Town notes and travel tales from California to Utah
Local letters describe a Spring road trip from California through Nevada Utah and Colorado with visits to Santa Monica Disneyland Knox Berry Farm Zion Bryce Canyon and Rocky Mountain National Park. The report notes Melon Day profits Lions Club and plans for Potter Road work and a potential city park site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Zion National Park
Bryce Canyon
Provo
Utah
Vernal
Dinosaur Headquarters
Colo
Route 34
Rocky Mountain Park
Estes
Big Wesan Canyon
Trail Ridge Road
Roaring Lions
Lions Club
Ray
Thomson
Perry Melton
Perry
Potter's Road
T!e
Lettermen's Club Outing for Thomson Grade School
Thirty two members of the Lettermen's Club at Thomson Grade School joined athletes, cheerleaders, and former members on a day trip to River View Park in Chicago. Principal Ray Morelli and bus driver Mervin Marshall accompanied the group. The outing was funded from popcorn sale proceeds raised during the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lettermen’s Club
Riverview
Thomson
Riverview Park
Chicago
Ray Morelli
Mervin Marshall
Ice Cream Social Sponsored by 8th Grade Class at McGintys
An ice cream social hosted by the 8th grade class features pie cake and coffee. Hours are 7 to 9 p m on Saturday September 16 at McGinty s Dairy Delite located on Route 80 in Thomson. Dick McGinty proprietor supplies the dairy delights.
Funeral Services for William G Heide Held Saturday
William G Heide 87 of Riverview area died Wednesday in Morrison and funeral services were held Saturday at Frank Funeral Home Chadwick. The service featured songs by Mrs Wayne Shank and Mrs Robert Reiff with organist Mrs Herbert Stein. He previously farmed near Coleta and served Genesee township as a supervisor. Survivors include his wife Amanda Howe and 12 children. Burial was at Oak Knoll Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Heide
Riverview
Frank
Chadwick
Oak Knoll Memorial Park
Wayne Shank
Robert Reiff
Herbert Stein
Heide
Richard Janssen
Lyle Cartwright
William Miller
Kenneth Heide
Verne Langley
Dan
Thomson
Morrison
Mt. Carroll
Savanna
Lanark
Coleta
Milledgeville
William George Heide
Fair Haven Township
Carroll County
Morrison Community Hospital
Whiteside County
Florida
Genesee Township
Coleta Eub Church
Amanda Howe
Clarence
Ralph
George
Richard
Sterling
William G. Heide Jr
Rock Falls
Charles
Ethel) Miller
Clifton
Barbara) Cartwright
William
Leota) Janssen
Helen) Johnson
Winnebago
Martin
Ruth) Frankfather
Paul
Sarah) Gettle
Lillian) Langley
Driftwoods 4-H Group to Perform In Quad County Talent Show
The Drift woods 4-H group will perform a musical pantomime Through the Middle of the House at Riverview Park Clinton next Monday evening in the Quad County 4-H Baby Beef home talent revue. Members include Jan Bristol Mary Jo Bristol Judy Cate Susan Cate Lynne Bissens Janet Dykstra Jill Sloan Leslie Dittmar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driftwoods
Riverview Park
Clinton
Quad County
All Girls
Robert Bristol
Arnold Sikkema
Savanna
Carroll County
Old Mill Park
Jan
Mary Jo Bristol
Judy
Susan Cate
Lynne Bissens
Janet Dykstra
Jill Sloan
Leslie Dittmar
Thomson
Interstate Power Co
Former Thomson Residents Gather for Picnic Dinner
Eight children of the former Wesley and Blanche Martindale of Thomson Irene Ollie Ila Lois Marvin Melvin Iris and Vernie and their families met Sunday at the home of J and Mrs Asker Petersen for a picnic dinner and Melon Day They now live in the Davenport area Dr and Mrs E H Gholson of Savanna visited Sunday with Mrs Gholson s uncle Otto Grill at the Colonix Acr s Nursing Hue Sterling while en route to visit relatives in Trince ton Ill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Gee
L. B. Jarrett
Route 1
St. Joe
Indiana
Thomson
Jarrett
Denver
Emil Brach
Glendora Schade
Paul Heusinkveld
Leonard Stage
Clarence Bolhous
Hobart Holland
Wesley
Blanche Martindale
Irene
Ollie
Ila
Lois
Marvin
Melvin
Iris
Vernie
E. H. Gholson
Savanna
Community Church Services and Schedules Across Denominations
William Kendall and Claude Grim lead a church week with worship at 10 30 a m and 9 30 a m, youth groups at 7 p m, and Spotlight Club Monday. Baptist BYF meets Sept 9 and 11 for practice and service. Methodist pastors Wilbur Nicholson and multiple worship times listed, Catholic services in Fulton and Savanna across eight masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kendall
Claude Grim
Spotlight Club
Church Annex
Baptist
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Herbert St. Ores
BYF
Methodist
Wilbur Nicholson
Argo Fay
Hickory Grove
Fulton
St. John’s Church
Savanna
New Home for Green Family in Elkhorn Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs Donald Green and family now reside at 23 Ridgeway Elkhorn Wisconsin where Mr Green works as an implement dealer in Elkorn A dairy. Paul Stinkhoff a Fulton substitute rural carrier reported about 500 in car damages after colliding with a milk truck near Garden Plain minor truck damage and bruises to Paul. Mr and Mrs Ivan Morse and sister Mrs R B Woods of Chicago left Tuesday for a vacation in northern Wisconsin Miss Edna Brown who stayed weeks at Solon Springs will return home with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Green
Thomson
Ridgeway
Elkhorn Wisconsin
Green
Elkorn
Paul Stinkhoff
Fulton
Garden Plain
Paul
Ivan Morse
R. B Woods
Chicago
Wiscorysin
Edna Brown
Solon Springs
Wis
Birth of Lori Kay Burkema in Sterling
Mr and Mrs Jay Burkema Jr of Sterling welcomed a daughter on September 2 at Sterling Community Hospital weighing 10 pounds 2 1/4 ounces. The mother Virginia Kramer is the former wife of John Kramer of Thomson. Paternal grandparents are Jay Burkema Sr of Morrison and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cradle News
Jay Burkema, Jr
Sterling
Sterling Community Hospital
Lori Kay
Virginia Kramer
John Kramer
Thomson
Jayuikema
Morrison
Thomson Youths Leave For College Classes
After Labor Day many Thomson youths prepare for college as several start or resume studies. Names include Clinton Junior College students Philip Brach John Creighton Robert Schneider and David Johnson. Others head to Platteville Wisconsin Mount Carroll Illinois Normal Illinois Normal University Macomb Western University and Shimer College. Two future nurses study at Mercy Hospital Dupri and Freeport Memorial Hospital while others begin at Northern University Mt St Clare and St Pauls Bible College. An Idaho visit notes a family stop en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Area
Thomson
Clinton Junior College
Clinton
Iowa
Philip Brach
John Creighton
Robert Schneider
David Johnson
Terry Elliott
Platteville
Wis
Institute of Technology
Terry
MacMurray College
Bloomington
Karen Eissens
Thomson High School
Normal University
Normal
Illinois
James Eissens
Western University
Macomb
Gerald Bower
Shimer College
Mt. Carroll
Dina Durward
School of Nursing
Mercy Hospital
Dupri
Gayle
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Freeport
Thomson High
Gene Fehler
Northern University
DeKalb
Sherrie Dell
Mt. St. Clare
Ill
Dick Hook
University of Illinois
William Feddersen
Donna Feddersen
St. Paul’s Bible College
St. Paul
Minnesota
Visits with Mrs Hanson at Rest-Have in Morrison
Mrs Paul Heusinkveld and Mrs Bertha Macklin of Morrison called last week on Mrs Mat Hanson at the Rest-Have in Morrison. Hanson, formerly of Fulton, now with a Western Springs family, is visiting Morrison. She is hard of hearing but mentally alert and can manage with a little help. Sunday evening guests in Virgil Wilt’s home were Mr and Mrs Arthur Hoffman of Chadwick and Mr and Mrs Glen Groharing of Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Heusinkveid
Bertha Macklin
Morrison
Mat Hanson
Hanson
Fulton
Western Springs
Ill
Virgil Wilt
Arthur Hoffman
Chadwick
Glen Groharing
William Adams
Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Ronald Bull
Mercy Hospital
Donald Kramer
Savanna Hospital
Warren Stebbins
Savanna
N. D. French
Mayo Clinic
Roy Heitman
Rochester
Minn
Mel Ditton
George Schmaling
Argo
Corps of Engineers to finish two Thomson public use areas
The Corps of Engineers announces two Thomson public use areas for camping and picnicking. The Big Slough Use Area north of Riverview is under construction and due to complete by late September. The Thomson Causeway Public Use Area project includes site improvements, restrooms, water, and parking with phased expansions to 16 campsites and roads widening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps of Engineers
Thomson
Thomas J. Roth
Rock Island
Thomson Causeway
Roth
Large Mouth Bass Weighs 6 3 4 Pounds Caught near Thomson
George and Ray Bissen caught a large mouth black bass weighing six and three quarters pounds and twenty inches long near Thomson on Wednesday evening. The fish is on display at Gus Roggendorf's Sporting Goods Store in Thomson, an unusually large bass for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Ray Bissens
Thomson
Gus Roggendorf
Sporting Goods
Former Thomson Boy Attends Melon Days
William Alexander a Chicago lawyer and former Thomson boy attended Melon Day with his two teenage sons Jimmie and Teddy while his wife stayed in Wilmette for school board duties. The piece lists his wide family spread across the U S and notes his siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Alexander
Thomson
Chicago
LaSalle St
Monroe
Jimmie
Teddy
Wilmette
William
Susan
Peoria
Bradley
Alexander
Peter
Northwestern
David
Harvard University
One University
England
Willy
Washington University
St. Louis
New York City
Nellie Bennett
Brookfield
Bertha Hawkins
Houston
Fred Alexander
Phoenix
Arizona
Helen Brewster
Frankfort, Ky
Harry
Llewllyn
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California
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Disney Land
Knox Berry Farm
Long Beach
Malibus
Lewis Motor Co
Thoms
Gus Roggen
E. Rathje
DeLite
Miss Gee
Cpl
Vernon Workman
Louis Workman
U. S. Marine Corps
Thomson, Illinois
Melon Tossers
Edson Holland
Pores
Reno Switser
Bose, Idaho
Thomson Lions Club
Joe Sullivan
Thomon Man
Ballfield
Reggie Cross
WLS Fame
Jeff
Susan Austin
Elmhurst
Kent
Chris
Linda Lampe
Lassie
Linda
Bain
Thomson Pony League
Chadwick Pony League
Chae Uhl
Gerald Lashelle
Gerald
Ernest LaShelle
University Hospital
Iowa City
LaShelle
Main Ave
U. S
Mrs. Hanson
Kathryn Cooper
Thomas Kustes, Jr
Amy Lewis
Vada Carroll
Charles Sack
Elsie Tousley
Kustes
Otto Switzer
James Morrison
Wesley Kness
Eldon Hickey
Lou Moyer
Mabel Jobe
Marion Wheeler
Lyle Greeley
Eugene Murray
Jack Reagan
Cooper
West End
American Legion
the Legion Hall
Merton Chapter 356
The
Eastern Star
York Community Church
Woman's Club
Thomson Woman's Club
Ruth
DIEHL
WSCS
Thomson Methodist Church
Luvella Diehl
Maude Wagner
Vida Rathje
Margaret Heusinkveld
Wagner
Melon
Lewis Motor CO. Ph
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