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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1940
Page
8
Local residents and families from Highland Carbondale Salem Salem Keyesport and nearby towns spent weekends with relatives attended picnics visited kin or traveled to St Louis Monmouth Mayo Rochester Vandalia Plymouth and other places. Several couples and children are mentioned along with a few hospital and homecomings.
Arthur Theodore Eaglin 72 longtime Patoka Illinois native and retired cotton ginner died after two weeks illness of pneumonia at his daughter Clarence Nichols home in Anadarko Oklahoma. He was born in Patoka and leaves daughters Mrs C A Pitcher Carnegie Mrs Charles F Goodwin Anadarko Mrs Clarence Y Nichols Anadarko Mrs Alvin Brant Sentinel and son W K Eaglin Waldron Arkansas with seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Burial at Anadarko Cemetery after services at First Christian Church.
Larry Dean Bright son of Mr and Mrs Sherman Bright of Boulder born July 28 1939 died August 22 1940 at Breese Hospital after returning home seemingly well. He was 1 year 24 days old. Funeral services were held Saturday August 24 burial in Pritchett cemetery.
Mrs. Seth Martin hosted a birthday dinner on Sunday September 1 in honor of her husband. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Wm Martin and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Martin of Salem, and Mr. and Mrs. C D Martin. Afternoon callers included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson, Mrs. Sadie Wernsman, and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Protz and family.
The itinerary lists GOP candidates visits from September 10 to September 13 across numerous towns including Benton Christopher Carbondale Murphysboro and Marion Morrisburg with night meetings in several cities. The Cross-Barrett Day caravan routes through St Clair and Madison counties with coordinated county chair arrangements and Friday routing in Madison County.
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