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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1947
Page
8
Classified list includes animals for sale dead or alive, farm equipment such as a narrow-tired wagon and a 1933 V8 Ford, horses and a 10-year-old mare, general repairs, and multiple small items. Also notes a Democratic township caucus on February 15 at Vernon Town Hall and local vehicle listings. Includes contact details Roy Malan John Richards W W Lawrence H O Perkins B F Satterlee T T Cox O A Hopkins and Halbrook Auto Repair.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Mack visited Emma Jett on Tuesday afternoon. Ed Goodwin of Sandoval and daughter Maureen from Chicago called on Mrs Cliffie Goodwin Sunday. Floyd Wagstaff of Patoka spent Sunday with Fred Kirgan family. Henry Meredith attended the funeral of Erastus Meredith in Sandoval. Everett Jett visited William Perkins family in Vernon. Grover Spencer family moved to Donna Summerville farm and Everett Kretzer family
Glen Simpson is ill and missing school while Rev. Lee Lawler of Decatur preached Sunday night. Katheryn Cozad Dale Cozad and Glen Simpson visited Mr. and Mrs. John Talbert and Laurence Sunday afternoon. Edgar Perkins of Vernon attended services Sunday night. Mrs. C. A. Fairchilds and children have returned home after weeks with her North kin. Ellis Williams Rev Rolla Hudson and Rev Lawler visited Viola McHaney and Mrs. Cliffie Goodwin Sunday afternoon.
The St Louis Producers, farmer owned marketing cooperative at National Stock Yards Illinois, will hold its annual meeting at Hotel Jefferson in St Louis on Wednesday March 5 to celebrate 25 years since starting operations on January 2 1922. The group formed from the Committee of Fifteen to improve livestock marketing. In 25 years the cooperative handled over 22 million head of livestock valued at more than 550 million dollars, offering sale of cattle calves hogs and sheep as well as feeder financing.
ODIN PERSONALS Mrs Byron Rippy and son and Mrs John Davis motor to Benton Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Emmett Fyke visiting relatives at Sycamore NJ. Mrs Mattie Martin attended funeral of John West at Zion Hill church Sunday. Jimmie Clark from Bikini Island visiting his mother. Mrs Goldie Clark and family on furlough returned to San Francisco base. Cpl LeRoy Croger visiting aunts and family while on furlough. Mr and Mrs Elton Atherton business visitors in Centralia Wednesday morning.
Dorcas class of the Christian church plans a chi li supper and bazaar on Monday evening February 17, inviting all. Larry and Keith Straup of Dix stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs Ervin Hawley. Funeral for Alice Woodward drew out of town relatives from Centralia Vandalia Hollywood Evanston and Boston.
Visitors from O Fallon Salem Glenridge Odin Patoka and other towns joined local mourners for the funeral of Erastus Meredith held Saturday afternoon. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Frank Givin Mr and Mrs Sam Cavin Mr and Mrs Lee Cavin Mr and Mrs Chas Cavin and many others across the region.
Floyd Smith and Mrs. Jennie Wolf of Flora attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Basola. The obituary listed numerous relatives and friends from Collinsville and surrounding towns including St Louis Alma Salem Odin Centralia Chris topher and Freeport as well as Wichita visits by Raymond Mason and family.
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