Community notes from Carrigan area events and visits
Mrs Minnie Merten spent Friday with sister Mrs Herman Hein rich. Miss Verla archam wedding at Carlyle Saturday afternoon. Jean Meredith stayed with former teacher Mrs Gladys Wernsman near Vernon. Mrs Frank Snyder shopped in Patoka Saturday. Murfin Mason Ted Ticknor and Cecil Hicks families visited Mr and Mrs G N Smith Thursday. James Meredith Jr of Cardondale home for weekend. Carrigan Sunday School Class No 7 held Salem Park picnic with noon dinner and swimming. Dorothy Meredith hosted Class No 1 Wednesday. after business, games and home made ice cream. Mrs Albert Heinrich and Mrs Ruth Sebastian returned to Chicago after a week with parents. Lena Adams and daughter Ellen of Chicago extended visit to Herman Heinrichs. Ruth Galbreath to visit Indiana and Chicago. Miss Mary Marshall spent Sunday night with Minnie Merten. Ice cream supper at Carrigan church Saturday night July 2. Fairman baseball beat Centralia Aces 12 to 2 Sunday. Lakeview team to play here Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Merten
Carrigan Sunday
Salem Park
Albert Heinrich
Ruth Sebastian
Chicago
Fairman
Centralia Aces
Lakeview
Weekend Visit Reminisces Across Nearby Towns
A light rain blessed the area on Sunday. Families from Brownstown Vandalia Shobonier and Anderson visited relatives in Dalton City and Vandalia including Mrs. Ames Oberg and Mrs. Rollie Stompaugh with children Mrs. Oberg’s grandmother Mrs. Massey Cecil Collier family and the Merryman household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Oberg
Brownstown
Rollie Stompaugh
Vandalia
Dalton City
Herbert Merryman
Browns Town girl celebrates tenth birthday party
Miss Margaret Oberg of Browns Town marked her tenth birthday with a party Saturday afternoon attended by twelve guest girls. Ice cream cake and candy were served and guests included Jean Davies Helen Daniels Betty Hamilton Marybell Stombaugh Vandalia Margaret Stine Betty Reece Katherine Stine Patty Mae Henrickson Margie Hedgepath Emma Gean Hedgepath Geraldine Grider Nellie Fern Mahon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickie Dean Stombaugh
Margaret Oberg
Brownstown
Jean Davies
Helen Daniels
Betty Hamilton
Marybell Stombaugh
Vandalia
Margaret Stine
Betty Reece
Katherine Stine
Patty Mae Henrickson
Margie Hedgepath
Emma Gean Hedgepath
Geraldine Grider
Nellie Fern Mahon
Local Social Visits and Family News in Southeast Town
Charley Gerrish and family called on Bill Cruthers Friday night. Ruth Sebastian and Minnie Hindrex visit Theodore and Mrs. Meredith. Rain counted as welcome. Mat Belcher and Charley Bowen with Leonard Crothers family Sunday visit. Dan Reeter and Wayne, Charley Bopp and family visit Pete Bopp and family. Bill Crothers and family visit his brother. Leonard Crothers and Nellie Powel of Decatur visit relatives. Luther Williams Grandpa Williams and Pearl Powel visit Luther Williams family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Gerrish
Bill Cruthers
Ruth Sebastian
Minnie Hindrex
Theodore Meredith
Mat Belcher
Charley Bowen
Leonard Crothers
Dan Reeter
Wayne
Charley Bopp
Pete Bopp
Bill Crothers
Nellie Powel
Decatur
Luther Williams
Grandpa Williams
Pearl Powel
Cracker Neck Community Notes Reach From Cracker Neck
Rain visited Cracker Neck Sunday night and Monday. Grandma Wall has been poorly recently. Social visits include Bessie Alexander with Bessie Stark, Uncle Tom Cole and wife, Dale and Clarence Alexander with Stanley Barnes. Berry picking underway and neighbors visit J A Shepard and wife. Ice cream social at John Stones. Luther Barnes plowed for J A Shepard. Gus Murray delivered corn to town. Ancil Lee of Boulder called on J A Shepard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cracker Neck
Grandma Wall
Bessie Alexander
Bessie Stark
Tom Cole
Dale
Clarence Alexander
Stanley Barnes
Harry Murray
Rollie Stombaugh
Buddy
Marybell
Dickie Dean
Vandalia
Mrs. Stombaugh
J. A. Shepard
John Stones
Luther Barnes
Wayne
Gus Murray
Ancil Lee
Boulder
Milk and safety in summer milk supply
An article argues milk is essential but risks contamination by disease germs. It explains hygiene, sterilization practices and the need for pasteurization to prevent outbreaks, noting most milk borne epidemics occur in late spring to early autumn with pasteurization as defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
United States
California
Pes
Summer Healthfulness in Modern Life
The piece extols summer and early autumn as the healthiest time of year due to sunshine long days and abundant produce. It warns health risks come mainly from contaminated milk and water and notes pasteurization and careful handling reduce milk danger while individuals must judge water safety.
The Wise Spender a Public Benefactor
Edwin W. Kemmerer urges prudent spending by the employed to stimulate business and reduce unemployment. He notes prices are 24 percent lower than three years ago and argues measured purchases help manufacturers and the economy recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. Kemmerer
International Finance
Princeton University
Ben
Small Town Fire Defense Highlights Fire Apparatus Purchases
A historical notice notes sales totals from 1924 onward for a major manufacturer of fire apparatus. It cites 1981 figures with 19.5 percent sold in cities over 500,000 and 49 percent in towns under 10,000, and shows small towns averaging 54.9 percent of annual purchases over eight years. It argues that broad rural access to modern fire equipment is essential for effective protection and warns that weak departments can ruin towns. emphasizes that quality fire apparatus is a cheap protection for communities.
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Minnie Merten
Herman Heinrich
Alta Pigg
Dorothy Meredith
Carrigan Sunday School
Densmore Beauty Shop
East
Tel
Centralia, Il
Altom
Centralia
J. Altom & Son
Patoka
Illinois
the Wise Spender
Illinois Central System
Frankfurters
Vienna
Baby Ruth
Red & White
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