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Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 11

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TULY WE DNESDAY. Foreign Wf Vets Of Area Meet at MI '2 cl Trustees ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH PAGE ELEVEN No Obstacle Stops the Atmoted Division be hre among conii post mnrie for a combined council meeting to In September in Jackson- which time the annual veterans' at the hospital were elected eing Frank Miller John L. Meyer 1104 of Carlinville, The nf the Auxiliary also 'meeting at the hotel at lhe mcc Granted rARLlNVILLE. On charges CA ,1 Rprtha Carleton of tn was anted a divorce StaU ourt Monday from Farm Equipment Show NVILLE. A number Ambers of the Macoupin I Farm Bureau are planning County Farm fann show which will be held and 22 12 miles west of cnrinefield on Route 36.

Besides ,1 Inlay of electric farm equip- Lent there will be a University of Illinois speaker present Boyle Estate Tax file in pro, court is a report showing that total amount of property an inheritance tax will oe in the late Ar nvif estate is $36,050.25. The of the tax is $52420 Rnvle a retired farmer, of this ci died Nov. 12, 1938, leaving heirs his widow, Mary Boyle, able and Jane Shanner, nieces, and J. W. Morgan and Earl Boyle, nephews.

Appel Estate on file in probate court show that Bertha Appel, who died July 6 at her home in Bunker Hill, left personal roperty valued at $4500. There was no real estate. Heirs are a brother, Henry, of Laurens, two nephews, Carl Appel of Alton, and Wilbur Appel of California. Greenfield GREENFIELD. Relatives here have received word that George P.

Bauer of Minrovia, Calif, underwent operations a hospital there last week and Is in a serious condition. He had had two blood transfusions. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin and Mr.

and Mrs. Leland Melvin entertained a group of local friends at a pot-luck dinner and kitchen shower at their home at East Alton Sunday honoring Mr. and Mrs Harold Ford, who were recently married. Attending were Mr. anc Mrs.

Merrill L. Hall and children, Wood River; Fred Ford, Alton; Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Martin and family, I Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Masters anc I children, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Finley and family, Mr. and Mrs Henry Arras and Miss Jeanette Duncan of Greenfield.

The local high school band wll furnish music at the Greene County fair at Carrollton Wednesday Lieut, and Mrs. Boulton B. Miller and small daughter, Bonita Kay of-Dec-Blur were weekend guests nf his parents, Mr. and Mrs, O. Miller, Lieut.

Miller has recently had promotion to that of adju font of the state headquarters 'he Civilian Conservation Corps a 1 Dccatur. He had been area inspec 'or of. the northern area with head Barters in Chicago. C. W.

Good, of St. Louis came Saturday and accompanied hi Mother and brother, Harry, to St Louis, where they attended the fu nwal services for her sister, Mrs Belle Stuckey, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Green Burned home Friday evening irom Houston, where they spent the past three week Mr.

and Mrs. Leland Green and Mrs. Carson Green and and Mrs. Harry Neil Green lv J' Cen who was so serl ure( ln an aut accident sev is making satis Dr. an Mrs drting dway the chapel a Chautauqua, Monday even Mrs.

Pred Richards of East St hcr brothers, C. and I vvilh Aiding a vacation her her mother, Mrs. Ida Mono family, "i'im. Mr i "lii son, George Franklin DELIGHTED" THEY SAY OF KRUGON Motorcycles and scout cars of the First Armored Division (above) moved along a Creek bed during maneuvers at Fort Knox, Ky. The division, first panzer-type fighting unit of the United States Army, celebrated its first birthday.

were Sunday guests of Mr. and Irs. Elvis Spencer at Murrayville, unday. Dr. and Mrs.

O. J. Bott attended a family picnic at the new homo of Mr. and Mrs. Otto L.

Bott near odfrey, Sunday evening. Mrs. H. F. Greer and Mrs.

L. E. Middletoh are in charge of a de- mrtment In the art hall at the 3reene County fair at Carrollton this week. Mr. and Mrs.

Albert Short and children, Mrs. Ida Meneley and daughter, Lorine, visited at the lome of Everett Short at Wavery, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Powell and Miss Marjorie Witt returned lome Sunday from San Luis Obls- where they had visited past two weeks with Mrs.

Powell's brother, Kenneth Bowman, in an army camp- there, Mrs. Flora Cisco and son, Harlow, and Mr. Ritchie of JerseyvHle visited Mr. and Mrs. Claude Burg- lardt and Mrs.

Charles Burghardt, Sunday. Mrs. William Metcalf returned home Sunday from Alton, where she had spent the past 10 days with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M.

Langley. The and Mrs. Charles Smith and daughters, Carol and Mary Ann, returned home Thursday from a three-week vacation in Oklahoma, Arizona and California. Mr. and Mrs.

H. F. Henderson and daughters, Carol and Kay, of Wood River visited their parents, Mrs. A. E.

Henderson and Carson T. Metcalf, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Burch, Mrs.

Kirk Thaxton and daughter, Eileen, Albert Meng and daughter, Lela, and Miss Sophia McCracken attended a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burch's daughter at Whitehall, Sunday. Miss Marcella Jennings, Miss McQuerrey and Miss Edith Keslnger of Alton were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.

George W. Jennings. Personal finance company consumer loan balances totalled $514,000,000 at the. end of April, accord- Ing to the Department of Commerce. Eldred ELDRED Mrs.

Vera Tillery of Greenfield was a houseguest this week of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herring. Mrs. A.

W. Scott and son, erice, of Carrollton visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Logan. Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Walls and sons of Beardstown were Sunday guests of Mrs. Walls' mother, Mrs. Mary Varble. Mrs.

Charles Dickerson and daughter, Doris, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dickerson and Mrs. Benson Walters and son visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

George Brannan. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Portwood and family visited relatives at Kane and Fieldon Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Flatt and Mr. and Mrs. Harley Goans and daughter, Shirley, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Lester Bishop of Greenfield. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Risch of St. Louis were Sunday guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Beverly Farrow sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stocks are announcing the marriage of their son, Chester Stocks, to Mary Mor- Jmo of Alton.

Mr. and Mrs. Stocks were married in Elsberry, 4 Mo. June 27. Mr.

and Mrs. Doyl Linn and son of St, Louis spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Luther Smith. John Wagner incurred a broken finger while at work last week was able to return to his work at the Western Cartridge Co.

Leroy Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs Pete Shaw, was Injured Monday morning turned the truck over he was driving. The truck belonged to Fred Herring and was badly damaged. Shaw suffered a leg injury. Mr.

and Mrs. Alf King and daughter, Frances, were at Jacksonville Friday. Mrs. Harold Brannan and children spent Wednesday evening in Carrollton as guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Gilbert Trusty. Mr. and Mrs. Emert Johnsee and family of Cooke Valley Farms visited Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs. Waller Bushnell.

Mrs. Milton Flatt and children spent Sunday -at Haypress with relatives. Mr and Mrs. Fred Wiles and son, Dale of Carlinville were Sunday guests of Mrs. Wiles' mother, Mrs.

Mary Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bushnell were'Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs, Myrl Davidson of Cooke Valley farms. Mrs.

James Coonrod and children visited Sunday with Mrs. Coonrod's brother, Archie Furling- ton. Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Flatters.

Eva Gilbert and Mrs. Clara Russell of Carrollton called on Mrs. C. H. Flatt Mrs.

Ralph Whitlock of Woody was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bushnell. Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Handlind and family of Cooke Valley farms spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. H. Flatt. Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Portwood and sons visited Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Pete Roth of Carrollton. Mr.

and Mrs. A. J. Camerer and Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Schroder spent Sunday evening at Jerseyvllle as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ervln Ray Mr and Mrs. Herschel Wilson and daughter, Betty, of St. Louis were weekend guests of Mrs.

Wilson's mother, Mrs. Mary Holford. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Tribble and children spent Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. Charles McAdams of Haypress. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ligon and daughter, Wanda, spent Saturday as guests of Mr, and Mrs.

Pete Roth of Carrollton. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Flshback and daughter, Linda, of Alton spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.

Gilbert Tribble of Cooke Valley farms. Janie Holford is spending this week at St. Louis with her aunt, Mrs. H. L.

Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Byrl McGlasson and Mrs. Charles Hermans were Sunday guests of Mrs.

Artie Howard of Carrollton. Mrs. Howard Darr and son George Holford of Richwood, called on Mrs. Mollie Holford Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Dan Forman and duaghter, Barbara, visited at Litchfield from Tuesday until Sat- urday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Puckett. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Brannan and sons and Mr. and Mrs, Lindsay Camerer spent Sunday afternoon at Marquette Park. Mrs. George Clark and.

son, Jacob Clafflin, Mrs. Charles King and daughter, Shirley, spent Monday at Jacksonville. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brown anc daughter of Alton were weekenc guests of Mr.

and Mrs. John Wagner. Mrs. Jess Green and son, Harold of Greenfield were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.

L. Whiteside. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fuller am family of Alton spent the week end as guests of Mr.

and Mrs Fred Herring. Miss Frances King left for Pe oria Sunday to visit her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Joe Logan, Walter Driver of White Hall wa a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ira David son this week.

I Bunker Hill BUNKER HILL. Followin church services Sunday night th Rev. and Mrs. M. E.

Burke an 'Bill "and Diane, accompanied Bill Wise, left for a month's vaca tion in Colorado. The Misses Nelda Cromwell an Verlee Thompson of St. Louis have been spending their vacatio. with Mr. and Mrs.

William Crom well. They returned to St. Loui Sunday. Mrs. Clara Whitfield visited Mrs Minnie Thomas, who is a patien Macoupin Hospital, Carlinville Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. M. Davis were a Staunton Saturday. Charles Fensterman is confinec to his home with a severe cold.

The Misses Ann Stottler an Betty Noel returned to their home at St, Louis Sunday after visitin the past week with Mrs. Ann Noel. Miss Doris Heyen of Dor Chester is spending a few day with Miss Duncan. Mr. and Mrs.

J. P. Altman an son, Charles, of Oakwood, 111., an Mr. and Mrs. George Hacker an family of Detroit, spen Lassies Meet at Kane KANE, July iucky Lassies 4-H Club met re- ently with Emma Lou Williams, 'alks were given by Martha, flargaret and Marian Wehrly, Darr and Gene Dixon.

Dem- nstrations were given by Loretta leynoldn and Emma Lou Williams. Refreshments were served. Local chlevement day will be held Tuesday, July 22, at the Methodist hurch. Tucker Funeral A E. Funeral services for William Harrison Tucker were argely attended Sunday afternoon the Baptist church.

Pallbearers (vere Harry Prough, Harry Varble, Leo Ozbun, W. L. Richards, Dick and W. E. Hawk.

Flowcr- jearers were Vesta Grizzle, Anna Darr, Verna Williams, Joyce Guil- mder and Louise Cory. A quartet, omposed of George Reno, Paul ''enity, Wiley Berry and T. G. sang two selections. Fenity ang a solo.

Interment was In Kane cemetery. Kane Notes Ed. Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams were i o'clock dinner guests Friday of Mr.

and Mrs. Hugh Rowden in John Cummings of St. Louis spent the week-end here with his 'amily. Mrs. Stewart Gilworth and son, Ronald of Jersey ville, were dinner Sunday of Mr.

and Mrs. Hawk. Matt Murry, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Sturman and Everett Ferguson spent Sunday in East Hardin with Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Devening. Carol Ashlock and mother went to St. Louis Friday. Carol was operated on Saturday at Barnes Hospital for a cyst in the nose.

They returned home Tuesday. George Cory and family spent Sunday with relatives at Springfield. They were accompanied tiome by Tommie Shafer, who visited there the past week. Mrs. C.

L. Hawk and Mrs. Ralph Linder were guests Friday of Mrs Rupert Vallentine in Carrollton. Mr. and Mrs.

W. C. Steinbarger of Pekin, 111 were week-end guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.

Steinbarger. Mr. and Mrs. John Emmerick oi East St. Louis were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.

and Mrs. Jack Freer. Mr. and Mrs. Robert William! returned to their home in Leba non Sunday after a 10-day visi with Williams' parents, Mr.

and Mrs. D. E. Williams. Mr.

and Mrs. George Thiel Jerseyviile were guests over the week-end of Mr. and Mrs. Reno. Sunday dinner guests of Mr.

anc Mrs. Lloyd McLane were Mr. an Mrs. Leo Simonds and son, Rober Simons, of Carrollton, Mr. an Mrs.

John Alalla, Robert Black an Richard McLane of St. Louis. Sterling Baker, son of Mr. an Mrs. Fred Baker, returned horn Friday from Our Saviour's Hos pital, Jacksonville, where he un derwent an operation.

Mr. and Mrs. James Mundy an son, Louis, spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. George Roberts at New London, Mo. T.

O. White of Normal, 111., calle on friends here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W.

E. Berry and Mrs. Ralph Linder spent Mondaj at Jacksonville. Miss Lauralee Woolsey and Mis Irene Woolsey were in Jackson ville Monday. Thursday and Friday with Mr.

anc Mrs. F. B. Izard and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Willard Bruce Alton spent Sunday at the home Mr. and Mrs. Earl Raymond anc Miss Jean Miller of Patoka, 111 is a guest of Mr. and Mrs.

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Police investigators came down the The scared boys hid under their beds. The owner of the barn said it saved him the bother of having it wrecked. The Bible now can be purchased for as small a sum as ten cents. Stood Up E'or Dad GUSHING, Okla. UP) When the Rev.

W. G. Ferguson, pastor of the Gushing Christian Church, asked everyone to stand who was present and accompanied by his father, the 32 members of the W. J. Hubbard family all stood.

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