Vernon community news items show weekly visits and travels
Local residents attend hospital stays visits and family gatherings across Illinois and nearby states. Notes include Essie Houston returning from St Marys Hospital, visits to Earl Leininger and Betts families, Murfin family trips to Seattle Estes Park and Wichita, Brown family reunion at Patoka Lake, and various social visits in Vandalia Greenville Decatur Carbondale and Alton. Reverend Ehrat assists in revival work and SIU plans for Mary Kay Phinney. September 25 library story hour at Patoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murfin
Estes Park
Colorado
Ellery Watson
Bessie Murfin
Wichita
Kansas
Edgar Brown
Chicago
Eberlee Norris
Frank Brown
Brown
Patoka Conservation Lake
Card of Thanks for Kindness in Time of Sorrow
The Dutton family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for flowers and cards sent during their bereavement. Mrs. Doyle Dutton and the Dutton family acknowledge the support and kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Dutton
Dutton
Community News Highlights Colfax Kinfolk Gatherings
Mrs Louise Baker and Mrs Millie Wyant visited Mrs Rhoda Belcher in Colfax for her birthday bearing an angel food cake and ice cream. Many locals attended weddings and church events in nearby towns and joined family celebrations across Boulder Germantown Alma and Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Baker
Millie Wyant
Colfax
Rhoda Belcher
Belcher
Paul Bernius
Sherman Allison
Belleville
St. Louis
Kathryn Headley
Loren Johnson
Salem
Aletha Sanders
Oma Hintz
Boulder
Dennis Buchele
Carlyle
Oma
Mary Gayle
Germantown
Pvt Susan Gerrish Enlists In WAC Basic Training
Pvt Susan Gerrish daughter of Mr and Mrs George Gerrish of Patoka begins an eight week basic secretarial course in the Womens Army Corps at Fort McClelland Oklahoma. Carl Griffin attended the Headley Reunion at Centralia Park with Win Headly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Gerrish
George Gerrish
Patoka
Women’s Army Corp
Ft. McClelland, Oklahoma
Carl Griffin
Win Headly
Headley
Centralia Park
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Vernon
Essie Houston
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Mabel Snyder
Earl Leininger
Keith Betts
Effingham
I. C. Betts
Ellis Doolen
Maud Meador
Eather Klinge
Bert. Simcox
Ora Whitehurst
Donald Murfin
W. F. Murfin
Seattle
Washington
Mark
Nellie Perkins
Helen Easley
Russell Green
Marybelle Lude
Vandalia
Nell Metzger
Decatur
J. C. Binnion
Dave Robinson
Lori
Iowa City
Iowa
Carbondale
Glen Ehrat
Rock Falls
Paul Ehrat
Marvin Ehrat
Maxine
Greenville
Mary Kay Phinney
SIU
Irene Summers
California
Barbara Payne
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
B. F. Beck
James Payne
Gussie Manley
Joann Houston
Mary Kottmeyer
John
Tommy Houston
Gilford Roseman
Anna Henry
Ruby
Sholconier
Gary Brumfield
Arthur
Henry
Virginia Thalman
Rotha Payne
Flora Payne
Joan Houston
John Houston
Ralph Anderson
Hamberg
Southern Illinois
Vernon Methodist Church
Orval West
Alton
Tate Ave
S. Locust Centralia
ST. Clair
Illinois
Electric Cooperatives of
Clinton County Electric Coop., Inc
Breese, Illinois
Don Bush
Kristall
Peoria
Janice Ruedell
Jimmie MecNicol
Joyce Ruedell
John Mislebrook
Alma
Dick Feather
David
Maurice Adams
Darlene
Marvin Chandler
Sam
Paula Bates
Charlotte Ritter
Caroll Garrett
Virgil Weinsman
Jack Robertson
Bob Wray
Marilyn Rogier
James McNicol
Jack
Jerry
Joe
Harold Atchison
Rhonda McClelland
Darrell Atchison
Keith
Debbie
Jimmie Dale Adams
Kenneth Meador
Diane
Dick Adams
Universal Butane Co
G. W. Kleibocker Mobile Home Sales
Hoffman, Fil
Union House Furnishing CO
E. Broadway
Centralia, Illinois
Jonathan
Uncle Charleys
Walker’s Market
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