White Haven and Bear Creek lines hold town meeting
The Bear Creek and White Haven telephone groups met at the White Haven schoolhouse Saturday night. Numerous locals report visits and errands around Patoka, Vernon, and nearby families with several absences from school for family care. Local greetings show steady social activity amid muddy roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita
Vernon
Fred Carter
Myrna
Mildred
Thomas Hayes
Anna Mae Peddicord
Peddicord
Leo Landreth
Juanita Carter
Minnie Wilson
Juania Hatch
Bargain apparel sale cuts prices on mens and boys coats
Local store advertises deep discounts on men and boys clothing including moleskin vests cow hide leather vests wool lined items and heavy pants with prices from 95 cents to 16.85 One lot of mens and young mens dress pants and overcoats offered at half price. boots rubbers and lumber jackets also heavily reduced with many items under 5 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Ptahene
Reduc
Mens
Literary Society forms in Carrigan with active program
Nancy Woods visits north of Shattuc while Edd Woods and Maggie Nagel drop by Harry Bopp's. Carrigan hosts a lively Literary Society meeting with officers M D Ballance president James Meredith vice president Hazel Hicks secretary. Program includes songs, readings, playlet Adele's Lesson and a piano solo by Dorothy Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Woods
Will Hester
Shattuc
Edd Woods
Maggie Nagel
Harry Bopp
Minnie Merten
Robert Meredith
Bobbie
John Bopp
Carrigan
M. D. Ballance
James Meredith
Hazel Hicks
Harkers
John Browns
Dorothy Hicks
Literary Society
Anna Barrow
Luther Groff
Gibson City
Mildred “Adams
Mazine Groff
James Meredith, Jr
Odin
Allen Groff
Calvin Carter
Carl Adams
Carl Groff
Joshua Hicks
Cecil
Patoka
Miller
Ernest Halfacre
Cecil Hicks
Glenridge
Paul
Mildred
Birt Speer
Freda Briscoe
Carl
Dale Harker
Frank Galbreath
Edith Fulton
Irma Gene
Jamita Meredith
George Groff
Fairman
Lora Binnion
C. A. Speer
Guy Quick
Mary Bopp
Cecil Baker
Dorothy Meredith
Carol Harker
Irma Meredith
Juanita Meredith
Lavern Parish
Mary Fulton
Maxine Groff
Hazel Jackson
Mildred Speer
Paul Speer
William Groff
Lois Hicks
Ruth Groff
George Fulton
Local Notes From Fostersburg and Nearby
Mr and Mrs W H Jones moved to Janesdey with their son Lewis and family. Mrs Lida Stevens and son Paul visited Thursday with her mother Mrs L Foster. Mrs Ora Arnold traveled to Vandalia for her mother Mrs Lucy Greer’s illness. Mrs Greer died Friday evening. Erna Jones and family visited J W Arnolds. Henry Arbendroth family visited Wm Nolte. Rev Mitzell of Vernon spoke at Arnold Chapel Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Thompson
Marvin Halbrook
Paul Christie
Claud Norris
Salem
Joe Wilson
St. Louis
Ruby
Ballance
Robert Ballance
Hazel Olmstead
Glen
Cora Ballance
Thelma Christie
Charley Halbrook
Lem Lamborn
Claude Hatch
Cecil Peddicord
Fred Lawrernce
Cleve Johnson
Fred ‘Freyer
Vernon
Robert Norris
Lem Ballance
Mr. Norris
Grant Arnold
Cliton
Robert Arnold
Lewis Jones
Mary Walker
W. H. Jones
Janesdey
Lewis
Amily
Lida Stevens
Paul
L. Foster
Ora Arnold
Vandalia
Lucy Greer
Greer
North Fork
Erna Jones
J. W. Arnolds
Henry Arbendroth
Wm. Nolte
Rev. Mitzell of
Arnold Chapel
Card of Thanks for Our Dear Husband and Father
The family extends sincere thanks to all who assisted in our funeral and burial services. May Heaven bless you in this sad hour.
Public Sale at L V Patton Farm Near Patoka Vernon Area
Farmer J ess Pierce offers livestock, feed, and farm machinery at public auction on Tuesday January 17 1928 at 10 00 am. Items include horses cattle hogs sheep harness feed hay corn seed corn fertilize r potatoes and assorted machinery plus household goods and cows. Terms cash up to 5 and 9 months credit over 6 with notes 7 percent interest and 5 percent cash discount. Bidding by John Jennings auctioneer with lunch by the Bible Gleaners Class Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V.patton
Patoka
Vernon
Bible Gleaners
The
Baptist Church
Jess Pierce
John Jennings
Public Auction on Will Jones Farm at Vernon Area
Carl Christie owner and W. H. Wade auctioneer offer sale at 10 A M on Saturday January 14 1928 at the Will Jones farm four miles west and one and a half north of Vernon. Items include two Guernsey cows two calves horses and harness Cattle and farm tools miscellaneous goods and shop equipment with cash notes and five percent? credit terms. Makomb Incubators and Patoka Hardware line advertised with weather note of muddy roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Will Jones
Towit
John Deere
Carl Christie
W. H. Wade
Postal Receipts in Fifty Cities Rise in November 1927
Postal receipts in fifty industrial cities for November 1927 totaled 3380862.35 dollars, up 3.33 percent from the prior period. The greatest gain was in Harrisburg Pennsylvania at 27.07 percent, with Scranton and Wilmington following, and Jackson, Mississippi fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Harrisburg
Scranton
Wilmington
Del
Jackson, Miss
Official publication of bank condition Vernon Illinois 1927
Report of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Vernon Illinois at year end December 31 1927 to the Auditor of Public Accounts showing resources and balances. The readable figures include 122099 19 dollars and 11000 00 dollars and 4440 00 1714 84 in various asset accounts and totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers & Merchants Bank of
Vernon
State of Illinois
Ilinois
Rae
I. L
E. Green
Farmers &Merchants State Bank
Auditor of Public Accounts
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White Haven School
Boulder
GAS Jaik Wi
Thomas Artoms
G House
C.d.martin
Fostersburg
Makomb
Brooders
Patoka Hardware& Furniture Co
Patoka Hardware &Furniture Co
Tex” Rickard
Sra ’Ity Masewa A
U. S
Ag A
L. E. Green
OF Illinouis
Marion
Orval L. Westy
Blue Goose Garage
L. E. Belcher
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