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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1946
Page
4
The Patoka Register notes its weekly publication in Patoka Illinois with Friday issues and historical details about second class matter status and 1879 act registration.
A longtime columnist describes a eight week European tour from New York to London and across England Norway Sweden Denmark the Netherlands Belgium Switzerland and France to study political economic social and religious conditions. He aims to identify factors behind personal and national well being and notes postwar England's recovery and damage from Luftwaffe raids as a preface to forthcoming dispatches.
The article describes slow reconstruction in Britain with material shortages and strict rationing. It notes delays in obtaining building supplies due to forms and approvals, extra gasoline rationing for contractors, long queues at ration offices, and persistent bread and food shortages affecting daily meals during the London visit.
Fairman Leonard Heinrich family visited at the Herman Heinrich home Sunday. W F Schaffner is doing carpenter work at Sandoval this week. Mr and Mrs R Robinson are spending several days near Harrisburg. Mrs S Biggers and son visited Sunday with her sister Mrs C Sple cher and daughter Cleo. Mr and Mrs Fred Schaffner and Mr and Mrs Burl Alexander were guests of Mr and Mrs Oscar Hill Tuesday. Ralph Merten and Fred Gramlick called on Mr and Mrs Herman Heinrich Sunday. Mr and Mrs William Tinkler and Jimmy Schaubert of Odin visited at the Heinrich home Sunday. Carl Sple cher and Irwin Biggers accompanied their mother Mrs Sple cher and Mrs Biggers home from southern Missouri Sunday. Mr and Mrs Alvin Mason visited at the McClarin home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Murfin Mason and family and Mrs Emma Mason and Raymond of Sandoval were guests at the W M Seidel home Tuesday.
Homer G. Bradney of the Illinois Veterans commission explains the bonus faces legal and administrative hurdles before payment. The act becomes effective after the canvassing board declares it approved, likely around November 30, then the Recognition board will set rules on eligibility and forms. Payments depend on future appropriations, staff, bonds, and possible court challenges, with updates to follow in local papers.
Bradney promotes U S Savings Bonds to support a state bonus for about 915 000 Illinois veterans or survivors from World War II. Service officers will relay bonus law details as cash awards range from 50 to 900 dollars with monthly installments of 10 or 15 dollars based on service type.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mundy of Kinmundy arrived Friday to spend the weekend at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Allison, with Loretta Baechle, R. E. Gray Sr., Pauline Kay Parker, and Margie Thomas of St. Louis. Raymond Thomas of St. Genevieve, Mo., with Joe Thomas Sr. and daughter Jackie. Miss Mary Lou Crane of Alton, a Shurtleff College student majoring in English and Speech, visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Winn Crane and family.
Mrs Katie Laughlin of Nakomis Jr arrived Sunday for a few days visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Farthing. Mr and Mrs Joe Thomas Jr and daughters Dotty and Patty, and Mr and Mrs L H Davis spend the week in Rockford. Mr Freda Wilmoth Wilma Sandy and Bill Wheeler were elected Cheer Leaders for the S C H S basket ball season. Mr and Mrs Tom Murphy of Carl yle and Mr and Mrs Wes Dickens of Odin were Sunday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Joe Thomas Sr.
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