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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1929
Page
2
A 12 acre Lloyd Pierce property is for sale with a new roof and sturdy fences. Outbuildings are in good repair and J L Simcox shows interest in purchasing a solid home.
The Entre Nous club met Friday May 3 with Maxine Walton as a guest. Several residents hosted visitors from Chicago and St Louis while others enjoyed Bunco, refreshments, and neighborhood calls. Local families and friends frequent Centralia Patoka Vandalia and Bloomington areas with weekend visits and hospital news noted.
Residents gather for family dinners and weekend visits in Vandalia, Patoka, and Shat-tue. Names include Rollin Stombaugh, Ella Hankins, Grace Bryant, J R Stombaugh, and Charley Shepard as guests and hosts. A Chicago visit returns home after a two week stay. The piece ends noting a bingo game with the Piersons.
Grace Bryant called on Ella Hawkins Sunday afternoon and announced visits by Grace Bryant and others in Carlyle the coming week.
Miss Clara Frizzell of Vernon visits Mrs. Blanche Doolen for the week. W C Lowe and family visit Vandalia. Everett Doolen and wife return from Michigan and rent a Vernon farm. W H Jones and Cecil Lowe attend Vernon church. Dale Arnold visits Mrs. L Foster. Charles Lowe from McNabb High School visits his parents. Rains halt farm work but planting hopes persist. the creek runs high and reportedly drowns fish.
Oliver Duncan HANEY and son Herman were in the vicinity Sunday. Dayton Duncan, twelve, son of Vaden Duncan, died in Indiana after months with tuberculosis. the family once lived near Fredonia church. Neighborly visits and gatherings are listed, with several residents attending sales and calling on friends.
The report notes additions and remodels across Illinois including a Pet Milk research unit in Greenville, Trojan Oil Company formation in Waukegan, dredging on the Illinois River, a $150000 Downers Grove apartment project, Camp Wood improvements at Rockville, Crain Manufacturing moving to Mound City for fire extinguishers, and a 167 new industries established in 97 cities.
Peking Keystone Steel & Wire Co bought two land tracts south of current holdings in Illinois near Toulon as highway No 78 was being paved southwest of the city during 1928, signaling a proposed plant expansion.
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