Patoka Social News Recaps Visits and Hospital Stay
Prolonged notes from Patoka detail visitors from Chicago Dowagiac and Decatur visiting local families including the Kramers Freyers and Wasems. St Marys Hospital patient Dwight Martin returns to Patoria recovering after a serious accident at Centralia. Mrs Jones enters Barnes Hospital St Louis for two week stay with husband accompanying her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Just
Jones & Martin
E. Kramer
Chicago
Bertha Young
Dowagiac
Michigan
Leo Freyer
Dwight Martin
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Sevral
Pactoria
Stanley Wasem
Philadelphia
Charleston
E.I. T
Patoka
Pagiline
Greenville
Deneen Smith
Lincoln
Ill
Ida Smith
Levin Peek
A. M. Peek
Levin
John Davis
Electa
Decatur
Armand Wasem
L. W. Ballance
Public Auction at Farm Near Centralia Illinois
A public sale will be held at the farm 11 miles east of Centralia on Monday September 28 1931 starting at 10:00 a.m. The catalog lists horses cattle hogs poultry farm implements sheep and household goods with a variety of ages and breeds. Terms: 12 months on sums over 10 notes draw 7 percent interest and 7 percent discount for cash on time sales. A. E. Densmore and John A. Jennings are owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Illinois
Cartier
Jersey
Barrow
Johnson
McCormick
A. E. Densmore
John A. Jennings
Assembly Program Highlights at Marian Belcher’s Morning
Last Friday Marian Belcher led a school program with Dorothy Ververs and Wm Marion Spurgeon giving piano solos, Nancy Simcox Pansy Wasem Wes and Les Griffin in quartets, Alice Nichols reading, Girls Glee Club double quartet, and Rev R E Willis presenting The Other side of Life. His talk drew on Hosea 7 8 about a cake not turned and urged balance of intellectual physical and spiritual life with illustrations shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Belcher
Dorothy Ververs
Nancy Simcox
Pansy Wasem
Wes
Les Griffin
Alice Nichols
Girls Glee Club
Marion Spurgeon
R. E. Willis
Willis
Property Returned to rightful owner after 1931 sale
Joseph Frank Zitta claims ownership of assets sold at public sale on the Mary Nichols farm July 27 1931. Purchasers are instructed to return property to its original location and contact John A Jennings Patoka Illinois for arrangements. Notice warns readers to inform buyers who may not read it to avoid legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Valita
Mary Nichols
Joseph Frank Zitta
John A. Jennings
Patoka
Lessons in character and philosophy inform campus gathering
Maurice Eagan hosted a program featuring Thelma Pugh piano Mae Warner reading Wayne Brumfield solo and Mrs G E Ballance speech on three essential acts thinking feeling and acting. A later gym party with Juniors Sophomores entertaining Freshmen included contests games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Eagan
Thelma Pugh
Mae’ Warner
Wayne Brumfield
G. E. Ballance
Ballance
Jesus
Gymnasium
Vernon girls enjoy hilltop weiner roast with visitors
Twelve girls of the n Entremous club plus two visitors Mrs. Wanda Godel of St. Louis and Mrs. Hazel Cox shared a weiner and marshmallow roast in the hills west of Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Godel
St. Louis
Hazel Cox
Local residents host visitors and travel groups enjoy weekend
Town notes last Friday night people and families hosted guests including Rev. and Mrs. Wm K Hoag from Ohio visiting Mrs Major Lamborn and friends, Miss Lillian Livesay from Salem, and many others at homes in the area. Marcus Cox left for a two week stay in Chicago and L E Green joined bankers meeting at O Fallon on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. K. Hoag
Ohio
Major Lamborn
Ella Emerson
Stringtown
Susan Klinge
W. H. Cox
Lillian Livesay
Salem
C. C. Livesay
W. L. Hathaway
Marcus Cox
Chicago
H. D. Merritt
Centralia
W. H. Wade
Geo. Walton
Ernest Garner
Emma Brown
Waltonville
Alex Massey
Hugh Dunbar
Grace Waley
J. H. Revis
Susan M. Klinge
Quincy
L. E. Green
O’fallon
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N. Second Street
East St. Louis, Il
Wm. Cain
Marion County
National Stores Co. of America
Vernon
Altom’s
DELCO
Volt Radio
Holtkamp Electric Service Co
Water Kent Radio
Pe Aews
Patoka Hdw. & Furn. Company
Patoka, Ill
Fred Brown
Vernon, Ill
Odin Merc. Co
Odin, Ill
Frank Altadonna, Sandoval
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