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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Page
4
Centralia and surrounding town residents attend graduations and share family visits. Isabel Protz returns from Vandalia hospital after an appendectomy. Several families visit, travel to St Louis, and attend baccalaureate services. An ice cream supper and church lighting improvements are announced for June.
Miss Betty and Larry Thomas visited Pa tok a with grandparents Ross Herring and wife. Arnold Jarrett from Rock Island joined relatives here Friday to Monday with his mother Beulah Jarrett and children. The Ladies Aid met May 27 at Mollie Murfin home with sixteen members as vice president Dickey opened with St Mark chapter five. A social hour followed with punch and angel food cake served by Murfin and Estella West. Next meeting set for Florence Morgan’s home.
A compilation of visits and travels includes Albert Jones leaving for the north for work. Several residents trade weekend and Friday visits with relatives such as Mrs. Fiona Haynes with Mrs. Eva Headley and others at the Conant and Garrett homes. Community members attend a ball game at T. P. Williams, while Ray Doolen purchases a new Ford Coupe.
Fredonia residents Mr. and Mrs. E. B. McHaney and Wilbur Talbect accompanied callers from Patoka during an informal visit in the community.
Eunetta Jett called on Mrs Web king and Maud Jett. Laurence Talbert and Tom Dorris shared Sunday dinner with Chas McHaney and family. Numerous calls and shopping trips occur in Salem Patoka Odin and Fredonia with 23 at Sunday School May 23 and condolences at Elma Bopp burial.
Miss Evelyn Wyant spent the weekend with Hiram Wyant and Miss Nellie Dunham from west of Vandalia has been hired to teach the following term of school. Mr and Mrs Dennis Metzger spent Sunday with Mrs Grace Funk and children. Mr and Mrs Fred Klinge spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Bert Simcox. Hiram Wyant and family spent Sunday with Earl Lieninger and family. Frank Beck and family and Virgil Klinge and wife spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs John McConnell.
Classified brief lists wanted drilling and rotary or cable tools with contact J A Wynn in Winchester Kentucky. Includes several sale notices for a Holstein cow, two fresh cows, and plants plus a furniture and stove bargains at Raines Exchange Store in Centralia Illinois with delivery offers.
An ad touts Kruschen Salts as a fat banishing plan. It recommends hot water each morning, reduced pastry and fatty meats, limited peanut butter cream and sugar, and weighing before breakfast. It claims four weeks yield lighter pounds, more energy, clearer skin, and a younger feeling.
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