Oil field notes reveal busy Patoka drilling week
Drilling crews work on multiple wells in Patoka area as rigs move in from Texas and Kansas. Beonist Benoist prospects show promise while 15 producers exist and several sites near Benoist await results. Community supper and local ties noted as operations press on despite rough road conditions and equipment delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benoist
Patoka
Fayette County
John Blowers
Christian Church
Thursay
John Anderson
Vermilion County Oil Co
Geo. A. Dexner
Altomwell
Krum & Frederick
Coleman and Blosser
L. H. Jonas
Centralia
Philip Mojonnier
Jake Hausman
Bob Linkon
Dnd
Texas
Local Residents Return Home After Family Visits
Donald Arnold and family resumed home life after several days visiting relatives. Harry B. Anderson and Leg Williams returned to work at Sterling following a week with Barthol Anderson and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Arnold
Harry B. Anderson
Leg Williams
Sterling
Barthol Anderson
Fourth of July Fires Near Centralia Highlight Local Families
Southeast Town notes capture several local families and individuals attending Fourth of July fireworks at Centralia Monday night. Other items mention Pete Bopp stacking wheat for Calvin Belcher midweek, Edna Tune visiting sister Mattie Bopp, Tom Belcher building a shed for Will Snyder, and Decatur visitors Luther Williams Opal Belcher joining the Belcher family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Heinzman
Boyd Steele
Irvin Shaulbert
Centralia
Pete Bopp
Calvin Belcher
Edna Tune
Mattie Bopp
Tom Belcher
Will Snyder
Luther Williams
Opal Belcher
Decatur
Mat Belcher
Preda
Milfred ‘Bowen
Opal
Violet Wittame
Met Beker
Local social callers visit over weekend in Kinmundy area
A string of weekend visits includes Mr and Mrs Frank Bradford and two daughters Nora and Marie and Miss Wicely Lee Seean from Sanoval. Dean Kenneth Floyd Eldon Bowen Dan Reeter and Ernest Schmahl called on Mat Belchers Sunday. Glen Bowen visited with Noble Bryant and family of Vernon. Ralph and Wayne Williams vacationing with grandparents Mat Belcher and wife. Miss Ruby Lamborn returning to Kinmundy work after her mother’s illness. Warren Hubble and family and Jim Beck visited Arthur Vaughn’s family, with B L Albert Jesse Walton and Robert Nichols families joining later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank ‘Bradford
Nora
Marie
Wicely Lee Seean
Sanoval
Dean
Kenneth
Floyd
Eldon Bowen
Dan Reeter
Ernest Schmahl
Mat Belchers
Mr. Adams
Lawrence Thomas
Adams
Glen Bowen
Noble Bryant
Vernon
Ralph
Wayne Williams
Mat. Belcher
Social and Family Notes From Vandalia Area
Local residents and visitors are listed with kin and friends visiting Vandalia and nearby towns. Names include Vernon Robert Woolsey, Mrs Sally Woolsey, Forest Oates, I S Walker, Ma ben Wortman, Verne Bricker, Marian Hyle, Ray Bricker, Wilma Marian Kates, William Pribble, and Betty Livesay among others. The week features visits, extended stays, and social calls with several trips to St Louis and Detroit, along with a July 17 picnic at Vernon Park and a free for all drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Woolsey
Vandalia
Sally Woolsey
Forest Oates
I. S. Walker
Patoka
Maben Wortman
Sandoval
Verne Bricker
Detroit
Michigan
St. Louis
Dale Whitehurst
Clarence Livesey
Gridley
Everett Epps
Harold Jarrett
Sterling
U Marian
Hyle
Alice Marie Pratt
Ray Bricker
Estella Thompson
Geo. Chrstie
Margaret
Robert Wilson
Downs, Ill
Ida Wilson
Wilma Marian Kates
Bmidtboro
Pearl Mays
William Pribble
Sparling
Mary Pribble
Harry Lynch
Decatur
Bruce
Charles Danbury
Charles Eilers
J. H. Peddicord
Charles Vernon
Walter Hoppe
Frank Hatch
Near Bear Creek
Herman Lesher
Normal
Jim Christies
Walxe
Homer Seybert
Asumption
Jim L. Reed
Radford Chriss
Lula ‘Carson
Urbana
Bethy Burton
Caudle
Petersburg
Merle Dean Landreth
Leo Landreth
Mattie Jarrett
Lynn
Assumption
Myrtle
James Wernsman
Betty Lou Burton
Champaign
Joe Knight
J. E. Kinney
Harvey McCleary
Levis Bert Leininger
Jasper Leininger
Harold Thomas
Brown’s
Betty Livesay
Sholconier
Vernon Park
Local residents return home from hospital and visit
STRINGTOWN notes Genevieve Beck returns home from hospital and is doing fine. Julia Todd and daughter, visiting for two weeks, depart with John Richards and Dorothy Fiscus. Cliffie Lane cannot return to work at St Elmo due to illness. John McConnell and Virgil Klinge relatives spend Sunday with B F Beck and family. Earl Leininger and others referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Beck
Julia Todd
John Richards
Doroohy Fiscus
Cliffie Lane
St. Elmo
John McConnell
Virgil Klinge
B. F. Beck
Re. Earl Leininger
Deposits and Liabilities Fragment from Financial Ledger
Incomplete ledger fragment shows deposits totaling 22 with unpaid dividends 25 and other liabilities 26. It lists pledged loans and investments around 1,006.00 and government obligations direct and other bonds and securities. The text is garbled with stray characters and unclear totals.
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United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. M. Nattier
Patoka Hardware & Furniture Co
Dale W. Nattier
Altem Dome
Ir. Jonas
Thos
Altem
John Moran
Clara Morgan
Albert Cruse, Jr
P. B. Simcox
M. D Ballance
Bechman Well
Brown & Ball
Bachman
Shuraday
Meum & Frederick
Hill
Dale Nattier
National Machine
Marfin Well
Mrepten & Ryer
Carrell
Pope Township
Beaton & Ryer Lease Ownams
W. H. Linville
Wall Development
I. W. Taylor
Adams Oil & Gas Co
Nattier
A. J. Hausman
Mojonnier
Robert Lincoln
Geo. Wiston
Robinson
National Drilling Rig
Frank Ballance
Wilbur Carter
Ill
Illinois Central
Wichita
Kansas
Jake Haesaman
Allison Well
Allison
McCloskey
Claude Adams
Cypress Oil & Gas Company
McUlesbey
Belcher
Clinois National Oil & Gas Co
Eldoris Belcher
Smith
Armstrong Spudder
Jeff Smith
Rausman’s Smith
COX & Martin
Cox & Martin Morticians
Vernon—Patoka— Sandoval
East Zion
Ruby Lamborn
Kinmundy
Warren Hubble
Jim Beck
Arthur Vaughn
F. Beck
B. L. Albert
Jesse Walton
Robert Nichols
Stringtown
First State Bank of
Patoka, Illinois
Auditor of Public Accounts
Grand Total Resources
I. L. B. Green
State of
Illinois
L. E. Green
T. E. Irvin, C. D. Martin
County of
Marion
Mac Eagan
Reserve District No
First National Bank of Sandoval
Sais Apa
U. A
Bale Siedbaet Inden
Auditeum
Nees
Federal Reserve
Bei
Inc
Becsnedty Siades
Pledae
Dipper
Aeane
Total Capital Account
Antine’ Pet
Dunia
TOTAL
Ilinois
H. B. Bellamy
Phere Neue Bank
H. H. Bellamy
Gama Grea My
Bellamy
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