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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1947
Page
5
A. M. Aurand of Sandoval reported his new 1947 Ford 1 1/2 ton truck stolen Saturday morning from his parking spot. Police later located the vehicle and Aurand was pleased to have it back.
Mr Aurand notified the sheriff after a truck theft and gave a description that was broadcast. A squad car then reported the truck spotted near the Salem Courthouse shortly after the theft. Police first saw the vehicle around 12 30 Saturday morning.
An observed truck theft led police to stake out the vehicle. The occupants fled when approached, but officers noted the suspicious behavior and awaited a return. The stolen truck was later identified matching a call and returned to its owner.
Mrs. Henry Brumfield and her guest Mrs. Lucy Christie left Thursday for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Edwards and daughter in Boulder. Sunday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Snyder's home included Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Archer and son Larry, Johnny Archer, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Warren.
The item records the designation of second class mail status for a Patoka Illinois post office location, entered November 2 1907, under the act of March 8 1879.
Governor Dwight H. Green named Prof Harold L Walker of the University of Illinois mining and metallurgical engineering to direct the Illinois department of mines and minerals succeeding Robert M Medill who resigned last week. The Barnes museum portion goes to the state museum at Springfield. the collection includes a scientific library eighteen hundred mounted birds thousands of eggs skins shells and specimens and mounted mammals. Judge Barnes died in July 1945 and was an authority on bird eggs.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Noller and their girls from Centralia visited Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Behrens and family on Sunday.
Mr George Olwen and Mrs Olwen with their children from Cortland spent the Easter holidays with friends and relatives.
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