Community News and Notices From Local Clerk Office
Local notices invite residents to share events and visitors. Call 73 or visit to submit items of general community interest for publication in upcoming editions.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1940
Page
8
Local notices invite residents to share events and visitors. Call 73 or visit to submit items of general community interest for publication in upcoming editions.
A flurry of social visits and weekend trips links Rialto California Ozarks Highland and Springfield. Residents from Oc Oneé Oconee Vinland and Houston rendezvoused with relatives and friends in St Louis Villa Grove Olney Sandoval Iola Odin Peoria and Salem.
I L E Green as Cashier swears the transmitted financial statement as of September 30 1940 is true and agrees with the Auditor of Public Accounts report. The document lists Grand Total Resources Capital stock Surplus Undivided profits reserve accounts and various deposit liabilities totaling 319784.23 and 357681.66.
Eagan departed for Flint Michigan on Monday. Many visitors from Carbondale St. Louis Spearfish Denver and Cincinnati called on local families. Notable attendees include Miss Mary Eaglin Miss Wanda Eaglin and the Adams Belcher and Wasem households.
The Republican Women of Marion County hold a meeting in Salem on Thursday Oct 17 at 2 pm with Martha Connole as speaker. She is also due to speak in Centralia at 8 pm the same evening. The Willkie train tours southern Illinois on Oct 17 with Mt. Vernon 12 to 12 30 and Nashville at 1 10. Alfalfa Bill Murray of Oklahoma speaks in Salem on Monday evening Oct 21.
East Fork residents Henry Stillabower and wife of Kingwood Arizona visited Saturday evening with the Schmahl family. Cecil Mason and Michael Charvat of Harmon Illinois visited Saturday. Laurence Heinzman called on Charley Lutz and C N Walker and Ernest Schmahl visited Levi Gerrish Sunday. Ernest Gerrish remodeled a flue for C N Walker Monday. Dwight Deadmond of Junction spent Sunday night and Monday with Ernest Schmahl. Peo Delucca of Junction visited Joe Milano Sunday. Ozie Hill was a Patoka caller Monday.
Arnold Chapel Church invites all to a chicken supper on October 12. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Mel Gray and son John visited Chas. Arnold, while Mrs. A. D. Nichols suffers a finger bone infection. Clyde Green visited Eli Green, and Edson Eagan and relatives spent the weekend with their mother Mrs. Emm Eagan and daughter Pearl from Chicago.
Island Chapel School hosts a pie supper and cake walk on Friday night October 18. Everyone is welcome to attend this community event hosted by the Island Chapel P T A.
A chicken supper is planned at Arnold Chapel Church on Saturday night October 12. The event invites everyone to attend.
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