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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1927
Page
3
Fragmentary dialogue shows a speaker pressed for pay as another asks about his busyness and rate, noting a ten dollar per day wage is discussed but not settled. The exchange hints at petty bargaining in a local setting.
East of Town notes multiple Sunday visits among local families including Thompsons Potts Rogiers Caldwell and Nichols. Weather worries over a heavy freeze threaten fruit crops while teachers and students resume duties. A new E Y bacon hog breed is described by neighbors Talbert and Somerville. Farmers seek monthly milk check reports from merchants to plan future milk or store needs.
Rev G D Nolan of Henderson Christian Church protests dress parade use of the church and asks men to wear overalls while women wear modest attire for a political serenade event. He urges congregants to dress plainly as a form of expression and request.
In Warsaw on April 9 communists and Ukrainian radicals disrupted Diet meetings by squeezing motor horn bulbs and blowing shrill tones, interrupting proceedings.
Foster Moore returns to California after visiting relatives. Shady Grove school ends for vacation. Luther Barnes and families with Charlie Shepard and John Shepard haul hay and Easter eggs are shared. Bill Alexander plans a poultry house and barn expansion. Grandma Wall visits Mary Belcher. Dock Shepard cuts logs. Ira Kinney leads prayer meeting. Chester Bryant and family visit Taylorville.
Community notes record Rev A Donoho of Alma conducting his usual address at Gwen Chapel. Local residents and visitors are listed including James Powell and Elmer Powell, Walter Somerville, P L Chandler, Tom Dorris, and Loren Carter.
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