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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1941
Page
4
Local items list milk cow for sale calf by her side and six room rental near Patoka. Sows and pigs for sale, plus 18 ewes and a buck. Baby furniture sale and a Girl Scouts dinner on Election Day April 8 1941. Local names include Cleve McWhirter Lyod Cooper Cecil Fiscus and Mrs T S Stephens. Numerous town social notes follow.
Ladies of the Christian Church cook a chicken dinner for 25 cents with hamburgers and weiner sandwiches and pie offered. The meal is set for Wednesday March 26 at Madaline's.
The Young People of the Methodist Church will hold a bakery sale at the Jones and Martin Store on Saturday March 22 with proceeds benefiting church activities.
Poem memorializing Wayne Jett with sentimental praise of his purity, lilting imagery, and faith. The verse describes him as a sunbeam and guiding star, noting his passing to heaven and the family’s sense of loss.
East Fork residents share visits with the Foglia family in Wamac including Mr. and Mrs. Dononi and their daughter Mary. Milano family from the area, with Patrick Joseph, returns from a visit to Mrs. Milano’s sister. Ruby Schmahl, Irvon Bowen and children visit, with Delucca spending time with the Foglia household. Further calls include Sammie Tickner and Helen Bowen visiting Mary Milano, while Alice Bowen and Susan McGee complete the afternoon contact list.
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