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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1945
Page
7
York township notes an Honor Roll of all men and women serving in the United States armed forces who have gone from the area. The Review invites corrections additions and notices of advancement in rank and provides a list of names so far.
A long OCR list of service members by name and branch including U S Army Navy Marines Coast Guard Air Force and auxiliary services with ranks from private to lieutenant and ratings such as seaman and machinist mate. The roster includes many individuals with last names Ashpole Barr Hook Cate Cooper Daniels Gaar Holman Jensen Kaufman Kreuder Libberton Leavens McGinty Miller Reader Siperly Switzer and others discharging or serving during wartime across U S military branches.
About 35 members attended Chadwick Woman's Club annual Religious meeting at Mrs. Charles Honberger home. A Red Cross overseas program appeal urged Christmas gift packages for servicemen valued at about 3 dollars each. Members may donate items or 50 cents. Velda Zumdahl to lead gifts for Schick hospital in Clinton with a due date of Oct 39. A 25 cent Christmas collection will fund a state federation project for a boys school.
Funeral rites for Mrs Edward D Lorkey 89 were conducted at 1 30 pm Friday at Frank Funeral Home Chadwick with Rev Earl Cobb of First Lutheran officiating. Burial followed in Chadwick Cemetery. Pallbearers included William Fink William Handel Roy Queckboerner R C Dial F W Zugschwerdt and Fred H Olson. Mrs Lloyd Handel and Mrs Arthur Miller sang with piano accompaniment by Mrs H E Zugschwerdt.
Paul Starck son of Mr and Mrs Joseph C Starck of Sterling suffered a badly sprained ankle during the football game with St Ambrose. An x ray at Sterling public hospital showed no fracture. He is home resting with his foot propped high and will be out of the game until next year according to the doctor. Paul played left half on the team.
Mrs. Esper Johnson entertained relatives and friends at a chicken dinner honoring Robert Williamson, her nephew, on his return after four and a half years of service overseas. Attending were Robert Williamson of Rock Falls, Mrs. Earl Williamson and son Dick, and Mr. and Mrs. Don Lehman with daughter Dee.
Community drive seeks donations for hospital support and recreation supplies to aid patients and troops. Readers may drop items with Mrs Houghton by October 28 to forward to Schick, including recreation gear, mess hall goods, therapy materials, and miscellaneous comforts.
The G. F. Club gathered Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baker with twelve members present. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. George Dambay and Mr. and Mrs. Mazon Deets. The next gathering will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Demeier in Milledgeville.
Mrs O H Rahn Mrs Carroll F Brauer and Mrs H B Senneff were Friday guests of J G Brandt at Rockford. Pvt and Mrs Riley Temple and Mr and Mrs Ben Stadel spent Thursday at Mrs John Temple home at Benton. Sgt and Mrs Ned Dollinger and son of Phoebus Va Mrs Regena Adams of Lanark Mr and Mrs Roy Schreiner and family and C F Schreiner enjoyed a potluck dinner Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs Claude Cook Jr.
Hope Church reports a Sunday Joash Day collection of 31800 with 1600 set aside for parsonage, totaling 4500 for the Parsonage fund. Attendees filled both morning and afternoon services and praised a well received speaker.
John and Mrs. Doty of Chadwick Illinois celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary on a Chicago visit as guests of Prairie Farmers WLS Dinnerbell Time. Mrs. Doty rang the program bell while the Wedding March played and Arthur C. Page interviewed them over the air.
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