It is a good idea to expand your newspaper research into adjoining counties as neighborhood news sometimes can be found outside the home county. The following items from a Caldwell County, Kentucky neighborhood were found in the Paducah Evening Sun on Monday, 30 August 1926.
Fredonia
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ordway entertained Friday evening, August 27, at their home a few miles north of here with a chicken barbeque. There were over 100 guests present. The Crayne String Band furnished music.
Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Wigginton of Evansville were visitors here Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. Claud Leeper and children, Misses Margaret and Nellie Lee and Claud Kirkpatrick and Mr. Edwin Codding left for their home in Ironton, Mo. Friday. They had been the house guests of Dr. S.M. Leeper and family for some days.
Mrs. J.B. Sory, Mrs. J.E. Hillyard, Miss Dora Young, Miss Juanita Sory and Mr. Ben D. Landes motored to Evansville Friday.
Miss Alice Browning of Evansville was the guest of her sister, Mrs. W.S. Hale and Mr. Hale, some days recently.
Mr. and Mrs. William Moore and Mrs. J.T. Moore of Clay were visitors here Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. L.C. Findley and son Barnard were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Ford of Sullivan some days last week.
2 comments:
An Alice Browning was one of my "lunatics" from Lyon County. There were several entries for her, most recently in the January 8th entry.
Debbie
I wonder if it was the same lady? It's possible.
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