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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1938
Page
2
Miss Betty Bender spent Monday with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Ben Wainscott in Decatur. Saturday night and Sunday she was with Mrs Selby Garrett.
The report covers visitors and attendance in Salem with mentions of Sandy Branch family outings, a Kinmundy funeral for Oscar Yun, shoppers and relatives visiting in Salem, and Mary Jean Jones visiting her grandmother Mrs. Etta Jones. Other names include Mr. and Mrs. Selby Garrett, the Garrets, and Cecil Garrett.
Tuesday evening at the Sam Arnold home the Arnolds returned from a trip to Texas and Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Thomas and family visited the T. P. Williams home Monday evening. Miss Nela Thomas stayed with Virgie Garrett Thursday night and Friday. Tom Jones is back at work after several weeks sidelined by blood poisoning in his foot.
Zion 4-H Club met July 21 1958 at Ruby Chandler home for a business session sewing dresses and games. Next gathering planned at Iris Lois and Irene Belcher home August 4 1938. On July 20 Marion County 4-H Clubs held a picnic at Bryan Memorial Park Salem with Zion participants listed including Lula Mae Anna Lowell Black Wanda Fieta Paul McWhirter Iris Lois Irene Belcher and others.
Removal of historic Shawneetown begins with razing the lumber warehouse as officials shift the town three miles inland to a new site following the record flood of 1937. The first building to fall signals start of the relocation project.
Salem's E E Irwin general manager of the Illinois State Fair will address radio listeners Saturday evening at 6 15 p m central standard time He will outline fair plans for August 18 21 over WJJD Chicago 1130 kilocycles The broadcast is part of the Your Illinois series by the Bureau of State Promotion Merritt Caldwell of Jacksonville visited Salem for the Reunion.
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