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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1941
Page
8
Community notes invite visitors and sharing of local happenings. Contact Mrs. Orville Schroeder at 142-A for details or to pass along interesting items for inclusion.
A crowded local social note lists visits and outings across Centralia Patoka Vandalia Salem and nearby towns. Residents from Champaign Clinton and Vernon travel to Patoka for visits and shopping while others attend shows fairs and shows in Centralia and Springfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Alexander and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cox were shoppers in Centralia Saturday evening. Mrs. W. J. Parks and Mrs. Dale Nattier and daughters visited in Vandal ia last Saturday evening with Mrs. Glen Hill. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Green and P. J. Mojonnier were transacting business in Salem Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Nattier and daughters spent Sunday afternoon in Sandoval with friends and relatives.
The Treasury tax saving plan offers notes of 25 to 100 dollars bearing about 2 percent interest usable to pay 1942 taxes. It targets low brackets, lets banks sell notes monthly, matures in two years, and supports national defense spending by absorbing excess income. Critics worry about early spending by the government, but officials call it a prudent treasury borrowing device.
Keck pitched into the fourth inning before relief. Giants take lead on J Payne double and Logue RBI in fifth. Smith earns win over Centra Lived. Men Payne West Sanders noted with base hits and a home run.
Cecil Brown moved from the neighborhood to Clarence Tackett place in Brick district. Everett Jett and Hinesman threshing machines operate nearby. Eli Palmer threshing Saturday. Mrs. Russell Palmer helped cook for threshers. Several Palmer family members and friends visited or called on others including Bertha Clark and Belle Palmer. Art Everhart visits St. Louis. Family gatherings and visits noted among area residents.
Mr and Mrs Harry Anthony and Mr and Mrs John Talbert with son Wilbur drove to St Elma Monday. Bill Kirgan and family shopped in Patoka Thursday. E E McHaney and family shopped in Patoka Monday. William Powell and family of Odin visited the McHaneys Sunday. Kirgan family called on Talbert family Wednesday. Edith Harris of Harvey visits with Ruth Talbert and kin. B L Scott of Cincinnati visited over the weekend for Charles McHaney’s 78th birthday. Anthony also visited McHaneys Saturday night and Sunday. America speaks Buy Savings Bonds and Stamps.
The National Safety Council reports 1941 saw major highway safety progress across the states. Seven states strengthened drivers licenses, three adopted Act V traffic rules, six expanded highway patrols, and three recognized drunken driving tests. Several states created safety commissions and moved motor vehicle administration to new departments.
Softball slate for August 18 shows Adams facing Magnola Cards and Adams meeting Zion with Adams posting a 1 run result. The fragment hints at a triple matchup with Adams as a recurring team in the event.
Indoor sport is ducking the puck not relevant to the Guess Again game. Questions cover land vs water space, photogenic Hollywood, Harpo Marx and others, department store sections, pier glass types, Rip Van Winkle author, and ship binnacle identification.
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