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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1931

Page

8

Jeff Smith Cabbage Plants and Seasonal Stock On Hand

Go to Jeff Smith for frost proof cabbage plants now on hand and all other plants in season. Prices cut on all plants. 227 tre Mrs. Ed. Belcher recovering after hospital operation in St Marys Centralia. expected home soon. Mrs. Margaret Gray remains in serious condition with family visiting from Oklahoma and Illinois. Friends visit after death of Mrs. Smith.

Jeff Smith Ed. Belcher St. Mary’s Hospital Centralia Margaret Gray Edward Oklahoma Frank McConnell East St. Louis Geo. Gray Lessor Walter Stein Wm. Bond Assumption Smith Charles Adams Decatur Don Wilson Carl Hines Alma

Steele School Social ties Highlight Sunday Visits

John Williams and family and Joe Yardley visited Ed Wood and family Sunday. Several Patoka shoppers were seen including Wilson Nicholas and Lena Troutt. Genevieve Wood helped and returned home from mumps care. Various local families spent Sunday with kin and neighbors around Patoka and nearby farms.

John Williams Joe Yardley Ed Wood Wilson Nicholas Lena Troutt Patoka William Ahlf Ruby Mildred Eunice Ververs Nina Marie Lutz Dean DuComb Lester Dean Troutt John Desiderio Christopher, Ill Frank Chigoi Helen Hill Charles Lutz Dan Reeter Irvin Bowen Herbert Becker Dayne Wood Jess Yardley George Mason Paul Ververs Wilbert Nelson Schmitz Genevieve Wood John Troutt Chas Bowen Sam- Dayne Wood Joseph Munton

Local notes from Sandoval and area visitors

Homer and Virgil Steele are visiting relatives in Sandoval this week. Leo Carson was absent from school Tuesday. Harold Snyder is about over the measles. A crowd attended the ball game at Fairman Sunday between Fairman and a Patoka team. Illness has reduced attendance. only Eunice Ververs Eldon Bowen and Glenn Bowen remain with perfect attendance for the year. Mr and Mrs John Mason visited Frank Chigoi and family Sunday afternoon.

Homer Virgil Steele Sandoval Thia Leo Carson Harold Snyder Fairman Patoka Eunice Ververs Eldon Bowen Glenn Bowen John Mason Frank Chigoi Family

Community notes from Fredonia entries and Legion meeting

Mrs. Eli Palmer and son Russell visited Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols on Monday. Local residents attended the county American Legion meeting in Odin Tuesday evening. Illness noted for Mr. Henry Somerville. Several families visited Shattuc and the Goodwin home, with an egg roast attended by many including Esther Goodwin and Esther Jett. Lone Prairie residents searched for a reported dirigible on April Fools’ evening.

Eli Palmer Russell John Nichols Everett Jett Eugene Simpson Lon Pritchett Henry Somerville County American Legion Odin Charlie Jett E. E. McHaney Wm. Perkins Pritchett Elmer Powell Walter Somerville Friend Somerville E. Zollar Geo. Jett Ed Belcher Lone Prairie Wilson Nichols West of Fairman John Tolbert Wm. Palmer Everett Godwin Esther Charley McHaney Shattuc J. P. Jenson Esther Goodwin Millard Palmer Pearl Renfro John Talbert Alva Eugene Fred Alice Simpson Cecil Harry Kirgan Maurice Clark Mr. Miller Charles Gettleman Arnold Mack Russell Palmer Alice Ratterbury Clarence Tackett Everett Goodwin

Dual Bank System Favored by Banker

R S Hecht of New Orleans argues at the American Bankers Association that both state and national banks are necessary. Hect says local conditions require state charters to preserve local control while noting mutual benefits between state and national systems and the value of maintaining dual codes.

Eee United States American Bankers Association R. S. Hecht New Orleans Economic Policy Commission Hecht Federal Reserve System Worcester Massachusetts

Hebrew Money and Babylonian Weight System

The Hebrews used a monetary framework based on Babylonian weights with a gold to silver ratio of 1 to 13 1/3, a standard that prevailed across western Asia.

Western Asia

Banks Fund Terracing to Combat Erosion in Noble County

Noble County officials report erosion control is a priority. A local national bank purchased five farm levels to loan to farmers at no charge. Equipment is in use and interest in terracing is high. Two terracing schools were begun for adults and 4H Club boys.

Noble County Oklahoma

Notice to breeders for mares and stallions near Ferrin

CHAS. H. KOEHNE offers Mike the grey Percheron King George the black Percheron and one jack for the 1931 breeding season. Stallions stand four miles north of Ferrin and one mile south of Boulder. $10 to insure a living colt to stand and suck. No Sundays. Come any time. I am not responsible for accidents.

Mike King George Jack Ferrin Boulder Chas. H. Koehne

Odin Township Social Guests Reported

Mr and Mrs Ralph Shreve and son Paul and others from Central City and Sandoval visited W R McClelland and family. Robert Pigg of Sandoval visited John Jett and family. Laclede and Odin residents spent Sunday with James Case family and others.

Ralph Shreve Paul Thomas Holtslaw Juanita Central City W. R. McClelland Robert Pigg Sandoval John Jett George Case Opal Claude, Jesse Raymond Laclede James Case Andy Friend Ronnie Lusch Odin A. C. Austin Roosevelt

Social Visits Span Weekend Across Local Families

The record lists weekend gatherings and Sunday visits among local families including the Austins Case Holtslaw and Johnson households. Notable travel includes Mrs Shanefelt and son Forrest of Salem visiting Isaac Ross and others in town. Measles affect Nellie Holtslaw and Edwin Ross.

D. F. Brough Grace Holtslaw Lora Holtslaw Emma Deadmond Ben Hanna Ethel Holtslaw William Holtslaw

Sorghum Mill near Patoka Offers Seed and Service

W R Smith promotes a sorghum mill seven miles east of Patoka promising reliable seed stock and strong equipment. He asserts the feed quality for chickens is unmatched and pledges prompt, attentive service to customers.

Patoka W. R. Smith

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Steele School Breeze Freda Carter Patoka High School Margaret Reed Centralia Township High School Maxine Foltz Fredonia Odin Township Liberty Theatre Vandalia Trader Horn George O’brien Jackie Cooper Mitzie Green Robert Coogan Jackie Sears Amos and Andy Thuy Maxwellhouse Coffee Per Pksg Martin’s Cash Co Ernoon Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Austin Frederick Rubye Cain Patoka Ill Love Brothers Sin Zen C. A. Glore Vernon, Illinois T. E. Irvin Illinois
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