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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1947

Page

4

Post Office Notice from Patoka Illinois

Entered as second class matter on November 2, 1907 at Patoka Illinois post office under the act of March 8 1879. Cea

Patoka Illinois

Usage Will Tell In Service Proves Systems Works

The passage argues testing ideas by use, comparing invention to public policy. It asserts that practical experience reveals defects and guides improvements, noting governments should be tested by service just as machines are. It critiques socialistic theories as theory without workable results and defends the American system.

Don Quixote America

Flexible Constitution Endures Changes and Progress

The 1770s framers knew perfection was unattainable and designed a system to be amended. The article notes the constitution’s adaptability, praising private enterprise while acknowledging restraints by law, and highlights Admiral Downes and Governor Green as figures shaping state governance and veteran benefits. It also covers Stateville malaria trials and the discovery of pentaquine, plus Illinois State Fair plans and local Sandoval news briefs.

United States America Stateville Green State Division of Correction W. C. Jones Jones

Illinois appoints Rear Admiral Downes to veterans bonus post

Governor Dwight H. Green announces the appointment of retired Rear Admiral John Downes as director of Illinois veterans' bonus program. The service recognition board also says processing headquarters will be set up in Springfield and Chicago to speed administration of the act.

Downes Green John Downes United States Navy Dwight H. Green

Local Socials and Visits Highlight Weekend

Miss Dorothy Elifritz of Centralia and Lowell Husmann of Sandoval were guests of Mr and Mrs Wade Clow of Mt Zion. Miss Virginia Stringer of Patoka called on friends here. Fred Platts was taken to the hospital for medical exam. Mrs William A Lewis visited with Lyle Mann and family. Ed Thomas and family hosted Joe Thomas Jr and Sr and Virginia Parker. Rita Farthing of Olney arrived for a visit. George Husmann, working in East St Louis, spent the weekend with his wife Gertrude. Nell Stringer of Patoka visited friends here. Mrs Jake Foltz and Mrs Maxine Hill shopped in Centralia. Jackie Thomas spent Sunday in Carlyle with sister Mrs Thomas Murphy. Mrs Joe Suarez visited Beckemeyer with her mother Katherine Peppenhorst.

Julius Held Huey Hattie Muchler George Thomasson Clarence (Shorty) Schaubert Odin Salem Frank Sullivan Centralia Ernie Gierten Harold Francois Ben Gehrs Carlyle Mary Elissa Altadonna Charles Lutz Sam Dean Bopp Sandoval Versa Powless Joleen Cummins Dixie Lee Schaubert Hazel Foltz Detroit Mich Dixel Cafe Duncan Laundry Co Dorothy Elifritz Lowell Husmann Mrs Wade Clow Mt. Zion Virginia Stringer Patoka Fred Platts Joe Thomas, Jr Joe Parker Joe Thomas, Sr Virginia Parker Ed Thomas George Husmann E. St. Louis Gertrude Husmann Nell Stringer Jake Foltz Maxine Hill Jackie Thomas Thomas Murphy Joe Suarez Beckemeyer Katherine Peppenhorst

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