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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
7
Misses Alfleta and Jean Williams spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Eli Green. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Chandler of Chicago visited over Easter. Mr. and Mrs. Argie Howard and children stayed with Roy Williams and family. Sunday callers were Mr. and Mrs. Eli Green.
Virgil Herren family from Peoria visited relatives over the weekend. Several attended a kitchen shower for Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Belcher. Decatur visitors Roy Joseph and Mrs. Everett White with son called on J. L. Belcher. John Shepard and wife visited Mary Belcher and William Alexander. Dale Paine remains on the sick list. Training service men William Brown Dale Alexander and Morris Cole spent Easter with families. Marvin Boyd and wife from St. Louis also visited. Edd Defend and family called in O Fallon. John Shepard and family Theo Stone and families visited Sandoval residents. Mrs John L Belcher and John Shepard visited Vandalia. Imogene Richeson of Patoka visited Norma Roseman. Berthel Sanders and children from Boulder visited Melvin Belcher. Hienzman sale attended. Glen Belcher of Decatur visited J. L. Belcher. Edd Barnes received word from son Darrell in training service announcing he has landed overseas.
Stringtown records show multiple visits among Wyants Metzgers and Nelson families. Mrs Virgil Klinge guests Genevieve Beck. celebrations mark Rollen Klingie birthday and a recent wedding shower for Oren Walker and spouse with gifts noted.
Vernon residents report social visits including Mr and Mrs W L Hathaway hosting in Vandalia and Mr and Mrs A A Griffin with Cecil from Patoka. News notes infant death at Centralia hospital to Mr and Mrs Wayne Walton. nine pound son born to Mr and Mrs Marion Lier J of Wilmington. multiple family hospital recoveries and travel updates are listed with local ties.
A compact roll of voters and precincts includes Roy J. Williams in Haines Township Precinct No. 1 E and Aultman in Iuka Township Precinct No. 1, with Kelley Jones Phillips Cause Halfacre Crain Ritter Lesher noted among Salem Precincts and others.
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