Home Ec girls host luncheon for Carroll County federation
Thomson News reports Home Ec girls and Miss Skinner organized a luncheon at the Methodist Church for about 70 attendees. Menu included hot applesauce, baked ham, parsley potatoes, creamed peas, coffee, rolls, buns, pickles, olives, jelly, apricot whip, and cookies. A cookie sale planned for November 8 will fund delegates going to Springfield. orders welcomed for chocolate, spice, filled, or nut cookies.
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Home EC
Home Ee
Methodist
Carroll County Federation of Woman's Clubs
Miss Skinner
Springfield
Basketball Carnival at Y C H S Gym Nets $97.80 From 325 Attendants
The November 22 basketball carnival at the Y C H S Gym drew about 325 attendees and raised $97.80 in proceeds. The scoreboard was purchased and students relish the achievement. A Friday school closing was planned for teachers attending a High School Conference at Cham PAign.
Letters From Our Readers DeWitt Thomson News
A reader from DeWitt Iowa dated October 26, 1940 encloses $1.50 for a subscription and thanks the Thomson staff for sending the paper. The writer praises Thomson news and invites local staff to visit their new home and surroundings, signing Mrs George Lueders.
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Thomson Review
Thomson News
Thomson
George Lueders
Local Social Notes From Fulton Area Gatherings
Fulton and nearby towns feature Sunday visits and Monday gatherings. Families from Milledgeville Morrison Chadwick Mt Carroll and Oak Park share meals visits and birthdays with kin and friends. A TNT church food sale is planned for November 9 at Hansens Cafe.
Local Couple Hosts Weekend Guests and Township Update
Frances Rice of the State Teachers college at Normal spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rice. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stage and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kemmer of Galesburg were Wednesday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard King of Morrison. George Bittner is again able to be on the job as road commissioner of York township after having fractured his leg in the gravel pit a couple of weeks ago.
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Champaign
Bert
Melva
Fred Groharing
Ist
Mary Falls
Janet K
Pat
Norman
Miss Thomas
Doris
Emma
Alma
Calvin
Janella
Mr. Carroll
Edna
Goot
Martin M. Bielema
Fulton
Clarence Bolhous
Henry Eubanks
Milledgeville
Carl Robinson
John Carroll
Camanche
C. V. Carlson
John Carpenter
Bob
Morrison
Harriett Gilbert
George Gilbert
Freeport
Mary Cone
Allen Witmer
Elmer Davis
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Kenneth Kemmer
Galesburg
Ben Stage
Kenneth Ditsworth
Argo
Lyle Tier
Anna Ditsworth
Mt. Carroll
Grace Moyer
Ray Moyer
Carol
Jean
Chadwick
Freem Clevidence
Paul
Lanark
Lou Moyer
S. E. Sweet
Lena Stagg
TNT Society of the Community Church
Hansens Cafe
Carles Hoge
Robert Krell
W . Shand
Oak Park
Frances Rice
State Teachers College At
Normal
Clarence Rice
Howard King
George Bittner
York Township
Sunday Visitors at Ben Stage Home and Other Guests
Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stage of Rock Island and several couples from Savanna. Dinner guests Wednesday for Mrs. Carl Johannsen were Mrs. M. J. Tucker of Clinton and Mrs. Roy Houghton and Mrs. Bayard Lewis.
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Ben Stage
Robert Stage
Rock Island
Orie Rutherford
Ray Johnson
Ed McGinty
G. R. Williamson
Hattie Bowman
Martha Lambert
Savanna
Carl Johannsen
M. J. Tucker
Clinton
Roy Houghton
Bayard Lewis
Market advice on Thanksgiving turkeys and price spreads
The author explains that hens fetch about 5 cents more than young toms on the Thanksgiving market. With fifteen million pounds of last year’s turkeys still in storage, tom prices are depressed while dealers advertise fair prices. Holding toms a few weeks could yield better returns as the new crop nears, and hens may stabilize or drop if demand shifts.
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Prasketball Carnival
Thomson Briefs
Pittsburgh Products
Glass
Fulton Paint
AL Faber
Goodenough
Auburn
Stoker
Smaltz Bros
Grimsrud
G. H. Williams
Albany
Buick
Plymouth
Studebaker
Ill
Kerkstra Shoe Shop
Murphy’s
Flikkema
Inernee
Fidelity Life Insurance Association
G. H. Thompson
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Service
Willard Hartman
Chas. Schwab, Asst
Fulton, Illinois
Arie
POST
B. J. Snyder
Osteopathic
Walters
Considine
Dr.e. Musk
Musk Optical CO
Fulton, Ill
Rexall
Fpexakh
Fulton, II
Barrett
John Deere
John Housenga
John Deere Sales and Service
Phoenix Insurance Co
Prestone
Tiger Batteries
Wiersema
Gamble
POP
Shell Station
Spring-Air Company
Holland, Michigan
J.M. Fay & Son
Illinois
Anteed
Motor Sales
FORD
Fulton’s
Balk
Beauty & Barber Shop
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