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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1927
Page
2
We have 100 bushels of soy beans on hand and expect fast sales. Delays mean higher future prices for shipped beans. Place seed orders now and specify extra supply needed. Nod-O-Gen inoculates soy beans at a few cents per bushel with full usage directions.
Black soy beans prices listed per bushel in Virginia with missing figures. No additional data or dates provided.
Special sale on Hard Wheat Flour with a carload of Gold Medal Flour offered at a reduced price for customers who remove it from the vehicle. Acknowledges a previous ad mix up and promises a free new tire to the oldest tire in continuous use. Limestone orders needed before July 1. new Era priced per bushel or 22.
Community notice for a barn dance on the Meseke farm later known as the Mueller farm two and a half miles northeast of Vernon on Saturday night May 7 hosted by Eugene Ousley. Local obituaries note Ted Dycus died from injuries after a heavy truck incident at his father’s farm. Fred Gilley active socially in Cracker Neck. Central Union Telephone crews to rebuild a line near the depot and Genre crossing, moving along east of the railroad. George Knight and family visit Patoka Vernon relatives. Lillie Zobrist and Mrs Appel move belongings to Keysport from the old town. Paint party invitation for Saturday May 7 at 2 30 p m hosted by T E Irvin.
A collage of small ads lists livestock for sale including Guernsey bull at $1.50, good cow fresh in May, 5 year old work mules, two fresh Jersey cows with calves, and a high grade rug. Also offers piano cheap, goose eggs, oil emulsion and lime sulfur sprays, and plants. Lost items include a log chain and an auto tire. Several rental notices and trade offers accompany the mix.
East of town Dan Fetgaiter and family of Centralia visited Sunday with T. S. Wooters and wife. Mary Louise Caldwell attending school at Alma visited over Sunday with home folks. Gordon Shreffler and family of Alma visited Sunday with Elmer Albert and family. Tom and Lester Ballance were in Salem on business last Friday. Loren Caldwell who works at Vandalia visited over Sunday with home folks. Dr. Laswell and wife of Alma visited Monday afternoon with Mrs. Sarah Caldwell. J. A. Caldwell and Virgil Livesay were East St. Louis visitors Monday. John Chance and wife were Centralia visitors on last Saturday. John Steele and wife visited Sunday with P. S. Caldwell and family. John Rogier Jr. is now doing the family shipping at Fairman. Cyrus Nichols and daughter Thelma and Mrs. Henry Williams were in Salem Saturday on business. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Wooters visited Monday in Odin with their son Berthal and family. A resident of Fredonia vicinity informs that fifty residents are studying law. Some preparing for criminal lawyers while several are preparing for circuit judges. Law books and dictionaries exhausted at Salem Odin and Centralia. When this crop of legal talent is developed the crime wave sweeping the country will soon be abolished. Here's hoping. Henry Williams and son Loren were Kinmundy visitors Sunday. Wm. Morris and wife of Decatur and Chas. McCarten and family of Odin visited Sunday with Chas. Maulding and family. Maurice Maulding is working in a garage at Kinmundy.
E N Binnion spent Sunday and Monday with Wm Chriss and families. Nell and Alice Johnson visited Wm Chriss family. Coquice Pryne stayed with Genevieve Ballane. Pearl Balderson and Mae Linton from Decatur visited Mr and Mrs J C Linton and sons. A kitchen shower was held for Winsess Linton and wife with a good crowd and a joyful late hour.
Dale Payne and Letta Hopkins attend teachers college in Charleston. Mr and Mrs Brown spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J C Linton. John Matheny of Venona visited Sunday with his father J B Matheny. Clarence Linton and family of Decatur visited relatives over Sunday. Frank Lake and family visited Tony Potts. Pauline Robertson and Wilma Chriss visited White Haven school. Wm Houston and wife visited sister Mrs Blanch Lake and left with Jessie Lake. Dr Bundy called to treat a sick horse at Buck Marohl. Raymond Sterling of the northern part of the state visits home folks. Harold Payne and wife of St Louis visited his mother and family. Marion Christie helped John Anderson fix his Ford recently. Amos Sterling and wife welcomed a baby girl.
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