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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1926
Page
4
Mildred Steppe visits in Clarksville with Mrs Bessie Norton. Numerous local families share Sunday visits across Walnut Prairie Dana Paris and nearby towns with mentions of Norton Ledermann Blizzard Hollenbeck and Collier households. Homecoming and church events teased with invitations and Sunday gatherings noted.
Joe s Fork item lists many local families visiting each other over the weekend with a long sequence of names including Burger Blizzard Miller Carpenter Reasor Williams Ledermann and others. The article reads like a social notes compilation from Marshall area households.
Sunday and Monday visits mix in a rural households listing names such as Lant Harlin Robbin Marguerite Pearl and Vernon Nichols. The fragmentary text mentions Forest Baker Emily Carl ker cud wife and various family groups visiting and spending time together near a small town.
Mrs Orville Patchett and four children from Martinsville visited Mrs Clarence and Mr and Mrs John Wright hosted by the Louw Boyer family. Elmer Phillips and cousin Wes Frederick joined Mrs Em Veleg Sam Edinger and kin at Clarksville. In Westfield nearby, Dr E K Richardson of Mattoon toured, and Prof H L Fogler and family stayed with B Fogler. Wayne Stevens, a technology student, was noted among local movements.
Davis and Jaanilly and Fielden with Stephen Hutchi attended a Sunday birthday dinner at Olney. About seventy five guests joined Mr and Mrs Hendrix for Lloyd Hendrix eighteenth birthday celebration. Mel Bartholomew and Russell Claypool from Martinsville visited Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Lizzie Garner and children and Mrs Lucy Chambers with children spent Tuesday afternoon at John Carpenter's. Doris Shaffner stayed Wednesday with grandparents. L Coombes and wife and Mrs John Carpenter spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Katie Carpenter. John Garner and family visited Ed Burger's Sunday evening. Ben Miller and family with Mrs Bonnie Arbuckle and Mrs Mary Carpenter visited Otis Williams and family Sunday afternoon. Mildred Ledermann and family at Raymond Lambdin's house Sunday. Shaffner children spent Saturday night with L I D Coombes and wife. Lucy Chambers with Oscar Rose Donald Carpenter joined by Howard Serwise and Mrs Whoebe Ledermann and daughters for Sunday visits with Thomas Carpenter and wife. John Carpenter's were Marshall visitors Monday morning.
The text lists several local residents visiting Champaign and nearby for weekend events including high school commencement and family gatherings. Names include Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stevens Oscar Killion W. J. Killion Charles Tucker Delle Shuey Henry Myers John Myers Winifred Walker and others from Par is Jewett Mattoon Bloomington and Jewett.
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