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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1927
Page
2
The Centralia Illinois business college at 122 East Broadway advertises accredited training and open day and evening classes. It urges parents to enroll their sons and daughters to prepare for the modern business world, praising Mr. Siekman and staff for experience and practical instruction.
The piece lauds C S Huddleston of Centralia opposite the post office as the county's leading monument man. It honors his craft, comparing monuments to enduring national memorials and noting the sentiment and personal regard attached to his work. It portrays monument making as spiritual, not merely commercial, and commends the owner’s reputation.
The Paris Cleaners and Dyers, founded in 1910 and led by proprietor F. P. Lamblin, operates at 221 East Noleman Street Centralia. The shop offers modern dry cleaning and dyeing, fast parcel post service, and a reputation for high quality and long wear in cleaned garments.
Mrs Nuet Sorrell and Doris visit St Marys hospital Centralia. Dean Martin stays with grand parents in Patoka area. Several visits to Sandoval Vandalia and St Louis noted. Wood saw accident injures finger. Multiple local residents spend time with family and friends in Stringtown Patoka Vandalia Clinton Edwardsville and Centralia. Doris Kleeman undergoes mas toid abscess surgery.
A long list of Vandalia area residents and friends visit relatives in nearby towns including Patoka Centralia and St. Louis. People mentioned include Mildred Hathaway Fred Lawrence Katie Sprinkle Mayme Lawrence and many more as they travel between homes attend church events and share news of illnesses recoveries and social gatherings.
Centralia business note highlights Ben Gudder & Co located at 408 South Chestnut Street as a busy scrap iron and metals dealer handling junk machinery water pipes hides and furs. The firm is praised for honest fair dealings efficient operations broad market connections and turning waste into cash while serving the community as a valuable trading center.
George J. Metzger and his wife rushed to Wood River early Tuesday as their son John faced an impending appendicitis operation after a sudden illness.
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