Grade News Highlights From Local School
The report covers multiple grade levels with 242 pupils in the school. It notes first through eighth grades, class editor elections, and new editors Virginia French and Jean Temaree. Several pupils are listed as new comers and the geography and math programs are described for the first six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaw Vreneh
Dean Demaporte
AL Towpke
Do Ke Herder Futh Crostello
Mar
Ee Haymend Dykstra
Oval
Lait Thay
Jimmy Legal
Qremary
Gelin Rice
Harey Keli
Lucy Lillian Sehafer
Veutd
May
Turkey
Dorothy Guitarioeter
Benjamin Dimmick
Wenie Wall
Zuuschwerdt
Thule
Jean Temaree
Virginia French
Darlene Ashby
Wane Ashby
Wiliam Longnecket
Uorty Krat
Y C High School Freshmen Elect Officers Amid Enrollment
Enrollment totals 62 with freshmen electing president Bob Deam and secretary Rob Cate. Sophomores name officers Victor Brock and Ruth French. class advisor Miss Wie Theophom. Senior officers include president Wer Car and Mildred Deinsen as class adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotto Preshm Tera van
Bob Cate
Norbert Wea
Shirley Boylan
Phyllis Biamivk
Bya Schioth
Ronne Hinks
Robert Voltz
Charles Hawk
Veter Evelyn Rawlins
Loisoon
Kathryn Kauffman
Gertrude Dytstry
Bob Dengaree
William Gastell
William Boylan
Wilhy Stidell
David Switzer
Francis Tod
Victor Brovkill
Gilpin Stage
Tom Kus- Aihert
Kreft
Delbert Curley
Shelly
Pay Groharing
Paulapetter
Kyle McGinnis
Wilbur Shyder
Harold Daehler
Marie Stage
Lucille Griswill
Bewiah Gaar
Mildred Bower
Fivell Brown
Bob Garrell
Leroy Tole
Earf Birk
John Gaar
Mie Ata
Bob Deamaree
Rob Cate
Leis Green
Miss 1
Wie Theophomores
Fnlloxine
Victor Brockoo
Ruth French
Renutia Sikkema
Cracy
Ae Sie Temaree
Ries
Ruth Simpson
Twiki
Vive Bliss
Mildred
Wer Car -Lerbey
Mildred Deinsen
Wiser
Wiibe Elase
Miss Wheeler
First PTA Meeting Set For Thursday Night Sept 13
The first PTA meeting will be held Thursday evening at the high school as a get together for teachers parents and patrons. A large attendance is expected with magical numbers by local talent opening the program. Mrs K B Carpenter will preside and welcome guests. After speeches and committee selections the district teachers and rural school staff will speak followed by remarks from local residents and a concluding reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent- Teachers Association
K. B. Carpenter
Demayee
Lura
Hemmer
Carpenter
Fred Smith
F. L. Stagg
N. BR. Kenyon
Aitken
Vernon Rawlins
J. J. Sheridan
H. R. Parsons
Thomson Schoola
Village Board Minutes Report Sept 1924 Thomson Ill
The Thomson Illinois village board held its September 4 1924 meeting with all trustees present. Minutes were approved and bills including labor supplies and printing were approved after committee review. A treasurer’s balance of 2818.26 and a motor fuel tax allotment of 46.4 were noted. arterial highway work for Main Street was approved for preliminary estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoceedinga
Village Board
Thomson, Ill
Village J Board of Trustees
B. R. Lewis
Beth Hower
Ben Wagner
M. Strubb
Mel Lay
N. W. TL
I. Greeley
Jean Berthoff
Toe
B.D. Dimmick
Ing
Miner
Thomson Review
Lewis Motor Co
Ed Ratherton
Schade
Williams
Ernst Lieberman
Main Street
Recifé
Daly
Board On Motion
Karen Gui Whitney
Villace
Church Gatherings and Septem ber Sermons at Christian Church
Church notices list morning worship at 10 with a Sunday school topic God s plan for the Christian church evening service at 8 and a Thursday social at Otto Switzer s home. An aid society meets Sept 18, with a church welcome extended. Septembers sermon series will cover Man and Salvation with dates and topics. A church board meeting follows Sunday service and a session on the Effective Sduit Class led by Varis Monro is planned with a 30 cent textbook fee. A reception for returning school teachers is planned for Friday Sept 14 with committees named for program welcome refreshments and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nev
W. G. Aitken
Otto Switzer
Aid Society
Attle Church
Church OF Christ
Ases
Church Board
Servce
Varrs
Monro
Tthe
International Council of Religious Education
Hu Cate
Herbert Stores
Winnie Holland
Asinnie Miller
Robert Groharing
Norman French
Athlone Gaar
Hemmer
Demarec
Sears
Westey Sack
Avis St. Ores
Emma Stage
Edith Gaay
Methodist Sunday Services and Postponed Meeting
The Methodist church schedules 9:30 Sunday school 10:40 morning worship and 4:50 evening union with Rey Brice preaching. A question about pleasures and the destiny of this generation is noted. The aid society meeting for next week will be announced Sunday from the pulpit. The meeting planned for yesterday at Mrs. WLue Sizyman's home was postponed due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Rey
Brice
Paulo
Aid Society
Wlue Sizyman
Argo Methodist Sunday School Times
Sunday schedule notes for ARGO METHODIST and CATHOLIC church services. Morning and evening services listed with a host of items including the Rosary Sodality meeting with Mr. John Halfman as hostess and Randa school events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Halfman
Milledgeville Visit Tied To Car Shipment Tale
Local residents Mr and Mrs Robert Gelwicks of Milledgeville spent Sunday with the latter's parents Mr and Mrs Rush Carrell. The piece notes a shipment of onions described as a carload of 227100 pound sacks of graded onions from Vincennes Indiana arriving after weather impacted quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gelwicks
Milledgevth
Rush Carrell
Gelwicks
Tory
Vincennes
Ayar
Youth Service Unites Methodist and Christian Churches
Kansas City youth lead a special Sunday service titled Your Sunday to address Youth's Challenge to the Church. The joint event features music by young performers and three minute talks by Athlone Gaar and Florence Smith, ending with Rev. Bruce delivering a youth centered message. Charles Dyson and his son visit relatives in the area, stopping in Lanark and at the Will Griswold home, with Mrs. Nettle Baker hosting a family dinner today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist and
Christian
Churches Unite IN Special
Kansas City Youth Service
Christian Church
Methodist Church
Tee
Athlone Gaar
Florence Smith
Owijl
Bruce
Charles Dyson
Daurghter-In-Lin
Kansas Urbs
Will Griswold
Lanark
George Dye Sun
Nettle ‘Baker
Sivlur
Chas. ‘Dyson
Stella Geiswold
Mary Grin
Willian
Dyson
Claude Grim
Local Mt Carroll Visit and 500 Club Entries Noted
Local news notes a visit by Loss Stage with cousin Betty Ashby in Mt Carroll and entries for the 500 Club by Mrs. Mayme Mummert. Mr and Mrs Roscoe Altquist hosted an afternoon gathering, Jehikken of Savanna visited, and the Deresbachs at John Carpenter home hosted Lucille and Billy who returned home near Lanark after a week with relatives. They also attended the Des Moines State Fair in Grundy Center Town Falls Conrad and Whitten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Mummertis
Roscoe Altquist
Jehikken
Savanna
Wallace Deresbach
John Carpenter
Lucille
Billy
Lanark
Towa
Grundy Center
Town Falls
Conrad
Whitten
Theyulso
Des ‘Moke
Stark Family Reunites With Vernie Martindale
Mr and Mrs Roy Stark and their children drove Saturday to Pea City and brought home Sir Vernie Martindale who had been visiting there for several weeks with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Stark
Pea
Vernie Martindale
Frances Hollinshead and Raymond Porter wed in Hannibal
Frances Hollinshead elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Hollinshead and Raymond L Porter of Hannibal Mo were married in the Arch Street M E Church parsonage at four o clock Saturday afternoon The Rev W C Davis conducted the single ring ceremony Attendants were Miss Mary Elizabeth Leverington and Daniel G Poffenbaryer The couple will reside at 1004 A Center Hannibal and welcome visits from Illinois friends The couple’s families and Thomson and Rock Island connections were noted with greetings and best wishes for health and happiness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Hollinshead
Cur
LD. Earle Hollinghead
Ustich
Raymond L. Porter
Hannibal
W.C. Davis
Arch Street
Mary Elizabeth Leverington
Daniel G. Poffenb Oaryer
Hannibal, Mo
Hollinshead
Thomson
Raymond Jporter
Ed ‘Porter
Charles Portter
Rock Island
Raymond
Frances
Moyia
Ustick Ferm
Fulton High
Francis Shimer Academy
Mt. Carrroll
Mosher Business College
Chicago
Fidelity iLife Association
Fulton, Ill
University of Illinois
George Warmoeck
Charles Porter
Melon Day profits to fund annual celebration plan
Miss Beth Hower announces Lanark concert band will give another concert this Saturday evening. Treasurer’s report on Melon Day profit not ready, but about 21 dollars is expected. Proposes using funds to lease park space, install lights for day and night events, and fund an extended Melon Day program with fireworks and concessions to boost attendance and revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Hower
Lanark
Bowery Dante
Lange
J. York
Melton Day
York Baptists Homecoming and Rainout Revisions
York Baptists greet home comers with a large homecoming program headlined by Dr. George W. Taft, president of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. The Sunday bell game Thomson against Poy was rained out and may be moved a week. all league games were rained out, possibly advancing the schedule to complete two remaining league games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Poy
York
Board Of Auditors Set New Road And Bridge Levy
York Township board of auditors met Sept 4 to fix the road and bridge levy for the coming year. The rate was set at 33 cents per $100 valuation, with funds similar to previous years deemed sufficient to cover GWA projects. Bills for relief and township officers were approved. cemetery and supervisors books audited and accepted. Weed Commissioner Berthoff reported summer thistles. efforts to locate culprits continued. Local social notes include visits to Chicago World's Fair and a Union reunion in Clyde township with multiple area residents attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Township Board of Auditors
York Tanship
GWA
Berglees
Con’ Berthoff
Birthday party honors Mrs Lenders with relatives present
Mr and Mrs George Lenders hosted card night Friday for relatives and friends to celebrate Mrs Lenders birthday. John Martindale, just returned from Baraboo Wis, visits Ed Martindale and family for a few weeks at their home. Mr and Mrs William Brinkman and children Pauline and Boyd returned home after visiting relatives here and in Rock Falls since Thursday. Pauline spent time with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Smith and family, Mr Brinkman fished with Ern Rice on the river, while Mrs Brinkman and son stayed in Rock Falls with Claude Rice and family. The Smith and Brinkman families were Rocha Sunday at the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Martindale
Ed Martindale
Baraboo
Wis
Martindale
William Brinkman
Pauline and
Boyd
Rock Falls
Pauline
Lloyd Smith
Mr. Brinkman
Ern Rice
Memorial notices and social visits across Clinton and Hanover
Day guests at the H A Toby Inome included Mrs Toby s sister and relatives from Clinton Reinbeck Ringsted Harris and Hanover. Memorial service for Mrs Willard Cooper at Hanover Presbyterian church featured tributes from friends and a testimony by Mixx Eather Cooper. Herbert Blodget resumed teaching at the Lee Center high school while Mrs Blodget and children plan to stay with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A Toby Inome
Toby
jGvoree Salyer
Clinton
Chris Gerensin
Reinbeck
George Gerensin
Harris
Senge
Ringsted
and Airs
Pete Wilson
Alvert Cooper
Clarence Cooper
Roth
Mie Giaitrs
Cooper
Hanover
Mixx Eather Cooper
Willard Cooper
Herbert Blodget
Iee Center
Mra Blodget
Marian
Rednex
Mra T. A. Korios
Mra. Knstue’ Esters
Erickson
Chicago
Mra C. M. Gaden
Betty Jane
Lee An‘weles
Thomson Melon Tossers to Meet Clinton Stars Sunday
Thomson Melon Tossers will play Clinton Stars this Sunday at Thomson grounds. The game, delayed from last Sunday, is part of a rearranged schedule. Thomson sits at least in third place and could climb higher. Local family news reports visitations and weekend stays with the Cate and Menter households including Mr and Mrs Peter Carpenter of Lanark and Ruth Menter of Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Melon
Clinton AM
Thomson
Thomsis
Auret
Peter Carpenter
Lanark
H. A. Cate
Sterling
Earl Menter
Lauthter Ruth
Peoria
Final Rites for Mrs Emma Loomis of Fulton Held
Funeral services were held Sunday in Fulton for Mrs Emma Loomis 2 prominent local woman and grandmother of Loomis Ratsen of Thomson Rev Jones Earl Corwin of the Fulton Presbyterian Church officiated The burial was in Fulton Cemetery Mrs Loomis died suddenly last Thursday Aug 30 the death a shock to friends She was born Emms Eliza Bates in Boston May 29 1650 and came to Fulton at age five She married George C Loomis principal of Fulton schools in 1870 He died in 1914 She is survived by three children Frances wife of Clarence Hansen Fulton Arthur of Vere Hee Canf and Laura at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
Emma Loomis
Loomis Ratsen
Thomson
Jones Earl Corwin
Fulton Presbyterian Church
W. G. Riordan
Earl D. Thomson
T. W. Jones
W. G. Drury
Earl G. Snyder
Dr. H. Thompson
Harry Noble
Burlial
Frances
Clarence J Hansen
Arthur
Vere Hee
Canf
Laura
Funeral Tuesday for John Dale Sr near Mt Carroll
Funeral services were held yesterday for John Dale Sr age 72 at the farm home between Argo and Mt Carroll. Rev Feldwisch of Ga Hema officiated and burial was in Mt Carvel. Surviving are the widow and three sons and three daughters including Richard of Mt Carroll Zel Laura and Mrs Vernon Weber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Date
Argo
Mt.Carroll
Feldwisch
Ga- Hema
Mt. Carvel
Tre Isons. Doin Jr
Richard
Mt. Carroll
Liz “Zel
Laura
Washington
Vernon Weber
Ida Frederick Moves to Thomson Home
Mrs Ida Frederick relocates from Freeport to the Thomson property vacated by Fred Dod and family. She currently resides as a guest in her sister Mrs Jena Stumphy’s home. Mrs Annie Sheridan hosted Saturday’s gathering including veterans. Etta Durand of Reel Tata and Romerson Walter family from Chicago attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Frederick
Aonde
Freeport
Thomson
Fred Dod Nr
Wate
Jena Stumphy
Annie Sheridan
Etta Durand
Reel Tata
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Y. C. HS
York Community High School
PTA
Nie Wy
Fund Itu Lae
Ottery
George
Oves
Lawrence Gaay
Fis
Ben
Sam Diners
Beulah Larker
Dake Zeeryy
Bob Dyson
Cardinal
Timex
Heb
Cubs
Imorasby
Cardinals
Ated Tims
St Lautageremavon
Gards
Cote
Bob
Charlie Jenkins
Galeshurs
Fiten
Story Lake
Methodist Sunday School
IDEAL
Randa
Lozals
Betty Ashby
Athlone Gar
Lorraine Weatherwax
CWES
M. E
Clarence Toby
Geneva
N. Y
H. AL Toby
York Baptists
York Baptist Church
Josephine Graham
John ,Peterson of
George Weatherwaz J Home
Sylvia Greewold
George W. Taft
D. D
Northern Baptist Theolgical Seminary
Chicairo
Marriet
Alwilda Smith
Thelma
Irene Schick
Geo. W. Taft
Lucille Gristwold
Bruce Grohating
Scommittese
Jeep
Baptia Church
Wm Griswold
Ray Brenneman
Paul Hilt
Teene Schick
Marian Smith
Lucila Bell
Albert Coop
Jentie Griswold
Alberta Wilter
John Ed- Dora Smith
Oelwein, Ia
Willard Tabte
Harriet Smith
Mary Swit- Cooper
Board of Auditors
Foster State
Gilpin
Eleanor
Airs
Leonard
Hobart Holland
Tiam Carroll
Alldritt
Eoxie
Moline
Amon
Clyde Township
Walter Witlars
Henry Alldritt
Manley Glendenmine
Davrbieer
Mary Jean
Heyward Alldritt
Mre
Irma Clendenning
Dick and
Edna Casker
Sidmey and Son
Philis Peoples
Anderson Famite
Bac~ Jle Point Park
Carl Feterson
Hal Ashbr
Jens Anderson Jr
Alice
Datlenr
Adam Hrinze
Jerna
Jens Anderson Sr
Mieka Naas
Alvena
Helen
Terniene
Arthur Haas
Otton
Arco
Done Anderson Sr
Taandly
George Lenders
Lenders
Emma Loomis OF
John Dale. SR
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