History of Oxford Post 696 organizes veterans of WWI
Oxford Post No. 696 formed October 20 1920 with fifteen charter members including C L Jennines, Francis R Shelton, John C Blood and others. Members struggled financially yet kept the post alive, later renaming as James M Tilam Post 696 of Grayville in 1932.
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Oxford Post No
C. L. Jennines
Francis R. Shelton
John C. Blood
TH. Mo Pritchett
W.os. Hallam
J. Q. Allison
Th R. Pierce
OL Robinson
O. G. Burroughs
PL Stanker
T. Th. McGarvey
S. Te. Roueh
CL i. Isuykendall
L. W. Blair
B. Seil
J.C. Blood
Wo. O S. Hallam
O. F. Robinson
O. S. Kuykendall
Wabash Valley Service Company History and Growth
The Grayville office was built in 1940 and expanded with plants in 1942 1945 1964. The company operated four counties since 1946 with Saline county withdrawal. Patronage refunds grew from 6000 in 1931 to 246033.17 last year. The 1965 meeting year closed with a strong forecast for 1966. Nature reminds us to listen more than speak.
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Grayville
Wayne
Hamilton
Saline County
Wabash Valley Service Company
Indwards
Gallatin
Wabash and White
Shawneetown
Carmi
Wabash Valley Service Expands For Area Farmers
Bernard Wirth recounts the rise of a farmer cooperative formed in 1930 by White Edwards and Wabash counties to cut costs on fuel and feed. From a 14 by 20 office in Grayville the cooperative grew to serve four counties with four facilities and sales exceeding four million dollars last year.
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Wabash Valley Service
Bernard Wirth
Farm Bureau
White, Edwards and Wabash
White County
John A. Putney
D. T. Woodard
Guy T. Pomeroy
Chelsea Erkman
D. M. Detroy
Grant Broster
Grayville
Wabash County
James Bunting
Maurice Elder
Edwards County
Rideway
Gallatin County
Allendale
Carmi
Galatin County
Saline County
Wayne County
Hamilton County
Presbyterian Church Traces Origin to 1850 in Grayville
The Grayville Presbyterian Church began as a Cumberland Presbyterian group on June 27 1850 with Isaac Hamilton Susan G Hamilton Henry Phelps Elizabeth J Phelps Orville Goodrich Jane M Goodrich David N Hamilton and Lydia G Hamilton present. Rev William Finley officiated and became first pastor. The church later merged with the national body in 1906 and a new building was erected in 1915. The 100th anniversary was held August 27 1950. current pastor is Rev R J Gruber with Fred H Groff as treasurer.
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Grayville
Primitive Baptist Church
Court and
South Streets
John Welsh
Presbyterian Church of the
United States of America
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
R. G. Shafer
J. S. Farrell
Church Of Christ Keeps Old Fashioned Style For Sesquicentennial
Mrs. Eugene C. Atteberry notes the Church of Christ follows old fashioned customs and ideas as the community prepares for the upcoming Sesquicentennial celebration.
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Church of Christ
Eugene C. Atteberry
Grayville Church of Christ begins after 1916 Bible study
In 1916 Bible students started services in a Grayville home to study New Testament scripture. By April 1916 W F Mathis led a meeting at the Grayville Opera house. On January 28 1917 W J Taylor and J J Spencer bought the Mill and Third Streets building from the German Evangelical Church and in 1919 deeded it to the Grayville Church of Christ. Services have been held regularly since.
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Grayville
W. F. Mathis
Vienna
Grayville Opera House
W. J. Taylor
J. J. Spencer
Mill and
Third Streets
German Evangelical Church Congregation
Better a Dry Morsel Than a Houseful of Strife
A proverb-like line emphasizes preferring a quiet, frugal life over abundance that breeds conflict, suggesting restraint and harmony in household matters. It contrasts abundance with discord and advocates modest contentment.
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History of
Oxford Post
Oxford
PL. W. A
J. M. Elm
James M. Tielm
Grayvilleg
Schoemann
Ridgway
Route One
Bash County
North Side
Shaw Contractors and Builders
Mt. Carmel
Boys State
Boy Scouts
Bunting
Ely
Rayville, Illinois
TWO Way
East North Street
Grayville, Illinois
Presbyterian Church
Thad
Mars
Durward
Detroit
Robert C. Hocking
Chelseau Erkman
Board of Directors
Kk. M. Noel
Sebastian DeVous
Billy N. Siegert
Raymond Reisinger
Wabash Valley Service CO
Carmi Plant
Allendale Plant
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