Rioting Convicts Set Fire to Vandalia State Farm Dormitories
Four escape attempts failed as 600 prisoners rioted at Vandalia State Farm early Sunday night. Inmates burned three wooden dormitories housing 60 to 80 each, provoking a bucket brigade and guard action. Four prisoners were wounded, two officers were struck, and about $10,000 in damage occurred before authorities retook control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia State Farm
C. J. Metzger
Vandalia
State Farm
Metzger
Salem
Miss Lucile Sinncox Shower Honoree for Nuptials
Mrs R A Weidman Mrs G T Deroulhae and Miss Gertrude Clarke hosted a party at the Weideyvan home on Eighth Street in Riverside to honor Miss Lucile Sinncox who will wed Philo C Paslis next month. Guests enjoyed green and white refreshments and gifts for the bride’s new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Weidman
G. T. DeRoulhae
Beatrice Weidman
Gertrude Clarke
Weideyvan
Eighth Street
Lucile Sincox
Philo C. Pas.Iis
Lect
Lucile Simcox
Donna Thalman
Virginia Fluke
Leatha Lee
Ester Lawrence
Lois Cunningham
Lillian Vail
Eleanor Foerster
I. F. Banta
Marcus Meakes
Earle Webb
Claude Anderson
W.W. V. Hayt
Charles Ricker
Hallie Horne
Riverside
California
Patoka to Play Vandalia Saturday on Local Diamond
The Patoka Eagles meet Vandalia Shoe Factory on the local diamond next Saturday December Decoration Day. Gates open for a 2 30 p m start as both teams expected to deliver a strong ball game with plenty of action and early trading urged by organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka Eagles
Vandalia Shoe Factory
Patoka
Terraces valued up to 30 dollars an acre in Illinois farming
Illinois farmers using mangum terraces believe terraces can be worth eight to thirty dollars an acre for preventing erosion. Demonstrations across fifty counties show terraces save soil manure moisture and fertility with little upkeep on slopes under eight percent.
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Illinois
E. G. Johnson
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Silas Andrews
Wabash County
T. E. Reuss
Belleville
Wilson
Warren
Roy Black
Stonefort
P. H. Mangum
Something for the farmer to consider
It is estimated that 30,000,000 pounds of quality dairy butter are in storage as prices reach 25 year lows. The Dairymen's League says the surplus could be eliminated if six million farm families use an extra pound of butter weekly for five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairymen’s League Cooperative Asociation of
New York
Fancy Work Club Meeting Notes from May Session
The May meeting of the Ladies Fancy Work club was at Mrs. J. R. Wasem’s home. Leona Belcher played a piano solo and Lulu Troyer read a paper on Mother's Day. Eva Potts won a contest. attendees included Altom Potts Jones Murfin Gray Rogier Hill Troyer Good Belcher Spurgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Fancy Work Club
J. R. Wasem
Leona Belcher
Lulu Troyer
Eva Potts
Mesdames
Altom
Potts
Jones
Murfin
Gray
Rogier
Hill
Troyer
Good
Belcher
Spurge
Two Young Men Drown In Carter Illinois Reservoir
Clarence and Clyde Aultman aged 22 and 19 of Carter Illinois drowned Monday afternoon when a raft collapsed in the C and E I reservoir about 2 30 p m. The two were sons of a widowed mother and were cousins of Mrs Donald Wilson of Patoka. Coroner Ed Anderson of Patoka conducted an inquest. The other three men escaped. The drowning occurred in about 15 feet of water near shore.
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Clarence
Clyde Aultman
Carter
Cartier
Ed Anderson
Patoka
Donald Wilson
New Publishing House Planned for Christian Science in Boston
The Christian Science Board of Directors announces a new Publishing House to serve The Christian Science Monitor Journal and Sentinel. A 58 000 square foot all stone Italian Renaissance building near Back Bay will cost about 3 million dollars, with nine stories on the Massachusetts Avenue end and three to four stories opposite The Mother Church. The project, designed by Chester Lindsay Churchill with Lockwood Greene Engineers, emphasizes modern heating and ventilation and will reuse the 1908 building for Mother Church administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Christian Science Publishing Society
Christian Science Board of Directors
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Massachusetts
Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Journal
Christian Science Sentinel
Massachusetts Avenue
Norway, Falmouth
Clearway Streets
Chester Lindsay Churchill
Associated Lockwood-Greene Engineers, Inc
Soul and Body Lesson Sermon Noted by Christian Scientists
Local church notes summarize the May 24 Lesson Sermon across Christ, Scientist churches with Bible verses from Romans Galatians and Luke and readings from Science and Health. Several individuals are listed for readings and music, including Nellie Mae Jones, Pauline McNicol, Mary Williams, and Roberta Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
Nellie Mae Jones
Mary del Souter
Alice Nichols
Pauline McNicol
Mary and
Elmo Williams
Barthol Anderson
Freda McNicol
James
Katherine Souter
Kenneth Neilson
Lois and
Hilda McNicol
Mark
Wilma Caldwell
Frances Neilson
Helen McNicol
I John
Ella Arnold
Luke
Mary Williams
Lucille Nichols
Lois McNicol
Etna Knight
Benediction
Roberta Arnold
Zion Church Notes Showcase Spring Work And Services
The Zion Ladies Aid report replastering walls and hanging a new paper, plus a thorough cleaning of floors woodwork and windows. They thank volunteers and donors and invite a large attendance for Sunday School Epworth League prayer meetings and monthly preaching services with a May 31 Epworth League program led by Lela Nichols and Irene Livesay featuring songs poems and scripture readings.
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The
Zion Aid
Epworth League
Zion Epworth League
Cyrus Arnold
Iirene Livesay
Roy
Gail Garrett
Dorothy McNicol
Bro
Hen Jones
Mildred McNic
VETO OF PAUPER RELIEF BILL SHIFTS BURDEN TO TOWNSHIPS
Springfield May 23 Governor Emmerson vetoed a bill by Senator Finn allowing counties to pass pauper relief duties to townships. Attorney General Carlstrom ruled the measure unconstitutional. A replacement bill is in preparation to require township relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Emmerson
Finn
Iuka
Carlstrom
Vernon High School Plans Commencement Activities
Vernon High School outlines events for graduation week starting with Baccalaureate at Vernon Methodist Church on May 31 at 7 30 p m. Class exercises June 2 at 8 p m feature two junior skits. Commencement in the gym June 5 at 8 p m with Valedictorian Lila Murfin and Salutatorian Nina Doolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon High School
Vernon Methodist Church
Farrell
F. O. Fannon
Centralia
Lila Murfin
Nina Doolen
Ed Andersons Visit Sho bonier Family for Sunday
Mr and Mrs Ed Anderson and daughter Alice spent Sunday with John Anderson and family of Sho bonier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Anderson
Alice
John Anderson
Shobonier
Prohibition Body Rejects Big Liquor Sales Claim
Washington reports the Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church dismissed the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment’s $2,848,000,000 annual liquor consumption claim as ridiculous. It argued reliable data on U S consumption under prohibition cannot exist and asserted pre prohibition sales were not surpassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition
Wet Organization
Washington
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Association Against the
United States
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Temperance Board
Evrry
Indian Skeletons Unearthed Near Jackson County
Irvin Perthman of Carbondale and Clyde Wisely of Murphysboro uncovered 14 Indian skeletons in good preservation during relics excavation near the Indian trail along the Mississippi River bluffs in Jackson County Illinois. At each skeleton’s head lay a pot and one burial held a chief’s weapons including a stone ax. Archaeologists estimate the burials date over 300 years, noting no glass beads or signs of early French trade goods.
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Irvin Perthman
Irvington
Carbondale
Clyde Wisely
Murphysboro
Mississippi River Bluffs
Jackson County
Ill
Perthman
St. Louis Visitors Spend Two Week Vacation
George Wasem, Mrs. P. B. Simcox and Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Stephens visited St. Louis Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Stephens are spending a two week vacation with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wasem
P. B. Simcox
Thos. Stephens
St. Louis
Mrs. Stephens
Porter Refuses Glass in French Mayor's Reception
Mayors of seventeen American cities attend a reception in Harve France. John C Porter mayor of Los Angeles and his wife leave as a champagne toast for presidents is proposed. Porter explains he abstains from alcohol to uphold U S law and stands for law enforcement both in France and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Democrat
John C. Porter
Los Angeles
France
Harve
United States
Porter
U. S
Mayor Porter
Fifth Sunday Program at Christian Church Patoka May 31
The Religious Advancement Organization lists a 5th Sunday program at the Christian Church in Patoka starting 7 30 p m on May 31. Rev Meyers of Mt Vernon will deliver the address at no charge with an offering for his benefit. The service includes songs, prayers, duets by M E South and Baptist church singers, a piano solo, a trombone solo, and a sermon by Rev Meyers.
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The
Religious Advancement Organization
Christian Church
Patoka
Meyers
Mt. Vernon
New Harmony
Southern Baptist Church
Centralia
M. E. Church
South
Elizabeth Simcox
Ellen Mulvaney
Lucile Walker
Margaret Ballance
E. W. Belcher
Alice Britt
Alice Mojonnier
Baptist Church
Dayne Ellis
Miss Bertha Belcher Moves to Jacksonville Ill
Miss Bertha Belcher left Friday for Jacksonville to report at 10:00 a m at the State Hospital. She had accepted recommendations and an application earlier and is expected to perform well in her new role after years at the Register Office.
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Bertha Belcher
Jacksonville
State Hospital
Bertha
Children Enjoy Picnic Sunday at Fairy Dell
The Willing Workers Class of the M. E. Church South with Misses Lucille Walker Bettie Simcox and Lucille Britt held a Sunday after Sunday School picnic at Fairy Dell. Attending children included Betty Ballance Lela Mae Nichols Darwin Jones Nancy Jane Limecox Pansy Wasem Brooks Meador Alice Wilma Hull Lavon Barnes and Helen Walker.
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M. E. Church South
Lucille Walker
Bettie Simcox
Lucille Britt
Fairy Dell
Betty Ballance
Lela Mae Nichols
Darwin Jones
Nancy Jane Limecox
Pansy Wasem
Brooks Meador
Alice and
Wilma Hull
Lavon Barnes
Helen Walker
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Lucile Sinncox
Philo C. Phelps
New Christian Science Publishing House
Christian Science Churches
Lela
Egypt
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