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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1926
Page
7
Local residents share visits and housekeeping news from Bear Creek and neighboring towns. Several families report Sunday and weekend gatherings, moves back home, and crop concerns after recent high water. Community members also mention charity sharing after a family butchered meat to ease living costs and a trip for I O O F Grand Lodge business.
A lengthy profile extols Senator Telford known as The Hard Roads Senator for completing about 300 miles of hard roads in Southern Illinois and pledging another similar amount under the 1928 Hundred Million Bond issue. It notes his farm roots near Salem, education at McKendree College and Georgetown, legal career, WWI service, memberships, family, and a Breese Fair endorsement for Brennan. It ends urging voters to back a home man in Congress.
John Cleary was in St Louis on business early last week. Local visitors included B L Albert family Charlie Epps Percy Lester and wives plus Frank Beck and family. Attendees at Mission services at Vandalia included John Cleary family and Thomas Frisby family with others.
Chester Bryant’s sale drew solid attendance with stock selling at good prices. Rollin Cox moved John Shepard to Fairman last Saturday and Shepard acquired half interest in a Fairman grocery. Sheriff of Vandalia appeared on legal business Monday.
Martin Nelson and his wife visited Hira Sharp and his wife Sunday as locals brace for winter. Farmers work to get out their damaged corn before it spoils.
Sunday visits trace social ties as Mr and Mrs Determann and relatives call on Will Snyder family while Dan Hicks call on Luther Williams. Local Sunday School attendance at Temple, Fairman church gatherings, and a pie supper at Wisher School raise modest proceeds. Sympathy extended for Mrs Tom Fage after a serious accident and farewell to the Marshall family leaving the community.
A brief note reports positive results as a group or individuals settle into a new residence in California, highlighting favorable adaptation and progress in their relocation.
The October 24 Lesson-Sermon topic Probation after Death highlights spiritual themes in Christian Science services. Key texts include John 5 25 and 1 Corinthians 15 19 20 25 26 and passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
Marshall Souter and Mrs. J R Live Say and daughter Mrs. Co Anderson attended the funeral and burial of Mrs. Chris Souter in Springfield last Tuesday October 19.
Patoka Hardware and Furniture Company advertises a plush davenport of large size offered at $10.
Announcement of a newly installed gasoline pump offering Indian gasoline and Havdlene Oil alongside existing oils and fuels. Also advertising several good used 30x3 1-2 tires and tubes at low prices.
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