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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1945
Page
4
Sunday visits and weekend travel fill the social calendar. Local residents host relatives from St Louis Collinsville DuQuoin and Whidbey Island while service members and students are highlighted with messages of leave and birthdays.
The Darling Shop in Centralia features Car lyle Junior Dresses Demi Tasse and Joyce Hubbite Dresses along with Barbizon Lingerie sweaters skirts hose and cosmetics. Shoppers are invited to visit the metropolitan fashion shop at 118 S Locust with phone 273 and explore advanced styles and a full line of accessories.
R R Boston Standard Service Station at 1251 North Poplar Centria sells Standard Oil products. Prices listed include Red Crown at 17 cents per gallon and White Crown at 18 1/2 cents per gallon with gas tax included. The ad praises dependable products and fair dealings and notes Mr. Ross R Boston’s familiarity with motor fuel problems and modern equipment.
White Cleaners and Dyers at 313 E Broadway Centralia offers odorless dry cleaning for the whole family with reliable results. The shop features a modern plant and up-to-date pressing and tailoring through Huey White, including repairs relining and remodels to keep garments styled and serviceable.
A Centralia studio at 321 E. Broadway offers distinctive portraits with up to date equipment and expert photographers. Call 513 for evening or holiday appointments and preserve life milestones with artistic portraits for gifts and memories.
A promotional piece extols the West Side Hotel in Centralia as a home away from home. It highlights guest priority, affordable lodging for railroad workers, and full dining and bar services. The notice urges readers to register there during visits.
Centralia firm at 235 N Oak offers Dixie Better Feeds Pratts and Perfection Dog Foods Dr Hess and Dr Lee Poultry Remedies Field and Garden Seeds and Fertilizer. Advert says Dixie feeds deliver full nutritive value and cost no more than ordinary feeds. Tips on chick starter mash laying mash dairy feeds and egg production encourage farmer consultation with Mr Pfeffer.
The Centralia establishment at 111 N Oak provides live cushions and well kept tables with kosher equipment. It advertises a high class atmosphere, friendly staff, and no rowdiness while serving beer wine or liquor to patrons.
Mrs Carrie Overland of Odin visited Sunday afternoon at St Lawrence Church. The gathering included local families and nearby residents at the home of Anna Spear and others, with several attendees listed among extended kin and friends.
The Elite Club Victory Bar on Locust Street in Centralia promotes itself as a high class tavern favored by many locals. It highlights pleasant service and moderate charges, with growth driven by patron satisfaction and word of mouth. Mr Jack Vail plans a new dining and dancing venue nearby by June 1.
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