Alma community notices and obituaries brief
The page reports the funeral of Leo Wikenhauser at the Methodist Church in Alma with burial in Alma. It lists visits and guests including Rev and Mrs Pennington and family, Pat and Wanda Carroll, Clarence Deadmonds, Norma Fox, Elven Powell and others. It notes a new Avon dealer for Foster Township and several church fellowship attendees. Clarence Deadmond and Lyle Wikenhauser are mentioned with medical visits and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Wikenhauser
Alma
Pennington
Pat
Wanda Carroll
Clarence Deadmond
Clearance Deadmond
Ruth Wikenhauser
Bill Deadmond
Kinmundy
Norma Fox
PTA Meeting Showcases Student Physical Fitness Demonstrations
The Community Unit 100 PTA opened with prayer and the pledge as Mrs. Bill Hill led. Fourth to high school students demonstrated basketball fundamentals and tumbling, ending with a pyramid. The group planned help for a March 26 basketball banquet and adjourned after fifth graders won a cookie jar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Bill Hill
Hill
America
Shirley Nall
Sam Nall
Donald Koch
Nall
Honor Roll List Reveals School Achievement Across District
Sixty four students from Community Unit School 100 serving Vernon Patoka and parts of three counties earn Honor Roll for the fourth six weeks. Superintendent Frank Hinton lists high honors for four seniors and honors for many juniors and seventh to ninth graders with scores and names across grade levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Unit School 100
Vernon
Patoka
Frank Hinton
Weather Oddities Mention Early Signs Of Spring
The piece notes milder conditions with lingering snow and hints at geese migrating northward, signaling a gradual shift toward spring rather than an abrupt change.
Local News From Shobonier Community
Delbert and Mrs Sasse welcomed a baby boy born March 15. The column lists visits and weekend trips among residents, a 50th wedding anniversary celebration, church revival plans in Patoka with Pastor Settle leaving for Marquette Heights, and various calls and social gatherings around Centralia Mattoon Vandalia and Belleville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Sasse
First Baptist Church
Patoka
George Karr
Fairfield
Ilinois
Maida Quick
E. E. Settle
Settle
Marquette Heights
Peoria
Illinois
Glenn Dean Barnes
Ralph Barnes
Exclusive Franchise Amazing Liquid Plastic Coating
Exclusive franchise promotes a new liquid plastic coating usable on asphalt tile vinyl linoleum vinyl asbestos hard wood and furniture. It supposedly eliminates waxing and painting on wood metal concrete and is recommended for boats and automobiles.
Exclusive formulas in demand by all businesses and homes
An advertisement touts exclusive formulas in demand across industry and homes with no franchise fee. It offers a minimum investment of 300 dollars and a maximum of 7000 dollars secured by inventory. Factory trained personnel assist setup and it directs readers to write for details to 1828 Locust St. Louis 3 Mo. 22-35¢.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Verdie Wikenhauser
Argie Howard
Larenceville
Lawrenceville
Karlyn Mosley
Avon
Foster Township
Eaglin Church
Sam Bullard
Kansas City
Kansas
Lester Bullard
Fayette County Hospital
Lyle Wikenhauser
Philadelphia
Martha Buck
Kathryn Nattier
Elaine Schmid
Ruth Thomas
Doug Ballance
Gloria Eagan
Linda Herrin
Mike Johnson
Mary Anne Palaski
Mary Kay Phinney
Sharon Braasch
Jane Gerrish
David Calvert
Judy Carter
Steve Cox
Carl Crawford
Larry Hopkins
Sherrill Nattier
Carl Sanders
Jim Snyder
Dwight Thomas
Delores Beck
Patty Sharp
Rosemary Britt
Sharon Davis
Wanda Gerrish
Bob Hocking
Brenda Irvin
Ronnie Jones
Mike Landreth
Nancy Black
Betty Buck
Jim Caudle
JoLynn Easton
Rita Eyman
Connie Fiscus
Sherry Hinton
Melinda Johnson
Jack Mullen
Richard Sharp
Darlene Adams
Janet Blake
Mike Bowen
Dale Calvert
Linda Carter
Karen Davis
Vickie Gambill
Jim Miller
Crystal Payne
Gracie
la Lawrence
Anita Meador
Ellen Payne
Arlen Ballance
Bill Goodwin
Greg Irvin
Susan Jennings
Carolyn Jones
Steve Kline
Rhonda Lake
Randall Sharp
Rodney Doolen
Carolyn Ehrat
Janetta Forehand
Marianne Griffin
Farm Mutual
Marion County
IUKA
Marion County Fire
George G. Cox
J. L. Jones Chester Mathena G. C. Clifton
G. W. Shaffer
Ralph Baker
John R. Fulton
Dan Thorpe
Archie Beard
Aan
Britt
Shobonier
Mrs
Leo Walker
Gary
Indiana
Brother Charles
Harry McClintock
Granite City
J. B. Metzger
Jim
Joe Mack
Frieda Bartell
Vera Metzger
Centralia
Babara Ludwick
St. Louis Baptist College
Dean Britt
Mrs. Ludo Heckethorn
Mattoon
Mrs. Harley Hourigan
Bonnie Biggs
Leila
Loren Morey
Frank Allender
Thomas
Tolona
Forrest Wadkins
Howard Caudle
Decatur
Joe Jett
Cecil Jett
Clyde Ehrat
Sonia
Oma Alexander
Macon
Joe Muck
Louie Morell
Bill Tinker
Amy Towler
Harold Jones
Frank Libell
Vandalia
Cecil Callier
Mrs. Henry Arbuckle
Tuscola
Henry Elder
Verbie Stancliff
Belleville
Fred Session
Jim Courson
Dora Hacking
Solomon
Mrs. Lee Harris
Sunda
Bessie Co
Jean
G. W. Kleibocker Mobile Home Sales
Hoffman, III
Odin
Union: House Furnishing CO
E. Broadway
Centralia, Illinois
H. C. Holsapple Auto Body
W. Main ST
Salem, Illinois
St. Louis
S. Locust Centralia
Tate Ave
Evans
Ford Tractor and Feed Service
Salem
Ford Tractors
GMC Trucks
Nutrena Feeds Mobil Mill Service
Bachmann’s
General Electric
Sandoval
Fredman Bros. Furniture CO
S. Locust Centralia Centralia
Walker’s Market & Drive-In
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