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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1965
Page
2
Local editor Mary Ballance describes newsroom tasks at the Patoka paper and notes on Dr. Busch and Mrs. Biehl. The piece highlights shopping at Patoka merchants, compares prices with IGA, praises local banks and services, and recalls a cotton seed discovery from Popular Bluff Missouri while promoting the town’s retail offerings.
Sunday visits tied Norris City to nearby towns as Mrs. Ruth Murfin and others attended Eastern Star Installation Services in Sandoval. The Barrett family mourns Rubye Barrett of Florida, formerly of the local farm, while Seaman Marvin Simer prepares to depart for California aboard ship.
A resident urges supporting local elevator and feed mill firms Jen kins cement and bulk fertilizer sellers to keep tax money at home. They praise town services, urge buying locally, and questiones TV programs aimed at young viewers after claims about a risky plot in Journey to the Bottom of the Sea and Lost in Space.
Twenty years ago Sgt. Paul K. Spurgeon received posthumous Silver Star and Bronze Star medals after being killed in action in Europe. Fred Lewis Leininger died after a long illness at home. Mr and Mrs A A Griffin mark their 58th wedding anniversary on November 15. Grant Ivy Arnold died at 80, spending much of life near Fosterburg. Bear Creek Sunshine Club gathered at Mrs Zella Easton home. Vernon Methodist Church Woman’s Society to host annual Thanksgiving dinner in H S gym. Ladies Aid of Fredonia met with Mrs Freida Young for an all day quilting. Discharged boys named Fred Jarrett Walter Dean Nixon Mae Alsip Nathan Thomas and Paul Belcher. Polly’s Cafe installs a new juke box.
Ten years ago the Patoka Warriors won their first basketball game of the season led by David Sanders Walt Belcher Dick Adams Jerry Crab and Terry Page. Birth announcements include a daughter for the Soutier family a son for the Morey family and a daughter for the Perkins family. Dr and Mrs L P Busch received citizenship papers in a Federal Court ceremony in East St Louis. Joe Osborn Emil Nattier Billy Stuber and Paul Calvert returned from a five day trip to Washington DC. Mr and Mrs C A Griffin hosted a Verizon barbecue at the Conservation Club 100 Club House. Mrs Darrell Atchison and Mrs James McNicols attended events in St Louis.
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