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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1961
Page
3
Halloween prep and parades fill the week with a big parade next Monday and a gym party with prizes. Lions Club plans another event for November 4 as residents prepare for dances, films, and community gatherings. Fire calls, civil defense reminders, and fishing reports round out a busy period with new Cub Scout dens in town.
About 75 attended the Men's Banquet held last Tuesday evening at York Community Church. The fried chicken supper was served by the Spotlight Club ladies. Perry Melton then showed colored slides of his family trip to Alaska from last summer.
Mr and Mrs Hayes Frazier were honored at a family dinner and open house on their silver wedding anniversary. They now reside with their son and daughter in Clinton 80 30th Ave N. The event drew fifty area guests and noted the Fraziers’ Thomson origins with Zelda Ketchum of Savanna Illinois as a former spouse name.
Franklin LaShelle, a U S Army reserve member, has been called to active duty and left on Thursday October 19. He is stationed at Fort Monmouth New Jersey for service.
Monday guests of Mr and Mrs Marvin Holesinger and family included Mr and Mrs Ralph Holesinger Morrison Mr and Mrs Otto Holesinger Fulton and Mr and Mrs George Holesinger Garden Plain
Mrs Myles Haas expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for cards flowers gifts and meals received while in Savannah Hospital and after returning home Special thanks to Rev Nicholson for calls and to all who visited or called Your thoughtfulness will be long remembered.
Funeral services for Mrs. Marcus Norman 64 of Fulton were conducted at 2 p m Saturday after a 145 prayer service in the church parors Rev Ray Olthof officiated with soloist E Housenga and organist Mrs Eugene Sikkema all bears were nephews and others BuriaI was in Fulton cemetery She was born Feb 7 1897 in Ustick Township Whiteside County daughter of Henry and Alice Wiersema She married Marcus Norman Dec 9 1919 They farmed in Fulton and Ustick areas until moving to Fulton in 1960 She belonged to the First Reformed Church Survivors include her husband a daughter Eleanor Pessman two grandchildren five brothers Peter Thomas John Jacob William all of Fulton and two sisters Mrs Charles Meinsma Morrison and Mrs Jacob Bissens Fulton Two infants children and three brothers and two sisters preceded her
York Community High School board approved giving $200 to the Thomson Music Boosters for band instruments totaling $645. Boosters will buy a bass horn stand tenor saxophone and case. the grade school board will add $200 and the Boosters cover the rest. Discussions on stage equipment and a trampoline occurred with no final decisions.
Mrs Leland Houzenga hosted a Saturday afternoon party for her daughter Julie who turned nine. Prizes went to Janie Holesinger Marcia Holland and Rhonda Fosdick. Guests included Linda Brady Cheryl Hook Peggy Kaufman and Jodie Damhoff. Refreshments featured birthday cake ice cream and hot chocolate. Julie received many nice gifts.
The Thomson Grade School held tryouts on Wednesday for the school year. Results list lightweight winners Lorraine Houzenga Susan Cate Lois Huizenga and Rita Fehler. Heavyweights Luanne Frosch Susan Knuth Jane McGinnis and Linda Diephuis. Substitutes Diana Daehler and Kathy Eslinger.
Mrs. Marie Crow and daughters Loretta and Verda along with Mrs Garrett Sterenberg of Morrison and Miss Glendora Schade traveled to Amana Iowa last Sunday. They toured the seven Amana colonies and dined at the Ox Yoke Inn where Arthur Godfrey and his party were also having dinner.
The Thomson Music Boosters Club will hold a rummage sale on Saturday November 4 starting at 9 a.m. at the old post office building in Thomson. Donations of wearable clothing or other salable items are welcome on Friday November 3. Call Thomson 2642 or Hadwick MU 4-2376 for pickup.
William Kendall leads the York Community Baptist and Claude Grim heads church school at 9 30 AM with worship at 10 30 AM Rev Philip W Anderson of Fulton speaks on What the Bible Teaches About the Millenium Reign Sunday School follows at 11 AM The Methodist calendar lists services and Sunday School at Argo Fay Hickory Grove and Thomson with MYF meetings and WSCS activities The Catholic services occur at Fulton 8 and 10 AM and at St John Savanna with 5 45 7 30 9 00 and 11 AM sessions.
Paul Ray Hortensen aged 16 of Savanna sustained a bullet wound to the right shoulder when a 22 caliber pistol discharged in the Charles Fosdick home on North Main Street. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon as Jesse Fosdick, 18, handled the weapon. Hortensen was taken to Savanna City Hospital for emergency surgery.
Thomson News notes Saturday evening callers in the home of Mr and Mrs Emil Bellich and the presence of Cindy Atherton who spent the night with her grandparents Erle Atherton Sr Mrs Loretta Erickson of Chicago returned home after two weeks with her brother-in-law T H Kustes Sr and relatives John Kustes visited Fulton Junior High School Monday while his mother teaches there Melvin Decker and children of Fulton visited the Decker parents Monday evening Henry Wiersema and children visited Dykstra family Thursday evening Otto Switzer and James Morrison families returned home Thursday after a week with Mrs Morrison's sister Mrs Henry Hillmer at Lake Crystal Minnesota.
Mr and Mrs Milton Miller of Argo Fay are the parents of a boy born Wednesday October 18 at Savanna Hospital. The child weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces at birth. Mrs Carolyn Elliott, mother of Mrs Mervin Marshall, remains a patient at Jane Lamb Hospital in Clinton.
Mr and Mrs Karl Sundby of Rockford will sing in the Mendelssohn Club oratorio hymn festival at the National Guard Armory in Rockford. The mass choir joins 30 church choirs, Rockford Men Singers and Mendelssohn Club Women Singers, with about 1200 performers. The piece titled Of God Man And Life features Biblical texts and sacred music and is endorsed by the Ministerial Association.
The menu shows daily offerings from Monday to Friday including Baked Beans Cabbage Salad and fruit on Monday, Bar-B-Que on Buns and Cherry Cake on Tuesday, Creamed Turkey on Biscuits and Peach Halves on Wednesday, Baked Ham with Apricots on Thursday, and Macaroni and Cheese with Buttered Beets on Friday. Milk is listed with all meals.
The Harlem Magicians basketball team featuring Mar Haynes will play an exhibition at Thomson gymnasium on Sunday December 3 at 2 p m. The game is sponsored by the high school Agricultural Club and the grade school Let termen's Club with more publicity to follow.
Kindergarten children plan a Friday afternoon Halloween party at 1 30 p m with a Jack O Lantern display and Halloween pictures around the room. Mothers and preschoolers are invited. mothers in charge include Mrs Merle Cate rs Franklin Flynn Mrs Carroll Dimmick and Mrs John Simpson. Children learn numbers to 10 and practice writing their names.
Mrs Helen Vance of DeWitt and others visited with Merle Atherton Sr family last Friday. Morrison residents Warren Nice Marilyn and Nancy Bielema joined Sunday suppers with the Carrolls and the Marshalls. Additional visits included Sipper Schafer Dykstra Baumgartner Carey Marken and Bolhuis among neighbors and relatives in nearby towns.
Thomson High School varsity band will join eight Clinton area schools in the Halloween Mardi Gras parade in Clinton Iowa on October 31. Seniors Bill Spencer and Sharlene Zenk are candidates for king and queen to ride in convertibles with the royal couple presented at the Mardi Gras Ball at Washington Junior High gym at 8:30 p.m. Band director Richard Larsen leads the group as they prepare for their first year in the event with contingencies for bad weather on November 1.
Mrs Jerry Olsen attended the funeral service for Mrs Ralph Drain 50 of Burlington Iowa held Wednesday at 2 pm in Burlington. Drain born May 21 1911 in Thomson died Sunday morning after a brief illness. Surviving are husband her parents three sisters a brother one son Staff Sgt Chalmers Drain stationed in Michigan fifteen grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services were in Prugh’s chapel with Rev Earl V Nelson officiating burial at Aspen Grove cemetery.
Eddie Brookstra nine year old son of Dr and Mrs M E Brookstra Fulton and grandson of Mrs Adeline Groharing Thomson was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. He was taken to Mercy Hospital Clinton by Fay ambulance for x rays. He sustained a chipped bone in his lower left leg and multiple severe bruises. The leg was placed in a cast and he was sent home to recuperate.
Announced clocks fall back one hour before retiring Saturday. This regional notice lists several local families visiting relatives across Galesburg Geneva Platteville Morrison Chadwick and Hanover with extended family gatherings and Sunday meals.
The Thomson Lions Club held its monthly dinner at the Methodist Church with President Harold Starr presiding. A discussion on continuing dances in the old high school gym led to efforts to heat the building for winter events. The next dance is set for Saturday November 4.
The Thomson Woman's Club will host a potluck supper for husbands and guests on November 2 at 6 30 p m in the school cafeteria. Members should bring a covered dish and their own table service. Gerald W Spencer of Social Security Rockford will speak on Social Security and Your Community.
The Thomson vicinity Woman's Club urges residents to register for the walking blood bank. Registration forms were sent home by students. if not returned, please do so or call Mrs. Donald Sippel to register. If already typed for Red Cross or other groups, retype to ensure inclusion. Typing dates will be announced soon.
Mark Flickinger, seven, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Flickinger of Riverview, fractured his left arm in a fall from a horse Friday afternoon. He was visiting Morrison with his mother and brothers Gregg and Brian, at the homes of Frank Duty and Don Weidman when the accident happened.
Arthur Perry, previously stationed in England and Africa, is now at Selfridge AFB Michigan. His home address is A 2-c and Mrs. Arthur Perry, 23724 South Keystone Way, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Mr and Mrs Robert Carroll and Larry visited Mrs Elizabeth Carroll and Terry of Morrison. They attended the 25th wedding anniversary open house for Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kemmer at Morrison Baptist Church Sunday afternoon.
Sickness and recovery notes include Fred Miller admitted to St Francis Hospital Freeport for months of illness, Herman Hagg discharged from Jane Lamb Hospital, Albert Lynch recovering after major surgery at Jane Lamb in Clinton, and Mrs Lillian Mumford to move to Mt Carroll Nursing Home after a hip fracture. Marian Strickland remains in Savannah Hospital. Jarence Huggins of Los Angeles, former Thomson resident, had major surgery in LA. A Wetis medical patient at hospital T 1t0-12 Princeton Illinois.
Thomson and surrounding community residents are invited to a schoolyard Halloween parade and party on Monday October 30. The event, run by five local groups, features parade categories from pre school to adults, a 7 PM march, costume judging at the gym, refreshments, and entertainment by O L Bond from Savanna. Modern Woodmen of America sponsors provide prizes, with five large awards drawn for children who sign pledge cards promoting respectful behavior.
The Driftwood 4-H Club met October 19 at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Robert Bristol's home. New officers were elected: Lynne Bissen president Gail Marken vice president Leslie Dittmar secretary Janet Dykstra treasurer Jill Sloan reporter Judy Cate historian Mary Jo Bristol recreation chairman Jan Bristol program chairman Susan Cate and Jo Ann Halfman parliamentarian. Winter project is sewing. They plan a skating party with York Cedar 4-H Club.
The Mary Circle of the Thom son WSCS met with 9 members at Mrs Gilpin Stagg home. Mrs Betty Schott led the program and Mrs Stagg gave devotions. They voted for a Christmas bake sale at the church on December 9 from 10 to 12 and 2 to 4 with baked goods and orders taken by phone to Mrs Jack Marken or Mrs Robert Plumley. The next meeting will be with Mrs Harold Wilt on an evening in November.
Mr and Mrs Howard Law of Savanna celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at St Pauls Parish House last Sunday attended by over 140 guests. Daughters Mrs Howard Leavens and Mrs Donald Schlegel helped plan the event. They wed Oct 21 1911 in Winnipeg Canada.
Over 150 relatives and friends attended the open house at First Baptist Church Morrison on Sunday October 22 honoring Kenneth and Mrs Kemmer’s 25th wedding anniversary. Attendees came from Gal esburg Rock Island Fulton Mt Carroll Savanna Thomson Sterling Rock Falls Illinois Waterloo Clinton Iowa and California via a phone greeting from son Stephen in the U S Marines. The three tier cake decorated blue and white featured the original miniature bride and groom from the couple’s wedding cake.
Mrs. Ernest Rathie came back home last evening after spending ten days with her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs James W Simmons and family at Crosby North Dakota.
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