Easter Program Postponed In Stringtown Community
The Stringtown term closed with Rev. C. M. Miller as teacher and Easter events postponed to Sunday night April 7 due to rain. Local residents and families gathered for baskets and a large turnout planned for the rescheduled program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Miller
Mervel Willett
Normal
Foster Holt
Blanche Rose Morey
Hallie Holt
Ralph Welsh
Colfax
Earl Abbott
Ottawa
G. W. Albert
Byron
Fred Klinge
Bert Simcox
Bertha Holt
Henry Frisby
Elizabeth Frisby
Jim Lane
Chas. Lane
Hiram Wyant
Cracker Neck Civic Ballot Push and Local Upgrades
Last Tuesday April 2 the township offices were contested with overall support for local progress. A lengthy note praises twenty eight years of policy aiding the community and asserts all candidates are qualified. A rain interruption delayed farming, while Main street received a needed bridge. Several residents visited neighbors and shopped in Patoka amid a recent heavy rain and wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
John Shepard
Theodore Stone
Mulberry Grove
Bill Alexander
Elmer Clement
Boulder
Mrs. Clement
George Goodwin
Sam Belcher
Neck
Patoka
Walter Enloe
Cen
Mary Belcher Spends Monday with Emma Enloe
Mary Belcher spent the day Monday with Emma Enloe after car repairs, sharing time and conversation during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Belcher
Emma Enloe
Stombaugh Hill Weather and Local Visit Recap
A heavy Easter rain and a severe hail storm disrupted Stombaugh Hill Sunday into Monday. Obituary notes include Geo. Britton’s death and burial in Vandalia. Local visits feature Mrs. Page and daughter Ram sey party with the Laswells, and Mary Smail’s return to work at Evans hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Ramsey
Wm. Laswell
Geo. Britton
Vandalia
John Luster
Ella Hawkins
Mary Stombaugh
Marybell
Anna Taylor
T. M. Stombaugh
A. M. Oberg
Gracie Bryant
Rollin Stombaugh
Marjorie Campbell
Ruth
Centralia
Glen Stombaugh
Mary Smail
Evans Hotel
Seward's Folly No More Alaska's Vast Value
Time shows Alaska's vast size and wealth since its 1867 purchase from Russia for 7200000. Fisheries yield over 40000000 annually and exports exceed 1250000000. Despite early mockery, Alaska's strategic and economic importance proved significant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
United States
Russia
Lake Superior
America
Seward
W. H. Seward
Clean Up Paint Up Campaign Advocates Health and Cleanliness
A national movement promotes Clean Up Paint Up Week urging people nationwide to tidy homes and offices and also purify the mind and body. The campaign emphasizes cleanliness as health and happiness, with a call to improve surroundings and personal well being.
Baseball Time Brings Spring Skills to Local Diamonds
The piece celebrates the return of baseball season with fans and players eager for action. It highlights the surge of activity as teams prepare on local fields, focusing on strengthening, fair play, and the thrill of upcoming games.
Playful Nation Expresses Joy and Vitality in Time-Honored Hobby
The text extols the nation for its love of a healthy pastime, claiming Americans know how to play and thus how to live. It stresses happiness, vitality, and a confident cultural identity centered on leisure and recreation.
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Patoka Register
J. M. Emerson
Stringtown
Tralia
Tanny
Castoria
Castors
Stombaugh Hill
V. E. Musgrove
Public Square
Salem
Illinois
National
Waterloo
Korndyke
Mercedes Kosenhurst
Pauline Aaggie Lass
Dame Aaggie Korndyke
Lady Pauline Monona
Aaggie Princess Pauline
Aapeie Dame Harford
Aaggie Sadha Mercedes
Sale Day
Sal Deay
Moon Brothers
Prospect Farm
Marion County
Ill
W. E. Musgrove
J. A. Jennings
Patoke
R. W. Warner
Peeny Farmer
Our Bank
First State Bank OF
Bankers of Illinois
Prairie Farmer
Lucas Crawford
J. M. Smith
Vernon
T. E. Irvin
Illinois Central Service
Illinois Central System
Illinois Central
L. A. Downs
Chicago
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