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Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1927

Page

2

Vernon Social News Touches Nearby Visits and Loss

Mr and Mrs Eli Morgan spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs Cecil Lowe and family at Arnold Chapel. Mrs Kate Willett of Stringtown died. funeral attended by many from here. Arwine Willett and Merle Willett of Stringtown were Vernon visitors Friday.

Eli Morgan Cecil Lowe Arnold Chapel Velvin Hathaway Helen Hathaway Mildred Morgan Audrey Green Tony Gillispie Decatur Thomas Gillispie Vernon Ealler Gillispie Kate Willett Stringtown Arwine Willett Merle Vernon Mabel Bertha Gillispie Frank Sasse Jessie Holt Ross Herring Chas, Epps W. T. Belcher Joe Meador East of Town Kelvin Hathaway Jim Bobbitt F. J. Purtill du Quoin William Wade Frank Hatch Alice Wade Centralia Clark Lawrence McNab Wm. Wade Ed Thomas Don Edwin Arnold Russel Green Colfax Laura Meador Aad Chriss Frank Quayle Ivy Lowe Centralia High School Arnold Jarrett Great Lakes Naval School Beulah Jarrett Jack Halihan W. L. Grey Earl Graham C. L. West George Crothers Assumption Clarence Walton Tom Snyder John Betts Sam Morey Bob Binnion Reva Crothers J. M. Meadors W. L. Greys Marion Epps Ladies Aid North of Town Gebe Whitehurst Walter Pribble Bear Creek W. K. Hoag Fred Woolsey Jacob Beck Woolsey George Gillispie Tony Fillispie Emma Johnson Polly Allen Lucille Turner Bertha Leora Gillispie Tony Potts Leslie Woolsey Vandalia B. H. Woolsey Eddie Wasmuth Alvine Wasmuth Anna Wasmuth Eddie Gehrken Kinney Rose Gehrken Edwin DeLaney Andy Hanson D. W. White Helen Salem Lily Livesay O. Livesay Thural Morey Cecil Holt James Jackson Clinton Leora Hester Davidson Herbert McClellan Sandoval Grover Betts Great Lakes Training Station Jay Arnold Mary Irene Harold Fred Brown Glenwood Ethel Green War Jesse Walton Fami‘y Gus Pratt Chas. Epps Fred Jarret Andy Crothers Lonnie Crothers Andy Arlin Meador Lem Mead

Local notes from Bear Creek and Vernon visitors

Numerous brief notices describe local residents visiting relatives in Vernon and Decatur, school and high school happenings, mumps and flu illnesses, trains and meetings, and a charity oyster supper raising $94.50. Names include Velma Payne Eli Morgan F. J. Purtill Alice Wade and many more from Bear Creek, Centralia, Vandalia, and nearby towns.

Velma Payne Bear Creek Eli Morgan

Wall Street Sees 1928 Boom As Seats, Stocks Rise

A broad blend of market talk and social notes discusses NYSE seat auctions near 300000, a $130000 yearly rise, and a coming industrial boom that could test Fed powers. It mentions women’s changing roles, medical advances in gland transplants, smoking debates, and a septuagenarian with a record beard, then returns to working-class hardship of Mrs Wycias.

Wall Street Virgil Jordan National Industrial Conference Board Railway Business Association Federal Reserve System

Prospective Birth Control Debate and Tragic Household Fire

A dramatic piece contrasts a family tragedy with a stronger push for birth control advocacy and prohibition enforcement. It cites Mrs. Wychas’s fatal fire and notes support from Britain's National Council of Public Morals and Miss Peabody on women’s roles in law enforcement and keeping prohibition.

Britain National Council of Public Morals Napoleon Carlyle Caruso

Card of Thanks for Support During Bereavement

We express appreciation to those who assisted us during our recent bereavement and for the flowers. Mrs. Virgil Walker, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Walker.

Virgil Walker H. W. Walker

No Hunting Notice Adorned With Price Per Name

Classified notice proclaims no hunting with a rate of five cents per name per week. Rates appear as an unusual listing in a small-town newspaper notice section. The ad emphasizes ongoing restrictions and a weekly pricing detail for publication.

Administratrix Notice in Marion County Estate

Carolina Perkins named administratrix of the George W. Perkins estate asks all creditors to present claims at the Marion County Court House Salem Illinois during the January term. Debts should be paid promptly to the administratrix and her attorneys Albert Webb & Albert.

George W. Perkins Marion Salem Ilinois Carolina Perkins Albert, Webb & Albert, Attys

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