Westfield Families and Residents Attend Weekend News
Mr and Mrs J H Parker and son Burton returned Wednesday from Wyoming where Parker manages oil leases. Howard Cornwell left for Indianapolis to join an automobile battery firm. Kimball went to Holland Michigan to oversee a beet sugar department. Dr and Mrs F E Johnson of Arcola visited Friday. Mr and Mrs W H Strader of Isobel and Edna Fox of Marshall spent Friday and Saturday with the Straders. The Red Cross class enjoyed a masquerade at Ada Fuller’s home. Robert Endsley of Indianapolis visited Mrs M E Endsley. The Methodist Sunday School held its annual rally day with 266 attendees. The Young Women’s Missionary Society elected Helen Whitaker president, Josephine Pendell treasurer, Beatrice Moore secretary, and Joseph Walker. A 70 year old man died at his home north of town Wednesday. funeral at 2 PM Friday, Maple Hill cemetery, conducted by Rev B M Petty. Prof and Mrs Don Sweeley of Casey were guests of Robert Wilhoit’s family Sunday.
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Bmrs
H. Parker
Burton
Wyoming
Parker
Howard’ Cornwell
Indianapolis
Mos
Kimball
Holland
Mich
F. E Johnson
Arcola
W. H. Strader
Isobel
Edna Fox
Marshall
Milford Strader
Red Cross
Methodist Sunday School
Ada Fuller
Ribert
Endsley
M. E. Endsley
The
Methodist Church
Young Womens ’Missionary Society
Helen Whitaker
Josephine Pendell
Beatrice Moore
Joseph Walker
B. M. Petty
Maple Hill Cemetery
Don Sweeley
Casey
Robert Wilhoit
Martinsville Notes on Family Visits and Local Deaths
Martinsville social notes recount visits from Catlin Indiana and Robinson Illinois residents and trips to Springfield and St Louis for fraternal events. Obituary reports include Richard Kellar formerly of this place who died Oct 6 and was buried at Butternut chapel, and Frank King of near Melrose buried Friday.
Cattle Sale At R. I. Richards Draws Good Attendance
West York cattle sale at R. I. Richards on Thursday brought strong crowds and steady prices. Local residents reported several relatives visiting from out of town and returning home after weekend trips.
Bill Sam's Dictionary entry on chiropractor practice
Grandpa Wiggins says he will be allowed in another week to take treatment from the chiropractor who has opened an office in Tatterhill. The entry defines a chiropractor and notes a claim about breaking the neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. S2artin
Grandpa Wiggins
Tatterhill
Local residents visit and share news across towns
A chart of visits and health updates shows Mrs A Haider and family at Joe Suds, Mrs Carrie Nidey visiting aunt, Mrs Alice Evans returning from Dee Rainer’s, George Green undergoing cancer surgery in Terre Haute, John Athey visiting Jacksonville, Viola Smith returning from Vincennes, and other exchanges among McLean, Shelburn, Palestine, West York, and Orange township residents with news of Aaron Reynolds’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Athey
Jacksonville
Viola Smith
G. F. Smith
Vincennes
Lucy Dunkannon
Brazil
Oscar Archer
Gordon D. Mainard
Delores
Indianapolis
York
W. W. Archer
Shelburn
Indiana
George Bishop
Palestine
Amand Lindley
Ollie
Priscilla Mount
Clara
Harry Green
Robinson
Aaron Reynolds
West York
H. Cc. Bell
Marshall
Mr. Bell
Mr. Reynolds
Henry Buckner
Orange Township
Community Notes From Choctaw District
Choctaw area residents report visits and family gatherings among neighbors. John Coldren of Iowa stayed with sister Mrs. Lola Norton. Dollie Hollenbeck and daughter Sylvia visited Grant Hollenbeck and wife in Terre Haute. Perry Jackson and family visited Jesse Walker in Freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coldren
Iowa
Lola Norton
Dollie Hollenbeck
Sylvia
Grant Hollenbeck
Terre Haute
Perry Jackson
Jesse Walker
Family of Freedom
Fairy Mattis
Walnut Prairie
Edna Miller
Snyder Sunday School Attendance Noted At 93
Mr and Mrs Palmer Cornwell visited Sunday afternoon with her mother Mrs John Collier. Several local residents and relatives are mentioned visiting, including Ottie Nichols and R C Clements in Terre Haute and Jake Fauver Ernest Carpenter and sons in Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Cornwell
John Collier
Ottie Nichols
R. C. Clements
Terre Haute
Jake Fauver
Ernest Carpenter and
Marshall
Andy Maring
York
H. Hilbert
Martha Litchenberger
Commodore Collier
Roy Wells
Marion ‘Collier
Rachel Cline
Mary Forsythe
Mildred Wallace
Virgil Wallace
Otto Hutchinson
Westfield Social Roundup Notes Visitors and Moves
Westfield residents hosted and visited multiple families this week. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Briscoe and Mrs. Jane Flenner in Casey, and Arthur Wilhoit with John Watson visiting Anna Watson. Rev. W L McClanathan and family moved to Freeport as he leaves the United Brothers church after four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Briscoe
Jane Flenner
Ross Lee
Casey
Arthur Wilhoit
Kansas
John Watson
Bethany
Anna Watson
W. L. McClanathan
Freeport
McClanathan
United Brothern Church
J. E. Hardesty
Indianapolis
John Hardesty
Carl Merrick
Chauncey Vanscoyk
P. E. Whitson
Robert Vansickle
Terre Haute
Vis
H. M. Janney
Marshall
Westfield
Percy Hall
Chas. Hart
Joseph Strader
Leon
Greencastle
William Strader
Dianapolis
Macey Payne
Roy
Glenn Hall
Peoria
Independent Telephone Men
Miss Fairy Callahan visits relatives in Martinsville area
October 31 report notes Miss Fairy Callahan of Jewett spending over Sunday with brother T R Callahan and wife. Oakand visitors Glen Johnson and John Mares visited G F Bureer family. Terre Haute guests include Mr and Mrs John Hainley and daughter Vale and Mrs Mona Hainley. Ruth Herat, school in Mattern, spent Sunday with parents John Hurst and family. W J Nevin returned from weeks with relatives in Chrisman. Overholt and Wood of Montrose visited Frank Wood's family. Minnie Creed of Springfield mentioned among fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairy Callahan
Jewett
T. R. Callahan
Mra
Roy Johnson
Glen ‘Johnson
John
Mares
John Hurst
Famly
Paris Visitors Include Belinstrae Kin and Relatives
A group including B D Belinstrae and relatives visited Paris this week. Also listed are Clayton Ben Hueston Mrs Charles Winters and Stella Flenner among the visitors. The note records their presence on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D.belinstrae Fame
Clayton
Fe ‘Ben’ Hueston
Mre
Charles Winters
Stella Flenner
Paris
West Union Social Roundup Sees Many Local Visits
Miss Mary Jane Lindley hosted by Miss Martha Crowe for a week. Several families from Paris to Terre Haute visited West Union relatives including the Bartletts, Morton, Forsythe, Van Allen, Gard, Crowe, Prust, Wernz, and Crowe households. Attendees at the Marshall Teachers Institute and funeral services are noted among local contacts.
Local families host guests and illness noted
Dean and 7 are listed as guests of Mrs and Mrs Rui Clements on Friday. Mr and Mrs Wm Davison and family of Marshall were guests of Mr and Mrs Chas Strohm on Sunday. Mrs Harry Prust is confined to her home due to illness and has been in poor health for some time.
Casey Woman's Research Club Opens Year With Meetings
The Woman's Research Club opened its year with a Thursday meeting at president Mrs. 2A. Dyer's home where an address was given. Last year's work was outlined by Mrs. Hugh Bragg and a reception honored new members Mesdames Albert DeLong C L Brewer and Ben H Elmrich along with Mrs. B Wiley of Long Beach California and Miss Elma Kelly of Chicago. The Casey Informal Club also met at Mrs. Julia Miller's country home with delegates Miss Alice Johnson and Mrs. Glen Payne reporting on the Chautauqua New York biennial convention. Miss Edna First offered several piano solos before a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Research Club
Dyer
Hugh Bragg
Albert DeLong
C. L. ‘Brewer
Ben H. Elmrich
B. Wiley
Long Beach
Calif
Elma Kelly
Ice water or fly swatter misheard by clerks in West Plains
A West Plains mother sent her child downtown on an errand. Three clerks misinterpreted the phrase ice water as a request for a drink and filled the boy at the water cooler. A later phone chat revealed the child actually wanted a fly swatter, highlighting a humorous miscommunication of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Plains
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Martinsville
Charles Kwitz
Catlin
Ind
A. H. Hix
Harriett
Junction City
R. B. Batts
E. S Clayton
H. C. Warter
E. S. Clayton
S Clayton
St. Louis
T. E. Malloy
East St. Louis
Richard Kellar
Sylvester Perisho
Greenup
Butternut Chapel
Frank King
Near Melrose
Vi Duncan
Don Winterrowd
Findlay
Ohio
R. I. Richards
George Winters
Missouri
Fred Guyer
Thelma
Colege
Vermillion Grove
Joseph.Sims
Ozie Raider
Babe
Chicago
West Union
Fred Cooper
Georgetown
Martin Newlin
Sullivan
Middletown
Ore
John Barker
Alva Orcutt
Bill Sam’s
Wilna Cline
Mable Manhart
Near West Union
John Higginbotham
Gladys Burger
Blizzard Sisters
George Walker
David Walker
Maude
Martha
Golda Blizzard
Hisse Strohm
Avon
Avon School
Elizabeth Garner and Sons
Ellen Wallace
Siverley
Mary Jane Lindley
Martha Crowe
Harry Bartlett
Irma
Bert Bartlett
A. S. Coryell
B. D. Morton
Ben Forsythe
Mabel van Allen
R. H. Gard
Helen Akers
Ann Crowe
Mack Fowler
Fowler
Wm. Fowler
Eleanor’ Wernz
Hutsonville
Jean Prust
Leon Prevo
Gary
Frances Bartlett
Mabel Poorman
Flossie Drake
R. C. Bigelow
Teachers’ Institute
Clayborne Edwards
Jeanette Beck
Robert Irwin
Otho Miller
Jack Cline
Milo Prust
Jean
Fred Wernz
Eleanor
Ben Crowe
Elvira Williams
Merida Williams
van Allen
Williams
Kathaleen Prust
Ed Prevo
D.d.doll & Son
North Side Square
Marshal
Mark Regia
CO. Marshall
ILL
Troherd
Enterprise
Illinois
Findley
Bruner’s Grocery
Clark County
Thane
W. Fredenberger
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