I find the "it happen here" and "odds and ends" WONDERFUL. Please keep it up..it has actually helped to jog some relatives memories into remembering things they had long forgot. Still searching LYONS family from Washington County. Thanks, Sheri ---------- > From: Ira & Marci <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ILWASHIN] Ends and Odds..... > Date: Thursday, December 23, 1999 9:40 PM > > For those of you who don't get the Nashville News: > > Nov. 24th 1999 > > It happened here 65 years ago: 1934 > > The Buckeye Auto Parts Company opened for business with Wallace C Maier as Manager. > > A barn owned by First National Bank of Nashville, located near Huegely, was destroyed by fire. > > Wedding: Martha Koss and Ben Rusiewski, both of DuBois. > > Deaths: Miss Laura Buening 27, of Hoyleton and John Sandmeyer formerly of Nashville > > It happened here 60 years ago: 1939 > > Maude Mallott, year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Mallott, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the back seat of her parents auto which was stuck in the mud near the McKinley school. The victim was born near Oakdale. > > Elmer Junghans 30, of Okawville was killed by a car near Decatur. > > Mrs Joe Lane formerly of Beaucoup was killed in an auto accident at Chickasha, Oklahoma. > > Wedding: Bernice Novak of Ashley and Roland Schaefer of St. Louis, Mo. > > ********************** > > Dec 1, 1999 > > It happened here 65 years ago: 1934 > > Hollis Davis was named manager of the Nashville Standard Oil Service Station. > > Wedding: Emma McCluren of Oakdale and Rev. Thomas Davis of Nashville. > > Deaths: Mrs Carolina Rabenort of Nashville, Joseph Keigley, a native of Dubois, Henry and Caroline Sachtleben , formerly of Hoyleton. William J. McDowell of Nashville, John Huston formerly of Nashville, John Lietz of Okawville, and mrs Royal Bryan of Nashville. > > It happened here 60 years ago: 1939 > > Richard Kraus 44 a farmer from New Minden died of Lockjaw. > > John Burnett and his son, Ralph were found guilty in county court of attempting to steal corn from the farm of Roscoe Qualls, south of Nashville. > > Weddings : Marie Moore of Scheller and Charles Smith of Nashville. Rose McKinstry of Todd's Mill and Eugene Smith of Pilot Knob Twp. > > Elmer Newcomb was ill with rabbit fever. > > Death: Mrs Bernard Zyk of DuBois. > > **************** > > Dec 8, 1999 > > It happened here 65 years ago: 1934 > > Charlene Chastain 23 of Nashville was killed in an auto accident in honolulu, Hawaii . She was to be married on Thanksgiving Day. > > Deaths: Mrs Belle Carson (nee Ragland) formerly of Washington County. Mrs Will Beattie a native of Oakdale. > > It happened here 60 years ago: 1939 > > Mrs Margaret Jones became the first woman to serve on a Washington County Grand Jury. > > Weddings: Virginia Mathes of Greencastle Indiana and William Robinson of Oakdale. Josephine Prange of Posen and Hieronim Horwath of Chicago. Clara Eigenrauch of Addieville and Authur Fenton of Belleville. Vera Klingenberg of Stone Church and Sidney Luechtefeld of Lively Grove. > > Deaths: Fred W. Nollman of New Minden and Mrs Minnie Schuette of New Minden. > > Misses Virginia and opal Jaspring of Addieville were crittically injured in an auto accident west of Nashville. > > *********************** > > Dec. 15, 1999 > > It happened here 65 years ago: 1934 > > Elmer Federking had his second finger amputated when he got it caught in a sausage grinder while helping the butcher. > > John Nolte was found dead in bed. > > Weddings: Marion Obermann of St Louis and Howard Roland Bieser formerly of Nashville. Oley Schrieber of Nashville and Raymond Schnitzmeyer of Hoffman. Dorothy Zacheis of Nashville and Edwin Jones of Richview. Freida Krughoff of Hoyleton and Rev. Emil Hotz of Metropolis. Helen Teel of Nashville and Loren Kraus of E. St Louis, IL. Irma Weeke and Elmer Rennegarbe of Okawville. > > > It happened here 60 years ago: 1939 > > Constance Dodilet of Irvington won the Washington County spelling contest. > > Deaths: Mrs Mary Kemper of Nashville. Mrs Anna Wehmeyer (nee Jaspering) of Addieville. Walter Buhrman formerly of Nashville. John Bledsoe of Ashley. Robert Gaines formerly of Ashley, Martha Lawhorn formerly of Ashley, William Hanke of Covington. > > Weddings: Lou Schuette of New Minden and Gilbert Evers of Covington. Elizabeth Fortmeyer and Carl Koelling of Irvington. > > ********************* > > Dec 22, 1999 > > It happened here 65 years ago: 1934 > > Mrs Ferd Friedrichsmeyer of Hoyleton died of injuries she received when the buggy she was riding in was struck by a car. > > Delio Helbig Elkton farmer and father of ten died of blood poisoning. > > Deaths: Milton N. Reinstarler 27, and James Anderson formerly of Nashville. > > Weddings: Sylvia Struever of Covington and Alfred Bude of Centralia. Opal Ragland and Edward Huck of Nashville. Adeline Doelling of Addieville and William Podesta of St. Louis. Agnes Fortag and Ralph Mischke of Ashley. > > It happened here 60 years ago: 1939 > > John Meyer Sr. of Addieville, a Civil War Veteran died at the age of 87. > > Robert Richards 24 of Nashville was killed in a plane crash in CA. > > Deaths: Mary Juenger of Marrissa a victim of tuleramia (rabbit fever). Elise Caroline, 3 year old daughter of Dr. and Mrs John Frank (Laverna Middendorf) of Pinckneyville. Mrs Nancy Carr of Elkton. Mrs Susan Donnelly (nee Cunningham) formerly of Elkton. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Washington County ILGenWeb genealogy page at: > http://mypage.direct.ca/m/mid/northam.html > >