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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1941
Page
5
Walter Hester and H H Schmahl visited in the area on Thursday. Families including the Schmahl sisters and others gathered, shopped, and husked corn, picked apples, and shared calls in Pa toka Patoka and nearby towns.
Mrs Jerry Lee travels to Biloxi to join husband stationed there. Patsy Wilson visits from Centralia with her parents. Russell Beusman stays with aunt near Greenridge. William Williams spends weekend with family. Virgie Garrett visits daughter Rada Caldwell. Wm Dernady of Texas returns home after weeks at Brubaker farm. P T A at Pleasant Hill hosts chili supper October 17.
Mr and Mrs Eli Palmer hosted their son Cecil Palmer and family in Qdin Sunday morning. Mrs Belle Clark visited Mrs Eli Palmer Friday. Mr and Mrs Fred Gillette of Boulder spent Wednesday night with their daughter Mrs Don Clark and family.
McHaney Budge Hays and family spent Saturday night with Forest Gaston and family. Wiley Campbell made a business trip to Salem Saturday morning. Elmer Powell and wife spent Sunday with Howard Smith and family. J. B. Stutz and wife visited Saturday with Mrs. Dana Somerville Alvin Gray and wife were business visitors at Patoka Friday. A large crowd attended the Black Sale Thursday. Mrs. Alicea Palmer and daughter,
Shirley and Mrs. Eli Palmer attended Walter Somerville and family visiting his mother Mrs. Dona Somerville Sunday. Mrs. Bertha Gaston made a business trip to Centralia Wednesday afternoon. Argie Howard and wife were busy. Oscar Slater sawed wood Saturday. Wilford Donoho of Salem attended Sunday School at Sirens Chapel Sunday. Mrs. Ida Smith visited part of last week with her son Perry Smith.
Rev Curtis and his wife visited homes around Mound Chapel. Dale Alexander on training at Maryland spent the weekend with relatives. Bill Brown and Howard Bryant of Rantoul visited family. Morris Cole from Michigan is on a 15 day furlough at home. Norma Roseman returned to school duties last Monday after an appendix operation.
Herbert Paine and wife visited over the weekend with Lucille Paine. Erna Nattier and wife called on Luther Paine and family Sunday evening. Ora Stone and Sandoval guests visited Theodore Stone and family. Mr and Mrs Roman Northworth, Mr and Mrs John Marks and Thessa McClay of Vandalia visited John Shepard and family Sunday. Gladys Brown and Elnora Henen returned to their homes after housework in Patoka. Pauline and Betty Shepard visited.
Gene and Irene Moore spend Sunday with Delbert Belcher of Scotfield who visited Ceccil Belcher of Peoria and the Belchers of Ellet, a weekend gathering at the Belcher home with Mrs. Melvin Belcher.
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