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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1937

Page

4

Vernon area notes and social visit roundup

Local residents report visits and travel across Illinois towns. Elections yield 87 to 37 for Frank Hatch, while numerous neighbors attend church, dinners, and family gatherings in Patoka Vandalia Kinmundy and Centralia areas.

Local Notes and Visits Among Sandy Branch Folks

Weekend visits and moves highlighted in Sandy Branch area. Mr and Mrs Charley Johnson plan to move near Tom Jones place. Betty Bender visits grandparents Selby Garrett. Lois Winegarner visits near Tuka. Abe Owens and two sons return to Missouri. Flynn Owens stays with sister Vilda Conant. Various locals attend events and travels to Kinman and LaClede.

Bessie Thomas Charley Johnson Tom Jones Place Sandy Branch Betty Bender Selby Garrett Lois Winegarner Tuka Abe Owens Missouri Flynn Owens Vilda Conant Schalsloston Olevda Corrett Frank Green

Two Illinois men win major engineering medals

University of Illinois faculty members Dr. Arthur Newell Talbot and Prof. Wilbur M. Wilson receive the John Fritz medal and the J James R Croes medal respectively. Talbot is praised as a moulder of men and outstanding educator in civil engineering. Wilson’s work on multiplespan reinforced arch bridges is highlighted along with his long service since 1913 and leadership in the Engineering Experiment Station.

University of Illnoisaculty Arthur Newell Talbot John Fritz Wilbur M. Wilson J. James R. Croes Fritz Talbot George Westinghouse Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Alva Edison George Washington Goethals Orville Wright Guglielmo Marconi Wilson University of Illinois Croes H. M. Westergaard College of Engineering Chanute Western Society of Engineers Central Illinois American Society of Civil Engineers

FDR Praises Illinois System and University Leadership

President Roosevelt lauded Illinois state administration reorganization begun in 1913. The project involved University of Illinois staff led by Prof. John A. Fairlie and included nine colleagues. The 1051 page report guided 1917 reforms cutting overlap and saving over $1,000,000 yearly.

Roosevelt State of Illinois University of Illinois Illinois University Edward F. Dunne John A. Fairlie University of Illinois Political Science Department Fairlie Frank O. Lowden Lowden James W. Garner Garner

U of I Offers Workat-Home Courses To 900 Students

More than 600 enrollees study via correspondence at the University of Illinois newest division with 88 courses. Instructors are campus faculty and pupils span the state and country. Subjects include architecture, economics, language, engineering, and more. The College of Commerce now lists about 2,120 students as one of the nation’s largest.

University of Illinois University of

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