Local Folks and Visitors Report Busy Week
Mrs Merle Baker and children left for Salem Illinois to spend the week with Mr and Mrs Fred Hose apple and children. Nancy Pearl is born to Mr and Mrs James Phinney at Mark Greer hospital Vandalia weighing 5 10. Ruth Doolen is the mother before marriage. Several residents visited relatives in Salem Centralia Patoka Vandalia and Vandalia district meet attended by lodge members. Visitors from Los Angeles Albuquerque and Decatur joined locals for visits and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Baker
Salem
Fred Hoseapple
James Phinney
Mark Greer Hospital
Vandalia
Nancy Pearl
Ruth Doolen
Henry Peddicord
Russel Green
John Quayle
Martha Rose Merritt
Centralia
W. H.wade
Merle Meador
Bud Reisman
Clarence Lauson
St. Louis
Army
Hazel McCox
Effie Hathaway
Hubert Doolen
Rollin Doolen
South of Town
George Walton
Charles Moore
Eli Morgan
Roy Walton
Hobart Arnold
Patoka
F. E. Quayle
J. H. Peddicord
Leo Freyer
John Epps
William Wade
Thomas Snyder
Bill Hathaway
1.C.C.F. Lodge
Francis Quayle
Billy
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank Quayle
W. L. Danbury
Domestic Notes and Visitations From Local Families
McHANEY Wm Walker remains in very poor health. Eli Howard and wife with Junior Huffine and family traveled to Chicago Sunday to meet their son Russell en route to Coast Guard Service. Rev Clifton of Centralia preached at Given’s Chapel Saturday and Sunday. Lloyd Gaston and family visited Friday with his parents. Eugene Sanders of Belleville visited Sunday with home folks. Judson Stutts and wife joined for dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Walker
Eli Howard
Junior Huffine
Chicago
Russell
Coast Guard Service
Rev. Clifton
Centralia
Given’s Chappel
Lloyd Gaston
Eugene Sanders
Belleville
Judson Stutts
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Departures
Alvin Gray and wife Sunday ere their departure for Texas. Frank Barlow went to Alma. I S Pritchard and wife near Salem, Dwight Pritchard and family of Butte Montana, and Robert Colby and wife called on Alvin Gray. Aunt Lizzie Gray visited with Mrs Sadie Black. Henry Powell visited near Colfax. Elmer Black and wife and Lewis Black and wife and Rosalie Black spent Sunday with Laura Carter and Hester Kennedy at Harvey visiting Mrs Sudie Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Gray
Texas
Frank Barlow
Alma
I. S. Pritchard
Salem
Dwight Pritchard
Butte
Mont
Robert Colby
Lizzie Gray
Sadie Black
Henry Powell
Colfax
Elmer Black
Lewis Black
Rosalie Black
Laura Carter
Hester’ Kennedy
Harvey
Sudie Black
Local visits and oil field work noted around Salem
Hubert Headley and family visited Saturday and Sunday with Jamie Caldwell. Russell Caldwell, Samie Gray and Eli Green are working near Salem in the oil fields. Ruby Chandlier visited Saturday and Sunday with Alerie McWhirter. Relatives from Nebraska are visiting with Riley Stipp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Headley
Jamie Caldwell
Russell Caldwell
Samie Gray
Eli Green
Salem
Ruby Chandlier
Alerie McWhirter
Nebraska
Riley Stipp
Rain delays quiet rural work and social rounds
A heavy Sunday rain kept fields too wet to work for a period. Walker Caldwell and wife visited with Ellis Bassett. Hilda Adams Maggie and Florence McNichols attended a Patoka sale last Saturday. Dean Meadors Pearl Berry and Frank Caldwell joined a St Paul picnic. Henry Ogelsby shopped in Patoka Saturday. Zion Sunday school picnic and basket dinner drew a large crowd. Frank Caldwell visited Sunday with Pearl Berry. Harry Mullvaney is ill at his brother Roy Mullvanney's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Caldwell
Ellis Bassett
Hilda Adams
Maggie
Florence McNichols
Patoka
Dean Meadors
Pearl Berry
Frank Caldwell
St. Paul
Henry Ogelsby
Zion
Harry Mullvaney
Roy’ Mullvaney
Stombaugh Hill News Social Visit Notes
John Shepard and daughter Cloe shared meals with Rollie Stombaugh and family on Thursday. Lula Burcher and daughter Jackie of Greenville visited from Friday to Monday with her mother Anna Goodman. Mr Burcher visited Saturday and returned home Sunday. Paul Walker spent Friday with...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shepard
Cloe
Rollie Stombaugh
Lula Burcher
Jackie
Greenville
Anna’Goodman
Burcher
Paul Walker
Merrimann and Stombaugh Families Highlight Local News
Mary Stombaugh and Mr and Mrs Woodrow Merrimann hosted guests including Herb Allen of Maseville Illinois. Herb Allen stays with uncle John Merrimann in Vandalia. The Stombaughs return from California to Vandalia. Robert Linhouse visited with sister Mrs Bill Boaz and family before leaving to help win the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stombaugh
Woodrow Merrimann
Herb Merriman
Herb Allen
Maseville
Ill
John Merrimann
Vandalia
Martin Stombaugh
California
Robert Linhouse
Bill Boaz
Robert
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Lyle
Minnie Peddicord
Carbondale
Opal Jones
Bill Jones
Decatur
T. E. Snyder
John Curtis
Margaret Ann
Johnnie
J. C. Beery Funeral Home
Crawfords
Mobil Oil and Gas
Patoka, Ill
East Zion
Stombaugh Hill News
Uncle Sam
Gray’s Sanitary Barber Shop
Salem Theatres
GLOBE
Almost
Robert Paige
Jane Frazee
Jung
Grand Central
van Heflin
Patricia Dane
Lyle Talbot
Veda Ann Borg
Buckaroo Andrews
Dick Foran
Secret Agent OF Japan
Preston Foster, Lynn Barr
Missouri
Don ‘Red’ Barry
Tripoli
Maureen O’hara
John Payne
Jean Parker, Tom Brown
SWELL
P&lus
U.S
TYLOL
Veedol
Clinton County Oil CO
Breese
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