Former resident visits here for short time
Floyd Davis known as Cappy stayed overnight with wife guest of John A Jennings and family. He’s successful in Florida real estate and building a country home near Alton in Fairmount Park north of the Mississippi bluff. The limestone English style house features a sun porch, generous halls, a natural looking pool, river views, and reclaimed timber detailing.
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Floyd Davis
Cappy
John A. Jennings
Floyd
Florida
Illinois
Alton
Fairmount Park
Miss. River Bluff
Lloyd leaves for Missouri to work timber land
Shobonier J. C. Lloyd travels with his son in law Mr. Smith and wife to East Prairie Missouri where he owns a large tract of land and valuable timber Mr Lloyd plans to work. C. J. Metzger returns from a three week absence in the southern part of the state while J. E. Cooper, local rural carrier and State Secretary of the Illinois
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Lloyd
Mr. Smith
East Prairie
Mr. Lloyd
C. J. Metzger
J. E. Cooper
Illinois
Meeting of State Executive Board in Peoria Saturday
Association attended a meeting at Peoria Saturday of the State Executive Board. A bad auto accident occurred on the hard road between Shobonier and Vandalia Monday when C A Mce Ginnis and family of Salem en route to Urbana were struck by an auto driven by C S Phipps of West Frankfort. Phipps was injured and both cars were shaken up. George Willett and wife were Centralia visitors Monday. Announcement is made of the marriage of Eldridge Martin to Miss Gladys Huff, both of this locality.
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Peoria
State Executive Board
Shobonier
Vandalia
C. A. Mce Ginnis
Salem
Urbana
C. S. Phipps
West Frankfort
Phipps
Greer Hospital
George Willett
Centralia
Eldrigde Martin
Gladys Huff
Patoka Hospital List Increases With Surgeries
Last Friday George Purcell was taken to Centralia hospital for appendix trouble and underwent surgery. On Tuesday Willie Bowen followed with the same problem. Both are on the road to recovery. Tuesday W H Wade of Vernon had a serious operation but is improving. Miss Bertha Belcher of the Register Office and Miss Maxine Walton of Vernon had tonsil operations and are improving. Thursday June 17 Mr Bowen is reported in very serious condition.
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George Purcell
Centralia Hospital
Willie Bowen
W. H. Wade
Vernon
Bertha Belcher
Register Office Force
Maxine Walton
Mr. Bowen
Agents Wanted for Guaranteed Nursery Stock Sales
Highest cash paid weekly with part expenses for men and women to take orders for guaranteed nursery stock. Experience unnecessary. Outfit free. Write The Hawks Nursery Co., Wauwatosa, Wis.
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Hawks Nursery Co
Wauwatosa
Wis
Local Notices and Visiting Guests in Patoka Area
Ster ling residents Mrs L Place returns from two week Moore family visit in Sterling. Shobonier visitors Eagan family. Martins sells salt blocks and various goods. Vera Copple Helen Mitchell Centralia visit Miss Belcher. Bridgeport and Iuka visitors join locals. Calico hats, hose, radios and party goods featured. Regulars include Hill Bros Martins Dains Store and Cains Store with daily specials. Cling peaches syrup and pork and beans come up in sales posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Place
Moore
Sterling
Patoka
Griffin-Waltno Hdn
McLaughins
Hill Bros
S. E. Robinson
Shobonier
Eagan
Griffin-Walton Hdw/ Co
Vera Copple
Helen Mitchell
Centralia
Hill Bros. Crosley and Thompson
Griffin-Walton Hon. Co
Forrest Gains
Iuka
Cains Store
Johnstone
D. N. Smith
Carthage
Martins
Mae Elmore
J. T. Elmore
Fred Lawrence
Patoka Township
Peter Bopp
Carrigan
Salem
Claud Adams
Cains
Orville Hawkins
Cowden
R. Hawkins
Kahlert
Carlyle
C. D. Martin
Seth Martin
Decatur
Dains
Ira Robert Martin
Wes Martin
Hill Brog
Louie Wasem
Marl Bricker
Mary Williams
Charleston
Joliff
Williams
Hills
Mary Sparling
Jacksonville Home For the
Charles Rogier
Highland
Bridegroom Visits And Rumors In Local News
A long list of social visits, travels, and local shopping notes fills the page. Kalamazoo visitors, relatives in town, and outings to East St. Louis are recorded alongside mentions of shipments, clothing sales, and a note on Persian dried fruits and trade limits.
Poor Packing and Drying of Fruits Hurts Persia Exports
A consular report from Teheran warns that careless packing and drying methods in Persia's dried fruit industry have nearly eliminated the country as a competitor to the United States in foreign sales of apricots prunes grapes and raisins with possible exceptions in Russia Turkey and India.
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Persia
United States
Russia
Turkey
India
Department of Agriculture
Weather observations from Julianehaab station
Regular weather reports from a new Julianehaab Greenland radio station are broadcast to Europe and now published on British Daily Weather Maps since March 19. They expect US and Canada reception soon. data help Weather Bureau forecasting. Observations show 9 am temperatures from 38.2 to 45 F due to maritime influence.
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Julianehaab
Greenland
Europe
United States
Canada
Weather Bureau
Julianehaak
Purebred Sires and Flock Improvement Chart Issued
A USDA chart titled Purebred Sires and Flock Improvement shows purebred ram advantages over grade stock. It demonstrates that two generations of purebred rams equal five generations of three quarters full blood grades. The leaflet, patterned after a cattle chart, is 5 by 7 inches and available by request from the Agriculture Department.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Service of Livestock to Be Shown in Exhibit
A Bureau of Animal Industry exhibit at the National Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia opens June 1. A 72 foot long display uses models to show animal product production from meat to wool and leather, plus quarantine, tuberculosis eradication and veterinary work.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buick
Fisher
Buick Motor Company
General Motors
Langenfeld
Buick Motor Co
Centralia, Ill
Patoka Hospital
Walter B. Johnson
Kalamazoo
Mich
C. N. Cruse
Dean DeLay
Keysport
E. L. DeLay
Miss Hope
Evelyn Wasem
St. Louis
al Wasem
J. W. Meador
Helen Ramp
Murl Carter
Minnie Simcox
East St. Louis
W. B. Johnson
Rea Gray
Genie
Philip Mojonnier
Daniels
L. P. Hill
Ruby Eagan
Decatur High
Ruby
A. L. Vallow
Roy Pugh
James
Bruce Holland
Emmet Jones
Francis Rogier
University
Lee Crawford
Porter B. Simcox
George Porter
Allie Ellis
Binney
Holsom and
Kleen Maid
Wasems Cash Market
Skelly Gasoline
Meridian Service
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