Westfield Social Notes Visitors In Town
Westfield lists guests from Tuscola Kansas Chicago Lawrenceville Indianapolis and Huntingburg alongside local residents. Mr. and Mrs. H P Campbell visited Dp BE Baer. Arthur Wilhoit from Kansas stayed with Mrs. Anna Watson. J F Atkins of Lawrenceville and Brenton Nichols family shared time with the Baers and Nichols. Mrs. J S Jennings returned to Chicago. Marion Nichols visited after school in Westerville. A Legion social dance at Stevens hall featured the River View Orchestra with a large crowd attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P.“Campbell
Tuscola
Dp. BE. Baer
Arthur Wilhoit
Kansas
Anna Watson
J F. Atkins
Lawrenceville
D. E. Baer
J. S. Jennings
Chicago
W. J. Waltrip
Marion Nichols
Westerville
Ohio
Brenton Nichols
Carrie Batchelder
Indianapolis
A. E. Lowery
A. H. Makepiece
The
Local Social Notes From Choctaw Valley and Nearby
Choctaw Valley Williams and family hosted Perry Williams and kin for a short visit. Elizabeth Garner and her children visited Mrs. Minnie Burger on Sunday. Elvan Kile and John Nicol of Allright with Delphia Jackson spent Sunday with Jesse Walker and wife. Estella and Florence Scarlet of Lafayette stayed a week with relatives. Sylvia Hollenbeck visited Mrs. Hattie Ledermann Sunday. George Strohm and wife of Avon visited Mrs. Hattie Blizzard and children. Howard Serwise and wife of Avon called on Mr. and Mrs. Perry Jackson Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Williams
Paris
Perry Williams
Elizabeth Garner
Minnie Burger
Elvan Kile
John Nicol
Allright
Delphia
Jackson
Jesse Walker
Estella
Florence’ Scarlet
Lafayette
Sylvia Hollenbeck
Hattie Ledermann
George Strohm
Avon
Hattie Blizzard
Local family visits over the weekend in Vandalia area
Mrs William Jackson and her son from Vandalia spent a few days last week with relatives in the area. Ben Setzer and his wife and daughter Sof spent Sunday with Wm Norton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William, Jackson
Ben Setzer
Ling
Wm. Norton
Martinsville social notes and wedding news
Mrs Leonard King and Miss Gladys Ditzenberger visited with Clara and Luella Schaefer Wednesday evening. Herbert Lindsey and Miss Wirel Rhodes of Altamont were married Saturday morning at Effingham. The groom is a barber. the bride a Martinsville Bank cashier. Many friends wish them success. Numerous local families hosted Fourth of July gatherings and visits. A lengthy obituary notes James Rush’s death after months of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard King
Gladys Ditzenberger
Clara
Luella Schaefer
Rey
J. E. McCoy
Albert * Sockler
Fred Holzworth
Harry Finkbiner
Chris Imle
Will Imle
W. C.schaefer
Fred Able
Allright
W. C. Schaefer
Alex Gard
Otto Sockler
Pauline Davison
Julia Denzer
Mildred
Evelyn
Cat Schaefer
Ladies Aid
Grand Turn
Marshall
Herbert Lindsey
Wirel Rhodes
Altamont
Effingham
Martinsville State Bank
Ohio Oil Company
James Rush
Martinsville
Ufe
Rupp
Martinsville Child Killed by Lightning Near Wesley Chapel
The five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Add Courtney of near Wesley Chapel died after a lightning strike Monday afternoon. The family had just returned from Oblong where they spent the Fourth.
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Add Courtney
Wesley Chapel
Oblong
Community Visitors Return From Trips And Funerals
Local residents arrive home from travels and attend family events. Casey McMillan returns to Salisbury after visiting kin. Philip Peters Jr. travels from Paola for his grandmother Mrs. S. J. Fuqua's funeral. Families from Urbana Detroit Hobart Chicago and Terre Haute join gatherings and send condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elnora McMillan
Salisbury
A. N. McMillan
Philip Peters Jr
Paola
Kansas
S. J. Fuqua
J. Williams
H. B. Phillips
Hobart
Okla
George Chenoweth
Charleston
V. W Elliott
Urbana
Roy Fancher
M. W. Ruckle
St Louis
Fred L .Mann
Detroit
Mich
Harry A. Werts
Owen C. Fuqua
Portsmouth
Ohio
Sarabi, Fuqua
F. EB. Ruckle
Chicago
Jane Fortney
Tower
G. W. Fortney
C._ A. Morey
Barbara Jean
Springfield
J. Bader
Besa’ Garver
Terre Haute
Esther Harrison
Charles Fortney
Muncie
Ind
George’ W. Fortney
Vrooman Urges Open Markets to Save American Farmers
Washington July 29 Carl Vrooman former assistant secretary of agriculture argues that only opening foreign markets can save farmers from bankruptcy. He dismisses tariffs and credit fixes as insufficient and endorses Norris farm export finance bill as a temporary emergency measure. Road progress notes follow with Michigan avenue concrete work and Martinsville paving contracts set for July 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Carl Vrooman
Illinois
Farmers’ Organization
Boards of Trade
Norris
Washington
Michigan
Martinsville
Faces Reveal Occupations, Doctors Note Distinct Types
The article argues that many professions imprint recognizable facial types. Medical professionals cite how mask-like features reflect a patient’s life story and probable work such as cabman or groom. It describes broad categories like legal, musical, dramatic, and military faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherlock Holmes
Cating
Private sale items at the Marshall House include an Oliver typewriter
A private sale offers a new Oliver typewriter, a good organ, three cotton mattresses, and ten feather pillows from the Marshall House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Marshall House
Duzan Buys East Main Street Residence
Frank Duzan purchased the residence on East Main Street occupied by Welcome-Buckle for $2500. The corner location is on a paved street three blocks east of the Archer House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank .Duzan Tras
East Main Street
Expert Hunters Target Predatory Beasts on Government Range
The Bureau of Geological Survey notes government hunters kill wolves and mountain lions to protect ranchers. Incidents include a Roosevelt Arizona hunter slaying a mountain lion that destroyed calves and colts, a New Mexico wolf killing 23 calves, and Wyoming wolves causing heavy losses before being shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulliver
Geological: Survey
United, States
Department ‘of Agriculture
Kéepasa
Roosevelt
Ariz
New
Mexico
Wyoming
Sam
Secrets of Disappearing Paper and Synthetic Inks
A French report describes a novel paper that decays after a set period, dissolving the writing and making letters vanish. The method uses acid steeping to create a fragile lifespan, offering a boon for those wishing to avoid indefinite preservation of letters.
How Carbon Black Is Made From Gas and Oil
Popular Science Monthly notes carbon black can be made from gas rather than oil, with gas-derived carbon resulting darker and superior. Gas burners under moving channels deposit carbon, which is scraped off. only about 15 percent of gas carbon is recovered, signaling vast waste and ongoing experiments to produce carbon from gas without burning it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belence Monthly
Tested searchlights used in warfare measured by yardstick
The article explains how searchlights are tested in warfare. An immense yardstick at 2,800 yards distances gauges beam diameter. A trestled stretch with divisions acts as a measuring scale and a small photometer house records light intensity at a spy point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spy Point
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American Legion
Stevens Hall
Riverview Orchestra
Kirchner & Williams Lumber—Co
Marshall, Illinois
Kirchner & Williams Lumber Co
Ulinois
Ernst
Pearl Conrad
Will Estebrook
Charles Bair
Decatur
George Paxton
Casey
Annapolis
Dolinda Ryan
Charles Winters
Riverside Park
Henry Conrad
John‘ "King
Bridgeport
Kerg
Ast. Bett
Muskogee
R. A. Young
Sarah A. Brown
Ross Lee
William Richardson
Robinson
Albert Stohr
I. W. McCollough
New Albany
Tora
Roy Hayne
Eens
Columbus
Wallace
Walter ‘Donner
Newman
Jesse ‘Dehl
Gon
Webster Grove
Walter Ingram
Wer T. Kelly
Ida Howe
Dora Jones
Martha and
Marton
Me. Morris
Ray Phillips
Floyd Hughes
Babe
William Hughes
Olin Gore
St. Louis
Leonice Hadley
Edna
Willys
Albert
Sockler Illinois
Overland
Vrooman
Duzan ‘Buys
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