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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1941
Page
4
Authorization announced for a two story brick administration building at Savanna Ordnance Depot with basement cafeteria and photo department. Estimated cost 200000 dollars and bids likely around mid November. target completion by May. Space on first and second floors to house military personnel clerical and planning functions.
Mr and Mrs Paul Kier of Morri con and Mr and Mrs Curtis Naniga and Mrs H Braun were entertained at supper Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Louis Braun in Fulton. Mr and Mrs Wm Wagner Jr of Thomson and Mr and Mrs Charles Deets and son spent Saturday in Savannah with Mrs Frances Halfman. Mr and Mrs Meryl Spencer and daughter of Tampico spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Ralph Anderson.
Mrs Ber Merboth and daughter Ruth of Hanover visited her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Paul Kehter. Mr and Mrs Donald Andere hosted dinner with Mr and Mrs Ps Fogel at Milledgeville. Several households shared Sunday dinners including the Doden and Bast gatherings. Arlene of Camp Forrest Tennessee and Harold Fink were honored at a Daehler gathering. Henry Wiersema hosted Marvin Wiersema of Thomson for a Sunday visit.
Eight Lanark Community High School students will broadcast live from the Wrigley Building Chicago on Friday October 31 at 2:30 PM over CBS. The eight were chosen from twelve contenders guided by Miss Melba Cripe and Louis Daehler with support from the whole school. The topic is Food for Democracy and the event showcases Lanark’s speech and social science departments.
Rock Falls hosts Earl Heinze and Clare Rank for Sunday dinner with Adam Heinze and Edna then travel to Savanna to see John Heinze. Californians Cormany and Provant visit relatives. families from Fulton Milledgeville Nora Springs Ames Paton gather for meals and events.
Milledgeville residents hosted and visited several friends and relatives over the weekend. Forest Eslinger and wife of Lanark were guests of Willis and Peggy Pape, while Evelyn Imel of Champaign and Maurice Mead of Camp Forrest joined Misses and couples at Fossett and Danakas homes. Rev. W S Feldwisch was reported progressing well, and Willis Pape with friends spent time in Moline visiting Rosa Evans in hospital.
Funeral services for 87 year old E S Carbaugh of Chadwick were held Wednesday at his home with Rev O H Boening and Rev L M Phillips officiating. Burial followed in Lanark cemetery. Pallbearers were nephews and grandsons Edward Herbert Karl Carbaugh Albert Helsinger Ted Lego Robert Carbaugh. The obituary notes Carbaugh’s long Chadwick tenure, early career as postmaster and marshal, and a 1941 death.
Eugene E Johnson recently transferred from Camp Robinson Arkansas to Company G 129th Infantry stationed in Forrest Tennessee, enjoys a day furlough with Virtus B Johnson of Tallahassee Florida visiting his family nearby. Mr and Mrs W L Jenkins and son and Mr and Mrs Harold Olson of Aurora spent the weekend with Mrs Chas Jenkins. They visited Ralph Olds at Clinton Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dykstra and family joined Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Kettler of Fulton for Sunday dinner. Various guests from Princeton Sterling Chadwick Argo Savanna Morrison Clinton Oak Park and Moline visited or dined with local households across several days.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Davis and family of Stamford Texas completed a visit to Thomson and Savanna and left for home Wednesday morning. Davis attended Dallas Aviation school last year and has worked at Lou Foote Flying Service Air Corp Training Detachment in Stamford for seven months, earning CA A board license as aircraftman and aircraft engine mechanic.
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