New Esquire Theatre Opens in Vandalia with 400 Seats
Vandalia welcomed the Esquire Theatre in the Will’s building across from the old Capitol on Gallatin street last Friday. Manager Herman Tanner, also of the Liberty Theatre, advertised the opening and the modernist, RCA sound system with Strong Company projectors impressed visitors. The 400-seat venue features carpeted lobby aisles and ample seating, with a detailed projection room tour highlighting synchronized sound and flicker-free operation.
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Vandalia
Esquire Theatre
Will’s
Capitol
Gallatin Street
Herman Tanner
Liberty Theatre
Register
Strong Company
Tanner
Esquire Theater
Patoka
Mr.Weyers
Hudspeth
Nattier, Dukes and Easton
Construction Work On Martin Building Began Monday
After laying the foundation for the Martin Cash Store building last week bricks were started Monday morning despite bad weather. If progress continues, the brick and stone work should be near complete by week’s end. Mr. Martin plans a post office addition by purchasing the bank site, with full completion after the bank moves. The new part will be finished and the roof in place as soon as possible.
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Martin Cash Store
Martin
Community Notices From Kinmundy Area Sale and Death
Residents gathered for the sale of Hubert Arnold on Thursday. Mrs Allie Thompson and daughter Bessie hosted Green Ridge Chub on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Selby Garrett with Tom and Lucile visited T P Williams Thursday evening. Charley Foster died at his Kinmundy home last week and was buried Friday at Sandy Branch Cemetery. Billie Morris helped Bill Conant by sawing wood Thursday afternoon.
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Hubert Arnold
Allie Thompson
Bessie
Green Ridge
Selby Garrett
Tom
Lucile
T. P. Williams
Charley Foster
Kinmundy
Sandy Branch
Billie Morris
Bill Conant
Mind as Lesson-Sermon Theme in Christian Science
Sunday services in Christian Science churches feature Mind as the Lesson-Sermon subject. The Golden Text cites Psalms praising God’s works, with Job 11 7 and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health cited for the concept of one Mind. The piece notes the weekly format and chosen citations.
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Churches of Christ
God
Mary Baker Eddy
One Well Drilling in Patoka Field This Week
At the start of the week only one well was drilling in the Patoka field, the F. E. Fredericks & Company well on the P. B. Limecox lease. Fredericks has completed two other wells, raising the field’s producers to 93 from 140 wells drilled. Centralia and Benoist prospects loom as deeper tests may hit oil bearing sand, amid a broader oil boom spreading from Patoka to nearby fields.
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Patoka
F. E. Fredericks & Company
P. B. Limecox
Coleman and Blosser
Mr. Fredericks
Alcom
M. D. Ballance
Simcox
Kirk D. Holland
Elmer Rogier
Holland Holding
Jack
Centralia
Taylor Drilling Company
Adams Oil & Gas Company
Adams Company
Shell Petroleum Company
Max Conrey
Patol
Valentine Party At Danbury Home
A Valentine party was held at Bertha Danbery’s Danbury home Monday at 7 pm for the Young Peoples Sunday School Class aged 9 to 13. Winners Clyde Chriss and Sammy Jolliff received prizes. an 8 pm fruit salad dinner followed.
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Bertha Danbery
Young Peoples
Clyde Chriss
Sammy Jolliff
Danbery
Forrest Oakes
Betty Livesay Pastrice Phips
Mildred Cox
Lila Jolliff
Betty Lou Burton
Clyde
Bobby Chriss
Bertha Quayle
Marilyn Quayle
Shirley Pratt
Arbor Day observance led by Edgar R Rogier Post No 543
Arbor Day is observed nationwide in April with the American Legion taking a leading role. The article notes planting trees as living memorials for World War dead, cites a New York project where 5,000 red and white pine trees were planted in an afternoon, and urges a Legion speaker if trees are memorials.
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United States
American Legion
New York State
Legion
Boy Scouts
Five Ways To Cut Car Cost And Accidents
Driving carefully saves fuel and improves safety says Dr Seagraves of the Illinois Agricultural Association. Tips advise avoiding the choke, accelerating slowly, shifting before 25 mph, maintaining steady speed up hills and in wind, and avoiding high speeds to maximize miles per gallon.
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Cr. Seagraves
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Seagraves
Local social visits noted in area households
Rev and Mrs Rose Smith were supper guests at the Charles Arnold home Sunday. Mrs Minnie Donoho of Odin spent several days at the William Dance home last week. Betty Bender is staying with Tudle Garrett for the week. Mark Arnold helped Dick Brown pile wood Wednesday afternoon.
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Rose Smith
Chas. Arnold
Minnie Donoho
Odin
William Dance
Betty Bender
Tudle Garrett
Mark Arnold
Dick Brown
State Bank Building Contract Let in Patoka
Directors of the First State Bank of Patoka awarded the general contract to R E Emerick of Vandalia for a new 30 by 52 foot hard red brick building with stone trim. The structure includes a modern fire proof double compartment vault and burglar alarm system, with heating, plumbing, and wiring contracts let to local firms. Construction begins immediately with a target occupancy in 90 days.
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First State Bank of
L. E. Greem
A. C. Dunlap of
Kinmundy
Alexandrews Plumbing Company
Salem
Salem Electic Company
Patoka High and Grade School News Assembly Program
The Patoka school presents an assembly featuring the Star Spangled Banner and pledge led by Jack Hicks, songs by room four and room three, poems by Frances Elifritz and Connie Meador, a story on Washington's Life by Burton Pinkstaff, a Glee Club performance of Keller's American Hymn, a talk on Washington's Hatchet by Rev. Shaffer, with Helen Walker as leader.
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Jack Hicks
Frances Elifritz
Connie. Meador
America
Room Three
Washington’s
Burton Pinkstaff
Kellers
Glee Club
Washington
Rev. Shaffer
Helen Walker
J. W. Alexander Opens Chevrolet Agency at Sandoval
J W Alexander opened an auto sales room in the Welman Garage at Sandoval on U S route 60 last week. General Motors autos will be handled by the new sales department with Chevrolets and Buicks on display. The firm is staffed by his son Wallace and serves a broad area between Vandalia and Centralia with no competing dealers nearby.
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J. W. Alexander
Welman
Sandoval
U. S
Vandalia
Centralia
Alexander
Leah Walton Spends Sunday With Martha Mulvaney
Miss Leah Pearle Walton spent Sunday with Miss Martha Mulvaney in a social visit described in local columns as a quiet family gathering. The report highlights their companionship and Sunday activity.
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Leah Pearle Walton
Martha Mulvaney
American Passion Play Hails New Jesus Actor in Bloomington
Harold D Walters takes over the role of Jesus of Nazareth in the 15th season of the American Passion Play at Bloomington Illinois Easter tide. Walters, 28, a former Methodist minister turned life insurance agent, succeeds 14-year lead Hueis in a production staged by Bloomington’s association of local performers.
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Bloomington
Ilinois
Jesus of
Hitch
Jesus
Tacinese
Harold D. Walters
Mr. Hitch
Methodist Episcopal Church
Walters
Central Sinois Methodist Conference
Mr. Walters
Athem
Willomni
Delmar D. Dietrdh
Bloomisyttin
Hino
Spat
Sak
Ilmois
P.asser
Iinoix
Poultry Business Opened by W W Richeson and Son
W W Richeson and his son opened a poultry business in the old building last week. The site formerly hosted a flour milling operation and later a grinding business. They will run the Testwemarset market and also pursue gas and fur trades, including hides.
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W. W. Richeson
Sam
W. W. Richeson & Son
Richesons
Deitrich
Walter Adams
O. L. Waseekins
Family mourns as young son injured in fall
The small son of Mr and Mrs Louis Jones Dean Jones fell Sunday evening and is reported improving. The Jones family spent Sunday with Mrs Jones parents Mr and Mrs William Lowe. Mr A D Nichols and Mr Chr Arnold attended Charley Forter funeral in Minmandy Pedic afternoon.
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Louis Jones
Dean Jones
Moetace
Mere Jones
Familly
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Christian Science Churches
Dwig
Patoka Field
Danbury
Hubert Armold
George Headley
William Jones
Who
Edgar R. Rogier
State Bank
Chevrolet
Scottish Rite Temple
Til
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