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Local Notes Highlight Patoka Area Socials and Travel
A dense roster of Patoka area residents includes Ruth Carter returning from Sandoval with news of a newborn son to Eunice Carter and Hugh Sandy. Other reports cover travels to Clinton Chicago and Vandalia, teaching jobs in Salem, Ozarks vacations, camping trips, and visitors from Centralia Decatur Detroit and Indianapolis. A Chevrolet truck addition at Patoka Hardware, plus revival services and regional visits, fill the week’s community notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Carter
Sandoval
Hugh Sandy
Sandy
Eunice Carter
Patoka
Mary Cothern
Clinton
Forest Cothern
Odin
Josie Vallow
Nelle Mae Crawford
A. L. Vallow
Vallow
Fannie Chandler
Mary Helen
Bruce Quayle
Decatur
Susie King
Paul
Welden
Alice Murfin
Charleston
Normal Teachers’ College
W. W. Murfin
Ruth Pugh
John Moran
Clara Moran
Chicago
Elmer Rogier
Iuka
Ozarks
J. W. Ballance
Denver Adams
James Ballance
Velma Buss
R. A. Pugh
Jane
Centralia
Okaw River
Ben Wainscott
Kinmundy
Martha Gordon
Decature
Frank Adams
Famly
Gordon
Vsit
Leslie Walker
Shirley Anne
Hollman
Marcell Field
Frank Porter
St. Louis
Paul Milfeldt
Des Plaines
J. L. Simcox
Elvin DeLay
Delbert Belcher
Junior Walker
Dick Riley
Jefferson Barracks
Anna Walker
Detroit
Patoka Hardware & Furniture Co
Bill Williams
Goldie
Ella Goff
Ray Frailey
Sholconier
Forest Park
Lyle Simcox
Barney Beckler
Raymond Luttrell
Lizzie Gray
Cincinnati
Ohio
William G. Gray
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Geo. Wickersham