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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1965
Page
4
Postmaster Barnes urges early mailing and Zip Code use to assure Christmas delivery. He cites last year’s record efficiency and outlines steps: update addresses, shop early, stock shipping supplies, and use first class postage for cards. Air mail advised for overseas service between December 1 and 10.
A long list of visitors and extended family members gathered for Thanksgiving in Vernon Vandalia Patoka and nearby towns. Residents hosted relatives from Vernon Carbondale St. Louis Decatur Peoria Joliet and Chicago with dinners and a turkey feast at Belcher Feather and Jett homes. Several relatives traveled to visit parents and grandparents in Centra lia Patoka Lake City and Vandalia during the holiday weekend.
Mr and Mrs Gene Earl advertise the Starlite Restaurant and Motel located 2 miles west on US 50 near Salem Indiana offering dining and lodging options.
A reader lists items including a doll house, wrist watch, telephone, nurse set, oranges, candy, nuts, a dairy farm, a truck, a gun and holster, and asks not to forget brothers and sisters named J. L. Claudia Sue Walker, Terry Torrence, and Sandra Schroeder.
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