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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1956
Page
1
Patoka residents and visitors share weekend travels and family gatherings across Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Arkansas. Highlights include trips to Henderson Arkansas for fishing, Easter visits in St Louis and Peoria, hospital updates, and family reunions across Patoka Vernon Mattoon and Decatur with relatives from Elmwood Oak Park and Waynesville.
Former Patoka residents Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Zimmerman were honored Saturday March 24 with a surprise fiftieth wedding anniversary at the Allen home. Grandchildren Byron Bottoms and Sheila Doherty led guests in music and tributes, as Rev. David Delaplane offered remarks and prayers. A three tier cake, gifts, and cards followed with yellow floral decor and a later Boulder, Colorado dinner on Sunday March 25 with about twenty relatives.
Saturday brings School News with contest day at Centralia as band performs at eight and chorus at ten. Easter break was four days plus a three day week. report cards went out Thursday. Junior play is set for April 27. Belcher of Illinois Highway Patrol spoke on teen driving safety at Patoka FFA last Tuesday night.
Bill Jenkins president announces Conservation Club 100 will meet Monday evening at 7 30 at the high school. Building committee members are expected to discuss the lakesite shelter project and the possible installation of an electric trap for trap shooting.
Funeral services for William Ross Herring of Vandalia were held Thursday at 2 p m in the Baptist church with Rev. S M Foulon officiating. Burial was in Vernon cemetery. Herring died Monday April 2 at the Fayette County Nursing Home at age 72. He was a retired farmer and part of the Patoka and Vernon area. Survived by two sons Earl Vandalia Donald Creve Coeur. three daughters Helen Huntington Calif Mrs Lewis Lawrence East Peoria and Mrs Harold Thomas Creve Coeur. three sisters Mrs Edna Tune Mrs Pete Bopp and Mrs Gus Murray Patoka. eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Johnny K. Jennings, grandson of Mr and Mrs John A Jennings, formerly from Patoka and now a Rialto California freshman at Rialto Junior High School, received the golden basketball as MVP of his team.
Fredonia families including Harold Kretzer and Emma Jett share Easter with relatives while grade school pupils take a week off for vacation amid measles outbreaks. Wim Perkins recuperates at home from Marion Veterans Hospital as Emma Meredith’s circle attends church and a foot injury at Siegler’s is diagnosed as bruised with no bone fracture.
Sunbeams gather at one o'clock Saturday at the Baptist church. The president welcomes visitors and new members. After flag salute and prayer, the secretary calls roll and members recite Bible verses about friendship. Proverb 17 17 guides the lesson. acrostics spell FRIEND and TEMPERANCE. A story Our Far Away Friends and Temperance Rhymes booklet are on the program.
A L Irvin marked his 94th birthday on March 24 at his daughter Edith Nichols home. Guests including Frank Ballance John Chance Margaret Cox Bill Johnson and their families attended from Blue Mound and nearby towns. A noon lunch and birthday cake were served to celebrate.
Local notes compile weekend and Easter visits with relatives and friends across Illinois and neighboring states. Names include Binnion Hathaway Robertson Laws Peddicord Brew er Pope Dickerson Metzger Laur ence Easley Willett Morey Bertucci Betts Whitehurst Holden Walton and others with trips to Nashville Tulsa Centralia Vandalia and El Paso.
Thanks for the cards and songs and to each one who helped to make my 94th birthday a happy one. A. L. Irvin.
The Zimmermans express heartfelt gratitude to everyone who helped make their anniversary a joyous occasion.
Gerald Crabb has been chosen valedictorian of the 1956 Patoka Community Unit High School graduating class. Jane Nattier is named salutatorian based on four years of high school grades. Graduation will be May 25, 1956.
Frank L. Porter 69 a World War I Purple Heart recipient died at Marion Veterans hospital Saturday March 31 after a long illness. Services Monday at 2 p m from Cox Martin funeral home with Brother Tom McGee officiating. Burial in Patoka cemetery with American Legion Patoka Post handling military rites. He was born August 20 1887 in Patoka son of Samuel and Lyda Porter survived by a brother George of Denver Colorado. He was a member of American Legion and Patoka Lodge 613 A F and A M. Porter was a watchmaker by trade and unable to work after war wounds spent most of his life in Patoka.
Bobby Jennings from Brewster Ohio is named a Boys State delegate for his scholastic achievement and speech awards. He is an honor student active in class activities and sports, son of Elizbet Simeox DiLcreto, with noted family connections in Ohio Oregon and Indiana.
Easter dinner was served Sunday at the club house of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Manley. Attendees included families from Nokomis St Louis Vernon and Decatur with many local residents listed among the guests.
The listing shows meals for April 9 through April 13. Each entry names the daily main dish, sides, dessert, bread and milk. Items include Weiner on bun with lima beans, Italian spaghetti, barbecue on bun, and macaroni and cheese with vegetables.
Sixteen Patoka business men met at the library Monday evening and formed a local organization to attract and retain business. Everett Jackson was elected president with A W Whiting as vice president G W Isaac as secretary and W M Cox as treasurer A promotions committee including Dale Nattier Russell Snyder and Bill Jenkins was named to gather information on efforts to draw people to Patoka The group planned to meet again Friday April 13 at 7 30 p m.
Fayette County Hospital District announces a new chronic care division opening around May 1 1956 in the Mark Greer hospital building after renovations. An April 15 open house runs 10 am to 5 pm. Patients enter via the acute division for evaluation with rates from 6 to 7.50 per day plus additional costs for Xrays labs and drugs.
Auction sale announced for Saturday April 14 1956 on Vernon Illinois west side with contents from five rooms. Itemized bill to appear in next week’s paper. Mrs Luther Brown owner.
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