Parlimentary Law Contest Held at Greenville
Section 21 hosted its annual Parlimentary Procedure contest in Greenville on April 7. Ten teams competed with Patoka finishing fifth led by Merrell Collins as fifth place chairman, and Leon Ballance named top floor member among 50.
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Section 21
Greenville
Patoka
Ramsey
Salem Greenville
St. Elmo
Leon Ballance
Merrell Collins
Ron Jones
Larry Hopkins
Dwight Thomas
Women’s Society sponsor Good Friday services
The Woman’s Society of Christian Service sponsors Good Friday services at 10 a m at Vernon Methodist Church with a sack or finger lunch at noon. The public is invited to attend.
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Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Vernon Methodist Church
Fort Worth Visit Prompts Sermon Absence Charge
Rev. and Mrs. R. K. Linder are spending several days in Fort Worth Texas. Jame Kenneth Walton of Kinmundy preached on this charge in his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. K. Linder
Fort Worth
Texas
Jame Kenneth Walton
Kinmundy
Weekly School Menu Highlights
The menu for the school week features hot dogs with baked beans and cole slaw on Monday, hamburger steak with mashed potatoes and gravy, beets and peach on Tuesday. Wednesday offers turkey pie with mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, a Golden Glow, and a cookie. Thursday serves a hamburger on a bun with corn and dill pickles ending with cherries and white cake. Friday presents fish sticks with green beans and a combination salad followed by pear. Milk is offered daily.
Grade School Bus Departure Time For Away Games
The note states a 3 30 p m departure for grade school teams heading to away games. It records a scheduled bus time without specifying teams or locations.
Careers Night Planned at High School April 26
The first Careers Night will be held at the High School on Monday April 26 at 7 30 p.m. open to all junior high and high school students and parents. Six careers will be represented with two discussions per student session featuring engineering nursing beauty culture college counseling and business.
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Dale Holloman
Floyd Kringer
Dorothy Chrysler
Sparks Business College
Shelbyville
Illinois
Student Council to Host refreshments after program
The Student Council will furnish refreshments after the program. All students and parents are invited to this program.
Former Patokan John Layton Dies
John Layton of Robinson Illinois died Friday night at age 61 from a heart attack. He worked 44 years for I C company and is survived by his wife Vivian and daughter Paula. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 00 p m from Pulliam Funeral Home with local attendees Ed Foster and Merle Morey among mourners.
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Patoka
John Layton
Robinson, II
I.C. Company
Vivian
Paula
Pulliam Funeral Home
Ed Foster
Merle Morey
Vernon
West Condit
Robinson, Ill
Card of Thanks for prayers and kindness after hospital stay
My sincere thanks to each and every one for prayers visits flowers cards telephone calls and for every kindness shown to me and my family while I was in the Hospital and since my return home.
In Memoriam for Orville F. West
In loving memory of our son Orville F. West who passed away on April 21 1960 five years ago sadly missed by Mother and Father
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Orville F. West
Baby Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Leon Walker in St Louis
New arrival announced as the Walker family welcomes a baby girl born on Saturday April 10 in St. Louis. She is the couple’s second daughter and third child. Grandparents named Mr. and Mrs Lucas Walker and Mr. and Mrs Milton Bayliss.
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Leon Walker
St. Louis
Lucas Walker
Milton Bayliss
Parent Son Meet Honors Tom Fisher and Dave Ambuel
The annual Parent and Son Banquet on April 2 honored Tom Fisher of Lawrenceville and Dave Ambuel as Illinois State FA President and Section 21 Vice President. Awards praised Dwight Thomas Leon Ballance Raymond Hallbrook Merrell Collins Ronald Jones Larry Thompson and Ronald Jones for scholarships and project leadership.
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Illinois State FA
Tom Fisher
Section 21
Dave Ambuel
Lawrenceville
Elevator
Dwight Thomas
Lange
Leon Ballance
Patoka
Don Padberg
Raymond Hallbrook
Merrell Collins
Ronald Jones
Larry Thompson
Dale Headly
Gary Murray
James Thomas
Dwight
Frank Hinton
Retired Teachers Meet At Robbins Restaurant Salem
Miss Estella Albert of Shobon ier Miss Mary Piro of Vandalia Mrs. R O Kelley of Patoka and Miss Letta Hopkins attended the Retired Teachers meeting at Robbins Restaurant in Salem on Friday Also attending from the area were Miss Pearl Britt and her guest Mrs. Cleo Walker
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Frank Houston
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Patoka
Salem
R. O. Kelley
Cleo Walker
Pearl Britt
Estella Albert
Shobonier
Mary Piro
Vandalia
Letta Hopkins
Robbins Restaurant
Claude Smith Dies in Quincy Soldiers Home
Claude Smith died at the Quincy Soldiers Home. Funeral and burial will be in Quincy. He was a brother of Mrs. Leta Beery of Vandalia.
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Claude Smith
Quincey Soldiers Home
Quincy
Leta Beery
Vandalia
Wortman Baby Born in Effingham Illinois
An eight pound daughter named Laura Sue was born April 10 at St. Anthony Hospital to Mr. and Mrs Virgil Wortman of Effingham Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Wortman
Effingham, Illinois
St. Anthony Hospital
Laura Sue
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A. W. Nattier
Eldon
Poplar Bluff
Nannie Britt
Ethel Chance
Orville Doolen
Ryman Doolen
Women’s Society
Linder
Ft. Worth
Sandoval
Ee Ee Eee
Carlyle
Central City
Ee Eee
Mulberry Grove
Carlyle Eens Eevee
Aie
Southern Illinois University
Patoka High School
Virginia Garren
SIU
Becky Garren
Shirley Britt
Bonnie Jones
Mrs. Addis Walton
James
Kenneth
Addis
Veteran’s Hospital
Marion
Roy Kendall
P. J. Mojonnier
C. J. Mojonnier
Tim
Flora
Edwin Nattier
Kathryn
Buzz Miller
Jimmy
Bolivar Baptist College
Bolivar, Missouri
James Cahill
Boise
Idaho
Della Johnstone
Marl Anderson
Granite City
Johnstone
Loraine Allen
Bruce Pugh
Dean
Frerrol Henson
Carbondale
Charles R. Berry
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
John W. Peterson
The
Christian Church Choir
MR. Howard Wooters
Patoka Christian Church
Patokan
Memoriam
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