Local notes from Vernon and nearby towns during July week
Community update lists residents visiting relatives in Kinmundy Patoka Vandalia and Centralia. Birth announced for Robert Elton Norris. Oil workers move into Patoka area. Ladies Aid met with 13 members. Several residents travel between Vernon Patoka Assumption Niantic Champaign and Decatur for visits and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dorris
Saem
Alice Brumfield
Henry Brumfield
Patoka
Lydia Garrett
Villa Grove
Isabel Pratt
Alice
Raymond Gates
Vandalia
J. H. Peddicord
Minnie Peddicord
Carbondale
Sandoval
Alice Wade
Hazel Cox
Guy Jones
Decatur
John Jones
Opal Jones
Earl Eastman
First State
Bank of Patoka
Thmas Quayle
Saurday
Flora Dickey
H. E. Morgan
Owensboro
Andrs. Knotts
Knottsville
Eberleen Norris
Robert Elton
Quayle
Wilson
Ladies Aid
Bertha Moore
Mabel Oates
Eloise Peyton
Assumption
Edith Peyton
Niantic
John Pumphrey
Lee Peyton
Marilyn Quayle
Lee
East Zion Neighbors Share Visits and Happenings
A Salem area roundup notes Roy Mulvaney s surprise birthday dinner with relatives and friends. Weekend visits include Clelia Bassett in Salem, Maud Caldwell returning from Salem Clyde and Eli Green visiting Charles Berry, and Etna Knight with Laura Frizzell cleaning the church. Local farming tasks and travel are listed, and a grim joke ends the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Mulvaney
Clelia Bassett
Salem
Jamie Caldwell
Jim Harker
Lee Griffin
Gladys Garrett
Granite City
Clare Frizell
Foster Township
Verne Nattier
Cyrus Nichols
Etna Knight
Laura Frizzell
Ennos Davidson
Elmer Berry
Maud Caldwell
Clyde
Eli Green
Charles Berry
Paul Caldwell
Oscar Caldwell
Olney
Compan
T. P. Williams
Carl Arnold
Wilbur Chandler
Ellis Bassett
Gage Basset
Harry Thomason
Moneaqua
Old Lady Quips About Buried Uncle Charlie Without His Pants
An old lady responds wryly about not being the focus as she recalls burying Uncle Charlie, noting he was missing his pants. The line underscores a grim humor in a small-town conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Uncle Charlie
Charlie
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