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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1939
Page
4
Local residents from Vernon and nearby Robinson spent a week visiting relatives in Patoka, Indianapolis, and Champaign. The report lists numerous family gatherings, travels, births, and social events including birthday celebrations and an apron shower for Mrs. Mattie Jarrett.
Miss Opal Jones Miss Irene Jarrett and others attended events in Vandalia and Patoka. Willie Oates hosted about forty rural carriers on Nov 3. Birth announced for Blayne Currens in Vandalia. Burl Guthrie plans a new home in Vandalia. The Haunted Chair play debuts Nov 10. Gene Thomas named Sentinel carrier. Local attendees at Xenia game Friday.
Edna Tune hosted sixteen guests at her Island Chapel home last Sunday. Lincoln visitors Mr. and Mrs. Andie Hopkins and Mr. and Mrs. Orr Brumfield were in town on Saturday. Mary Edith Linton and Freda Sharp left for Chicago on Tuesday. Zerry Cox spent Saturday night with Dale Brumfield. Mr. and Mrs. Elton Carter and daughter Eva Jane attended a show in Vandalia Sunday evening.
East Zion reports encompass visits and social events. Cyrus Arnold and Guy Chandler sick or with flu. Cleave McWhirter and wife shopped in Salem. Loren Caldwell and Oscar Caldwell visited over the weekend. Edith Nichols stayed with her sister at Maron. Elsie Caldwell and Millie Berry at Chance school gathering. Etna Knight hosted Sunday School with a weiner roast. Clelia Bassett celebrated with a birthday surprise dinner for about fifty attendees. Irene Belcher and Less Belcher social visit. Chandler and Neilson returned from north corn husking. Louie Souter visiting relatives in Iowa. Elmer Berry and wife visited John Martin. Howard Nelson shopped in Patoka. Effie Nichols visited Eunice Bundy. Barthol Anderson delivered corn to Patoka. Dwight Bundy returned from shucking corn. Russell Caldwell helps shuck corn for Less Belcher. Local youths attended Ellis Bassett’s Saturday night party.
Mr and Mrs Charles Bowen and family visited the Bowens on Sunday. Norman Gerrish and children called on the Gerrish and Bopp households. Donald Adams visited Fred Adams and daughter. Ed Belcher and Mat Belcher hosted gatherings with Gerrish families. Ross Herring and children spent Sunday with Bonn family. Belcher horse that was injured in an earlier accident died last Thursday. Irvin Bowen and children and Glenn Fovan with others joined local families Sunday. Mat Belcher is slowly recovering.
Three car loads from Odin attended the revival at Arnold Chapel on Saturday. Miss Clara Easley and Mary Haworth sang evangelistic numbers at the revival. Dinner and supper were hosted at the Chas. Arnold home Tuesday. Rev. Linder visited in the evening.
Independent daily notes show visits and calls across Clinton Edina and Centralia. Rollin Blankinship and P Prott hosted, Bates family hosted, Gladys Wengert and Betty Jean visited Cen tralia, and Earl Allen celebrated with a birthday dinner at Paul Protz home.
Mr and Mrs Carl Easton hosted a pinochle gathering with five tables. Orville Hopkins posted high score while Roy Sapp Jo w and Gena Adams shared the floating prize. Refreshments followed as numerous locals attended including Meyers Brumfield Belcher Brown Paine Jones Lake Easton and Adams families plus C A Adams Jeff Adams and Ralph Lambert visited Centralia on Monday.
Administrator W H Wade announces a public sale on Saturday November 11 1939 at 1:00 PM from the late Albert Forehand home items include heating stove oil stove bureau writ ing desk chairs an Elgin watch and other articles
A pie social is planned at Bear Greek school Friday evening November 17. Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy refreshments.
Effie Smith as administratrix with the will annexed invites all creditors to appear before Marion County Court at Salem on the first Monday in January for claim adjustment. Those indebted to the estate should pay promptly. Dated November 6, 1938.
The undersigned notifies all parties with claims against the Estate of Albert Forehand deceased to exhibit them at the County Court before December 26 1939 the adjustment day fixed All persons owing said estate must make payment W H Wade Administrator Matheny Welker Attorneys Vandalia Winds Mr and Mrs John Crawford and family visited Mrs Don Crawford and son at Mark Greer Hospital Sunday Mr and Mrs Clayton Beery and daughter Patsy and Mr and Mrs E S Altom spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Cord Tune
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