Local pupils excel in spelling and community notes
Barbara Gene Branch and Nelleta Durbin led fifth and seventh grades, spelling 100 daily for a week. The column lists many local family visits, farm work, hospital news, and church revival attendance in Odin and Patoka, mentioning Jett, Jett sisters, Galbreath, Guyman, Kretzer, and other area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Gene Branch
Nelleta Durbin
Kretzer
Gene Wranch
Nelle Ree Duaim
Manthey
Gtynan
Buey May Gayman
Ida Jett
Laurass
Patoka
Sure Cure For Bad Vision From Patoka Hardware
A satirical ad urges readers to wipe away gloom and view the nation’s resources and crops with improved vision. It parodies health cures, promotes prosperity, and credits Patoka Hardware and Furniture Co. for the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Local social notes from Vincennes and Kinmundy area
Sandoval J. Thomas of Vincennes spent Sunday with family. Miss Francis Fizzon from St. Louis visited her mother. Mrs. Tom Leach left for Chicago to visit husband and brother Pete Maloy. Mrs. Alexander and Dorris and Mrs. Carol Flatman with son visited relatives in Kinmundy. B. F. Holmes left for Ft. Ritner to visit his mother. Leon Sherman attended a Kroger managers meeting in Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Galbreath
Nancy Joy
Albert Galbreath
Harvey
Odin
Ida Jett
John Charlton
Sam Ticknor
George Eide
Centralia
Ruth Galbreath
Wink Jackson
Frank Fulton
East Salem
J. Fulton
Sarah Mitchell
Salem
Verbie Ramsey
Dennis Branch
Beryle Durbin
Wm. Johnson
Frank Guyman
Vernon Guyman
Henry Guyman
Ray Kretzer
J. H. Kretzer
Lucy May
Martha Guyman
Durbin Sisters
Francis Fizzon
St. Louis
Tom Leachleft
Chicago
Pete Maloy
Alexander i
Dorris
Carol Flatman
Kinmundy
B. F. Holmes
Ft. Ritner
Ind
Allie Jeffers
Leon Sherman
Kroger ,Managers
Fairfield
Social notes from St Louis area visitors and local gatherings
Miss Mary Thomas of St Louis spends a week at her sister Mrs Joe Parker's home. Miss Florence Branson of Salem and Miss Anita Kimpler of St Louis visit relatives. Lions Club meets with 16 members. guests Joe Kerwin and Relza Troutt attend. Many local residents attend shows in Centralia and visit family in Sandoval and Carlyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Thomas
St. Louis
Joe Parker
Margaret Feltman
Carlyle
Fred’ Chance , Jr
Salem
Annabella
Provente Newmar
Virginia Riddick
Bent Seay
Joseph Thoms
Centralia
Bob Parker
Joe Bell
Florence Branson
Carol Flatman
Henry Bloom
Anita Kimpler
Alice Kimpler
Norma Pigz
Harry Duncan
The
Lion's Club
Ata M. Peters
Joe Kerwin
Relza Troutt
John Smith
Gladys Martin
Eileen Griffen
G. W. Dickens
L. L. Green
Sandoval-Carlyle
Misses Kimpler
Esther Wood
Wanda Holslaw
Fern Thomas
Mary Mae Martin
Marion Belcher
Maurice Eagan
Paul Logan
P. D. Outhouse
Willard McIntire
Edgar Irvin
Bob Johnstone
Clifford Mason
Herschel McClelland
Joseph Hitpas
St. Lawrence
Charles Mansfield
Logan Davidson
Glen
Warren Junkerman
Ruby Wood
Marjorie Duncan
Muriel
Venetta Lewis
Parnell Robertson
Clarence Wood
Edgar Smith
Logan’ Davidson
Dwaine Potter
Sandoval
Mansfield
Community High School
Ena Smith
Virginia Seidel
Maggie Meller
Loring Ames
Monroe Sands
Roger Ames
Dale Redburn
Pierre Ruisseau
J. H. Boyd
Walton
Howard Hoffman
Evelyn Spring
Winifred Harvey
Mrs.Walcott
Helen Dykstra
Joan Ames
Wanda Holtslaw
Local Social Notes From Godin Township
Mrs Sarah McClelland and granddaughter Phyllis Austin visited Rev and Mrs Day. Several families including the McClellands and Woods shared afternoons with Mrs McClelland and her daughter Ethel Austin. Emma Ross and others called on McClelland’s home while Emma Breakfield hosted visitors. Essington and Mary Odell wed at Rev Day’s with other sightings of local neighbors over the week. Bernard Ross and family spent Sunday with George Ross at Alma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah McClelland
Phyllis Austin
Day
G. W. McClelland
Aldale Wood
Ethel Austin
Robert Pigg
Mason Holtslaw
Emma Ross
J. R. Holtslaw
Earl Jackson
Alma
Saac Ross
Bernard
Howard McClelland
George Ross
Bernard Ross
North Fork Community Visitors and Local Calls
Local residents list visits and calls across North Fork including Cecil Headley and family, Ed Moeller and relatives, Mildred Cox and Lora Bassett, and many others. Movements include Guy Arnold returning to Kinmundy farm, Loren Barnes and Loyd Cox visiting Bassett and Cox households, and the Swift family traveling to Indiana, with several social calls noted through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Headley
Wm. Headley
Ed Moeller
Albert Moeller
Mildred
Cox
Lora Bassett
Albert Jones
Nancy Green’s
Ernest Bassett
St. Peter
Virgil Livesay
Bert Garrett Butcher
Guy Arnold
Kinmundy
North Fork
George Conant
Lodema Wilson
Abbie Cox
Laveda Jones
Arnold Chapel
Lora Arnold
Ralph Feathers
Charles Ford
Charles Lee
Icy Garrett
J. W. Garrett
Clyde Garrett
Henry Moeller
Forest Nabor
Loren Barnes
Boulder
Bassett Boys
Loyd Cox
Dick Feathers
Merle
Wesley Headley
Bud Headley
John Wilson
Dale Cox
Burl Green
Ana Aden
Bereen
Vend
Cleda Garrett
Igadley
Mark Swift
South Bend
Indiana
Dale Arnold
Bobh Green
Bill Green
Salem social round up at the Simpson home
Eugene Simpson hosts a Salem gathering with Pearl Renfro and many neighbors visiting. Families including the Palmers, Bopps, Joins, and Renfros share games and popcorn after a Friday party at the Simpson residence.
Tim Wilker and Wife Visit Locals This Week
Tim Wilker and his wife of Amboy visit relatives and friends in the area this week. J. W. Alexander was a Springfield visitor on Monday. C. N. Cruse and wife visited Irvington Monday. Miss Helen Troyer of Mattoon spent over Sunday with her parents D. W. Troyer and wife. L. E. Green of Patoka First State Bank has been on the sick list this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Wilker
Amboy
J. W. Alexader
Springfield
C. N. Cruse
Irvington
Helen Troyer
Mattoon
D. W. Troyer
L. E. Green
Patoka
Centralia shoppers and visitors noted in local column
Mrs J W Alexander Miss Georgia Cruse Mrs Homer Potts and Mrs S M Spurgeon were among Centralia matr shoppers. Dean Marin, attending an embalming school in Chicago, spent the weekend with home folks in Parokaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W. Alexander
Georgia Cruse
Homer Potts
S. M. Spurgeon
Centralia
Dean Marin
Chicago
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Patoka Hdw
Furn. Co
Illinois
J. Thomas
Vincennes, Ind
Hershey
Maxwell House
Isaac Ross
Wm. Holtslaw
Wit
Orville Mason
Melvin Austin
Purday
Cant
Floyd Britt
Peard Britt
Patokd
Godin Township
Fredonia
Eugene Simpson
Pearl Renfro
E. N. Clark
Theodore Kline
E. E. McHaney
Florida
Vern Palmer
Raymond Bopp
Pearl Poole
Clarence Tackett
Esther Goodwin
Ed Goodwin
Herman Mack
Howe
Alva Jett
Eugene
Fred
Alice Simpson
Edith March
Roscoe Smith
Edgar
Oscar
Roe Campbell
Jimmie
Roberta Renfro
Wm. Palmer
Dad Palmer
Willie
Leona Wehking
John Nichols
RED & White
Sam
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Santos
Patoka, Ill
Fred Brown
Vernon, Ill
Frank Altadonna, Sandoval
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