Meredith and Davenport Family Weekend Notes
Fredonia couple Henry Meredith and wife visited near Decatur with daughter Lor raine Albert and family. They attended the Saturday evening wedding of Floyd Edward Davenport and Linda Ann Stewart at Kenney Christian Church with relatives present. Ed Davenport is the twin son of George Davenport and Freda Perkins of Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Meredith
Decatur
Lorraine Albert
Nellie Perkins
Floyd Edward Davenport
Linda Ann Stewart
Kenney Christian Church
Ed Davenport
George Davenport
Freda Perkins
Clinton
Family notices and gatherings in Patoka area
Mrs Maude Malan of Patoka visited Mrs Amelia Meredith on Friday. The Stella Simpson Easley funeral was attended by Eugene Simpson Alice Jett and Fred Simpson and others at Salem. Maude Jett celebrated her 75th birthday with a family dinner. Several relatives and friends gathered for the event and for a kitchen party. Ladies Aid met with Lula Linder near Kinmundy. Various relatives visited in Decatur Clinton and Salem areas and a cook-out was enjoyed during weekend gatherings. Mrs Kile’s birthday is noted as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Malan of
Patoka
Amelia Meredith
Eugene Simpson
Alice Jett
Fred Simpson
Stella Simpson Easley
Salem
Maude Jett
Everett Jett
Alva Jett
James Jett
David Maxey
Carl Hopkins
Bill Hunter
Forrest Weems
Lula Linder
Kinmundy
Mary Perkins
Mabel Carter
Mary Ritter
Gladys Palmer
Ruth Talbert
Esther Simpson
Elsie Smith
James Hyde
Maurice Hyde
Robert Hyde
Texas
Howard Kile
Bert Ritter
Janet
Julie Prosser
Community notices from Vandalia and area visitors
Local social column records visits and guests across Vandalia Danvers and nearby towns. Names include the Sears, Loui sagnot, Bearder, Crotser, Hourigan, Meier, Daniels, Almstead, Smith, Donaldson, Hocking, Ezra Daniels, Edwards, and Ray Edwards with weekends and Friday evenings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Mary Almstead
Cyril Smith
Lowell Donaldson
Danvers
Illinois
Harley Hourigan
Dora Hocking
Ezra Daniels
Loretto
Jim Edwards
Vandalia
Ray Edwards
Emergency vehicle rules for yielding and stopping
When you hear sirens and see red lights, pull over to the right curb away from intersections and stop. Remain stationary until all emergency vehicles pass unless a police officer directs otherwise.
Kinney and Towler Families Visit Pittsburg Friends
Mound Chapel couple Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Kinney visited Mr. and Mrs. Howard Heather in Pittsburg on Sunday afternoon. Betty Jolliff and children visited with Mr. and Mrs. Glen D. Towler. Other local visits included Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ostrum and sons from Centralia calling on Paul Torrence. Isaac Moody, hospitalized at University of Illinois Research Hospital in Chicago, was listed with full address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Kinney
Howard Heather
Pittsburg
Betty Jolliff
Glen D. Towler
Jim Ostrum
Sons
Centralia
Paul Torrence
Floyd Nattier
John Nattier
Isaac Moody
Research
Chicago
Isaac W. Moody
University of Illinois
Research Hospital
S. Wood St
Illinois
Jake Davis
Newton
Dale Wyatt
Jim Mullen
Kickoff Dinner For CROP Drive at Grace Methodist Church
A kickoff dinner for the CROP drive will be held at Grace Methodist Church on October 23 at 6 30 p m. The Winn A Cup le Sunday School class will serve. Guest speaker Cris H Wright of Vincennes Indiana plans to show slides from travels in Europe the Holy Land and Asia highlighting CROP work and beneficiaries. The Wrights run Baltic Mills Grain Elevators and a grain and livestock farm and are active in church work at multiple levels. Wright has been Indiana state CROP chairman for three years. The public is invited after the dinner at about 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Church
Cris H. Wright
Vincennes
Indiana
Europe
Holy Land
Asia
Fred A. Johnson Goes to Germany
Army Pvt. Fred A. Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Orson G Johnson Route 1 Vernon Illinois, was assigned to Battery A 5th Battalion of the 83rd Artillery in Germany on October 2. Johnson entered the Army in April 1965 and completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. The 22 year old soldier graduated from Patoka High School in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Fred A. Johnson
Orson G. Johnson
Vernon
Illinois
83Rd Artillery
Germany
Johnson
Fort Leonard Wood
Patoka High School
Fire safety parking rules adopted for Patoka district
The notice cites laws preventing parking within 20 feet of a fire station entrance and within 75 feet on the opposite street side. It applies to fire alarms and requires drivers to stay at least 500 feet behind fire apparatus responding to alarms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Island Chapel News Roundup of Local Visits and Meetings
island chapel community notes list visitors from Vernon, Deneen Walker, Kenny, Brownstown guest Sandee Schuab, and Ohls family visiting grandparents in Bridgton. Leona Davis hosts nine at Island Chapel Community Club. Springfield visitors Yeaman and Neeley call on Lula Sharp while en route home after visiting Centralia. Several trips and birthdays noted among local families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon ‘Squeak’ Yeaman
Floyd Neeley
Springfield
Illinois
Lula Sharp
Bob Nelson
Centralia
Marion County Soil and Water Board meets October 14 1965
Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District Board met at the SCS office on October 14 1965. Chairman Robert Ford and directors including Jimmie Britt and Jerrold Whitechurch discussed the revised Memorandum with the U S Department of Agriculture, approved it, and set a budget committee. A Skillet Fork project meeting in Fairfield Illinois on November 9 1965 was noted. New cooperators and basic plans for Omega, Romine, and Haynes townships were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District Board
SCS
Robert Ford
Robert E. Ford
George P. Irwin
Sammy Lowe
Jimmie Britt
Jerrold Whitechurch
Charles Schaeffer
Don Welch
Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District
United States Department of Agriculture
Marion County
George Irwin
Irwin
Fairfield
Illinois
Irwin E. Stanford
Romine Township
Illinois Department of Conservation
Omega Township
Walter M. Meyer
Clayton C. Spangler
Haynes Township
Sandoval PTA Halloween Carnival Planned for Friday
The Sandoval PTA sponsors its annual Halloween Carnival on Friday October 22 with costume judging at 5 30 pm followed by a town parade. Supper begins at 6 pm, games open at 7 pm, and a dance featuring The Hoodlums starts at 8 pm. Proceeds fund PTA purchases for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandoval Pta
Beryle Arnold
PTA
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Fredonia
Clarence Cozad
Mrs
Kathryn Cozad
George Nelson
Alma Brown
Melvin Meredith
Clarence Albert
Pansy Smith
Cecil Williams
Salem Hospital
Shobonier
Geroge Sears
Ernest Louisagnot
Robert Bearder
Lottie Crotser
Vera
Effie Volberg
Walter Meier
Robert Daniels
East St. Louis
Harold Metzger
Schilling
St. Louis Ave
Vandalia, Ill
Fredman Bros. Furniture Co
Broyhill Schweiger Bassett
Philco Admiral Speed Queen
Harge
General Electric
Zenith
Ther Brands
Fredmans
Harry Nattier
Starlite Restaurant
Gene Earl
Mi. W
US 50
Salem, III
Island Chapel News
Bert Walker
Deneen Walker
Kenny
Southern
Sandee Schuab
Brownstown
Patty Sharp
Wanda
Linda Ohls
Jimmy Ohls
Bridgton
Missouri
Ed Wehrle
Orval Sharp’s
Otis Davidson
Mary Walker
Leona Davis
Island Chapel Community Club
Anna Soto
Norway
Carlyle High School
Maben Wortman
Shattuc
Lee Crawford
John Orrell
Jean
St. Louis
Glen Walker
Virgil Wortman
Effingham
Marion County Soil Water Board News
Faui Woga
Agent Couwrnture
Country Mutual
Country Casualy
Mid-America Fire and Marine
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