Community Social Roundup at Odin Township
Mrs Fannie Deadmond visited Mrs Susan McClelland on Monday afternoon. Several families including McClellands and Holtslaws shared time across the weekend and Monday. A sick horse prompted a call to Melvin Austin Thursday night and local literary programs, Barr and Carrigan, featured in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Deadmond
Susan McClelland
Belle Zoeller
Ella Meredith
Grace Meredith
Lawrence ‘McClellan
Howard Crue
Chas. Breakfield
Guyman
Melvin Austins
Barr
Locals Share Weekend Visits and Travel Notes
Vernon Miss Ollie Gochenour of Browns town spent last weekend here with Miss Andree Green. Miss Laura Arnold of Alma spent last week here with her sister Mrs. Gus Pratt and family. Miss Alice Wade of Centralia spent the latter part of the week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wade. Mrs. W. L. Hathaway and daughter Marie spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. A. A. Griffin in Patoka. Mrs. F. L. Cox and son Marcus spent the weekend with relatives in Normal and Bloomington. John Gadel and family of Wood River were visitors Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Lange. F. C. Freyer, G. C. Betts and W. L. Hathaway were business callers in Salem Monday. Misses Loretta Brown, Ruby Johnson and Mrs. Harvey Munger and daughter Emma Sue of Vandalia visited Tuesday with Miss Mildred Morgan, Lem Meador, and John. Gehrkin were in Springfield Tuesday on business. (Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gregory of Alma spent Sunday here with the Gus Protz family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Gochenour
Brownstown
Andree Green
Laura Arnold
Alma
Gus Pratt
Alice Wade
Centralia
W. H. Wade
W. L. Hathaway
Marie
A. A. Griffin
Patoka
F. L. Cox
Marcus
Normal
Bloomington
John Gadel
Wood River
George Lange
F. C. Freyer
G. C. Betts
Salem
Loretta Brown
Ruby Johnson
Harvey Munger
Emma Sue
Vandalia
Mildred Morgan
Lem ‘Meador
Springfield
Bill Gregory
Gus Protz
Cleaning house and local shopping in Vandalia area
Stombaugh and Daniels families visit Browns town and Bluff City while Centralia shoppers seek paper at the Vandalia Paint Store. Multiple gatherings include J M and Bink Stombaugh at Rollie Stombaughs and Roy Jackson family visits. Mrs Merryman remains on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Howard Daniels
Centralia
Mary Merryman
Glen Stombaugh
Rollie Stombaugh
Bill Laswell
Ames Oberg
Brownstown
J. M. Stombaugh
Bink
Lawrence Durbin
Mickie
Bluff City
Roy Jackson
J. R. Stombaugh
Altamont
Marcus Jackson
Mulberry Grove
Helen
John Merryman
Louis May
Rosa Mary
Glen Henderson
Cracker Neck Rain and Family Visits Report
Cracker Neck received a light shower since the last note. From Cole was in the Neck Saturday. Grandma Wall visited Mary Belcher last week. Stombaugh Hill is mentioned with a question of hiding. John Shepard and family visited his parents J A Shepard and wife Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cracker Neck
Cole
Grandma Wall
Mary Belcher
Stombaugh Hill
John Shepard
J. A. Shepard
Murray Family and Friends Visit Nearby Areas
Miss Eunice Bernice Alice and Leona Murray called on Glad Mary and Bessie Alexander Saturday evening. Theodore Stone and family from across the river visited his sister. Orval McKimmey passed through the Neck Saturday toward Keyesport where his wife visited her mother Ida Ritchie. Perry Belcher and family visited in the Neck Sunday. Mrs Mary Belcher and grandson Stanley Barnes shopped at Patoka Monday. George was a Sunday night visitor with his brother Perry Belcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice
Bernice
Alice
Leona Murray
Glad Mary
Bessie Alexander
Theodore Stone
Shepard
Orval McKimmey
Keyesport
Ida Ritchie
Perry Belcher
Mary Belcher
Stanley Barnes
George
Local notes from Southeast Town listing visitors and sick
Rose Snyder called on Mrs. George Orrell. Bertha Williams and children visited the Belcher family. John Tibbs on leave from St. Louis came home for the weekend. Joseph Trushell from Dearborn Michigan arrived to visit Belchers. His wife returned home with him. Mrs. Orrell is ill. Noora Bradford visited Opal Belcher. Wash Bowen traveled to St. Louis. Charlie Bowen and family visited their daughter. A dated saying about criticism rounds out the town notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Snyder
George Orrell
Bertha Williams
Mat Belcher
John Tibbs
St. Louis
Joseph Trushell
Dearborn
Michigan
Belcher
Noora Bradford
Opal Belcher
Wash Bowen
Charlie Bowen
Dan Reeter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Odin Township
May McClelland
Lora Holtslaw
Elvin
Thomas Holtslaw
Juanita
W. R. McClelland
Ethel Holtslaw
Nellie’ Holtslaw
James Case
Nellie Holtslaw
Howard McClelland
Carrigan
Rosa Britt
Near Patoka
Mason Holtslaw
Asa McClelland
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