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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1926

Page

4

Rights Capital Fortune Grows in Public Service Fund

New York report shows the American Fund for Public Service now valued at 1.131 million dollars from an initial 900 thousand, aided by First National Bank NY common stock. Garland directed the funds to socialist and labor subsidies, birth control propaganda, and coal miners aid, with $325 thousand spent in four years and loans near 300 thousand.

New York Charles Garland David Wall Street First National Bank of New York Garland West Virginia American Fund For Public Service

Has Fiery Breath William Watson Amazes Memphis

William Watson a black steel car worker in the Illinois Central shops at Memphis Tennessee appears blessed with a power that makes a handkerchief or paper burst into flame when he breathes on it. Doctors and scientists who examined him cannot explain the phenomenon.

William Watson Dlinois Central Memphis, Tenn

Bible to Be Written by Hand by 31 173 Persons

Rev Edward Stuart Best 101 of Malden Mass is the oldest contributor to the worlds largest Bible now one fifth complete. Wesley Garland 4 1 2 of South Portland is the youngest. Edmund T Garland secretary of the Maine Bible society oversees the project aiming for 81 173 contributors each writing one verse. Merrill B Barter Boston missionary in Congo seeks verses for his family. President Coolidge wrote the first verse of Genesis.

Portland Maine Edward Stuart Best Malden Mass Wesley T. Garland South Portland Edmund T. Garland Maine Bible Society Merrill B. Barter Boston Congo West Africa Coolidge

Jury acquittal sparks district attorney probe

An angry husband reports to the district attorney that his wife and two other women on a bootlegging jury in Norristown were smoked into voting an acquittal. The men allegedly puffed cigars in the jury room until the women became ill.

Norristown

Marion County Sheriff Candidate Appeals for Support

Notice to voters in Marion County from a former sheriff candidate denying withdrawal rumors. He states he seeks Republican primary support, pledges to uphold fair treatment for all, and to serve again if nominated and elected. He emphasizes no office beyond sheriff and requests votes on Primary Day.

Wilson & Wilson W. G. Wilson Russell Wilson Salem Marion County

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W. Basil Wilson Patoka Alma Kinmundy Bloomington Illinois Army of Occupation Springfield United States Government Hospital Chicago Rights Capital Fortune Paris Pierre Sellier Debeney Selller Army Hotel de Invalides Gouraud John A. Jennings Patoka Township Democrat Ross Herring Alvin Hathaway Tom Ballance Arthur Irvin Vaceney Robert Norris Fred Lawrence Orville West Henry Pugh Geo. A. Nattier H. L. Martin
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