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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1954
Page
10
The estate Division of Highways reports 31 of 349 bids were rejected as too high saving 269 447 so far this year. Original bids totaling 4731797 were readvertised while accepted bids after readvertisement totaled 4462550. Savings about 5 6 percent. Three dozen items include bridge and concrete sections and misc jobs.
Milledgeville residents Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Kness and family along with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Kness of Thomson and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kness visited Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kness. Sterling visitors Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stefanich spent several days with Mrs. Mary Lego and other local families including Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoffman and Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Merkel.
Daughters of Carroll and Carrie Hoffman of Clinton Iowa visited Mrs. Mary Hoffman and Olive. Nurse Darlene Andresen from Swedish American Hospital Rockford plans a weekend at Jens and Mabel Andresen's home. Albert Hartman and R O Hamilton from Rockford joined Dr H A Legner and wife in Leland. M C Lindsten and Chicago relatives stayed with Lawrence Doden's family, with Alma Lindsten visiting as well. Betty Gunn of Rockford spent the weekend with Pvt Janice Kaehler's family.
Shirley McKlinstra of Lena stayed overnight with the Barnharts in town. Louise Stolts of Miles City MT visited son Howard Stolts and family. Lillian Taylor of Lanark and Lyle Bushman family from Sterling spent weekends with local relatives. Brauer family from Evanston and Doty family visiting Robert Doty in Grain Valley MO. Meyers family from Clarkesville TN spent weekend with Shibbley kin. Shibbley joined them for a two week visit.
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