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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1947

Page

5

Local Social Notes From Community Gatherings

Marie Smith Edith Gramlick Mary Ahlf and Mrs Gee attended a C E S lodge event Monday night. R Carrigan of Centralia visited his mother Etta Carrigan Sunday. Mr and Mrs G N Smith and Billy visited Earl Hahn. Alex Anderson of Centralia spent Sunday with Ted Ticknor. Francis Lutz now works in St Louis. Mrs Geo Ahlf Sam and Mary Ahlf visited Arthur Booth and Lena Ahlf at Sandorla Sunday evening.

G. N. Smith Billy Earl Hahn Alex Anderson Centralia Ted Ticknor Geo. Ahlf Sam and Mary Ahlf Arthur Booth Lena Ahlf Sandorla Joe Altadonna Ethel Gilbert St. Louis Corpus Christi Church Kaydenn Schleuter Schleuter Glennon Schleuter

Kneppers Visit Mt. Vernon and Local Showgoers Attend

Mr. and Mrs. Verne Knepper and family visited relatives in Mt. Vernon Sunday. Jack Charlton John George Mary Lou Greene Beverly Moore Shirley Knepper John Townsend Mary Pizzuto Doris Myers were all show goers over the weekend. Virginia Flannagan recorded Sentimental Journey and A Good Man is Hard To Find on Saturday with Bill Staser of Salem and Mrs. Avery accompanying.

CommunityWeekend Visits and a Local Accident Report

Local families visited relatives across Odin Centralia St Louis and surrounding towns including Salem Urbana Bloomington and Iuka. Social gatherings featured prom attendance picnic and religious observances while road crashes on Highway 50 injured Burl Ingles and lacerations were reported for William Smith.

Burl Ingles Salem Burl Salem Hospital Cecil Williams William Smith Highway 50 Odin

Memorial Day observance and state notices across Illinois

Memorial Day events, a grandstand memorial, and a fireworks display close the night program as Governor Green urges annual remembrance. Illinois reports April coal production down 27.4 percent, highway contracts totaling 1.54 million dollars, and a summer conservation training school for 102 county students.

Illinois State Department of Mines and Minerals Lake Villa Clinois Livingston E. Osborne Sportsmen’s Organization

Illinois Veterans Day at State Fair Awards Prizes

At least 35 Illinois cities expected to enter bands drill teams and units for prizes totaling 7500 at the veterans day program Sunday Aug 10. Governor Dwight H Green to award eight special cups to unit winners. The day honors veterans with free grounds and grandstand admission and features state and national veteran leaders.

Illinois Dwight H. Green

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