Patoka Happenings Ties Greenville Visit to Area News
Sunday events in Patoka feature church attendance and a Bel Air restaurant dinner with Orville Genre and relatives. A visiting party includes Mrs. Mary Tank, Mrs. Grace Genre, Elvin Bass, Charles Zipprodt, Laura Haunateau, Roy Murray, and Orville Genre plus Joe and E M Outhouse on travel through from Chicago. Revival services, new car ownership, travel sightings, local errands, and census plans mark the weekend.
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Orville Genre
Greenville
First Baptist Church
Orville
Bel-Air
Charles Zipprodt
Elvin Bass
Mary Tank
Belle Fourche
S. D
Grace Genre
Towner
N. D
Laura Haunateau
Roy Murray
Highland
Weekday School Lunch Menu for April Week
The menu lists daily options from April 4 to 8. Monday offers Italian spaghetti with vegetables and peaches. Tuesday serves turkey pie with mashed potatoes and gravy. Wednesday features chili and crackers. Thursday includes hamburger on a bun with mixed vegetables. Friday provides barbecued luncheon meat with corn and cole slaw.
Gratitude for Support After Illness and Loss
The Brown family thanks everyone for the beautiful cards flowers and meals during the illness and death of our wife and mother Your kindness is deeply appreciated and will be long remembered Orval Brown and Children
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Orval Brown
Altamont Corp to Acquire Local Phone Company
The National Trail Telephone Corp has negotiated the purchase of Kaskaskia Valley Telephone Co, which serves Patoka and Vernon, with completion expected within 30 days. Ancil LaFevers, president, says service will improve under the new arrangement and notes operations across several towns including Altamont and St. Elmo. James Stice of Altamont is treasurer of National Trail Telephone Camp.
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National Trail Telephone Corp
Kaskaskia
Sunbeams Plan Easter Meeting at Baptist Church
The Sunbeams meet at the Baptist Church on Saturday April 2 at 1 PM. Jessica Johnson presides and urges each child to bring a friend. A Bible verse Earth will roll call, Home Mission book taught, and plans set for Easter party on April 16. Mr. and Mrs. E C Lawson host nibble nook.
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Baptist Church
Jessica Johnson
Earth
E. C. Lawson
Goodrich Company Open House Set For Apr 1 2
The B F Goodrich Company store in Centralia will host an open house on Friday and Saturday April 1 and 2 at 225 S Locust. Manager Don Moseley says new models of farm tractors will be on display both days with free coffee and door prizes for attendees.
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B. F. Goodrich Company
Centralia
S. Locust
Don Moseley
School News Update from Eunice Forehand
Junior play tickets remain available through class members. Dress rehearsal on Wednesday April 6 features yearbook photos by the photographer. Band members competed at Olney on March 26 with first place among Judy Carter Doug Bal lance Mary Kay Phinney Mike Johnson Gloria Fagan Lane Briscoe and second place to Gloria Eagan Lane Briscoe Janice Snyder. Freshmen bake sale set for Martin's store Saturday. National Library Week observed April 8-9 marking a third year of promoting a better-informed America.
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Olney
Judy Carter
Doug Ballance
Mary Kay Phinney
Mike Johnson
Gloria Fagan
Lane Briscoe
Gloria Eagan
Janice Snyder
Martin’s
America
FHA Week Plans and Upcoming Activities
FHA news outlines a week from April 3 to 9 with church visits, poster making, and wearing red and white attire as club colors. A red rose is noted as the flower. On April 5 new officers and advisers attend an Officers Training meeting in Teutonolis. April 28 the group travels to Car Bondale for Home Economics Career Day.
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FHA
Teutonolis
Carbondale
Notice of claim day in Ruby Schmahl estate
Notice to all persons that May 2 1960 is the claim date in the estate of Ruby Schmahl deceased in Marion County Illinois. Claims may be filed before that date without summons. G W Bowen is administrator and Orville L Wollard is attorney located 122 South Locust Street Centralia Illinois.
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Ruby Schmahl
Marion County
Illinois
Orville L. Wollard
South Locust St. Centralia
Vernon News Items Highlight Local Visits and Family Events
Vernon residents share weekend visits with relatives in Champaign Illiopolis and Decatur. A birth announced for a baby girl Tuesday morning at St Marys Hospital Centralia. Local trips include Springfield Carbondale Naperville and Mattoon. Family gatherings honor birthdays and the community news notes involve W. Meyer surgery and travel to Lawrencville.
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James Payne
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Walter Meyer
Omar Baking Co
Decatur
Jesse Walton
Naperville
Richard
Vernon
Lawrencville
Thankful note from Everett Jackson after Barnes Hospital stay
Everett Jackson expresses gratitude for the cards and flowers received during his hospitalization at Barnes Hospital and wishes blessings on all who sent them.
Visitor in Patoka Seeks Remembrance of Pippin Family
Norman Pippin of White Bear Lake Minnesota visited Patoka to locate people who recalled his father Rurie Bunk Pippin born around 1910 and then at Atascadero News. He found graves of his grandfather and grandmother Ebenezer and Patoka. Rurie plans retirement April 14 at age 65 and can receive letters care of The Atascadero News.
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Norman Pippin
White Bear Lake
Minn
Patoka
Pippin
National Educational Assn
St. Louis
Register Office
Rurie
Bunk) Pippin
Atascadero Calif. News
Solks
Norman
Ebenezer
Enoch Parker
Atascadero
Calif
Bill
Los Angeles
Self Service Laundry to Hold Grand Opening
Kenneth and Peggy Tune announce the grand opening of their Self Service Laundry with free use of equipment from 8 a m to 5 p m Saturday. Free Pepsi Cola will be served to visitors on opening day.
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Kenneth
Peggy Tune
Slaughtering Notice Calls for Scheduling Work
Slaughter house operator Beryle Arnold asks patrons to call before planned work. Contact numbers 2-5228 or Patoka Locker 2-5537. Notice dated 4-1-21.
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Slaughter House
Beryle Arnold
Patoka Locker
Revivalat Patoka Church Moved to April Dates
The revival formerly set for March 7 to 13 at Patoka Methodist Church has been rescheduled to April 4 to 10. Evangelist will be Rev J Harold Loman of Salisbury North Carolina and Mrs Robert Hollis will lead the song service. Evening services start at 730 p m and all are invited.
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Patoka Methodist Church
J. Harold Loman
Salisbury
N. Car
Robert Hollis
Group of Former Residents Hold Florida Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kelley returned home Saturday from Florida where they spent the winter with the Davidsons at PomonA Park and Crescent City. On March 20 a group of former Patoka residents met in DeLand at Chimney Corner Restaurant and Creighton Ashton home with attendees including Nellie Blankenship, Virginia Parks, Vera Fuller, and Doroth y Johnson among others.
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Robert Kelley
Florida
Davidsons
Pomona Park
Crescent City
James Davidson
DeLand
Fla
Chimney Corner
Creighton Ashton
Albert Earl
Nellie Blankenship
Holly Hill
Walter Parks
Avon Park
Vera Fuller
Virginia Walton
Virginia Parks
Toledo
Ohio
Dorothy Johnson
Evelynne_ Stitson
Dorothy and
Evelynne Ashton
Orlando
Patoka
Bowling Team Sets High Total in District Tournament
Martin's IGA bowling team posted the highest team total in 18 years of the Greater Carlyle Bowling Tournament at Highland on Sunday night. They stand third at Decatur, the Midwest's largest bowling event. Members and scores: Paul Logan 679 Kenneth Easton 637 Sam Jolliff 603 Wayne Towler 6388 Don Towler 657. Team total 32/14.
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Martin
IGA
Carlyle
Highland
Decatur
Middle West
Paul Logan
Kenneth Easton
Sam Jolliff
Wayne Towler
Don Towler
Victoria Chapter Meets at Masonic Temple Monday
Victoria Chapter OFS held its regular meeting Monday evening with 17 members present. The committee announced a new stove purchased for the kitchen. Clara Kinney is very ill. After the meeting, refreshments were served in the dining room by Mrs. Archie Harper.
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Victoria
Patoka Church weekly schedule and court divorce notice
Patoka Christian Church April schedule lists play practice Golden Rule class Bible studies and youth events including a Brownstown revival theme In the Marion County Illinois circuit there is a divorce case Carol Goff plaintiff versus Ronald Henry Goff defendant Chancery No 60 1030 with default possible after May 2 1960 Clerk Wesley Griffin and attorney Basil Wilson Salem Illinois A public address by A D Nichols of the Watchtower Society on Universal Disarmament at Jehovahs Witness Kingdom Hall on April 3 at 2 pm all welcome.
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Cyh
Jolly Jrs
Ray Bowen
Patoka
Ronald Henry Goff
Circuit Court
Marion County
Illinois
Carol Goff
A. D. Nichols
Watchtower Society
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness
Kingdom of Heaven
Card of Thanks From Mrs Ann Crawford
Mrs Ann Crawford expresses gratitude for the kind cards flowers and visits received during hospital stay and after returning home thanking friends and neighbors for their support.
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Mrs. Ann Crawford
Publisher's Notice for Patoka Register in Illinois
The Patoka Register publishes every Friday in Patoka Illinois and is entered as second class matter on November 2 1907 at the Patoka post office under the act of March 8 1879.
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Patoka
Ill
Harvey Munger to retire as Patoka school superintendent
Harvey Munger will retire as superintendent of Patoka schools at the end of the current school year after 32 years in education. He began in 1928 as a basketball coach in Patoka and later led programs in Vandalia and St Elmo before administrative roles in Oconee and Ramsey. He and his wife plan to move to Marion Illinois to operate a bowling alley with his son in law.
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Harvey Munger
Munger
Patoka
Vandalia
St. Elmo
Oconee
Ramsey
Marion
Youth Week Planned at First Baptist Church Patoka
Youth Week begins at the First Baptist Church of Patoka with morning services led by Stanley Meador and Linda Outhouse. Carolyn Snider, Marie Atchison, and James Allen Thomas contribute music and prayers. Teachers Kent Crawford, Stanley Meador, and Alice Nattier give talks. Activities continue with Primaries and Juniors on Wednesday and a Fellowship Supper at 6 30 p m. All are invited.
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First Baptist Church
Linda Davis
Nancy Snider
Geo. Nattier
Kent Crawford
Stanley Meador
Alice Nattier
Burglars Steal Typewriters at Local High School
Burglars entered the High School on Monday night through the east door and stole 14 typewriters valued at about 1500 dollars. The theft occurred in the commercial room on the second floor after belts from the door hinges were removed to gain entry.
Home Bureau Meet With Mrs Raymond Britt
Home Bureau will meet Friday April g at the home of Mrs Raymond Britt. Mrs Chester Groves will be co hostess. Roll call is How I'd like to change my kitchen. Special feature will be Whats New in Freezing Methods.
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Home Bureau
Raymond Britt
Chester Groves
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