Social Notes From Alma and Nearby Towns
Alma residents and guests are pictured visiting hospitals, churches, and relatives. Miss Fleeta Smith visits Terre Haute and shops in St. Louis while Miss Kathryn Laswell visits Centralia and parents in Alma. Visitors include J G Day sidelined by illness, Paul Watson from St. Louis, and M J Lane from Chicago overseeing a pickle factory interest. Noah Williams from Champaign visits local friends and relatives.
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Fleeta Smith
Terre Haute
Ind
Mary Pullen
Kinmundy
G. H. Borogh
A. T. Egelston
Centralia
Kathryn Laswell
M. J. Lane
Chicago
Noah Williams
Champaign
Southeast-Town Visits Highlight Weekend Roll
Mr and Mrs Wash Bowen traveled to Highland on Sunday. Harold Powell from Decatur visited his uncle Luther Williams and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash Bowen
Harold Powell
Decatur
Luther Williams
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin touted as safe laxative
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle safe laxative based on senna and herbs. It claims it treats constipation biliousness and indigestion with no narcotics and appeals to elderly users. The copy notes long history since 1575 and offers a bottle that lasts months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Local social notes and family visits report
Mrs. Ora Brumfield and son visited Mrs. Matt Belcher and family Monday evening. Mayme Bowen stayed with Mrs. Belcher and daughter Opal. Pete Bopp and family attended Sunday School at Fairman. Frank Snyder bought four lambs from Russell Collins. Ed and Cal Belcher with wives, Matt Belcher, and Hollice Pulver and wives were called to McLean county for Noah Belcher’s wife’s death. they returned Sunday.
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Ily
Ora Brumfield
Matt Belcher
Mayme Bowen
Mat Belcher
Opal
Pete Bopp
Fairman
Frank Snyder
Russell Collins
Ed Belcher
Calvin Belcher
Roy Pulver
Hollice Pulver
McLean County
Local notes from East of Town and area
Albert and wife of Harco departed Tuesday after visiting Elmer Albert and family. Monday sale at Andrew Albert's place drew a good crowd. Mothers Day program planned at Zion Sunday night. Various visits noted among local families including Williams, Caldwell, Souter and Bullard. Farmers report three weeks behind schedule due to heavy rain and moisture delaying plowing and sowing.
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Albert
Harco
Elmer Albert
Andrew Albert
Harry
Dean Anderson
Patoka
Zion
Williams
Henry Williams
Oscar Caldwell
Marshall Souter
Springfield
Virgil Livesay
Walter Neilson
Roy Thompson
Loren Bullard
Selfish Smokers Ruin Public Comfort says Dean Clark
In 1929 remarksDean of Men Thomas Arkle Clark argues smoking harms some people while others are unaffected but the real fault lies in smokers selfishly disregarding others comfort. He cites a university game bus trip and a party as examples of how cigarette and cigar smoke intrudes on nonparticipants.
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Smithers
Ethel
Stanley Park
Vancouver
Western Newspaper Union
Local Notes Highlight Prairie Pipe Line Work and Altom's Advertisements
Community updates include Prairie Pipe Line Company's rapid progress near Stronghurst and local traffic as James Griffin and Ed Johnstone plan a June Idaho trip. Altom's store features assorted farm supplies from onion sets to flour and insect controls while residents visit relatives in nearby towns and markets.
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Dallas City
James Griffin
Ed Johnstone Jr
Idaho
Prairie Pipe Line Company
Stronghurst
Union
Altom’s
Ira Caldwell
Florida
Altom
J. W. Delassus
St. Elmo
F. H. Meier
Vandalia
Illinois
Carol Mojonnier
Alice
Alberta Berthoux
Highland
F. H. Mier
Oliver Tremblay
Greenville
Orville Genre
Pauline Genre
Paris
Elodie Rogier
Mediterranean fly hits Pomona Florida area quarantine
James Davidson writes relatives from Pomona Florida that the Mediterranean fly is visiting the region and the area is quarantined. Vegetation is destroyed and vehicles entering the zone must be sprayed. He has hauled potatoes for three weeks and expects to haul watermelons. A strong grape crop is in sight but may be ruined by the fly. His daughter, who had an operation on April 1, is improving.
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Florida
Altom’s
J. L. Simcox
The
Security Insurance Company
New Haven
Conn
Ohio
Alcom
S. S
M. Spurgeon
F. H. Meier
Vandalia
Ill
J. W. Quick
Oscar Hill
Sandoval
U. S
Hamilton Tefft
Salem
Altom
George Somerville
Centralia
George Wasem
Bettie Simcox
Dorothy Wasem
St. Louis
Ed Blankinship
Shobonier
James Monroe Albert
T. B
Jersey
Wasems
Wasem’s
Alt Ym’s
Jim Hill
Bernship
Ad Ka
Alcom’s
Patoka Hardware Company
Ballance
Nattier Brothers
James Davidson
Pomona
Jim
Eighth Birthday of Betty Jane Altom Celebrated
Betty Jane Altom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Altom, marked her eighth birthday with a Thursday afternoon gathering at home. Many girl friends attended, refreshments were served, and guests expressed hopes for many more such celebrations.
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Betty Jane Altom
Dale Altom
Notice to delinquent subscribers seeks payments
Notice states subscription notices have been sent to many subscribers behind on payments. It urges them to come in or send in financial assistance at this time and mentions mailing out lists of small amounts for want ads that may have been overlooked.
Two Autos Wrecked Sunday Near Fairwell and Perks Farm
Two auto incidents last Sunday left minor injuries. One vehicle failed to turn at Fairwell and left the road into a ditch. another Chicago car went into a ditch near the Perks farm. No fatalities reported.
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Fairwell
Chicago
Perks Farm
Hawaii-based baseball team flights to Lake Field for practice
Serg Louie Wasem at Schofield Barracks describes a May 1 opening, a Luke Field game, and a parachute flight to Wheeler Field. Six men per bomber flew 30 miles to Lake Field then returned after a 4–3 loss and a quick supper. Includes a snap shot and a greeting to Jim.
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Serg
Louie Wasem
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Luke Field
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Naval Base of the Islands
Honolulu
Wheeler Field
Schofield
Lake Field
Jim
P. H
Vocational Agricultural Teacher Activities Expanded
The report notes continued work in July with thirty five student project visits. It includes visits to poultry club members and other supervised agricultural experiences.
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Poultry Club
Douglas County
Shaw
Rocess and
Eroes
Adams Family Visit Spans Illinois Towns and Decatur
Mr and Mrs Denver Adams of Columbia traveled through rain and high water visiting Denver’s parents Chas and Eliza Adams in Assumption and Dr Zobrist mayor elect of that city. They met Gene and Patricia Adams of Decatur, visited Latham and Decatur with sons Frank and Charles and families, returning Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Adams
Columbia
Denver
Chas
Eliza Adams
North
Assumption
Zobrist
Gene
Patricia Adams
Decatur
Latham
Ill
Frank
Charles
County fair club work yields multiple achievements and tours
A county fair director meeting secured premium money for poultry and dairy clubs. Members toured beef calf clubs with a University of Illinois member. About 70 attended, with 365 exhibits from 92 farms and 61 visited or contacted by the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
Aurora Gentral States
Agriculture Club
State Natural History
Chicago Drovers’ Journal
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ilinois
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ALMA
E-Z Boss
R. L. Walton
T. S. Wooters Patoka
DR. Caldwell
Thomas Arkle Clark
Patoka High School
Miss Walt
M. D. Ballance
Roy Sears
Edgar Irvin
Enoch Parker
Baricole
Paul Logan
Rose Mae Warner
Santa Lucia
Glen Walker
Maurice Adams
Frank Houston
Josephine Hawkins Dayne Walker
Paul Dean
Outhouse
Leo Ballance Laurna Rankin
Bobby Johnstone Rose Mae Warner
Ellen Mulvaney
Maurice Eagan Roy Seats
Adams Families Takes
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