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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1938
Page
4
Local shoppers find deep discounts on Peters All Leather and other brands. Altom's advertises 50 pair and 24 hour market hours while Mr. and Mrs. Masten visit from Chicago, and many townsfolk attend social visits and family trips across Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Chas Hill attended the DuQuoin State Fair on Monday. Mr and Mrs Mervel Willett returned to Villa Grove after visiting with Mr and Mrs Sam Pugh and with Arewine Willett and daughter at Shobonier. Mrs Leo Freyer has been ill and suffered a head injury but is somewhat improved. Mrs Pauline Genie was seriously ill but health improved. Born to Mr and Mrs Cecil Black on Saturday Sept 2 a baby girl. Earl Jackson of Springfield spent the weekend with his sister and the Irvin family. Marvin Ballance of Wolff Lake Ill spent Labor Day vacation with his parents the Ballances. Miss Bettie Simcox was a Centralia shopper Saturday night.
A farewell gathering was hosted Tuesday at Miss Anna Belle Adams home for Miss Juanita Easton who leaves for Chicago to begin nurse training at Michel-Reese Hospital. Hostesses Miss Adams and guests Betty Simcox Betty Altom and Madaline Green entertained twenty seven attendees with games and a dessert course.
The Cemetery Association, in debt over 300 dollars, calls a meeting Tuesday evening September 13 at the Library to decide on paying the debt and maintaining the cemetery. Rose Mojonnier presides. The note adds a Junior class meeting electing officers Mary Eaglin, Neil Potts, Levon Barnes, with Mr. Kirk as sponsor and dues set at five cents per month.
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