Local notes from Vernon area residents
Mrs Henry Jarrett helps at the Post Office this week Miss Lora Murfin leaves for Normal for several weeks at a school William Wade of Red Bud visits family in Vernon George White paints the W L Danbury home Leo Thompson and Fred Freyer go to Patoka on business Mrs Louis Desruisseaux visits from Twin Falls Idaho Delmar Freyer of Edwardsville stays with Fred Freyer family after a visit Chris returns to Nashville Meary Acres works for Geo alow this week Leo Freyer family visit Minnie Freyer Sunday Florence Arnold returns home near Arnold Chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jarrett
Lora Murfin
William Wade
Red Bud
W. H. Wade
George White
W. L. Danbury
Leo Thompson
Fred Freyer
Patoka
Louis Desruisseaux
Twin Falls
Idaho
Delmar Freyer
Edwardsville
Rel
Chris
Nashville
Meary Acres
Geo
Alow
Leo Freyer
Minnie Freyer
Vandalia
Florence Arnold
Arnold
Mary Epps
Ella Emerson
Stringtown
Arewine Willett
Will Jones
Clyde Harvey
Kinmundy
William Doolen
Pollick
Shobonier
Grandma Epps
W. L. Grey
W. L. Hathaway
William
George Wernsman
Helen Sprinkle
Arthur Buxtom
Tulsa
Idahoma
M. L. Robinson
Glenda Sloan
Odin
Rolen Doolen
Jesse Walton
Flora Dickey
George Walton
C. ©. Murfin
Dean Merritt
Centralia
Orville West
Gabe Whitehurst
Normal
Ill
MacCarmen
Henry Peddicod
Mayme Dickey
Marseilles
Decatur
Andrew Pedicord
Wm. Ehlers
Arthur Freyer
St. Louis
Edna Grey
Cordia Crothers
Loretta Meador
Richview
Velvan Hathaway
Thelma Doolen
Ida Stewart
Charles
Local residents visit kin and attend events across towns
Names of many residents from Kinmundy Vandalia Patoka Shobonier and nearby areas visit relatives attend a band concert graduation exercises and school trips. Families welcome visitors from Tulsa Oklahoma St Louis and other cites. Several births illnesses and travel details appear among shared town life.
Local Social Roundup and Farm News Near Town
Sunday visits from Jas Caldwell Merritt Caldwell and families are noted along with Fent Caldwell of Odin and A D Nichols visiting Patoka. Ross Smith Salem and Raymond Maulding Kinmundy stopped by on business and relatives. Army Worms threaten Meadow damage while Hiram Logan buys Sam Stephens farm and the Stephens move toward California. A large crowd attends a dance and ice cream supper at Homer Eborns barn. Flora Walker visits Mordecai Lee and Eerl Graham Vernon visits Nellie Belche. Red Growers Union works locally to recruit members.
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Jas Caldwell
Merritt Caldwell
Fent Caldwell
Odin
A. D. Nichols
Patoka
Frank Ballance
Ross Smith
Salem
Raymond Maulding
Kinmundy
Jas Arnold
Hiram Logan
Sam Stephens
California
Homereborns Barn
Fii Morgan
Arand Chapel
Orie Green
Flora Walker
Mordecai Lee
Eerl Graham
Vernon
Nellie Belche
Egyptia
Red Growers Union
Road crews and locals active in Stringtown week
Several were working on the roads Tuesday. Anna Lester took driving lessons in her Ford last Tuesday. Noy Blankinship and Noy McConnell visited John McConnell and his wife Tuesday of last week. F A Klinge and wife were trans Capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lester
Noy Blankinship
Noy McConnell
John McConnell
F. A. Klinge
Local Social Roundup Touches Vandalia Patoka and Surroundings
Tuesday to Sunday notes report visits and activities across Vandalia Patoka and nearby farms. Residents such as Georgia Lane Merle Willett and John Frisby are seen socializing while others attend graduations church events and family gatherings. A call for donations to the Farmers cemetery fund is noted along with several Sunday and Saturday visits among families including Holt Gehrkin Beck and Willett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Lane
Merle Willett
Ed Thomas
Maxwell
Jesse Zimmerman
John Frisby
Wm. Gehrkin
Wallace Willett
John McConnell
Frank Beck
Vandalia
Wm. Ehlers
Rosa Gehrkin
Hallie Holt James Emerson
Chas
Lane
James Lane
F. A. Klinge
James Klinge
George Albert
Rev. Fox
Sholonier
Arewine Willett
Farmers’ Cemetery Fund
Harry Metzger
R. T. Emerson
West Stringtown
George Willett
James Griffin
Patoka
Fourth Southern Conference on Education in Negro Land-Grant Colleges
Presidents of nearly all Negro land grant colleges and leaders in agricultural and home economies attended the Fourth Conference held at Hampton Institute. The gathering, called by the U.S. Commissioner of Education with the Federal Board for Vocational Education and the Association of Land-Grant Colleges for Negroes, aimed to align mechanic arts courses with trade standards and improve their technical and cultural significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton _ Institute
Hampton
United States Commissioner of Education
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Association of Land-Grant Colleges For
Dental survey reveals pupil tooth decay in Anna AS schools
A C W Conrad reports in School Life that a survey of Anna AS pupils, conducted by the city school superintendent, school nurse, and local dentists, found 80.4 percent with 1 to 7 cavities, 22.8 percent with abscesses or roots needing extraction, and 44.6 percent brushing daily. Examinations were free and children were directed to their own dentists outside school hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
C. W. Conrad
School Life
Bureau of Education
California Kindergarten Primary Association Organized
The California Kindergarten Primary Association was organized at Fresno by representatives from all sections of the state. It aims to unify kindergarten primary education, push legislation, promote teacher training, encourage research, establish publicity, and affiliate with related groups and national organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Kindergarten Union
United States Bureau of Education
California Kindergartenten Primary Association
Fresno
Calif
Weather data guides sheep range lambing timing
A sheep raiser asked the Weather Bureau for forecast conditions 144 days after rains. Curves showed mean daily minimums and frosts suggest a safe period starting after May 20, guiding lambing decisions. Two successful seasons followed, with lambs moved in May or early June as advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Credit Board Tentatively Sets Warehouse Receipt Rule
The Federal Farm Loan Board proposes that intermediate credit banks accept warehouse receipts that are licensed and bonded under the Federal Warehouse Act as part of administering the 1923 act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Farm Loan Board
Intermediate Credit Banks
Curtain scrim sale at Altoms
White and ecru curtain scrim offered at 10 cents per yard by Altoms. Limited quantities. Sale noted in small print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecru
Altoms
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Lem Meador Vernon
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