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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1937

Page

4

Local notes from Vernon and nearby towns during July week

Community update lists residents visiting relatives in Kinmundy Patoka Vandalia and Centralia. Birth announced for Robert Elton Norris. Oil workers move into Patoka area. Ladies Aid met with 13 members. Several residents travel between Vernon Patoka Assumption Niantic Champaign and Decatur for visits and work.

Mary Dorris Saem Alice Brumfield Henry Brumfield Patoka Lydia Garrett Villa Grove Isabel Pratt Alice Raymond Gates Vandalia J. H. Peddicord Minnie Peddicord Carbondale Sandoval Alice Wade Hazel Cox Guy Jones Decatur John Jones Opal Jones Earl Eastman First State Bank of Patoka Thmas Quayle Saurday Flora Dickey H. E. Morgan Owensboro Andrs. Knotts Knottsville Eberleen Norris Robert Elton Quayle Wilson Ladies Aid Bertha Moore Mabel Oates Eloise Peyton Assumption Edith Peyton Niantic John Pumphrey Lee Peyton Marilyn Quayle Lee

East Zion Neighbors Share Visits and Happenings

A Salem area roundup notes Roy Mulvaney s surprise birthday dinner with relatives and friends. Weekend visits include Clelia Bassett in Salem, Maud Caldwell returning from Salem Clyde and Eli Green visiting Charles Berry, and Etna Knight with Laura Frizzell cleaning the church. Local farming tasks and travel are listed, and a grim joke ends the column.

Roy Mulvaney Clelia Bassett Salem Jamie Caldwell Jim Harker Lee Griffin Gladys Garrett Granite City Clare Frizell Foster Township Verne Nattier Cyrus Nichols Etna Knight Laura Frizzell Ennos Davidson Elmer Berry Maud Caldwell Clyde Eli Green Charles Berry Paul Caldwell Oscar Caldwell Olney Compan T. P. Williams Carl Arnold Wilbur Chandler Ellis Bassett Gage Basset Harry Thomason Moneaqua

Old Lady Quips About Buried Uncle Charlie Without His Pants

An old lady responds wryly about not being the focus as she recalls burying Uncle Charlie, noting he was missing his pants. The line underscores a grim humor in a small-town conversation.

Mary Uncle Charlie Charlie

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