Local visits and family gatherings in Morrison area
Thomson Briefs recounts visits by Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dykstra and family with Mrs. Herman Jansma and kin near Morrison. Various dinners and weekend guests include A L Smith and Gaar families, Geneva Kness, Lois Middleton, Will Sullivan, Will Jenkins and David, Harry Diehl and Diana Lee, Paul Heusinkveld and Bob, and Louis Schick family with Otto Schick and Herbert Schmidt relatives from Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Dykstra
Herman Jansma
Morrison
A. L. Smith
Savanna
Harry Gaar
Geneva Kness
Lois Middleton
Will Sullivan
Chicago
Charles Jenkins
Peoria
Tremont
Paul Heusinkveld
Bob
John Heusinkveld
Louis Schick
Thelma
Trene
Otto Schick
Herbert Schmidt
Germany
Ralph Olds
Clinton
H. Jenkins
Olds
Mrs. Hughes Reports Second Letter From Abroad Voyage to Europe
Mrs. Joanna Strauch Hughes continues her six month trip abroad aboard the M. V. Vega. She recounts meeting diverse travelers from Ireland to Switzerland, describes Irish contour farming, Irish and French scenery, and notes arrivals in Cobh and Southampton. The narrative follows landfall near Havre and onward toward Paris with fellow travelers including Olga Schroeder and an Open Road student group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanna Strauch Hughes
Chadwick
Texas
Europe
Colorado
America
China
England
Chesapeake Bay
Geneva
Switzerland
New York
Ireland
Britton
S. Dak
New Hampshire
Calif
France
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Norway
Sweden
Wisconsin
Watermelon Pictures Draw Interest In Local Visit
Jay Cooke of Moline visited Friday displaying historical watermelon photos he took here years ago. He works for an elevator company in Moline. Mr and Mrs Will Starck and son Rolland of West Chicago came Friday for a weekend with relatives. Rolland stayed with his grandmother Mrs Hattie Brown and will teach at Sandridge school. Mrs Hattie Greeley visiting during fair week with her son Willis Greeley and family at Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Cooke
Moline
Cooke
Will Starck
Rolland
West Chicago
Hattie Brown
Will
Sandridge
Hattie Greeley
Willis Greeley
Morrison
Fourth Imel Reunion Held Sunday at Old Mill Park
The fourth annual Imel family reunion gathered at Old Mill park in Savanna with many attendees. Officers were reelected and the next reunion set for Aug. 29 at the same location. The event honored a 5 year old and a 4 year old, with many members from Chadwick Glidden Sterling Milledgeville Malvern and Freeport in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imel
Old Mill Park
Savanna
O. H. Imel
Chadwick
George Imel
Sterling
A. Imel
Glidden
John Imel
Malvern
Arlyn Bryson
Helen Bryson
Milledgeville
Bert Straub
Mary Imel
Addie Imel
William Imel
Evelyn Lel
Everett Imel
Howard Imel
Laverne Kay
Angeline Imel
Edgar Imel
R. A. Martis
Kenneth
Doris Mae Kradle
Margaret Kahler
Hazel Kobel
X. A. Imel
Lawrence
Oscar Shilling
Dwight Garnhart
Sylvia Lee
Freeport
Claude Mechling
Lanark
Aaron Bushman
Rock Falls
Forest Imel
Sam Shilling
Donald Ter
Local Family Visits Highlight Weekend in Chadwick Area
Lee Hartman Jr. returned home after visits in the Frank Brown Sr. and Louis Decker households. Ivan Carroll and son David of Morrison spent Friday with Rush and Mrs. Carroll. Glenn Demaree hosted guests including Mrs. Champion of Byron and Ruth French with Ruby Kline in Savanna. Kyle Melendy and children of Savanna dined with John Carpenter and family. Edson Holland’s home received a brief visit from Mr. and Mrs. Guy McCaslin and son of Polo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Hartman Jr
Chadwick
Frank Brown Sr
Louis Decker
Ivan Carroll
David
Morrison
Rush Carroll
Glenn Demaree
Champion
Byron
Ruth French
Ruby Kline
Savanna
Kyle Melendy
John Carpenter
Guy McCaslin
Polo
Edson Holland
Vernon Daehler
Reuben Geinz
Dixon
Carl Gengenbach
Mt. Carroll
Leonard Lantz
Irma Gaylor
John Stein
Mildred Schreiner
James Morgan
Mildred Geisz
Lucilie Hartman
Everett Williams
Ferdinand Dahhler
Boone, Jr
John Eisseller, Sr
Hartman Family Holds Fourth Annual Meet at Mt Carroll
Hartman clan members gathered Sunday at Point Rock park Mt Carroll with 122 in attendance. Officers elected for the year include George Dahler as president and Henry Keil as vice president. The year saw nine births two deaths and four marriages among the families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Point Rock Park
Mt. Carroll
George Dahler
Henry Keil
Clara Geisz
James Morgan
Charles Keil
William
Carl Gengenbach
Robert Williams
Chadwick
Harry Hartman
Everett Williams
Lloyd Dawson
Fairmont
Neb
Christian Due
Exeter
Vacation notes from Ma comb residents and Chicago visitors
Mr and Mrs Kimbro Shake of Macomb are touring the west for about two weeks after leaving Macomb on August 19. Kab Sack of Chicago will arrive Friday to visit until after Labor Day with his parents Mr and Mrs Wesley Sack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Kimbro Shake
Macomb
Kab Sack
Chicago
Wesley Sack
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomson Briefs
HEY Bros
Ada Lewis
Oscar
Wallace
Dwight Brown
Joanna Hughes
Cobh
Queentown
Isle of Wight
Needles
Southampton
Tennyson
Osborne House
Queen Victoria
Henry of
Battenburg
Havre
Paris
Atlantic
London
Darkne
Reuven
Joan of Arc
Los Angeles
Joanna Toughes
Geisinger’s
Stransdale
Hansen’s Cafe
Melon Day
Phillips “66” Station
Bob Rentwhler
GEO
Potter & Sons
Sinclair Gasoline
Lewis Motor CO
Thomson, Illinois
Hartman Clan
George Dafhler
Best
Mary J
Sheridan
Down
Argo
Kraft- Kessler & Coq
Thomson Hardware Store
John Deere Farm
Main Street
Francee & Switzer
Hardware
Leeds
John Deere Quality Implements and Service
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