Local Social Notes From Granite City Area
Sandy Branch Selby Garrett and family visit Granite City. Ellsworth Harvey from Villa Grove visits relatives. Bettie Nichols and son Rob ert spend time with Marshall Williams. Break Neck beats Farina 5 to 4 at local ball game. Maulding family visits Billy Morris Jr. Swift family visits George Cole. Russell Swift visits Sam Lowe and wife. Loren Kline hauls livestock to St Louis with Cleve Doolen. Fletch Cole attends Arnold Chapel. Nichols helps Williams harvest. Williams club host gathering with Selby Garrett Lorene, Roy Williams, and Oscar Slater. Conant visits Kinmundy and Marshall Williams area. Juanita Parks visiting Chicago friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selby Garrett
Isabelle
Merle Jones
Granite City
Frank Garrett
Ellsworth Harvey
Villa Grove
Bettie Nichols
Robert
Marshall Williams
Break Neck
Farina
Raymond Maulding
Billy Morris Jr
Loren Kline
St. Louis
Cleve Doolen
Fletch Cole
Arnold Chapel
Robert Nichols
T. P. Williams
Lorene
Roy Williams
Oscar Slater
Valinda Conant
Mack Robb
Kinmundy
Evin
Scene at the construction camp after a gunshot incident
Roberta MacBeth narrates the attack on her companion at the camp road. Browne and Sir George coordinate search with foremen as a strange car is spotted. The hat with bullets reveals a hurried escape, while Roberta drives the car to safety and questions linger about the shooter’s origin and motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browne
Roberta
Miss MacBeth
Sandison
Sir George
Mr. MacBeth
Bariig
Robert MacBeth
August
MacBeth
Beauty Sandison
Beauty
Local Social Notes From Pope Township and Surrounding Areas
Roy Murray boosts his barn and Ita praised as the best in Pope township. Families }
Kirkpatrick Visit Sparks Old-Friend Reunion in Fredonia
Mrs. Cliffie Goodwin hosted a Sunday School class for Junior boys and girls Saturday afternoon. The event featured games and refreshments, with attendees including Freda and Everett Ray Kretzer Eva Mae William Howard Ida and Leroy Smith James and Leroy Simpson Lena Mae Tolbert and others. Mr. and Mrs. John Talbert and children had dinner at E. E. McHaney’s home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Kirkpatrick
Pana
Cliffie Goodwin
Freda
Everett Ray Kretzer
Eva Mae
William Howard
Ida
Leroy Smith
James
Leroy Simpson
Lena Mae Tolbert
Francis Bonnie
Vern Palmer
Dean
Don Evans
Jimmie Renfrew
John Talbert
E. E. McHaney
Community Notices and Local Family Updates
Death of Mr. Jim Snyder brings condolences from Eagl in and Thalman families. Local moves and visits include Lawrence Kissner moving to Geo Ballance farm and several calls on Wm Long and family. Barn raising at Owen Belcher’s completed with strong turnout. Zion Ladies Aid held a gathering with a pot luck lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Snyder
Charlie Thalman
R. D. Kissner
Stella Meyer
Salem
Lawrence Kissner
Wisher
Geo. Ballance Farm
Owen Belchers
Snyder
Temple
Harry Ashton
Los Angeles
Calif
Edgar Sutta
St. Louis
E. B. Linton
Wm. Long
Lee Britt
Sandoval High School
Jim Belcher
Peoria
Owen Belcher
Jim
Black Hills
South Dakota
Edna
Lawrence
Louis Kissner
Margaret Ballance
Patoka
Ellen Ballance
Charles Schane
Thalman
Bert Chance
S. H. Britt
Zion Ladies Aid
Lotta Ballance
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Sandy Branch
Aary Ben Wainscott
Dau
Juanita Parks
Ghter
Helen
Mark Friends
Chicago
Jones & Martin
Cort Widger Barn
Mulberry Grove
Ill
Head of
Jersey Heifers
Cort Widger
MO. A. Jennings
Margaret
Turnbull
Illustrations By
Irwin Myers
Margaret Turnbull
W. N. U. Service
Roy Murray
Ita
Pope Township
Tom Fagg
Shady Grove School
Etta Shepard
Toad Island
John Stone
Sandoval
J. A. Shepard
E. L. Sharp
Zola Belcher
Jess Belcher
Noble Bryant
Laura Monahan
John Henry Belcher
Lloyd Cooper
Vandalia
Perry Belcher
Atoka
Lon Belcher
Mary Belcher
George
Shady Grove
Esther Goodwin
John Nichols
Everett Goodwin
Esther
Charlie McHaney
Fanny Nichols
Fredonia
Eaglin
Oxford West Sloes
Centralia, Ill
Centralia
Rery
Egyptian Transportation System
Southern Illinois
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Carmi
Fairfied
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Matoon
Champaign
Jonesboro
Cape Girardeau
Cape
Memphis
Tenn
Cairo
North
Paducah
Evansville
Ind
Springfield
Marion
Illinois
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