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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1925
Page
4
Vernon community news covers visits from Mr. and Mrs. Oates and other locals, school outings, and church events. The piece notes a fatal accident near Decatur, a mastoid abscess surgery for Lucille Nichols, and several visits among families such as the Meadors, Hatherways, and Erhats, with births and social calls.
Vernon invites April readers to Saturday May 16 at M E Church for a performance by Maude Edward Cox impersonator and reader. It also notes local eighth and seventh grade exam results and upcoming community visits.
A heavy shower passed Saturday night and Sunday delivering much needed moisture to Augsburg. The rain boosted soil moisture and aided local crops and gardens.
East of town John Steele and wife visited Sunday with Paul Ehrat and family east of Vernon. Thelma Nichols visiting Carbondale over Sunday with home folks. Gladys Neilson, recently ill, is improving. Luther Williams and family from Decatur visited relatives nearby Sunday. Lew Thomas, formerly of the area now in Kinmundy, died Saturday and was buried at Sandy Branch Monday. Raymond Maulding and wife of Kinmundy visited Chas Maulding and family Sunday. Tom Ballance and family visited Elmer Albert and family. Addis Walton and family visited Kinmundy relatives Sunday.
Forty one attended Sunday School at Temple. Families and neighbors visited relatives across town including Mrs. Anna Martin and Susie Snyder. Local visits spanned Decatur Colfax Salem and Fairman Avery Branch with several Belcher Snyder and Williams families noted. Ads mention coffee 80¢ lb and Ballances, Altoms shoes, and early Ohio seed potatoes at Martins.
Bulk rolled oats for the little chicks at Altoms. Some beautiful new shades in latest ladies and gents silk hose. Mar-
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