Altom’s Delights Cut Prices On Winter Shirts And Crackers
Local ads promote mens wool mixed shirts at 75c each from Altom’s along with a fresh batch of Tasty Flake oda crackers, 20c per big box. Fresh ground corn meal also advertised. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Wenton Wright and their daughter staying with Mrs Paget’s parents. Crystal White laundry soap 11 bars for 25c. S L Speer of Patoka visits Mulberry Grove Baptist Church and receives a new suit of clothes.
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Altom’s
Wenton Wright
Wittle
Walter
Paget
Leo
Walker
L. Speer
Patoka
Mulberry Grove
Altom's store draws crowds with sales and social notes
The clipped item details sales at Altom's with high discount prices on household goods and clothing. It mentions H G Hurspeth attending rural carrier district meetings in Carbon Dale and Belleville, plus visits by Delian and Vandalia residents, and local social hosting at the Belcher and Murfin households.
Thanksgiving Service Across Christian Science Churches
A special Thanksgiving service was held in all Christian Science Churches on Thursday November 29. The service theme centered on giving thanks to God for His unspeakable gift, with readings from Psalms and II Corinthians and passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary ‘Baker *Eddy
Final Settlement Notice in Marion County Court
The Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Andrew A Schoenig has filed a final report in Marion County Court. The report will be reviewed December 24, 1934 at 10:00 am for approval and distribution of funds to proper distributees. Heirs creditors and interested parties may object by December 24, 1934 at 10:00 am. CHAIRLES WURM administrator with the will annexed.
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Murray & Niehoff
Andrew A. Schoenig
Counity Court
Marion County
Vernon M E Ladies Aid At Vernon Meeting
Marion county Rebekahs assembly attended by Wayne Walton Marcus Cox Louise Betts and Dot Doolen at Centralia last Tuesday night. Vernon M E ladies aid held a separate event in Vernon.
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Wayne Walton
Marcus Cox
Louise Betts
Dot Doolen
Marion County Association of Rebekahs
Centralia
Vernon M. E. Ladies Aid
Regular village meeting and social plans noted
The column records a regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Florence Morgan's home with fifteen members. President Mrs. Stella West led the business session and December party plans were made with Mrs. Myrtle Miller for December 20. An entertainment committee and refreshment volunteers were announced and other local visits and activities are listed.
Doctor DuComb Recovers Stolen Medical Case
Dr. M. P. DuComb reported a medical case with obstetrical equipment stolen from his car Sunday night. Clinton police found the case in a stolen car in Illinois and seized it. Three colored men had driven the car from Grand Rapids, Michigan, days earlier.
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M. P. DuComb
Clinton
Ill
Grand Rapids
Mich
Dr. DuComb
Lincoln Helps Beetle On His Feet In Humble Moment
A passerby recalls President Lincoln during a Washington walk stopping to flip a beetle onto its feet. Lincoln explained his action as a simple duty to help one creature regain balance, saying he would not have felt right leaving it struggling on its back.
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Lincoln
Washington
Committeemen Gather for Sanitary Milk Producers Meet
Six hundred dairy farmers from the St Louis territory attend a Sanitary Milk Producers session in St Jacob as AAA dairy price cuts and future coop actions dominate discussion. Leaders urge cooperative marketing and state milk control considerations while predicting a feed shortage early next year.
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St. Louis
AAA
A .H. Lauderbach
AAIA
Sanitary Milk Producers
Lauderbach
Illinois
Missouri
M. E. Bone
E. C. McCulloch
Health Department
City of
George M. Nell
Teutopolis
Ill
G. J. Hildner
Villa Ridge
E. W. Tiedeman
Tiedeman
A. D. Lynleh
Board of Directors
Local Entries Report Sunday Visits and Family News
Mason Holtslaw spent Sunday afternoon with Melville and family. Earl and Mrs. Jackson and daughter Lillian of Alma visited with Isaac and Mrs. Ross. Chas Breakfield called on relatives in Centralia. Lora Holtslaw and Nellie spent time with Cordia Holtslaw. James Case visited Donald Birge. Trecia Carter visited Rosalie and Doris McClelland. Edwin Ross spent afternoon with Hubert and Paul McClelland. The Deadmond children have scarlet fever. Melvin Austin helped Pearl McClelland butcher on Tuesday. Hubert McClelland helped butcher on Saturday with Mason Holtslaw. Barr school plans a Thanksgiving program. Isaac Ross visited his brother George Ross on Tuesday. Melvin Austin and Chas Breakfield helped butcher Monday with James Case.
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Earl Jackson
Lillian
Alma
Fred Ross
Bobbie
Odin
Isaac Ross
Chas
Breakfield
Centralia
Lora Holtslaw
Nellie
Cordia Holtslaw
James Case
Donald Birge
Trecia Carter
Rosalie
Doris McClelland
Edwin Ross
Hubert
Paul McC
Bear Creek Incident At School Breaks Arm Near Wrist
A report from Bear Creek notes that Hollingshead while at school suffered a broken arm near the wrist. Details are sparse but the injury occurred on school grounds.
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Hollingshead
Local life notes from Vernon area and neighbors
Walter Pribble is building a new milk house. Ed Chriss had the first joint taken of the thumb at the hospital Wednesday. Mrs. Wm. Chriss was called to Clinton for her mother Ann Roberts who died Friday and was buried at Hatch cemetery east of Vernon. Warren Lake visits kin while Rollin Cox stays with John Richards family. Adolph and Robert Mueller host friends at cabin. Cecil Jones moves family to Buck Matheny farm now owned by Muellers. Harvey Wilson and wife of Wisconsin and Dean Wilson and wife of Arkansas visit Emmett Caudle and family.
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Walter Pribble
Ed Chriss
Ford
Floyd Outhouse
Wm. Chriss
Clinton
Ann Roberts
Hatch
Vernon
Warren Lake
S. Peru
Jane
Ave
Rollin Cox
John Richards
Claude Honnigan
Louise Blankinship
Corolin Nesbit
Arline Lake
Vandalia
Frank Lake
Adolph
Robert Mueller
Cecil Jones
Buck Matheny
Muellers
Harvey Wilson
Wisconsin
Dean Wilson
Arkansas
Emmett Caudle
Local Notes from East Zion and Odin Area
Joe Knight delivered coal from Odin to Frank Frizzell on Monday. Mrs Ora Green and children returned home after a week with relatives. Caldwell and wife from Vandalia spent the weekend with relatives. Joe Frizzell is still unable to walk well on a crippled foot. Fentj and Jamie Caldwell and Ellis Bassett did business in Odin and Centralia Wednesday. Charles Meadows visited with Glen and Burl Meadows this week. The Chatter and Stitch club met with Etna Knight. Chance school organized a debating society. Zion church plans a Thanksgiving program. Walker Caldwell and wife visited Ellis Bassett Saturday. Bill Jones and wife visited Frank Frizzell and wife Sunday. Carl Arnold, Ennos Davidson and Marion Caldwell visited Le Griffin Sunday. Charles Berry visited Glen Ehrat Saturday and Sunday. Elmer Berry started sawing on North Fork. Hobart Arnold hauled fodder from East Fork bottom due to backwater. Edith Hines visited home folks over the weekend. Elmer Frizzell and family visited Sunday night. Walter Chandler delivering mail on route one. Cleve McWhirter and family visited Tom Doris Sunday.
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Joe Knight
Odin
Frank Frizzell
Ora Green
Paul’ ‘Caldwell
Vandalia
Joe Frizzell
Fentj
Jamie Caldwell
Ellis Bassett
Centralia
Charles Meadows
Glen
Burl Meadows
Chatter and Stitch Club
Etna Knight
Chance School
Zion Church
Walker Caldwell
Ellis Bassetts
Bill Jones
Frank Thomason
Carl Arnold
Ennos Davidson
Marion Caldwell
le Griffin
Charles Berry
Glen Ehrat
Elmer Berry
North Fork
Hobart Arnold
East Fork
Edith Hines
Elmer Frizzell
Walter
Chandler
Cleve McWhirter
Tom Doris
Obituary of Lela Clark Watkins in Clinton Illinois
Lela Clark Watkins born February 21 1911 in Maron Illinois died November 21 1934 in Clinton Illinois. She married Hugh Watkins in March 1928 and they had daughter Betty Lou. She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clark and Janette Clark McRoy, a baby daughter, grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George Purcell and Mrs Amanda Clark, and many relatives. Funeral at M E Church South conducted by Rev. Smith and Cady followed by interment at Patoka cemetery.
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Lela Clark Wats
Maron
Illinois
Clinton
Janette Clark McRoy
Harry Clark
Hugh Watkins
Betty Lou
George Purcell
Amanda Clark
M. E. Church
South
Card of Thanks for Funeral Support
We express our appreciation to kind friends and neighbors who assisted during our sorrow and burial of our dear granddaughter and niece. We thank Rev Smith and Gady for their words and the singers for beautiful songs. Mr and Mrs Gee Purcell and Children Mrs Amanda Clark.
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Smith
Gady
Gee
Purcell
Amanda Clark
Library notes call for book donations at Village Hall
All who will bring books please leave them at the Library in the Village Hall either Saturday or Monday. This will greatly facilitate placing the list of volumes in the accession book. A list of those who have donated money will be printed soon in the Register. Also those who have made
Patoka Inde es To Meet Greenville Shell Team Saturday
Greenville Shell Oil Co. basket ball team, among the fastest in Southern Illinois, meets Patoka Inde es at the local gym Saturday night at 8 o'clock. Patoka boasts one of the state’s fastest teams.
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Patoka Indees
Greenville Shell
Greenville Shell Oil Co
Ilinois
Patoka
Eli Morgan Hosts Pinochle Evening With Friends
Mrs Eli Morgan entertained a group of friends Monday night with five tables of pinochle. Prizes went to Mrs L Green and Alfred Purdue, with a low prize to Louise Betts. A luncheon followed, served by the hostess with help from Mrs Carrie Betts and Mrs Ferne Gehrken. Attendees included many local couples and their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hatch
John Gehrken
Goldie
L. E. Green
Fred Freyer
Alfred Purdue
Jimmy
Ray Walton
Isabel Pretz
Louise Betts
Missionary Society Meets December 5 at Mrs Roy Jones Home
The Missionary Society of the M E Church South will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon December 5 at the home of Mrs Roy Jones. Members are urged to attend.
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Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church South
Roy Jones
International Live Stock Show arrives in Chicago
Thousands of animals from New York California Texas Alberta and Ontario gather at the Chicago Stock Yards for the 1934 International Live Stock Exposition December 1 to 8. Highlights include 4-H Club congress with 1300 farm youths and contests across 13 breeds and multiple stock shows.
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Chicago
Chicago Stock Yards
New York
California
Texas
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
Prince of Wales
District of Columbia
Canada
Scotland
America
Walter Biggar
Montreal
Atlantic
Ohio River
Montana
Twelve the limit a village time tale
A traveler asks a village boy for the time and learns the clock only reads twelve, never beyond, then resets to one. The boy’s reply underscores a local clock quirk as the tourist discovers the village time cycles at twelve.
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Sonny
Rye Draft Sparks Trouble in Town
A brief local notice reports a pint of rye leading to a peck of trouble in the town. Residents discuss disturbances and the impact on community order as authorities consider steps to curb excess.
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Jaeger
Salem
Dolores del Rio
Madame Dubarry
Joan Blondell
Glenda Farrell
Kansas _ City
Merry Widow
Peck
Jackie Cooper
Liberty Theatre
Mary Aster
Ricardo Cortez
I Am A Thief
Tom Brown
Ray Walker
Joe Penner
Neil Hamilton
John Boles
Loretta Young
Staley
Alcom’s
H. G. Hurspeth
Carbondale
Hurspeth
Belleville
Armours Pork
William Green
Elsie Carter
Belcher
Alt
W. W. Murfin
Dale Altom
Decatur
W. D. Murfin
Wilma Crawford
Walter Renner
DeKalb
Altom
S. Jesse Belcher
L. Belcher
Anna Belcher
Christian Science Churches
Chairles Wurm
S. Locust St. Centralia, Ill
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Florence Morgan
Stella West
Myrtle Miller
Hazel Cox
Eleanor Graham
Helen Betts
Gren Facene Oates
Elkhorn
Wis
J. A. Purdue
Hell
Pearl Peddicord
Normal
Nathan Roberts
Bural
Roberts
Eli
G. C. Betts
Louise
Wits
Isabel Pratt
F. C. Freyer
F. H. Hatch
Juanita Carmaney
C. C. Murfin
Marian Hollenbeck
John MccConnell
Henrietta
Iuka
Kell
Bluford
Purdue
Bloomington
Frances
Bonnie Palmer
Ella Cozad
Ruth Talbert Mionday
Eunice McHaney
Chas, McHaney
J. W. Kretzer
Fairman
James Simpson
Wash Bowen
Clarencé Cozad
Edna Kretzer
Melvin . Maxey
James’ Jett
Oscar Campbell
Eva
Cozad
Thursaday
Everett’ Goodwin
Esther Simpson
Chas. McHaney
Ray Kretzer
John Talbert
Arthur Campbell
Doris Cozad
John Wagner and Son
Ruth Wagner
Edith Campbell
Fredonia
Neoma and
Haleah “Dott
St. Jacob
Odin Township
Mason Holtslaw
Melvii
Ustin and Family
Bear Creek
East Zion
Lela Clark Watkins
Patoka Cemetery
Library Notes
Mr. and
Mrs-Eli -Morg
Missionary Society
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