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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1927
Page
4
The Vernon Ladies Aid plans a chicken fry at Vernon town hall on Friday September 9 starting at 5 PM. Menu includes fried chicken mashed potatoes gravy pickles slaw 25 cents plus homemade ice cream or pie 10 cents and coffee 5 cents.
Fairman Henry Troutt and family called on Charlie Lutz and family last Friday night. Mrs Alta Washburn and baby visited her father Dave Corson and family for several days. James Snyder hauled coal for Matt Belcher last Tuesday. Mrs Myrtle Mason suffers rheumatism. Frank Snyder’s family spent weekend in Decatur visiting G M Grandfield family. Craig Hoffman threshing this week. Boyd Steele and family visited Mr Clark in Fredonia. Rose Snyder works for Mrs George Promy in Sandoval. John Bopp and family attended band concert in Vernon. R M Carrigan and wife were visitors in Centralia last Saturday. M Troutt of Centralia visited Boyd Steele Monday evening. E L Bridges and family of Sandoval called at Frank Snyder’s Monday evening.
James Walker and Miss Freda Doolen married at the M E parsonage in Ram sey on Aug 24 in front of friends Miss Mona Lucas and Clyde Garrett. Rev Carleton officiated and ice cream followed. The couple will live on a farm near Arnold Chapel and are celebrated with a wedding supper and a later charivari.
STRINGTOWN Arewine Willett Jr. and son Mer vel traveled to Springfield for the State Fair from Monday to Thursday. Nathan Thomas of Colfax visited home folks. John Anderson with wife and son and Charlie Lane with wife and daughter called on Rollie Klinge and family Wednesday evening. Hiram Wyants own a new piano. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Holt Ralph and Hiram Morey and Mrs. John Gherkin attended the fair Thursday to Saturday. Miss Georgia Lane stayed Thursday night and Friday with Miss Merle Willett. Marjorie Albert spent days last week with grandparents Percy and Mrs Lester. Rosa Gherkin visited days with Bertha Holt. Ed Thomas and family visited Greenup with Frank Thomas and family. Ralph Welsh of Colfax visited friends Wednesday to Sunday. Doris Sprague of Clinton returned home after two weeks with cousins.
Advert says Caldwell's Pepsin helps establish bowel regularity for many women and girls who suffer from headaches dizziness biliousness sallow skin and sour stomach. Claims the preparation is harmless pleasant and suitable even for delicate individuals and children.
A wedding shower for Mr and Mrs James Walker was held at the Walker home Saturday evening with a large crowd and many gifts. Erna Jones recently left the past two weeks and is now attending Vernon High School, while Mrs Marshal Souter and her children were seen on the streets Monday morning.
Mack Haley died Tuesday after a prolonged cancer battle in Shobonier. He had lived there many years with a wife and son Ferguson and two children who died earlier. Burial was at Tillman Cemetery with the Bailey family and local teachers attending, as Prof. Bailey and others moved to Fayette County Institute in Carbondale.
The text outlines the August 28 lesson sermon in Christian Science churches with a Golden Text from I John 4 9 about God sending his only begotten Son to give us life. It cites Isaiah 9 2 and 6 and includes ideas from Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures about Jesus in human form and the expression of divinity to mortals.
Miss Hanes Carter of Decatur visited home folks here. Mrs William Gaston and family were Salem visitors Tuesday evening. Frank Crawford and family visited J W Crawford and family at Beecher City. Miss Florence Reilman at Veron has been visiting the Noah Carter family. Sis Carrigan of Carrington township, age 90, is visiting with her nephew George Purcell and wife here. Don Crawford and wife and sister Aliss Christine Crawford and Leuie Davidson attended the State Park last week. Miss Margaret Forehand of Deep Tur spends the week with Thomas Forehand and family. James Cox and Paul Troyer with the Bell Telephone Co. were at Irvington, spent over Sunday with home folks.
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