Community friends visit and local notes from Salem area
Frank Slates and wife visit his mother in Salem. Lloyd Gaston and family visit Forest Gaston. Ellen Gray of Chicago visits Elizabeth Gray. Sadie Black visits Salem. Argie Howard on business trip to Alma. Sam Casner of Salem visits Oscar Slater. Hazel Barlow and Pearl visit Alma. Hazel Howard and children visit Perry Smith. Dave Hilton dies at his son Ernest Hilton’s home in Salem township. Atella Pritchett visits Dona Somerville. Ray Suldens new house near completion built by Forest Williams and Son. Frank Barlow helps Henry Powell cut wood. Bertha Gaston shops in Salem. Elmer Bullard visits Alma. Patty Lois Murray and Ada Bryant at Sunday school. Vila Belle Hughes visits Chloe Shepard. Nellie Bryant visits Norma Roseman. John Wilson and family visit Chester Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Gaston
Thad Rogers
Forest Gaston
Ellen Gray
Chicago
Elizabeth Gray
Sadie Black
Salem
Argie Howard
Alma
Sam Casner
Oscar Slater
Hazel Barlow
Pearl
Hazel Howard
Perry Smith
Dave Hilton
Ernest Hilton
Salem Township
Atella Pritchett
Dona Somerville
Ray Suldens
Forest Williams
Frank Barlow
Henry Powell
Bertha Gaston
Elmer Bullard
Local town notes and family visits in Vandalia area
Baying Thanksgiving gatherings and family calls across Decatur Bloomington Carley and Vandalia. The report lists Mr and Mrs Herbert Paine new baby Mound Chanel born November 22 at Greer hospital Vandalia. Several visits and dinners are noted including Belcher Sander Stone Shepard Paine and other local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Paine
Greer Hospital
Vandalia
Roy Joseph
Everett White
Decatur
J. L. Belcher
Melvin Belcher
Berthel Sander
Boulder
Johnie Stone
Carlyle
Bill Boothman
William Childers
Bloomington
John Shepard
Glen Barnes
Floyd Belcher
Paul Torrence
Luther Paine
Cracker’s Neck Family Sets Visit to Centralia
Mr and Mrs Harley Cole and their daughter Shirley with granddaughter Colleen Simcox spent Saturday afternoon in Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Cole
Shirley
Colleen Simcox
Satuday
Centralia
Ss Oo
Local social visit notes in Vernon and nearby towns
Stringtown residents Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Klinge shopped in Vernon Thursday. Mrs. Clarence Holt and daughter Sumarian visited Mrs. Dennis Metzger and daughter Doris Friday. Genevieve Beck of Vandalia stayed with her parents. Arewine Willette shopped in Vandalia Saturday. Floyd Thoman and Roy Thoman visited Vera area Sunday. The Willette Holt Beck families attended Shobonier Baptist Church Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Holt
Sumarian
Dennis Metzger
Doris
Genevieve Beck
Vandalia
Frank Beck
Arewine Willette
Floyd Thoman
Roy Thoman
Near Vera
B. F. Beck
Genevieve
Shobonier’ Baptist Church
Christmas Program Plans Across West Chapel and Shady Grove
West Chapel and Shady Grove Schools plan a Christmas program. Local families report new baby, visits, and farm labor as farmers harvest corn. Community members attend Sunday School at Cracker Neck and help with daily chores across multiple towns.
Caldwell Family Visits Span Thanksgiving Week
East Zion notes show Walker Caldwell and wife visiting Friday with Ellis Bassett and family. Several relatives celebrated Thanksgiving with J. A. Caldwell. Chriss Neilson and wife called on Charles Mitchel. Robert Caldwell and wife visited with Oscar Caldwell. Pearl Berry and Charles Berry and wife spent Thursday with Elmer Berry. Dessie Ogelsby visiting in Salem. Loren Caldwell and Paul Caldwell with Marian Caldwell and wife also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Caldwell
Ellis Bassett
J. A. Caldwell
Chriss Neilson and
Charles Mitchel
Robert Caldwell and
Oscar Caldwell
Pearl Berry
Charles Berry
Elmer Berry
Navy Training Benefits Highlight Sperry Chief
Thomas A. Morgan, president of Sperry Corporation, notes his Navy technical training aided his career after enlisting as a youth. The image shows new Navy recruits in electrical trade schooling, illustrating Navy Trade Schools offering 50 trades, advancement, travel, and equal pay and benefits in regular and reserve service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
Sperry Corporation
Thomas A. Morgan
U. S. Navy
Morgan
Naval Reserve
Local Visitors Report Weekend Trips and Households
Thursday visits include Oscar Caldwell Ellis Bassett and family in Vandalia with relatives. Hubert Headley and family spent the weekend with Jamie Caldwell. Barthal Anderson and wife were shopping in Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Bassett
Vandalia
Hubert Headley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Slates
Mayme Sanders
Patty Lois Murray
Snday School
Mound Chapel
Ada Beryl Bryant
Vila Belle Hughes
Chloe Shepard
Nellie Bryant
Norma Roseman
John Wilson
Chester Bryant
Pauline
Betty Shepard
Mary Belcher
Theodore Stone
Dale Alexander
Maryland
Bill Brown
Rantoul
Lena Brown
Morgan’s Men’s Wear
Star Brand
Odin
Illinois
Mac’s Cafe
Salem Theatre
FBI
Secrets of
The
Lone Wolf
Warren Williams
Burma
Charles Bickford
SUN
Mon
Chocolate Soldier
Nelson Eddy
Rise Stevens
Lloyd Nolan
Constance Moore
Stringtown
Mrs
Virgil Klinge
Vernon
West Chapel
Shad Grove Schools
Shady Grove
Xelpha Fiscus
Arlene Logue
Don Crawford
Patoka
Howard Woods
Keyesport
Nola Goodwin
Bud Moore
Sam Belcher Place
S. J. Miller
Cracker Neck
J. R. Kost
Omega
Montezuma
Ind
Arthur
Ill
Lovington
Rosemond
John Logue
Hubert Murray
John H. Belcher
Gilford Roseman
George Goodin
Patty Jane Logue
Marcella
Maxine Goodin
Sharlene
Bernadine Belcher
COX & Martin
Sandoval
Santa
Ines
East Zion
Dessie Ogelsby
Loren Caldwell
Paul Caldwell
Marian Caldwell
Centralia Theatres
Ilinois Nuous
Humphrey Bogart
Mary Astor
Carol Landis, Geo. Montgomery
Dakota
R. Stack, Ann Rutherford
Robert Taylor
Norma Shearer
Mercy Island
R. Middleton
Gloria Dickson
Dude Cowboy
Tim Holt
People
Dr. Kildare
Lionel Barrymore
Lew Ayres
Salem, Illinois
Kansas
Dick Foran, Andy Devine
Richardo Cortez
International Squadron
Ronald Reagon
Olympe -Bredna
Texas
Eagan Food Market
Rock Phosphate
Acme
Wm. Ehrat
Shobonier
R. R
Zion Church
Virgil Livesay
Kinmundy
Floyd Britt
Thurby Meador
Vernon, Ill
Vandalia Rendering Works
Irvin Lumber Company
Jamie Caldwell
Barthal Anderson
Yate Eye
Tricycles
Redchairs
Res Oreee
CAS Lci
Tigi
Patoka Hdw. and Furniture Company
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