Visiting Residents Signal Local Family Ties
A parade of visitors and travels fills Murphysboro during the week with families from Belleville Ava Carbondale and East St. Louis hosting relatives. Journals note Roscoe Geschewend and sons Buddy and Gene visiting George Berger Illinois avenue. Ella Mae Berger formerly of Murphysboro. and many others visiting or returning from trips to Paducah St. Louis Steeleville Clayton and De Soto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Geschewend
Buddy
Gene
Belleville, Ill
Geschewend
George Berger
Illinois Avenue
Ella Mae Berger
Murphysboro
Bill
Tommy Berger
East St. Louis, Ill
Harry Berger
Birth of Daughter Sara Faye Appleton in St Louis
Announcement reports the birth of a daughter Sara Faye to Mr and Mrs Syd Appleton at the Jewish hospital St Louis Missouri on Sunday August 21 1927 Also notes Mrs Helen Bennett of Ava Illinois visiting in Murphysboro on Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Faye
Syd Appleton
Pine Street
Jewish Hospital
St. Louis
Helen Bennett
Ava, Ill
Murphysboro
Joe Puppert
Joan
Joan Keene
Hoef and kin visit in St Louis and Mobile notes
Clarence Hoef of Winchester Tennessee and T A Hoef of Nashville Illinois visit J B Hoef at 2203 Lindell avenue sharing family ties. Fred Williams of Murphysboro travels to St Louis for business while Mrs G G Strong and Donna visit Mobile Alabama. Clifford McFarland of St Louis visits Mrs Hoef and family. Herman Arbieter returns home from Highland Illinois after visiting friends. Glenn Stierwalt of Murphysboro makes a business trip to Marion Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hoef
Winchester
Tenn
J. B. Hoef
Lindell Avenue
T. A. Hoef
Nashville, Ill
J.B. Hoef
Lindel Avenue
Fred Williams
Murphysboro
St. Louis
G. G. Strong
Donna
Mobile
Ala
Clifford McFarland
St. Louis, Mo
Herman Arbieter
South Twentieth Street
Highland, Il
Sorosis Guild Picnic At McBride Home Features Movies And Prizes
Sorosis Guild members and families held a picnic at the McBride country home on Thursday evening with a h ct-luck event on the front lawn. Helen Williford led the meeting with a prayer by Rev. Ernest Harbaugh, devotion by Cora Rollo, and a self written poem on church life. Bob Reidell presented movies of Murphysboro Sea Scouts and local flower displays, plus views of Crab Orchard Lake and other vacation spots. Prizes were awarded to several guests. attendees included Bruce Berger, Lois Harbaugh, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie McBride
Ruth
Asheim
Sorosis Guild
McBride
Helen Williford
Ernest Harbaugh
Cora Rollo
Mrs. Rollo
Bob Reidell
Murphysboro
Bruce Berger
Lois Harbaugh
Charles Shaw
Monita Joplin
William E. Ward
Nell Bierer
Mildred Ward
Calendar items list Legion Auxiliary and club meetings
The notice lists the American Legion Auxiliary meeting at 8 00 p m at Legion Hall Loyal Chapter of War Mothers quilt meeting at 7 30 p m at Mrs Agnes Manus 2027 McCord Street B P W Board meeting at 8 00 p m at Logan Library and postpones the Somerset Home Bureau picnic previously set for August 25 at Riverside Park to a later date
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Loyal Chapter of War Mothers
Agnes Manus
McCord Street
B.P.W
Logan Library
Somerset Home Bureau
Riverside Park
Murphysboro couple returns from Wisconsin trip
Mr and Mrs Martin Freiberg and daughter Lynn Ardis return to Murphysboro after a two weeks visit to relatives and friends in Wisconsin and Chicago. They toured Milwaukee Fond du Lac Oshkosh Wautoma Stevens Point Wausau Merrill Tomahak Rhinelander and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin . Freiberg
Lynn Ardis
Murphysboro
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Fond du Lac
Osikosk
Wautoma
Stevens Point
Wausau
Merrill, Tomahak
Rhinelander
Wis
Chicago
Chancey Family Holds Reunion at Riverside Park
The Chancey family held their annual reunion at Riverside Park on Sunday August 21. A basket dinner was served at noon to numerous relatives including G W McCoskey of Cape Girardeau Missouri and many Chanceys from Murphysboro De Soto Benton Granite City and Springfield among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chancey
Riverside Park
G. W. McCoskey
Murphysboro
Mable Clarice Jones
Springfield
William Chancey
Benton, Ill
Kattie Murphy
Wayne Chancey
Frederick A. Wanlstreet
Bernadette
Ill
Oscar Chancey
St. Louis
Eugene Parker
Granite City
Richard Grey
Henry Nichols
Gorham
Kenneth Nichols
B. H. Bradshaw
Maryville
Harry Chancey
Ray Chancey
Bruce
Family Welcome Home Amid Newborn Arrival in Murphysboro
Mrs. Harlan Baker returns to Murphysboro after five weeks in Peoria with son W. L. Baker and wife. They announce the birth of a son on Saturday August 13. The mother is Ethel V. Abbott. Mrs. W. Baker remains with the baby at Methodist Hospital where daily blood transfusions are given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Baker
Murphysboro
Peoria
W. L. Baker
Fred
Richard Mayer
Benton
Sammy Dean Hiller
Donnie Ritter
Dean Smith
John Sheley
Carbondale
J. L. Quillman
Chicago
H.C. McCollum
John Huggins
Stonefort, Sr
David Huggins
Viola Ritchey
George Ulrich
Royalton
O.E.S
Melvin Hartmann
Emer Chaul
Percy
Fort Gage
R. H. Williams
Roy
Sammie
Sally
Phoenix
Arizona
Essie Fulton
Gloria Jean Hickman
R. M. Elam
St. Louis
John Sheey
Scott Field
Fred Lambert
Jane
Granite City
Donald Lambert
Barth
Visiting families in New Hill from Kentucky and New York
The Rev and Mrs Wayne Burkey and son Ralph of Wilmore Kentucky visit Mr and Mrs W H Etherton in New Hill. Also Mr and Mrs Robert McCall and daughter Sally of Flushing New York are visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Burkey
Ralph
Wilmore, Ky
Robert McCall
Sally
Flushing, N. Y
W. H. Etherton
New Hill
Pinckneyville Residents Share Local Celebrations and Visits
A roundup of social events and travel in Pinckneyville includes Aug 16 bridge club prizes won by Mrs. Charles Roe and Mrs. William Crawford Jr. and Mrs. Jane Taffee serving as consolation. Numerous visits span St. Louis Vincennes Paris Benton Granite City and Detroit with family dinners picnics and civic group meetings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Williams
Bill Gladson
Delores Linze
Robert
Alberta Kuhnert
Alvera Welsh
Shirley Feltmeyer
Joan Brand
Alice Lewis
Norma Jean Landfried
Rosemary Brand
Doris Rich
Harrisburg
Standard Oil Employee Benefits and Retirement Plan
A Standard Oil employee begins his permanent retirement with lifelong monthly payments from a plan started in 1903. The program also offers life insurance group hospitalization sickness and disability benefits and vacations to workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Workhoven
Standard Oil
Roberta
Chicago
Eileen O’loughlin
Standard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alberta Boudet
Chicago, NL
Vern Levan
Coy Wall
Earl Russell
Susan
Paducah
Illinois Central Hospital
Fred Brown
Russell
J. F. Russell
Carl King
Walnut Street
Paul E. King
Bud Smith
Betty Tattersall
Grace Street
Gilbert Prange
Steeleville
Margaret
George
Dowell
Sol Ross
Bernard
Mrs. Ross
Mrs. S. Goodman
Clayton, MO
Teddy Ross
Judy Hewerdine
Ross’ Store
de Soto
Glenn Stierwalt
Marion
Charles W. Turok
Patricia Wallace
Cecile Wallace
C. Wallace
Grand Rapids, Mich
Cascare Christian Church
Grand Rapids
Mr. Turok
Charles Turok
Pauline Hagler
Edith Clipner
Leta Bullar
Jennie Lawder
Eva Miller
LaWanda Harvey
Willa Spencer
Rose Harvey
Ruth Alheim
Mable Cline
Augusta Ruth Cline
Mary Carol Cline
Virginia Harvey
Velma Thornton
Sarah Harvey
Harriet Gualdoni
Betty Jeremiah
Victor Miller
M. K. Spencer
Oraville McBride
Harold Gene Thornton
Ann Tierney
Trobaugh
Nat
Jimmy Lydon
Penny Edwards
Spf
Lee
David Niven
Teresa Wright
Farley Granger
Evelyn Keyes
Lowery
Gwynne
Liberty Theatre
Iiroa
Directed By
John Ford
Pinckneyville Family
Mrs. Charlies Mathews
Tom
George Sebastian
Nellie Sebastian
Vincennes
Indiana
Robert Byrne
Joseph Byrne
Carl Koenegstein
Karnak
Illinois
Gene Hagler
Bill Ritter
Mary Huggins
Johnnie Huggins
Stonefort
Ralph Hadley
Pittsfield
Michigan
John Seibert
Kenneth Runion
Edward Beck
Miss LaJoy
Earl D. Crain
Maurice
Elmer Purcell
Hirsch Store Inc
Bill Carroll
Gertie Gerstdoerfer
Carl
Fort Kaskaskia
Helen Sroka
Detroit
John Sroka
Bob Ruemmer
Ewing
Irl Treffizs
Erwin Woehlke
Emil Woehke
Conant
Donald Noward
Lee Webb
Donald Schneider
Donald Jones
H. P. Gruner
Bagnell
ANY
Arrow
Mason City
Iowa
Linda Sue Jackson
Standard Oil Group Hospital
Surgical Operation Insurance
Linda
C. F. Jackson
St. Joseph
Missouri
Colorado
Standard Oilers
Art Krauss
al Abeyta
Toots
William F. Lauitz
Decatur
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