Surprise birthday dinner honors Mrs Stombaugh Stombaugh
A surprise birthday dinner for Mrs J R Stombaugh was held at Vandalia City Park with 55 guests. Attendees included relatives from Robinson Keyesport Carlyle Kinmundy Shobonier Vernon and Mulberry Grove along with Vandalians. Jean Joan born September 18 at Greer hospital was named for baby girl Jean Joan Payne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Stomgau
Vandalia
DeEtta Summann
Stombaugh
Arthur Fonty
Lavern Shepard
Wanda
Robinson
Charles Shepard
Keyesport
Fred Tidner
Elvis Carter
Wilson Loux
Carlyle
Clark Hamp
Kinmundy
Edwin Holtkamp
Martin Summann
Shobonier
Luther Barnes
Ralph
Roy Boaz
Herbert Paine
Ronnie
Donald
Donna
Luther Paine
J. R. Stombaugh
Marybell Cox
DeEtta Summan
Virgil Hampstead
Emery Clark
Clark
Zeke Clark
Lulu Burtcher
Annie Goodman
Jacque
Avon Cox
Larry Bill
Dewey Davis
Dickie Stombaugh
Local social notes and church gathering details
McHaney B D and wife visited Alvin Gray and wife on Sunday. Harry Zollar traveled to Alma on business last Saturday. Dwight Black of Harvey Illinois plans a near future return. Olive Sanders after appendicitis surgery has entered Salem High. General Baptist Presbytery meets at Givens Chapel Friday through Sunday. Anne Powell visited granddaughter Virginia Casner for a few days. Alva Jett repaired for Aunt Lizzie Gray last week. Walter Somerville and family visited his mother Dana Somerville and J B Stutts and wife Sunday. Russell Howard of Seattle visits with wife children and parents. Alvin Gray visited sisters Fannie Boring and Alpha Gray Sunday morning. Earl Sanders picked pears for Leslie McWhirter. Alvin Gray and wife visited Alma and Salem Wednesday.
Frozen Lemon Pie Becomes Family Favorite Dessert
Capper's Farmer editor praises frozen lemon pie as a toothsome chilled dessert. Graham cracker crust and topping frame a yellow filling. cut into eight servings from the refrigerator tray for serving at family meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capper
Graham
Frozen 2 Eggs and Lemon Juice Rind Mix
A terse fragment lists items for a recipe or preservation task: frozen eggs separated, four percent sugar, lemon juice, and the rind of forty four lemons.
Kaskaskia W C T U Elects Officers At September Meeting
The Kaskaskia W C T U met at Sho bonier Methodist Church in September with nine members present. After opening songs and pledges, Ethel Klinge led devotion, and roll call featured a Bible verse on alcohol. Officers elected: Edna Beck president, Ethel Klinge vice president, Marjorie Thoman secretary, Alice Albert treasurer, Laurine Klinge pianist, and members Essie Robertson, Belle Thomas, Ollie Funk, Laurie Klinge, Lola Klinge, and others continuing roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaskaskia
Marjorie Thoman
Alice Albert
Laurine Klinge
Essie Robertson
Flower Mission
Belle
Families visit relatives across Stringtown area
Dale Revis and wife spent Wednesday with the latter's grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George Albert. Harold Thomas and family from Peoria visited with Mr. and Mrs. Edd Thomas over the weekend. Virgil Klinge spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beck. Ralph Donley and Bernadine visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Holt and Sumarian on Thursday evening. Fred Klinge and Bertha Holt shared Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Edd Thomas. Cecil Holt visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Murfin and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Revis
George Albert
Harold Thomas
Peoria
Edd Thomas
Virgil Klinge
Frank Beck
Ralph Donley
Bernadine
Clarence Holt
Sumarian
Fred Klinge
Bertha Holt
Cecil Holt
Richard Murfin
Local Families Gather for Weekend Birthday Celebrations
Marissa Illinois hosts a weekend gathering with Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Mann and family, Burl Alexander’s birthday, and visits from Bloomington and Hagerman connections. Others include Helen Lackey’s dismissal, Ralph Schaubert and W. Tinkler dinner at Herman Heinrichs, and Cpl. Eugene Hill’s return before future orders. David Richards begins work in the Centralia Salem oil area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Mann
Helen Snider
James Chaffin
Marissa
Illinois
Mildred
Halden Hill
Max Hill
Hagerman
New Mexico
Billy Hill
Carl Schaffner
Carl Martin
Burl Alexander
W. F. Schaffnet
Clarence Strang
Bloomington
Oscar Hill
W. F. Schaffner
Ralph Schaubert
W. Tinkler
Herman Heinrich
David Richards
Centralia-Salem
Cpl
Eugene Hill
U. S.M.C
Carolinas
H. I. Adams
Chicago
Leonard Heinrich
Bendeman Guests Return Home to Michigan
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Bendeman, visitors in the Dewey Kuhn home for weeks, left Monday for Farmington Michigan. Centralia visits continued with Mrs. Kuhn and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Bendeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Bendeman
Dewey Kuhn
Farmington
Michigan
Dewey Kuhn and
Centralia
R. Robinson
A. C. McClaren
Vernon DuComb
Boulder
Alice Richardson
Salem
Ackerson
Alex Anderson
al Heinrich
Anderson
W. M. Seidel
Sandoval
Wilkins and Son
Richardson
Idaho Lumber Industry Faces Long Future in War Years
Potlatch Forests of Idaho marks 105 years of logging and milling with Lewiston’s giant white pine mill employing 800. The article notes the sector’s national value and its support for War Bonds, tracing roots to 1840 and Rev. H. H. Spalding and Marcus Whitman in the Clearwater country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potlatch Forests, Inc
Idaho
H. H. Spalding
Marcus Whitman
Clearwater Country
Lewiston
U.S. Treasury Department
Alma area guests visit Herman Heinrich home
Mrs Minnie Merten Ralph Merten Howard Merten and daughter Linda Mrs Edith Gramlick and son Jimmy from Alma vicinity were guests at the Herman Heinrich home on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkin’s
Alma
Minnie Merten
Ralph Merten
Howard Merten
Linda
Edith Gramlick
Jimmy
Herman Heinrich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stombaugh Hill
Whiting’s Electric and
Radio Service
Patoka, Ill
B. D. Chance
Alvin Gray
Harry Zollar
Dwight Black
Harvey, Ill
Olive Sanders
General Baptist Presbytery
Givens Chapel
Anne Powell
Virginia Casner
Alva Jett
Lizzie Gray
Walter Somerville
Dana Somerville
J. B. Stutts
Russel Howard
Seattle
Washington
Mrs. Fannie Boring
Miss Alpha Gray
Earl Sanders
Leslie McWhirter
Alma and
Buster Brown
Moc
Oxford
Smilin
Ed McConnell
KSD
McCoy’s Shoe Store
Salem, Ill
Centralia, Ill
Kaskaskia W.C.T.U. Holds
Stringtown
Helen Lackey
Otto Heinrich
Suntor
Doris Dodson
Doris Dodsons
Smart Shop
J. Faye McCall
Cox & Martin
Idaho Lumber
Bulova
Straith
Jewelry Store
S. Locust
Limonize
Mobil
Firestone
Crawfords
Mobil Oil and Gas Phon
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Patoka
Florence
Davis Jennings
Jao A. Jennings
Centralia, Illinois
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