Local social notes highlight visits and events around Patoka
Friday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hanson and Mrs. Helen, with a dinner party. Centralia guests S. M. Spurgeon and family. Joseph Carter of Assumption visited his brother Harry Carter. Jesse Bright and sons from Assiniboia Canada visited Mrs. W. W. Murfin’s family. Miss Mindora Simcox visited Sandoval. H. G. Hudspeth and father toured Peoria. A tea in Granite City honored Miss Frances Hopkins and upcoming marriage to Cleon Staton on June 18. Numerous local residents and relatives are noted visiting, traveling, or hosting gatherings across nearby towns, with several mentions of hospital, church, and civic activities.
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Elizabeth Simcox
Decatur
P. B. Simcox
Bettie Simcox
Chicago
Kennedy
Walter
Leslie
Francis Rogier
Patoka
James Osty
Bertha Dansbury
Ed Wilson
Dot Doolen
Minnie Peddicord
Vernon
Laura Haley
Centralia
John Rogier
Julia Rogier
Clifford Pugh
D. PR. Livesay
Elvis Burton
Champaign
Burton
Walter Adams
Cain
Cleves
New Mexico
Will Cain
Harriet Quayle
T. B. Walker
Sandoval
Clayton Beery
Breese Hospital
Roger Peek
A. M. Peek
Nolte
Glenridge
fiMr
Clarence Hanson
Auine
Helen
Catur
A. M. Patoka
S. M. Spurgeon
Joseph Carter
Assumption
Harry Carter
Jesse Bright
H. G. Hudspeth
Peoria
Dorsey Hudspeth
Alice. Muffin
Ruth Pugh
Granite City
Frances Louise Hopkins
Hopkns
Cleon Staton
Bandoval
Austin Wyant
Greer Hospital
Vandalia
Mr. Wyant
Pasture for Rent Near Patoka on Merriman Place
Pasture for rent located one mile north of Patoka on the Merriman place. Contact W. L. Nichols for details and availability.
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Patoka
Merriman Place
W. L. Nichols
Piano lessons offered by Mrs. C. J. Piland
Individuals interested in piano lessons are invited to contact Mrs. C. J. Piland for enrollment. Lessons available to beginners and advanced students, with schedules arranged by mutual convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Piland
Soft Ball Season Opens With Four Teams Playing
Soft ball opened last Friday with four teams in two games. The Tigers beat Eaglin 31 to 14 in a hitters’ duel before weariness ended the contest. Toad Island defeated the Cubs 6 to 3 in a calmer affair. Battery pairs were Irvin and Davidson in the first game and Foltz and Bryant in the second.
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Tigers
Eaglin
Toad Island
Cubs
Irvin
Davidson
Foltz
Bryant
Vernor
Giants
Zion
Paint-up Program Sparks Community Cleanup in Patoka
A new spring cleanup initiative emerges in Patoka with a paint-up concept. Local residents rally to refresh homes and public spaces, aiming to brighten the town and foster community pride.
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Old Patoka
Sandoval Residence Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Sandoval residence occupied by Dr. J. S. Hudspeth and owned jointly by unspecified parties. Fire crews battled the blaze, with property loss reported and investigations ongoing into the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandoval
J. S. Hudspeth
Fire destroys two story house at Commercial and Willow
A Friday night blaze on May 15 about 12 30 o clock leveled the two story home once known as the Chance property at the corner of Commercial and Willow Streets. Mr Hudspeth and Anderson Green were occupants, contents were mostly removed before the fire consumed the structure. Origin of the fire is still undetermined.
McMackins Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary in Salem
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McMackin of Salem Illinois marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a public reception on Wednesday May 20. The couple wed May 20 1886. He entered Salem’s furniture trade in 1878 and runs the oldest furniture business in southern Illinois with steady service to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. McMackin
Salem
Illinois
Salem Residents Visit and Travel Notices
Eaglin Leola Arnold of Salem spent the weekend visiting relatives. Ellen Ballance with friends from Centralia called on home folks last Thursday evening. Mrs. Fred Meyer and Chas. Meyer vet wife were Centralia visitors Friday. Dean Long left Friday for Leroy for employment. Wesley Black and family Harold Belcher and wife Floyd Britt and families spent Sunday with the Meyer. Ethel Velma Long and Helen Herring were Centralia visitors last Friday. Chas. Meyer and wife Robi. Arnold and family of Salem called on John Thalman and wife Sunday. Ross Herring and family spent Sunday with Edna Tune and family. Dayne Wood Ernie Leicht Ralph Lammers Mildred Ververs and Maxine Groff were Sunday evening visitors with Velma Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leola Arnold
Salem
Ellen Ballance
Centralia
Fred Meyer
Chas. Meyer
Dean Long
Leroy
Wesley Black
Harold Belcher
Floyd Britt
Meyer
Ethel
Velma Long
Helen Herring
Robi. Arnold
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Alta Pugh
F. M. McKinney
Maurice Russell
S. L. Speer
Rev
Frank Brokelmeyer
Vernon School
Minnie Wilson
Silver Sea
Rev. Tripp
Smith’s
V. C. McCoy
Inlaw
McCoy
West Side
O. L. Wadkins
Arthur Thomas
Gwendolyn
Fred Baker
Beckemeyer
Clark Simcox
Albert Cosgrove
East St. Louis
Wm. Wyant
John A. Jennings
Harrisburg
Millikin Conservatory
A. L. Pugh
Lem Meaghey
Grover Prater
Cecil Griffin
Mise Willeen Hightower
Pentecost Church
Marion County
J. W. Alexander Ewing Davidson
Lola Morey
Mulberry Grove
J. L. Mansfield
Roy. Jones
Maurice Russel
Don Wilson
Mt. Vernon
Rice-Stix Wholesale House
Emmerson
Arewine Willett
Stringtown
Eugene Leniger
Register Office
Dean Martin
Jess Day
Belle Willett
J. L. Simcox
C. D. Martin
R. L. Walton Hardware
Gray Bros
Linton & Beery Undertaking
B. & E. Cafe
Field
Ellis Building
Jett
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