Community Notices and Visits Across Vernon County
Local residents host and visit relatives across Illinois and Oklahoma. Workshops and family gatherings include Jennings Wade and Helen Dorris of Vandalia, Frances Livesay in Salem, and Betsy Oates visiting St. Louis. The Vernon Busy Bee 4-H Club announces Achievement Day on Aug 16 at Town Hall with F J Blackburn speaking.
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Detroit
Mich
Frances Livesay
Salem Bond
Oral Stump
Canton
Ill
C. C. Murfin
Claudine Norris
Bertha Russell
Chicago
Claud Norris
G. Norris
Mildred
Mecatur
Gus Pratt
Shirley Ann
Jess Walton
Decatur
Frank Beck
Stringtown
Betty Oates
St. Louis
Slender
Willie - Oates
Stella White
Helen
John Crawford
Near Paiska
Lucas Crawford
Geo. Landreth
Leo Landreth
Jennie Pendercost
Tulsa
Okla
Wm. Wade
Betts
Joe Kuhn Andy
Oconee
Kuhn
Anna Morton
Cecil Brown
Glenwood
Bloomington
Geo. Manus
Pearl City
Vernon School
W. C. Evans
Sandborn
Ind
Clara Bell Gray
Evan
Margaret Freyer
Lora
Henry
Charles Jones
Geo. Jones
Emma Protz
Helen Allen
Alice Marie Protz
Benson and
Waynesville
Elvis Burton
Lula Karson
Champaign
John Roberts
Bill Murfin
Frank Murfin
Vernon Busy Bee
Town Hall
F. J. Blackburn
Betty Lou
Benny Lou
Jess. Zimmerman
Cecil Binnion
Juanita McAdoo
Clinton
Eli Morgan
Public Transportation Upgrades For Safer Faster Service
The mechanical department makes changes to ensure maximum safety for patrons. Drivers are being trained for safe, speedy, courteous service. Schedules will provide direct connections to nearly any point in the United States and high frequency service to Southern Illinois.
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United States
Illinois
Local Visits and Social Notes From Bloomington Area
Fredonia Wilson Nichols returned from Bloomington and visits his nephew John Nichols and wife. Mrs. Ashworth buried at Marshall Creek cemetery. Mrs. Fannie Nichols visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McHaney. Relatives gathered for ice cream in honor of Mrs. McHaney’s birthday with several family members present. Grandfather George Kretzer noted, and various locals shared social calls and church appointments. Brother Settles hired again for the year at Marshall Creek.
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Wilson Nichols
Bloomington
John Nichols
Ashworth
Tonti
Marshall Creek
Fannie Nichols
Charlie McHaney
George Wharine
Marion Evans
Jerry Parker
Everett Jett
Brother Settles
Local Resident George Kietzer Dies After Illness
The article notes the death of George Kietzer after a serious illness. It mentions John Nichola helping Elsie Palmer thresh on Monday afternoon and Fern Kretzer visiting her uncle John Kretzer and family near Sandoval.
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George Kietzer
John Nichola
Elsie Palmer
Fern Kretzer
John Kretzer
Sandoval
New Malaria Hazard Emerges in Illinois
Health director Dr. Andy Hall warns that malaria has reappeared as a statewide hazard. July case reports exceed totals for over a decade, with mosquitoes now widely infected. He notes stagnant water is not the main spread factor and screening mosquitoes and quinine under medical direction can prevent infection.
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Illinois
Andy Hall
Hall
Wanted and for sale column items from Centralia area
Classified notices list car overhauling and re pairing services by Everett Purdue near Patoka plus a rent offer in the Hotel building by Mrs. O. Gray. Advertisements include lower priced used cars from Hall's Used Car Lot and sale or trade of 35 acres by C. W. Martin, a five year old ram and high grade lamb by Wm. A. Ververs, a 3 horsepower gasoline engine via Register Office, and a purebred Shropshire yearling ram from O F Davis at University of Illinois stock.
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Everett Purdue
Patoka
Tfe
Gray
Louie Wasem
Hall
East Noleman Centralia
Illinois
C. W. Martin
Wm. A. Ververs
Ill
University of Illinois Stock
O. F. Davis
Mosquito spread of malaria noted in July cases
Health officials report 21 malaria cases in July 1929 with likely many more unreported. Cases are mainly among boys at summer camps and vacationers near rivers. Anopheles mosquitoes are spreading the disease across a wide area, so patients should be protected by screens to prevent further transmission.
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Illinois
Humorettes a Bride and Groom Card
A humorous dialogue vignette shows a business man and boy bantering about usefulness in offices, a judge prompting peace after a chair fight, and a registrar noting marriage records before licensing. A film star complains of a waiting taxi as a grandmother’s wedding ring is praised for lasting a lifetime.
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Jennie Pendercash
Billy Barton
Helen Dorris
Vandalia
Alice Wade
Centralia
W. H. Wade
Helen Farrell
Lebanon
Howard Pope
John Thompson
Everett
Harley
Bird
Globe Lumber CO
Vernon, Illinois
State Public Serviceommission
Egyptian Transportation System
THE
Blue Goose Garage—Machine Shop
LYE Belcher
Fredonia
M Besa
MAE Eagan Auto and Property Insurance
Carl Cunningham
East Broadway
Calle
J. M. Smith
Vernon
Timothy
Red Top
Limestone
Stone
Patoka and
Weber
George J. Wasem
F. C. Freyer
Meridian
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