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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1929
Page
3
The Patoka column lists frequent visitors and residents from Cen tralia Assumption Decatur and Springfield. It promotes Sentry flour 1.00 per sack and Steel Cut coffee 25c per pound at Altom's with many social calls, trips, and family updates from Patoka and nearby towns.
Taylor Nall and his wife left Tuesday morning for a lengthy journey to Halifax Nova Scotia. He will work with a large construction and building company he has ties to. They plan a relaxed pace and may report back on the trip later.
The death of Mrs. Chas Lowe occurred at her late home east of Vernon Tuesday night. Funeral services were held at Arnold Chapel Church Thursday morning conducted by Rev. Farrel with Rev. J. M. Smith and Rev. Willis assisting. Interment followed in a Kinmundy-area cemetery.
A postcard from Hal Trovillion, longtime Illinois official and former Secretary of State candidate, notes he is spending six months in Europe. The text recalls his twelve years on the Illinois Commerce Commission and his past political run before withdrawing once the race began.
The four year old granddaughter of Mrs. Edith David son Douthitt of St. Louis died after a brief illness. She was taken to a St. Louis hospital where she died soon after arrival.
The Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society seeks free homes in Marion County for neglected children for a few months. Interested families should write to Miss Ann E. Greene at Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society Box 263 Salem Illinois.
A flurry of calls visits and familial get togethers fills the region. Vernon Oates and relatives vacationed in Decatur while Freyer Livesay and grand daughter Betty frequented Salem businesses. Numerous returns include Centralia Vandalia and Decatur as John Tillman Edna Leriger Geo Walton and others spent time with kin. Armistice Day banding and local social ties weave through the weekend activities across multiple towns.
Four Centralia people returning from a Cham paign football game were cut and bruised when their auto collided with David Headley’s car at the J. W. Jones crossing. David Headley and William Willett were bruised. Other Centralia residents named include Mr and Mrs D I Bates and son George and Miss Ruth Kaiser.
Mrs Eva Gerrish of Vandalia visited Wm Gerrish and family. Luther Williams and family attended the Vandalia parade. Tem ple Sunday School had fifty five attendees. Oscar Bradford returned from Michigan. Several local families visited, attended Sunday School, or joined in meals and porch gatherings through the week.
Chris Neilson and family visited Vandalia on Monday. Ray Hunter departed for Chicago after staying with Joe Knight and family. Jas Albert and family from Harco visited Elmer Albert. Loren Bullard and family plan to move to the Wooters farm soon. Alpha Maulding returned home from Kinmundy after visiting Wm Norris and wife. Mrs Roy Thompson and children visited relatives near Clinton. Lewis Kessner and wife visited relatives west of Patoka. Harten Goff moved from the Wooters place to Patoka. Mary Caldwell, student in Centralia, visited home over Sunday.
Raymond and Cecil Alexander went north Sunday to shuck corn. J. A. Shepard preached at Mound Chapel Sunday night from Psalms 119 59 "I thought on my ways" urging the unsaved to consider their paths and turn to the Lord as hunters filled the woods Monday and a cotton tail hid in tall grass to survive.
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