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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1961
Page
6
Thompson News reports multiple Sunday visits across nearby towns as families gather for meals and company. Notable stops include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bis sens and family in Chadwick with Neil Maring family, and Gordon Brown with Harriet visiting Mrs. Maude Brown in Sterling.
Timberlake Playhouse Inc. adds five directors including David Hayner and Mrs. Virgil Marth and names a new building and finance committee at a Mac ny Bs Timber Lake resort meeting. Donald Mackay chairs the building panel to start concrete piers and foundation work before ground freezes as arrangements proceed. George Glenn serves as business manager while Andrew Bro acts as temporary chairman amid ongoing organization.
Local residents report visitors from Elgin Morrison and Sterling. A 25th wedding anniversary open house in Morrison and a church bazaar and chicken supper are announced for November 2 at the Argo Fa Methodist Church. Families from Michigan Oregon and Sterling are mentioned among weekend and weekday gatherings.
An Oberlin alumni magazine recounts Phil Ohly the longtime Oberlin drug store owner detailing how the Hot Fudge Sundae was created in 1916. A self filling fountain pen incident led to hot chocolate topping poured over sundae, with fudge bits added from leftovers and cocoa butter to craft a famed dessert.
Chadwick News lists weekend calls and social visits from Shannon to Mt. Carroll including Rex Sturtevant and Ernest Sturtevant families, Ames Parents Day events for Daehler Kaul boys, and birthday notes for Mrs. Anna Hartman. Numerous guests call on Schuchard, Moyer, and Verdant households as relatives travel for gatherings.
The Review 80 Club accepts members aged 80 plus who are current or former York Township residents or born there. A life synopsis including name address birth date place parents siblings life history occupation marriage children and health must be sent by the member or an authority to gain official listing. Founded 1941 by F L Stagg with officers and board members listed for founding year and later ages.
Riverview notes list several visits and moves among area families. Mr. and Mrs Henry Picklum spent days in Davenport with neighbors, while Mr. and Mrs Louis Gerlach bought the Schindle home and the Schindles purchased the Strauch farm east of Savanna. The Sack, Barniski, Graves, Schreiner, Nordhoff and Halfman families are noted for weekend gatherings and open houses.
Mr and Mrs Harry Holesing er of Fulton and Mrs Vernon Gordon with a family visited Tuesday and Friday respectively. They shared time with the Holesinger and Newendyke households in Milledgeville and Milledgeville area.
Mr and Mrs Charles Young and family called on Mr and Mrs Charles J Bissens Monday evening. Harold Bush of Morrison visited Leonard Feldt Sunday afternoon. Harold Brown from Roswell arrived to retrieve his wife Lillian Mumford who was visited after her mother’s fall. They plan to leave Friday for Roswell. Families hosted include Mrs Maude Brown, Harriet, and Mrs Adeline Groharing. Guests also at Jennie Griswold and others in the area with several other social calls and planned visits noted around local residents and daylight saving changes.
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