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Community Notes From Patoka and Vernon Area
Salem resident Willam A Miller visited friends in the area. Numerous local families hosted and toured, with gatherings at Odd Fellows Hall and Sunday calls from Vandalia residents. Death of William Rogier noted. many neighbors attended funerals and church events. Local trades, illnesses, and hospital visits detailed among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Denning
Vandalia
Alvin Hathaway
Patoka
Odd Fellows Hall
William Rogier
Farmer’s Cooperative Elevator Company
Bertha Danberry
Bertha Quayle
John Metzger
Estella White
Dean Doolen
Lincoln
Rose Doolen
Monroe Smith
Frank Hatch
Springfield
Wiviona Stevens
Salem
Ruth Moore
Centralia
Charles. Moore
Dean Merritt
Kell Doolin
Thomas Snyder
Bertha Moore
American Legion Artillery
Vernon
Charles Danberry
Harold Jollix
Virginia Mae Wernsman