Local Notes From Patoka Community Gathering
Mrs Roy Jones recovers well from an eye operation. Mrs Artie Rogier stays at home in Patoka. Mrs Essie Houston remains a patient at Centralia. Melody Moeller goes to St Marys Hospital for x rays. The meeting at Mrs Ernest Lewits home had eleven members and one guest Mrs Smith.
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Roy Jones
Artie Rogier
Patoka
Essie Houston
Centralia
Melody Moeller
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ernest Lewit
Smith
Woman's Society sponsors Good Friday services in Vernon
The Woman's Society of Christian Service invites the public to all day Good Friday services starting at 10:00 A.M. on April 16 with a noon sack lunch. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Lillie Horn in Centralia at St Mary’s Hospital after a brief illness.
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Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Lillie Horn
Centralia
St. Mary’s Hospital
Donald Murfin
Everett Wernsman
Marilyn Perkins
Bonnie
Ray
Diana
Patoka
Edna Piercy
Ed Houston
Leo Kennedy
aSndoval
James Payne
Mack
Mona
Mary Kottmeyer
Tommy Houston
Marie Walker
Vernon Bridge Club
Pete Riley
Letta Hopkins
Lawrence Biehl
Minnie Peddicord
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Rollie Hale
Sue
Champaign
Patoka Township Election Set for April 6 1965
Notice to legal voters in Patoka Township Marion County Illinois that the annual township meeting and election of officers will be held Tuesday April 6 1965. Elections run 6 AM to 6 PM at Patoka Village Hall and Vernon Village Hall. Officers to be elected include Supervisor one Township Clerk one Township Assessor and three Town Auditors. The Town Meeting starts 2 PM at Vernon Village Hall to hear reports and approve necessary expenses. James L Phinney Township Clerk.
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Patoka
Marion
Illinois
Patoka Village Hall
Vernion Village Hall
Pike Receives Air Force Medal For Fifty Viet Nam Missions
Captain Keith Pike formerly of Patoka has flown fifty missions in Viet Nam and received the Air Force Medal. He and his wife Rosalie Skipper live in the Philippines at Clark Air Base with two sons Harold and Tom. His parents were former editors of the Patoka Register.
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Keith Pike
Patoka
Viet Nam
Phillippines
Clark Air Base
Rosalie Skipper
Harold
Tom
The
Patoka Register
Naomi Ruth Circle Holds March Meeting at Patoka Church
Naomi Ruth Circle of Patoka Methodist met with ten members. Doughnuts and coffee were served by Mrs. Buck and Mrs. Phillippe. Announcements covered April district and WSCS meetings, a May reception for 8th graders, and a May 14 seniors banquet. The program titled The Church in Man's World explored Christian service in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi-Ruth
Patoka Methodist Church
J. T. Buck
Ralph Phillippe
Lyle Black
Grace Methodist Church
Salem
Patoka
First Methodist Church
Carbondale
Bishop Webb
Buck
Vernon Community News Courtship and visits dot Vernon life
Local residents share weekend visits and family gatherings across Vernon and nearby towns. Posts mention Mrs. Geraldine Kaylis visiting Decatur, Linda Binnion returning from Colorado, William Chriss home from Vandalia hospital, and extended family dinners and birthdays among neighbors and church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Kaylis
Decatur
Tonie Sorrell
Linda Binnion
Colorado
William Chriss
Fayette County Hospital
Vandalia
Henry Nagel
Oregon
Alice Wilson
Letta Hopkins
Bert Walker
Fannie Miller
Kinmundy
Keith Betts
Effingham
I. C. Betts
Ronnie Linder
Steven
Essie Robinson
Mason Bassett
Win Honors Patoka Grade School Musicians at Salem Meet
Patoka Grade School musicians earned twelve firsts five seconds and one third at the Salem district solo and ensemble contest. Winners include Sherry Hinton Pia no solos in Class A Jan Hinton Melinda Johnson and others in Classes B C D and E. State finals at Herrin Illinois May 1 will feature all first place winners from A B and C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Salem
Sherry Hinton
Jan Hinton
Melinda Johnson
Jo Easton
Betty Buck
Rhonda Lake
Kevin Hinton
Paula Caudle
Shiela Burks
Claude Nattier
Billy Griffin
Drusilla Johnson
Becky Easton
Jimmy Lewis
Dena Lake
Anita Meador
Herrin
Ilinois
Poetry Wanted For Special Issue
The Register office invites poems for a special issue with poems already submitted for publication. Essays by locals, historical events, and other artistic works may be included if there is public interest. Send contributions by May 1. originality must be guaranteed.
Honor Student Francis M. Thomas Named at Illinois
Francis M. Thomas of Patoka is listed among 198 honor students in the University of Illinois College of Engineering. Dean William L. Everitt sent notices to parents praising superior academic performance. Honor students maintain a 4.5 GPA or better and gain course selection flexibility and advanced privileges, with degrees inscribed with high or highest honors upon graduation.
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John F. Anderson
Melvin Belcher
Edna Heinzmann
Grace Jones
Cecil Belcher
eGorge Christie
Myrtle Sprinkle
Alice Lewis
Edna Gerkin
Jessie Binnion
Nellie Metzer
Paul E. Christie
Lillian Metzger
Ada Norris
Perry Walker
Maude Sommers
Marion Lawrence
Dean Lawrence
Jesse Christie
Winess Linton
Leo Kinney
Iverne Norris Iber
Beryl] Lin
Joseph Mack
K. Pike
Air Force Medal
Naomi-Ruth News
Leaders of Tomorrow
Lynn Marie
Cheryl Rae
Craig Steven Hill
Kenny Adams
John Murray
Jeffrey Alan Tune
Vernon
Vona Merritt
Dale
Jacksonville
Milton Bayliss
Milton
Muriel Tedrick
Hartford
Smithson
Loogootee
M.Y.F
Vernon Methodist Church
Vernon Payne
Alva Rose
Vadalia Hospital
Harper’s
Carl Harper
Challengers
Register Office
Francis M. Thomas
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