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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1947
Page
8
Want ads list a Montgomery Ward levtrice refrigerator in excellent condition by F B Ballance of Patoka Illinois. Also cider making lessons on Thursdays each week by W E Meador to be reached at phone 2572 Vernon.
A local notice seeks dead and disabled horses, mules, and cattle for rendering. Smaller animals priced by size and condition with prompt pickup offered. Contact Patoka area line at Vandalia 390W. charges may be reverse.
The article discusses how wall choices affect room feel and suggests options like wood paneling for warmth, plywood for modern look, plastic coated paneling for baths and kitchens, composition wall boards with various joints, two color combos for novelty, tile patterns for a polished look, and wall linoleum that shapes to curved surfaces and suits walls between cabinets.
Special notice corrects a past attribution naming Orval Maloy as best barber in the state. Additional community notices list wants and sales including a farm near Patoka, used lumber, a 1935 Plymouth Coupe, a National Tractor, White Leghorn poultry, a walnut dining set, second hand telephones, and a coon dog field trials event near Vandalia with $150 final prize and Fayatte County Coon Hunters Association sponsorship.
Beulah France advises patient care for babies in Capper's Farmer. Growth depends on heredity and environment, with weekly to monthly weighings early on and milestones like sitting, walking, and speaking unfolding as bones nerves and muscles mature.
August recorded 177 highway fatalities, the highest monthly toll this year, with 1191 deaths in the first eight months. Illinois to test about 300,000 trucks under semi annual safety rules. interstate trucks exempt. Governor Green releases 1.76 million dollars for Urbana campus history survey improvements. About 7,200 pheasants released in 20 counties with more planned later. Good Samaritan hospital Mt. Vernon plans a 1.164 million building with federal aid. State civil service to hold exams for all agencies. salaries from 1500 to 3660. applications due October 18.
Sunday visits from the Sunday School class of the M. E. Church of Pocahontas were reported at a local home. F. C. McNair returned from St Louis after attending an Electrician's Union meeting. Augie Wildermouth and his mother from Moline Illinois vacationed with Charles and wife. Cpl Oran Basil Cummins of Salina Kansas left after a seven day furlough with his parents Basil and family. Frank Fizzon of St Louis spent a vacation week with his parents Paul and family.
An advertised sale offers anklets at 11 pairs for $1.00, ladies hose four for $1.00, men s cotton socks eight for $1.00, and men s dress socks five for $1.00. Birdseye diapers priced at $2.95 per dozen. Hosiery described as slight imperfects with no CODs, parcel post paid, order via Southern Sales Co Knoxville TN.
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