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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1950
Page
5
Sunday morning brought a sudden shift to winter time with continued rain. Visitors included William, Andy and Chester Powell and Henry and Eunice McHaney. Several local families and individuals were noted visiting or hosting events around town.
Mr and Mrs A J Glaze and family and Mr and Mrs Jerry Jones and son of Springfield spent Saturday with relatives in Shattuc. The gathering marked a brief reunion and included shared meals and local conversations.
Day and Sunday visitors visited residents including Claud Brummet, Robert Stein, and Love, while Mrs. Charles Herms meyer recovered in Litchfield hospital. Students enjoyed a school vacation Friday to Monday for repair work. Rudolph Behreng visited William Nall in Centralia Tuesday evening. James Jensen and family traveled from Boulder to see Hugh Jensen. Albert Heinzmann and children visited Ben Swagler family, and Lewis Swagler along with Stephen visited Henry Wede Kemper in Belleville on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Jack Jennings and son Alex of Colorado Springs visit his parents Mr and Mrs John A Jennings. Maud Ellis returns home after weeks in Centralia hospital with a broken arm from a fall on the ice. Mrs Gene Washburn and son of Vandalia with Mrs Lawrance and child visit Mr and Mrs H K and Mr and Mrs J H Humes of Worth. They travel to St Louis for Mrs Nixon funeral. Mr and Mrs H K Pike attend a wedding reception for Mr and James Payne. Miss Sue Ann Hart, Mrs Payne’s niece, attends. George Davis and Keith Pike Jr SIU Carbondale students spend weekend at home.
Ir rion County 4-H Club leaders attend the spring district leaders conference at Centralia Community Center on February 3. The program highlights the camping program with a state 4-H staff progress report on camp facilities and how camping fits 4-H activities. The event emphasizes cooperation, leadership training, and citizenship for youths, with a noon recognition luncheon for long-time leaders.
Fowlpox occurs in poultry areas but is not a major concern with a proper vaccination program. Toperop, a new bush-type snapbean, is a 1950 gold medal All-American selection and the first snapbean to receive a BRD honor since 1933.
Odin residents and relatives visited friends in Alton Centralia Collinsville Salem Benton and East St Louis over the weekend. Local counts include Harold Mercer Chester Anderson Dr Sidewell and the Hurd family among others with multiple shopping and business trips noted.
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