Bear Creek School Notes Reflect Local Activity and Attendance
The Bear Creek district reports steady pupil interest with a primary enrollment of 29. Laura Lake starts school, Albert Brown improves, and Mrs Linton resumes teaching. Road grading begins, John Linton threshes after rain, County Superintendent Vance inspects facilities, and locals attend the Gordon sale with Ed Payne buying a span of mules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith and Crawford
Vernon
Illinois
Laura Lake
Albert Brown
Lambkin
Patoka
John Linton
Vance
John Turnip-seed
Prairie Farmer’s Man
Gordon
Ed Payne
Southeast Town family visit spreads over Sunday
Ed Belcher and his wife spent the day with Mat Belcher and family in Southeast Town on Sunday. Fred Williams and his family also stopped by for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Williams
Clara Gerrish
Lawrence Perrine
Calvin Belcher
Cyrus Yardley
Mat Belcher
Elton Foltz
Smith and Crawford
Vernon
Illinois
Ed Belcher
Fred Williams
Local Young Lady Georgia Purcell Weds Earl Branson
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Georgia Purcell of this place to Mr. Earl Branson of Salem at Pinckneyville on July 26. After the ceremony they visited Ira C. Land and family at Sparta. The couple, both from Salem area, will reside there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Purcell
Earl Branson
Salem
Pinckneyville
Ira C. Land and Family
Sparta
Georgia
George Purcell
The
Register
Visit to the Chester State Institution
S E Altom and wife with J M Emerson and wife motored to the Southern Illinois State Penitentiary last Sunday to observe the large state institution. They dined in the Officers Mess Hall, witnessed about 1200 men at the noon meal, and met Zina Breese, a former Marion county deputy sheriff, on the employes roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Altom
J. M. Emerson
Southern Illinois State Penitentiary
Conrad
Zina Breese
Marion County
Roll
Zina
Threshermen Enjoy Evening at Thompson Home
Twenty eight Round Top neighbors gathered at Jim Thompson home northwest of Patoka for an ice cream supper. Lem Meador supplied the ice cream and the ladies provided nine cakes. The gathering was cheerful and attendees look forward to next year’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Top
Jim Thompson
Patoka
Lem Meador
Epworth League Program Highlights Good Turns Theme
The Epworth League presents a program featuring piano solos by Martha Simcox and Wallace Alexander, vocal duets by Margaret Ballance with Lowell Gaston and Blanche McCallen with Florence Cain, and instrumental solos by Alden Seats and Paul Logan. Scriptural comments, talks, prayers, offering, and announcements are led by Genevieve Ballance, Eunice Out house, Anna Belcher, and Howard Willis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Simcox
Genevieve Ballance
Abraham
Joseph
Margaret Ballance
Lowell Gaston
Eunice Outhouse
Miriam
Blanche McCallen
Florence Cain
Moses
Alden
Ruth
Hsther
Paul Logan
David
Anna Belcher
Wallace Alexander
Howard Willis
Butler attacks Hoover and party split on prohibition
In a hearing style critique Dr Nicholas Murry Butler denounces Hoover and urges constitutional prohibition reform while accusing Al Smith supporters of loosening. The Effingham Democrat mocks Butler as a poor leader and questions university headship amid campaign chatter.
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Effingham
Herbert Hoover
Nicholas Murry Butler
Columbia University
al Smith
Butler
Hoover
United States
Effingham Democrat
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CHESTER STATE_ INSTITUTION
Thompson
Town House
Fred Sisson
Floyd. B. Cain
N. Locust St
Centralia
Ati
Sebastian Bros. Evaporator
Ohin
Sebastian Bros
Fo Centralia
St Furs of Skunk
Sonable
Broadway
Hecht’s
Jim Emerson
Epworth League
Ted
Bill
Gertie
Jack
Egyptian Airways Flying School
America’s
Aeronautical College
Public Square
Marion, Illinois
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