Local notes from West Union and surrounding towns
Dr A Burnside was in Paris Friday. Miss Dora Harmon accepted a position in Crumlin's store. Mrs Alma Jeffers improving. Citizens attended the Terre Haute races last week. Families moved to new homes and neighbors visited relatives. Arthur Jennings, longtime resident, died and was brought here for burial. Several couples traveled to Marshall for court duties and a funeral. Cars and roads prompt calls for safer driving. Read's garage offers car checkups when in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Burnside
Paris
Dora Harmon
Crumlin
Alma Jeffers
Terre Haute
David
Gideon
Carrie Claypool
Hapenny
Charleston
R. L. Denham
Burnside
Marshall
Fred Milam
Rush Dolson
Wes Mundy
J.ollis
Sykes Wolf
Roy Lloys
Alma Couchman
Maude Lowe
Martinsville
Local residents share visits across Armstrong area
Idella Weaver Hazel and Flora Elliott spend Sunday with Riley and Irwin families. Edith Wever visits with sister Mrs Verlin Bland. Clyde Elliott and Lula Elliott return from Riley Indiana after a week with uncle James Elliott. Clark Irwin family Mildred join Milton Brown for Sunday. Wyrick Medley families visit Liggett James. Jesse Lowe visits John McClure family. James Elliott family hosts Finley Elliott in South Vigo. Rev Walmesley to preach nightly all week. Newton Dunlap Burt Jessie Dunlap visit Frank Welsh. Will Clark visits her father. Wyrick family and Greeley Brown Ike Fletcher join James Wyrick family for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idella Weaver
Hazel
Flora Elliott Spen
Misses Riley
Plessie Irwin
Edith Wever
Verlin Bland
Clyde Elliott
Lula Eliott
James Eliott
Riley, Ind
Clark Irwin
Mildred
Milton Brown
Robert Wyrick
Ben Medley
James Liggett
Jesse Lowe
John McClure
James Elliott
Finley Elliott
South Vigo
Walmesley
Newton Dunlap
Burt
Jessie Dunlap
Frank Welsh
Will Clark
Will Wyrick
Greeley Brown
Ike Fletcher
James Wyrick
Asbury Social and Local Social News
An ice dream social will be held here on Wednesday August 6 with all invited. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hogue visited in Marshall Saturday. Miss Nettle Garver of Terre Haute spent Sunday at home. Misses Bessie Hogue and Agnes Campbell visited Juanita Snedeker and others from Waveland at J A Snedeker's Monday. Marshall visitors, Arthur Pine and family pedestrians, attended the church wedding of Miss Gladys Johns and Rev. Geo Mathis Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Hogue
Marshall
Nettle Garver
Terre Haute
Bessie Hogue
Agnes Campbell
Juanita Snedeker
CyiYeley
Arthur Pine
Gladys Johns
Geo. Mathis
Ing
Local Social Notes And Visits In Grandview Area
Frank Melvin plans move to Kansas this week as local families including Mr and Mrs John Babcock and theirs Cecil visit Rinehart Babcock near Grandview. Lane Reely improving while Bruce Spires on sick list. Roads worked last week. John Wieland Sr of Texas visiting relatives. Chas Welsh family from Kazusas visiting. Clarksville M E church hosted an ice cream social Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Lewis Smitley spent the weekend in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Melvin
Kansas
John Babcock
Robert Babcock
Cecil
Rinehart Babcock
Grandview
Lane Reely
Bruce Spires
John Wieland Sr
Texas
Chas
Kazusas
Clarksville M. E
Lewis Smitley
Sunday Church Service Highlight at Clarksville
Rev Miss Brown preached at the Al Ee church in Clarksville Sunday night as relatives gathered for weekend observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Miss Brown
al Ee
Clarksville
Fletcher's Castoria Notice and Local Social Items
Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA is mentioned. Mrs Will Berkley is reported on the sick list. Shaffner family from Dudley and Melrose visit. Roe Clough arrives with friends from Newman. Alma Medsker visits from Dudley. S R Binning and family travel from Seeleyville. A freight car derailed near town, jumping the track. Young folks hold a Sunday evening gathering at Mrs Cora Church's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Berkley
Dart Shaffner
Dudley
Tommy Husted
Pocahontas
S. R. Binning
Seeleyville
Ind
Will Shaffner
Melrose
Roe Clough
Newman
Alma Medsker
Mirs Cora
Auburn News Briefs Cover Weather Water Famine and Community Events
Sired Shade and Nick Hurst return from Kansas to Auburn amid dry wells signaling possible water famine. The Phillips and Murphy families attend Nelson Shaffner’s birthday. Schoolhouse repairs enhance the village. Charles Tuttle moves into Lester Noyes’ house. A big Harvey Iurst grove picnic features religious services and a grand dinner led by Rev. Billings. Attendees include Capt. Ed Harlan, George Barrett, the Shad es of Marshall, Bert Cook, and Jennie Blunk of Martinsville. A Madison Illinois couple mourns a baby burial here Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
Nick Hurst
Kansas
Tom Phillips
A. Murphy
Nelson Shaffner
Charles Tuttle
Lester Noyes
Harvey Iurst
Marshall
Bert Cook
Jennie Blunk
Martinsville
Mr. Hurst
Local Families Visit in Indiana and Surrounding Areas
Jennie Beltz and Claude spent Monday afternoon with relatives in Indiana. A J Beltz spent Tuesday with D C Beltz. J M Volkers and family returned to Terre Haute after a few days with Lydia Volkers. Mrs Burns Sweltzer of Terre Haute visited Robert Sweltzer’s family. Mrs John Gabey and children visited aunt Minnie Raissner. Mrs Robert and Mrs Burns Sweltzer spent a day with grandma Powell of Darwin. Mrs Katy Harmon of Marshall visits families nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Beltz
Eon Claude
Indiana
A. J. Beltz
D. C. Beltz
J. M. Volkers
Terre Haute
Lydia Volkers
Burns Stweltzer
Robert Sweltzer
John Gabey
Minnie Raissner
Robert
Burns Sweltzer
Grandma Powell
Darwin
Katy Harmon
Marshall
Local Families Share Social Visits Across Town
The passage lists various residents and families such as Mrs Beltz, Mary Kuhn, Jennie Beltz, Mr and Mrs John Fawyer of Hatton, Dan Sweitzer, Alfred Seidel, and multiple Tingley and McClure households visiting relatives over a Sunday or weekday period, noting social visits and familial gatherings in a small community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleter
Stary
Baltz
Scott Stapont
Grandma Beltz
Mary Kuhn
Jennie Beltz
John Fawyer
Hatton
Dan Sweitzer
Albert Tingley
Edward Tingley
Thomas Pearce
Sam Tingley
William McEreom
Sam McClure
Earnest Junker
Alfred Seidel
Local Residents and Visitors Chronicle Quiet Week in Terre Haute Area
Grandpa Gibson remains about the same. Mr Wright was a Terre Haute visitor on Wednesday. Gene Fawley left for Omaha Nebraska Monday night. Bonnie English spent Monday with the Macke sisters. Mrs Aaron Jones and children Phoebe Wright and Jake Fraker spent Sunday at Mr Wrights. Mondella Norton spent Sunday with Lorena English. Rob Becker and wife of Oliver spent Sunday at Will Englishs. Pearl Hodson and wife and Frank Austin and family of West Terre Haute spent Sunday at Robt Hodsons. Mrs Alva Zimmerly and children of Paris spent part of last week at Harry Reynolds. Clara Norton fell from a swing last Wednesday and fractured a bone just above the ankle. Mrs Wil Gilbert and grandson Bernard Gilbert of Vincennes spent the past week at M M Landers. Clarence Wright of Crisman spent the latter part of last week with his parents. Edith and Walter English of Danville returned home Monday. Thos Baugh of Terre Haute spent part of the past week with Buel Landers. Chas Macke and family spent Sunday with Clarence Gilberts of Oak Grove. Lew Gulley and wife of Marshall spent Sunday at Fred Kallansa s. Vegetables are very scarce in this vicinity. Will Norton and Robi Hodson were Terre Haute visitors Friday. Harold and Walter English who farmed near Redman this season raised over 2000 bushels of oats. We are glad the boys had a good crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa Gibson
Mr Wright
Terre Haute
Gene Fawley
Omaha
Neb
Bonnie English
Macke Sisters
Aaron Jones
Phoebe Wright
Jake Frakerpent
Mr. Wright
Mondella Norton
Lorena English
Rob Becker
Oliver
Will English
Pearl Hodson
Frank ‘Austin
Est
Rob't Hodson's
Alva Zimmerly
Paris
Harry Reynold’s
Clara Norton
Wil Gilbert
Bernard Gilbert
Vincennes
M. M. Lander
Clarence Wright
Crisman
Edith
Walter English
Danville
Thos. Baugh
Buel Landers
Chas Macke
Clarence Gilbert
Oak Grove
Lew Gulley
Marshall
Fred Kallansa
Will Norton
Robi Hodson
Harold
Redman
Martinsville Notes Highlight Visits and Local Developments
Martinsville brief notices cover visitors from Terre Haute Orange Crawford and Watson Ill travels, church picnic plans, gas main work, and reunions. Names include Blunk Jeffs Curtis Lingafelter Sl Garver Newman and West. Obituary of Master Chas Lawcen noted along with Faig grove picnic and Embarass river camping by Miss Snavelys class.
Wise Words From Marshall on Education at Moose Heart
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall spoke at the corner stone ceremony for a vocational school planned by the Loyal Order of Moose at Moose Heart near Aurora Illinois. He warned that graduates face a modern warfare of limited opportunities and criticized the education system for producing poorly paid workers and underread interiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Moose
Mooseheart
Aurora
Ill
Thomas R. Marshall
Vocational Education and the Craft of Life
A reflection on education reform arguing for hands on training to balance theory with practice. It critiques overreliance on textbooks and champions teaching the hand and eye alongside the brain to create skilled craftsmen and foster societal change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
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Read
Asbury
Gry
Fletcher
Castoria
South Dolson
Homer
Auburn
Clem Pinnings
Madison, Ill
Rev. Billings
Auburn Cemetery
Binning
Wm. Blunk
John Jeffs
Steven Curtis
Orange
Daniel Lingafelter
Crawford
Horral Smith
Iowa
David Elliott
Clark County Fair
John Sl. Garver
Watson
Joseph Tibbs
Ernest Cooper
Roy Roberts
J. Pendleton
Minnesota
Church of God
Harvey Fasig Grove
Albert Wright
Wabash Gas Co
Ida Snavely
Greenup
T. Ishler
B. F. Morgan
M. E. Church
Baird Cemetery
Tharp
Fewas
Rose Orphan’s
Chas. Rothrock
St. Cloud
Florida
State of
Parsons
Oklahoma City
E. J. Hughes
J. L. Whiteside
North Side Square
Marshall, Illinois
Lockard’s
Miller-Parrott Co
The
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