Local and Personal News Highlights and Visitors
Local notes detail special price on ice cream freezers 7 qt cold packer $1.15 for Saturday only at Walton Hollow. Numerous residents and visitors travel to Springfield and Centralia events, with many relatives visiting Patoka, Decatur, Centralia, and neighboring towns. Delays and health updates accompany a busy schedule of Kossuth and surrounding community活动.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton Holw
Effie Smith
Virginia Sue Crawford
Springfield
Wilma Crawford
Dave Pauley
Staunton
Eliza Farmer
T. B. Walker
Verlin McCoy
Centralia
John Smith
Philadelphia
Ida Smith
Alice Murfin
Pana
Glen Quayle
Decatur
Patoka
Nellie Quayle
Dallas Stilley and Son
Marvin Alvers
Meckling
South Dakota
William’ Cox
Mr. Stilley
Wisconsin
Alfred Stilley
Dale Altom
E. R. Caldwell
Clinton
Betty
Laura Haley
East St. Louis
Granite City
Billy Bruening
Ralph Willis
Mary Ellen
Odin
George Holland
X. B. Holland
George Ballance
James Ballance
Alta Pugh
Paul Logan
S. M.spurgeon
Grenville
Vandalia
Cecil Brown
Charlotte
Allison Gray
G. Wengert
Collinsville
al Cain
Clovis
New Mexico
Will Cain
E. Nattier
H. M. Cady
Stanley
Gorham
Illinois M. E. Church
South
Marvin Balance
Carbondale
P. J. Mojonnier
Carrol
Mary Helen Humes
Milton Carter
W. D. Humphrey
Rushville
Fern Kahlert
Phillip Edward
M. P. du Comb
James Seicher
Freeport
William Seicher
Austin Good
P. C. Mojonnier
St. Louis
Kenneth Muck
Buffalo
N. Y
Carl Outhouse
Cuetralia
Pauline Genre
Lee Wadkins
Waynesville
Charles Roseman Jr
Margaret Ballance
Olney
Martin
Charles Cox
James Wasem
Jimmy Lewis
Vandalia Hospital
Greenville
M. D. Walker
Merritt Caldwell
Mary Caldwell
Francis Walker
Forest Cothern
Son
Caldwell
Maroa
Roy Thompson
Marcus Cox
Stringtown Ice Cream Supper Invitation
The public is invited to attend an ice cream supper near Stringtown Church on Wednesday evening August 28 with home made ice cream and servings available.
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Stringtown
Ch Rch
Zimmermanns Arrive Safely in Denver Colorado
Mr and Mrs Charles Adams report the prompt arrival of Mr and Mrs L F Zimmermann to their home in Denver Colorado The Patoka visit was shortened by a business summons They completed the 1001 mile trip in about 24 hours and enjoyed a pleasant journey arriving home with memories of hospitality from relatives and Patoka friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Eagan
Flint
Mich
M. Eagan
Doyle Beckemeyer
CCC
Makanda
Bell Beckemeyer
John A. Jennings
M. D. Walker
L. W. Ballance
Elvin Clay
St. Louis
Mary Helen Humes
Centralia
Fannie Chandler
Carl Silkey
Decatur
Patoka
Silkey
Dorothy
Clayton
Monroe Hopkins
Dean Eagan
Clyde Gordon
Denver
Colo
Max Conrey
Wichita Falls
Texas
A. A. Griffin
Bill Eagan
Cen
Charles Adams
L. F. Zimmermann
Patoka Baptist Church Picnic at Bryan Memorial Park
About sixty members of Patoka Baptist Church attended the annual picnic at Bryan Memorial Park in Salem last Thursday. Guests enjoyed a noon picnic meal, swimming, and picnic sports amid friendly fellowship, making the day profitable and delightful for all ages.
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Bryan Memorial Park
Salem
Orville Genre Crowned Local Champion Corn Grower
Orville Genre, a farmer near Patoka, exhibited a corn stalk 11 feet 7 inches long with the ear 7 feet 11 inches above ground. He stands above recent Chicago and St. Louis champions, and the county farm bureau urges formal recognition as the top local grower while noting the region needs moisture for a good crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Genre
Patoka
Chicago
St. Louis
Genre
County Farm Bureau
Local Social Roundup From Steele and Surrounding Areas
Steele area residents and relatives are noted visiting and hosting events across nearby towns. Bowen family gatherings, weekend calls, and visits include Sandoval Vandalia and Centralia, with numerous mentions of the Bowen and Gerrish households and neighboring families.
Community social visits in Odin Township notes
Paul McClelland and family spent Wednesday with Melvin Austin and wife. George Ross visited with his brother Isaac Ross and family Sunday afternoon. Loyd McClelland and wife and daughter Gertrude visited Mason Holslaw and family Saturday evening. Mrs Allie McClelland with son David and daughter Ruth visited Mrs Lora Holtslaw on Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvon Bowen
Wash Bowen
J. E. Hill
Centralia
Ethel Long
Daught Velma
August Ververs
Ruby
Nettie Schmahl
Clarence Bowen
Charley Lutz
Sandoval
Ed Barnes
Jim Hill
Everett Goodwin
Eldon Bowen
Vandalia
Pearl Poole
Norman Gerrish
Ernest Schmahl
Cecil
Floyd Bowen
Dan
Charles Reeter
James Hill
Carles Gerrish
Snyder Brothers
Steele
Pearl Britt
Paul Turner
Pearl Turner
Dan Reeter
Fred Adams
Matilda Bowen
Paul McClelland
Melvin Austin
George Ross
Isaac Ross
Loyd ‘McClelland
Gertrude
Mason Holslaw
Allie McClelland
David
Ruth
Lora Holtslaw
Softball Scores From Recent Games
Scores show Cards 11 Tigers 1 Vernon 17 Eaglin 5 Cubs 18 Giants 8 Island Chapel 18 Zion 2 reflecting varied results across matchups.
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Tigers
Vernon
Eaglin
Cubs
Giants
Island Chapel
Zion
Local residents enjoy visits and gatherings in Salem
Vernon News notes Woodroe Eagan and wife returning to Salem after road grading work. Visitors include Leilene Forehand from Blue Mound, Miss Juanita Carmany of Peoria, Burl Arnold of Zion, and many local families. A Bryan Memorial Park swimming party, ice cream supper, and a stone Danbury building conversion are reported.
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Woodroe Eagan
Salem
Leilene Forehand
Blue Mound
Cora Hanson
Willard Bryan
Normal
Radah Bryan
Elizabeth
Juanita Carmany
Peoria
W. H. Hathaway
Burl Arnold
Zion
John Quayle
Bryan‘s Memorial Park
Forest Oates
Cloud Betts
Minnie Wilson
Minnie Peddicord
Aillce Wade
Dot Doolen
Isabel Protz
Juanita Carmaney
Lazel Cox
Kelly Martin
Wayne Walton
Walton Arnold
Clem Doolen
Wade Brown
Shawnee
Okla
W. E. Brown
Decatur
Cecil Brown
Herschel Stump
Princeville
Ra E. Kenney
Kenney
Bethalto
Te Hacth School
St. Louis
S. E. Morey
J. A. Purdue
Betty Lou
Charles Rosenbaum
Murfin
du Comble
Anna Lester
Owen Neff
Lester
Flora Cox
Teck
Champaign
Arlie Sprinkle
Local Social News From East Zion Area
Mrs Hubert Gray visits this week with Maud Caldwell. Mrs Dwight Bundy visits from Tuesday to Thursday with her family Barthol Anderson and family. Ellis Bassett and Fent Caldwell transact business in Odin Tuesday. John Thalman threshes grain nearby. Charles Meadows visits with the Meadows children. Mrs Della Barnett shops Thursday in Patoka and Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Gray
Maud Caldwell
Dwight Bundy
Barthol Anderson
Ellis Bassett
Fent Caldwell
Odin
John Thalman
Charles Meadows
Meadows
Della Barnett
Patoka
Salem
Centralia area classifieds offer sewing shop and farm notices
Ferguson McGuire Sewing Shop opens on the second floor of The Centralia Building and Loan Office Broadway and Locust. Listings include for sale refrigerators washers pumps ram cows horses and buggies plus peaches tomatoes and room rentals. Local services advertise animal removal and hunting ken nels in Breese Illinois and dairy cattle sales in Shobonier Charles Gable Jr. Shobonier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson-McGuire
Centralia Building & Loan Office
Broadway and
Locust
Elmer Berry
Jaeger
Fox, Coon and Dog Kennels
Breese
Ill
Charles Gable Jr
Shobonier
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Geo. J. Wasem
Illinois
Just
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Colorado
Patoka Baptist Church
Odin Township
East Zion
C. N. Cruse
A. L. Irvin
Bob Jhonstone
George Wickersham
Shropshire Ram
Wm. Ververs
Belle Stephens
C. A. Walton
Joe Simcox
Vogue
Shuttleworth, Batr & Aldrich City Natl. Bank
Geo. E. Raines
S. Locust
Bette Davis
Guy Kibbee
Warren William
W. C. Fields
Man ON the
Shirley Temple
FOX Illinois
Centralia, Ill
Janet Gaynor
Henry Fonda
Evergreen
Jane Mathews
Joan Blondell
Glenda Farrell
Silly Symphony
Kent Taylor
Ida Lupino
Randolph Scott
Kay Johnson
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