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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1941
Page
4
Local visitors and residents are listed from Clinton Vandalia and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs Mabel McKinny Mrs Estella West and families visiting Vernon and Patoka social and church events. The Eastern Star meeting at Patoka and the Vernon M E Church Women Society planning a Thanksgiving dinner and Halloween carnival are noted.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Green announce the birth of a nine pound baby girl named Peggy Ann born Sunday morning Mrs Marie Doolen is the former mother to the child Several local families and relatives visited and spent time with one another over the weekend including Mr and Mrs Russell Caldwell and Mr and Mrs Eli Green at Mt Vernon and others at the Williams and Lowe homes with Wayne City and Ted Crawford noted in visiting.
The text notes social visits and gatherings in Centralia Patoka and Marshall Creek with mentions of Mr and Mrs John Talbert Laurence Talbert Bro Atchison and wives Charles McHaney Edgar Perkins and Wm Perkins. A church mission event at Marshall Creek church is announced for the last week of November with various speakers and open invitation.
The Christian Church reports stronger turnout at the November 9 1941 Bible School and 10:30 Worship led by Edwin Arnold. Visitors Perrine Iris Calloway and others attended. Arlene Bopp will lead next Tuesday. Ladies enjoyed a Bible Class event at Halloween Park with a prepared oyster soup and hospitality.
Alice Caldwell plans to spend the winter in Decatur after a Sunday trip. The Halloween party at Chance school drew a good crowd. Ted Caldwell visited Jamie Caldwell and family over the weekend. Clarence Forehand learned of his sister's death in Washington Sunday morning. Heavy rains caused road washouts last week. Ted Caldwell will work at a Defence Plant near Chicago. Carl Easton gathered stock Sunday night. Loren Caldwell visited Oscar Caldwell's home Sunday. Carl and Freda Arnold assisted in a Salem revival. Paul and Rada Caldwell accompanied Alice Caldwell to Decatur. Ellis Bassett and family shopped in Salem. Charles Mitchell and his wife visited friends in Salem Tuesday.
Hays Smith called on the Wm Perkins family Monday. Elva Palmer visited Tuesday with her sister Mrs Lula Hansen near Sandoval Tuesday. Cecil Hicke hauled a truck load of cane to the mill for Wm Perkins Tuesday. Laurence Talbert called on Ever ett Jett Thursday morning. Mr and Mrs W W Miller and
The YWA at the Baptist Church hosted a Halloween party at Julia Miller's home with many costumes. Virginia and Faye Atchison won prettiest, Jerry Quayle cleverest, and Byard McKinney ugliest. Virginia Atchison and Helen Britt led games. Refreshments followed. Next meeting set for November 10 at Pansy Wasem's home. all members urged to attend.
The Galena customs house dates from 1857 and today serves as the town’s post office and a local show place.
The Mens class of the Local Christian Church hosted the Ladies Class on Friday evening with a mask party. Mrs. Robert Eagan and Mrs. Ruth Perrine won best masks. Refreshments of soup, pie, and coffee were served by the men.
Minnie Melvina Pape 68, daughter of Lee and Melvina Jaimes, died October 31 in Sandoval after four years of illness. Born 1873 in Nashville she married Fred Pape in 1893. Survived by husband, six sons August Albert Harry Charles Edward Elmer, two daughters J E Williams Patoka and Jennie Ralph Centralia, five brothers and one sister. Services held Sunday at Sandoval Christian church. burial in Patoka cemetery.
James K Long thirty an employee of Taylor Drilling Co formerly of Centralia was killed in a Wednesday auto crash near Falls City Nebraska He pioneered oil discovery in Patoka field where he served as superintendent for Taylor He is survived by wife Marie Belcher and two sons Roger Allen and Ross Services were held in Victor Texas read more in the Ryan Funeral Home records.
Mrs Mary Walker of Vandalia visits Mrs Elizabeth Adams and other friends this week. Mrs Denver Adams recovering from illness last week is improved. Mrs Millie Jimmerson visited with her son Marth Sunday afternoon. Corp Wim A Lee at Chanute Field for instruments spends weekend with grandparents Albert Cruse and wife. Serg Dick Gallup accompanies him. They are stationed at Fresno Air Port Freenay Calif. Mrs Paul Logan and Mrs Wallac Alexander visit in Centralia Sunday. Mr A C Greer of Greenville visits Patoka Tuesday.
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