Fire Rips Patoka Business District Five Buildings Destroyed
A late night blaze in Patoka destroyed the Martins Cash Store and warehouse, the G A Ellis building, and damaged the First State Bank, Livesay Post Office and nearby shops. Fire departments from Vandalia Salem and Centralia fought the flames discovered by night watchman Allie Wernsman. Losses exceed $40,000 for Martins store, with Dr. M P DuComb's office and other properties hit. bank operations resume in Wadkins cafe building as repairs planned.
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Martins Gash
Allie Wernsman
Vandalia
Salem
Centralia
Livesay
Martin Cash
D. Martin
DuComb
Medical College
Dr. DuComb
Martins
G. A. Ellis
W. E. Fields
Mr. Ellis
Fields
First State Bank
Board of Directors
L. E. Green
Wadkins Cafe
First State Bank of
Patoka
Vernon
Farmers and Merchants Bank
That Place
D. N. Livesay
Government Post Office
Shorty’s Cafe
Cahill
Damace
Mr. Wadkins
Ruins From Destructive Fire Leave Town Reeling
Patoka merchants describe a costly blaze that caused losses over fifty thousand dollars and thefts at Ellis building where mattress and six quilts were stolen. Guards are stationed at the vault to deter future robberies during reconstruction amid Patoka’s frequent fire history and rebirth.
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Ellis Building
Patoka
Altom's Candy Sale Drops to Ten Cents a Pound
Local notes report Altom's offering candies at 10¢ per pound with a wide variety including chocolates mixed jelly beans and cocoanut. Visitors from Decatur Kipton Mulberry Grove and Clinton share greetings while town life covers Shorthand events and service notices.
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Altom’s
Altom
John W. Davis
Decatur
Floydavis
Florida
Patoka
Floyd
Chidren
Alcom’s
Robert Morey
Gulf Oil Company
Kipton Oklahoma
H. G. Hudspeth
Mulberry Grove
Alice Cruise
Centralia
Nelle Quayle
Howard Smith
Tillie
Nellie Smith
Ivan Smith
W. E. Harver
W. W. Richeson
Patoka. Jil. Myr
George Simcox
Belle Johnstone
Francis Belcher
Unreality Theme in Christian Science Lesson Sermon
The October 8 Lesson-Sermon across Christian Science churches centered on unreality in atheistic thought and affirmed divine creation. Golden text from Jeremiah 2:8 questions departures from God while citations from Jeremiah 51:10 15 praise God’s power wisdom and heavenly scope. Edith passages from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy stress that only good or valuable things are from God and unreality is not made by Him.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Athens
Zion
Mary Baker Eddy
25 Cents More Added To September Class I Milk by Arbitration
The Board of Arbitration raised September Class I milk by 25 cents per cwt from $2.45 to $2.70 effective October 2. Sanitary Milk Producers says shortages and higher costs due to a new ordinance justify the increase. The panel included Wilfred Shaw and Karl P. Spencer with Prof. F. F. Lininger as the third member.
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Sanitary
M. E. Bone
Wilfred Shaw
Ilinois Agricultural Association
Karl P. Spencer
St. Louis
Prof
F. F. Lininger
Pensylvania State College
Board of Arbitration
Sanitary Milk Producers
A. D. Lynch
U.S
Chicago
Social Security Information Returns Not Required For Custer
The Tenth District of Illinois reports a telegram from Commissioner Havering stating that Forms SS-2 and SS-2a will not be required for the quarter ended September 30. Next returns cover July 1 to December 31 and are due January 31, 1938. Blank forms will be mailed in January 1938.
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Ilinois
Havering
Washington
Social Securitt
Dallman
Social Security Board
Treasury
Bureau
Capt. W. W. Austin Dies in Effingham Ill
Cant. Wm. W. Austin, World War veteran and familiar presence at Tevion meetings, died at his Effingham home on September 29. He was well known in the community for his service and local engagements.
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Wm. W. Austin
Effingham
Salem Visitor C W Martin Spends Saturday Afternoon
C W Martin visited Salem on Saturday afternoon, meeting locals and touring the town during a brief stay.
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C. W. Martin
Salem
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Martin’s Store
State Bank and
Ellis
Wadkin
West Side
Martin’s Cash Store
Field
Geo. Ellis
Doyle
Mrs
Mary Cahill
Minnesota
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
New York
Hoboken
Molly Pitcher
Uatkense Greene Appoin
Southern Army
Talalain
Edgar Irvin
Ralph Simcox
Dayne Ellis
Bud Stephens
CCC
Havana
Rufus Stephens
Maude Ellis
Nolty
A.L. Vallow
Clinton
Josie Vallow
Clyde Davis
Marvin Ballance
Wolff Lake High School
Lester Ballance
Florence Pratt
Robert
Dale Pratt
Henry
Illinois
Lowell Belcher
Ross Smith
C. B. Anderson
J. M. Smith
M. E. Church South
Pana
Bro. Humphrey
Leslie Simcox
Joe Simecox
Leslie
Walter
Kennedy
Tony Garcia
Christian Science Churches
Custer
Austin of
Effingham, Ill
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