Society roundup of Ruth Circle and local groups in July events
Ruth Circle meets at Park Avenue Baptist with eight members and one guest. Reports include community missions and vacation Bible school. Nominating committee named. Next meeting July 9 at Faye Reynolds home. Various local society notices follow, including Dix Homemakers picnic, Lane and King family reunions, St Anne's Guild, Happy Homemakers picnic and farm outing, Indian Hills Ladies Day winners, Amvets Auxiliary, Retired Teachers, Mt. Vernon Mothers Club picnic, and Republican Women meeting slated for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Circle
Ruth
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Mary Johnson
Opal Fitts
Kleeta Francis
Vera Webb
Elsie Puckett
Norma Howell
Electa Francis
God Be Thy
Joan Brown
Faye Reynolds
Mts. V. Mothers Club
Mt. Vernon
Harriett Mossberger
South “8Th Street
Dear Polly addresses practical tips and reader questions
Polly's Pointers offers crowd sourced home hacks and reader queries. Topics include yard waste baskets to curb hazards for children and pets, repurposing old items such as hose and sleeves for durability, mailbox envelopes as quick mail cards, and alphabet games to aid restless minds.
Socials page notes visitors and local greetings
Weekend visitors at the Dahlgren home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Loehr include their son-in-law Robert Kelly and family from Cabinet Park Utah and another son-in-law David Hart with son Larry Loehr serving in the Navy. Also listed are Mrs. Marine McClinton and Mrs. Dee Dee Swofford visiting Bolleville, Miss Jane Ann McClinton returning with them, and other local visitors and relatives from Temple Terrace Florida Springfield Illinois Mattoon Louisville Kentucky and McLeansboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wreekend
Dick Loehr
Dahlgren
Inlaw
Robert Kelly
Cabinet Park
David Hart
Galenta
Calif
Larry Loehr
U. S. Navy
Marine McClinton
Dee Dee Swofford
Bolleville
Jane Ann McClinton
Helen Mier
Springfield
Mike Myers
Michael Myers
Mattoon
Gail Morelant
Louisville
Pearl Tweteth
James
Ami Mos Foer
Ron
Feat Eth
Vernon
Donna Lynne Novak
David Novak
Berwyn
Illinois
Donna Lynne
Robert G. Neal
F. E. Neal
Vernon Miss Novak
Western Ilinois University
Neal
Western Illinois University
Missionary Langston to Speak at Centre Church Service
Carrol Langston of Eagle Pass Texas will be special missionary speaker at the Hour of Power mid week service at Centre Church of Christ on Wednesday July 1 at 730 p.m. Langston, a Colegio Biblico faculty member, trains Spanish speaking students to preach in Mexico. The public especially Jefferson County Christians are invited to hear him.
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Carrol Langston
Eagle Pass
Texas
Oat Centre Church of Christ
Mero Langston
Colegio Biblico
Mexico
Vernon
Jefferson County
Langston
Republican Booth Meeting At Mt Vernon State Fair
At 7 30 oclock in Room B of Hotel Emmerson a meeting on the Republican booth at the Mt Vernon State Fair will be held Republican women are urged to attend with perfect items to blow the meeting
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Hotel Emmerson
Mt. Vernon State Fair
Personal notices from Mt Vernon area social page
Local column records many residents visiting, shopping, and transacting business in the King City and Mt Vernon on Monday afternoon. Names include Verena Seeger, Mat tie Jane Hathherd, Mrs Etta Jenkins, Roger Watkins, Smith of Blot, Pant Langa, Willard Adlen, Stiresalt, Morian Barinerd, Mrs Virgini a Morgan, Robert To Words, Mrs Muriel Chastain, Mrs Florence Mehnay, James Herging, Harry Scraggzine, George T Pienoha, and Mrs Rett Edwards who attended church Nazarene assembly in Portland June 18 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Sewer Gtr Og
Ateneo
Verge
Mattie Jane Hathherd
McLean State
Nesp
Irs
Etta Jenkins
Botte Ri
Ain Vernon
Lesser O
King City
Florence Mehnay
Bonnie
Mt. Vernon
James Herging
Dahlgren
Harry Scraggzine
Waltonville
Dear Abby Advice on Graduation Gift Etiquette Amid Fuss
Dear Abby answers a Curious reader about polite gift giving for a graduation invitation. The response explains that asking what to give is sincere and practical, and that declining to provide a specific item is not rude. It also covers handling invitations and appropriate congratulatory messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Knickers, Slacks and a Fashion Shock
A reader recounts a shock at the idea of retro fashion, detailing the comeback of knickers and the so called three tier legs look. The piece riffs on community reaction, sewing clubs, and mothers alarmed by scandalous attire as autumn styles loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mie
Sewing Club
Fashionland
Mom
Confidential Letter From Virginia Beach
A damaged note from Virginia Beach signs a writer seeking privacy. The sender requests a personal reply, asks for a stamped self‑addressed envelope, and offers a pamphlet titled How to Write Letters for All Occasions. The text is inconsistent and contains mispellings and garbled placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confidentiare
Virginea Beach
Virginia Beach
Virginia
Virgiinea Beach
Prahjeue
Abby
Margeles
Calif
Envio
Los Angeles
Cali
Harkdet
Rewarding With Jelly Beans At School Sparks Debate
A letter from a disapproving mother questions a teacher’s use of rewards like jelly beans to motivate students. An answer defends such practices as potentially effective while noting risks of extrinsic motivation and a misconception that rewards replace intrinsic effort. The piece cites educational psychology concerns and urges careful parental judgment about college prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aisson
Mt Vernon High Class of 1926 Holds 14th Reunion
The Mt Vernon Township High School class of 1926 held its 14th annual reunion at the north shelter house in Mt Vernon city park. Eighteen members attended with families, plus seven former teachers. A noon basket dinner was served as the group exchanged greetings and updates on missing classmates and deceased members.
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King
Mt. Vernon City Park
North Shelter House
Mt. Vernon Township
Mabel Harlow Harris
Clara’ Hayes Stewart
Arthur Hodge
Carrie Lee Lewin Randall
Emily J. Kelley
Jim Latta
Carl IlePherson
Andy Marlow
Agnes Mayer Bryant
Jean Piercy Walker
Nelle White Sargent
Laura Dillon Winfree
McLeanshoro
John Kater
Rantoul
Edwin Maxey
Lincoln
Merle Shoop Huntington
Joliet
Edna Mae Thompson McKay
Argo
Vero Venezia
Montgomery City
Glenn Webber
Mattoon
C.F. Anderson
Keith Cates
Delmas Boger
Springfield
Aaron Bullock
Eldorado
Dalton Bundy
Arlington, Va
Garnet Campbell Endicott
Granada Hills
Calif
Aline Caruthers Pfaff
Harlan
Byford Drennan
Inn
Otha Ferguson Henn
Watsonville
Edward Ford
Detroit
Mich
Margaret Gaussman Sjoholm
Western Springs
Dulcie Gregory
Ft. Worth
Tex
Paul Hodge
Fayetteville
N. C
Lillian Hoffman Corell
Edwardsville
Nelson Jolly
San Francisco
Theron Erics
Arlington Heights
Johnny Jay Lillie Barnette
Bellaire
Harold Linn
Weldon Lavey
Indianapolis
Ind
Madeleine Marlow Bailey
Denver
Calo
Noel Moore
Mary Murphy Elk
Dorothy Woodworth
Seattle
Wash
Ishmael Meyers
Opal Wallace
Deneen Miller
Jack Yehling
Chicago
Thelma Barr Laurius
Emily Kelley
Kelley
Marlow 4-H Club Meets At Back Home
The Marlow Cardinals 4-H Club gathered at John Back’s home. Patty Marlow led the pledge to the American flag and Jerry Rutherford led the 4-H pledge. Demonstrations were given by Robert Smith and John Back. The event was held on July 9 at Robert Smith’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlow Cardinals
John Back
Patty Marlow
Jerry Rutherford
Robert Smith
Oklahoma Bride Weds in Stilwell First Christian Church
Miss Kaylene Sue Reed and Larry Dean Farthing married in Stilwell Oklahoma at 7 30 P M Friday June 12 in a double ring ceremony. The bride wore a peau de soie silk organza gown with lace motif train and carried white orchids. Attendants included Miss Caral Sue Hester and Miss Lora Baze with gowns of rose crystalline. After a reception the couple will reside in Phillipsburg Missouri where the groom is pastor at the First Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaylene Sue Reed
Larry Dean Farthing
First Christian Church
Stilwell
Oklahoma
Kay A. Reed
Donald R. Farthing
Jim Woolsey Sr
Caral Sue Hester
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Lora Baze
Joplin
Missouri
Jan Clarke
Eugene
Oregon
Lathe Fisha Jean Jarthune
Selan Hall
Don Mechem
Rosalee Crawford
Mary Margaret Fletcher
Deanne Briggs
Virginia Carolla
Rolla
Patsy Sigler
Lebanon
Hot Springs
Phillipsburg
Cynthia Reed Joins Harrisboro High School as English Teacher
Cynthia Reed, daughter of Mrs. Charles Reed of Mt Vernon, has accepted an English teaching post at Harrisboro High School. While at Southern Illinois University she studied in the College of Education majoring in English and graduates in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Reed
Charles Reed
Mt. Vernon
Harrisbore High School
Southern Illneis University
Southern
Reed
College of Education
Mt V. Student Receives Degree at Indiana Univ
Misa Patricia Fitch graduates from Indiana University Bloomington with a Bachelor of Science in education. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fitch of Mt. Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Patricia Fitch
Indiana University
Bloomington
Paul Fitch
Mason Newell Accepts Position with Pfister Asson Growers in Aurora
Mason A. Newell, son of Mason Newell of Scheller, has accepted a position with Pfister Asson Growers in Aurora, TI, per Southern Miracle University Placement Service records. While at Southern Newell studied plant industries in the School of Agriculture and is a June graduate. The university’s Placement Service notes hundreds of requests from government, businesses, schools, and colleges for potential employees each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason A. Newell
Mason Newell
Scheller
Pfister Asson, Growers, Inc
Aurora
Southern Miracle University
Southern
Newell
STU
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itithard-Myers
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Dix
Homemakers’ Extension Association
State Game Farm
Lane
Oak Dale Church
Harvey Shelton
St. Anne's Guild
Trinity Episcopal Church
Happy Homemakers
Happy Homemakers’ Unit
Doris Reynolds
South 17Th Street
Indian Hills
Indian Hills Golf Course
Dell Hull
Jean Hertenstein
Doris Williams
Faye Right Nowar
Esther Engleman
Ann Kyle
Amvets
Retired Teachers’ Association
Mt. Vernon Court House
Republican Womens Organization of
Polly
Polly Cramer
Newspaper Enterprise
Cett
Amy
Bones
F.R
Fieuwe
Wertel
HH. S
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Presson
Jooks
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Alice
D. M
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Temple Terrace
Florida
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Mroo
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Blanche Allen
Meer
Donte Mower
Route Five
McLeanshborn
SA Weare Notoes
Watukesan
Central Church
Tay Seeger
Teribhay
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Abby Poarwass
York
Sampls
Susan Light
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Settison
Kent State University
Oho
Curtis - Florist
Wilshire
Guitzler Bet Wan
David Reed
Rodney Don Farthing
Don Sigler
Max Goins
Gary Reed
Wayne Goodman
Glen Holt
Leroy David
Prairie Grove
MR. and
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Bermudas
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Granada Theatre
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