Red Cross and Salvation Army Aid Miners Families in Wamac Disaster
The Marion County Red Cross and Salvation Army provided round the clock aid at the Centralia coal mine disaster in Wamac last week. They offered meals, support, and relief to affected families, earning high praise from local residents for their dedicated service.
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RED Cross & Salvation Army
Marion County
American Red Cross
Centralia Coal Company
Wamac
The
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Red Cross Aids Miners Families After Shaft Tragedy
Rescue workers and volunteers provided hot drinks and food around the clock for miners and waiting families. Red Cross teams in Sandoval arranged baskets of meals to ease food shortages, supporting dead miners’ kin and out of town relatives. Mr and Mrs Lowell Belcher and infant visit Cerro Gordo over the weekend.
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Red Cross
Sandoval
Lowell Belcher
Cerro Gordo
Smiths and DuComb Family Visit at Carlyle
Mr and Mrs G N Smith and their sons Bob and Billy spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Dean DuComb and their daughter at Carlyle.
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G. N. Smith
Bob and
Billy
Dean DuComb
Carlyle
Sunday Visitors At the George Ahif Home
Sunday visitors at the George Ahif home included Paul Ruff and Donnie Ruff plus Chas Ruff and family from Petersburg Indiana. Also present were Geo Anderson and Bob and Junior from Sandoval, Lena Ahif of Shattue, Bruce Foltz of Patoka, Wilbur McIntire of Patoka, and Chas Ahif and family. Irvon Bowen and family visited Burl Bowen and son. Everett Kretzer and family and Eldon Bowen and daughter joined Irvon Bowen’s guests.
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George Ahif Home
Paul Ruff
Donnie
Chas
Ruff
Petersburg
Ind
Geo, Anderson
Bob
Junior
Sandoval
Lena Ahif
Shattue
Bruce Foltz
Patoka
Wilbur McIntire
Chas. Ahif
Irvon Bowen
Burl Bowen
Everett Kretzer
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Patoka Register
H. K. Pike
Ruby D.ike
Illinois
Patoka Farmers Co-op
Patoka, Il
Vernon
Fll
Cain
West Broadway
Centralia, Ill
Fairman
Crawford’s
den Crawford
Patoka, Illinois
Dick Potts
Farthing’s Hatchery
ODIN
International Harvester
International Harvester Saids
Patoka Elevator Company
American Legion and
Legion Auxiliary
Snyder & Foltz
RED Jacket
Wesco & Berkley
Sensation
Howard Radio-Phonograph
Perfection Stove Co
NEW Perfection
Signature
Fairbanks-Morse
James Way Electric
Brooders
Kodak Film
Hudson
Congoleum Rugs
Marion County Service CO
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