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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1928

Page

7

Vernon Illinois Village Treasurer Annual Report 1928

Albert Forehand as village treasurer swears the 1928 annual cash on hand totals 337.28 and confirms that all receipts and disbursements align with monthly reports. The note states 1928 city tax for that year not received and is sworn before Notary Orvel L. West on May 1, 1928 in Marion County Illinois.

A Forehand Vernon Illinois Albert Marion Orvel L. West A. M. Peddicord F. M. West Lem Meador C. A. Glore Lewis Leninger Patoka Register Chas. Epps O. L. West Dean Freyer I. T. Ptg Fred Brown Ben Reilman Frank Murfin T. Ptg. Co. Elect H. Laws Alex Massey C. O. Livesay Glen Cox A. Jarrett L. E. Green Andrew Peddicord S. E. Morey John Gerkin A. Forehand Rent Smith & Crawford Nelson Kinney F. C. Freyer S. E. Cole Earl Graham Geo. Mays J. R. Revis Clara Murfin Ross Herring Chas, Epps Jess Mayes F.C. Freyer Geo. Walton Eli Morgan J. A. Hanson Cc. A. Glore Ben Reisman A. Glore J. M. Binnion Delin George Walton I. W. Doolen Albert Meador T. E. Quayle Frank Lake C. H. Holt Blankinship Laura Meador Guy Jones M. N. Rosenbaum Leo A. Meador Kinney Jess Walton Mays A. Glove J. M. Binnisa Chas. Epps Sie J. P. Roberts J. H. Peddicord Alvin Hathaway

Protection For Mail Recipients Promoted By Representative Watson

A report discusses Representative Watson of Pennsylvania pushing to outlaw unsolicited merchandise through the US mail. It notes recipients’ annoyance at receiving cheap unordered goods and requests for remittance or return. Recipients who discard the items often face follow up letters accusing them of dishonesty and threatening legal action.

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Unordered Goods Scam Expands from Neckwear to Bags

The unsolicited merchandising operation grows from neckties to traveling bags and jewelry, flooding the country with shipments of unlabeled goods. Recipients feel pressure to pay under threats or appeals to conscience for items they did not order, with millions of dollars involved.

The Slave Driver The Man Next Door Tyrant

An American Magazine piece accuses a local powerful figure of imposing excessive living standards and social pressure. The article frames the figure as a tyrant under the moniker What Will People Say.

American Magazine

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