McKendree Concert Co. Performs in Shobonier Vernon
Several local residents attended the McKendree Concert Co girls concert in Shobonier Wednesday and Vernon Thursday. The community mourns the sudden death of Mrs. John Busenhart at her home near Shobonier Wednesday. Funeral held Saturday afternoon. Various local families visited and socialized over the weekend with neighbors and relatives.
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McKendree Concert Co
Shobonier
Vernon
John Busenhart
James Anderson
Taylorville
George Anderson
Earl Leninger
John McConnell
George Albert
Earl Funk
Rollie Klinge
Rev. Fox
Fred Klinge
Jess Walton
B. F. Beck
Cracker Neck Notes Reveal Rain Benefits for Crops
Farmers express gratitude for recent rainfall boosting corn prospects. Local youths report minor injuries from a stove incident. An ice cream supper at Elza Sharps drew a large crowd with ample food and drink. Nearby families including Fouty, Shepard, Hopper, Dock, and Hudleston shared visits and meals over the weekend, with Patoka’s Audrey Belcher also noted among attendees.
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Lucile Shepard
Elza Sharps
Arthur Fouty
Bellair
Harvey Hopper
Yale
J. A. Shepard
Dock Shepard
Wilbert Hudleston
Sunday visits and oil well tour noted
Gentleman friend drove over roads Sunday. Luther Barnes and family visited J A Shepard and wife Sunday. E L Sharp and J A Shepard were in Vernon last Saturday to inspect the oil well.
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Luther Barnes
J. A. Shepard
E. L. Sharp
Vernon
Local Residents Visit and Family News Travel
Carl McHaney and family of Centralia visit Mrs. Blacks sister Mrs. Chandler. Raymond Maulding and family from Kinmundy visit Alvin Gray. Miss Ida and Anette Gray finish school terms in Florida and Oregon and return home. Mr. Eagan from near Salem spends Sunday with daughter Mrs. Cecil Black. Amuel Smith and family visit Fred Williams. Maurice Maulding visits grandparents T. W. Gray and wife. Neighborhood participates in Fredonia children’s exercises. Greenwich and wife go to Salem at month’s start.
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Carl Black
Centralia
Blacks
Guy Chandler
Raymond Maulding
Kinmundy
Maurice Morgan
St. Louis
Alvin Gray
Ida
Anette Gray
Florida
Oregon
Eagan
Near Salem
Cecil Black
Amuel Smith
Fred Williams
Maurice Maulding
T. W. Gray
Fredonia
Greenwich
Salem
Sunday dinners and family visits in the community
Roy Galyean and family dined with W H Linton while others noted include Henry Brumfield with Albert Brown, I C O F memorial services in Vernon, Mrs Nance and kin with Frank Robertson, and several youths and relatives visiting across Patoka, Alton, Herrick, Walker, and Assumption amid a week of farming after rain.
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Roy Galyean
Taylorville
Mat Galyean
Pawnee
W. H. Linton
Henry Brumfield
Albert Brown
Vernon
Elder Brown
Vera
Nance
Rowell
Herrick
Frank Robertson
Mildred Brown
Evelyn
Claudine Norris
Sunday Visits and Local News in Southeast Town
Mr Dan Reeter and family spent Sunday with Irvin Bowen and family. Orvil Britt and family visited Pete Bopp and family. Misses Glydas and Irene Cavins stayed with Ed Belcher from Monday to Thursday night. A large crowd attended the Temple Sunday Sunday School convention. The Bopps aunt funeral at Greenville was attended by Pete Bopp family and others. Rain last week was appreciated by all.
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Dan Reeter
Irvin Bowen
Orvil Britt
Pete Bopp
Glydas
Irene Cavins
Ed Belcher
Fredonia
Leo Sebastian
Theodore Meredith
George Pulver
Mat Belcher
Lola Belcher
Temple
Charlie
John Bopp
Claud
Harry Bopp
Orville Britt
Nathan Kitch
Bopps
Greenville
Will Cavins
Junior graduation visit to State Normal by Lloyds
Shobonier J. C. Lloyd and his wife attended their daughter Effie Arnold’s junior graduation at the State Normal in Carbondale on Wednesday.
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J. C. Lloyd
Carbondale
Effie Arnold
State Normal
Legion Post to Place Markers for Veterans Graves
American Legion plans metal grave markers at Patoka Cruse Pratt Phelps Magassi Ebenezer Diamond Springs Gartter Wisher Lewis and Harrison cemeteries. They seek support to fund about 100 dollars and urge community help to locate unmarked veteran graves and prevent future losses.
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Legion Post
Patoka
Cruse
Pratt
Phelps
Magassi
Ebenezer
Diamond Springs
Gartter
Wisher
Lewis and Harrison
Business Men’s Association
Harrison
Cartier
Lewis
Legion
Return to Jacksonville After Tense Confrontation
A Florida-bound trio returns to Jacksonville as Ellie faces disapproval from Mrs. Divine. Tension sharpens when Warren Fisher arrives and Mrs Fisher interrogates about a private affair with her husband, raising suspicions and district gossip.
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Ellie
Jacksonville
Father
Warren Fisher
Mrs. Divine
Miami
Pensacola
Mrs. Fisher
Weeds on Front Streets Spur Call for Cleanup
A reader urges immediate action to remove weeds along all streets and vacant lots. The note emphasizes heat and odor, complaints about property owners failing to maintain yards, and a push to beautify the town before July Fourth visitors arrive.
West Named Physical Education Instructor at University
Valpariso Indiana reports Prof. C. P. West, longtime local teacher, has been hired as Physical Education Instructor at the university this summer. His Patoka friends celebrate the honor and recognize his service.
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Valpriso
Ind
C. P. West
Patoka
Martins Catalog Promotes Shoes and Housewares
Local retailer Martins advertises Star Brand shoes for satisfaction and durability, Peters Shoes option, Altoms brand lines, crepe fabrics, pineapple weave hosiery, jellies, peanut butter in bulk, insecticides, sugar bags, McNess products, feed and farm supplies, fly killer Fly-tox, cosmetics, and fresh ground corn meal. The notice lists varied inventory and low prices to attract customers.
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Martins
Altoms
Certo
McNess
Martin & Martin
Mozart at Six Composes Without Instrument
A brief note records that at six years old Mozart could compose music unaided by an instrument and demonstrated early understanding of sound through his notes.
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Mozart
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Ily
Cecil Holt
Bertha Holt
Ralph
Hiram Morey
Bert Simcox
Ethel Willett
Georgia Lane
Josie Holt
Wasems Meat Market
Citizens Cemetery Association
Bott
Centralia Coca Cola Bottling Co
Bear Creek
BAYER
Mondacetico- Bayer
Teidester
Balloglicacia
American Legion
Gladys Baker
Sallie
Muriel
Oak
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