Town Notes Of Weather Campers And Local Events
Local brief highlights talk weather, fishing, roadwork at Potters Road, a big barn dance, a new ambulance for Thomson Fire Department, Junior McGinnis injured at school grounds, ducks and hunters, new Chevrolets at Lewis Motor Co, veterans return to service, Harold Elliott office near completion, Herman Hagg named Day Chairman, community dances planned, Kathy Bellich’s sixth birthday party with guests and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Fire Department
Lanarkpartment
Junior McGinnis
Junior
Lewis Motor Co
Harold Elliott
Card of Thanks and Bereavement Notice
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness visits and support during hospital stay and after. Acknowledgments mention Rev Kendall, Mrs Beulah Sullivan, Community Church groups, and daily visits. Also thanks for help with meals and transport during illness and bereavement for Mel Dixon, with names Ray Rupple Earl Rupple and Lynn Babcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendell
Beulah Sullivan
William Adams
Mel Diton
Wm. Kendall
Ray Rupple
Earl Rupple
Lynn Babcock
Thomson P T A opens with large crowd at first fall meeting
More than 100 attendees packed the Thomson grade school cafeteria for the PTA kickoff. Mrs. Ray Morelli chaired the reception, while Mrs. Alfred Dykstra led hospitality and Mrs. Marvin Olesinger presided over the business session. Mrs. Walter Kimmel from Rock Island spoke on Illinois school legislation and PTA advocacy in Springfield. Ninety six memberships were paid, and the next meeting on October 12 will feature Civil Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association
Hey
Ray Morelli
Alfred Dykstra
Marvin Olesinger
Elliott
Mr. Morelli
Walter Kimmel
Rock Island
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
Illinois
Springfield
Kimmel
PTA
Capitol
General Assembly
Mmes
Charles Hartman
Elmer Haas
Frank Manning
John Schmidt
Richard Housenga
Wayne Kaufman
Paul Hartman
John Buikema
Robert Knuth
Jack Flickinger
Kindergarten Club Reports Bake Sale Profit and Enrollment
The Kindergarten Club announces a profit of 22.80 from a bake sale held on September 2. Seventeen children are enrolled in the class, meeting daily 1:30 to 3:30 PM at the Legion Hall with Mrs. Donald Sippel as teacher. Parents with children turning five by December 1, 1961 may still enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Legion Hall
Donald Sippel
Church notices and services listed for Several Denominations
The Churches Work Community announces worship times and gatherings for Baptist Methodist and Catholic congregations including Sunday school times and upcoming events. Names of church leaders and attendees appear with dates for meetings at the church and related activities. An outing to White Pines State Park is noted.
W S C S Plans Chicken Supper At Thom Son Methodist Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Thom son Methodist Church meets with ten members and one guest. A chicken supper is set for Thursday Oct 19 with tickets at 1.50 from local members. A bazaar table will offer baked goods and hand made items for sale. An missionaries class starts Oct 16 at Savanna Methodist Church, and an officer meeting is planned Sept 26 at Mt Carroll with noon meal reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Thomson Methodist Church
Albert Greisen
Savanna
Ernest Rathje
Savanna Methodist Church
Wm. Weitzel
Paul Heusinkveld
WSCS
Harry Diehl
Harold Wilt
Methodist Church
Mt. Carroll
Wayne Ashby
John Root
Thom son firm buys call at Carroll County 4-H Roundup
Diehl Oil Co of Thom son purchased a call at the Carroll County 4 H Roundup held in Savanna in August. Their name was later omitted from the list of buyers in this paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cailf
Diehl Oil Co
Thomson
Carroll County
Savanna
Letters From Our Readers Note Friendly Echoes From Several Residents
Albert Green of Hanover Illinois writes he would not miss the oper for another year and calls it like hearing from an old friend. Mrs Bruce Groharing along with Leland and Jean visited Galesburg on Saturday for a friend’s 25th anniversary celebration with Mr and Mrs Frank McDowell and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Review
Bruce Groharing
Richard
Leland
Jean
Galesburg
Frank McDowell
Double Births Reported in Libertyville and Thomson
Cradle notice lists the Dresbach family of Libertyville welcoming a daughter born Sunday September 10 with great grandmother Adeline Groharing of Thomson and paternal relatives in Lanark. Separately, Lt. Col. Ambrose Daniels and wife in Quantico Virginia welcome a daughter Deborah Jean born Tuesday September 19 weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces. Mrs. Daniels is Shirley Shaw of Thomson with Paul and Thomson Daniels as paternal grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Dresbach
Libertyville
Adeline Groharing
Thomson
Allace Dresbach
Lanark
L Cpt
Ambrose Daniels
Quantico
Deborah Jean
Gene E Tobey Takes Bride In Tucson Arizona
In a Friday wedding at the Christian church in Tucson Arizona Miss Marylyn Schumann and Gene E Tobey exchanged vows. The bride is a Catalina High School graduate and University of Arizona alumna. The groom, son of Floyd K Tobey and Mabel Groharing, holds a University of Arizona MS in electrical engineering and works with Aerojet General in Azusa California. They will reside in Azusa after a honeymoon in the Hawaiian Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene E. Tobey
Marylyn Schumann
Christian Church
Theodore Schumann
E. Broadway
Fulton High School
Fulton, Ill
University of Arizona
Tau Beta Pi
Engineers Council
Aiee-Ire
Aerojet General Corporation
Azusa
Calif
Hawaiian Islands
Floyd Tobeys
Thomson
Thomson Fire Department Buys Ambulance
The Thomson fire department bought a second hand ambulance from Lanark and used it first on a school ball field call. Junior McGinnis was injured after a Chadwick runner slid into home plate while McGinnis was catching, initially feared to be a broken leg but treated for knee sprains and released. Residents can call Thomson 3131 or 2105 for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Fire Department
Thomson
Lanark Fire Department
Junior McGinnis
Thomson High School
Chadwick High
Chadwick
McGinnis
Savanna
Local boy breaks arm while playing at home
Russell Houzenga seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Leland Houzenga fractured his right arm after a fall while playing cooey at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Leland Houzenga
Thomson News: Local Families Host and Visit This Week
Thomson residents hosted and visited with relatives and friends across nearby towns. Guests included relations from Lockport, Mt. Carroll, Wacker, Fulmer, Myrtle Point, Savanna, Amarillo, and Platteville, with Sunday dinners and weekend visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Lillie
Lockport
Blaine Smith
Esther Petty
Gertude Smith
Mt. Carroll
Paul K. Wilt
Charles J. Bissens
Ronald Bull
Wacker
Leonard Feldt
Edwin Park
Fulon
Carl Holland
Myrtle Point
Ore
Edson Holland
Ng Prairie
Mina
Thomson
Paul Melendy
Nina
Savanna
Max Meakins
Philip Dooley
Gordon Dooley
Amarillo
Tex
John Elliott
Forest Park
Terry Elliott
Platteville
Wis
Harold Elliott
Dick Crossman
Frank McCray
la Moille
Letts Couple Wed in Savanna Church Ceremony
Darrell Gaar of Oswego Illinois and Barbara Heitmeier of Letts Iowa united in marriage at Savanna Community Church on August 27. The ceremony featured Rev. Lee Glendenning and music by Cheryl Thompson and Arnold Berniser. The couple resides in Oswego Collins Road with Miss Heitmeier's family listed among guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ann Heitmeier
Wayne Heitmeier
Letts
Iowa
Darrell L. Garr
Oswego
Savanna Community
Gaar
Harry N. Gaar
Savanna
Thomson
Lee Glendenning
Cheryl Thompson
Arnold Berniser
Clinton
Hionor
Sandra Witt
Morrison, Ill
Wayne Wyncke
Silvis
Ill
Duane Olson Moline
Robin Phillips
Scott Wittmer
Russell Wittmer
Jim Savage
Aurora
Michael Linden
William Heitmeier
John Gaar
Milledgeville
Moline Public Hospital
Thomson High School
Shimer College
Mount Carroll
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Oswego High School
Collins Road
School Menu For Week Of September 25 29
The menu lists meals for September 25 to 29 with daily offerings. Items include spaghetti and hamburger, baked potatoes, bean soup, chicken and noodles, and tuna salad sandwiches, plus sides like lettuce salad, green beans, carrot sticks, and fruit.
Houzenga Funeral Attended by Family in Wisconsin
Mrs Reka Houzenga of Florida was buried in Kenosha Wisconsin after dying at a Des Plaines Illinois home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Andrew Houzenga and Mr and Mrs Folkert Vander Ploeg, aunt to the deceased, plus Mr and Mrs John Houzenga and Mrs Henry Faber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Houzenga
Folkert Vander Ploeg
Reka Houzenga
Florida
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Des Plaines
Illinois
Houzenga
Vander Ploeg
John Houzenga
Garden Plain
Henry Faber
Fulton
Freshman Class Elects Officers at First Meeting
The Freshmen vote in officers led by President Ter Sherrill and Vice President Terry, with Jan Bristol as secretary and Janet Dykstra as treasurer. Jill Sloan serves as reporter. The class enjoyed initiation on Sept 8 and a first F H A meeting with a town park picnic. They plan to attend the F H A Rally on Sept 23 at Dakota, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter- Sherrill
Terry 1
Jan Bristol
Janet Dykstra
Jill Sloan
Dakota, Ill
Services Held Tuesday For Melvin Ditton
Funeral services for Melvin Ditton 79 who died after a short illness were held Tuesday at 2 PM in Fay Funeral Home Fulton with Rev. William Kendall of York Community Church officiating. Burial followed in Lower York Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gates Sohr Robert Hubble Wilbur Reader Frank Holman Harold Stakemiller and Paul Johnson. He was born July 7 1882 in York township son of James and Louie French Ditton and farmed with two half brothers Ray and Earl Rupple of Thomson and a niece Mrs Lynn Babcock of Sterling. He was a member of Fulton Lodge No 189 A F and A M. He was preceded in death by his parents and stepfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin
Mel) Ditton
Savanna City Hospital
Fay
Fulton
William Kendall
York Community Church
Lower York Cemetery
Gates Sohr
Robert Hubble
Wilbur Reader
Frank Holman
Harold Stakemiller
Paul Johnson
York Township
James
Louie French Ditton
Fulton Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Ray
Earl Rupple
Thomson
Lynn Babcock
Sterling
Former Thomson resident Florence Watkins dies at 69
Florence Watkins 69 of Bloomington Illinois died August 17 after years in a wheelchair following a broken hip. She taught in Carroll and Whiteside counties and later worked as a cook at the Rogers Hotel Bloomington and ISM cafeteria Normal. Survived by son Russell of Lockport and two granddaughters. Funeral was August 19 in Bloomington with burial at Park Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Watkins
Bloomington
Ill
Thomson
Watkins
Park Hill
Whiteside County
William and
Jane Dalrymple
Carroll
Whiteside
Savanna
Albert E. Watkins
Normal
City Bus Company
Methodist Church
Wesleyan Service Guild
Russell
Lockport
Birthday and Health Notices From Fulton and Surrounding Areas
Mrs Lillian Mumford of Savanna fell and broke her hip, is hospitalized in Savanna. Her daughter Mrs Harold Brown from Roswell NM visited Tuesday. A belated birthday party for Mary J Nugent of Rockford was held at the Hand home in Fulton with several family members present. The Wagner families visited Letts and Freemonia and Muscatine relatives, noting Don Wagner's recent hospital discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy
Emil Bellich
Steven Atherton
Susan Ashby
Vicki Hoy
Barbara McKee
Bobby Wilt
Cindy Young
Linda Deppa
Bonnie Atherton
Nancy Marken
Gary Pruis
Doug Krahn
Kathy Louann
Pat
Joe Bellich
Lillian Mumford
Savanna
Savanna Hospital
Harold Brown
Roswell
New Mexico
Mary J. Nugent
Rockford
Thomas J. Hand
Amily
Fulton
Thomas M. Hand
Laurence Weatherwax
Ben Wagner
John Root
Bessie Wagner
Letts
Mr. Wagner
Fredonia
E. C. Smith
Muscatine
Don Wagner
Muscatine Hospital
Smith Home
Local Hospital Strokes and Surgeries Reported
Mrs Leah Amey of Clinton is a patient at Jane Lamb hospital Clinton after a stroke. Mrs Max Meakins had minor surgery Sunday at Savanna hospital and was discharged. Walter Green of Thomson is a surgical patient at Savanna city hospital. Roy Heitman remains a patient at St Marys hospital Rochester Minnesota recovering from surgery. N D French remains a medical patient at Methodist hospital Rochester Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah Amey
Clinton
Dick Stagg
Jane Lamb Hospital
Max Meakins
Savanna Hospital
Walter Green
Thomson
Savanna City Hospital
Roy Heitman
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
N. D. French
Methodist Hospital
Thomson Music Boosters Supper and Meeting Monday Eve
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ditsworth of Mt Carroll announce the engagement of their daughter Marjorie Kay to Kenneth L Guenzler son of Mr and Mrs Haven Noser of Lanark The wedding is set for November 18 at 7 30 PM in the Lanark Methodist Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ditsworth
Mt. Carroll
Marjorie Kay
Kenneth L. Guenzler
Haven Noser
Lanark
Lanark Methodist Church
Thomson Music Boosters Hold First Meeting and Band Plans
About 80 people attended the Thomson Music Boosters potluck and meeting at the school cafeteria. Manager Richard Larsen outlined band growth goals, instrument needs including a sousaphone, and future programs while officers were installed for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson Music Boosters
Richard Larsen
Merry Widow
Stardust
Bogus Boogy
Harold Fedderson
John Sloan
John C. Atherton
Robert Knuth
Frank Manning
Arry Dittmar
Paul K. Wilt
Emil Bellich
Larsen
Orelli
Elliott
Chorale
4 H Units To Have Achievement Night
The Community Achievement night for the local 4-H units will be held Friday evening Sept. 22 at 7 30 PM in the school cafeteria. Yeas Cedar 4-H and Drift wood 4-H will participate. County project awards will be given. Members should bring a prospective member and their parents and a sample of their work for exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kendall
Claude Grim
Tele
The
Baptist Church
Ions Club
Lions Club
Super
Homeconomics
Mary
Thomson Wscs
Tom McKee
Laura Marken
Try Stagg
York Community sophomore wins sixth in Bureau County Angus Field Day
Walter Holland, sophomore at York Community High School, placed sixth in a 13 steer field with his Angus in the open class at the Bureau County Angus Field Day in Princeton. The event was open to 4 H members who bought calves at last fall's Bureau County sale, with the sponsoring association inviting buyers to return this summer for open competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomson
Bureau County
Walter Holland
York Community High School
Angus
Princeton
New Address for John Carpenter in Clinton Iowa
John Carpenter of Clinton informs the Review he has moved to 719 South Bluff Blvd Clinton Iowa. The notice provides the new residence for public record and contact purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carpenter
Clinton
South Bluff Blvd
Clinton, Iowa
Mr and Mrs Harvey Marshall Honor Guests at Ashby Home
Mr and Mrs Harvey Marshall and David were guests for supper last Friday hosted by Mr and Mrs Wayne Ashby Sr. in a cordial social visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Marshall
David
Wayne Ashby, Sr
Grandson of The Frank Browns To Wed Canadian Girl
The engagement of Gary Lawler grandson of Mr and Mrs Frank Brown of rural Savanna to Marilyn Peterson daughter of Mr and Mrs Bo Peterson of North Vancouver Canada is announced. The wedding will be held Saturday in North Vancouver with a Sept 29 reception in Auburn. Both are juniors at Central Washington State College of Education with majors in speech therapy and voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brown
Rural
Savanna
Gary Lawler
Michael Lawler, Jr
Auburn
Wash
Marilyn Peterson
Bo Peterson
North Vancouver
B. C
Canada
Central Washington State College of Education
Lawler
County Legion Meeting in Thomson on Sept 25
Carroll County Legion invites members to gather at the Thomson Legion hall Monday evening at 8 30 for a regular meeting. Details outline agenda and attendance.
Deppa Family Attends Funeral of Philip Wiegman
Mr and Mrs Donald Deppa and their children attended the funeral Monday in Cuba City Wisconsin for Philip Wiegman the father of Mrs Deppa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Deppa
Philip Wiegman
Cuba City
Wis
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Herman Hagg
Melon Day
Herman
Thistle
Bristol
Witt
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Herbert St. Ores
Philip W. Anderson
Wilbur Nicholson
Argo Fay
Hickory Grove
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Mervin Marshall
Merle Cate
Bradley
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Jimmy
Elgin
White Pines State Park
Oregon
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W.S.C.S
Albert Green
Hanover, Ill
Cradle News
Tucson
Arizona
Thomson News
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Barbara Heitmeier
Melvin Ditton
Marjorie Ditsworth
Kenneth Guenzler
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