New Year's Party at Vernon Highlighted by Games
Vernon residents enjoyed a New Year gathering at Dot Doolen's home with contests and a gum drop prize contest followed by pinochle and toasts at midnight. Attendees included Thelma Doolen Marie Haway Louise Betts Marian Epps Maxine Walton and Clarence Kirchoeffer among others.
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Vernon
Thelma Doolen
Marie Haway
Louise Betts
Marian Epps
Dot Doolen
Maxine Walton
Clarence Kirchoeffer
Salem Couple Host Donald Wilson and Wife Sunday
Donald Wilson and his wife were visitors in Salem on Sunday showing hospitality and sharing family greetings with local residents.
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Donald Wilson
Salem
Coal Hauler Dave Corson Backs James Chitman Freight
Fairman Dave Corson hauled a load of coal for James Chitman on Friday. Clarence Cozad made a business trip to Centralia Friday morning. Wash Bowen and Will Crothers hauled cinders Friday morning. Mr and Mrs H J Stone and family visited at Summerfield Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Rachel Chausse and daughter Frances and Miss Frances Stone vis-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Cozad
Gaylord
Smith
Hendine
Carbondale
Wm. Smith
Boulder
Clarence Cozad
Herman Heurich
Minnie Merten
Julius Chausse
Frances
Carrigan
Herb Stone
Fairman
Settles
Rufus Troutt
Belleville
Henry Troutt
Chas. Lutz
John Troutt
Sandoval
Pearl Poole
P. H. Bopp
Orville Hill and Sons
James
Leo Crothers
Patoka
Will Crothers
Dave Corson
Boyd Steele
Frances Chausse
Bertha Crothers
Betty Jean
Theodore Meridith
Burl Strang
Centralia
James Chitman
Wash Bowen
H. J. Stone
Summerfield
Rachel Chausse
Frances Stone
Cracker Meck Mail Carrier Reflects Small Town Days
A local chronicle reports on milk hauler Cracker Meck adapting to a rough week and a lighter moment with a pony caper. It notes Joh Murray improving, Mrs Fiscus on the sick list, Gus Murray slaughtering a 600 pound hog, John Shepard hosting a watch party, and others delivering farm work and stock care. The piece closes with festive wishes to Patoka merchants and a New Year call for practical kindness and business prudence.
Stombaugh Hill Notices Death and Local News
Mrs Ed Britton dies after long illness and funeral held at Pentecostal Church. Rollin Stombaugh honored on his birthday with a surprise visit. River floods bottoms delaying corn harvest as farmers struggle to move crops. Marybell Stombaugh shared a dinner. Families Dewald Laswell and Oberg visited Rollin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Britton
Walter
Pentecostal Church
David Dewald
Mattoon
W. J. Dewald
Wm. Laswell
Ami Oberg
Rollin Stombaugh
Marybell Stombaugh
Sunday School Attendance at Southeast Town Temple
Twenty attended Sunday School at Temple. Sermon planned next Sunday afternoon January 12. Local visits included Lula Meyers with Charles Bowen, Wash Bowen, Jake Bowen and families plus many Belcher and Collins family calls. A stove pipe incident caused a church cancellation at Fairman.
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Temple
Lula Meyers
Charles Bowen
Wash Bowen
Jake Bowen
Vandalia
Ed Belcher
Noah Belcher
Colfax
Matt Belcher
Frank Snyder
Frank Bradford
Luther Williams
Link Perrish
Opal Belcher
Nora Bradford
Theodore Meridith
Mrs. Monahan
Russell Colllins
Mary Ella
Harold Collins
Pete Bopp
Fairman
Local notices from Fredonia include visits and revival events
Mr and Mrs Marion Evans and sons helped Charlie Simpson butcher Monday. John Nichols walked to Patoka on business. Our revival began Saturday night with Bro Settles preaching. Bro Karnes and wife arrived Monday and he preached Monday night. Emma Jett ill with a serious cold. Karnes and Gettleman visited Mrs Nichols Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Evans
Millard
Don
Charlie Simpson
John Nichols
Patoka
Geo
Jett
Joe Mack
Charlie Jett
Bro. Settles
Bro
Karnes
L. A. Gettlenan
Bro. Karnes
Florence Simpson
Salem
Arnold Mack
Fern Kretzer
Esther Goodwin
Eugene Simpson
Fredonia School
Emma Jett
Mary Gettleman
Marie Nichols
Charles Gettleman
Carrigan Sunday School Sees Strong Attendance
Sunday reports show forty attendees at Carrigan Sunday School. Visits include Dorothy Meridith to Freda Briscoe and Helen Barnet to Lois Hicks, with various calls by Wesley Reed and Neil Barnett. The Carrigan Literary Society held a well attended meeting on Friday night.
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Carrigan
Dorothy Meridith
Freda Briscoe
Helen Barnet
Lois Hicks
M D. Ballance
Wesley. Reed
Allen Groff
George Nettles
Luther Groff
George Groff
George Fulton
Frank Harker
Shattue
Wesley Reed
James Meridith
Carrigan Literary Society
Fostersburg Mail Carrier Absent Amid Creek Floods
Local notes report two holidays last week as creeks hindered mail delivery. Herbert and Eli Green trap but say furs are scarce though scents are plentiful. Lyle Jones, son of Erna, had a croup attack. W. H. Jones and wife visited their son Lewis Jones and family Friday.
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Herbert
Eli Green
Lyle
Erna Jones
W. H. Jones
Lewis Jones
Local Notebook Notes On Visits And Travel
Theodore Arnold was seen on our street Sunday evening. Lewis Jones and family called at Merle Jones Sunday afternoon. Roads are muddy and news is scarce. Miss Ruth Doolen went to Vernon Monday to teach for Mrs Blan Doolen while her daughter Nina is sick. Lee Griffin was in Alma part of last week.
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Theodore Arnold
Lewis Jones
Merle Jones
Ruth Doolen
Vernon
Local Social Notes From Our Community
Mrs Ruby Zollar spent Friday with T W Gray and family. Cylde Osborn visited his brother Homer Osborn and family over the weekend. Mrs Alfred Jett has been sick but is improved. Olive Britt and family visited S W Gray and family Sunday. Amiel Smith bought a horse from Wm Cornstubble last week. Wiley Campbell spent Friday night with friends at Alma. Harry Warden and wife of Salem stayed with the mother Mrs Forrest Sanders and family for several days. George Phillips of Sandoval visited his step-mother Mrs Jacob Mack last week. Guy Chandler made a trip to Alma on Monday. R Gray Fred Williams and Wiley Campbell attended the dog trial at Salem Saturday. Miss Adeline Williams and brother attended church at Fredonia. Emmet and Elmer Black helped Cecil Black fix a house Friday.
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Monte Carlo
Helen White
Maxine Walton
Helen Hathaway
Thelma Doolén
Marian Epps
Louise Betts
Marie Hathaway
John Metzger
Bob Nichols
Hubert Reisman
Clarence Kirchoeffer
Marcus “Cox
Claud Betts
Russell Green
Andrew Peddicord
Glenwood Brown
Bloomington
C. O. Livesay
Gerald
Glen
Lillie
Estelle Livesay
Lem Meador
Wm. Hines
Salem
Ruth Doolen
Blanche Doolen
Nina
Henry Meador
McLean
W. J. Jones
Willie Miller
Hannibal
Leslie Woolsey
Vandalia
Ben Woolsey
J. T. Arnold
Elmo Brown
Kin
Orvel West
Son
Alton
Robert Ballance
Omar Peyton
Stonington
Mattie Jarrett
Lawrence Wilson
Walter Pribble
St. Louis
Chas. Ehlers
Minnie Peddicord
J. H. Peddicord
Charles Vernon
Gus Protz
Alice
Alma
Lois Bundy
Meroa
J. W. Jones
Murfin
Rollin
Doolen
Wilbur
Jesse. Walton
Geo. Walton
Guy Jones
Decatur
Rev. Farrell
M. E
Patoka
Ira Kinney
John Tillman
Centralia
H. O. Tillman
Joan Rouse
Alfred Jett
Olive Britt
S. W. Gray
Amiel Smith
Wm. Cornstubble
Wiley Campbell
Harry Warden
Forrest Sanders
George Phillips
Sandoval
Jacob Mack
Guy Chandler
R. Gray
Fred Williams
Adeline Williams
Fredonia
Emmet
Elmer Black
Cecil Black
Local Salem Chatter Highlights Visits and Passings
East of Town reports Elmer Albert and Loren Bullard conducting business in Salem Saturday. Womans club met with Mrs. Frank Friz ell. Ben Belcher family visit with Carson Chandler. Pauline Chandler works in Salem. Roy Thompson returned from Maron visit. Dana Anderson leaves for Flint Michigan seeking work. William Hines dies in Salem and is buried there. Loren Caldwell and wife visit with Oscar Caldwell family. Barthol Anderson does business in Salem. Edwin Arnold and Thelma Nichols visit Patoka for birthdays. Edwin is twenty six. Thelma claims to be three years older than Edwin and same age as another local resident.
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Elmer Albert
Loren Bullard
Salem
Womans Club
Frank Frizell
Owen Belcher
Carson Chandler
Pauline Chandler
Roy Thompson
Maron
Dana Anderson
Flint
Michigan
Wm. Hines
Tom Pugh
Loren Caldwell
Vandalia
Oscar Caldwell
Bartho
Anderson
Edwin Arnold
Thelma Nichols
Patoka
Harold Jolliff
Edwins
Thelma
Edwin
Mound Chapel Sunday School Attendance and Local News
Fifty nine attended Sunday School at Mound Chapel with a collection of 1.17 dollars. Sro. Smith preached at 11:00. Mrs. F is on the sick list. Irene Hawkins is ill at home with tonsillitis. Local families, visits, and separations are noted including Berma Paine staying with Rev. Oral Brown and Miss Paya Fiscus helping her mother.
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Mound Chenel
Sro. Smith
Irene Hawkins
Henry — Brumfield
John L. Belcher
Henry Belsher
Frank
Berma Paine
Oral Browns
Bear Creek
Paya Fiscus
Clara Kinney
Clara Tow
Zella Easton
Luther Paine
Merca
Raymond Alexander
Floyd Re
Noble Bryant
Morrisonville
Cass
Claud Carmean
Carmean
Aerble Tiseus
Antarctic Ice Cap Threat to World Climate Inferences
Commander Richard E. Byrd's South Pole flight rekindles interest in an exploration area less understood than any other on earth. The critical question remains if the polar ice cap is thawing or thickening and how this will affect global moisture distribution and climate implications for inhabited lands.
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Richard EF
Byrd
South Pole
South Pola
Antarctic
Polar
Holland
Belgium
Germany
France
Florida
New York
Boston
Antarctica
South America
Africa
Australia
North Pole
South Shetlands
United States
Antarctcia
Mount
Erebus
Erebus, and Where Rocky Mountain
Equator
Roald Amundsen
Pole
Toar
J. Sort F. Scott
Anterelle
Antaretia
Byrd Party
South Pole exploration and Antarctic life described
The piece compares polar exploration to the North Pole, explains Antarctic geography and climate, and notes Byrd and earlier explorers. It emphasizes the scientific value of Antarctic study, including ice, winds, and potential resources, beyond dramatic flights. It highlights the mission as a serious scientific endeavor.
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Margaret Oberg
J. R. Stombaugh
Fehren
First National Bank
Mulberry Grove
Ill
Coney Island
Benton
Burtschi Motor Co
Phillips
M. Mesia
Magnesia
Han
Seotae
DR. Caldwell
Caldwell
Nell Isble
Monticello
Liberty Theatre
Vitaphone
ALL Talking Pictures
Vetarrons
Tarzan the
Tiger
Cracker
Joh Murray
Fiscus
Gus Murray
John Shepard
John Henry Belcher
Pete Rosman
John Stone
Theodore
Stombaugh Hill
Neil Barnett
Willard
Hubert Branch
Thomas Spear
Helen Barnett
Lois
Hazel Hicks
John Hicks
Family
Neil
George and
Mary Fulton
Fostersburg
MC Haney
Ruby Zollar
T. W. Gray
Cylde Osborn
Homer Osborn
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