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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1945
Page
4
Local residents and visitors are listed attending events, visits, and gatherings across Centralia Salem Alma Carlyle and Salem area towns. Names include Gillmore DeRudder McCartan Arrowsmith and Sugg, with relatives in St Louis Chicago and Texas. Community events mention a Vacation Bible School commencement and a Cub Scouts meeting.
Vernon residents share social visits and extended stays as relatives from St. Louis Decatur Chicago Woodriver Peoria Wilmington and Patoka travel to the area. Local figures Mrs. J F Hickman hospital trade names E J Burchard and families attend Camp Eldorado and ice cream supper while Laura Arnold arrives from Lincoln for a two week stay.
Frank Garrett and family near Kinmundy spent Sunday with Elmer Frizzell and family. Carroll Garrett and family of North Fork vicinity visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim McNicol. Edwin Arnold and wife of Patoka were also noted in the gatherings.
Visitors at the Cyrus Arnold home Sunday include Marshall Soutier returning to Springfield after a week at home. Miss Lovell Black departed Sunday afternoon for Eldorado Illinois to attend a religious meeting. Mrs Frances Headley and children of the Doolen district spent Monday afternoon with Mrs Juanita Mitchell. Leah Pearle Walton, employed in Chicago, visited her parents Addison Walton and family Sunday. Several from the community attended the Salem Air Show on July 4. Zion Ladies Aid met last Thursday with Mrs Charles Janet and Dean Chance of Springfield spending the week with grandparents Mr and Mrs John Chance. Dean Chandler accompanied sisters Dorothea Sullens and Ruby Chandler of Salem to Chicago last Wednesday for a several day visit with sister Mrs Claude Williams. Dwight Black and family of Harvey have been visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Lou Schaubert entertained the Bunco Club at St. Lawrence Parish hall on July 5. Six tables competed with prizes for high scores to Agnes Thomas, Lou Schaubert, and Alice Kimpler. door prize to Marge Quick. guest prize to Ida Opp Sleeper and Ethel Overbeck. A list of guests included Bess Snell, LaVonne Stien, Jenny Patterson, and Anita Thomas. Refreshments of chicken sandwiches cake and iced tea were served, with Eileen Schaubert assisting. The next meeting is July 18 hosted by Mrs. Dorothy Scheweda.
Seaman Second Class Wallace Ver ner will arrive here July 25 from Hawthorne Nevada for an eight day furlough.
The 119th General Hospital Blandford Camp Dorset concludes its England mission after treating 4497 battle wounded from August 13 1944 to June 5 1945 with no fatalities. Lt Col Stephen Berardinelli notes peak activity during VE Day and the December counter offensive. Technical Sgt Harold W Collins of Patoka Illinois served as chief clerk.
A brief note records Werner Motor company based in Salem Illinois before an enlistment in the army in February 1942.
Mrs J Sewell of St Louis visited the Bartlesons in Sandoval on Monday. Mrs Jack Cole of Wichita arrived to spend a week with her mother Mrs Emma Mason and relatives. Billy Organ of Odin stayed with his grandparents Mr and Mrs A S Kindel. Miss Rose Brdenk of St Louis visited her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Brdenk. Mr and Mrs Orville Nettles visited Claude Perry in Salem last Friday. Anna Johnson of Odin spent Thursday with her grandmother Mrs Anna Spear.
Funeral services were held for Ellen Pauline Ward at Cox Martin Funeral Home in Sandoval on Saturday July 7. The infant died at home July 5 at five weeks and three days. Rev N A Kahl officiated, burial in Sandoval Cemetery. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Mark Ward a sister Doris and brothers Archie and Richard.
Mr and Mrs John Vaughn and family and their granddaughter Mary Jane Vaughn returned home Thursday after a week visit in toilet where they visited his sis- (Note: original text is garbled. readable portion indicates a family returning from a visit.)
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Uhls and daughter Mrs. Alice Mae Deadmond were seen in Salem shopping on Thursday.
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