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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1947
Page
10
Local classified notices show multiple sale items and requests. Listings include a McCormick Deering tractor and plow, dead stock buyers, rag collection, coal range, wool rug set, housework job, canning tomatoes, Maytag washing machine motor, bred livestock, 1936 Chevrolet car, hay baler, household furniture, baby crib, and a house for sale. Names and locations include Vernon Patoka Vandalia Junction and rural routes with dates in 9th month notices.
The Board of Education of School District No. 800 Marion County Illinois will file a tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year beginning July 1 1947 for public inspection after 1 PM August 23 1947 at the Secretary's Office Vernon. A public hearing will be held at 8 PM September 23 1947 at Vernon in the district governed by the Board.
Mr and Mrs Roy Morgan of Taylorville and Miss Alice Heaver of Sandoval visited Mr and Mrs A D Nightwander and daughter Sunday. The Carlyle band went to St Louis for Municipal Opera. Henry Welinghoff and daughter of New Baden visited Wedekemper and Henrietta. Mrs George Olsen of Cortland is visiting relatives here.
Mr and Mrs George Bond and daughter Georgene of Mt Vernon Indiana plus Mrs Clara Herring and son Howard of Leavenworth Kansas visited Mr and Mrs Charlie Maas and family. Ora Davidson and son John of Peoria visited Armanda Williams and relatives. Donald Bruns of Riley Kansas and Gale Hopkins of Leavenworth Kansas arrived last week for a visit.
The text lists multiple local residents visiting relatives in various towns. Harold Simcox and family hosted guests, J M Carahan of Franklin Pa visited Dewey Kuhn and family, Mrs Karvin Fish held a dinner for Mrs A P Bandy before her Japan trip, several Sandoval and Carlyle couples shared a basket dinner near Trenton, and Ralph Jensen vacationed at Bagnel Dam in the Ozarks.
Illinois state labor director Ro bert L. Gordon reports nearly 50 000 unemployed workers discontinued their unemployment claims in the four weeks ending Aug 9. July 12 claimants were 88 584 with 88 336 new claims through Aug 9, leaving 77 725 total claimants and 49 195 dropped. The pattern mirrors seasonal cycles. By July 12 claimants were 2.2 percent of covered workers. by Aug 9 the share fell to 2.0 percent.
Odin residents and visitors are noted in a string of social items. Families travel to St Louis Belleville Minnesota and Salem while local groups meet at the Christian Church and Bethel ice cream socials.
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