Local Social Notes Include Visits and Family News
Mrs Emma Deadmond spent Saturday night with her daughter in Odin. Numerous relatives and friends visited or spent Sundays with families in Odin Centralia Dora Sparta Glenridge Sandoval Mt. Vernon and nearby areas. Fred Ross and Isaac Ross families hosted relatives and a funeral was attended by Claude Carter. Edward Crossett Devota Norton and others are reported ill or away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Sproull
Odin
Alice Myers
Eunice Holtslaw
Edgar Williams
Hazel
Marie Andereck
Albert, Holslaw
Nora Rae
Fred Ross
Emma Deadmond
Bert’ Deadmond
Edward Crossett
Devota
Dora
Missouri
Frank Norton
Sparta
Illinois
Chas
Dr. Hamilton
John Kretzers
Claude Carter
Mt. Vernon
Isac Ross Jr
Joseph of
Christmas Preparations and Local Family Notes
A Kingston area community report lists Esther Goddwin hosting Christmas decoration tasks for a program on December 24. Local families share visits and activities including births, illnesses, church events, wood cutting, and social gatherings with the Jett, Goodwin, Perkins, Nichols, Cozad, and Morrell households in the Marshall Creek and Kinmundy vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Goddwin
Charlie Jett
Mary Ellen
Henry Somerville
Somerville
Lon Pritchett
Virgil Jett
Cecil Jett
L. A. Gettleman
John Nichols
Everett Goodwin
Charlie McHaney
E. E. McHaney
R. Chance
Kinmundy
Everett Jett
Willie Perkins
B. Y
P. A
Central
Alice Simpson
Ella Cozad
L. B. Cozad
Clarence Cozad
Fairman
Ben Morrell Place
John Tolbert
Brother Settles
Carrigan Community Notes and Literary Society Changes
Mr and Mrs Luther Groff visited their daughter Mrs Lela Carter of Tonti Allen Fulton is on the sick Dorothy Meridith visited sister Mrs Neat Smith Saturday night Carrigan Literary Society attended Friday night The Young Chapel Literary Society visitors three numbers Love and Doughnuts Which Died First a negro farce and a mock trial The harmonica contest won by James Meridith Frank Harker elected president Harry Bopp vice president Marie Smith secretary treasurer Prof Merritt Caldwell entertained with magic next meeting January 2 1981 will feature a ciphering match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Groff
Léla Carter
Tonti
Allen Fulton
Dorothy Meridith
Neat Smith
Sigs
Gerald Bopp
B. L. Parish
Delbert
Margaret Hicks
Alice
John
Sam McGeehan
W. H. Brown
Neile
Helen Barnett
Centralia
James Meridith, Jr
Teachers College
Carbondale
Isaac Barnett
Dan Hicks
Lawrence Heinzman
J. P
Young Chapel Literary Society
James Meridith
Frank Harker
Harry Bopp
Marie Smith
Merritt Caldwell
Patoka
Caldwell
Local families gather for visits and chores around Carbondale
Rada Garrett and Selby Garrett visited family while Gilbert Doolen and kin spent Christmas with Cleve Doolen. Mack Robb Tom Garrett Ralph Bassett and others called on Marshall Williams. Lorene Garrett stayed with grandparents Wm Garrett. Swift Club hosted by Mrs Ben Wainscott with visitors including Mrs Billy Morris and Mrs Marvin Conant. Major Co saw mill moved near Sandy Branch. Ellsworth Harvey delivered corn to Mark Swift. Jokes aside a punchline about a broke engagement closes the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Conant
Mack Robb
Tom. Garrett
Ralph
Ellis Bassett
Marshall Williams
Lorene Garrett
Wm. Garrett
Ben Wainscott
Swift Club
Billy Morris
Elvin Conant
Sam Lowe
Centralia
Maxine Walton
Robert Nichols
Trevor Goostree
Carol Garrett
Tom Garrett
Ralph Bassett
D. A. Arnold
Kenneth Robb
Marshal Williams
Betty Nichols
Clyde Garrett
Selby Garrett
Sandy Branch
Ellsworth Harvey
Villa Grove
Mark Swift
Helen Wainscott
Sam Arnold
Bill Conant
Marvin Conants
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Meridith
Dorothy
Maxine
Glenday
Jane
Rosie Williams
Lloyd Bryant
Bobbie
Isaac Ross
John J. Pershing
The
General Pershing
Globe- Democrat
Pershing
St Paulz Clobe-Democrat
Globe-Democrat
Our Christmas Club
First State Bank OF
Patoka, Illinois
Fredonia
Patoka Hardware
Merry Christmas
Marion County
Ed Anderson
Carrigan
Rada Garrett
Gilbert Doolen
Cleve Doolen
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