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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1930
Page
8
Patoka residents and visitors fill pages with trips to St Louis and Decatur. Notables include J G Griffin’s health improvement returning home, Harold Walden of Peoria’s visit, and Gaultney kin from North Dakota touring Patoka. Scholastic and civic events mix with local shopping notes and farm signals.
Talton Jones of Maroa is visiting relatives near Patoka this week, spending time with family in the area.
An evening of fun eats and entertainment organized by the Welfare Department Committee of the Household Science Club to raise funds for community welfare. Proceeds go to local welfare work. Watch the Register for further details next week.
There will be a pie supper at the Steele school house Saturday night Oct. 4. Everybody invited to attend. Juanita Carter Teacher.
Mrs James Doty visiting Chicago relatives returned home Wednesday of last week. She and her son James Jr rode in a Ford Tri Motor twelve passenger plane at Curtis Wright Airport. A luncheon at the Stevens Hotel hosted by her daughter Mrs Harry Dawson followed.
Fairman John Thalman and Clarence Cozad loaded a steam engine here Friday. Mrs Will Ahlf and daughter called on Mrs Minnie Merten Friday afternoon. Jess Mayes and family of Vernon and Herbert Washburn and family present pieces of the community scene.
Saturday visits and neighbors include Pearl Hester, Frank Power, and the Calvins of California. Cars laden with limestone were unloaded, bridge lumber hauled, and families hosted out of town guests. A new daughter arrived for L E Williams on Monday, Sept 22, and a pie social at Temple School is announced for Friday night, Sept.
A pie social is planned at Steeld School on Saturday night, October 4. Residents are invited to attend and enjoy desserts, with proceeds benefiting local activities.
The text notes rising use of long distance telephone facilities by Americans. In New York alone calls of this type averaged over half a million per hour in 1929, up from prior years. Improvements in service and lower costs drive the growth, making intercity and eventually international calls commonplace.
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