This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1954
Page
2
The Patoka Register issues a ownership listing as of October 1, 1954. Publisher H. K. Pike Patoka Illinois. Editor H. K. Pike Patoka Illinois. managing editor and business manager names provided as part of annual filing.
Sworn statement lists H. K. Pike as owner of the Patoka newspaper with editor and business manager credits. It notes no stockholders or security holders above 1 percent, shows average weekly circulation of 950 copies, and records notarized acknowledgment by Robert Eagan on October 1, 1954 with a valid commission through November 17, 1957.
The note lists federal payroll and currency facts such as the fiscal year from July 1 to June 30, first female government employee Miss Jennie Douglas in 1862, the predominance of women in government jobs, penny and nickel tender limits, daily currency printing around 16 million dollars, Landry machines cleaning notes, and 1862 start of government minted coins and paper money production.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.