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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1945
Page
3
A collage of quirky local anecdotes recounts watermelon crops, neighbors in Fulton and Macomb, school visitors, pets and mishaps, plus witty remarks about townsfolk and a few visiting teachers. The item mixes light gossip with miniature vignettes from Main Street and surrounding areas.
Thomson residents hosted guests including Howard McGathie of Clinton and Don Hall. Evening callers included Ray Machael and son Albert, Mrs. Jake DeVries and son, all of Clinton, and others visiting Shullsburg, Apple River Canyon and Savanna areas. Clarence Young returned home to start school after six weeks on a farm.
The J. M. Libberton threshing ring held its annual picnic and ice cream supper Tuesday evening Aug 28 at Point Rock park Mt Carroll. Attendees include numerous Libberton and Varney families and visitors from Downers Grove Glenview Savanna and Chicago. The Hook family reunion followed Monday at Waterworks park Morrison with many from Mt Carroll Fulton and Morrison. Tom Price of Savanna visited Black River Falls Wisconsin to recover from a broken hip suffered in an auto accident. he is related by marriage to Mrs Stennlson.
Mr and Mrs Elzie North left on Wednesday morning for Wisconsin to attend the funeral of her mother Mrs Smith who passed away Tuesday.
Several young ladies report this week and next to colleges. Jeanne Hogg leaves Wednesday for her first year at the University of Dubuque after a summer as a junior typist at Schick. Darlene Ashby returns to Macomb Sunday for her second year after summer at Clinton Company. Margaret Smith and Donna May Holding head to Coe College for their first year reporting Thursday Sept 13. Martha French begins her second year at Northwestern University.
Albert Prins takes 24 head to Chicago. Leroy Prins Hereford calf 1300 lbs brings 18 cents per pound top club calf price. Merle Hereford 1250 lbs sells for 17.50. The remaining 22 head average 1289 lbs at 16.50. Delbert Dimmick mother in law plant blooms in Thomson Bank window, a small white fragrant blossom with green cast.
Thomson briefs report visits and gatherings across Clinton and nearby towns. Families including the Libbertons and Roggendorfs shared picnics and dinners. Mrs Lena Stagg hosted in Fulton. guests included Virginia John and Jean Perham. Norman Stickell plans a move to Clinton. Charles Geisz funeral attendance. William Geisz supported by Heinze parents. Witt family hosted Sunday dinner.
Local churches list service times Sunday school classes and special events. Rally day plans for Sept 25, a Young Married People's class social on Sept 7, and notes on past decor by Mr and Mrs Carl Haag. Choir rehearsal and guest pastors are also noted.
The Booster class of the Methodist Sunday school led by Mrs. Margaret Heusinkveld had repairs done on the church basement large room. Hart Brothers of Savanna completed the work on Saturday. services resume this Sunday. The ceiling is ivory, walls yellow, floor dark oak. Alumni dinner raised funds. W. S. C. S ordered kitchen walls painted and more improvements are planned once equipment is secured.
Guests Sunday in Fulton included Martin Bielema Morton and Marilyn Noordhoff Chicago. Monday evening the Balk reunion gathered at Waterworks Park Morrison with Allen Sikke ma Ben Dykstra and John Balk families. Supper at 6:30. Jon Greve family moved Fulton to Low Moor Iowa. Verne Kauffman and Anna Kauffman hosted Labor Day guest Ralph Kauffman Rockford. Mrs Jenkins visiting son William Jenkins DeKalb.
Mrs. Joe Pessman receives treatment at Mayo Clinic Rochester after examination, while Mr. Pessman returns home to Morrison after a short visit. Ray Erling, recently a patient at Jane Lamb hospital in Clinton, goes home. Mrs. Elizabeth Heitman lies ill at her son Horace Heitman’s residence in St Paul Minnesota.
Ensign Robert Cunningham son of Mr and Mrs Martin Cunningham of Clinton listed missing in action over Japan on July 28 per Navy telegram to his wife Helen Yackshaw. A 1941 St Marys High School graduate and 2nd year Iowa State student, he enlisted in the navy in 1942 and was commissioned in 1944 in the Naval Air Corps. He married Oct 7 1944. Other local service notes include Winston H Clark returning from nine day leave at Great Lakes, Capt Walter E Switzer to Camp Patrick, Til, and updates on several service members and furloughs in Fulton Sabula and nearby areas.
Mr and Mrs Russell Gleason and his family of Savanna and Mrs Ella Gleason celebrated his birthday with an outing. They traveled to Davenport for dinner at February Park then to New Boston and returned stopping at Eagle Point Park Clinton for supper.
The Thomson Woman's Club meets next Wednesday evening September 12 at the high school at 8 o'clock. Program chair Mrs. Lyle Greeley says the topic will be Youth's Service and asks each member to bring a guest. Guest speaker Mrs. John Poole of Fulton will discuss experiences at the Youth Center with Fulton high school students.
Nina Kenyon renewed her subscription at the Review office as a birthday gift before leaving Tuesday morning for Oak Park Illinois to visit daughter Mrs Blaine Leavens and family.
Monday evening supper guests included J A Marshall Dixon and Mervin Marshall. Sunday dinner guests at Del bert Dimmick’s were Mrs John Schade Glendora Schade and Nellie Dimmick. Squirrel featured on the menu as squirrel season opened Saturday. Weekend guests at J J Carroll’s home included N B Lewis River Forest Merle Atherton and sons visiting Lester Vance Goose Lake. Norman Vander Lee Morrison visited Pvt Paul Blair at Graves home Clinton. Mrs B C Sharp will spend two weeks in Chicago after staying with her brother and sister in law Carl Johansen. Charles McGinty and Richard McGinty of Rockford traveled to Chicago to buy hardware store merchandise. Over Labor Day Kyle Rawlins hosted Herb Cillmer and Roy Shahan of Chicago.
In last week's Review the visiting couple was misstated. The proper names are Mr. and Mrs. John Blake of Chicago visiting with her sister Mrs. Oscar Kraft. The intended record should read John Blake, not John Clark.
Seventy church and Sunday school members welcomed Rev. Gillespie and his family with songs prayers and a program at the church. Dan Sack spoke on Italy while overseas on furlough. The gathering closed with a social hour and lunch, followed by a quip about preachers and chickens.
The Jerry Wiebenga home on the town's west edge was entered on Thursday while the couple was away. A back door was left unlocked and the thief stole Mrs. Wiebenga's jewelry along with several items of new clothing and linens. The incident serves as a warning to neighbors to lock doors.
Sgt Donald Bradford and his wife of South Carolina visiting Freeport with her parents called on Mrs Jessie Green and Mrs Luther Geisinger. They traveled to Moline to visit his sister Mrs Frank Johnson. Sunday guests at Harry Diehls included Shimry Toepfer of Mr Carrol, Carlos Toepfer of Rockford, Mrs Robert Bristol of Savanna, Jed Doden with Mrs Frank Kahler and Merle Deoden from Morrison, visiting Doden’s sister and niece Len Eichler and Clifford Hartman. Wednesday dinner guests were Louis Shelley and daughter Velma from Washington DC.
Fred Hook of Thomson bought the Sadie K. Dunshee estate farm of 200 acres east of Thomson for 29,200 dollars at auction. The price equaled 146 dollars per acre and the total sale totaled 329,200 dollars. J. Frank Smith had tenants on the farm for years.
The Thomson 500 club gathers today in Argo with Evelyn Welch hosting. Eighteen W S C S members met at Margaret Murray’s home for devotionals led by Salome McGinty, sharing a Life of Job report and games with prizes for Grace Tibbits and Odell. Refreshments followed. next meetings with Herman Timmons and Minnie Miller are scheduled for September 19.
Mrs Ray Rupple marked Labor Day September 3 at her home with her daughters Mrs Lynn Babcock and her Sterling husband delivering a birthday dinner and cake. She received several jars of canned vegetables and fruits as an extra gift making the day enjoyable.
Enrollment at York Community high school and Thomson grade school shows the smallest headcount in years with 93 pupils across grades 1 to 9. Intersession health checks are planned for Tuesday October 16 with Dr Bryant optometrist Dr Hussey physician and Dr Veihl dentist from Savanna conducting exams.
In a Tuesday night session the board decided to purchase the current chlorination machine if reports are satisfactory. Upon securing equipment and service, further water tank improvements will proceed and, if patronage allows, a 2 inch main will be laid on the first block south of Main Street.
Albert Warfield and Luella Thompson of Mt Carroll celebrated 25 years of marriage on September 4 at the United Brethren Church Mt Carroll with Rev Geo Auluben officiating.
Sunday dinner guests in the Earl Voss home included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Geerts and daughter Linda from Garden Plain and Miss Betty Blair. Other attendees joined a Waterworks Park picnic in Moredson on Wednesday evening. Labor Day dinner at the Merle Atherton home honored his parents. Noman French attended a Kiwanis luncheon hosted by Dr. B. J. Snyder at Bush's Cafe in Fulton Tuesday. Margaret Heusinkveld and Lena M. Stagg visited Morrison with Neva Baker. Mrs. Guy Brown and Harriet, Mrs. Robert Miller and Lynn Curley traveled to Dixon, and Al Volk spent Thursday in Chicago.
In Lena on Sunday at 2 pm, Claire Atherton daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Atherton Lanark wed Allen Biesemeier son of Mrs Elizabeth Biesemeier ex in the L J Gnagey home. Rev Schmidt officiated with Mrs Richard McAnnally Chicago matron of honor and Elwyn Brase Lena best man. Dorothy Smith Chicago pianist played and Wilma Atherton sang plus prayers. The couple will reside on the Brown Swiss Dairy Farm near Lena after a trip to northern Wisconsin.
A 1945 letters page recounts Herbert and Dee detailing hurricane destruction. Descriptions include 155 mph winds wrecked buildings, shattered window lights, and long power outages. Dee notes 100 million in damage estimates, a house standing, many homeless, and a hospital stay for Victor Liechti returning from leave.
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