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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1940
Page
5
Several families in this vicinity are ill with the flu. Rev. Linder filled his regular appointment at Arnold Chapel Saturday night. Mr. Eli Green and Mr. Charles Arnold called at the Noah Thomas home Monday morning.
Mr. Merle Jones and son Floyd were business callers in Patoka Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Nichols and daughters were business callers in Vandalia Friday morning. Rev. Raymond Linder ate Sunday dinner at the Chas. Arnold home. Mr. Chas. Arnold and Mr. Eli Green were business callers in Kinmundy and at the Russell Williams home west of Kinmundy Saturday.
Mr and Mrs V D Klinge visited Mr and Mrs B F Beck and family on Sunday. Leo Briggs and sister Ethel of Casey visited Mrs Leo Briggs and Mrs Cliffie Lane. Dr DuComb visited Mr John Richards Sr who suffers with pleurisy. Miss Genevieve Beck working in Vandalia spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs B F Beck and family.
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