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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1940
Page
5
Voters are urged to support John J Parish Democratic candidate for state senator and W R Bob Hancock for county coroner with elections set for Tuesday April 9 1940 in Marion County. Herschel H Campbell is also listed as coroner seeking voter support.
Vernon Illinois Democratic candidate I E Kinney announces for the State Representative post in the 42nd District. He urges voters to support a good and deserving Democrat in the Tuesday April 9 1940 primary election.
Independence L J and Edwin Bates attended the Ur bana basketball tournament last week. Mrs Paul Protz spent Sunday with her mother in Patoka. Mr and Mrs Loren Armstrong of Salem visited Misess Docia and Jane Armstrong on Sunday. Mr Price and family recently moved to the Green farm. Robert Wengert of Charleton and relatives spent the week end with their mother in Centralia. Mr and Mrs L J Bates called on Mrs John Caudle who is very ill. Mrs Robert Binnion is in Vernon caring for her daughter and new granddaughter. Mr and Mrs Albert Wernsman of Patoka visited the Protz family earlier in the week.
Local social items list visits and travel by Vernon residents and relatives. Centralia outings include funeral attendance for Mrs. Caudle and shopping trips. Family members from Cham paign Vandalia and Chicago are noted visiting, with several liens to military, work, and hospital arrangements.
The Chatter and Stitch club met with Della Caldwell. Multiple visits occurred around Salem with Caldwell, Bassett, Berry, and Sullens families. Trades and farm tasks included Ted Caldwell working near Salem and a work horse sale by Bobbitt Brothers drawing attendees from the vicinity.
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