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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1929
Page
5
Local items report Saturday visit by Sam Jones delivering a Ford to Dale Thompson and J W Alexander buying a new Chevrolet. Various residents, visitors, and sales notes from Patoka and nearby towns include farm goods, hardware ads, livestock, and household updates.
Athens in northeast Texas captured the National High School Basketball Championship in Chicago with three brothers on the team. Oklahoma City fell 25 to 21 in the final, and the piece notes the importance of breaks and shooting, while hinting at a Cubs pennant start.
The April meeting of the Ladies Fancy Work Club was hosted by Mrs. Nattier with Mrs. Spurgeon presiding over the business portion. Members competed in contests including Bird Wedding, Tree, Sewing, a number guessing prize won by Mrs. Rogier, and a writing challenge on spending three hundred dollars travel.
Harold, a resident of St. Louis and long-time Patoka figure, wed a Decatur area bride last Saturday. The ceremony united Harold with the Assumption native, as local friends extend congratulations.
Sunday visits include Black family and L M Black. Vernon Goodyear dealers banquet attended by J M Smith and W H Wade in Centralia. Mrs X B Holland improves after surgery. L W Ballance and Mrs B N Griffin visit at hospital. Mrs Ben Howard’s burns show improvement. rain threatens crops. Bank examiners James Ponds and D W Fregenbaum report better days ahead. Dale Altom joins United Commercial Travelers initiation in Centralia with much revelry.
East of Town reports visits by John Chance and family and Wren Wainscott’s group near Kinmundy on Sunday. Loren Bullard and family called on Elmer Albert home. Several families visited others, including McNichols, Thompson, Bundy, and Anderson households. A neighborhood dance was held at J. A. Caldwell’s residence Saturday night. Chris Nielson helped Cyrus Nichols remodel a Model T into a Model A Monday and Tuesday. Rufus Stephens and family walked home after their car got stuck returning from church near Pa toka. Thelma Nichols stays in Pa toka with Harold Jolliff. Blanche Doolen closed her school at Round Top and moved to a farm northeast of Zion. Gladys Sorrell closed her school at Chance recently with a surprise dinner. Margaret and Norma Jean Thompson visited Jas Nichols Jr. and family Sunday. Dr. Laswell and family of Alma visited relatives in the locality.
The Illinois legislature considers licensing san atologists as millers oppose it. Rep George T Kersey of Chicago introduced the measure now in the judiciary committee. Oats acreage in Illinois may drop about seven percent from 1928 per the state agriculture department. automobile crash mortality in Illinois rose 16 percent to 2068 last year per the Health Messenger. Nearly 300 canvases by Illinois artists are on exhibit in the Centennial building Springfield. Ed P Petri of Belleville introduced a bill requiring private employment agencies to obtain a department of labor permit. Mrs W H Hinrichsen widow of ex secretary Hinrichsen died at home in Alexander. Frank Holton of East St Louis proposed a bill to limit freight train length. Sullivan Springfield sponsored a bill regulating the act.
A delegation from Centralia led by District Deputy G F Dieckman of Vandalia visited last Friday to resurrect the Patoka Encampment lodge. Several local dignitaries aided the effort, and new funds were added this week to the lodge’s financial box. The group recalls the four year old lodge started with thirty five members that waned, but renewed activity is expected to energize Patoka Encampment.
The community reports visitors and family gatherings at the Doolen and Foster households. A young Arnold Chapel woman awaits a wedding ball as old time charivari preparations begin. Several locals, including Robert Arnold and family, Leela and Robert, Blanche Doolen, and others, visit kin and attend errands while weather slows farm work.
Representatives Swanson and Mancin push measures for inmate transfers from St Charles and Geneva to Pontiac or reformatories for women while enforcing ticket scalping laws. Senator Dunlap and Abt back trees along highways and a state criminal identification bureau. The session notes include large state spending totals, a new state park count, and a law practice diploma cohort. Former Rep Jose Patlock dies in Chicazo.
A Patoka merchantile store deal closed Tuesday night transferring ownership from George Ballance to Roy Jones and Wes Martin. The business will be Jones & Martin with Roy in charge. Dean Martin will assist after school. Ballance, in business twelve years, is praised for honesty while the new owners, young locals, are expected to prosper.
Mrs. James Klingey and her daughter indaw Mrs Rollie Kling of West Strmetown were Patoka shoppers last Friday evening. Harry Forehand spent the latter days of the week in Decatur with his sister Margaret. August Vervets of Yardleyville was a Centralia visitor Friday.
The house killed the Reed F. Cutler measure from Lewistown that would remove arbitrary speed limits but require reasonable speed. The Springfield lake bill by T. J. Sullivan of Springfield is expected to pass the house and move to the senate.
Edna McKee guardian of Thomas E. McKee petitions the Marion County Court for order to mortgage the minor's property in Centralia Illinois. The estate covers seven feet off the north side of Lot 9 and 36 feet off the south side of Lot 10 in Railroad Addition. Mortgage proceeds would fund education care tax payments and property improvements. The term begins May 6 1929 in Salem. June C. Smith.
The Christian Church hosts a revival as bad weather cannot deter attendees. Evangelist J. E. Stout leads with a sermon on Evolution and promises more topics announced from the pulpit. The message invites all to attend and hear what is said.
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