Alsop Family Socials and Local News Notes
Mr and Mrs Homer Jackson and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Jim Alsop. Terre Haute visitors Bernice Richardson Clementine Dorsey James Snyder and Edyth Scratchen visited Aunt Hannah Alsop last week. Mt Calvary league night draws a good crowd. Will Alsop to finish a new room. Earl Alsop and John Fifer ford the mud in a Ford Monday. Mrs Gertrude Hughes and children of Dugger visited her mother last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Jackson
Jim Alsop
Bernice Richardson
Clementine Dorsey
James Snyder
Edyth Scratchen
Terre Haute
Hannah Alsop
John Alsop
Young Men’s and Ladies’ League
Mt. Calvary
Will Alsop
Earl Alsop
John Fifer
Gertrude Hughes
Dugger
Harry Knox
Seelyville
Alice Borders
Farmersburg
Jas. Yager
Cary Burton
Carl Burton
Epworth League
Bloomfield Tax Payers And Local Events Report
Jim Padgett Frank Goodman paid taxes in Bloomfield last Friday Frank Hale paid taxes in Sullivan last Saturday Bucktown parade drawn by Jennies traveled from East to West seeking a hall for a cold weather show Mrs Anna Daugherty 78 died at her daughter Flem Goodman home funeral at Burris Chapel. Survived by two sons and four daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Padgett
Frank Goodman
Bloomfield
Frank Hale
Sullivan
Bucktown
Anna Daugherty
Jeremiah Daugherty
Flem Goodman
Burris Chapel Church
Kenneth Daugherty
Pleasantville
William Daugherty
Evansville
John Page
Pleasant
Jerry Bedwell
Ralph Near’s
Ralph
Scott Newkirk
Jim Townsley
Bedwell Family Builds Homes on Local Farm
Roy Bedwell moved to his new house Friday. Rollie Summer is constructing a residence on the farm he bought from Sam Bedwell, continuing local housing activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Bedwell
Rollie Summer
Sammie Bedwell
Community Guests Visit Several Local Families
A series of Sunday and Thursday visits are noted as Mr. and Mrs. Sam Taylor hosted several relatives including Mrs. Jasper Myers of Shelburn and the Owens families. Other gatherings included Mr. Herschel Jennings with children, Mr. John Hazelrigg with Mr. Will Jewell, and numerous calls among local households in Terre Haute Sullivan and West Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Taylor
Jasper Myers
Shelburn
Oral Owens
Harold
Elmer Taylor
Russell
Floyd Taylor
Robert
Herschel Jennings
Oral Harris
John Hazelrigg
Will Jewell
Barnett Jewell
Fain Miller
Tom Hood
West Terre Haute
Will Hux
Ira Davis
Harold Pittman
Sunday Socials and Local Church Notes Across Graysville
Sunday social visits fill the Graysville area with neighbors from Farmersburg Sullivan and Terre Haute. Church events include a lecture by Rev W A Yager and a Western district league gathering with readings and music. Road work advances on the E A Borders gravel road project as fall employment begins.
Weekend visits and minor injuries noted in Sullivan area
John Greene and wife were in Sullivan Saturday. Ray Watson dined with his parents Sunday. Blanch Phillips of Frankfort is visiting relatives here. Helen Cushman spent the weekend with friends in Merom. Mary Mann and mother visited Warren Watson Sunday. Marjorie and Mary Agnes Durham stayed with grandmother Mrs. Ridgeway. James Kennett fell Sunday and broke his left arm. His father took him to Sullivan for Dr. Scott. Charley Bragdon and family dined at C. E. Watson's Sunday. Rufus DeHart and family attended services Sunday. Robert Medsker and family spent Sunday at Ed Weir's in Shelburn. Will Watson had a sale at Martinsville, Ill. Sunday school each Sunday morning. A welcome to all. Our young ladies rendered some special music Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Greene
Sullivan
Ray Watson
Blanch Phillips
Frankfort
Helen Cushman
Merom
Mary Mann
Warren Watson
Marjorie
Mary Agnes Durham
Ridgeway
James Kennett
Dr. Scott
Charley Bragdon
C. E. Watson
Rufus DeHart
Robert Medsker
Ed Weir
Shelburn
Will Watson
Martinsville
Ill
Graysville Hallowe'en Pranks Amid Rainy Reception
Graysville residents prepared for Halloween pranks while Mrs. Elmer Heck improves in health slowly. Mrs. Ed Alsop visited Sunday as the community gathered for a reception and donation drive for Rev. T. B. Avery. Weather limited attendance to Graysville and Union visitors, but gifts of life’s necessities were collected. Elihu Huff led the portion of the program, with Providence and Union members contributing. Kingsley and Tabor are hoped to meet the standard as Epworth group plans continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Heck
Ed Alsop
T. B. Avery
Graysville
Union
Providence
Elihu Huff
Kingsley
Tabor
Epworth
Honor to Francis Scott Key Memorial Display
The body of Francis Scott Key lies in the town cemetery at Frederick Maryland. A flag flies day and night on a pole near a portrait statue of Key, contrary to usual regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key
Frederick
Key
Conceit Serves a Purpose in Ward Beecher Quote
Henry Ward Beecher notes that conceit in men serves a function by creating an overweening self-respect that spares others from feeling obliged to show them respect. He frames conceited men as harmless, a device to relieve others of respect duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flenry Ward Beecher
It does you no good to hold the key after the door is opened
A terse Exchange aphorism asserts that advantage is lost once another has already undermined the barrier. The saying implies timely action and warns against delayed influence.
Truth in Legends and the Basis of Folklore
An examination argues legends grow from kernels of fact hidden in history. It notes how iterative embellishment logs detail while preserving core events, places, and characters, shaping enduring cultural narratives through time.
Weather of a Week in Farmersburg Report
Week ending Oct 28 reports from Miss Glenn Yeager cooperative observer. Days show clear weather from Oct 22 to Oct 24 with high temperatures from 54 to 67 and lows from 30 to 40, then cloudy and partly cloudy conditions on Oct 27 and 28 with highs around 58 and 60 and lows near 48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmersburg
Glenn Yeager
Persimmon flavors and a Southern Indiana pudding recipe
The entry discusses the persimmon as a distinct fruit of the Diopyros genus, especially D virgina, its southeastern U S popularity, and market price. It then details a pudding recipe using ripe persimmon pulp, sugar, molasses, butter, buttermilk, and flour, with notes on variations and serving suggestions.
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R. H. Richart
Grismore
Mary Morris
Jim Woodard
Ancil Woodard
Cain
Della Riggs
Frank Patten
Riley Ransford
John Harris
Charley Walters
Lib Cushmas
Guy Phillips
Jim
Township
North Side Square
Mrs. James Woodard
Otto Jewell
Emory Smith
Harry Spicher
Elizabeth
Roy Jewell
Nema
James Loudermilk
Near Sullivan
Hamit Boone
Elza Harris
P. T. Lloyd
Jerry Barcus
Chester Woodard
Lydia Woodard
Chas. Lovelace
Dave Dawson
Will McLane
Pearl Marts
Sylvia
Tressie Taylor
Renzie
Omar Marts
Homer Taylor
Darrel Boone
Elza Downs
Rogers
M. A. Rose
Hunt
Walkers Chapel
C. F. Whitlock
S. Tev
George Fuson
Second Prairie Creek
Lex Trueblood
Elmer Trueblood
Merle Whitlock
Carl Lester
Drake Church
Cal Harmon
Warren Dickerson
Charles Riges
Board of
Will Patton
Billy Keith
Joe Malcolm
Newton
Lynn Thomas
W. A. Yager
Odd Fellows
Home Missionary Society
Giles
E. A
Big Springs
Truth
Stork’s Nest
Burkland
Batiste
India New
Organdy
Usrey’s Big
Usrey’s
Indiana
Oisin
Olsin
Olsin’s Service Shoe Store
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