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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1947
Page
5
A Christmas program will be held at the Baptist Church on Wednesday December 24 at 7:80 p.m. On Sunday December 28 bags will be filled with clean used clothing and bedding to be shipped overseas.
Rev and Mrs Friesner and daughter will visit the latter’s parents Mr and Mrs Ber Moore of Odin for Christmas. Mr and Mrs H K Pike and Keith will spend the day with Mr and Mrs W R Hart and daughters in Mt Vernon. Other guests include Miss Irene Donley of McLeansboro and Mr and Mrs W C Carner of Bell Prairie. Helen Richeson and Mildred Wa-
Sem were Mt Versiéi shoppers Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Bill Boyd and children Billy Joe and Lana will spend Christmas with her mother Mrs J B Lane in Charleston. Miss Bettie Simcox left Wednesday for Chicago to spend the Christmas Holidays with her brother Mr and Mrs W K Simcox and family. Mr and Mrs Tom Barnes of Decatur are expected home during the holidays to visit and hunt a few raccoon. Mr and Mrs J D Hensley of Danville arrived Tuesday to spend Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs William Ellis and Dale. Mr S M Spurgeon who is employed in Missouri arrived home Friday to spend the holidays. Mr and Mrs Max Quayle and children of Vandalia visited Friday with his mother Mrs Nelle Quayle. Mr and Mrs Homer N Potts will leave Saturday for Dixon Ill to spend the holidays with Mr and Mrs Neal Potts and son. Mr and Mrs Jack Jennings of Colorado Springs Colorado will arrive Wednesday to spend the Christmas holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs John A Jennings and other relatives. Mr and Mrs Virgil Gordia and James O Neal of Springfield spent the week end with their mother Mrs Earl O Neal.
Mr and Mrs I S Walker will entertain at Christmas dinner for their children. Guests include Mr and Mrs Bert Walker of Vandalia, Mr and Mrs Maben Wortman and family of Boulder, Mr and Mrs Luke Walker and family, Mr and Mrs Glen Walker and family, Mr and Mrs Lee Crawford and family, and Mr and Mrs Paul Walker and family.
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