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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1947

Page

8

WANT-ADS BRING BARGAINS FROM PATOKA TO SALEM

Classified notices list items for sale and wanted in Patoka and Vernon areas. Items include baby crib and playpen, two French doors, strawberry boxes, plants, a small barn, and dead stock removal services. Also ads for horses, soybeans, and farm chemical price quotes. Vendors include Mrs. George Wasem, Mrs. L. D. Altom, Ea gan Food Market, L. BD. Morey, and Marcus Jackson among others.

George Wasem Patoka Ite

Families Celebrate Mother's Day Across Communities

A sequence of visits and weekend trips highlights Mother's Day observances. Arnold Chapel and Salem host gatherings as the Bassett, Green, Caldwell, Arnold, McWhirter, Headley, Nichols, Chance, Hill, Lewellen, and Hake families meet with relatives in local towns. A serious eye injury to Billy Jones prompts medical care in St. Louis.

Arnold Chapel James Bassett Marvin Bassett Donna Eli Green Chas. Arnold Cleve McWhirter Salem Ted Caldwell Gary Des Headley Roy Doolen Dorothy McWhirter Edith Caldwell A. D. Nichols Harold Chance Springfield John Chance Martha McWhirter Patoka Haldon Hill Nana Lewellen Arcola George Headley Ancel Arnold Leenon Amos Hake Larry Sandoval H. H. Jones Goldie Hopkins

Shattuc News Travel and Local Visits

Mr and Mrs Asa Mann were in St Louis Thursday. Mrs Frank Stein shopped Carlyle Saturday morning. Miss Phyllis Austin of Sandoval visited Betty Wiedle Sunday. Luther Price and daughters from St Louis and Emma Price of Centralia visited here Sunday. Rev and Mrs Watson visited Alma parents Sunday. Donald Dial returned to Wellston Ohio Sunday evening. Howard Jensen family of Lancaster Wisconsin visited M M Jensen home Sunday morning. Carlyle Ce cilian choir members attended a State contest at Charleston Saturday. Jensen visited Jim Jensen Sunday afternoon. Arthur Smith Sharon and Larry Patterson and Claud Brummet visited Nettie Spitler at Flora Sunday. Spitler returned to Shattuc for a visit. Irvin Noller family and others dined with Fred Mann Sunday. Eighth Grade Commencement exercises for Jolliff Bowman Brookside Clinton Russell and Shattuc were held at the church.

Nettie Spitler Flora Mrs. Spitler Shattuc Irvin Noller Lafe Noller Edward Ahlf Rudolph Behrens Fred Mann Jolliff, Bowman Brookside Clinton Russell

Shattue School Graduates Named in Friday Program

Friday evening program featured Virginia Shannon of Carlyle delivering the address. Shattue school graduates include Robert Apple, Sidney Keister, Billy Adams, Delbert Forrest, Warren Jensen, Marilyn Lippert and Joan Behrens.

Wirs Virginia Shannon Carlyle Shattue School Robert Apple Sidney Keister Billy Adams Delbert Forrest Warren Jensen Marilyn Lippert Joan Behrens

A candid Illinois governor faces crises with honesty

Illinois residents laud Governor Dwight H. Green for candid handling of crises including the Centralia mine disaster that killed 111. He appointed John E. Cassidy to lead the state investigating commission and insisted on full candor. The Department of Public Welfare revealed crowded, underfunded mental hospitals with about 1,000 new insane admissions annually, underscoring urgent reform needs.

Illinois Investigating Commission John E. Cassidy Green Department of Public Welfare Cassius Poust Poust Illinois

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