30 service and 7 30 pm church school. Joy Berg and tev Paul Van Zee preside at separate churches. a rummage sale is planned for Nov 2 with bazaar details to follow.
Sunday dinner guests at the Fred Miller home included Mrs. Bertha Jacob of St. Louis and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Miller. Evening visitors were Ben Stage Wesley Sack and Harvey Max.
A wartime column notes letters from servicemen and families in 1945. Drill reports show Burrell Brown in Yokohama awaiting a return to Manila and notes on occupation life. Other brief notices list veterans and their transfer or discharge plans from camps in the United States and Asia.
Warnings about the dangers of corn pickers as autumn operations begin. Expert R I Shawl from the University of Illinois warns injuries and deaths occur from ignored safety shields and moving parts. He advises proper shielding, keeping covers in place, shutting off power take-off before maintenance, and avoiding loose clothing.
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Corneil Bale. Election of officers for the Methodist Sunday School was held with Mrs. Eugene Murray reelected superintendent. Charles McGinty named assistant superintendent and other officers appointed. Next Sunday is international temperance Sunday with church school funds donated to the Illinois Anti-Saloon League. The W S C S plans its annual bazaar and supper for Wednesday evening November 7.
Mrs. Ivan Carroll hosts the Chat-a-While club at home. Red Cross worker Mrs. Houghton delivers overseas Xmas packages to Savanna. The Thomson Woman's club sends two boxes and the Argo Home ice club one, plus Miss Mary Sheridan. The Thomson club seeks a Religious Education teacher for four upper grades. Miss Maxine Birdsall teaches first through fourth grade. The 500 club meets today with Mrs. Bayard Lewis.
Members of the Young People class led by Mrs. Heitman and Rev. Gillespie met at the Groharing residence and formed an organized group. Gilbert Holland was elected president with Mrs. Kenneth Kemmer as vice president and Mrs. Dan Sack as secretary and treasurer. The group planned monthly meetings on the third Thursday and served refreshments to 20 guests. The November gathering will be at the Wilt home.
About 40 to 45 Mexican nationals arrive from Chicago shops to surface track on the cut off south of Ebner. They live in 15 cars on a side track north of Thomson and work a six month assignment before returning to Mexico.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Murray plan to attend the Homecoming event at Champaign Illinois on Saturday and will spend Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Paul Murray at Leroy Illinois. Carl Kaarasch and Lawrence Hollandsworth of Chicago who had been guests at the Thomas Hand home since Sunday returned home last evening after spending a few days hunting.
Roy Atherton remains a medical patient at Savanna hospital with condition about the same. Mrs. Albert Warfield seeks observation at Mayo Clinic Rochester. Cecil Imel lacerated his hand in a hammer mill last week. Mrs. Leonard Hartman and infant daughter discharged from Savanna city hospital. Wesley D five year old son of Mr and Mrs Earl Sack of Chicago improving from illness. Edna Slager ill at home in Morrison with pneumonia. Mrs. Paul Melendy underwent major surgery last week.
Funeral services for Cornel Balk were conducted Tuesday at 1:30 PM at Sikkema Funeral Home and 2 PM at the Christian Reformed Church in Fulton. Dr. James Putt led the service with hymns by Mrs. Henry Rozeboom and Mrs. Peter Sikkema. Balk, born May 9 1865 in the Netherlands, died October 14 at Jane Lamb Hospital aged 80 years, five months, five days. He had lived in Fulton since marrying Anna Ten Boer in 1887 and centered his life on farming before retiring about twelve years ago. He left six daughters, six sons, 41 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren with 74 descendants in total. The funeral included pallbearers Robert Balk and others. burial was at Fulton Cemetery.
Mrs. Fred Venhuizen of Morrison announces the marriage of her daughter Clara Venhuizen to John Hamstra son of Charles Hamstra of Clinton Iowa. The event occurred Tuesday Oct 24 with the ceremony at the bride's home. The groom is a Pacific War veteran and his sister Myra attended on leave.
Miss Darlene Ashby has been pledged to the Sigma Ta Delta soci ety a national honorary English society. She is a second year student at Macomb majoring in English with minors in Spanish and Speech. She was previously pledged to Pi Kappa Sigma campus sorority.
Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Wm Price Jr Miss Dorothy Price and Lee Thomas of Clinton at the Hogg residence. Mrs Harold Brown and daughters stayed with Gerald Brown. Ruth Kerr of Chicago and Thelma Schick of Dakota visited aunt Effie Coden and Bertha Blodgett in Fulton. Harvey Marshall hosted Mr and Mrs C W Castle and daughter Betty of Rockford.
I appreciate the many cards letters flowers and gifts from friends neighbors and relatives on my 87th birthday. It is a pleasure to read and think of old time friends and bygone days.
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