Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Patoka Register in Patoka, Illinois

We have 16,533,978 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1938

Page

4

Centralia Social Notes and Local Moves

Centralia and Joliet visitors fill the week with shop talks, socials, and family news. Local residents attend events, travel to St Louis and Carbondale, while new births and a mine accident death are reported alongside sales at Altoms and sweater clearances.

C. E McHaney Centralia Ralph Simcox Chyne Hillis Les Belcher Les Altoms Bud Cantrall Centralia Hospital Donna Sue Joe Berger Berger Patoka P. J. Majonnier Eber Craig Terre Haute Indiana Haines Belcher Elmer Rogier J. M. Smith Springfield St. Louis Marvin Ballance Lester Ballance Edgar Irvin Crabendale University T. E. Irvin E. L. Green Orville Schroeder Roy Jones Salem Oscar Flemming Carbondale College Nelson Eddy George Wasem Alice Murfin Florence Cain Betty Simcox H. N. Potts Claude Adams Carl Mekdor James Ballance Yau] Logan Sandoval John Smith Philadelphia Idan Smith Clayton Beery Robert Eagan Wde Hotel Evans Vandalia Oscar Hil Lebanon Missouri

Ladies Church chicken dinner and Bazaar on Election Day

The Ladies of the Christian Church announce a chicken dinner and Bazaar Sale to be held on Tuesday April 12. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.

Ladies of the Christian Church

Telephone Meeting Set for March 5 at 2 P M

Notice announces the Round Top Telephone Exchange annual meeting to be held Saturday afternoon at 2 00 p m on March 5. The text notes the drum is the oldest musical instrument still used in its ancient form.

Round Top Telephone Exchange

P. T. A. Meeting Spins Educational Textbook Question

The March P T A meeting will be Tuesday night March 1 at 7 30. Chairman H N Potts will present a program with two School Band selections and a musical reading by Connie Meador Rooms Two and Three. A group discussion led by E L DeLay will debate who should furnish textbooks with notes from February.

Parent and Teachers Association H. N. Potts Connie “Meador E. L. DeLay

Fingerprint Effort Under Way At Chester Penitentiary

Bill Pugh of Vandalia assisted C. Farber an Identification Expert from the Illinois Bureau of Criminal Investigation in fingerprinting inmates at the Security Hospital in Chester Illinois. A total of 1732 fingerprint sets were taken from 443 patients and officials plan to photograph all inmates. Pugh oversees the fingerprint and photograph bureau at the Illinois State Farm under Superintendent Geo. Ray.

Bill Pugh Vandalia C. \. Farber State Bureau of Criminal Investigation Springfield Chester Ilinois Bill Illinois State Farm Geo. Ray

Farmers plan 1938 farm program now in Marion County

Marion County farmers are urged to begin planning for 1938 farm program opportunities. Farm adviser Blackburn notes that those who practice good soil management and grow legumes and grasses, with corn acreage at 75 to 80 percent of local averages, are best positioned to meet potential 1938 legislation and sustain farm fertility through prudent production and replenishment.

Marion County Blackburn

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mr. L Ballance X. B. Holland Priscilla Nattier's Vogue Shoppe Illinois Cretonne Bologna Kraut R & W Peck Alkaseltzer Luther Barnes Lucile Heather and Son Jack Benny Beery Eagan J. G. Bastin Broadway Jewelers Centralia, Ilinois Henney Ambulance Vernon Cox & Martin RYE Farmers’ Elevator Co Geo. J. Wasem
Search Courier

Search the Patoka Register Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Patoka Register?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication