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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1940
Page
8
Local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwanz, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heitman and others hosted and visited across Clinton Argo Morrison Oak Park Savanna and Chadwick. Several travels to Chicago and Vin ton marked the week with picnics, dinners, and family gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Adam Heinze entertained at dinner Sunday at their home near Savanna honoring the birthdays of their daughter Mrs William Geisz and the daughter of Chicago. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wm Geisz and daughter of Chicago Mr and Mrs Hal Ashby of Wacker Miss Alvena Haas of Clinton and Mr and Mrs Carl Peterson. Mr and Mrs Dick Anderson and family of Argo made afternoon calls.
Mr and Mrs Eldon Hickey were guests of honor at a miscellaneous shower held at Cottonwood hall last Friday evening. The event featured dancing and refreshments for guests from Clinton Morrison Fulton and Thomson. The couple, recently married, received many useful and beautiful gifts from relatives and friends.
A Sunday picnic at Old Mill Park in Savanna honored the birthdays of Mrs. Ellen Hogg of Thomson and Kyle Melendy of Savanna. Attendees included the Melendy and Hogg families, the Paul Melendy family, Chas Hogg and family, Eugene Murray and sons, and George Hicks and son from Thomson.
Frances Potter daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Potter and Floyd LaShelle were united in marriage in Clinton on Saturday afternoon in a single ring ceremony performed by a justice of the peace. The bride wore a river blue crepe dress with black accessories and the groom a navy suit. The couple will live with the bride’s mother for the present.
High school Home Economics group held an open house showing summer projects including sewing gardening canning skin care child care and meal planning. About 30 guests attended and refreshments were served. A district rally rep was chosen. Freshman Home Ec party featured a wiener roast and roller skating with several girls listed as attendees and helpers.
George Mohrman of Morrison purchased the Mrs. Carrie Atherton farm near Ideal and will move there March 1. Other items note Mrs. Arthur Marshall of Decorah Iowa travels home after her husband died in a motorcycle accident earlier that day. Sunday guests include Dan Sack’s hosts near Lanark and Gus Roggendorf buying cabins on government land west of town.
Beatrice Louise Farwell daughter of Mrs Cora Farwell Morrison and Ursal Ogden son of Rev and Mrs Wm Ogden Springfield wed in a three o'clock double ring ceremony at Morrison Methodist Church. 150 guests attended the reception. The couple will reside in Springfield where Ogden works in a farm machinery factory and Farwell continues teaching.
The calendar lists upcoming activities for the club including talks on Physical Education by Cora Stickell and Vernon Corbin, a post on exercise and posture, a May 14 breakfast, and past president Margaret Murray. April events feature hostesses Marjorie Stage and Margaret Cochran, various readings, quizzes, music by Gladys Cooper and others, and multiple members listed.
Mrs Robert Turney spent Sunday at her sister Mrs Fred Linker s home in Lanark. Dean Prowant s birthday was observed Sunday with his grandfather J J Prowant and Arnold Prowant joining dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank Prowant.
Epa Hook Sr of Fulton was the guest of honor at a birthday party at the Hook home in Fulton on Wednesday night marking his 80th birthday. Attendees included his children and their families from Fulton Thomson Morrison and other local areas.
Notice to all landowners in the Savanna York Drainage District in Carroll County Illinois that the annual drainage and levee benefit for 1940 is due. Payment must be made to Treasurer Roy I Houghton at Thomson Illinois by March 10 1941. Nonpayment will lead to sale of affected lands to recover the amount and costs. The Fifth Installment of the Seventh Assessment is also due by March 10 1941 with similar consequences.
Saturday and Sunday visits spread through Chadwick Sterling Dix Morrison Beloit Greenville Rock Island Ridott Fair Haven Mt Carroll Dakota Lanark and Rockford as locals hosted relatives and friends including Fink Bucklin Fehr Smith Grim and Derrer. Many house calls and suppers marked a busy social circuit.
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