Community Notes Bring Visitors and Events Across Town
Miss Alice Marie Pratt of Springfield arrived to visit relatives. Mrs. Josephine McWhirter of Alma spent time with local families. Richard Cox mourns the death of cousin Mrs. Mary Jessie Walton of Colorado Springs. Various locals travel, recoveries, and meetings are noted including revival services at Vernon Methodist Church and a school band winning superior rating in Carlinville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Marie Pratt
Springfield
Josephine McWhirter
Alma
Joe Wikenhauser
Milton Bayliss
Richard Cox
Mary Jessie Walton
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Charles Bowen
Patoka
Wyoming
Everett Wernsman
Earl Allen
North Carolina
Ulysses Berthoux Dies in Centralia
Ulysses O. Berthoux a longtime Patoka area resident, died at Fireside Nursing Home in Centralia. Born October 3, 1878 in Highland, he was a West Frankfort Baptist Church member. He married Gertrude Malan in 1906, who died in 1926, then married Minnie Rosland in 1932. Survived by his widow, a daughter Veretta Krug of Salem, two grandchildren Luanna Baldwin and Dean Murray of California, and two great grandchildren. Funeral at Keith Funeral Home Centralia with Rev. Cecil Fuson. burial in Patoka Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses O. Berthoux
Patoka
Centralia
Mr. Berthoux
Highland
West Frankfort
Dean Murray
California
Keith Funeral Home
Cecil Fuson
Patoka Cemetery
Kathryn Nattier Named to Southwest Baptist Honors List
Kathryn Nattier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Nattier of Patoka Illinois, is on the first semester Honors List at Southwest Baptist College Bolivar Missouri. She is enrolled as a freshman and earned the required honors points by maintaining an average grade of B over fifteen hours.
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Kathryn Nattier
Edwin Nattier
Route 1
Patoka
Illinois
Southwest Baptist College
Bolivar
Missouri
Kathryn
SWBC
Mrs. Walton Dies In Colorado
Mrs Mary Jessie Bowers Walton 60 died April 10 in a Colorado hospital. Born Patoka to Charley and Bertha Bowers she moved to Colorado in 1912 near Simla. Survived by son J R Walton and daughter Mrs Charlotte Williams both of Colorado Springs and sisters Mrs Grace Whitney Saratoga Wyoming Mrs Gladys Attwell and Mrs Lalia Olson of Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jessie (Bowers) Walton
Colorado
Patoka
Charley
Bertha Bowers
Simla
J.R. Walton
Charlotte Williams
Colorado Springs
Grace Whitney
Saratoga
Wyoming
Gladys Attwell
Lalia Olson
Style Show By Home Ec Girls
Community Unit 100 PTA met on Monday April 18 with good attendance. The Home Economics Class staged a Style Show titled A Girl's Dream with dolls brought to life by Sandy Caudle. Pat Sharp narrated as students modeled dresses skirts blouses and sleepwear. Grade 2 won a cookie jar for parent attendance. refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Sharon Grawford
Sandy Caudle
Pat Sharp
Home Ee
Jo Sharp Hosts Island Chapel Club
The Island Chapel Club met with Jo Sharp on Thursday afternoon. Mabel Brokelmeyer opened with a prayer and Fern Bricker offered Easter themed devotions using Luke 28 Psalms 16 and I Corinthians as background. Verne Bricker read a piece titled Dead Letter Office Material, contrasted with Misguided Prayers. Mrs Lula Sharp attended as a visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Chapel Club
Jo Sharp
Mabel Brokelmeyer
Fern Bricker
Verne‘ Bricker
Lula Sharp
Island and area community notes from recent meetings
Island Chapel Leona Davis attended a Home Extension meeting at the Christian Church on Tuesday afternoon. Orval Sharp and Kenneth Meador attended the NF O meeting at the Salem Bank Hospitality room on Monday night. Island Chapel Community Club met at Jo Sharp’s home Thursday afternoon. Charles Phillips of Assumption and Evert Schaab and family spent Sunday with the Orval Sharp family. The Junior Class has been practicing a class play to be shown Friday night at the High School. Frances Sharp and family visited Rev. Ralph Willis of Lawrenceville Illinois Sunday. Harry Nattier is spending a few days at Excelsior Springs Missouri. Several vicinity residents attended the FFA banquet at the High School on Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kottmeyer
Ed Houston
James Davis
Yuma
Arizona
Roy Fisher
California
Minnie Peddicord
Davis
Mabel Snyder
Fayette County Hospital
Clarence Lawson
Letta Hopkins
Marion County Mental Health Association
Centralia
Lisa Jones
Kenmundy
Essie Robinson
Kermit Gallatin
Findlay
Ohio
Martinsville
Jim Herrin
Brent
Lisa
Linda Hanks
North Pekin
Cecile Brown
Leona Davis
The
Christian Church
Orval Sharp
Kenneth Meador
N.F.O
Salem Bank
Island Chapel Community Club
Jo Sharp
Charles Phillips
Assumption
Evert Schaab
Frances Sharp
Ralph Willis
Lawrenceville
Illinois
Harry Nattier
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Ballance County Chairman Elected at Fayette Board Meeting
Lyle Ballance, Ballance County Board Chairman and supervisor of Ope Township, was unanimously chosen chairman of the Fayette County Board of Supervisors at the April meeting. He succeeds Ralph Sanders of Shafter Township and begins his fourth year as Pope supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Ballance
Ope Township
Fayette County
Sunbeam News Group Holds Spring Session at Church
Ten beginners and four Sunbeams gathered at the First Baptist Church on Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Freda Bennett and Miss Pearl Britt leading. Mrs. Britt played piano as children sang, then played games outside before cookies and punch were served. next meeting set for May 7. Mrs. Daphne Martin entered St Marys Hospital Sunday for tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Roberta Britt
Freda Bennett
Pearl Britt
Bennett
Maude Perdue
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Curt Murfin
St. Mary’s Hospital
Decatur
Joe Compton
Maude Hatch
East St. Louis
Anna Benefiel
Vandalia
Vernon Methodist Church
Calvin Vass
Bailey
R. O. Kelly
Jane Britt
Marion County
Starlite
Salem
Della Johnstone
Blanch Humes
Yaw
Odin
Zora Brumfield
Sandoval
Mary Piro
Estella Albert
Sholconier
Becky Bauer
Charlotte Alexander
Patoka Unit
Carlinville
Ulysses Berthoux
Gospel Singing Center
Vernon, Illinois
Featuring
Lester Family
St. Louis, Missouri
Howe Bros. Quartet
Three Tones Trio
Bob’s Record & Music Center
S. Broadway
Illinoi
Home
Ec Girls
Island Chapel
Ballance County Board Chairman
Sunbeam News
Daphne Martin
Rolls Asbestos
Carbide
Emerson
Rheem
Patoka Hardware
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