Local People Visit Relatives and Friends This Weekend
Morris Cole began training in Michigan with no visitors during the period. Mrs. Herbert Paine of Patoka visited Mr. and Mrs. Luther Paine and family. Berthel Sanders and family near Boulder visited Melvin Belcher and family. John Shepard and wife were callers. Theodore Stone and family visited Sandoval with John Stone. He Bright and his wife called on Alvie Herrin and wife. Chloe Shepard visited in Patoka. J F Belcher shopped in Pae. Mrs. Berma Payne of Diamond Springs stayed with Luther Paine and family. Albert Belcher, stationed in the Army, visited his parents. Mrs. Erma Sanders and children visited relatives. Estel Smith and wife of near Patoka called on John Shepard. Charley Arnold and wife of Zion visited. Viola Hughes visited sister Helen Carter. Theodore Stone and family were Centralia visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Cole
Michigan
Herbert Paine
Patoka
Luther Paine
Berthel Sanders
Boulder
Melvin Belcher
Alvie Herrin
Chloe Shepard
J. L. Belcher
Berma Payne
Diamond Springs
Albert Belcher
Alma High and Eighth Grade Hold Graduation Exercises
Alma High School and Eighth Grade pupils graduated at the Methodist Church on Tuesday evening May 27. Rev. Sam McCoy of Mt. Vernon delivered the address. Mrs. Florence Wright has improved from illness. The graduates, guided by teacher Merl Baker, also held a weiner roast at Zella Schoon’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Caldwell visited relatives and attended services at Sandy Branch cemetery. Barbara Alderson spent the weekend with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma High School
Methodist Church
Sam McCoy
Mt. Vernon
Florence Wright
Merl Baker
Zella Schoonover
Paul Caldwell
Oscar Caldwell
Sandy Branch Cemetery
Barbara Alderson
Local Family Gatherings Across Alma and Nearby Towns
Reading of social visits and kinship events filled a weekend in Alma and surrounding areas. Names include Mrs Selby Garrett and daughter Rada Caldwell, Miss Marion Johnson of Edgewood, Ruth Wright, Mary Margaret Kennedy, Osc ar Caldwell, Ruth Doolen, Lela Mae Doolen, and J R Telford at a farm reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Zimmer Retherford
Selby Garrett
Eddie
Alma
Rada Caldwell
Marion Johnson
Edgewood
J. B. Johnson
Leah
Gloria Williams
Wilmington
Ill
Ruth Wright
Mary Margaret Kennedy
Brown’s Business College
Jim Kennedy
Paul Caldwell
Zion Prairie
Osc¢ar Caldwell
Ruth Doolen
Lela Mae
Kinmundy
Deliie Donoho
J. R. Telford
Jack Bason
Fairman Sunday School Activities and 4-H Meeting Notes
Fairman Sunday School schedules include 10:00 a.m. class, 7:30 p.m. B Y P U, and Wednesday prayer at 8:00 p.m. Attendance dropped to 51 last Sunday with plans to raise it. Fraiman Fighters 4-H met at Harold Lutz with two members expected to attend the June State Rally in Champaign. Boxing and wrestling entertained. next meeting planned for Virgil Steele’s hom e on June 5, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Quick
Burl Bowen
Dwight Petrea
Fraiman Fighters
Harold Lutz
Champaign
Twig
Robert Hintz
Thheme
Virgil Steele
Dean
Albert Bowen
Wash. Bowen
Donald Adams
Community Notices and Weekend Visits in Vandalia
STRINGTOWN residents and neighbors from St. Louis Alton Vernon Casey and Casey area gather with local families. Mr. Holt remains in serious condition as visitors include the Richards Johns Albert Holt and Klinge households. A community weiner roast was hosted at Byron Albert's home with many local residents in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Klinge
Vandalia
Jack Todd
St. Louis
John Richards Sr
Bill Nance
Alton
J. R. Holt
Holt
John Gehrkin
Vernon
Ralph Morey
Cecil Holt
Bertha Holt
Cliffie Lane
B. F. Beck
G. W. Albert
Byron Albert
Casey
Clarence Holt
R. J. Holt
B .F Beck
Genevieve
V. D. Klinge
Fred Klinge
Council Seeks Safe Memorial Day Travel
The National Safety Council warns of a potential Memorial Day traffic toll of about 400 deaths due to a three day holiday. It notes 16 percent higher deaths than last year and urges drivers and pedestrians to be extra cautious and plan ahead to reduce casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
John Stilwell
Council
America
Twenty Drivers Enter Illinois State Fair Auto Races
More than twenty well known dirt track drivers will compete in the auto races at the Illinois State Fair on Saturday August 16. The fair’s motorcycle races follow Sunday August 17 with over 150 riders expected.
3000 Openings in State CCC Corps for Illinois Parks
Three thousand Civilian Conservation Corps positions open for healthy single men ages seventeen to twenty three. Camps located at Kickapoo Fox Ridge Chain O Lakes Lincoln Log Cabin New Salem Pere Marquette state parks. Monthly pay 30 to 45 dollars plus board shelter clothing and medical care. Applications accepted until May 31 at state park camps Room 120 State House Springfield or CCC headquarters Civic Opera Building Chicago. Patsy Ann Belcher with Mr and Mrs Matt Belcher spent Sunday in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Conservation Corps
Illinois
CCC
Kickapoo
Fox Ridge
Chain O’lakes
Lincoln Log Cabin
New Salem
Pere Marquette
State Park
State House
Springfield
Civic Opera
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Patoka Register
Ieth McMath
Don Wilson
Marion County
John Shepard
Charley Arnold
Zion
Viola Hughes
Helen Carter
Theodore Stone
Centralia
Fairman
Stringtown
Sone
Homer W. Lewellen
National Safety Council
Illinois Fair
Dan L. Burtschi
Vandalia, Illinois
Allis - Chalmers Tractors and Farm Machinery Agency
Shobonier, Illinois
W. T. Willett
W. D. Widger
COX & Martin
Patoka, Ill
Patsy Ann
Matt Belcher
Decatur
Service
McCormick
Patoka El-water Co,” ‘Geo. J
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