Vernon and area residents attend Betts anniversary dinner
Walter T. Wood and family traveled from Avon dale Pennsylvania after a nine month Rio Grande Valley stay. A surprise dinner June 15 marked J J Betts and wife twenty-fifth wedding anniversary with twenty eight guests including Frank Murfin C C Murfin and relatives. Various births visits and local notices follow with multiple relatives from Decatur St Louis Vandalia Bloomington Detroit and Houston noted among attendees and speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter T. Wood
Margaret
Ellis
Normaan
Avondale
Penna
Rio Grande Valley
Rose Martin
J. J. Betts
Wood
Martin
Afi
Frank Murfin
C. C. Murfin
Scott
Marion Hollenbeck
Glen Cox
Henry Cox
Henry Snyder
H. O. Tillman
C. A. Murfin
Vernon
T. E. Snyder
Cloud Betts
Decatur
H.L. Martin
C. C. Murtin
Betts
Francis Quayle
Walter Wernsman
Robert Cox
Maron
I. W. Woolen
Fish Arnold
Arnold Chapel
Mildred Morgan
Andrew Oberg
Vandalia
Jinson
Robert Kinney
Sterling
William's Saturday specials and services listed
William's offers Fairman Half Pint Dauntless Mayonnaise 20c and Dauntless macaroni and spaghetti four boxes 25c as Saturday deals. Also P G soap 35c, Dauntless pork and beans three cans 25c, No 2 lamp chimneys 9c each, tire service and light repairs, Farmer's Pride oleo 18c lb two pounds 85c, and homemade ice cream with free cake on Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William’s
Farmer’s Pride
Squirrels, sales, and small town notes from Cracker Neck
John Shepard hunted corn seed on Toad Island and John Hathaway visited the Neck. Belcher brothers cut hay while a child lost two teeth from a fall. A Belleville party hunted squirrels along North Fork Creek and paid fines to the Cracker Neck court. Various visits, a Band Concert in Vernon, a prayer meeting at Mound Chapel, and family moves fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shepard
Toad Island
John Hathaway
Patoka
George Belcher
Virgil Tedrick
Vernon
Mr. Shoefelt
Salem
Belleville
North Fork Creek
Elza Sharp and
Nora Goodwin
Mary Belcher
Southeast Town Hosts Social Roundup and Revival Closings
Mrs Frank Bradford and four daughters met Mrs Will Snyder and daughter Friday evening. Several families from St Louis and local households visited kin in the area. The revival at Fairman closed with five conversions and six additions to the church, with neighbors sharing meals and visiting after services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bradford
Will Snyder
Bertha Williams
Violet
Mayme Bowen
Opal Belcher
Centralia
Lala Goodwin
St. Louis
Ben Thalman
Wash Bowen
Highland
Theodore Meridith
Hazel
Earl Hindrex
Mat Belcher
Fairman
Brother Settles
Pete Bopp
Ivan Wen
Greenville
John Terry
Opal
Eunice
Stombaugh Hill Area Social and Ball Game Notes
Harry Perkins and family and Mrs. Ella Hawkins visited relatives in Centralia Sunday. Mrs Amel Oberg and son Marshall and Marybell Stombaugh spent Saturday in Dalton City. Mr and Mrs J R Stombaugh were in St Louis Thursday. Bud Stombaugh and Marshall Oberg rumored camping in backyard tents. Herb Merryman works on new front porch. Gracie Bryant sightsees on the Hill Sunday. Rollie Stombaugh and family dined with Wm Laswell. Grace Hawkins visited Ella Hawkins Monday. Benton beat Vandalia 2 to 1 at West Side park Sunday. Annie Goodman called on the Hill Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Kinney
Thomas Logan
Houston
Texas
C. O. Livesay
Ed Brown
Decatur
Vernon
Chas. Ehlers
St. Louis
Henry Peddicord
Wm. Ehlers
North of
Town
Lillie Walton
Macon’ County
Ira Kinney
Lebanon
McKendree College
Cloud Betts
John Betts
Mary Meador
Harold
McLean
Selma Crowder
Detroit
Mich
W. J. Jones
Joe Meadors
L. E. Green
Madeline
L. E
Audrey
Wayne
Ray Walton
Helen Farrell
Evansville
Ind
John Barnes
Oscar Jackson
Patoka
Cecil Binnion
Vandalia Hospital
Miss Hawaii
Minnie Peddicord
Annie Moss
Centralia
Roy Cox
Fred
Glenwood Brown
Salem
American Legion Band of
Harry Perkins
Ella Hawkins
Amel Oberg
Marshall
Marybell Stombaugh
Dalton City
Grandma Massey
Elizabeth Oberg
J. R. Stombaugh
Bud Stombaugh
Marshall Oberg
Herb Merryman
Gracie Bryant
Rollie Stombaugh
Wm. Laswell
Grace Hawkins
Benton
West Side Ball Park
Annie Goodman
Local Residents Visit and a Nighttime Theft
Edward Bender Mc Haney visited Friday with his niece Flora Donneley and family near Fairman. Several locals called on neighbors Sunday including Chas Maulding Guy Chandler and Elmer Bullard families. A burglary occurred with money and a check taken from Chas Maulding and Elmer Albert homes last week and again Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bender
Flora Donneley
Fairman
Chas. Maulding
Guy Chandler
George Jett
Anette Gray
Oregon
Carbondale
Somerville
Odin
Frank Hickman
Moweaqua
S. W. Gray
Elmer Bullard
Henry Powell
Eula Hines
Piper
Salem
California
Conrad Laubmyer
Opal
Hazel Howard
Mildred Osborn
Lena Shuler
Argie Howard
R. B. Nichols
Alpha Gray
Alvin Gray
Cleve McWhirter
J. T. Dorris
Elmer Albert
Mrs. Rachel McHaney Visits Patoka Relatives
Mrs. Rachel McHaney of Salem is spending the week with relatives in Patoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel McHaney
Salem
Patoka
Local social notes and road work update in Fostersburg
Mrs. Mary Walker visited with daughter Mrs. Lester Griffin while Merritt Doolen recovers from a broken collarbone after a horse accident. Community members called on neighbors. road improvements by Wm. Jones ease mud on the Vernon to Kinmundy route. The state fair runs August 8 to 23, with enrollment for 18 to 40 urged through Mrs. Anita Shamel in the state house at Afeld after county endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt Doolen
Betty Nichols
Zion
J.B. Morgan
Montrose
Colo
L. Foster
Francis Griffin
Ramsey
Paul Stevens
Salem
Vernon
Kinmundy
Lewis Jones
Lester Griffin
James Walker
Elmer Frizzell
Dow Green
Dale Arnold
Russell Green
Vandalia
S. C. Green
Anita Shamel
State House
Farmers’ Institute
Household Science Department
Girls' School Commences on August 8 at Fair
The Girls' school at the Illinois state fair opens on August 8 with exhibits and activities for attendees. Students from the school organize demonstrations and welcome visitors to the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Illinois
Mutual Benefit Associations Report Illinois Memberships
Mutual benefit associations doing business in Illinois had 178 181 members last December 31 and benefits in force totaling 139 820 931 20 according to a compilation by the state insurance division from annual statements submitted by the associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Benefit
Illinois
Orr elected to state supreme court from fourth district
Judge Warren H. Orr of Carthage won the fourth district seat on June 2 defeating Justice Paul Samuels of Jacksonville who had filled the vacancy created by the death of Justice Cyrus Dietz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren H. Orr
Carthage
State Supreme Court
Paul Samuels
Jacksonville
Cyrus Dietz
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Merle Willett
E. F. Anderson
Murphysboro
Stella White
Wes Martin
Arewine Willett
Vernon, Illinois
Guards DuCorps
Venice
Suppe
Sigma Chi
Lampe
Clements
Strauss
Vernor
Goutier
Fradeneck
Stombaugh Hill
MC Haney
Fostersburg
Mary Walker
Mutual Benefit Associations
Coffee
Hevrole
Chevrolet
FORD
DeWitt Motor Co
Sandoval, Illinois
J. W. Alexander
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