Township spelling contest at Freedom yields second place
Edith Wright, a seventh grade pupil, wins second in the township spelling contest at Freedom on Friday. Dinner guests last week included Mr and Mrs Frank Buckle, Mr and Mrs Elam, and Mrs Dove with Albert Kile’s family. Several local families, including the Thompsons Hazen Ogle Spittlers Kile Wright and Shacner households, shared visits and Sunday calls.
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Freedom
Edith Wright
Frank Buckle
Elam
Dove
Albert Kile
Lyman Thompson
Charley Hazen
Mabel Ogle
George Spittler
Philip Spittler
Leonard Kile
Cora
Nora
Leander Wright
Eliza Shacner
George Wait
Clarksville
Ola Siverly
Grand Turn family visits and local gatherings noted
Mr and Mrs Harmon Kraemer and family visited Mr and Mrs John Drummond and family on Sunday. Hurley Nicol and mother Mrs Sarah Nicol visited sister Mrs Henry Ohm and family. Mr and Mrs Frank Bohn and Carl Geheb visited Mr and Mrs John Meehling. Mr and Mrs Parker Davison visited John Davison and family. Several in the vicinity have whooping cough.
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Harmon Kraemer
John Drummond
Hurley Nicol
Sarah Nicol
Henry Ohm
Frank Bohn
Carl Geheb
John Meehling
Parker Davison
John Davison
Small Town News Roundup From South Dolson
South Dolson notes report several locals at a Robert Stricker sale and a moving picture demonstration at Pleasant Grove. Families including the Marrs and Staub groups plan moves and visits to Missouri and Colorado Springs while others host family gatherings and birthday events.
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Robert Stricker
Joe Marrs
Lafe Marrs
Poplar Bluff
E. H Walworth
Martinsville
Pleasant Grove
John Reed
Ordelia
Elizabeth
Josephine Staub
Colorado Springs
Cole
Fairy Staub
Mabel Hornbrook
Terre Haute
Sam Nicholson
Charleston
Thomas Nicholson
Byrd Lucan
Cleda‘s
Local community notes on visits and farm work
George Bueschmeyer and Marlin Claypool husked corn north of Auburn. Mrs Ray Barbee, Mrs Burl Maggart, and many locals visited neighbors. The Blue Grass school closes briefly due to two scarlet fever cases. Charles Veach and John Reed bought and used Wes Millhouse’s shredder all week.
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Ray Barbee
Alpha Claypool
Glen Nay
Near
Kansas
Bueschmeyer
Marlin Claypool
Arch Birchfield
Auburn
Will Hendricks
John Boesieger
Burl Maggart
Martinsville
Elijah Claypool
Blue Grass
Charles Veach
John Reed
Wes
Spiketown Residents Visit Marshall Families
Elizabeth McKenzie has malaria fever this week. Norton family members spent Sunday with relatives in Marshall, including Clifford Irwin who recently joined the navy and is stationed at Great Lakes. Everett Norton returned from Mt. Clemens, and several Norton and Irwin kin visitedWashburn and Eckel households.
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Elizabeth McKenzie
Mary
Bessie Norton
Helen Norton
Marshall
Clifford Irwin
Navy
Great Lakes
George Bierbaum
Abie Honderich
William Washburn
Everett Norton
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Bessie Stepp
Clairene Irwin
Myrtle
Cecil Irwin
Harry
Roy
Ralph Norton
Melvin Norton
Howard Harper
Dan Eckel
Local social notes from Choctaw and surrounding towns
Mrs. Charles Hollenbeck and children Grant Sylvia and Homer visited relatives in Indianapolis over Sunday Mrs Edna Miller and children visited Terre Haute relatives Jesse Walker cannot walk due to a sprained ankle Ruth Miller visited her grandparents Mr and Mrs Enoch Wyrick Charles Davis of California Hugh White and wife of Hall and James McCullum of West Union visited Hershel Cline's family Claude Blizzard and wife of Terre Haute Frank Coombes and wife of West Union visited Thomas Blizzard family Mrs Omega Carpenter and children visited her mother Mrs Melinda Williams of Allright Mrs Lola Clough of Darwin visited her father Charles Hollenbeck and children Henry Miller moved to the Claude Whitkanack farm he purchased Mrs Elizabeth Garner and children and Bessie West visited Mrs Minnie Burger and children Elder Mitchell of Effingham visited Frank Miller Saturday night
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Jesse Walker
Ruth Miller
Enoch Wyrick
Charles Davis
California
Hugh White
Hall
James McCullum
West Union
Hershel Cline
Claude Blizzard
Terre Haute
Frank Coombes
Thomas Blizzard
Omega Carpenter
Melinda Williams
Allright
Lola Clough
Darwin
Charles Hollenbeck
Henry Miller
Claude Whitkanack
Elizabeth Garner
Bessie West
Minnie Burger
Mitchell
Effingham
Frank Miller
Local Social Update Notes Visits and Health
Helene Murphy showed some better on Sunday. Mrs. Fred Blair remains quite poorly. H. T. Buckner and his wife with daughter Nola visited Mrs. Levi Bonesteel and family Sunday afternoon. Virgil Denning and his wife returned home Saturday morning.
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Helene Murphy
Fred Blair
H. T. Buckner
Nola
Levi Bonesteel
Virgil Denning
Avon spelling contest attendees and related family visits
Elsie Strohm Ruth Viet and Bernice Gard attended a spelling contest Friday in Avon. Lucille and Cleda Craig visited Bernice Gard on Sunday. Lyman Thompson and family with Mabel Ogle and Charles Hazen were guests of Philip Spittler's family in Albright. Harve Pine visited his daughter Mrs Robert Tingley. Claude Ogle and family visited Harry Ogle’s family. Mrs Ida Ogle and her son Hershel spent the week with her sister Mrs Levi Garwood.
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Elsie Strohm
Ruth Viet
Bernice Gard
Freedom
Westfield Social Roundup Details Local Visits and Events
The Westfield area hosts a busy week with Mrs F C Rider and Mrs L A Weeden visiting relatives in Kansas and Missouri. Local weddings, church gatherings, hospital visits, and a bank move to a new building are noted, along with social calls from the Hustler's Class, Red Cross group, and I O O F lodge.
Local News Briefs From Casey Area Residents
Casey residents share visits and travels with relatives in Richmond Freeport Terre Haute Columbus Ohio and Kan sas. social events include the Research Club meeting Armistice Day at the American Legion post and a theater update at the Lyric. Notables: Thornton Newlin former Casey resident dies in Annapolis.
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Hiram Ruffner
Colorado
A. L. Ruffner
Ida Howe
Charleston
Dora Jones
Charles Freeland
Will Freeland
Columbus
Ohio
Allie Lee
Lytle Cook
Clarissa Caroline
Wm. Coburn
Quincy
Mich
Coburn
Presbyterian Church
Memorial Tabernacle
E. M'* Stull
Kansas
Ill
Hazel Dell
Aleen Welker
Florida
Altamont Quintet
Mattoon
Charles E Bowles
Lyric Theater
W S. Parkhurst
Springfield
Grand Lodge
Scudamore
St Louis
Victor Hill Post
American Legion
Womans Auxiliary
W S Emrick
George E Ritter
Ruby Lippincott
E L Shinkle
van Buckley
Decatur
Pearl Buckley
Ruah Conel
Urbana
J . Conel
W T Lamb
South Sixth Street
James Brooks
Charles Cole
Indianapolis
Marton Partlow
Petersburg
Fla
Thornton Newlin
Strange but True Quiet Marriage Sparks Outcry
A terse editorial quip from the Boston Transcript notes that a quiet marriage can provoke unexpected public reaction once revealed, highlighting social curiosity and media interest in intimate unions.
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Boston Transcript
Cicada Sound Sparks Greek Poem Note
A fragmentary notice notes that male cicadas emit shrill cries while females are quiet. It cites a Greek poet Nemes or Nemehus remark about cicadas and their voiceless wives, reflecting a playful old world sentiment.
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Ees
Nemehus
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