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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1924
Page
5
Vernon News lists numerous social visits and travels around Patoka Vandalia and nearby towns. Entries mention residents visiting relatives, attending memorials, picnics at St Paul, funerals, and out of town relatives stopping by including Freyer Danbury Meador and Arnold Chapel residents with several staying through school starts in September.
Local items record neighbors visiting relatives, farm activity, and small trades. Calves moved to St Louis, corn planting in river bottom, and several families sharing meals or helping with chores. Visits include Sharp, Revis, Belcher, and Shepard families between Patoka Carlyle and nearby towns.
Binder twine at Murfin s. Harry Metzger traded in Sho bonier Saturday night. Della Gehrkin spent last week with her sister Mrs Hattie Holt. Several folks attended the St Paul picnic Friday. Albert family spent Sunday with Percy Lester and wife. Bryan Albert and family motor ed to Vandalia Saturday. Frisby family spent Sunday with Tom Frisby. A dance by Wm Gehrkin Saturday night. Rev Fox and family supper with Arewine Willett Monday night last week. Jasper Leninger makes weekly trips to South String town. Willett kinship guests Wednesday. Johnnie Richard delivered veal calves to Sholonier Tuesday. Earl Funk plastering for Jas Klinge last Tuesday. Byron Albert in Vandalia Monday consulting auto specialist. Chas Lane and family visited Center with Frank Jarrett Monday. Children s Day program at church Sunday night June 22 1924. F A Klinge and James Klinge and wives joy riding in Freds new car Saturday. Foster Holt purchased sheep fron Frank Beck. Radio fans listened to Republican Convention at Cleveland last week. Frank Beck family and Geo Albert visited G E Norris family Centralia last Sunday. Mrs Lane and wife Sarah Doolen Mayme Ehrat and Arewine Willett attended I C F Memorial services at Vernon.
Robert Arnold and family visited Owen Belchers on Sunday. Lew Engler sold fat cattle. Eli Morgan and family shopped at Pa toka on Saturday. Mrs. W. J. Jones of Vernon spent Monday with Mrs. W. L. Foster. Several locals attended the St. Paul picnic Friday and reported a good time.
Herman Torbeck and family attended the funeral of his aunt near Augsburg Sunday morning. Mrs. Mila Caudle spent Monday with her mother Mary Jones and helped her can cherries. The Sunday School convention at Arnold Chapel was a success with Rev. Fox of Shbonier addressing the audience in the afternoon.
Laura Quick visited Centralia Saturday while Cecil Cox traveled to Keysport Sunday. Isabell Kinsall spent Sunday with Edna and Stella Nettles. Ladies Aid plans an ice cream supper Saturday. Families and friends visited in Centralia, Keysport, Fairman, Carbondale, and nearby areas, with numerous calls and gatherings noted.
Augsburg community chatter notes a Saturday visit by Annabel Meader with Fred Meseke and wife. Sunday mission services were well attended. Mrs Louisa Ehrat of Mandalia visited relatives here last week. Chas Gable Jr bought a new Ford from W F Eakin of Vandalia. Prof H Kiehl called to Kansas after the death of his Indocer Martin. School picnic set for Friday June 20 afternoon and night. Miss Eugenia Heilman of Murphy City arrived for vacation with Uncle H Hassebrock and daughter Margaret. Mr and Mrs George Kebbe and Mrs Barbara Gerkin of Nokomis called on Chris Rebbe and family.
Locals report an Ice Cream Supper at Patoka station park for Saturday night. Ads note C. A. Adams offers Fine line Box Paper for graduation gifts and Altoms sells jelly or jam. Local residents visit Decatur and Centralia, with Mrs Ena Buss staying in Patoka and the W E Harper family returning from a tour.
A 55 member delegation of South American highway engineers and U S Bureau of Public Roads officials arrived in Springfield for a three day inspection tour. Governor Len Small welcomed them at a breakfast with remarks on Illinois road progress. The group toured Lincoln's tomb and the Bates Experimental Road before a planned circuit through Bloomington Peoria Princeton Aurora and Chicago with Saturday devoted to Chicago boulevard system and other sites.
Mrs Edith Douthitt and Mrs Amy Cannon of St Louis were en route for a visit when their car wrecked in an automobile accident. They suffered considerable injuries and an auto road officer was alerted. A Mt Vernon man was ordered to bring the women here and did so.
M. E. SOUTH announces the last Quarterly meeting at Zion on June 28 and 29. The Elder will preach Saturday evening and Sunday at 11 AM and 8 PM. The Quarterly Conference will be at Patoka Saturday at 2 PM June 28. Officials are urged to attend for important business.
Bob Kelly visited Clinton Tuesday evening to work in a telegraph office for the 1. C. several days. Local notice notes planned social event accompaniment.
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