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The Daily Independent from Murphysboro, Illinois • Page 5

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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936 THE DAILY INDEPENDENT MTJRPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS PAGE FIVB. sititf Round in Uttic Ejfopl MAKANDA R. ONE By Clarissa Rushing Those who spent the Fourth with. 'Mi-, and Mrs. D.

Rushing turned to their home in Halliday's Cove, West Virginia. Mrs. Will Can-others- spent Monday with her son-Mr, and Mrs. Roy Miller Mr. and Mrs.

Bert Wilburn and daughter, of St. Louis, spent the a-id daughters were: Mr. and Mrs. I week end with and Mrs. Harry Wm.

Jackson and Mar- Wilburn. ion and Roberta Alene and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pribble. Mr.

and Mrs. Evan Gurley and daughters, Pauline and Betty Jean, spent the Fourth with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Loran Etherton, of Makanda. Mr.

and Mrs. S. J. Vigor called on -Mr. and Mrs.

W. T. Rushing Monday evening. Those who spent Sunday Mr. and Mrs.

T. L-. Pribble Mr. and Leland Ellis and family, Mr. and Mi's.

Owen Presley and daughters, Juanita and Anna Lee, and, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gee and family. Holla Wright spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs.

C. D. Rushing. Misses Lawanda. Rushing, Ruth Wright end Enis Dillon called on M-iss Grace PribTjle 'Sunday evening.

Miss Oma Lee Corgan, who is attending school at Centralia, is home a week's vacation. H. Brarnlet and grandson, Billy WATT HILL By Mrs. Oora Kimzey Mr. and Mrs.

Arvil Brothers and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack Snider and Mrs. Effle Brothers near Grimsby, Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Born and children were among the Murphysboro visitors the Fourth. Stanton House and son of near Carbondale were business visitors in this vicinity Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred House and children- were visitors in Murphysboro Saturday. Several in this community are attending church at Sand Ridge, where there is a revival in pro-, gress. at the Baptist church. There will be a baptizing Sunday. Mrs.

Thomas Adams is entertaining her little brother from Perry- Davis, siient the Fourth with Mr. Iville, who will visit her 'family. Lawrence Rushing and CENTRAL By Ellouise. Carrothers Delbert Landreth ot Tamaroa spent the week end with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Fox and family. Mrs. "William Fox and children, Junior, Beulah, Gene and Dossie spent Monday in the Will Carrothers home. Mr.

and Mrs. Noel Brayshaw and family spent Sunday in the Frank Brayshanv home. few days. Mr. and Mrs.

Lester Smith called on Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Adam and Burton Adams Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

C. A. Kimzey spent the day Monday in 'Murphysboro. Mrs. visited Mrs.

Mahala Kimzey and daughters. HURST By A. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hurdey aud family of Chester, visited home folks in Hurst Saturday and Sunday.

Robei-jt Carrothers spent Sunday i A party of young folks vana, Illinois, arrived in Hurst by auto Saturday about 10 m. and visited with Rev. and Mrs. Chamberlain, pastor of the Christian 1 church here. They Florence Bennett, Bertha Shirley, Fern Shirley, Ruby Schmidt, Haze: Bell, James Steelc, Ernest Schmidt, Ray Shirley, James Shirley, Merrill Shirley, Oriu Lindsey, Andrew Lindsey, William Lindsey, Richard Jones, and Harry Polan.

Mr. Chamberlain was pastor of the Christian church at Havana six years before coming to Hurst last May, and the young folks wanted to show their appreciation of his work there and motored a distance of 230 miles to hear- him deliver another gospel message. And that isn't all lor Miss Fern Shirley Richard Jones were joined together in holy matrimony and returned with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Craig of near Elkville.

Those' 1 who helped Mrs. Harry Chancey cook for the threshers, Monday, were: Mrs. Orland Piper, Mrs. Ervin Young, Mrs. Henry Crow, Mrs.

"Walter Chancey, Mrs. Herman Crow and Ellouise Carrothers. The revival meeting that was being held at Lighthouse Church, by Rev. Fred Probst and Rev. Keiger, closed Sunday night.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox and family, who have been visiting relatives and friends here, have re- FKIDAY SPECIAL Fresh Channel Cat Fish with Hot Corn Bread Muffins I SIMS BARBECUE 1334 Walnut St. I ill HU1J 11KILI clllU to Havana Sunday evening man and wife. SAVE MONEY Let us overhaul your car.

Lowest prices. V8 Fords a specialty DAVITZ AUTO SERVICE 1016 Lindell Phone 892-W Six Months Guaranteed BATTERIES WITH EXCHANGE J. WIDES GAS OIL 208 N. 10th St. Phone 433 Forest Pires Add to Drouth Destruction grass and leaves, and parched forest fires raged through 1 the Black Hills of South Dakota and northwestern Wyoming, adding to the suffering and destruction in of unprecedented heat wave that gripped the nation.

The photo above shows -a of Black Hills fire as it neared Sundance, W.yo., where it consumed more than ,60 square miles of valuable timber lands. ico. and grand children and a host fo friends to mourn her services were held -in the Hurst Christian church Tuesday at .2 p. m. Burial at Benton in the Masonic-Odd Fellows cemetery.

Splashing Way to Third Olympiad Mr. Mrs. Fred Bumgart of Royalton, visited i'riensd in Hurst Monday evening. Mrs! Plena Phillips of. De Soto, is visiting relatives in Hurst this week.

BATES HILL By Mrs. Otis Jones and Mrs. Leslie Enloe and daughter, Beraiece, from Decatur, Delia, Dorothy and John linloe, Greenville, are spending the weekend -with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright fam.ily.

Mr. Mrs. Wm. Temple of E. spent the week-end i Mr.

and Msr. Wm. McDonald. Clarence Padget, Carterville, spent' Sunday with Otis Jones and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Etherton, Mr. aud Mrs. Lewis Ebb Etherton and 1 family, Mr. and Mrs.

Woodson Ful- i ler, Mr. and Mrs. Don Gholsoii and little daughter, spoilt Sunday with' Mr. Mrs. Lewis Mr.

and Mrs. Richard GuaSdoni! and little 'daughter, Norma I Guaidom spent Sunday with Mr. fuid Mrs. Cass Davit; and family, Mrs. Ivan Lii'ely and "sori spent Mrs.

Ed Allen. Bessie Wright spent Mrs. Eleanor Holm Jarrett, who represented the. United States at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic games, keeps the water, boiling to win the week-end with Mr. and tlie 200-meter backstroke event, in the Olympic swimming Tta-ph Wor.theii and family.

New York and clinch a place in her third Olympiad. .1 Mr. and Mrs. Clias. Morgan and children Death Mrs.

Sylvester Giiakloni, sixty years old, passed away at her home in Hurst Sunday evening after a short illness of high blood pressure and henrt trouble. Mrs. Gualdoni was reared and educated in Murphysboro and lived there a number of years after marriage. She leaves her husband and five children, namely: Mrs. Angelo C'am- panaro of South Bend, Indiana, Mrs.

ValUe Haggard ot Benton, Illinois, Mrs. E. L. Robinson Cape Gir- ardeau, Missouri, Henry Gualdoui I of Macomfc, Illinois, and Ford i Catraiu of Hot Swings, New Mex- little daughter, Nancy Marie, St. Louis, Wm.

Morgan called on Otis week-end visitiu iml family Sal.v-rday. I friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Ber'Jo R'eevos and' Dorothy of Belleville, spent the relatives and Lou Mifflin, Evelyn Mr.

and Mrs. Ber'Jo R'eevos and JJuiuuiy Sunday with Mr. aud! Smith. Virginia, and Mnxine Dem- i 1 1: r. Gun Mrs.

Cy Reeves. Doc J'oi ister and Erucl Wiser spent Sunday St. Louis, spent the afternoon at the home of Mr. and week-fad with Otis Jones aud tarn-i Mis. Ernest Smith on Town Creek iiy.

A Magnificent Opst Cool Heavens above ST.LDUI5 This summer, spend a few days in St. at least one evening at the St; Louis Municipal Opera; No matter -when you can expect delightful entertainment in a setting of breadi- taking beauty, for this summer's prpgram includes such splendid presentations as-Bohemian Girl, Oh, Merry Widow, New Moon, Connecticut Yankee, The Red Mill and Glamorous Night. And the Municipal Opera is only one of-the many interesting things to see and enjoy in St. Louis. Here, without cost, you can leisurely, beautiful aad unique trophies sent to Colonel by people of all can Gardens and roam joyfully thru an endless collectionlOftflowers.

vines, trees and shrubs 'gathered corners, of the scan spend 7 delightful-hours-, at the, famous Louis Zoo, where-nearly animal and from all parts of the been assembled: Here are splendid hotels department stores merchandise from all cornters of shops that are 'a' joy to visitors sdailyjand nightly excursions on palatial steamers-on Every is spmqthjng.else to see, spmewhere- else in jhis City Sights: Come this summer and return home feelingjhappier because you did: KNOFF BEND By Mrc. Joe Cochran Mr. and Mrs. S. L.

Porter spent Saturday the homo of their daughter, Mrs. Allen Weathers. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Snider have I moved from Murphysboro to Sand Uklse.

Mr. and Mrs. Win. Bul'ord and daughter visited at tlio home of I A Mrs Ansou Cochran and baby of Carrutherville, spent a lew last week at the Joe Cochran me of Mr. and Adam Same Sat" in-day and Sunday Burord at at the home Mr.

and Mrs. Charley Bar and family spent the 4th of July at the of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Barwick. were: Mrs.

Eame's mother, Mrs. Mary Brown and two Miss Elizabeth MI ivi i I Hammell and Mrs. K. B. Horn and Mr and Mrs.

Ivan Rundle and chilfl al oE Luboul also Zimmerman ot St. Louis, nla Weat were last week end visitors at the Carbon dale. EAST DE SOTO ROUTE 2 By Mamie Farner Clinton Zimmerman home. Arvel Barnett called on Jim Barwick Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Karl SheHon and family visited near Marion over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Vaiicil and Rain which was badly neetl3Cl of Hallidayboro spent Saturday.

this vicinity Monday night night and Sunday at the Joe Coch-. a Tuesday morning, ran home and they, accompanied Shirley Family Reunion by Mr. and Mrs. Cochran and sou, The Shirley family reunion- was Garnett, attended the evening pro- held (Sunday, July 5, at RobL Shir- gram and (ire works at Riverside ley's. The children tnd families all park Saturday night.

Miss Gladys Russell who has been staying- in Hurst has returned i home again. I (gathered together Cor a pic picnic. HEAT WITHERS THREE GREATER CROP VALLEYS (Continued page relatives the weekend Mis spent a few hours: one-n-ight' Black lemamed at the htome of.labt week, with Mr. and Mrs. John' her fathei on account of hen bi oth Edgar and baby.

cental a. quart higher in J.ef- feison City, Mo Prices £1 esh vegetables, which burned'. put area and had to imported, rose in many states. The department of labor in''Washington''reported that retail food rose one half of oue percent the two weeks ended .30. The report for tlie last two.

weeks may. show an even increase. The federal government stimulated- its program of relief for farmers whose crops have burned out. The department of agriculture started sending 663 carloads of vegetables, canned meat, dried beans 'to tai'iners oE 13 states. It is sending 1.75 car loads of vegetables, canned dried beans and prunes to farmers 13 states.

It is sending 175 carloads of fodder to-farmers who have no. pasturage or emergency feed. The er, Omer -Noble, who is seriously ill Mr. and Mrs. Marven Cripps and Folks in this community are very busy threshing.

Mr. and; Mrs. W.ilas Strieker childien and -R Cupps ml Campbell Hill -shoppers Gobdeu -Saturday CRAB ORCHARD By Mrs. G. M.

Lingle 'emergency drought area' outlined by the agriculture depart; ment. was enlarged to 409 counj- ties in 13 states. The resettlement administration to relieve suffering in seven states. These -measures, augment an extensive ed to replace the vanished.income Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest. Rushing and daughter Virginia Lee, Mr. and'- Mrs. Charley Biles, and sou Charles Mr. and Mrs.

Bob Bodkins and son Oscar, Mr. and George 'Careway children, Mrs. Glick and Mrs. Coy Ellis and son Richard, met at the -home -Mr. and Mrs.

George Thomas and son Alvin, Saturday evening, and enoyed fireworks and other entertainments that celebrate the Fourth of July. Mrs. Adella Wilson at Carbon- idale visited-her. mother, Mrs. B.

Glick, Sunday evening. Ben Glick, who. is employed in Chicago, spent of last week at'his home here. Mr. and Mrs.

Crate Crawshaw, Misses Mildred and; Lena Hickham and Myradean Lipe visited Mr. Mrs. -Willard Sunday, .5. Mr. and Mrs.

B. Winchester aud Murphysboro Saturday Iva Fern Edgar spent '-Sunday with Helen Louise and Carrie iyn Uh.les. Miss Irene Edgar spent a shor-t tiina at the Davis home, Saturday evening. Mr. iimi -Mrs.

uTolin M. Edgar and baby spent Sunday with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. W. E.

Le- Pere, and family, of Sato. Homer and Iva Fern Edgar spoilt Sunday with his sister, 'Mr. -and Mrs. Howard Luthy, and children. The highest altitude in tlie world at which human beings live is the Buddhist cloister Hanie, Tibet, where the priests dwell at an altitude of 16,000 i'eet above sea level.

I Mr. and Mrs. E. Winchester of Ur- of farmers in Montana Bana lll visited Mr and E1 and the Dakotas. i lery Deason last week end.

The temperature had climbed to Rev Stearns filled his appoint- 95 degrees at 2 p. m. and promised ment at Grab Orchard church last to near the 100 mark as the after-, week ei The Sundayu afternoon I services were well attended. yesterday Mr and Mrs Elden Clutts of Water Valley church attended church services here Saturday eve- noon advanced. The maximum heat was 105 MACEDONIA By Cora Franklin MI'LJ.

Marion Cauble and son, Robert, and Clarence. Franklin and children; a trip to Jonesboro Thursday. Mrs. A. McGates was In Anna Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hagler made a business trip to Cobden Saturday. Mrs. Mary Pirtle visited her son and and Mrs.

Earl. Pirtle, last week. Mr. family of Anna, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Oran Fuller Sunday. Miss Naomi Chandler visited nmg. Farmers in this vicinity are threshing wheat and oats this week. SUNSHINE VALLEY Miss Irene Edgar Gill.Edgar spent Saturday night Mr. and Mrs.

Abe Speith and 'Son, George, Ava. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henson 'East St. Louis, and Gill Edgar spent Sunday with Mrs.

Jane McClure. Miss Velma Henson return? -ed home with, Those present were Mrs. Delpha Lockwell and son, Alex, of St. Louis. Mr.

and Mrs. Milford Shirley and daughter, Mariland, oE Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shirley family, M.r. and Dcnzil Shirley and sou, Johnnie, Mr.

anil Mrs. Melvln Shirley and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hicks and daughter of Herrin, and Robert father and host. All reported a good time with a good dinner and picture taking and hoping to all meet again next ye.ir.

Mr. and Mrs. Milforci Shirley and daughter returned to their home in Chicago Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.

Leo Deatou Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Webb and family oE Marion spent Sunday with the ladies parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Rush, and family.

J. A. Rush started his threshing run Monday 'by threshing his own wheat. Mrs. Herb Rush, Mrs.

Fred Fassel, Mrs. Jaames Steele, Estelle Webb aud Mary Skaggs assisted Mamie Farner and Anna Belle Rush with their threshing dinner Monday. iMrs. John Wassoou is suffering with a fractured hip. She fell off a about a week ago.

A G. Elliott and sou and Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Elliott and son, Don, spent the 4th of.July at Pcoria with their -daughter sister and brother, Marguerite.and family and Mr. and Mrs.

Edgar Elliott. Miss Vera Noble Sunday and visited Miss Hagler Sunday night. Peter McRoberts is reported seriously ili. Mrs. Alice Noble who is under the doctor's pare, some better.

Mr. and Ralph Johnson and Marion Noble of Murphysboro call-i ed at the -home of Willie Noble Sunday evening. i Omer Noble has been sick at the home of: his father's, Willis Noble, some time, is seriously ill at this writing. Mr. and Mayers and A.

McGates visited; with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Franklin Sunday.

Little William Cripps, son ol Mil and Mrs. Marvin Cripps, who has been sick for some time, is on thcj mand. Ardell Hagler, who broke, his IPK in April, is not able to get around much Mr. and Mrs. T.

T. Noble visited her mother and brother, Mrs! Ella Rawlings and son, Dewey, Saturday night and -parft ot Mrs. Rawlingij ami Dewey accom-i paniecl them to their in Murphysboro for.a few visit. Mr. and Kenneth.

Black and MIrs. Nora Black and daughter, Lena, Granite City, visited I week's visit" in with Mrs. McCIure. Mr. aisd Mrs.

Ralph Higgerson aud children spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Emma Cottom, and family. Robb and Miss Fay Ta-1 Positive Relief Sure End to Chills and Fever! real relief for 'Malaria Grove's Tasteless Chill Tpnic! Quickry it stops the chills and fever. and restores your body to comfort. Many remedies will merely alleviate the symptoms of "-Malaria- temporarily; but Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic goes.all the way and completely rids your system of the infection.

Grove's Tasteless Chill is a real corrective of Malaria because it contains two things. First, tasteless quinine which kills the Malarial infection in the Second, tonic iron which helps overcome- the ravages of the chills and fever.anS' fortifies against further attack. Play safe! Take Tasteless Chill It now comes'm two and $1 size contains times as much as the SOc size and-gives you more for your money. Get-bottle today at any drugstore. FUNERAIS- Illinois State Funeral Directors A.

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Also "College Capers," News, Sport Revue ll Les.usi'-Itpee*. SAND. RIDGE By Maxine'Dernstcr Mr. and Mrs. George McKinzie and-children spent Saturday visit-' 1 parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Lorenzo Short, at Makanda. jThpse spent Saturday at the-iibnie Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edwards Mrs.

Mitchell Sheppard of Grimsby, Mr. and Mrs, --Edwards oE Murphysboro, I and Mrs. Percy Cleveland and children an-d Mr. aud Mrs. Orvi!) Comer.of St.

Virginia and Maxiiie Demster night.at the home oE ttheir James Kuuce at Gj'aud JTower. iTlllieVJo Hiser, who has been ill tlie past is improving. (June Sickler near Oraville, spent the past week visiting her grandmother, Mrs. W. H.

Grizzell. Mrs. Mankhi Coulterville, visited. relatives here Thurs- Mr. ana Mrs.

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