The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
WILL TEST SEED CORN FOR FARMERS IN THIS COMMUNITY: The agriculture classes of Stronghurst Community High School will test seed corn for farmers in this community at one cent per ear. The testing is done under the class supervision of Mr. VanDyke, who is in charge of the agricultural work in the high school. He has had the experience of personally supervising the testing of over 100 bushels of seed corn in the community to which he taught before coming to Stronghurst and is well qualified to carry on the work in a most satisfactory way…He recommends that a farmer wishing testing done bring all of his seed corn in and in this way have all the “guess” removed for the entire lot of corn. The proceeds from the work will be used to pay the expenses of the Live Stock Judging Team to the University of Illinois in June where they will participate in a State Judging Contest of boys taking agriculture in high schools in Illinois. This team will consist of the following boys who are taking Animal Husbandry in the agricultural department: Kenneth Veech, Frederick Rehling, LaVern Leinbach, Ralph Peterson, Water Dannenberg and Rus Gibb.
A RAINBOW SHOWER: Dorothea McMillan, Clidean Simpson and Mildred Grandy entertained at a shower for Frances Anderson on Saturday afternoon at the Grandy home. The invitation read “A Rainbow Shower” and the idea was carried out in a rainbow arched across the window ending in a pot of gold in which were the miscellaneous gifts. Just before the lunch was served, the guest presented Frances with an amber glass sandwich tray. The many shades of the rainbow appeared again in the color scheme of the lunch.
OLENA OBSERVATIONS: The health of this community is fairly good. Mrs. Gear Peterson who has been numbered with the sick the past several weeks is slowly recovering. Mrs. Ruth Browning has been canvassing in this community in the interest of a Hosier company and states she is making good. Farmers are quite buy getting their oat crops in and some seeding done. Calvin Lant and John Hicks are out with the road scraper trying to get the roads in better shape for travel. Rev. Hubbs and family were here Sabbath pm but got stalled on their way and were a little late. He gave a very interesting sermon. Mr. Wilbur Davis who has served his four years in the U.S. Navy, has served his four years and has been honorably discharged. He is now paying a visit to his home west of Olena.
A bunch of young people from this neighborhood drove to the Arnold Pence home near Lomax Friday evening to pay their respects to the newlyweds and in trying to kidnap the bride, had a lively skirmish. The village school now has but eight pupils. The new side walks are not yet completed but what are laid are quite a convenience to those most interested. Quite a number from this neighborhood attended the sales in Stronghurst Saturday and doing their general shopping.
ABOUT TOWN: Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Yoemans and family are now located in furnished upstairs rooms at the home of Mrs. Belle Wilson in the east part of town. Miss Lillie Walker has moved her household goods from the Francen property into rooms at the Mrs. L. A. Wilson home. Mr. Lee Slater of West Point, Ill. spent the weekend here with his mother, Mrs. S. S. Slater and sisters, Mrs. W. C. Ivins and Miss Frace Slater. Mr. Ralph Painter of Terre Haute and son Ernest of LaHarpe and Mr. Robert Adair of Hyannis, Nebr. were Stronghurst visitors. Mr. L. W. Curtiss of the Curtiss Fruit Farm near Gladstone and chairman of the board of supervisors of Henderson County visited the town on Wednesday. Mr. Hugh Smith returned home from Indianapolis, Indiana, where he attended the funeral of his brother-in-law. He was accompanied home by his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Rash of Salisburg, North Carolina. Herbert Brook has purchased a new Ford coupe, JC. Brook a new Ford touring car and John Mudd a new Ford coupe from the Mudd Motor Co. Roy Mudd left for Chicago to drive back a Ford coupe.
Dr. John Mudd and wife left for Chicago where he will take a short post-graduate course at the McKillup Veterinary College before takin up his duties as county veterinarian of Cass County. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brooks are soon to be residents of the village having purchased the Walter Dobbin bungalow. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbin are moving their household goods to their country home. Mr. and Mrs. John Avery who have been farming for Mr. John Peasley the past year moved into the Shick residence in the north pat of town. He will be a member of the Santa Fe section force. Kenneth Dougherty, who has held the position of night operator at Decorra for the Santa Fe for some time, has been transferred to Millsdale, Ill. and left Sunday for that place where he began duty that evening. A special meeting of the Stockholders of the first National Bank of Stronghurst will be held in the directors’ room of the state Bank of Stronghurst for the purpose of voting on the voluntary liquidation of the First National Bank of Stronghurst. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Darrah of Oquawka are the proud parents of a 7 ˝ lb. baby boy.