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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
2
Community groups and social events fill an all day meeting slate with 500 club play, dances, and quilting sessions. Members, including Mrs Amy Lewis and Miss Nellie Hol, attend gatherings at Argo and Savanna halls with talks by speakers, song, skits, and multiple prize events.
A stream of hospital visits and medical troubles affects residents near Roadhouse and Fulton. Bethous WL and several others endured severe illnesses or procedures including strokes and appendectomies. Nearby, Ms Honey Balk and a Clinton resident faced lengthy hospital stays while authorities reported scattered patient movements and observations.
Farm leaders foresee a near record corn crop in northwest Illinois despite heat damage. Government estimates before the heat wave projected an all time high average yield of 49 bushels per acre, though this may be slightly reduced. Carroll County stood at 98 percent of normal as of Sept 1, with oats yields varying across counties.
Last Friday afternoon several cars with house trailers arrived at the Thomson melon day grounds. Most from Wisconsin Indiana and Kansas. Sheriff Westfall questioned the group and learned they were show people with no current venue. They prepared to stay but left the area Monday after investigation.
The Argo Methodist church led by Rev J A Foard held morning worship and Sunday School with a women’s meeting at Mrs Harri Yates home. Catholic mass at 7 30 am and Baptist service led by Rev R H Leitner. A large Livewire class meeting occurred at Bertus Hook home with songs, a floral duet, accordion, jokes and games followed by refreshments.
Ideal Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Young People's meeting at 7:00 p.m. Evening Service at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Sword, Pastor. Della Isenhart led the young People's meeting. Lillian Tartman, Arletta Tartman, and Dela Isenhart performed instrumental music. Mr. and Mrs. Corine and Mr. Stakemilley presented a vocal trio. You are always welcome at Ideal.
Reverend Paul Parley, pastor, announces a prayer meeting at 5:00 p.m. Thursday. Friday evening features a League social at the Harry Rick home. Sunday, September 24 includes Sunday school at 10:05 a.m. and the church service.
Sunday School at 1 39 a m and Morning Service at 100 m with the topic The Souls Sustenance from John 21 17. A cordial welcome to worship. A youth group sale drew strong support and demand exceeded supply. Youth meeting planned Friday at 7 30 to prepare quarters for gatherings and basement renovations. May 1 aims to show growing church interest at home. Boy s Manual Training meets Saturday at 9 a m at Vance home. Weekend visitors and various members shared family, dinner, and church activities with plans for expanding youth programs and renovation efforts.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for flowers cards letters gifts and calls received during hospitalization and after returning home. Mrs Roy Houghton also thanks the Review for the Review.
Methodist Tavold R. Dude announces Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and a sermon at 11:00 a.m. titled The Art of Forgiving. Encourages regular church attendance for Thom- audience.
The Nineteenth Annual Conference of the Missionary Union of the Reformed Churches of Whiteside County will meet Thursday September 28 at First Reformed Church Fulton with an afternoon session for women and girls, a Children's Hour, and a public evening program. Visiting speakers include Mr Ira Hesseling Leighton Iowa, Miss J Jackson from Arabs, and Mrs Sardella from the Italian Mission in New York City.
Thomson briefs Mrs Ivan Carroll and her son David spent Monday with Mr and Mrs Rush Carroll. Sunday supper guests at the Ben Dykstra home included Mr and Mrs Clarence Balk and family of Fulton. Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Groharing were Mr and Mrs Wallace Dresbach and family of near Lanark and Mr and Mrs John Carpenter and family.
A Woman's conference of the Reformed Churches from Wisconsin Illinois Indiana and Michigan met in Chicago this week. Whiteside County participants included Mrs G Arink president of the local Union Mrs A Rynbrandt representative of the Woman's Board of Domestic Missions and Mrs H Mollema representative of the Woman's Board of Foreign Missions. They were accompanied by Rev A Rynbranat.
Mrs. Mary Jane McGinty visited Mrs. Sarah Groharing Sunday. Mrs. Ellen Hogg and Mrs. Margaret Murray attended Monday afternoon’s Ustick Unit Home Bureau meeting at Mrs. Harvey Cobb’s home. The session featured First Aid and Electrical Buying lessons by two club members among about forty relatives from area towns.
Roy Heitman recounts a August road trip from Thomson through Clinton Davenport Des Moines Amana Nebraska Denver Estes Park Salt Lake City to Los Angeles and Lynwood California with stops at Boy's Town Boulder Dam and orange groves. He notes family visits and experiences, including the desert heat and scenic Rockies.
York Community High School FFA members led by Oscar Coen and officers Donald Kaufman and John Dimmick will attend the first annual FFA Officers Training School at the Illinois State Fair Grounds Springfield on Sept 22 23. The program aims to improve parliamentary procedure minutes and overall chapter work with help from vocational instructors and state federal supervisors.
A Carroll county vital statistics survey shows nineteen births, ten girls and nine boys, and thirteen deaths in August. Coroner J B Schreiter conducted three investigations and one inquest, including the suicide of Esther Virtjes Shannon. Names, dates, and burial details appear for local families and communities.
Mrs Mary Betson of San Diego visited with Mr and Mrs William Hawk Sr and Herbert Rawlins Jr an instructor at Pekin Hill spent the weekend with his parents. Mr and Mrs F M Lardam and Mrs Addie Rishell of Fulton were Sunday visitors in the homes of Mrs Emma Steele and Miss Emma Kling. Mr and Mrs Chas Ditteworth of Lanark spent Sunday with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Curtis St Ores.
The annual tax sale for Sand i Carroll county begins two weeks from next Monday in St. Carroll. Unpaid 1938 taxes on lands and lots will be offered at the courthouse for the total due including taxes interest and costs. Delinquent lists show Fair Haven and Wysox townships with notices of county court action on October 2 and sale starting October 9 at 9 a.m. If needed, sale continues daily until all parcels are offered. Carroll county taxpayers show better payment rates than some counties. unpaid 1928 taxes are near fifty thousand dollars.
Mr and Mrs Curtis Balk and daughter of Palton were Sunday supper guests at Mr and Mrs Ernest Tousley. Mary Kness and Russell Carson of Mt Carroll were Sunday dinner guests of the Kness family. Mr and Mrs Clarence Jones returned to Moline after visiting son in law and daughter Merle Atherton. Mrs Wallace Dresbach of Lanark visited Mrs Sarah Groharing. Harvey Seim drove to Mt Vernon Indiana to take daughter Blanche to Carnell College and visited John Kluever at Eldrige.
Mr and Mrs Franklin L Fehler are parents of a daughter born at home in Chestnut Park Savanna at 5 am Friday. Mrs Fehler was formerly Miss Hazel Ashpole of Thomsen.
Sunday afternoon callers at Mr and Mrs Robert Grok ating included Mr and Mrs Roy Nensel swanger and daughter and Mrs Elizabeth Merritt of Mt Carroll Illinois and Mrs Leo Jewell and son dor of Freeport Friday evening guests at Mr and Mrs Albert Pring were Mr and Mrs Pete Smith and family for Garden Plain and Me and Mrs Rea Dykstra and family Joe Pallard of Fulton visited in the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Smit Tuesday.
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