Home Made Texas Trailer Makes 2000 Mile World Fair Trek
A Texas journalist with wife and 11 year old son built a trailer, rode 2000 miles to New York World's Fair with $50, recounting costs, experiences, and the fair's free shows. He notes roads, GM and Ford exhibits, and friendly New Yorkers aiding the journey. The trip took six days and cost about 85 dollars. Reprinted from the New York Herald Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
New York
Frances
Waco
Fifth
Austin
Thomas
Whitestone Bridge
the Battery
Broadway
Times Square
Manhattan
New York Herald-Tribune
Tom Caufield
Wasco
Erosion control practices prove effective in Illinois spring
State coordinator B B Clark reports soil saver methods held up under heavy spring rains in Illinois. Findings from Rushville, Lawrenceville, Elmwood, Jacksonville, and Edwardsville show terracing strip cropping contour tillage and good rotation reduced erosion. Two thousand nine hundred fifty farmers demonstrate practices while many more follow long time extension service guidance.
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Illinois
B. B. Clark
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Clark
Rushville
CCC
Ray Knoedler
Harry Sager
Frank Lindsay
Lawrenceville
Sager
Elmwood Camp
R. 0
Baird
Jacksonville Camp
Edwardsville Camp
Extension Service
The
Agricultural College
Vernon News item list from Alma and area social visits
Local notes show Mrs C O Livesay Miss Edna Leininger Miss Letta Cox visiting Alma with Mrs Aggie Hines. Curtis Murfin returns home to rest before Macon County Hospital operation. Shobonier residents James Metzger visit John Thompson family. Alice Brazzell returns to Tuscon Arizona after visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.O. Livesay
Edna Leininger
Letta Cox
Alma
Aggie ‘Hines
Curtis Munfin
Macon County Hospital
James B. Metzger
Shobonier
John Thompson
Alice Brazzell
Tuscon
Arizona
Jake Garrard
Danny
Centralia
Effie Luster
Hobart Arnold
Patoka
John Quayle
Homer Carothers
Peoria
Curt Murfin
Wayne
Decatur
Eberlee Norris
Lucille
Robert
John Jones
Opal
Elmer Crothers
Vandalia
Vernon
Wayne Riley
Edward Ray
Wayne Walton
Lillie Walton
Sew-No-More Sewing Club Meeting Report
The Sew-No-More Sewing club met at Mrs. James Ballances home Monday evening and sewed. Plans were made to meet with Mrs. Davis Jennings soon, and the next gathering will be hosted by Mrs. Marcus Cox of Vernon. Refreshments were served. Present were Mesdames Robert Eagan Paul Logan Marcus Cox and James Ballance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ballances
Davis Jennings
Marcus Cox
Vernon
Mesdames
Robert Eagan
Paul Logan
James Ballance
Funeral Attendees Honor Mrs Pearl Peacock in LeRoy
Mrs Ada Conrey of Centralia attended funeral services for Mrs Pearl Peacock in LeRoy Illinois. She was accompanied by Mr and Mrs A A Griffin of this place, Mrs Effie Hathaway of Vernon and A W Thulman and wife of Vandalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Conrey
Centralia
LeRoy
Mtl
A. A. Griffin
Effie Hathaway
Vernon
A. W. Thulman
Vandalia
Pearl Peacock
Masters Sale of Marion County Real Estate
Master in Chancery John L. Kagy will sell at the South front door of the Salem courthouse on August 26, 1939 at 11:00 AM the north half of the northwest quarter and other fractional parts of section 32 township 1 north range 3 east third principal meridian Marion County Illinois for cash. William A. Miller and Alfred S. Pfaff represent the plaintiff Kate Finn and Katie Finn executors of W L Finn deceased.
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Ethel Link
T. E
Carter Odl Company
Marion County Circuit Court
Court House
Salem
Marion
Illinois
John L. Kagy
Marion County
William A. Miller
Alfred S. Pfaff
Plaintiff
Public hearing set for Patoka road budget ordinance
Notice announces a tentative budget for road and bridge Purposes in Patoka Marion County Illinois for the year March 28 1939 to March 25 1940. Public inspection begins July 29 1939 at the Town Clerk's office. Hearing scheduled August 4 1939 at Vernon Village Hall. Final action by Highway Commissioner August 4 1939. Marle Meador Highway Commissioner Fred Lawrence Town Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Marion
Illinois
Village Hall
Vernon
Marle Meador
Fred Lawrence
Administrator's Notice Estate of Harry Moran Deceased
The administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Harry Moran deceased will appear in Marion County Court Salem Illinois on the third Monday in September for claims to be adjusted. Creditors must attend and debts should be paid promptly. dated July 26, 1939. L. E. Green, Administrator with the Will annexed. William A. Miller and Alfred S. Pfaff, Attorneys, Salem Illinois.
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Harry Moran
Marion County
Ilinois
Salem
A. D
L. E. Green
William A. Miller
Alfred S. Pfaff
Salem, Ilinois
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Brazos
Waco Times-Herald
Lagoon of Nations
Knoxville
General Electric
Tennessee
General Motors
Aviation
Charlie McCarthy
Ford
City of Light
America
Frank Buck
George Washington Bridge
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Christian Science Publish Society One
Norway Street
Boston
Massachusetts
Opal Jones
Paul Dean Walton
Granite City
Marian Epps
Merle Morey
Guy Jones
Howard Pope
John C. Martin
J. M. Thompson
Cora Thomason
Marilyn Quayle
Virginian
Allen Wernsman
East of Town
A. L. Brown
SEW
Della Baker
A. Wasem
Edwin Arnold
Jersey
Vernie Nattier
Avena
T. B. Taylor
12Th St
Charleston, Ill
Orville Hopkins
Leroy, Illinois
Kate Finn
Katie Finn
W. L. Finn
Renee Ee Aan
George’s
COX & Martin Ambulance Service Morticians
Patcha
K. W. Webster Plumbing—Heating—Electric Contractors
South Poplar Street
Philco Radios
Maurice Reynolds
Burtschi Motor Co
C. S. Huddleston
P. O. Box
Old Capitol Monument
C. Cocagne
S. 6Th St
Patoka Register
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