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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1934
Page
5
Classified column lists two house bargains with six and five rooms plus features in Vernon Illinois area. Other ads offer a piano, coal and wood stoves, radios, mattresses, and a buggy for sale or trade. Also notes rentals and small livestock trades with local names and nearby towns.
Mrs Grace Holtslaw and family joined the Baptist Association at Mulberry Grove on Wednesday. Several locals including Floyd Brit from Patoka, Edna Wanda Holtslaw and others visited relatives. Ethel Holtslaw arrived from Los Angeles Wednesday. Rev Day moves to Sandoval and the Malone family shifts to the Day farm.
Mrs. Everett Jett spent Thursday with Mrs. John Nichols. Several local families attended the Kaskaskia Association at Mulberry Grove Thursday. A church Ladies Aid met Tuesday and planned a chicken supper for Friday night September 21. Kinmundy visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Chance and daughter Emma Lou. Shoppers Patoka were Mr. and Mrs. Everett Goodwin and Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols. Families spent Sunday with relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Poole and children. Visitors from Arthur included Mr. and Mrs. A L Lee and children and Mrs Affa Williams. Mr. Lowell Kretzer and son Neil and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Harris visited from Harvey Illinois.
Southeast Town notes describe visits among families with Mr and Mrs Wash Bowen and children calling on Charles Bowen. Norman Gerrish and his son stayed several days with Pete Bopp and son. Mat Belcher spent Sunday with Frank Bradford and children, Charley Story and
Several cases of whooping cough are reported in the vicinity. Joe Knight moves to his farm. Russell Caldwell moves to Ella Foster place. Miss Wilma Caldwell and Miss Lucile Bates work in Alma. Henry Oglesby visited Hester Oglesby. Jamie Gray family visited Harry Chance. Alice Caldwell visited Oscar Caldwell. Gus Protz family visited Jamie Caldwell. Ross Herring, Charles and Pearl Berry attended a Dow Greens party. Kent and Lizzie Caldwell visited Ellis Bassett. Frank Frizzell and wife visited John Boring.
Mc Haney Wm. and Albert Fulton pick pears for Joe Sullens. Olive Britts and J. R. Gray visited Mrs. Elizabeth Gray on Sunday. Mrs. Ruby Sullens started her first week as instructor at Mc Haney school. Alvin Gray and wife returned from Chicago and the world’s fair visit. Mrs. Susan Black visits her son Wayne at Salem. Tom Doris cuts sprouts on his pasture. Harvey Fulton and wife dined with A. W. Gray family. Argie Howard helps father harvest pears. Lester Bullard owns a Pontiac car.
A Vernon area social summary notes Forrest Oates hosting a Sunday School weiner roast on the Cox farm west of town with about thirty attendees. The piece lists multiple visits, Rebekah meetings in Salem, social visits to St Louis and Decatur, and a 48th birthday surprise party for Mrs. Cloe Epps with cards, refreshments, and pin the tail on the donkey style games.
Mr and Mrs Calvin Belcher hosted visitors including John Gerrish and family. Opal Belcher Freda Bowen joined gatherings with Mabel Isabel Bowen and Gladys Schmahl. The Gerrish family and others visited Charley Gerrish Reeter Bowen and their children Sunday afternoon. Some members traveled to Champaign for James Gerrish to attend the university.
The funeral of G E Norris, an old time resident, was held at Vernon M E Church Tuesday afternoon. The body was brought from Decatur by Dawson and Wykoff. Rev Carol Flewelling of Decatur officiated, with Vandalia quartet assisting, and burial at Tillman Cemetery. Out-of-town attendees included Mrs Cora B Ryman and others from Decatur Effingham Centralia Patoka St Louis and San Jose. Velvin Hathaway confined to home with measles.
Fairman John Henning hosted Jim Trout Sunday morning. Robert Walton of Patoka set up window shades at Steele schoolhouse last Saturday. Claude Meador and family and Amos Meador and wife of east of Vernon visited Frank Snyder and family Sunday. Dr Carrigan visited Pearl Turner’s grandma last Sunday. Sunday school drew thirty six. collection 35 cents. Cha s Ahlf visited Frank Snyder Friday. Two cars of limestone unloaded at Fairman last week for Dr Du Comb and Mrs Carrigan. P H Bopp and family and Mrs Susie Snyder and Mrs Roxie Snyder attended Kaskaskia Baptist association at Mulberry Grove last Wednesday. Harold and Dale Snyder visits in Centralia last Saturday. Jim Sport at Smiths community store Sunday morning. Mrs Etta Carrigan repairing farm buildings.
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