This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1951
Page
5
Governor Adlai E. Stevenson asks Illinois residents to donate 5 000 to support Red Cross flood relief. He notes daily care for 1 500 victims and feeding 42 600 in high water areas as part of a statewide appeal.
Patoka residents list relatives and friends traveling to and from Indiana and Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bales visited Indiana kin. L T Whrritt and son Bobby of Keyesport visited Floyd Carter’s family. families from Decatur and Vandalia hosted or traveled for weekends. Cindy Ann Holland’s arm injury from a South Bend fall is noted.
A northern Illinois dairy farmer with a DHIA leading herd last year faced a prior period of hardship and contemplated selling the herd for slaughter.
Timothy McDuffy aged 75 died at his Odin home Friday July 27 after a life spent farming Washington and Clinton Counties. He is survived by a brother John of West Frankfort. Funeral services were held July 29 at Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Roy McKinney officiating. Burial followed at Peaceful Valley Cemetery. The note includes numerous local visitors and acquaintances from nearby towns.
Sandoval locals Mr and Mrs Charles Ruff of Petersburg Ind visited at the Geo Ahlf home this week. Mrs L W Knepper and son and Paul Eugene Pratt of Belleville Ill spent the week end with Mrs Myrtle Stewart. They went to Lawrenceville where Paul Eugene entered his racer in the midget races. They returned to Belleville Sunday night.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.