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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1964
Page
4
Local residents hosted andvisited relatives across towns including Springfield Patoka Decatur Salem Vandalia and St. Louis. Word spread of birthdays surgical patients and a large union sunrise service planned at the Vandalia Methodist Church with Rev Ralph Willis as speaker.
Local gatherings in Fredonia feature visits among Davenport Rhea Hyde Meredith and Jett families. Church and hospital connections include Rev. Harry Perkins in Barnes Hospital St Louis and Rev H C Perkins with descendants visiting from Vernons Browns town Odin and Salem. Floods delayed travel to Illinois and Ft Leonard Wood basic training separated family members across Missouri and Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Ed Houston celebrate arrival of a baby girl born March 23 first child for both families The mother is Pat Johnson and the Houston and Kennedy grandparents are named Mr John Houston Mrs Leo Kennedy Mrs Orville Burks and Mr Ben Burks also noted is a Fayette County Hospital birth in Vandalia of a first son to Mr and Mrs Orville Burks with paternal grandparents listed
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