Local Notes on Visits and Work in Fostersburg
Miss Agnes Green spent last week with sister Mrs Marvin Conant near Sandy Branch. Miss Pearl McCulley of Kinmundy was guest of Mr and Mrs Dale Arnold. John Holt and son sold cattle last week. Miss Ona Arnold of Decatur spent the weekend with her parents Theodore Arnold and wife. Robert Arnold is employed in Vandalia. Mrs Lida Stevens of Salem spent last week with her mother Mrs L Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Green
Marvin Conant
Sandy Branch
Pearl McCulley
Kinmundy
Dale Arnold
John Holt and Son
Ona Arnold
Decatur
Theodore Arnold
Robert Arnold
Vandalia
Lida Stevens
Salem
L. Foster
Roof Work by Griffin Receives Community Help
Lewis Jones and Paul Stevens assisted Francis Griffin with a new roof last week. The Quilting club gathered with Mrs. Elmer Arnold. Ed Gehgkin plans to move to Augsburg to take over a milk route. A carful of St. Louis visitors hunted this area Sunday, scaring game. Hunters returned with a squirrel tail and a rabbit, rewarding their efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Jones
Paul Stevens
Francis Griffin
Elmer Arnold
Ed Gehgkin
Augsburg
St. Louis
Hervin
Chicago
Social gathering notes from Southeast Town Sunday
Opal Cullett and Eunice Snyder shared supper Sunday night while Russell Collins and family visited Charley Bopp. Multiple neighbors called on Opal Belcher and Will Snyder's family Sunday evening. various visits, shopping trips, and a Mt Vernon trip by Belcher family members are recorded. Temple church announces weeklong services with all invited. Pearl Poole and wife called on Pete Bopp Sunday. Uncle James Snyder hauled corn to Mat Belcher Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Cullett
Eunice Snyder
Russell Collins
Charley Bopp
Nettie Bell
Opal Belcher
Mrs. Wooters
Bill Ruffman
Will Snyder
Bertha Williams
Mat Belcher
Ed Ana
Calvin Belcher
Mt. Vernon
Anna Wickersham
Temple Church
Pearl Poole
Pete Bopp
James Snyder
Uncle Tom Cole Helps Son Put Up Wire Fence
Harley Cole and his father Uncle Tom Cole assisted with installing wire fencing last week. The Bryant sale on Saturday moved a respectable amount of goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Cole
Harley
Local Notes from Toad Island and Nearby Areas
Updates from Neck Sun and surrounding communities report weather hints of winter with coal and wood prep. Ed Kidder plans fruit trees this fall while John Shepard joins in tree planting trips to St Charles, and other residents travel to Patoka Vandalia and Kinmundy for errands and visits. A baby girl joins John and wife, with family news and road work improvements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Carter
E. L. Sharp
Toad Island
Neck
Old Man
Ed Kidder
Elza Sharp
Shady Grove
John Shepard
St. Charles
John
Murfin Moore
Vandalia
Lon Belcher
Vernon News Briefs and Local Visits
A Vernon Illinois community notes many visits and social events. Local residents travel to St Louis Vandalia and Decatur for hospital care employment and relatives while a pie supper at the Vernon town hall supports the school. The M B Sunday School reports ninety eight attendees and several families share greetings and visits across nearby towns.
East of Town and Nearby Visitors Reported
Roy Thompson and Tony Potts and family visited Vandalia Saturday. Glorence Miller of Decatur and Albert Potts near Vernon visited Sunday with Tony Wells and family. Glen Meryman and family of Marion visited relatives. Edwin Arnold Cyrus Nichols and Paul Caldwell husked corn near Moneaqua and visited home folks. Loven Bullard and family visited Elmer Albert and family. Mrs. Henry Williams visited residents in Centralia last week. Dry Southerland Lee Valley Clinton and Albert Cruse of Pavooka hunted locally. A baptizing was held near the Chance bridge with nine baptized. Grace Chance transacted business in Centralia Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis
Estelle Livesay
St. Louis
Melba Hathaway
Ina Lawrence
Lewis Jarrett
Grace Bevis
Robert and
Dale
Luke Snyder
Centralia
G. C. Betts
Decatur
Frances Livesay
Salem
C. O. Livesay
Alice Binnion
Mary Jarrett
Velvin Hathaway
Vandalia
Vernon Town Hall
Susan Klinge
Sallie Woolsey
Nancy Lockwood
Alice Wade
Mr. Beck
Clinton
Jacob Beck
Ruby Cain
Patoka
N. Smith
Cora Hanson
Billy
Eberlee Norris
J. W. Jones
Alvin Hathaway
Beulah Jarrett
M. E. Church
Mattie Jarrett and Sons
Gus Prott
Elizabeth Meador
Lem Meador
James Metzger
Shobonier
Cecil Dickerson
Mt. Vernon
J. M. Thompson
Emma
Roy Thompson
Tony Potts
Glorence Miller
Albert Potts
Vernon
Tony Wells
Glen Meryman
Maron
Edwin Arnold
Cyrus Nichols
Paul Caldwell
Moneaqua
Loven Bullard
Elmer Albert
Henry Williams
Southerland
Lee Valley
Albert Cruse
Pa Vooka
Doctor’s Offer Sparks Scramble Over Wording
A motor accident victim was treated by a doctor who offered to sew scalp work for four pounds. The patient protested that she simply wanted plain sewing and questioned the phrasing of the remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana C.norgicery
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Fostersburg
Flashlite
Furk. CO
Illinois
Crete
Smith & Crawford Hardware Company
Henry Peddicord
Andrew
Minnie
W. K. Hoag
Dan Luster
Near Luster Chapel
Jess Doolen
I. W. Doolen
Lewis Leninger
Vandalia Hospital
Carl Herring
Cropsey
M. B
Carrie Jones
Marjory Khrat
Patokians
Morgan
the Clothier
Odin
A. M. Peek
M. E. Church South
God
Patoka Bakery
Wasem’s Market
Ed Tate
Sandoval, Ill
Tate Farm
Seyfried and Potts
Jno. A. Jennings, Auct
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