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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1929
Page
3
The Patoka Register lists advertising rates for display and per line in its display advertising section. Card of Thanks and resolutions priced per line, with per inch and per line charges and a minimum fee.
Local Vernon events highlighted a well attended trade day on Saturday and a large Friday night band concert. Several residents including Earl Graham and family visited relatives, while many townsfolk attended local gatherings and church events across Kinmundy Patoka and Decatur areas.
Cracker Neck reports a half mile run ending in a ditch near George Kinney place with no injuries. Local residents share visits from John Shepard family, J. A. Shepard household, and many neighbors from Sandoval to Vandalia and Boulder. Army planes pass low overhead, mail delivery faces mud delays, and families from Mitchell to Wood River visit Arnold Chapel relatives after detours due to high water.
Miss Ruth Doolen spent part of last week with friends in Vandalia. Mrs Mona Arnold spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs L Foster. Mrs Orve Walton and Mrs Frank Frizzell visited Mrs Blanche Doolen on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Cecil Lowe welcome twin girls born May 20 named Doris and Dorothy. Both babies reported doing well.
Thirty-two people gathered for Sunday School at Temple on Sunday. Several residents visited or were visited nearby including Orval Fill and family at Ed Belcher’s, and Mr. and Mrs. Mattel calling on Charlie Bopp and Daisy Lee. Will Snyder’s family attended the Memorial at Boulder. Opal Belcher visited her uncle.
The Lloyd Pierce place spans 12 acres with a new roof and intact fences. Buildings are in good repair and J. L. Simcox seeks to buy a suitable home.
W. H. Adams states the ice box is ready any time, keeping ice year round day and night to accommodate customers.
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