White Haven Social Ledger from Saturday Visits and Local Notes
Joe Towler and Evan Oates visited on Saturday. Cloud Hatch and family visited Claud Norris, who returned to Decatur Monday for employment. Charlie Halbrook visited Cleve Johnston. a milk hauler was seen on Sunday with a wagon. Various locals visited kin and friends Sunday, including James Van Deventer, Lem Ballance, Hugh Oats, John Hanson, and Miss Lora Wilson. A school worker now serves as fireman and custodian. A livestock census sketch lists 22 farmers with 86 horses, 54 cows, 108 sheep, 33 hogs, and 2223 poultry, with outlying data pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Towler
Evan Oates
Cloud Hatch
Claud Norris
Claud
Decatur
Charlie Halbrook
Cleve Johnston
James van Deventer
Lem Ballance
Robert Norris
Hugh Oats
John Hanson
Shobonier
Leo Landreths
Chas. Huddleston
Centralia
Mildred Brown
Evelyn Norris
Lewis Lawrence
Essie Manley
Olive van Deventer
Lora Wilson
Bear Creek
Lora
Clinton
Helen Thompson
N. Riechert
Helen
P. J. Mojonnier
Baptist Church
Salem
Fred Carter
Fred Lawrence
Oscar Jackson’s
White Haven
District Livestock Found in Local Area
Readable notes indicate livestock and related items located within the district boundaries. Details are sparse but confirm presence of animals and farm goods cataloged in the region.
Shobonier Social Notes Mix Local Gossip and Moves
Charles F. Cox and C. J. Metzger hosted guests then went South on Gov Small’s road. Local corn markets rise as husking begins and a buyer faced a hiccup for the treasury. Fayette County politics edge in with debates on courthouse debts and reform, while concerns rise about State’s Attorney William Welker’s duties and the quality of local public service. Community deaths and moves are recorded as Dr Murfin leaves for Decatur and families relocate to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Cox
C. J. Metzger
C. F. Cox
Ed Cooper
Gov. Small
Fayette County
Shobe
Buck Albert
Repubs
William Welker
W. P
Illinois
Harry Metzger
J. E. Cooper
Murfin
Vernon
Decatur
Walter Murfin
Vandalia
Patoka
Collie Metzger
Automobile Department
State of Illinois
Havana
Chicago
Lombard
Milwaukee
Wis
W. E. Carrothers
Veronica
Minneaopolis
Minn
Carrothers
Frank Lee
Rouse Bros
Jennings
Aisziow
Locals Seek Heavy Wool Fox Pelts at Fair Prices
Local buyers advertise for male heavy wool fox pelts, aiming to purchase rabbits and fox hides at fair prices. Forehand noted as the point of contact for negotiating offers and consignment.
Altona Merchants Advertise Goods and Local News
Local Patoka area notices highlight new goods at Altoms including macaroni noodles and spaghetti Geo Ballance ads for shoes and rubbers and fresh candy shipments. Shifts mention visits from W C Pugh from Clinton and Joe Humes from Heyworth. A farmer reports 745 bushels corn per 8 acres with water damage, plus planned sales at 5 cents per bushel. Revival services announced by Zev Cox with Rev J M Pepper assisting. New shipments of lumber jack shirts and mica axle grease arrive at Altoms. Baby girl born to E M Markwell in St Louis. grandparents visit. Regulars: fresh ground corn meal, and various fruits and nuts for mince meat and fruit cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. Ballance
Altoms
W.C. Pugh
Clinton
L. J. Peek
Bloomington
Patoka
Geo
E.ballance
A. I. Eagan
Fosterburg
Joe Humes
Heyworth
Altona
Altems
Louie Wesem, Sr
St. Louis
Louie Wasem, Jr
Mondlulu
Michigan
Altopss
BE. Ballance
Cox
Okaw
Aitoms
Zev
New Harmony Church
Centralia
J. M. Pepper
East St. Louis
Rollo W. Robbins
Illinois Legislative
Register Office
Marion Wilson
Pinckneyville
Association
The
Baptist Church
G. O. Foulon
Sandoval
Harry Evar
Harry Jr
Merchants Trust Bank
Cairo
J. M. Emerson
Decatur
Bines Johnson
E. M. Markwell
Markwells
Ed Johnstone
Daddy Markwell
Wm. Markwell
T Ian de
Sir Oms
Taxi Service Promises Low Rates After Train Service Ends
On account of discontinuance of local train service I will cater to the public in the way of auto taxi service and will make my charges very reasonable. D. R. Livesay, Phone 98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Livesay
Richard Dix in Manhattan Heads to Comedy and Vaudeville
Richard Dix stars in Manhattan with a comedy and vaudeville program scheduled for next week. Monday through Tuesday feature The Dark Angel with Ronald Coleman and Wilma Banky, alongside Fox News segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard DIX
Manhattan
Dark Angel
Ronald Coleman
Wilma Banky
Fox News
Trouble With Wives on Wednesday Thursday
A brief note lists TOM MOORE FLORENCE VIDOR and ESTHER RALSTON for a Wednesday Thursday program titled Trouble with Wives. The listing names the principals and dates as the event items in a concise entertainment slot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
Florence Vidor
Esther Ralston
Record Whaling Season Sets Alaska Totals at Sea
Tacoma reports the greatest whaling season yet with near 500 whales caught. Whaling from May 1 to October fed 18 ships, produced about 40 000 barrels of oil and large fertilizer supplies. Sperm whales arrived in numbers and Alaska buyers shipped whale oil East and salted tails to Japan for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Whedink Island
Africa
Turkey
No Hunting Notice on Land Controlled by Owners
No hunting in any manner on land or land controlled by the owners will be allowed and prosecution will follow violation. The notice lists individuals including Will Ververs, C. C. Cox, Mrs. Harry Ford, D. Leo Freyer, Harmon Hampy, H. J. Jones, CC. A. Adams, Grace and Florence Bonnell, Frank Sieple, Mrs. Anna Weatherholt, R. J. Johnson, A. I. Ingold, Pope Sisters, H. A. Gorham, W. R. Binnion, Geo. Binnion, Emil Beyers, E. N. Binnion, Vernon Ducomb, R. Hawkins, H. L. Logan, Lydia Logan, Geo. W. Perkins, Wm. Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Ververs
C. C. Cox
Harry Ford
D. Leo Freyer
Harmon Hampy
H. J. Jones
A. Adams Grace
Florence Bonnell
Frank Sieple
Anna Weatherholt
R. J. Johnson
A. I. Ingold
Pope
H. A. Gorham
W. R. Binnion
Geo
Nashua Painter-Turner Wins Mr America Pick
New York Arts club selected Winford 8 Turner of Nashua New Hampshire from 300 contestants as the perfect male physique for a Miss America style contest. Turner is 26, 5 feet 7 inches, 158 pounds, a married painter who has posed for leading sculpture and is an active athlete and basketball player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Winford
Turner
Nashua
N. H
Relics of gods found in Italy near Selinunte
Excavations led by Prof Ettore Gabriel at Selinunte near Palermo uncover thousands of votive offerings in stone bronze and terra cotta. Among finds are lanterns with preserved oil and a Proserpine relief. artifacts illuminate early Greek and Demeter worship and the city’s rise and destruction by Carthaginians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ettore Gabriel
Palermo Museum
Selinunte
Palermo
Eleusis
Demeter
Ceres
Megara Hathlea
Megara
Megaris
Salamis
Sicily
Megara Hyblaen
Acropolis
Proserpine
Adoneus
Zeus Miliehios
Jupiter
Zeus Milichios
Gabriei
Girgenti
Mars Temperature Implies Harsh Martian Climate
W W Coblentz of the bureau of standards reports mean Mars surface temperature near 20 F, with nights as cold as 70 C below zero and daytime highs potentially around 50 F in vegetation areas. He notes dark markings may reflect seasonal changes and possible vegetation on Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mars
W. W. Coblentz
Bureau of Standards
Doctor Coblentz
Doctor Coblents
Flagstaff
Ariz
Earth
Milk Snake Vermilion Discovery Declared Rare Pet Presence
A small red striped snake uncovered during Vermilion street water pipe work was pronounced a western milk snake, a species exceedingly rare in this section. It is only the fifth in the state, according to Mr. Over, who says it is not poisonous.
Letters From Sam Restore Invalid Mother's Will to Live
Rev Robert H Gearhart Jr recounts how letters from James I Holmes a Penn State student in Philadelphia healed his mother a stroke victim who had lost her voice and mobility. Holmes cared for Elliott House boys to fund his education and kept his mother informed of his work. Her health improved as she followed his welfare efforts and regained use of her voice arms and legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Robert H. Gearhart
James I. Holmes
Winchester
Gearhart
Jimmie
Elliott House
Holmes
U S Hero Cannot Receive $100 Award With Medal
Washington Isidor Nordstrom boatswain on the old battleship Reer sarge cannot receive a $100 gratuity awarded him early last year with a Congressional Medal of Honor for conspicuous bravery almost 20 years ago. Comptroller General McCarl held the law prohibits the cash gratuity and questions whether the medal itself was properly awarded though the act occurred two decades ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Isidor Nordstrom
McCarl
Nordstrom
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Illinois Orchestra
MR. America
Italy
Sam
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