Local Social Notes from Fostersburg Area
Mr and Mrs Ray Gehrig of Champaign visited here with brother Rob Arnold and Mrs Blanche Doolen. A Jersey cow was lost last week. Eli Morgan and family from Vernon were seen with a new Ford Sedan on the streets Sunday. Browns truck delivered poultry Friday. The town has a new mail carrier as the regular one stays home due to his father Tony Frambes illness. Rev Kapps of Vernon led services at Arnold Chapel with meetings planned for two weeks. Shoppers Patoka and Vernon visits noted for several families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Gehrig
Champaign
Rob Arnold
Blanche Doolen
Limp Caudle
Sam Jones
Eli Morgan
Vernon
Tony Frambes
George Neville
L. Foster
Ed Oertwig
Springfield
Lew Bates
Gene Green
S. C. Green
Rev. Kapps
Local Notes From Cracker Neck Area
Emma Lawrence and Mary Belcher visited Fairman on Friday and dined with John Shepard and wife. Several residents helped with roofing and wood cutting last week as winter nears. Walla Cooper traveled to Centralia on business, and George Belcher returned from the north Sunday. Uncle Jim Murry is very poorly at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Sharp
Emma Lawrence
Mary Belcher
Fairman
John Shepard
Dock Shepard
Bill Alexander
Lon Belcher
Elza Sharp
Floyd Carter
Walla Cooper
Centralia
John Hull
Perry Belcher
Patcka
A. S. Belcher
George Belcher
Luther Barnes
Kinmundy
J. A. Shepard
Gladys
Mary Alexander
Bessie Stark
William Bryant
Jim Murry
Walla Coper
Toad Island Items: Ross, Belcher, Cavins visit kin
Pete Ross and family attended a birthday dinner at Ross Herring. Calvin Belcher and his wife visited on Sunday with Clarence Cavins and family. Nellie Powell and daughter Pearl and Julia Phillips of Decatur visit Mr. Riley Williams and relatives. Mat Belcher and Ed Belcher with families visited on Sunday. Will Snyder and family visited with Mrs. Snyder's parents, Mrs. Orrell and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Ross
Thanksgiving notices and local visits fill town entries
Vernon Rosenbaum of Detroit spent days with his father M N Rosenbaum. Ramsey visitors Carlton family. Thanksgiving Ladies Aid at town hall. Walton family and Wayne visited Betts family. Doolen and Cox families hosted Sunday guests. Ruth Doolen visited Alice Binnion. American Legion to hold a shooting match Nov 24 on Claude Doolen place. Tracy Hawthorne weekend with Lora Jones. Danbury and Peddicord visited relatives in St Louis. Elizabeth Livesay with Livesays in Patoka. Lowell Smith vacationed in Centralia. Ora McKimmey works near Decatur. Livesays Salem visit. Freda White of Pittsburg weekend with Mrs D W White. Betts family and J F Arnold in St Louis. Prof family returned from Alma. Ehlers and son Charles Vernon weekends with relatives. Ladies Aid Bazaar on Thanksgiving Day. Mrs George Mavill of Kinmundy visiting L E Green. Georgia Lane of Stringtown visited Murdred Morgan and others. Sholconier high school visit. Tom Snyder daughter Ester Marie and Claud Betts weekend with Betts. Floyd and Clarence Walton weekend with West family. Mrs Joe Lawrence and Bernice Wilson of East St Louis visited C O Livesay family. Prayer meeting at M B Church. Attendance noted. Gacil Binnida and Gerald attended Vandalia show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall
George Walton
Wayne
Rollin Doolen
Glen Cox
John Betts
Ruth Doolen
Arnold Chapel
Alice Binnion
Claude Doolen
American Legion
Tracy Hawthorne
Lora Jones
W. L
Pittsburg
D. W. White
G. C. Betts
J. F. Arnold
St. Louis
Gus Prof
Alma
Charles Ehlers
Charles Vernon
George Mavill
Kinmundy
L. E. Green
Georgia Lane
Stringtown
Mildred Morgan
Mary Jarrett
Velvin Hathaway
Helen Hathaway
Louise Betts
Sholconier High School
Tom Snyder
Ester Marie
Claud Betts
Decatur
Floyd Walton
Clarence Walton
Freeburg
F. M. West
Joe Lawrence
Berneice Wilson
East St. Louis
SoM Pples Seek Quiet Life as Wives Offer Help
In a fragmented item readers see a man’s struggle to find a wife amid social shifts. The text hints at domestic roles and expectations, with unclear references to helpers and daily tasks.
Local visits and social notes from the Webster Grove area
East of Town news records visits from Mrs Wm MecNichols in Webster Grove and many neighbors including the Mauldings Cen tralia and Caldwell families. Quail hunting is popular while quails remain scarce and local meetings continue at Zion and Givens Chapel.
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Fostersburg
Lewis. Jones
J. W. Arnold
Dale Arnold
Toad Island
Davis-Reichenbach Shoe Store
Piece Goods Department
Ladies Home Journal
Paris
Minerva Guide
Charles Rosenbaum
Detroit, Mich
M. N. Rosenbaum
Carlton
Ramsey
Ladies‘ Home Journal
Wm. MecNichols
Webster Grove
Tunis
Otté Maulding
Chas, Maulding
Loren Caldwell
Edwin Arnold
Moweaqua
Ank Nichols
John Chance
J. A. Caldwell
Raymond Maulding
Oscar Caldwell
Henry ‘Williams
Vandalia
Barthol Anderson
Loren Bullard
Agnes Campbell
Salem
Cyrus Nichols
Dan Fetgarter
Censtralia
T. S. Wooters
Zion
Givens Chapel
William Roadman
Merritt Caldwell
Kenneth Walton
John A. Jennings
Illinois Central Int'l Live Stock Exposition
Army
West Point
Midshipmen
Atmapolis
Soldier Field
Inc
Illinois Central
Gilleys Garage
Fred Gilley
Patoka, Illinois
Dr. Folks
Illinois
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