Stringtown and Vandalia residents frequent area events
Jas Lane and family visited Vandalia for business. Mervel Willett attended band practice in Sholonier. Ralph Welsh moved to Walter Hall farm. Paul Ehrat and others worked on farms and sold wood. Fred Woolsey seeks Fayette county treasurer seat. Nathan Thomas heads to Colfax for farm work. Several families dealt with measles and illness at home. School hampered by illnesses. Dr DuComb attends. Lara Armstrong and family visited Roll Klinge. Ralph Morey and Co. baled hay for Wm Elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Lane
Vandalia
Mervel Willett
Sholonier
Ralph Welsh
John Perry
Walter Hall
Paul Ehrat
Fred Woolsey
Bear Grove
Fred
Fayette County
Nathan Thomas
Colfax
Sarah Doolen
Shobonier
Chris Ehrat
Farmer’s Cemetery
John Richard
West Stringtown
Opie
Iva Elder
Vandalla
Bertha Holt
Curt Murfin
Byron Albert
George Lewis
Charley Lane
Mayme Ehrat
DuComb
Patoka
Lara Armstrong
Salem
Roll Klinge
Ralph Morey and
Sunday Services and Upcoming Church Activities
Rev Fox preached here Sunday with good attendance despite the cold. Byron Albert led the prayer meeting last Sunday night and James Kiinge will lead next Sunday night. Merle Willett teaches the little folks class which will present a short program at Sunday school next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Fox
Byron Albert
James Kiinge
Little Folks
Merle Willett
March notes and small town happenings in White Haven
Bruce Carter traveled to Macon then returned home. Eberle Norris and Dan Pribble visited Claud Hatch and family. Red provided musical numbers for hosts. Kites fill the sky daily. Claud Norris used table cutlery at Tom Manley’s Sunday noon. A dog burglarized Oscar Jackson’s meat house, stealing much ham and remains at large. Mojonnier family attended church. a new telephone line is being built from Fred Lawrence to O D Jackson. Albert Halbrook spent Sunday night with Cleave Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Carter
Macon
Eberle Norris
Dan __ Pribble
Claud Hatch
Red
Claud Norris
Tom
Patoka
Fred Lawrence
O. D. Jackson
Albert Halbrook
Cleave Johnston’s
Local Funeral and dental services listed in Centralia
Smith Murfin funeral directors and Baldwin dental office advertise 204 North Locust Street Centralia Illinois. They offer embalmers x rays ultraviolet light and electrical treatments with hours 9 to 12 and 2 to 5 30 p m and appointments by arrangement.
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J. M. Haney
North Locust Street
Centralia
Ill
White Haven school bi monthly exam results and attendance
The report lists pupil averages by grade from White Haven school for March 5 with names such as Carroll Mojonnier Lewis Lawrence Maud Carter Russel Norris Juanita Hatch Myrna Carter Ina Lawrence Alice Mojonnier Floyd Hatch Henry Carter Helen Thompson Donald Hatch Mildred Carter Stephen Ballance. Maud Carter missed seventeen days due to illness. final exam set for Friday March 26 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Eberlee Norris
Patoka
White Haven
Carroll Mojonnier
Lewis Lawrence
Maud Carter
Russel Norris
Juanita Hatch
Myrna Carter
Ina Lawrence
Alice Mojonnier
Floyd Hatch
Henry Carter
Helen Thompson
Donald Hatch
Mildred Carter
Stephen Ballance
Local Notes From Bear Creek and Surrounding Towns
James Phinney spent Sunday with Lawrence Robertson. Wm Brewer and Fred Lake lost a horse each. Berle Linton and John Lake hauled hay for A Brummit to Patoka last Friday. Dutch and Penny are praised as a great pair. W P Lawrence and Clark Lawrence hauled hay to Vernon Wednesday. Weather declines. feeding and gathering eggs at hand. Alfred and Walter Beeres of Peru visited Frank Lake's family. They urged prosperity through cows, chickens, hogs, limestone, fruit and clover. A Brummit labeled busiest, with about 125 sheep and many lambs. Walter Pribble bought H L Cox team at the sale. plans to show how to grow spuds and corn. Mr Crumb of St Elmo moved to the Barton farm vacated by Fred Lake. H L Cox children absent from school due to measles. Ladies W M A met in special session Wednesday March 3. Chas Sterling returned to Waynesville after visiting his mother Mrs Clara Sterling. Harold Linton returned to work at Sterling.
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James Phinney
Lawrence Robertson
Wm. Brewer
Fred Lake
Berle Linton
John Lake
A. Brummit
Patoka
Dutch
Penny
W. P. Lawrence
Clark Lawrence
Vernon
Alfred
Walter Beeres
Peru
Frank Lake
Walter Pribble
H. L. Cox
Walter
Mr. Crumb
St. Elmo
C. R. Barton
Chas. Sterling
Clara Sterling
Waynesville
Harold Linton
Sterling
Local Social News From Town and Surroundings
East of town John Green and family from Montana have been visiting Ora Green and family. Mrs Dessie Lucas and children visited J A Caldwell and family on Sunday. Mrs Matilda Chance is seriously ill. Jas Thompson and son Dale visited relatives at Maron last week. Thelma Nichols visited Geo Wernsman and family near Vernon. Jas Thompson and son Dale visited Roy and family west of town. Guy Chandler was in Salem on business. Henry Williams and family visited Ed Bender on Sunday. Billy Morris and wife of Breakneck visited Chas Maulding and family. John Rogiers and wife visited Mrs Nellie Belcher and family. Darrel Caldwell is seriously afflicted with rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Green
Montana
Ora
Henry Williams
Ed Bender
Billy Morris
Breakneck
Chas
Maulding
John Rogiers
Nellie Belcher
Darrel Caldwell
Illinois Headlines Chronicle Local News Ticker
Joliet defeats daylight saving time repeal by large margin. George W. Hotchkiss dies at 95 in Evanston hospital. George B. Brennan of Chicago seeks US Senate seat. Can ton Masonic temple fire damages $75,000. Hoopeston city hall destroyed. Quarantine tied to spinal meningitis at Great Lakes Navy station. Lincoln Dixie highways project to cost $5 million. Illinois university reports probation and drop rates. 18,309 students enrolled in 1925-26. Sheriff control, Herrin riot aftermath, and Wakefield inheritance cases noted. Bruce Collard named Evanston health commissioner. Alvina Meise to inherit $100,000 estate.
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Joliet
George W. Hotchkiss
Evanston
George B. Brennan
Chicago
United States Senate
Masonic Temple
Canton
Hoopeston
University of Illinois
Edwin Ahlstrom
Lake County
James Gordon Miller
Tack Durand
Scott Durand
Lake Bluff
Oscar Carlstrom
Cook County
Bernard Birchfield
Paris Hospital
State of Illinois
Ilinois School Band Association
Bureau For the Advancement of Music
Ilinois Automotive Trade Association
Springfield
H. A. Amerman
Urbana
W. E. Butler
Wilbur Coons
Peoria
W. E. Johnston
A. C. Price
Rockford
E. J. Kilborn
Decatur
D. A. Smith
H. A. Wehmeier
A. S. Davis
Sergent Davis
Blackburn College
G. P. Tuttle
Williamson County
Melvin Thaxton
Herrin
George Galligan
Thaxton
Trunk Stock Closure Sale at Altoms
Entire stock of trunks offered for quick sale with new trunks on hand. Customers urged to enter and make offers as prices are set to move. Altoms store promotes immediate purchase with discounting and available inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoms
Card of Thanks for Philip Genre In Loving Memory
The family expresses heartfelt thanks for expressions of sympathy and floral offerings received after the loss of husband and father Philip Genre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Genre
Cemetery Association Meeting Set at Bank
The Cemetery Association will hold a meeting at the First State Bank on Wednesday evening March 17 at 7:30. The gathering aims to elect officers and handle any other business properly before the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cemetery Association
First State Bank
Teachers Examination Set For Salem Court House
A teachers examination will be held at Salem in the Court House on Friday and Saturday March 19th and 20th. The first session opens at 8:30 A M and the following morning at 8 O'clock. Hattie Blair County Supt of Schools will oversee proceedings.
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Salem
Court House
Hattie Blair
County Supt. of Schools
Wanted Music Pupils at Vernon and Patoka
Mrs. Wilma Crawford seeks music pupils in Vernon and Patoka. Advert indicates private lessons and availability for students of various ages seeking instruction and practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon and Patoka
Wilma Crawford
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Baldwin Dental Office
Hartmans
Bear Creek
Queens
Illinois State News
John H. Collard
Quincy
Clarence T. Roome
Alvina Meise
John Schroer
Spokane
Wash
Cains Store
Bankers of Illinois
Prairie Farmer
GEM Theatre
John Bowers
Buck Jones
Illinois Theatre
Leon Errol
Dorothy Gish
Phanton
Leon Channy
Fox News
Blanche Sweet
Ben Lyon
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