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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1966
Page
4
Edited by Lester Fowler with school news notes from Patoka Illinois. Names listed include Miss Pearl Britt Vernon Miss Letta Hopkins Rosemary Britt Connie Brooks Wanda Gerrish Alpha Gray Amelia Meredith and Erma Sanders with references to sports and local notices.
Vincent Yardley of Loveland, Colorado, reports his father I. J. Yardley knew the old Patoka Chief Patok. Yardley built barrels and hauled them to St. Louis with oxen, crossing the Mississippi by ferry. Readers asked to identify Old Patok’s tribe as the town name origins. The piece also muses on environment shaping attitude, street trash, time’s value, and a literary quote about care and vice.
A look back notes Genevieve Barnes and Wesley Simer tied in marriage plans. Local events include athletic banquet speaker Coach Roundtree of Ashley Illinois and Robert Pugh winning the free throw trophy. Obituaries for Jessie Ann McNicol and Dan Livesay. A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. David Mays. Various visits, moves, birthdays, anniversaries, and junior high honors listed with multiple local names and places across Illinois and California.
March 31 1966 Colonel James B Meanor Jr announces cancellation of the March 1 invitation for proposals to operate the Carlyle Dam West Access Area concession. The plan to run a marina trailer camp and tent site is withdrawn to allow reevaluation of services. A revised invitation will be issued later and existing plans are to be held in abeyance.
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