Community News Highlights Visits and Travel in Sandoval Area
Mrs. F. W. Davidson shops in Cent ralia on Saturday. Numerous locals and visitors are listed with trips to St. Louis Edwardsville and Tulsa Oklahoma. Notable mentions include the Benoist and Peters families, Elizabeth Kennedy motor trip east, and many relatives visiting in Illinois towns. Intercity trips include Chicago visits and a summer move to Nameoki Illinois. Local social events include a Pollyanna class picnic and Temple ice cream social with multiple family groups noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Davidson
Centralia
Roy Benoist
Vernon
A. E. Benoist
Marjoe
Jane Wilson
St. Louis
Elizabeth Kennedy
George Martin
Zeigler
D. H. Smith
Fred Duncan
Pocahontas
A. R. Williams
Salem
Anna Peters
Alton
Richard Evans
August Feltoven
Odin
Edwardsville
William Peeples
Bill
Detroit
Alex Ruddick
R. E. Worley
Judith Anne
Terre Haute
Ed Denney
Chicago
Margaret Poole
James L. Sevedge
T. M. Jones
Leroy Telford
Kinmundy
Ernie Gillespie
Kansas
Nellie French
M. Hildebrand
Palestine
Stanton Hawley
Sandoval
Leroy Evans
Michigan
W. D. Newman
William Keller
Ruth Philips
L. T. Howell
inDurward
Henry Cook
Grace Kratzer
J. Doty
Nellie Mae Cushman
Nameoki
Inll
Fairview Park
Leonard Weill
James Wright
Richland
Gene Bechtold
Ha Trcutt
Julius Konrad
C. C. Bellamy
Shell Company
William Seidel
Illinois Achievements Highlight State Progress in 1929
A survey notes Illinois achievements across sectors including education with 386 242 degrees since 1867 and 54 percent of all degrees granted by the University of Illinois, public recreation spending, dairy cattle testing, and a strong Legion membership drive. It mentions Chicago roots of Rotary and the nation leading births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Patoka To Have Assistant Coach Marries Alberta Garrison
Word has arrived that coach Harvey Munger marries Alberta Garrison of Galatia Illinois on June 11. The couple has rented the Florence Simcox residence and plans to move this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Harvey Munger
Alberta
Galatia
Ill
Florence Simcox
Mrs Enoch Sherman Reported Quite Ill
Mrs Enoch Sherman is reported as being quite ill with her health condition described as serious in the brief item. The note conveys concern for her wellbeing and mentions family or local reaction without further medical detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Sherman
Downtown parking hurts shoppers in St. Louis business district
A St. Louis traffic survey finds parked cars blocking narrow downtown streets deter customers from downtown stores. The congestion drives shoppers away from the area, with only one form of the population riding to the downtown shops by day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Police Chief Orders Hikers Arrested In Chelsea
Chelsea police chief Finn orders patrolmen to arrest hikers who solicit rides from passing motorists. He says the practice fosters juvenile delinquency and notes it cost the street railway company about 1,500 passengers daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Mass
Finn
Salem Socials Report Local Visits and Calls
Fairman R. M. Carrigan and Clarence Cozad called on locals in Salem Tuesday afternoon. H. J. Stone hauled coal for Patoka Dairy Tuesday. Jewel Chausse and wife visited with Ford Stein and wife Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hicks visited Clarence Cozad and wife Wednesday evening. H. J. Stone and family visited friends in Sandoval Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Swege and son James Jr. of Chicago visited Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Carrigan. Corsony aided Mrs. L. E. Willies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Carrigan
Clarence Cozad
Salem
H. J. Stone
Patoka
Jewel Chausse
Ford Stein
Cecil Hicks
Sandoval
James Swege
James Jr
Chicago
Coot Carriganna
Corsony
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Picnic Plans
Mrs James Walker and son visited her parents the Doolens on Saturday. Dale Arnold visited Lew Engler's family. Wayne Doolen helped with hay at W H Jones. Arty Shick cares for Dr Bundys horses at Alma track. Lester Griffin family visited Ernest Stevens near Salem. Fruit is scarce prompting trips to Alma for apples. Arnold Chapel Sunday School plans annual picnic and home coming the first Saturday in August at the grove with invites to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walker
Melvin Doolen
Dale Arnold
Lew Engler
Wayne Doolen
W. H. Jones
Arty Shick
Alma Race Track
Dr. Bundy
Lester Griffin
Ernest Stevens
Salem
Alma
Arnold Chapel
the Grove
Local Social Roundup and Visits Across Town
Mrs J F Black and family from Harvey along with Miss Eva Black of Salem visited Saturday with Cecil Black and family. Several families spent Sunday with relatives including Dr Murfin visiting Nellie Gray who is ill with rheumatism. Community members attended Zion church and Sunday School. Alonzo McHaney of Salem and friends from Odin were en route to East Fork for a fishing trip on Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nounce
James Talbott
Sterling
Jake Foltz
Frank Hoffman
Henry Troutt
Marion
Jessie Sherman
N. J. Lutz
North of Town
R. C. Merten
Fairman
J. L. Kerwin
Elmer Jensen
Centralia
Alice Cady
Taylorville
F. C. Reid
Mt. Vernon
Anna Ruth Manning
N. O. Harris
Vernon
E. B. Pagnell
St. Louis
J. F. Black
Wayne
Ethel Black
Harvey
Eva Black
Salem
Cecil Black
Murfin
Nellie Gray
O. H. Britt
Lucile
Donald Wilson
S. W. Gray
Howard Smith
Elmer Powell
J. L. Wickenhouser
Chandler Store
Alvin Gray
Patoka
Small Town Socials Chronicle Freeman Week
Carrie Simpson and several neighbors visit and call on Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Kate Evans, Mrs. Bertha Palmer, and Mrs. Sarah Carter host and attend meetings, with additional visits from Nichols, Jett, Evans, and Renfro families through Wednesday. Ice cream events and Legion gathering noted in Kinmundy and Temple areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Simpson
Sarah Carter
Mertie Kretzer
Emma Jett
Kate Evans
Bertha Palmer
Lou Pritchett
John Nichols
Mrs. Carter
Charlie Jett
George Jett
Marie Nichols
Clarence Cozad
Marion Evans
Ben Morrell
Legion
Kinmundy
Sylvia Evans
Ahlf Jett
George’ Jett
Local visits reported among Sandy Branch families
Miss Rada and Isabelle Garrett spent a day with Wm. Garrett and family. Betty Lou Conant visits her grandmother Mrs. Valinda Conant as Kinmundy visitors come and go. Several locals, including Mrs. Claude Garrett and others, stopped by on Thursday and Monday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rada
Isabelle Garrett
Wm. Garrett
Betty Lou Conant
Valinda Conant
Claude Garrett
Kinmundy
Marshall Williams
Betty Nichols
Marvin Conant
Mack Robb
Sam Lowe
Cleve Doolen
Ben Wainscott
McCulley
Florence
Bill Swift Heig Tay Eben Bein Hee
Cracker Neck News Roundup From Toad Island Area
In Cracker Neck various notes from the community include a house break in with fish leftovers, local residents visiting Vandalia, and a horse accident injuring Raymond Alexander last Thursday. Family life includes births, visits, threshing machine work, a July 19 baby girl, and a large ice cream supper with counterfeit tickets amid a local crowd. Community chatter ends with stray remarks on faith and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Belcher
Charley Crowder
Toad Island
Raymond Alexander
William Bryant
Noble
Walia Cooper
Noble Bryant
Vandalia
George Belcher
Stanley Barnes
Willie Wall
Son Ancil
Decatur
Walter Enloe
Etta Shepard
Mary Shepard
Charley Shepard
Shattuc
J. A. Shepard
Elza Sharp
Elton Carter
Shepard
George Goodwin
Alec Fiscus
Harley Cole
Billi
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Cee Ah
Williams
Dolson Carrigan
Temple
Fairman Church
W. M. Smith
Boulder
C. E. Carad
Jim. Meridith
Donald Pigg
Carol Merten
Wisconsin
Minnie Merten
Bertha Williams
Joe Trushell
Mat Belcher
Luther Williams
Daniel Scooves
Helen Wainscott
Lorene Garrett
George Cole
Rada Garrett
Selby Garrett
Lucille
Isabelle
Fletcher Cole
Moweaqua
Charley Doolen
Bert Garrett
Cecil Garrett
Kenneth
Tack Green
Bob Green
Famiilies
Nancy Green
Mae
Bertha
Bill Green
Leah Louise
T. P. Williams
Robert Nichols
Mabel Headley
Martin Nelson
Billie Cox
Jimmie Lange
John Henry Belcher
Hiram Wyant
Allen Lane
E. L. Sharp
Dock Shepard
Geo. Goodwin
Lloyd Cooper
The
Rotary Club
Paul Harris
Americas
Europe
Asia
Africa
Springfield
Ilinois
United States
Elgin
David Kinley
University of Illinois
National Electric Light Association
American Legion of
Illinois Department
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Harvard
Yale
Dartmouth
Amherst
Bowdoin
Smith
Radcliffe
Wellesley
Mickie
Fostersburg
MC Haney
Fredonia
Sandy Branch
C. A. Glove Lumber Co
Sandoval, Illinois
Heatrola
Burnett’s Used Car Exchange
WILSO
Welman Motor CO
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