Smith-Willis Stock Co. heads Vandalia stage week
The Smith-Willis Stock Co. shows in Vandalia this week, an annual visit. Mrs. John Luster visited her mother Ella Hawkins Thursday. Amel Oberg and family with Rollin Stombaugh and family toured Carlyle Sunday. Local residents note back waters and muddy grounds delaying a Vandalia baseball game. Little Marybelle Stombaugh suffered a burn from a stove accident last week. Mrs. George Jackson’s death shocks Vandalia friends. Mrs. John Merryman visited Mrs. Howard Daniels Saturday. Mrs. Ella Hawkins had supper with Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Torrence Thursday.
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Smith-Willis Stock Co
Vandalia
John Luster
Ella Hawkins
Amel Oberg
Rollin Stombaugh
Carlyle
Marybelle Stombaugh
George Jackson
John Merryman
Howard Daniels
C. R. Torrence
Retta Steele
John Steele
Glen Ehrat
Carl Herring
Blanche Doolen
C. C. Doolen
Owen Belcher
Robert Arnold
Mona Arnold
Lee Griffin
Dale Arnold
Peoria
William Swift
Mary Walker
Lester Griffin
Marjorie Bundy
Chicago
Decatur Man Harvey Smith Visits City Amid Family Ailment
Harvey Smith arrived from Decatur and was escorted back to the city by his wife who had remained to tend her ailing mother. His sister Mrs. Binnie Humes also returned home to Centralia after spending most of the week here.
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Harvey Smith
Decatur
City
Binnie Humes
Centralia
Illinois Experiment Station Aids State Farmers In Many Ways
Illinois farmers benefit from the University of Illinois College of Agriculture station research. Discoveries include corn breeding advances, disease resistant seed treatments, and improved soil and forage practices. Expansion in crop acreages shifts toward soybeans and alfalfa while marketing studies optimize livestock classes and grades.
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Chicago
Illinois
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Illinois Station
Federal Department of Agriculture
Ilinois
Illinois Experiment Station
Dean
H. W. Mumford
Mumford
Conor Ceeee
Partment
Local Notes From Alcoms And Nearby Towns
Local items from Alcoms include visits by Mrs. A M Peek and Er A Messenger family from Chicago, Frank Belifritz and Mrs Wm Brokelmeyer at Brownstown graduation, and Patoka and Lincoln associations. Silk hose sale at Alcoms. Dehorning calf horns noted at Dr Roberts Horn Killer, 25c bottle. Gene Parks and Christine from Akron Ohio visit, Mildred White from St Louis also present. Mary Ella and Harold Collins visit grandmother Mrs Monahan in Salem.
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Alcom’s
A. M. Peek
Er. A. Messenger
Chicago
Frank Belifritz
Wm. Brokelmeyer
Brownstown
Tony Deal
Vandalia Monumental
Tony
Deneen Smith
Lincoln
Deneen
Ida Smith
Roberts Horn
Altom’s
Gene Parks
Christine
Akron
Ohio
Mildred White
St. Louis
Blanche McCallon
George Holland
Centralia
Patoka
Andy Foster
A. W
Ford
O. K
Southeast Town Social Notes and Local Visits
Southeast town records show residents visiting and family updates in Centralia and nearby areas. Names include Ewing Davidson and Pete Bopp, Miss Pearl Powell with Opal Belcher, Gladys Hanna and father, Mrs. Russell Collins and Har old and Mary Ella, and Mrs. Monahan of Salem. High water at Mounds affects travel with boats the main exit. Physician calls for ill relatives touch several families as do baby news from Mr and Mrs Charley Bopp.
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Ewing Davidson
Pete Bopp
Pearl Powell
Opal Belcher
Gladys Hanna
Temple
Russell Collins
Harold
Mary Ella
Monahan
Salem
Centralia
Mat Belcher
Luther Williams
Mounds
Matheny
Ira
Lawrence
Clarence Melton
Opal
Wash Bowen
Mayme
Albert Hindrex
Harry Meridith
Theodore Meridith
Frank Bradford
James Snyder
Will Snyder
Eunice
Charley Bopp
Grandpa Bopp
Community notes from Fostersburg on rain and mail delays
Rain continues to affect daily life in Fostersburg with extended delays as milk haulers navigate mud and mail service suffers from high water. Residents complain of route changes from Vernon to Alma and joke about needing boats or airplanes for mail delivery.
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Thelma
Alice Arnold
Centralia
Congress
White House
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Post Office Department
Vernon
Alma
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Stombaugh Hill
U. of I. Dentistry
Indianapolis
Indigrapolis
America
Speedway
Park
East St. Louis
Public Square
Marion
Egyptian Transportation System
Indianapolis Speedway
Fairmount Park
Southern Illinois
Collinsville
State OF
Derby
Fairmount Jockey Club, Inc
Collinsville, Ill
U. of I. College of Agriculture
Harold Collins
Mrs. Monahan
Jack Perkins Sandoval Or
Fostersburg
Prairie Farmer
First State Bank
Bankers of Illinois
Firestone
Mfridian
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