Darwin Social News Recaps Warm Week and Visits
Mrs. George Paddock reports a warm spell with rain and notes visits from relatives including Oral Frakes of Chicago and Harmon Renshaw of Burns City. The Hortons plan to move, Haddix is hospitalized, and letters from Cottage Grove Salem Arkansas Conway Arkansas describe mild winter and blooming flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oral Frakes
Chicago
John Frakes
Alfred Parish
Terre Haute
Carl Huffman
Ray Renshaw
Harmon Renshaw
Burns City
Indiana
Elijah Johnson
George Paddock
Cottage Grove
Salem
Oregon
Paddock
Conway
Arkansas
Choctaw News Notes and Local Visits
Mrs. Maude Miller reports no school last week due to teacher illness O C Shotwell. Eld W A Fuson preaches Sunday. Sunday school attendance 21. Frog chorus signals spring. Everett Hollenbeck and family visited C G Hollenbeck. Mrs Hollenpeels returned from Paris after wreck. John Garner Walter Martha Blizzard visited with several locals. A shower for Mrs Mildred Higginbotham featured sandwiches drinks jello and cookies. Bartlett sale at Potters Hall noted. Community visits to West Union and Hill farm. Golda Blizzard returned home. Alton Blankenship family to move near Spike Town. Okle Brewster family visited Zion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Shotwell
Eld
W. A. Fuson
Everett Hollenbeck
Familly
Darwin
C. G. Hollenbeck
John Garner
Walter
Martha Blizzard
Alvin T. Miller
Mildred Williams
Richard
Maude Miller
Elizabeth Garner
Harry Higginbotham
Mary Ledermann
Geneva Cline
Irene Haddix
Walnut Prairie
Dora Lindley
West Union
Mildred Higginbot
East McDaniel by Miss Frances Drake
2nd Lt Myron Wells of Fort Benning spent a six day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Alva Wells and other relatives. He returned Monday morning to Camp Wheeler where he will be stationed. Rev Rhinehart of Evansville spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Lester Swope and family. Mr and Mrs BUll Millis and children Dale and Donna of St Louis visited with Mr and Mrs Alva Wells and son. Will McDonnall and daughter Essie visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ray Jake and daughters. Mrs Mabel Melton and daughters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron _Wells
Fort Benning
Alva Wells
Camp Wheeler
Alve Wells
St Myron
Will McDonnall
Essie
Suuday
Ray Jake
Mabel Melton
Darrel Morgan
Lowell Short
Charles Bemis
Terre Haute
Otis Williams
Bemis
Mildred Williams
Goldie Morgan
Wm. Weir
Dennis Weir
John Sneed
Jesse Davis
Fairy Conner
Loraine Ellington
Dean
Anna Lee
Dorsey Reasor
Madgeline
Patsy
Ray Green
Westfield
Island Grove
Herschel Weir
Erma
Wilhoit
Martinsville
Mattie Weir
Lucy Chambers
Effie Jake
Camp Campbell
T.A. Carpenter
Harold E. Chambers
John Weir
Paris
George Bowen
Floyd
Jesse M. Davis
Mr. Davis
Mattie Miller
Allie Reasor
Social Visit Recap From West York Area
West York residents spent Saturday with Cecil Wells and family. Sunday dinner guests included John Phillippe Polly Wells Alva Wells Noble Canaday Albert Francis Esther Wheeler Julie Sackrider Catherine Wells Lois Wolf Randal Napier Maurice Wells and their Robinson relatives. Afternoon callers were Cyrus Evans Mort Nave Harry Seymour Alma Hills and families of Olney. 2nd Lt Myron Wells Ruth Wells and Buell Millis joined Mr and Mrs Isaac Seymour at West York on Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West York
Cecil Wells
Alva
Wells
John Phillippe
Polly Wells
Noble
Canaday
Albert Francis
Esther Wheeler
Julie Sackrider
Catherine Wells
Lois Wolf
Randal Napier
Maurice Wells
Robinson
Cyrus Evans
Mort Nave
Harry Seymour
Alma Hills
Olney
Myron Wells
Ruth Wells
Buell Millis
Isaac Seymour
Darien Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Birth Anniversary
Mrs. Alva Morgan reports guests and family visits across Darien. Charles Bemis of Terre Haute stayed with the Williams family. a birthday and homecoming celebration honored T A Carpenter, Darrel Morgan, and Pvt Harold Chambers.
War bereavement hits West Union as George Prust killed at sea
Community notes from West Union record the death of George Prust who joined the merchant marine in December and was killed at sea. Family from West Frankfort and Decatur, Illinois visit and mourn. Other items include soldiers' home visits, letters from North Africa, local illness and hospital trips, and church funeral for Lou Alabaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Piety
George Prust
George
Merchant Marine
West Union
Decatur
Ilinois
Allen Bartlett
West Frankfort
Rowena Bartlett
Lou Prust
Roy
John
U. S
North Africa
Gertie Poorman
Joe
Hutsonville
Lou Alabaugh
Christian Church
York Cemetery
Maud Paddock
New
Robert Murphy
Terre Haute
Robert Ferguson
Mac Mattison
Rosemary Stanfield
Paris Hospital
Fenton Lederman
Harnett Wright
Burton Prust
Roy Dickerson
Harry Kaye
Brownstown
Christian Science Service Details and Reading Hours
Sunday school at 9 30 in rooms at corner Fifth and Locust streets. Sunday morning service at 1100 a m. Subject Matter Reading room Wednesday 2 00 to 5 00 p m and Saturday 1 00 to 3 00 p m. Wednesday evening service at 7 45 p m. Swell bodded shed open on the south. to a yard or pasture is the ideal place for beef calves or colts during their first winter. Choose a new location for your home vegetable garden this summer. Many insect pests and plant diseases are avoided by this practice say university garden specialists.
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Locust’ Streets
University
Schools Open Drive to Buy 10 000 Jeeps
The Schools At War program aims to fund at least 900 in War Stamps and Bonds per jeep with a target of 10 000 jeeps and 1 000 bombers. Secretary Morgenthau signs certificates of honor for schools meeting 90 percent pupil participation. Over 7,000,000 students in 30,000 schools have prepared Schools At War scrapbooks and War Stamp and Bond purchases may reach 300,000,000 for the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalcanal
Africa
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
America
Treasury Department
U. S. Office of Education
Homer W. Anderson
War Savings Staff
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Mark Stewart
Carlos Stewart
Marshall
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Calvin Coolidge
Gerald Bates
East Mcdaniel
Miss Frances Drake
Darien
Mrs.Alva Morgan
Christian Science Service
Alaska
American Red Cross
Wemeen
Cepledha
Redwood Falls
Mian
Mark Shafer Louis
Army
Dennison Church
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