Local visitors and funeral attendance noted in Vernon
Vernon residents welcomed guests including Mr and Mrs George Bundy and Mr and Mrs Keith Roberts from Maron for a Sunday visit with Miss Opal Jones. Funeral services in Alma for Mrs Belle Williams were attended by Thurby Meador and Joe Wikenhauser and were noted as the grandmother of Freda Meador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bundy
Keith Roberts
Maron
Sunady
Opal Jones
Thurby Meador
Joe Wikenhauser
Belle Williams
Alma
Freda
Mother's Day program at Patoka Methodist Church
Patoka Methodist Church lists services led by M. W. Friesner with a church school supervised by Geo. J. Wasem. The program includes a special Mother's Day event during 9:30 a.m. activities, plus 10:45 a.m. worship and 7:30 p.m. Evening worship. Evening-Willing Worker's meet at the park with pot luck. Prayer service Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Birthday tributes honor Edna Tune La Dene Skates Virginia Brumfield and Effie Lynn. The piece extols mothers with songs of "Mother" and flowers for the living and dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka Methodist Church
M. W. Friesner
Geo. J. Wasem
Edna Tune
la Dene Skates
Virginia Brumfield
Effie Lynn
Mound Chapel Church Service Schedule
Ancel Arnold is the pastor at Mound Chapel Church. Sunday service begins at 11:00 a.m. with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Attendance last Sunday was 40.
Patoka Baptist Church Weekly Schedule and Meetings
Rex Brown, pastor, conducts 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. preaching 7:00 p.m. training union 8:00 p.m. evening worship. Thursday prayer meeting at 8:00 p.m. Sunbeams meet May 7 at Gerrish home 2 to 8 p.m. W M S meets May 12 at 2 p.m. with Ada Belcher program leader and E M Outhouse devotional leader. Sunday for Vera Nattier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbeams
Gerrish
W.M.S
Ada Belcher
E. M. Outhouse
Vera Nattier
Vernon Methodist Church Sunday School May Attendance
The May 1 Sunday School attendance was 64. Special services are planned for Mother’s Day next Sunday morning. The Youth Fellowship met at 6 30 with an attendance of 10. There is no evening service on the first Sunday, so the youth have more time for games and activities.
Vernon Pentecost Church Revival Begins May Evenings
Soul stirring messages by Rev. R Farmer pastor former Nazarene minister now preaching the Apostolic message of the early church. Services each evening at 7:30 with special singing and music. Be sure to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
R. Farmer
Vernon Laurence Flies to San Francisco After Chicago Visit
Vernon Marion D Laurence left Thursday for Chicago and boarded a plane to San Francisco after a two week stay with his parents W P Lawrence. The I C Betts family are driving a new Ford. Mr and Mrs Leonard Davidson visited from Centralia with Verne Davidson and Etta May. Mr and Mrs J W Epps with daughter Caryl Thompson of Granite City drove to Walnut Illinois to visit Donald Walton and his son. They visited Mr Epps, brother Charles and wife at Rock Falls. Thomas E Snyder entered Mark Greer Hospital last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Marion D. Laurence
Chicago
San Francisco
California
W. P. Lawrence
I. C. Betts
Leonard Davidson
Centralia
Verne Davidson
Etta May
J. W. Epps
Caryl Thompson
Granite City
Walnut
Local Social Roundup Highlights Weekend Visits
Mrs. Cecil Ford of Jacksonville visited her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Moore Sunday and returned home with Mrs Moore who stayed until Wednesday. Lucille Norris and Dean Walker drove to Decatur Sunday afternoon. The Floyd Arnold household hosted Sunday dinner for Mr and Mrs William Walton Mr and Mrs Kenneth Walton of Decatur and Mr and Mrs C D Doolen. Minnie Ehrat’s 90th birthday was celebrated at Shobonier with Mrs Anna Lange attending. Mrs Cecil Robertson of Peoria spent the week with her parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Laws. Mrs Walter Weiss of Kinmundy visited Tuesday with her father Ben Reilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Ford
Jacksonville
Charles Moore
Moore
Lucille Norris
Dean Walker
Decatur
William Walton
Kenneth Walton
C. D. Doolen
Floyd Arnold
Anna Lange
Minnie Ehrat
Shobonier
Cecil Robertson
Peoria
Herbert Laws
Walter Weiss
Kinmundy
Ben Reilman
Local Happenings Note Winter Draws to Close
Richland Center residents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lovelace stayed with B. N. Griffin family after wintering in Tucson and Phoenix. Mrs. S. M. Spurgeon attended a Mother's Day party at the Legion home in Centralia. Clifford Belcher and wife visited her Rockford kin over the weekend. A. R. Fiscus visited in Vandalia with son-in-law and daughter John Richards and Roberta. Emily Ballocne visited relatives in Salem over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lovelace
Richland Center
Wisconsin
B. N. Griffin
Tucson
Phoenix
Arizona
S. M. Spurgeon
Legion Home
Centralia
A. R. Fiscus
Vandalia
John Richards
Roberta
Emily Ballocne
Salem
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Carol
Joan
Virginia Pumphrey
Mt. Auburn
Mrs. Lee Peyton
THE
Christian Church
Vernon
Pentecostal Church
Saith
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
Crawford's
Patoka, Illinois
Snyder & Foltz
Crosley
Shelvador
Ivanhoe
Maytag
Fairbanks Morse Water System
Hot Point
Jamesway Electric
Johnston “Lawn Patrol
Sunbeam Electric Iron American
Universal
Foley
Sister Angel
Perfection Gas
Patoka Baptist Church
Rex Brown
Vernon Methodist Church
Vernon Pentecost Church
Old.Capitol
Fhone
Ill
Clifford Belcher
Rockford
Tom Forehand
MAE Eagan
North Hill
Patoka, Ill
Illinois Power Company
Eclipse Lawn Mowers
Patoka Elevator Co
George J.wasem
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