Local Notes Mention Cars and Visits in Patoka
Fresh oysters and jack salmon headline a Patoka notes page. Local residents report new DeSoto car purchases, multiple family visits to Joliet Chicago and Kinmundy, and routine shopping from Altom's for plants onions and seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadkins Cafe
Harles Hill
DeSoto
Sheltons
Richardson Beauty Shoppe
Stime
Freda Lane
Marcella ‘Unk
Lark Simcox
Junior
Jefferson Sarracka Hospital
Berkshire Stockings
Ruth Butts
Fehren
Vandalia
Hugh- Jensen
Shattuc
Patoka
Jenny Brown
Feh
Aen Bidg
N. Cruse
Ingvald Settem
James Lawson
Vernon
Fehren Ridg
Will Schroeder
C. C. Schroed
Patoka Woman's Club Program Set for April 10 1937
The Patoka Woman's Club announces a meeting on April 10 1937 featuring officer elections. Edith Crasor Pheigman of Wel- Biun Midd is slated to present a play with a spread of refreshments requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka Woman’s Club
Rong
Doris Gond
Five Salem Bus Victims Brought to Linton for Embalming
Five of the burned Salem bus crash victims were brought to Linton for embalming by Beery of the Linton and Beery undertaking firm. Beery assisted at the Salem scene and transported the bodies for the inquest last Friday. Three of the 24 passengers survived and remained in a St. Louis hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Linton
BEERY
Berry
Lintos & Beery Undertaking Firm
St. Louis
Large Gathering Remembers Shepard Family with Weiner Roast
A March 27 gathering at John Shepard’s home brought 76 relatives and friends for a roast weiners event with string music by Howard and Opal Bryant Virgil Herring and Stanley Barnes. Attendees included the Shepards and extended families from St. Louis Morrisonville Sandoval and others. Participants planned to meet again for more music after a late departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shepard
Weiners
Howard
Opal Bryant
Virgil Herring
Stanley Barnes
Chet Bryant
Luther Paine
Ralph Roseman
John 8
O'Belcher
Mavi Boothman
Theodore Stone
Raymond
Cecil
Dele
Walter
Clarence
Gladys
Dalton Alexander
Darrel
Maurice Cole
Virgel
Laurence Herring
Jease
Alice
Leon
Lucille
Nellie
Wilma
Thelma
Ernest Murray
Bill Kernel
Gladys Brown
George Belcher
Seldon Cooper
Elton
Freda Carter
Louise
Glen
Maurice
Marvin Boyd
St. Louis
Wm. Boothman
Herbert Paine
COC
Marie Colbrook
Morrisonville
Della Stone
Sandoval
D D Club Hosts Pleasant Evening and Fundraiser
Mr and Mrs Carol Mojonnier entertained the D D club on Saturday March 27 with visiting radio games and a blind auction to raise funds. Articles sold for 1 to 10 cents fetched surprising bids and the event netted 195 cents. Proceeds will support a theatre party to Salem to see Joe E Brown, after which two monopoly games were played won by Myrna Elliott and Wilbur Doolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol
Mojonnier
D. D. Club
Orville Genre
Salem
Joe E. Brown
Myrna Elliott
Wilbur Doolen
Ralph Elliott
James Wernsman
Cemetery Association Meeting Notice
There will be a Cemetery Association meeting next Wednesday April 7 at 7 30 p m at the Library. Bids will be received for the cemetery work of the summer. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Bessie Murfin President Josie Simcox Vice President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cemetery Association
Bessie Murfin
Josie Simcox
Card of Thanks for Mr. Bassett
The family thanks those who assisted in many ways including singers pallbearers and undertaker following the death of Mr. Bassett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bassett
Patoka Township Supervisor Candidate Announces Run
A Republican candidate announces their bid for Patoka township supervisor. They pledge to serve the public to the best of their ability and request support at the April 6 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka Township
Clem D Doolen Seeks Township Office On Democratic Ticket
Clem D Doolen announces candidacy for township supervisor as a Democrat. He notes his father I W Doolen served as Patoka Township supervisor 1929 to 1933, his education at Centralia Township High School and the University of Illinois, and his World War service. He asks for votes, stating he is well qualified to serve the township and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka Township
I. W. Doolen
Centralia Township
University of Illinois
Clem D, Doolen
Classifieds: For Rent and Various Sales Listings
Multiple small ads including rent requests and sales: two seaping? sought. Fordson parts. sewing machines and furniture. a gander wanted. a 3-year-old horse and two horses for sale. wagons and a corn planter. milk customers wanted. a Stewart No 9 shearing machine. land for rent Pope Sisters. Names include Frank Crawford Patote Harry Perkins Geo Winkersham Gladys Wengert W T Willett Parks Orchard E Foltz Wm Ververs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sectaner Ouibor Por
Frank Crawford
Patote
Fordson
Harry Perkins
Geo. Winkersham
Gladys BE
Wengert
W. T. Willett
Shobonier
Ite
Wm. Ververs
Pope Sisters
Bowen Family Weekend Visits and Local News
Southeast Town notes show Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bowen and children visiting in Hagarstown. Hustonville visitors James Meredith Jr and daughter spent the week with local families. Cecil Bowen works for Lawrence Thomas. Belchers visit Bowen households, Dwight Petrea visits Steel family, and Glenn Bowen to return from CCC camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Davidson
Roy Jones
Orville Hopins
Wayne Walton
Sam Jones
Rex Company
Salem
C. D. Martin
Oldsmobile
W. L. Nichols
Waynesville, Ill
Meryman
Vernon Pentecostal Church
Menard
G. W. Brown
Ke‘wanee
Fred Brown
Altom’s
Virgil Farmer
Leland Farmer
Denver
Colo
Farmer
Joe Simcox
Mexico
Miami
Pomona
Fla
James Davidson
Nice
George Faircloth
Crescent City
Fila
Patoka
Ohio
Triumph
Altom
W. P. Sullivan
Dorothy
Illiopolis
J. L. Simcox
Ozark Mountains
Altoms
A. W. Underwood
Piper City
M. Underwood
Underwood
Gaultney
Robert Jennings
Jefferson Barracks
Lyle Simcox
Clinton
Haines Belcher
Irvin Bowen
Bowen
Hagarstown
James Meredith Jr
Hustonville
Wm. Snyth
Wash Bowen
Charles Bowen
Cecil Bowen
Lawrence Thomas
Mat Belcher
Edd Belcher
Dwight Petrea
Homer
Virgil Steel
Glenn Bowen
CCC
Unclear OCR Entry From Historic Post Office Note
Fragmentary record notes an event on November 2 1907 at a post office location with names and factions obscured. Unable to identify specific people places or actions due to readability issues.
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Belle Beckemeyer
St.Louis
Aitoms
Billy Bruening
Granite City
C. N. Cruse
Harold Jolliff
Lucinda Nichols
Mervel Willett
Villa Grove
Stringtown
Katie Nattier
Robert
Eber Craig
Terre
Elmer Rogier
John Crawford
Christina Crawford
Clayton
Shumway
Mason
William Crawford
Leo Walker
de Wright
M. Eagan
Mae Eagan
Bill Eagan
Centralia
Bertz Linton
Ava Williams
Kinmundy
Decatur
X. B. Holland
L.w.ballance
Max Holland
Ballance
William Marion Spurgeon
S. M. Spurgeon
Dale Thompson
Maron
Charles Hill
Bessie Hill
Iuka
Howard Smith
Gerald Livesay
Ben Livesay
Evansville
Ind
Livesay
G. N. Kahlert
Carlyle
East Fork Township
DuCombwell
Robert Caldwell
Fort Lauderdale
Ira
Gilbert Caldwell
Bob
Buffalo
New York
Great Lakes
Laura Livesay
Verle Kirk
Oblong
John Ward
Keyesport
Bruce Holland
East St. Louis
Nellie Quayle
Mattie Crosby Hicks
Clayton Slifer of
Patoka Elevator
Maci Moline
Emerson Gang
John Deere Gang
McCor
Deering Gang
Bsaa Ewu
Deering Binder
Virginia
Timothy Hay
Shepard
Egyptian Academy OF Beauty Culture
City National Bank
Centralia, Illinois
Old
Crawford
Sta
J. L. Stasik
Kiamundy
Linton Beery
COX & Martin
Vernon Sandoval
St — M
Union Tha Ket
Gargres
Candy Shop
Illinois
Byrd-Watson Drug CO
Pon Oinete Ety
Philco Radios
Maurice Reynolds
Burtschi Motor Co
Hlineis
Breese
Ill
Field’s Barber Shop
C. S. Huddleston
P. O. Box
Agent’s Commission
E. Main St
Chas
B. Boze
Prop
K. W. Webster Plumbing and Heating Contractors
South Poplar Street
Centralia, Ill
Old Capitol
South 6Th St
Websters
6Th St
Centralla
Ifillinow
Phese
Leana
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