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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1927
Page
1
An agricultural notice outlines practical steps to manage European corn borer infestations. It advises feeding infested corn stalks to cattle or using them in silage, cutting green plants early, shredding fodder for better intake, and burning or plowing remaining material to prevent further spread.
Dean McAllister, ex sheriff of Bond County and brother of Mrs. Arn DuComb, was in Indianapolis last week. His car, a Henrys make, parked near a hotel, disappeared when he returned for it. He rode home by train, later notified that the skeleton of the car had been found, with most numbers missing.
Patoka schools invite essays on railway crossing safety for a national contest by the American Railway Association. Entrants must submit 250 words or less on cross crossings cautiously. Winners receive 250 dollars each and are judged by national figures.
U S Department of Agriculture advises farmers in New York Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Michigan to avoid seeding oats on disked corn stubble and to adopt deep plowing and complete removal of corn remnants. Stalks should be cut burned and thoroughly destroyed to curb the European corn borer under the new Congress act.
The Household Science club met with about sixty members and guests last Saturday. A musical program followed business, featuring instrumental and vocal solos and a paper on Music in the Home. A seasonal talk on Care of Baby Chicks was read, with a demonstration on making sandwich fillings and tea. New members: Mrs. S. M. Spurgeon, Mrs. Fred Black, Mrs. Ed Anderson, and Mrs. Cephas Adams.
The church reports rising Sunday School and church attendance as roads improve. Regular business meetings occur Saturday night before the first Sunday each month at 7 30. Services are on the first and third Sundays at 10 45 am and 7 30 pm. B Y P U meets each Sunday night at 7. Everyone is invited to attend.
Students enjoyed vacation while teachers attended a East St Louis meeting. They planted trees for Bird and Arbor Day around the campus with grade level plantings. The P H S Band prepares for a tourney in Centralia on April 22, selecting Neapolitan Nights and Largo. Band photos were taken last Tuesday.
The report covers classes in language arithmetic geography and reading with students receiving perfect attendance certificates for March. Visitors include Mary Eaglin Patricia Spurgeon Mildred Wickersham and others. Notes mention absences tardies and a two day school closure for teacher meetings in East St. Louis.
The Illinois Central Soil and Soy Bean Special was greeted by an estimated seven hundred at Patoka's local station last Saturday. A 20 member high school band led a royal welcome as officials and University staff inspected thirty six soy bean products and exhibits.
Detatur April 6 Harold Simcox of Patoka is a leading reserve prospect for Millikin University baseball this spring. With eight regulars from last year’s state title squad, competition is stiff. The Millikin squad departs April 13 for a southern training trip to Arkansas and Tennessee.
Former residents W. B. Jackson and family of Decatur visited the Zera Farmer and Russell Simcox families over Sunday. Mrs. Jackson is Farmer’s daughter and Mr. Jackson Simcox’s son. W. B. Jackson works for Staley Mfg. Co. and may soon receive a promotion. Junior Rogier joined them for the trip home after a two week visit.
Pearl Britt teaches and Edith Gray was absent due to illness. Students in Room Four plant trees along the school front. The seventh year Geography class begins Asia studies while both classes study Illinois. The grade basketball team won second place in the school tournament and had pictures taken last Thursday.
Illinois and federal departments of agriculture will publish a mid monthly review for fruit and vegetable growers. Marion county leads in pear and peach area. apples, peaches, and pears totals cited. The joint bulletin will appear around April 15, with field staff collecting data and shipping point inspectors reporting crop conditions. Copies available from the Illinois Department of Agriculture in Springfield.
The Ladies Fancy Work Club met Friday at Mrs. Dale Alcom's home. Members enjoyed a March April Fool themed entertainment with games and contests. Prizes went to Mesdames Homer Potts Elmer Rogier and Ralph Willis. May hosting committee includes Potts Willis and Miss Georgia Cruse. A two course luncheon followed, hosted by Mrs. Alcom and Mrs. Walter Parks. Mrs. E. Anderson attended as guest.
Dewitt Jennings and his companions were detained in Vandalia on a report of a stolen car but proved they were residents of Patoka Illinois and traveled incognito to satisfy authorities. A speed cop known to Dewitt assisted, and they were released after verification.
In Collinsville early Thursday morning a garage night watchman was found stabbed to death during a robbery in progress. Cliff Pugh, moved from the main line freight service on Wednesday, now runs between Centralia and Peoria instead of Centralia and Clinton.
The first Illinois state effort to eradicate the European corn borer, in Kankakee county, used oil burner rigs to burn infested rows. Director S J Stanard says the method aims to kill off existing borers and delay damage. films of the operation will be shown at county fairs as part of educational exhibits.
The Interior Department may use its next year pension fund to cover April May and June payments. Comptroller General McCarl ruled no delay for half a million pensioners linking to prior appropriation failures.
The Civil Service competitive examination to fill the local Post Master vacancy will be held in Vandalia on Saturday. Three applicants are named: Acting Post Master John Jennings, Orville Genre acting rural carrier, and Miss Arlene Walker daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Walker.
The heaviest rain of 1927 hit the area last Thursday night with ditches and creeks reaching high levels within hours. The downpour caused rapid flooding across low-lying spots and disrupted local conditions through the following day.
A lawn mower sale at Patoka Hardware and Furniture Co. headlines the brief. Walter Dively of Vandalia visited with Miss Wilma Alexander Thora day evening, adding a social note to the local item.
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