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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1938
Page
2
Bear Creek Church hosts a chicken supper today September 17 at Bear Creek Use area about 3 1 2 miles west of Vernon to raise funds for church activities.
Softball schedule lists matchups for Monday Sept 19 Cubs vs Vernon and Tigers vs West and for Wednesday Sept 21 Pirates vs West and Cubs vs East. Monday Sept 26 features Tigers vs Pirates. Laurence Talbert visited Bill Kirgan Sunday along with Mr and Mrs John Talbert and their son calling on Mrs Hayes and her son Sunday.
Mae Logan transfers 60 acres in section 29 T4N R2E to John Chance. J M Binnion et al sell 40 acres to Myrtle Ballance and 20 acres to Ballance in section 17 T4N R1E. Everett Perdue Admx. sells Muffin's Addition Vernon lots 3–8 to George Lange. Frank B Ballance sells Lot 9 Block 2 Addie Messenger Patoka to Arthur L Irvin. Laura Livesay transfers Lot 10 Block 2 Messenger Add Patoka to Charles H Hill. Irvin to Livesay transfers Lot 10 Block 2 Messenger Add Patoka. Kinmundy Building and Loan Assoc. sells s 1 2 se 1 4 no 1 4 Sec 21 T4N R2E to Merle Jones. John F Anderson sells parts of Railroad Add Patoka Lot 8 and Lot 7 to C D Martin. All deeds with nominal amounts noted.
Secretary Edward J. Hughes issues a safety bulletin urging motorists to protect school children. He notes 101,960 pedestrian injuries among ages five to fourteen in 1937 and warns that careless driving can rob a child of life or happiness.
The Cemetery Association held a Tuesday meeting and decided to raise 800 dollars in cash donations to cover the deficit.
The following solicitors were appointed for district fundraising: Business People P J Mojonnier Vernon Mrs W L Danbury East Side Mrs Walter Diveley Mrs Frank Adams and Mrs E C Lawson West Side of Town Nellie Smith Mrs A W Cruse and Mrs W H Adams East of Town Mrs Wm Martin West of Town Mrs I W Nattier and Mrs Tom Dwyer Southwest of Town Lucy Williams. All non solicited may donate at the First State Bank or Rose Mojonnier President.
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