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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1926
Page
5
A series of daily Bible verses and reflections includes Psalms 84 87 and 106 Isaiah 1 17 18 and Phil 4 7. The readings highlight trust in the Lord mercy and peace through righteousness with notes on blessings and eternal quiet.
Local shoppers report oyster shells and various staples at Martins and Cains with fresh cargo like Star Brand oxfords, Flake hominy, white beans, corn meal, bulky rice, and stock salt at Alcoms. Dains Store advertises pancake flour and price cuts while a summer cap line arrives. notices also mention a basketball tournament in Centralia and a few personal updates on residents.
Noted evangelist Lew D. Ail will speak at the Christian church on Sunday March 7 with morning and evening services. Everyone is invited to attend.
N. E. Baum, solicitor, conducted outreach near Patoka for the Milk Producers Association. A meeting is set for Saturday March 6 at 1 30 PM in the Vandalia Court House to discuss forming a local unit and Baum reviews the matter with organizers.
A local cooperative association forms to manage shared work and benefits. Members promote mutual aid and organized efforts to serve the community while maintaining cooperative principles.
Measles have circulated twice in Patoka, with whooping cough now rampant. Scarlet fever appears near Diamond Springs as health authorities work to manage the outbreak and urge public cooperation.
Southeast of town notes record thirty seven in attendance at Sunday School in Temple. Neighborly calls occur weekend including Ed Belcher family, Pete Bopp, Charley Bowen and others. Christian Sunday School class meeting on Feb 26 at Alice Murfin’s home with piano selections and refreshments.
Jess Wooden moved to the Mary Cothern place last week. Raymond Alexander and George Belcher helped Belcher's son Perry move earlier this week. Corge Belcher worked for Noah Belcher Tuesday. John Shepard hauled wood for he and his father Monday. Bessie Stark suffers eye trouble. Peter Rosman plowed the roads Monday and reports they are in finer shape now.
Little Buddy Sharp contracts measles while Aunt Emma Wall visits for a few days with Cleo Belcher. Mary Belcher visits Mary Shepard on Tuesday. The month of March arrives with a roaring lion, and hope remains it will not end like two lions.
Local residents attend sales near Highland and nearby farms. Claud Adams and Carl Easton purchase Holstein cows while families visit farms, mend mud holes, and tend livestock. Murfin recovers from a broken leg. Norris suffers a sprained ankle after horse incident. Weather chart notes February averages and extremes at the schoolhouse.
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