Local Social Notes and Upcoming Vernon Lodge Event
Mrs Chas N Anderson and son Custie spent last Sunday with Chester Epps and relatives. Vernon Rebekah lodge will entertain county officers at its meeting on May 17. Lib Doolen, staying with her sister Mrs Alex Massey, has returned to Kinmundy. Mr and Mrs E O Wortman and children of Mr Olive and Mrs Vira Pfeffer and children of Centralia visited with J W Epps and family. Saturday and Sunday Ray P Walton of St Louis spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Geo Walton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. N. Anderson
Custie Anderson
St. Louis
Chester Epps
Vernon Rebekah Lodge
s.Lib Doolen
Alex Massey
Kinmundy
E. O. Wortman
Olive
Vira Pfeffer
Centralia
J. W. Epps
Ray P. Walton
Geo. Walton
Local residents visit Salem area and kinship groups
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hathaway and Mrs. Hazel Cox and children were in Salem Monday. Dale Whitehurst of McKendree college spent the weekend with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Morgan visited Sunday with the O. M. Green family near Arnolds Chapel. Miss Minnie Peddicord went to St. Louis Monday to visit the Dr. Chas. W. Ehlers family. A 4 H club girls meeting is set for Saturday at 1 30 p m at the gym. Mrs. W. R. Binnion of Normal is visiting her sister Miss Anna Morton. Mrs. Ethel Green and Madeline and L. E. are spending this week in Kinmundy with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Hathaway
Hazel Cox
Salem
Dale Whitehurst
McKendree College
Eli Morgan
O. M. Green
Arnolds Chapel
Minnie Peddicord
St. Louis
Chas. W. Ehlers
H Club
W. R. Binnion
Normal
Anna Morton
Ethel Green
Madeline
L. E
Kinmundy
Entre Nous Club Hosts Mother and Daughter Banquet
Invitations issued for a mother and daughter banquet on the evening of Friday May 6. Mrs Cox is in very poor health. Mrs Bertha Danbury attended the District Meeting of Rebekahs at St Elmo as delegate from Vernon lodge. Miss Helen White spent the day there and several others attended the evening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cox
Cox
Entre Nous Club
Bertha Danbury
Rebekahs
St. Elmo
Vernon Lodge
Helen White
Southeast Town Social Notes Show Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Wash Bowen and family and Miss Mabel Bowen spent Sunday with the Crothers and others. Families visited relatives, Eunice Snyder called on Opal Belcher, and Betty Jean Crothers is sick. A dinner and weiner roast at Temple marked the last day of school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash Bowen
Mabel Bowen
Leonard Crothers
Susie Snyder
Rose
Eunice
Firbie Belcher
Opal
Charley Bopp
Daisy Lee
Pete Bopp
Albert Heindrich
Harry Meredith
Theodore Meredith
Calvin Belcher
Mat Belcher
Betty Jean Crothers
George Orrell
Orrell
Eunice Snyder
Opal Belcher
Mertha Williams
Temple
Local Social Roundup From Odin and Surrounding Areas
East of Town reports show Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cozad visiting relatives in Odin last Sunday. Funeral services for Mrs. Rollin Cox drew many locals to Mound Chapel. Paul Caldwell and Miss Lutie Williams called on friends in Vandalia. John Somerville of Odin traveled on business nearby Monday. Wm Nolte visited the Herman Torbeck family Sunday. Chatter and Stitch club met with Mrs. Audrey Kissner. Chas Meador shipped cattle to East St. Louis last week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomason visited the Centralia Hatchery. Lewis Kissner visited Chas Thalman. Chance and Jones schools closed last Friday with a hot dog roast and games. Wima Cadwell and Sunday school class enjoyed a picnic. Zion school closed Thursday May 5 with a district noon dinner. Miss Florence Reisman re-employed for coming term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cozad
Odin
Rollin Cox
Mound Chapel
Paul Caldwell
Lutie Williams
Vandalia
John Somervillé
Kye
Monay
Nolte
Herman Torbeck
Chatter and Stitch Club
Audrey Kissner
Chas. Meador
East St. Louis
Frank Thomason
Centralia Hatchery
Lewis Kissner
Chas
Thalman
Chance
Jones
Wima Cadwell
Zion School
Florence Reisman
Salem Area Social Briefs Include Weddings And Visits
Sunday gatherings featured W R McClelland and family Isaac Ross and families Fred Ross and families at a birthday dinner near Salem Thelma Chandster and Ruth McClelland visited Ethel Holtslaw and Helen Holtslaw Miss Stella Meredith and Robert Risinger wed at Salem with a charivari Saturday night near the bride’s home Viola Harker ended a school term at Barr with a basket dinner today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. McClelland
Isaac Ross
Fred Ross
Viola Harker
Barr
Remodeled Hen House Cost 25 Cents in Illinois
In Urbana Illinois poultry specialists urge better housing for flocks. Frank Greer near Carterville remodeled an old house at a cost of 25 cents a third to improve sanitation and cut overcrowding. Twelve farms in Williamson county followed the example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Ill
Illinois
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Frank Greer
Carterville
Williamson
Dee Small
College Extension Service
Greer Farm
Greer
E. G. Johnson
Social rounds and visits across Sandy with local families
Mrs. Marvin Conant and children spent weekend with S. C. Green. Gilbert Doolen and Rada Garrett plan study in Carbondale. Several families visited or hosted others, including the Wainscots, Morris, Conants, Garretts, and Williams. Ray Williams and five sons announced WDZ broadcasts from Patoka and a jury service for Marshall Williams in Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Conant
S. C. Green
Ben Wainscott
Betty Nichols
Robert
Marshall Williams
Clyde Bassett
Marvin Conants
Isabel Garrett
Dale Conant
Valinda Conant
Selby Garrett
Patoka
Ray Williams
WDZ
Tuscela
Salem
Williams and Holtslaw Families Share Social Visits
ODIN TOWNSHIP reports Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Williams and Mrs. Jane Williams visiting Newton Williams and family at Dahlgreen with the latter staying longer. Ethel Holtslaw spent Thursday night with Nellie Holtslaw. Lora Holtslaw visited her mother Mrs. R. McClelland. Paul Bundy welcomed a new son born Friday. Nellie Holtslaw spent Thursday with grandmother Mrs. J. R. Holtslaw. Emma Breakfield spent Thursday with Mrs. Sarah McClelland and daughter Mrs. Ethel Austin. A. C. Austin of Sandoval and Melvin Austin family hosted Saturday. A fine program was given at the last Literary at Barr, led by Mrs. Lora Holtslaw and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Williams
Jane Williams
Newton Williams
Dahlgreen
Ethel Holtslaw
Nellie Holtslaw
Lora Holtslaw
R. McClelland
Paul Bundy
J. R. Holt
Construction Project Costs and Carpentry Work Noted
The entry mentions cement and foundation work with a total material bill of $50 and credits Greer for carpentry done by arerk himself. The fragment indicates a small-scale building task and a single laborer contributing to the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer
Arerk
Vernon Ladies Aid April Meeting Held at Vernon Home
The M. E. Ladies Aid Society of Vernon met on Thursday afternoon April 28 at Mrs. Myrtle Miller's home. Twenty-nine members and three visitors attended. The group netted 74 dollars from the conference dinner and enjoyed readings by Mrs. M. Jackson and Mrs. Mabel Snyder before adjourning to meet in May with Mrs. Eleanor Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Ladies Aid Society of
Vernon
Myrtle Miller
Estella White
Viva Jackson
George Lange
Lib Doolen
Kinmundy
Cecil Dickerson
Bloomington
M. Jackson
Mabel Snyder
Eleanor Graham
Illinois tops nation in high type paved roads reach
Illinois holds one eighth of the United States high type paved roads with 10 322 miles in its state highway system. New York ranks second with 6 962 miles and Pennsylvania third with 6 661 miles. Nine states total hold 45 764 miles of the 82 421 miles nationwide, many in the North Central region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
United States
State Department of Public Works
New York
Pennsylvania
State highway program advances millions in bids
State highway engineers report bids received for paying projects under the 1932 program. The April 27 setting shows more than two and a half million dollars advanced toward completion, with listed projects estimated at over three million dollars.
Worth Network Receives Proposals for Illinois Roadwork
In Illinois the worth network received satisfactory proposals for a letting covering 86.68 miles of paving 50.08 miles of grading and 16 bridge sections across multiple locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth
Ilinois
Victim Released From State Penitentiary
Governor Louis L. Emmereson freed Sam White alias Will Evans of Cairo from Chester state prison after 99 years for an assault conviction from 1912. Evidence showed he and his brother robbed a freight car at the time. Warden James A. White testified White had a perfect record and served as the prison anaesthetist for 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis L. Emmereson
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Chester State
Sam White
Will Evans
Cairo
White
James A. White
Chester
Illinois county fairs list seeks state aid 1932
State Agriculture Department released a list of county fairs in Illinois that have registered dates and secretaries for 1932 and will receive aid from per diem fees and admission taxes paid by licensed race tracks. Stuart K. Pierson administers the fund and notes several large expositions are undecided for 1982. William J. Rathje advocates bankers rewriting Illinois banking laws in a Great Lakes Banker article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
State Department of Agriculture
Stuart KE. Pierson
William J. Rathje
Mid-City Trust and Saving Bank
Chicago
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Great Lakes
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