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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1941
Page
5
A large crowd gathered at the A. D. Nichols home Saturday night for the Kitchen Shower and Charivari honoring Mr. and Mrs. Dresden Headley. They received many useful presents from attendees. Members of the community joined in events surrounding the couple.
Mrs C E Lemarr and son Elmer of near Shattuc and J R Krost were called to St Elmo Sunday where their sister Martha Krost is very ill. John Logue and wife and Lester Logue and wife visited at Jasper Krutzsingers who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with 53 guests. Charles Barnes visiting from Peoria and Leonard Goodin's family visited Belcher family. Ellen Murray visited Julia Towler. Christmas program planned at the Goodin home Sunday night December 21. Trene Goodin home visiting her parents Leonard and family.
The Illinois WPA Writer's Project highlights a prewar Pittsfield court case where about $50 was at stake. Eight lawyers argued the case, six of whom later became U.S. senators, including Stephen A. Douglas and Richard Yates, with others from Oregon and California.
Jean Girault, first State's Attorney for the Kaskaskia district, urged judges to require newcomers to take the oath of allegiance to the new government before establishing residence. He noted his past service as interpreter to George Rogers Clark and his military and legal experience. The 1779 directive aimed to ensure newcomers were examined and oath sworn as law requires.
Uncle Sam's sailors receive meals by value as well as price with full rations. The article notes sailors are well fed and cites a battleship costing $175,000 yearly to feed its crew.
The Liberty Theatre in the remodeled Odd Fellows Hall Vandalia opens Christmas Eve December 24 with Shirley Temple Kathleen. Two shows opening night and continuous shows December 25 2 p.m. opening doors 6 30 p.m. Pro proprietor Herman Tanner reports over 75 000 in improvements making it a modern Southern Illinois venue with RCA sound air conditioning and new seating.
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