Vernon area notes and social visit roundup
Local residents report visits and travel across Illinois towns. Elections yield 87 to 37 for Frank Hatch, while numerous neighbors attend church, dinners, and family gatherings in Patoka Vandalia Kinmundy and Centralia areas.
Local Notes and Visits Among Sandy Branch Folks
Weekend visits and moves highlighted in Sandy Branch area. Mr and Mrs Charley Johnson plan to move near Tom Jones place. Betty Bender visits grandparents Selby Garrett. Lois Winegarner visits near Tuka. Abe Owens and two sons return to Missouri. Flynn Owens stays with sister Vilda Conant. Various locals attend events and travels to Kinman and LaClede.
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Bessie Thomas
Charley Johnson
Tom Jones Place
Sandy Branch
Betty Bender
Selby Garrett
Lois Winegarner
Tuka
Abe Owens
Missouri
Flynn Owens
Vilda Conant
Schalsloston
Olevda Corrett
Frank Green
Two Illinois men win major engineering medals
University of Illinois faculty members Dr. Arthur Newell Talbot and Prof. Wilbur M. Wilson receive the John Fritz medal and the J James R Croes medal respectively. Talbot is praised as a moulder of men and outstanding educator in civil engineering. Wilson’s work on multiplespan reinforced arch bridges is highlighted along with his long service since 1913 and leadership in the Engineering Experiment Station.
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University of Illnoisaculty
Arthur Newell Talbot
John Fritz
Wilbur M. Wilson
J. James R. Croes
Fritz
Talbot
George Westinghouse
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Alva Edison
George Washington Goethals
Orville Wright
Guglielmo Marconi
Wilson
University of Illinois
Croes
H. M. Westergaard
College of Engineering
Chanute
Western Society of Engineers
Central Illinois
American Society of Civil Engineers
FDR Praises Illinois System and University Leadership
President Roosevelt lauded Illinois state administration reorganization begun in 1913. The project involved University of Illinois staff led by Prof. John A. Fairlie and included nine colleagues. The 1051 page report guided 1917 reforms cutting overlap and saving over $1,000,000 yearly.
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Roosevelt
State of Illinois
University of Illinois
Illinois
University
Edward F. Dunne
John A. Fairlie
University of Illinois Political Science Department
Fairlie
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
James W. Garner
Garner
U of I Offers Workat-Home Courses To 900 Students
More than 600 enrollees study via correspondence at the University of Illinois newest division with 88 courses. Instructors are campus faculty and pupils span the state and country. Subjects include architecture, economics, language, engineering, and more. The College of Commerce now lists about 2,120 students as one of the nation’s largest.
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University of Illinois
University of
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Wade Lawson
LeRoy
Coc
Jans Lawson
Frank Hatch
Wilbur Doolen
Mr. Hatch
Jess Walton
Radford Chriss
Guy Jones
Decatur
John Jones
Opal Jones
L. A. Wilson
J. J. Betts
Cloud Betts
T. E. Snyder
Ramsey
A. C. Curtis
David Johnson
William and
Mildred
Betty Gates
Charles Rosenbaum
Peoria
Tom Snyder
Earl Graham
Fred Garrett
Flora Steel
Rosenbaum
Marcelline Garrett
Kinmundy
Claude Garrett
Rose Martin
Thomas Snyder
Anna Lester
Dixie Reynolds
Wantland
John Vandeventer
William
Moweaqua
Sarah Arnold
Ben- Yah Jarrett
John Matzger
Vandalia
Estella White
William Wohde
Centralig
Dean Merritt
Wade
Fred Doyle
Vera
Oral Brown
Doyle
Mrs. Brown
Arthur Drake
John Linton
Clark
Harold
Darrel Linton
Vernon
Henrietta Cox
Hazel Cox
C. C. Murfin
Millard Cox
Bertha Quayle
Marilyn
James B. Metzger
Shobonier
J. M. Thompson
Ann Dickerson
Betty Hope Metzger
D. L. Freyer
Patoka
Eberlee Norris
Elvis Burton
Betty
Billie
Jimmy
Champaign
J. P. Roberts
Bess Burton
Arlie
Myrtle Sprinkle
Lora Wilson
Helen
Irene Jarrett
Centralia
W. H. Wade
Harold Jolliff
Mildred Cox
Triis
C. T. Wade
Far
C. Livesey
Flr
Tom Attom
Patota
Albert Potts Jr
Anderson
Indiana
Selby Binnion
Flora Maud Hatch
F. M. Smith
Benton
Earl
Edith Peyton
Owaneco
John Quayle
B. F. Lowe
Tillie French
Colorado
Robert Foltz
Wm. Danbury
Dot Doolen
Eastern Star Lodge
Vernon High School
T. R. Cox
Maron
Gerald Cox
S. W. Doolen
Vernon School
Minnie Peddicord
Thelma Doolen
Forrest Oates
J. L. Reed
Bill Gregory
Alma
Isabel Prott
Alice and
Shirley
G. Curry
Martha Morgan
Cleveland
Ohio
Helen Morgan
Mock Island
Ills
Wes Morgan
Eli Morgan
Lib Doolen
I. W. Doolen
Wayne Walton
Clinton Livesay
Ray Walton
Standard Oil
Harold Thomas
St. Louis
J. H. Peddicord
Minnie
Claud Garretts
Lois Laurenece
Fred Laurence
Tohn Quayle
Zion
Hobart Arenld
William Nanbury Porths Overle
Marilyn Enent
Leo Freyer
Clark Gable
Loretta Young
Legion Hall
Patoka Elevator CO
Moline Gang
Emerson Gang
John Deere Gang
McCor
Deering Gang
Harrow McCor
Deering Binder
Virginia
Reed
Pid Williams
Dave
Kinmantee
Sally Merratt
LaClede
Barney Holensh
Vinda Conant Remairs
Pontiac
Lyric Theatre
Salem, Illinois
Simona Simon
James Stewart
Seventh Heaven
Joan Blondell
Edward E. Horton
Bing Crosby
Bob Burns
Sid
Waikiki
Martha’ Raye
Shirley Ross
Tre Vandalia, Ill
Victor McLaglen
Nancy Steel
Shirley Temple
Dick Foran
Ace Drummond
Walter Winchell
Ben Bernie and His Orchestra
Alice Faye
Jack Haley
Ned Sparks
Mountain Justice
Rox
Centralia, Ill
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Bette Davis
Humphrey Bogart
Fair Warning
Betty Furness
John Payne
Paris
With Lyly ‘Pons
Gene Raymond
Old
Wyoming
William Boyd
Egypts
Phone Patoka
Linton
Beery
COX & Martin
Vernon Sandoval Patoka
U. of I
FDR
Candy Shop
Salem
Porter Simcox
Byrd-Watson Drug CO
Philco Radios
Maurice Reynolds
Burtschi Motor Co
Breese
Ill
Field’s Barber Shop
MAE Eagan
C. S. Huddleston
Centralia, Illinois
P. O. Box
K. W. Webster
South Poplar Street
Old Capitol
South 6Th St
Websters
5Th St
S. Locust St. Centralia