Village Officials Chosen Tuesday in Quiet Election
In a calm village vote, G W Isaac was elected village president with 74 of 87 votes. C D Martin and Everett Jackson won as trustees, Archie Harper was chosen as police magistrate, and O G Schmoeder was elected village clerk amid a low turnout and several write-in tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prilling Place
Patoka
G.W. Isaac
C. D. Martin
Dalle Nattier
Everett Jackson
D. C
Archie Harper
Wwrite
Ge Wa Teale Oc Seekalates
J. R. Smyder
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J. W. Ballentine
C.D. Martin
Dale Nattier
Date Thompson
O. G. Schmoeder
Dom Griffin
Pecs
WM Cn Oie Fold
Pes oFicasons
Malloy
Archie Hanper
Sam Jolliff
Cs Ceee
Tom Ballance
Rose Mojonnier
W.M. Cox
Eacaasaees
Light Vote Sees School Board Reelect Towler Ger gini and Welcomes Kiinge
In a light vote on Saturday April 18 Donald Towler and Chris Gergini were reelected to the Board of Education. Virgil Kiinge won his first term replacing J W Crawford who did not seek reelection. The board organized for the year and reappointed Carroll Mojonnier as president and O C Schroeder as secretary.
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Donald Towler
Chris Gergeni
Board of Education
Virgil Kiinge
J. W. Crawford
Carroll Mojonnier
O. C. Schroeder
Miss Alhif
Plan Easter Party at Patoka Pre-School
The Patoka Pre-School Easter party at the Baptist Church Saturday afternoon April 20 at one o clock features a welcome by the president, roll call, Bible verse on Friends, a special prayer for friends, a talk on far away friends, a playlet about a crippled man and his four friends, an acrostic FRIENDS, a pantomime David and Jonathan, closing prayer, and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Baptist Church
Conservation Club No 100 Meeting Preview
Conservation Club No 100 will meet Monday April 22 at 7 30 p m at the high school. Plans for the fish fry and other matters will be discussed, Herb Jolliff president.
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Conservation Club No. 100
Hgh
Neil Jolliff Wins FFA Extemperaneous Speech Title
Neil Jolliff, president of the local FFA, won the extemporaneous public speaking contest at Greenville on Wednesday April 10. Nine Section 21 schools entered. Jolliff spoke on "Using Farm Machinery Safety." Patoka’s Jack Bopp placed third in memorized oration and earned a bronze medal.
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Neil Jolliff
Greenville
Neil
Jack Bopp
Patoka
Jack
Wheat Acreage History Must Be Filed by May First
Cecil L. Kell acting chairman of the Marion County ASC urges farmers who planted their wheat acreage allotments to file a request form by May 1 1957 to preserve past acreage history for future allotments. The ASC office at 520 S Washington Salem accepts signed requests.
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Cecil L. Kell
Marion County
ASC
S. Washington
Salem
Xray Drive Aids Patoka Residents In Mobile Unit
Over 285 residents of Patoka and nearby areas received X rays from a mobile xray unit on Tuesday. The Marion County Tuberculosis Association provides the service annually to adults, funded by Christmas seals. Mrs. Mary Mercer led the survey effort. Drive safely the life you save may be your own.
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Patoka
Mobile
Marion County Tuberculosis Assn
Mary Mercer
County Association
Easter Sunrise Service to Be Held at Christian Church
Easter Sunrise Service set for 6 a m at the Christian Church with a combined quartet from four cooperating churches. The octette includes Mrs. Freda Meador and Mrs. Donald Murfin from Pentecostal, Mrs. Francis Sharp Bernie Griffin from Methodist, Mrs. Orville Genre Jake Davis from Baptist, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Logan from Christian, with Mrs. James Balance at the piano. The program features singing by the congregation, invocation by Rev S M Foulon, Awakening Chorus, scripture by Bro Grant Hawkins, Open the Gates of the Temple, sermon by Rev Robert Hollis, All Hail Immanuel, and the benediction by Rev Norman Piercy.
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Christian Church
Pentecostal Church
Freda Meador
Donald Murfin
Methodist
Francis Sharp
Bernie Griffin
Orville Genre
Jake Davis
Paul Logan
James Ballance
S. M. Foulon
Bro
Grant
Hawkins
Robert Hollis
Immanuel
Norman Piercy
Mrs Ollie Thompson Celebrates 85th Birthday
Mrs Ollie Thompson marked her 85th birthday on April 14 at the Maron home of Mr and Mrs Glen Meryman with a pot luck after Sunday School and church. Family and friends attended including Beatrice Stasik Roy and Dorothea Streich Carl Pease and daughters and many local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Thompson
Reda Meryman
Roy
Dale Thompson
Glen Meryman
Maron
Dale Thompsion
Patoka
Beatrice Stasik
Centralia
George Gillock
Glen John
Dorothea Streich
Carl Pease
Manoa
Roy Thompson
Floyd Grise
Lawrence Beccue
Decatur
Frost Warning Service Aims to Aid Illinois Fruit Growers
State Senator Dwight Friedrich announced efforts with local fruit growers and the Illinois Dept of Agriculture to create a statewide frost warning service. The plan includes daily weather reports carried by wire services to radio stations in southern Illinois and made available to growers, with stations and the Illinois Fruit Council coordinating broadcasts during frost alerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Friedrich
Illinois Dept. of Agriculture
Illinois
Friedrich
Davis Foreman
Division of Markets
Illinois Fruit Council
Birth of a baby girl for Mr and Mrs George R Snider Jr Salem
Mr and Mrs George R Snider Jr of Salem announce the birth of a baby girl on Friday April 12 at Salem Memorial Hospital. The infant weighs 7 pounds and has been named Vicki Jo. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs George R Snider Sr of Patoka and Mrs Alice Dobbs of Centralia.
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George R. Snider, Jr
Salem
Salem Memorial Hospital
Vicki Jo
George R. Snider, Sr
Patoka
Alice Dobbs
Centralia
School Menu for April 22 25 Meals
The menu lists daily offerings for April 22 to 25. Tuesday features Bologna and cheese with butter beans cole slaw cherry cobbler and bread and milk. Wednesday serves Meat balls and spaghetti with mashed potatoes pickled beets a Dixie cup cookie bread butter and milk. Thursday offers Hamburger on bun bean salad pickles peaches spice cake milk. Friday presents Baked luncheon meat corn mashed potatoes fruit cookie bread butter and milk.
Patoka Happenings Note Clinton Visit and Local Events
J C Walraven and wife spent Sunday in Clinton with E R Caldwell and family. G A House party at new Harmony Baptist Church Centralia Friday and Saturday. Wes Cain and Eddie Lee Houston left April 13 for Ft Leonard Wood Missouri for eight week basic combat training. Wes wife Mila plans to join him later. George Holland and family of Dixon Illinois visited the Hollands over the weekend and attended an open house at the Centralia Methodist Church. Mrs C D Martin visited relatives in Kentucky over weekend.
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J. C. Walraven
Clinton
E. R. Caldwell
Nancy Snider
Ruth Thomas
Carollyn Snider
Kathryn Nattier
G. A
New Harmony Baptist Church
Centralia
Wesley Cain
Harold Cain
Eddie Lee Hiouston
John Hiouston
Ft. Leonard Wood
Wes
Mila
George Hollland
Dixon, Ill
X. B. Hollands
C. D. Martin
Kentucky
Walter Hioeche
Belleville
Evansville
Ind
Maud Hatch
J. W. Compton
East St. Louis
Bessie Wherritt
Alton
Joe Hidgkinson
Allie Lopeman
Macon
Allie
Newt Reichert
George Christie
Clifford Newcomb
Charles Simkins
St. Elmo
Avena
J. W. Epps
Marian
Marian Epps
Springfield
Frank Thompson
Findlay
I. A. Pfeffers
Georgia McConnell
E. 0. Wortman
Altadena
Calif
Sunrise Service Easter at Vernon Methodist Church
Easter Sunrise service at Vernon Methodist Church scheduled for Sunday at 5:30 am with special music planned. Sunday School will be held at 10 am and the public is invited to attend. A village election board is listed with members serving on the board.
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Methodist Church
Residents oppose Patoka by pass of Highway 51 at hearing
More than 100 citizens filled the Patoka village hall to oppose a Highway 51 bypass. I C Bliss presided as Wm A Miller led the village’s critique, with testimony recorded for Springfield review to decide the route.
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State Highway Dept
State Highway Department
Patoka
I. C. Bliss
Effingham
Highway Department
A. Miller
Miller
Bllis
Alll
Springfield
Basketball Pot Luck Dinner Set for Wednesday
A Wednesday evening potluck dinner in the high school gym honors the Wir viors. The SIU gymnastic team will perform on parallel bars, long horse and trampoline. Attendees should bring filled baskets with meat vegetables salad and dessert and provide their own table service. The event is sponsored by the P. T. C.
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SIU
Band Parents Assn to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Band Parents Association will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the high school. All parents are urged to attend as special business will be discussed.
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Band Parents Assn
Change in Location for University Scholarship Exams
Due to high registration the University of Illinois scholarship exams move from the Paul B Chance office to Salem Community High School cafeteria. The test will take place Saturday April 27 at 9 am.
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University of Illinois
Paul B
Jehovah's Witnesses protest letter to Soviet leader
Watch Tower officials send a formal protest to Premier Nikolai Bulganin over mass arrests and slave labor in Siberia. A global petition of 462,936 members across 199 assemblies urges release of 7,000 Witnesses and proposes a delegation from headquarters to Moscow to explain the group's aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Soviet Union
Moscow
TV Channel Rollout Promises New Programs Soon
TV Channel No 2 goes live April 15 with Channel No 11 due in four months Get your all channel TV aerial from Darrel’s TV at 173A or 1502 8732 Patoka Centralia Local ad notes new broadcast options and equipment.
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Darrel’s TV
Patoka Centralia
Easter Bake Sale Set By American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a bake sale on Saturday April 20 at Martin's Store starting at 9 a.m. Proceeds support community programs.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Martin’s
Card of Thanks for Mr s Harold Payne
Mrs Harold Payne thanks friends for cards during her recent illness and expresses gratitude for the kind thinking shown.
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Harold Payne
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Judy Piercy
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Herb Jollliff, Pres
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Effie Lynn John
Bill Hill
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Hope County
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W. F. Murfin
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Bald Knob
Southern
S. I. U. Photo Service
Southern Illinois University
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Tom Conway
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Eddie Albert
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Anne Bancroft
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