Local Social Roundup From Independence Area
Independence residents share weekend visits and gatherings. Mrs. Floyd Britt and Miss Edna Belcher attended Gone with the Wind in Centralia. Betty Wengert from Charleston Teachers College visited her mother. Various families, including the Britt, Belcher, Wengert, Meredith, Harmier, Bates, and Weinsman households, hosted and visited over the weekend. L. J. Bates bought a new Chevrolet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Britt
Edna Belcher
Centralia
Betty Wengert
Charleston Teachers’ College
Gladys Wengert
Henry Meredith
Caroline Harmier
Eleanor Bates
Vernon
Joyce Hathaway
Archie*Binnion
Pacific Coast
Paul Protz
Elston
Gelia Weinsman
Patoka
Decia’ Armstrong
Black youths visit Hollywood Candy Co tour
Eugene and Jesse Black with their Scout Troop visit Centralia. Mrs Gladys Wengert attends the Friday Teachers meeting in Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Jesse Black
Centralia
Hollywood Candy Co
Gladys Wengert
Topsy Turvy Landscapes Greeted Early Travelers
Illinois pioneers told of mirages on prairies with objects appearing oversized and oddly positioned at sunrise. The Illinois Writers' Project notes residents grew accustomed to such illusions, yet by 1872 they were less discussed after settlement in Bureau County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Illinois Writers’ Project
Bureau County
Coun
Rate Reductions Benefit Farmers with $2 Million Annual Gain
Voluntary railroad action led to permanent freight rate cuts on fertilizer and materials between Southern points. J. G. Kerr, chairman of the Southern Freight Association, says the move will lower prices for farmers by about two million dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Kerr
The
Southern Freight Association
South
National Committee Formed to Feed Starving Europeans
A national committee chaired by Herbert Hoover leads a movement to feed 37 million people in Finland Belgium Holland Norway and Central Poland amid wartime blockades and shortages. The plan centers on neutral oversight and direct aid, without Western aid funding, and urges public support through the National Committee on Food for the Small Democracies in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Finland
Belgium
Holland
Norway
Poland
America
Europe
Germany
Hoover
Britain
Belgian Relief Commission
Mr. Hoover
United States
South America
Free People of
National Committee On Food For the
Hayes Hatchery Offers Chicks and Brooders in Vandalia
Hayes Hatchery advertises day old chicks and electric brooders from $2.00. They pay top cash for poultry, cream, and eggs. Phone Main 130. Also notes a womanless marriage at the High School gym on Friday March 7 with admission 15 or 25 cents and a rental listing within one mile of id Sabor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HAYES
S. W. Hayes Hatchery
Vandalia
Iil
Patoka
Woman's Society Meeting Discusses Heritage for Minorities
The Woman's Society Of Christian Service and Missionary Society met last Wednesday in the Methodist church. Donna Jennings led the business session in the absence of the president. Mrs Anderson delivered a devotional on Investigating our Heritage for Minority Groups and Interracial Cooperation. Members participated actively and named Mrs Bert Bushnell as next meeting leader. the next gathering will be at Mrs M Miller's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Missionary Society
Methodist Church
Donna Jennings
Anderson
Bert Bushnell
M. Miller
Mrs Hays Attends Church Service at Givens Chapel
Mrs Hays attended church at Givens Chapel on Sunday. The brief note records her presence at the local worship service without additional details.
Notice of Claim Day in Henry Pugh Estate
Notice is given that Monday April 7 1941 is the claim date in the estate of Henry Pugh deceased in Marion County Illinois. Claims may be filed before that date without summons. Sallie Pugh Administratrix Miller and Pfaff Salem Illinois Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Pugh
Marion County
Illinois
Sallie Pugh
Miller & Pfaff
Salem
J. M. Thompson
Emma M. Thompson
Millan & Dro
Estate claim filed in Marion County Court for J M Thompson
The claim date in the estate of J M Thompson, deceased, is pending in Marion County Court. Emma M Thompson serves as executrix. Attorneys Millan and Dro of Salem represent the estate.
Also Mentioned on This Page
COX & Martin
Patoka Township
William A. Miller
Salem, Illinois
Fredman Bros. Furniture CO
England
Neutral Commission
Howard Goldsmith
Huey, Ill
John H. Boye
Shobonier
I.lop
Howard Perrine
Ite
Mary Martin
John. Thalman
Patoka, Ill
Miami
Illinois Central System
Chicago
Jackson, Tenn
Charles Jones, Jr
Illinois Central
Casey” Jones
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Dalltce OR
FATE
Attornny
T. E. Irvin Lbr. Co
Carload
Centralia Coal
le Gear
Lee’s Poultry Medicine
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