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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1926
Page
4
A dealer advertises direct car delivery of Gold Medal Mill Flour and Feed with 98 pound sacks priced at 4.25. Bran is offered at a lower price. The notice promises free small Thomas Poultry Regulation packages with cash feed purchases and a larger size for five sacks. Telephone for more details and timing.
Urbana researchers from the University of Illinois announce findings by Prof. Cullen W. Parmelee and Pierce W. Ketchum on translucency in porcelains. They state translucency depends on mineral content and firing temperature, with higher feldspar and finer grinding increasing translucency, aiding manufacturers of art and tableware.
Herbert Wenig, seventeen, of Hollywood California, captured first in the third annual national oratorical contest in Washington auditorium. Seven finalists, chosen from 2 000 000 across the United States, faced judges including Chief Justice Taft and four Supreme Court justices. Vice President Dawes presented Wenig with a cup.
Berlin reports a new leprosy treatment by Prof. 8. Paldrock of the University of Dor pat Esthonda. In the German Dermatological Journal he states he killed the leprosy germ by freezing after years of work. Carbonic acid snow applied to diseased tissue discharged seven of sixteen patients as wholly innocuous. Specialists view the finding as of momentous importance.
A corked bottle washed ashore at Creven shore in County Donegal Ireland. William Dawson of Inverbay found a moisture damaged scrap with John Scott Jr of New York named and a request to return the bottle to a New York address. The bottle had been cast from the Manchuria off Florida on July 19 1926 and took ten months to arrive.
John Fitch of the Goodale Puffer Greery Co fell asleep at the wheel near Harvey crossing on Monday morning. His Star coupe veered into a ditch causing facial injuries and considerable damage to the vehicle.
Local notes list J. W. Delassus and family visiting Martinsville for Thanksgiving, Archie Pugh traveling in Northern Illinois spending weekend with family, Mrs. Forrest Cothern and baby visiting Clinton, and Rosa Chandler from La Flace visiting home folks. Also mentions I. C. Motor Passenger car moving northbound, Masonic Temple dedication at Ramsey, and several town residents visiting or returning from trips. Also notes illness of Richard Lee and various local sales at Altoms including caps, sweaters, and shoes.
The obituary for Sarah Elizabeth Blankenship Gosney, born December 8 1865 near Shobonier Fayette County Illinois, details her marriage to Eugene Gosney on September 29 1889, eight children with three surviving daughters and three sons, and her active roles in the Christian church Rebekahs and Royal Neighbors. Funeral services were held at the Christian church with interment in Oak Ridge cemetery.
Locals Dr Murfin O A Nattier William Cain George Wasem and T E Irvin attend the funeral for Mrs T F Lender. J W Alexander reports a Pontiac sale to Prof William Crawford now in Beecher City school service. Mrs E R Caldwell and Clinton children visit relatives. Oscar Thulman visits from Centralia. John Chance drives a new Chevrolet Coach.
George Simcox Buick driven by Dale veered to avoid a parked car near Vandalia and slid into a ditch Saturday night. Dale, his passenger Miss Pauline Cole and others escaped unharmed, with a Sandoval wrecker later pulling the car free.
Charley Hills and his wife were driving a family Essex toward Beckemeyer when a stock truck suddenly turned onto the road. The collision crushed the Essex against an abutment, tearing off a wheel and causing serious damage. Mrs Hill suffered slight bruises, while Charley escaped with nothing more than a check of his O K status. They turned back to Patoka after the crash.
Two New York men Ralph King of Alexander Service Station and J R Craft from the Bronx were traveling to Corpus Christi when their Studebaker touring car turned over on the Griffin turn near Patoka. The vehicle burned after the crash, but they saved some baggage and escaped unharmed. Tom Pugh arrived soon after to take charge of the car.
Late Tuesday night Roy Edwards Delmar and Dean Freyer with Marie Hathaway Kathleen Davis and Martha Simcox were involved in a crash at the Altondona Filling Station in Sandoval. The Edwards Buick was damaged severely and one wheel torn off. A wrecker freed a couple from a Patoka mud hole as they prepared to travel to Centralia. The group wore face patches and one person reportedly fainted during the episode. All escaped serious harm.
Mrs. Jack Tune was initiated into the Eastern Star lodge last Monday night. Edwin Gray of Salem served as Worthy Patron and demonstrated the work. Guests from Salem included Mark Cunningham and wife, Mrs. Edwin Gray, Mrs. Amy Charlton, Wm. Ross and wife, Mrs. Clara Smith, plus Miss Winona Stephens from Salem schools.
Four buckle overshoes for men at Cavns are guaranteed. New crop Fancy California lima can be bought at 2 pounds for 25 cents. Also available are ladies fancy axt ers bloomers presters gloves and collar sets at Celnd stere.
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