Patoka Local News Highlights Weekend Visits and Graduations
Neighborhood notes from Patoka Illinois recount visits from St Louis Decatur and Centralia. Notables include Alice Murfin Martha Sebastian Dorothy Wasem new Chevrolet ownership and multiple trips by families to Chicago Des Moines Cincinnati and Keckaskin. Local social events feature dinners and a funeral for Mordecai Lee.
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Jeff Smith
O. E
Bob) Eaglin
Patoka
Ill
Alice Murfin
Martha Sebastian
Charleston
Sebastian
St. Louis
James McCallen
F. W. Pugh
Martha Roethels
Dorothy Wasem
Margaret
Rock Falls
Clifford Belcher
Helen Troyer
Harold Simyaiser
Harold Dean
Sandoval
Farmers Meeting at Patoka Elevator April 27
Farmers are invited to a community meeting at the Patoka Elevator building on Wednesday evening April 27 at 7 30 p m. All farmers urged to attend.
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Patoka Elevator
Automobile repair and pump expert offerings
Denver Adams advertises automobile repair and general mechanical work with spray pumps. Located one block north of the Lumber Yard, Denver also sells used muted parts.
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Denver Adams
Lumber Yard
Estate of William H. Vandeventer Executrix Notice
Executrixs of the last will and testament of William H. Vandeventer of Marion County Illinois give notice of June term court to settle estate and invite claimants to attend. Debts owed are to be paid promptly. April 13. Pugh and Elihu Vandeventer executrix. Ward P. Holt attorney.
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William H. Vandeventer
Marion
Illinois
Run County
Alem
A. D.pugh
Elihu Vandeventer
Public sale announced near Sandoval Illinois
Public auction to be held Monday April 25 1932 at 1 P M four miles north of Sandoval Ill on Route 2 and ¼ mile east listing 40 hens a mare two horses a Guernsey cow calves milking cattle sow pig barrow wagon plows machinery grain posts and more cash terms. RoBt D Sheetz owner John A Jennings auctioneer.
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Sandoval
Ill
Guernsey
Jersey
D. Sheetz
John A. Jennings
East of Town notes visitations and flu reports
Miss Glenna Meador and sister visit Windsor while Miss Alice Caldwell stays in Decatur. Several locals suffer flu. The Wickenhau ser family from Salem visit Henry Williams. Barthol Anderson and Joe Knight traveled near St Paul for business. Harry Thomason of Moneaqua visits uncle Frank Thomason. Oscar Chandler and wife of Boody and Mac McCarty and family from St Louis attend MorDecai Lee funeral. Gus Protz family and Laura Arnold of Alma visit relatives. Geo Purcell and wife visit friends. Oscar Doolen family and Edwin Arnold from Vandalia spend weekend with Codgoe and Cyrus Arn.
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Glenna Meador
Windsor
Alice Caldwell
Decatur
Harvey Wickenhauser
Salem
Henry Williams
Barthol Anderson
Joe Knight
St. Paul
Harry Thomason
Moneaqua
Frank Thomason
Oscar Chandler
Boody
Mac McCarty
St. Louis
Mordecai Lee
Gus Protz
Laura Arnold
Alma
Geo. Purcell
Oscar Doolen
Oscar Caldwell
Edwin Arnold
Vandalia
Codgoe
Cyrus Arn
Social visits and literary event notes in Fredonia
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. McHaney visited Mr. and Mrs. John Talbert and their children Sunday afternoon. Little Miss Margaret Aumiller stayed with her aunt Mrs. Charlie McHaney. Locals attending the Carrigan Literary at Carrigan last Friday included Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols, Fred Simpson, and Alice.
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E. E. McHaney
John Talbert
Margaret Aumiller
Charlie McHaney
Carrigan
John Nichols
Fred Simpson
Alice
Community Notices And Sympathy From Kinmundy
Local residents report visits among families including Simpson Jett Nichols and Harmier. Everett Jett spent time with his parents George Jett and family. Funeral attendees for Bessie Awmiller include McHaney and Goodwin families and local relatives expressing sympathy.
East Zion church and community notes on Sunday events
East Zion reports a well attended Sunday School and church service. Residents like Harry Chance and Paul Williams appear at various errands while neighbors visit, farm work continues, and a note of rain longing and a final exam date for Chance eighth year class is recorded.
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Zion
Harry Chance
Patokaert
Paul Williams
Herman Torbeck
Fent Caldwell
Edwin Arnold
Vanpele
Cyrus Arnold
Sunny
Elmer Frizzell
Joe Frizzell
Bertha Mulvaney
Rosie Thomason
Elva Binnion
Vandalia
Jamie Caldwell
Lizzie Caldwell
Laura Frizzell
Harry Thomason
Moneaqua
Frank Thomason
ASD
Nichols
Berry and Meadow
Chatter and Stitch Club
Barthol Anderson
Willie McNicol
Russell
Frank Caldwell
Maurice Maulding
Elmer Berry
Walker Caldwell
Odin
Donald Arnold
Herbert Green
Paul Caldwell
Berry Mill
Chance
Isabell Cozad
Chance School Earns Third Term Teaching Appointment
The article notes that to teach Chance school, she has secured her third term in the position, indicating continued service and trust in the institution.
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Chance School
Chevrolet Fails to Make Curve South of Here
A Chevrolet car driven by a Lansing Michigan man en route to Missouri failed to negotiate a curve at the mile crossing south of town Saturday afternoon. The car was badly damaged and the driver lay over in Patoka for emergency repairs before continuing Monday morning.
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Lansing
Michigan
Missouri
Mile Crossing
Patoka
Road Work Contracts Worth 789200 To Be Awarded
Frank T. Sheets announces 28 approved county road projects will let contracts totaling 789200 across eleven Illinois counties. The program, funded by the three cent motor fuel tax, aims to relieve unemployment statewide this year.
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Frank T. Sheets
Illinois
Illinois World Fair Committee Appointed
Walter Williams of the Illinois chamber of commerce announced a Century of Progress committee with J. Paul Clayton as chairman and members J Paul Clayton Chicago Walter S Carr Earl H Reynolds Chicago William F Gerdes Quincy Verne E Joy Centralia Shirley E Moisant Kankakee Charles M Thompson Urbana Walter W Williams Benton Omare H Wright Belvidere The state chamber reaffirmed its support of the 1933 exposition.
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Walter Williams
Illinois Chamber To Commerce
J. Paul Clayton
Chicago
Walter S. Carr
Earl H. Reynolds
William F. Gerdes
Quincy
Verne E. Joy
Centralia
Shirley E. Moisant
Kankakee
Charles M. Thompson
Urbana
Walter W. Williams
Benton
Omare H. Wright
Belvidere
State Chamber
Steel Industry Exhibit Planned for 1933 Century of Progress
United States Steel Corp has signed a contract to display the steel industry at Chicago's 1933 Century of Progress World’s Fair. T. W. Robinson of Illinois Steel says the exhibit will educate the public on advances in arts sciences mechanics and industry.
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United States Steel Corporation
Chicago
T. W. Robinson
Illinois Steel Company
Illinois Parent Teachers Set Delegates for State Meeting
Parent Teachers associations across Illinois focus on selecting delegates for the thirty third annual convention of the Illinois Congress. The meeting will be held in Rockford Illinois with participation from various statewide groups.
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Parent-Teachers State Meeting
Rockford, Ill
Illinois
Illinois Congress
Constructive Forces in Education Convention in Rockford
The Parents and Teachers group in Rockford holds a three day convention April 19 20 and 21 with the theme Constructive Forces in Education. Mrs Carl L Schmidt Evanston is program chairman and Mrs Clarence M Dale Rockford is general arrangements chair. Faust Hotel Rockford serves as convention headquarters.
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Rockford
Carl L. Schmidt
Evanston
Clarence M. Dale
Faust
Mortality Discussed by Health Official in Springfield
Baxter K Richardson of the state department of public health stressed prenatal care to lower maternal mortality. He called maternal mortality the outstanding controversial topic in medicine and public health.
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Springfield
Baxter K. Richardson
State Department of Public Health
Mr. Richardson
Illinois reports over 16000 crippled children in state
The state board of public welfare commissioners announced more than 16 000 crippled children in Illinois. The Physically Handicapped Children's Commission has compiled 10 600 names and addresses, led by Rodney H. Brandon, Andy Hall, and Francis G. Blair.
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State Board of Public Welfare Commissioners
Illinois
Physically ‘ Handicapped Children’s Commission
Rodney H. Brandon
Department of Public Welfare
Andy Hall
Department of Public Health
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Francis G. Blair
Ikey and the Lost Pennies
A classroom joke turns a subtraction problem into a pun as the pupil mishears the question about losing three pennies. The teacher repeats the question while the boy answers with a playful reinterpretation.
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Mr. Wheeler
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Violet Pinney
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Mae Warner
Delbert Belcher
Mary Alice Field
Roy Sears
Ellen Mulvaney
Alice Nichols
Paul Logan
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Paul Dean Outhouse
Maurice Eagan
Dayne Walker
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