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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1938
Page
10
Mr and Mrs Earl Green and Mr and Mrs Paul Smith of Argo spent Sunday in Dickeyville Wisconsin. John Nordhoff and daughter and Herman DeVries visited Fulton. Mary Prins visits grandparents in Thomson. Multiple couples and families from nearby towns visited or hosted, with weddings, dinners, and trips noted across Fulton Argo Lanark Clinton Stillman Valley and Byron.
Twenty four students at Sandridge School created health posters last week and voted on the best. Numbers two and seven tied initially, Robert Falls won on the next vote with Betty Maynard second. Sixth to eighth graders study European war topics while spelling bee champions were Pearl Holman and Kenneth Hebeler.
A birthday surprise at the Hoffman home near Chadwick brought together relatives and friends Saturday. Ice cream and cake were served as a gift was presented to Mrs. Hoffman. Attendees included her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Groharing of Thomson and numerous siblings and spouses from Morrison Thomson and Savannah.
Thomson briefs list friendly calls and visits across nearby towns. Families welcomed relatives from Argo Ustick Morrison Savanna Milledgeville and Freeport while sharing meals and Sunday gatherings.
Llewellyn Fay of Fulton was elected last week to a high Kiwanis rank as lieutenant governor of the district. He becomes the second Fulton resident to hold the office and will visit Kiwanis clubs across the district. The Chicago election confirmed his activeness and interest in the Fulton Kiwanis club.
Mrs. Fred Hook and Mrs. Adam Heinze co hosted a kitchen shower Thursday afternoon at the Heinze home for Miss Erma Heinze who will marry William Geisz on Saturday. Entertainment was by Bunce. prizes went to Miss Alvena Hass and Mrs. Heinze. Fifteen guests attended and gifted Erma with kitchen items. Delicious refreshments followed.
Local society notes detail weekend visits and gatherings across Dixon Milledgeville Mt Carroll and surrounding areas. Names include Scudder Groharing Rawlins Gelwicks Almquist Grim Hartman Bower Calvert Peters Murray and many others with travels to Clinton Davenport Princeton Quincy and Excersior Springs for care and leisure.
Miscellaneous aircraft operators carried more passengers than scheduled airlines and flew greater miles during a six month period in 1937. The category includes experimental industrial student instruction and pleasure flying.
Frank Potter, a Thomson farmer west of Thome, watches high water drive snakes from fields into trees and houses. The rising Mississippi flood confines thousands to small land patches, several hundred snakes killed, mostly water moccasins, with snakes seen on pavements near the dam at Fulton.
Mrs. Luella Gleason visited Clinton with her niece Mrs. Clarence Messinger and returns Saturday. Mrs. Fred Bos of Fulton visits this week with her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hook. Raymond Carroll and Nick Krier host a dinner in Wacker with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Getz and Noah Wolfe. Mrs. Carroll and Mrs. Getz are kin to Mrs. Krier. Mr. Wolfe is her brother. John Smit and Maurice Van Buer hosts in Morrison. Rev. Harold R. Dude departed for Evanston to study at Garrett Biblical Institute. Miss Violet Gladhill of Albany stays with Mrs. Dude. Miss Frances Switzer of Iowa City visits Fulton for a month. she is employed at Town City Hospital and plans visits with Belle Switzer and others.
The column lists numerous local residents visiting relatives and traveling to Chicago, Des Moines area, Nacogdoches, and Mt. Vernon. It notes open vein treatment for Marilyn Bolhous, a correction about a newborn daughter misreported as a son, and relocations or visits by many families including the Leavens and Switzers across Savanna, Caledonia, Fulton, Moline, and nearby towns.
Mrs. Michael Mulerone of Savanna was committed to East Moline hospital after a Thomson hearing conducted by County Judge C. M. Grove. She had been treated in Clinton hospital and was brought to Thomson by ambulance for the proceeding.
Will Ginther has his house repainted by Dean Guinther and the Sacks family. Many locals visit Clinton, Morrison, Cumberland, and Savanna for gatherings and duties, including Delphis pledges at Cornell College and moves to Savanna.
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