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Vernon News Roundup of Visits and Socials Across Town
Vernon residents attended numerous visits and gatherings including Mr. and Mrs. Purdue, Clem Dolen, and Isabel Protz at Vandalia. Several families hosted relatives from Decatur, Havana, and Patoka. The Rebekahs hosted an Odd Fellows party with games and refreshments. Community visitors included Eddie McClure, Charlotte Brown, and others from Centralia, Salem, Peoria, and Des Moines.
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J. A. Purdue
Clem Dolen
Isabel Protz
Lora Wilson
Vandalia
Arnold Jarrett
Havana
Marian Epps
Centralia
Vira Pfeffer
Dayne Ellis
Vernon
Davis Jennings
Thelma Pugh
Margaret Ballance
Charlotte Brown
Eddie McClure
Decatur
Esther Snyder
Lisle Simcox
Charlotte
Chestnut
J. Arnold
Earl Graham
F. C. Freyer
Salem
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Marcus Cox
James Weinsman
Laura Meador
Alice Clendening
Earl Leininger
Frances Leininger
Grover Betts
Sheridan
Earl Purdue
St. James
J. A. Puudue
Rollie Blankinship
Marion
Clinton
James Wernsman
W. W. Murfin
Patoka
T. T.cox
Edna
Lewis Leninger
Ina Lawrence
Helen Jarrett
Eugene Sprinkle
Henry Sprinkle
Moweaaua
Arlie Sprinkle
Henry Reeter
Melvin Keppler
Cloud Bet