Vernon Commencement Exercises at M. E. Church
Vernon grade school holds its commencement at the M. E. Church on Wednesday evening May 19. Program includes March by Marie Hathaway, Invocation by Rev. Kapp, Welcome by Doris Murfin, readings by Freda White, class prophecy by Wayne Walton, class poem by Lora Jones, valedictory by Mary Jarrett, and commencement address by W. Geo Maeshy. Continue items list local visits and marriages among Vernon residents.
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Vernon Grade Schol
M. E. Church
Marie Hathaway
Rev
Kapp
Doris Murfin
Freda White
Wayne Walton
Lora Jones
Mary Jarrett
W. Geo Maeshy
Jimes Th. Green
Cracker Neck Farmers Compete In Town Plans
Farmers busy with contests as Tom Cole considers Town visit for summer. Chester Bryant shows improved appearance and progress noted.
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Tom Cole
Home Dad and the Boy by Frank H Cheley
A reflective piece praising fathers who guide their sons with thoughtful discipline and practical skills. It argues that sturdy home life and honest standards shape character, with fathers modeling fitness, moral consistency, and careful curation of reading material to support self-respect.
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Dad
Frank H. Cheley
Local Farming and Family Socials Mixed in Kinmundy Area
Slices of rural life show neighbors and relatives gathering for dinners and visits around Kinmundy and nearby towns. Families such as Belchers, Sharp, Barnes, and Shepard share meals, welcome guests, and assist with spring tasks while E L Sharp recovers at home.
Local Neighbors Help Save Home From Fire
Eli Howard McHane y and children traveled to Salem Saturday on a business trip. The Chandler family recovers from grippe. Gray brothers assisted Jacob Muck with road work north of T. W. Gray's Saturday. Guy Chandler visited George Jett Monday. Carter Bros and Laura Cope helped Wes Black by rescuing household goods as neighbors poured water on the cellar. The smoke house burned with the house. Henry Powell delivered a load of juggles to Mrs. John Hines Monday. H. P. Smith and family visited old friends Sunday.
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Eli Howard
Salem
Guy Chandler
J. R
C. D. Gray
Jacob Muck
T. W. Gray
George Jett
Carter Bros
Laura Cope
Wes Black
Henry Powell
John Hines
H. P. Smith
Bear Creek Society Notes and Family Visits
Elder Oral Brown delivered a Mothers Day sermon on the subject Mother. Clara Benefiel visited Vandalia with her sister Cleda. Cora Richards stayed with Mamie Olmstead. Numerous families visited George Christie and family including Lizzie Linton Hattie Lawrence Wm. Oates Illinois Christie and Mamie Lawrence. Edna and Inez Lawrence visited Nellie and Velma Brummitt. Marion Christie rode with Frank Lake to Fairman for a Jersey calf purchase. Helen Hathaway visited Mildred Brown. Mamie Lawrence and her daughter from Decatur visited John Anderson. Genevieve Ballance and Laura Lake visited Arline Lake. Ed Chriss and mother spent Sunday with Wm. Chriss family.
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Oral Brown
Clara Benefiel
Cleda
Vandalia
Cora Richards
Mamie Olmstead
Lizzie Linton
Hattie Lawrence
Wm. Oates
Illinois Christie
Mamie Lawrence
George Christie
Edna
Inez Lawrence
Nellie
Velma Brummitt
Marion Christie
Frank Lake
Fairman
Helen Hathaway
Mildred Brown
Decatur
John Anderson
Genevieve Ballance
Laura Lake
Arline Lake
Ed Chriss
Wm. Chriss
Rugs and Linoleums Sale at Patoka Hdw. Co
Patoka Hdw. & Furn. Co. offers a selection of wool and Brussels rugs in various sizes. Prices range from 3.50 for a grass rug to 37.00 for an 11 3x12 axminister rug with multiple 9x12 and Brussels options available.
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Brussels
Patoka Hdw. & Furn, Co
Buck Wheat: a punny buy at a dollar a bushel
A lighthearted quip about pricing wheat at one dollar per bushel. The joke frames cheap grain as buck wheat, playing on the word buck. A simple pun reflecting market humor.
Scientist to Hunt Porpoise With Gun
Dr. Gerrit Miller Jr of the Smithsonian leads a Gulf of Mexico expedition to shoot porpoises that gather in shallow water at low tide. The goal is to determine distinctive coastal Florida porpoise traits while collecting plant specimens for the national herbarium.
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Washington, D. C
Gulf of Mexico
Gerrit 8. Miller, Jr
Smithsonian Institution
Cedar Keys
Fla
Florida
Doctor Miller
England
France
National Herbarium
Smithsonian
British Museum
Dains Store Offers Fresh Bread and Home Goods
Vandalia bread and coffee cakes baked daily at Dains Store along with buns. Patoka Hardware and Furniture reports a new shipment of Ideal washers with cedar tubs priced at 13.75 dollars.
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Dains
Just
Patoka Hdw
Furn
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Estella
Lillian Livesay
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Emma Prott
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A. A. Griffin
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W. L. Hathaway
Henry Tillman
D. W. White
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Freda
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Will Young
Henry Peddicord
M. E. Carmean
Andrew
W. L. Danbury
Ferne
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Zion
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Alice Grey
F. C. Freyer
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Bob Grey
John Quayle
Woodriver
Tom Quayle
Amy McNichols
John Revis
John Rouse
Cleo Hawthorne
Tracy Hawthorne
Mire
Ira. Martin
Dale
Irene
Patcka
Bines Johnson
Donald Murfin
Pat Murfin
Alice Wade
Kaney
Frank Brookman
Carrie Jones
John Jones
L. E. Green
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Fred Brown
Glenwood
Yale
Brown
Pearle Snearley
W. J. Jones
Arwine Willett
Stringtown
Helen Reeter
J. H. Reeter
Dick Wasem
Elizabeth
Henry Monk
Paul Raffle
Ramsey
C. O. Livesay
H. O. Tillman
Anna Morton
Zion Church
Flossie Busenhart
Wayne Stapp
Shobonier
Edwardsville, Ill
Vernon Rebekah Lodge
Chester Bryant
F. H. Cheley
Denver, Colo
E. L. Sharp
Wayne Barnes
John Shepara
John Henry Belcher
Lon Belcher
Stanley Barnes
Ed Barnes
Keysport
Richard Huddleston
Leo Jackson
Adren Stark
Carlyle
Luther Barnes
Perry Belcher
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Association of Illinois
Illinois
Bear Creek
Miss Perfection
Virginia Riker
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Martin's Store News
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GEM
Fred Thompson
Mazie
Maxie Bellamy
Leslie Fenton
Edmund
Betty Bronson
Grand Theatre
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TY Flynn
Red Lantern Inn
Meridien Service Garage
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