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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
8
Vernon residents share visits with relatives in Monequa Centralia and Vandalia attend district lodge meetings and Klan gathering. The piece notes a truck crash injuring Earl Leninger, a dangerous illness for Nora Belcher in Chicago, and several local social events including dances, music lessons, and a bathing crowd at Flat Creek.
Pleasant, easy sewing on your machine offered for full or part time by L. Jones at Box 2 Olney Illinois. Highest prices paid and full information available upon inquiry.
An advertisement explains Eustachian tube inflammation causes rumbling and impaired hearing. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine can clear the infection and prevent permanent loss, noting a 40 year history from Hall & Co. Toledo Ohio.
The Marion County Farm Bureau presents a motion picture program at City Park Thursday night featuring Our Farm Bureau Farm for Sale The Homestead The Fireman and Charlie Chaplin The Farm Bureau plans a community film outfit with a charge of 10 to 15 cents to cover film costs and equipment.
Robert Walton McHaney and wife along with several families spent Sunday with T. W. Gray and family. Fanny Nichols and Miss Louise Dodds plan to return to Kansas City after a nine week visit. William Hines and family and Harley family of Salem visited John Hines and wife. Vivian William starts teaching at McHaney school. Bobbie Gray hauled hay Saturday. Mesdames Ben Neal and John Shultz shopped at Salem. T. W. and A. W. Gray made a trip to Patoka. Robert Fulton visited Francis Gray. S. W. Gray and wife traveled to Salem and attended the Hoots Chapel picnic. Cabbage Chapel picnic scheduled for Saturday August 30.
Miss Gladys Sorrel begins teaching at Doolen School in Fostersburg. Various residents, including Robert Arnold and family, Elizabeth Ballance of Patoka, Fanny Nichols of Kansas City, and others, visited friends and relatives across town. Lew Engler rents the Frank Jones farm for next year and will move after Herman Torbeck vacates. Masons from Patoka attended lodge. families from Vernon and Vandalia spent time with local families.
Cracker neck residents report multiple trips and social events. Elza Sharp hauled corn to Patoka. John Hathaway handled legal business in Patoka. Bill Alexander traveled to Vandalia. Claud Carmean visited Carlyle. Viola Alexander worked at the Gray hotel in Patoka. Hack Watt visited Vern Cahoon. E L Shepard and Henry went to Macon. neighbors attended a birthday at William Bryant's. Nobel Bryant went to Greenup for the fair. Chester and wife plan travel. Charley and Mrs. Shepard visited J A Shepard and wife.
The Hagenback Wallace Circus visits Centralia on August 29 with a large number of baby animals including lions tigers elephants and monkeys. A morning street parade starts at 11 a.m. doors open 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. with shows starting an hour later. Local notices update on residents and sales at Altoms and Patoka Hardware.
Democratic candidate John W. Davis publicly denounced the Ku Klux Klan by name at Seagrist last Thursday. He argued the Klan is grossly wrong and its religious intolerance harms American institutions, urging condemnation by all who share his beliefs amid national political tensions.
A Patoka Hardware Co sale offers used items to clear space for new stock. Items listed include stoves, heaters, sewing machines, furniture, chairs, beds, a baby carriage and other domestic goods priced from 1.00 to 35.00.
Owing to state price controls on school books the firm cannot offer credit. All books will be sold for cash only and treated alike. J. Altom & Sons, Patoka, Illinois. After Septest. Ask for Tickets.
As the month ends on Sunday telephone patrons are urged to call the local Telephone Office and pay monthly bills to avoid the 25c delinquent charge. By order of Telephone Directors. Leo C. Walker, Manager.
Flossie Busenhart expresses gratitude to friends and the Rebekah Lodge for flowers during illness at the hospital and to the R N A for a postcard shower.
Locals Mrs L W Ballance and son James of Decatur came Monday for the week with home folks here. Patoka Hdn and Furn Co Jasper Tune and wife are sojourning through northwest Illinois and into Iowa for a ten day motor trip. Our Florence Heaters are ready for inspection. Come in and look them over and get our prices. Aloms William Gaston and family spent over Sunday with home folks south of Salem. Mrs F M Nichols went to Decatur Saturday to spend several days.
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