Miss Georgia McConnell Visits From Stringtown
STRINGTOWN residents share news of visits and relocations. Miss Georgia McConnell and Miss Delia Schutz of Normal spent days with relatives here. Mr and Mrs Mervel Willett plan to teach in Villa Grove. Several attended Brownstown fair and many families visited relatives around Stringtown and Centralia. School resumes Monday with Miss Dunham as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia McConnell
Delia Schutz
Normal
Mervel Willett
Villa Grove
Willett
Spence McConnell
Okla
Homa
Brownstown
Clarence Holt
Bob Holt
Frank Beck
Beck
Pana Park
Byron Albert
John McConnell
Noy Mc
Miss Dunham
Mrs Pribble Dies After Stroke at Vernon Home
Mrs. Mary Pribble died Tuesday evening at 7:00 p m at her home west of Vernon following a stroke. She had recently suffered a minor stroke. Funeral arrangements had not been made as of Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pribble
Vernon
East Zion Notes on Local Figures and Visits
Dr Murfin attended Frank Frizzell who was ill with the flu. Elsie Caldwell visits in St Louis at Mrs Hubert Headley’s home. Harry Thomason visited with Elmer Berry over the weekend. Foster Township is soon going to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Murfin
Frank Frizzell
Elsie Caldwell
St. Louis
Hubert Headley
Harry Thomason
Elmer Berry
Foster Township
Oil well started as locals host visitors this week
Blanche Doolen Ola Frizzell and daughter visited Sunday with Frank Frizzell Mrs Dora Hawkins and son of Shobonier Mr Robert Terry and wife of Vandalia and Eli Green of Alton visited Sunday with Elmer Berry Mrs Archie McNichols and child ren Mrs Dean Arnold and son visited this week with Willie McNichols Elmer Berry delivered lumber to Mr Busenhart Paul Caldwell and wife visited Sunday with Oscar Caldwell Rose Doolen called on old friends in this vicinity Edith Caldwell visiting Aunt Laura Frizzell Cleave McWhirter delivered mel ons to Salem Several high school students preparing to go to Salem School started at Jones school on Aug 30 Mrs Anna Ballance is teacher Frank Garrett and family of Granite City visiting Roy Jones enroute to Kinmundy to see his seriously ill father Ellis Bassett visited Sunday with Gage Bassett
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Doolen
Ola Frizzell
Frank Frizzell
Dora Hawkins
Shobonier
Robert Terry
Vandalia
Eli Green
Alton
Elmer Berry
Archie McNichols
Dean Arnold
Willie McNichols
Busenhart
Paul Caldwell
Oscar Caldwell
Rose Doolen
Peck Caldwell
Presley
Edwin Arnold
Cyrus Nichols
Edith Caldwell
Laura Frizzell
Cleave McWhirter
Salem
Jones School
Anna Ballance
Frank Garrett
Granite City
Roy Jones
Kinmundy
Ellis Bassett
Gage Bassett
Local notes from Patoka area weddings and visits
Fredonia Wm Perkins baby recovering from bone sickness. Several residents visited the newborn Saturday. Zion Hill held fifth Sunday meeting. John Talbert family visited Chas Jett. Mamie Muck and Eva Cozad attended the Cabbage picnic. Cozad family hosted Clarence Cozad and children. Goodwin, Simpson, and Glen shopped in Salem. Ras Parker returned to Muskogee after ten days visiting home and oil areas. Ida Smith, visiting Philadelphia, returned to Patoka with her son. Deneen’s family in Lincoln also visited. Glen Meryman and family from Maroa stayed in Patoka Tuesday and Wednesday. Roy Thompson family from Maroa visited Patoka over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Perkins
Minnie Jensen
Minerva Jensen
Mary Ellen
May Kretzer
Shattuc
Ruth Talbert
Wilbur
Esther Simpson
Herman Muck
Zion Hill
John Talbert
Chas, Jett
Mamie Muck
Eva Cozad
Clarence Cozad
Oris Cozad
C. E. Goodwin
Gene Simpson
Son Glen
Salem
R. E. Parker
Muskogee
Okla
Parker
Ras
Ida Smith
John Smith
Philadelphia
Patoka
Deneen
Lincoln
Ill
Glen Meryman
Maroa
Roy Thompson
Weke
Jim Thompson
Local families relocate seeking health and new homes
Mr and Mrs Walter Johnson and children from Muskegon Michigan visited Mrs Johnsons aunt Mrs C N Cruse and family earlier this week. Mr and Mrs Oscar Hill were business visitors in Springfield and Lebanon Missouri and plan to move to Lebanon after a farm sale this Friday. They move to the Ozark region for their sons health. Mr and Mrs Everett Howell and family are relocating from north of town to Salem and their house here has been leased to oil field workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Johson
Junior
Alice
Muskegon
Mich
Johnson
C. N. Cruse
Oscar Hill
Springfield
Lebanon
Ozark
Everett Howell
Salem
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