Vandalia Personal News Highlights Community Events
Vandalia residents review upcoming Cancer Drive and youth events at Main and State Streets 9 to 3. SP5 Gordon Teague departs for a 13 month Korea tour after 30 days home, with family at St Louis Airport. Khoury League plans June 5 start, July All Stars, July playoffs, and a $5 per family fee. Births include Charles Picton at Audrain Medical Center. Local menu and reader reminder to read The Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon E. Teague
St. Louis
Edgar Teague
Lucy
California
Travis Air Force Base
Korea
Teague
Fort Eustis
Vandalia Khoury League
Gary Gore
Khoury League
Cook Ahead for Busy Days Meal Brightens Smiter Club
Fourteen Smiter Club members met at the community center Wednesday noon for a Cook Ahead for Busy Days Meal prepared by Mrs. Paul Wood and Mrs. E. H. Dooley. Dishes included meat loaves with barbecue sauce, chicken and noodles casserole, spruced up meat loaf, eggplant and tomato casserole, citrus salad, banana nut bread and prune bread. Hostess Mrs. Bert James served ice cream cake and punch. Afterward the regular meeting featured a devotion by Mrs. James and the election of Mrs. Larry James as president to fill the term of Mrs. Van Booren, who is moving away, with Mrs. Harry Barrow elected to fill the vice president role. A farewell social for Mr. and Mrs. Van Booren was planned for next Saturday at 7 p.m. at the community center. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barrow attended the funeral of his uncle Chris Barrow, 87, in Kansas City last Saturday. He was a Monroe Countian born near Paris and a retired teacher. Surviving are his wife, a son Chester, a daughter Mrs. Christine McMorrow, plus three Barrow brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee McCall
Smiter Club
Paul Wood
E. H. Dooley
Bert James
James
Larry James
van Booren
Harry Barrow
Vanhooren
Chris Barrow
Kansas City
Paris
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Maureen Power
Roger Power
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Charles Scott
Gordie Scott Jr
Jackie Simpson
Jack Simpson
Moberly Jr. College
John Sims
Mrs. Midwin
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Gloria Smashey
Clarence Smashey
Santa Fe Nursing School
Vandalia
Jerry Zimmer
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Leon Schwab
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Charles H. Picton
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Timmy
Picton
Sharon Schamma
Melvin Schamma
Francis Picton
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Will Amfahr
Brent Bland
Steven Bland
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Cindy
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Christine McMorrow
O. 8. Barrow
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Iowa
W. W. Barrow
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Presser Hall
Ledger
Ward
Jim Williams
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Erdel
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