Patoka Local News Highlights Social Visits and Events
Patoka residents note maple syrup sales and social visits from Harvey Munger and family in Illinois. The column records trips to Chester Menard Penitentiary, St Louis Pirates loss to Cardinals, and multiple weekend visits among Wasems Simcox Ballance Walker and Smith families. Also mentions local commerce, radio purchases, and a move by Welfare Mutual Insurance into a new office building.
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Patoka
Harvey Munger
Betty
Alexander
Wallace E
Wald Simcox
Sandoval
Rege
Dick Wasem
Patokald
Simecox
St. Louis
Pirates
Cardinals
Belle ‘Willett
Clin
Elliott Ell
Deca
Irs
Rich Rawcliffe
Shobonier
Aneen Smith
Lind N
Deen
Ida Smith
Arl Chilton
la Jackson
M- Patoka
V. J. M. Smith
Dix
Orville West
Vernon
Donald Wilson
Hunter Bros
Centralia
Dorothy Wasem
Trenton
Stah Wasem
Louie Wasem
S. E. Altem
Neil Walker
DuQuoin
Alice Murfin
Charleston
Sam Jones of Salem in Centralia Hospital
W H Jones of North Fork visited the Register Office. Mr and Mrs Jones planned to visit their son Sam of the Rex Motor Co Salem Ill who was operated on for appendicitis earlier in the week and is reported to be progressing satisfactorily.
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Wilma Cole
Simcox
Patoka Elevator Co
G.W. Simcox
Simcox Bros
Sandoval
Dale
Ira Martin
Cowden
Ira
Wes Martin
Roy Jones
Edwin Arnold
Vandalia
Africa
Emmett Jones
Kinmundy
Roy Ballance
Hiram
Tonica
Dwight Ballance
F. M. Smith
Missouri
Mary Moxley
Genevieve Ballance
First State Bank
Helen Troyer
Chicago
Suysday
Paul Troyer
Welfare Mutual Insurance Company
Superior Mutual Benefit Association
W. C. Randolph
Newton
W. EB. Field
Randolph
Field
C. N. Cruse
Georgia Cruse
Clyde Davis
Kathleen
St. Louis
O. A. Nattier
D. W. Troyer
Twenty-Third
T. P. Walker
Bertrand Walraven
Springfield
Patoka
Mable Sullivan
Illiopolis
W. H. Jones
North Fork
Public Sale at Ella Oates Farm West of Vernon
A public sale of household goods will be held at the Ella Oates farm three miles west of Vernon on Saturday October 11 at 9 30 a m. The sale includes parlor bedroom dining room and kitchen furniture with over ten dollars time given. L E Knight owner.
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Ella Oates
Vernon
L. E. Knight
Chicken Fry Supper at Kaskaskia Church
A chicken fry event at Kaskaskia Church is planned for Thursday night October 9. The menu includes fried chicken bread mashed potatoes gravy salad pickles pie and coffee all for 25 cents. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Kaskaskia
Vernon High Receives Britannica Gift and Student Officers
Vernon High School celebrated a charitable gift from Mr. and Mrs. John Betts of twenty four volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica valued at 130 dollars plus other English and History books boosting the rebuilt library after last winter's fire. Sophomore officers elected include President Evelyn Thomas Vice President Virgil Klinge and Secretary-Treasurer Evert Epps.
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John Betts
Junior class elects officers and magazine sale fundraiser
The junior class elected Dean Ab endroty resident as president Wilma Curran as vice president Velma Brummit as treasurer Jerold Metzger as secretary. The high school marked the magazine contest finish with a party and gymnasium event where two groups competed in selling magazines for one week earning twenty six dollars for the school.
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Dean Abendroty
Wilma Curran
Velma Brummit
Jerold Metzger
How Railroads Help the Farmer
Illinois Central System employees and families spend about 50 million dollars annually on food and goods made from farm products. L A Downs, president of Illinois Central, cites this in his October letter to the public to illustrate the railroad's role in farm support.
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Illinois Central System
Ut L. A
Railroads Support Farmers Boost Markets and Rural Roads
President Downs highlights railroads as key to farm prosperity. They advance farm aid, create large facilities to handle products, and expand markets by employing millions. Railroads engage in agricultural development, fund highways and rural schools, and reduce farm taxes.
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President Downs
Notice to Voters on County Revenue and Travel Expenses
The report shows Dew’s semi annual income about 4681 dollars versus Finn’s 299 dollars in a similar period. The record notes that traveling expenses between Centralia and Salem were not in the original motion and Dew did not claim such expenses while we were supervisors. Names listed include Scott Davidson Lease Ruddick Ed Anderson Fred Headley George Mason Levi S East Joseph Telford.
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Dew
Finn
Centralia
Salem
Scott Davidson Lease Ruddick
Ed Anderson
Fred Headley
George Mason Levi S. East
Joseph Telford
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Careigler
Walter Dively
Atwater Kent
Disc Records
Eugene Leninger
Leo Walker
Moody Logan
Decatur
J. W. Alexander
Bill Kaelin
Marion County
Careigler Coal
Perfection Stove Co
Perfection
Furn. Co
Sam Jones
Centralia Hospital
Carl
Cunningham
East Broadway
Illinois
FOX aRomen
Wyoming
Nobody’s Land
Claudette Colbert
Jenaette McDonald
Monte Carlo
Centralia, Illinois
Stead’s
Ucas
H. B. Stover
O. W. Thomas H.L. Wallis
John Clark Percy Gaston
Wm. Winter W. O. Roddy
Livesay Garage
Vernon, Minois
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