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
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1947
Page
4
Entered as second class matter on November 2, 1907 at Patoka Illinois post office under the act of March 8 1879. Cea
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.
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.
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.
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.
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