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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1960
Page
1
Local social notes report Mr and Mrs Ralph Battenger of St Louis and families visiting Patoka residents including Archie Harper and Sam Jolliff. Several couples from nearby towns are listed with weekend and weekday calls. The community notes also mention demolition work, a restaurant painting, and a pastor’s death near Effingham with funeral services held.
Patoka Lions Club members and their wives gathered at the Masonic Temple to honor Jack Matchett and his wife as they leave this weekend. Matchett, a charter member, was praised for leadership in fund raising and service. The club presented a travel clock. a resolution by President Max Quayle was read and filed.
Patoka cub scouts held their first pack meeting in the grade school gym with den chiefs and many parents present. Each den performed a skit and showcased completed work as the pack aims to display achievements and award progress. Al Palaski led the event and invited others to attend.
Funeral services for Ralph Pierce, 61, were held Saturday at 2 p m from Cox Martin Funeral Home. He died Wednesday in St. Louis and was a former Patoka resident. A drill press operator for Wagner Electric Co. he was born in Assumption, son of Jesse and Sarah Pierce. Survived by nephews Robert F. Pierce of Greenville and William D. Pierce of Highland. Burial at the family plot.
The Lions Club Fishing Derby starts Sunday May 1 and runs through September 1. Eligible fish must be caught within Patoka School District 100. Prizes include longest bass crappie bluegill and catfish for men women and youth divisions plus a grand prize. Committee members include Max Quayle Don Griffin and Mark Gox. An official entry form appears in this issue.
On Saturday April 28 a group from Patoka visited St Louis for the Police Circus at the Arena. Thanks to Mr and Mrs Frank Heinzmann tickets were provided for WSCS members and the freshman class. Ernie Bozarth joined the trip and the group toured Forest Park the Jewel Box and the Zoo before heading back in the evening.
Delegates from Patoka attended the Jehovahs Witnesses circuit convention in Alton last weekend. Angelo C. Manera Jr. of New York spoke to a 954 crowd on Finding Peace in a Troubled World. The ministry school drew 648 participants for Bible instruction and guidance. Mr. Nichols announced a new lecture series at the Patoka Kingdom Hall to apply scriptural principles to daily life for greater family happiness and neighborly peace.
Mr and Mrs Dean Wadkins announce the birth of a daughter April 24 at Salem Hospital. She weighs 5 pounds 6 4 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Forrest Wadkins of Patoka and Mr and Mrs Carl Splechter of Sandoval.
Mark Cox chairman says the drawing may depict Archie Harper and Bob Hopkins or perhaps two other local fishermen. He urges area anglers to enter the Lions' Fishing Derby for a chance at valuable prizes.
The Mobile X Ray Unit from Illinois visits Marion County starting April 27, stationed at Salem Court House lot 10-1 and 2-5 daily through April 30. It returns to Patoka May 11 with the same hours. The Marion County Tuberculosis Association urges residents 30 and older to get the chest X ray, with eligible younger individuals screened if they react to the tuberculin test. The survey is annual, approved by the Marion County Medical Association, and run with the Sanatorium Board and Home Bureau registrars.
The Home Bureau work day will be held on Wednesday, May 4, at the home of Mrs. Robert Hollis. Mrs. Gayle Walker will give a lesson on copper tooling. Bring orange stick, hard lead pencil, turkish towel, triple O steel wool, modeling clay, and clear lacquer. News items welcome for publication in the Register.
Orval F. West of Vernon died last Thursday at 10 p.m. after a four month illness at the Veterans Hospital in Marion. He served as rural mail carrier out of Vernon since 1953 and previously worked as an auto mechanic in Vandalia and an auto salesman in Centralia. He was born in Vernon to Orval L. and Mary D. West, married Clara Lansford in 1951, and served as a technical sergeant in World War II in Europe and North Africa. Survivors include his widow, parents, and two daughters. Funeral services were held Sunday at Cox & Martin Funeral Home with burial in Vernon Cemetery and graveside rites by the American Legion.
Eunice Foreh and Mrs. Farthing attended a librarians conference at STU in Carbondale on Saturday April 28. Morning sessions were split, lunch was at Engel's, and Thelma Bird of Indiana State Teachers College spoke at dinner. The spring concert may 13 features a theme A Day of Music with junior and senior high choirs joining.
May meals include Barbecued pork on bun corn sweet pickles fruit cookie milk Spaghetti with meat sauce green beans cheese slice combination salad fruit bread butter milk Roast pork mashed potatoes and gravy peas fruit bread butter milk Hamburger on bun mixed vegetables pickles Jello with fruit cake milk Soup beans ham salad sandwich cole slaw corn bread fruit milk 4-H Club invites boys and girls 10 to 20 with a pony to join. first meeting at Farm Bureau Building in Salem on May 2 at 8 30 p m DST.
Local families and friends frequent visits across Vernon area towns. Multiple trips include Gillispie family to Kinmundy, Wortman family from Anaheim to Epps household, and extended stays by Ehrat and others. Funeral and hospital services draw regional attendees from Vandalia, Decatur, East St Louis, and beyond.
Thirty nine attended the study hour and eight members with two sponsors joined the MYF. They traveled to the Kinmundy sub district meeting on Monday April 18 and won the cup. New officers are Rosemary Houston president Jim Olmsted vice president Joan Houston secretary treasurer Mary Nattier song leader Paula Torrence reporter.
Patoka Boy Scouts are collecting scrap iron and request calls to Larry Thompson at 25442 for any donations. The effort aims to aid their activities and community service projects.
Walter Meyer expresses gratitude for cards, flowers, and visits during his hospital stay. The town notes a new house moved into town from the Salem oil field, now on the corner lot west of the Malan home, owned by Darrel Atchison.
The Magnolia Pipe Line Co. and families held a retirement party for Mr. and Mrs. Jack Matchett on Wednesday April 20 with 37 attendees from Vandalia Salem and Patoka. D C Stringer led the program recalling 21 years, gifts included a transistor radio and a silver charm bracelet.
Merritt L Brumfield 63 died at Springfield Memorial Hospital at 4 40 am Saturday April 23 after illness He was born west of Patoka son of Andrew and Sarah F Brumfield He worked for the Springfield Tl Board of Education Survivors include his widow Margaret a son Frank of Harvard Illinois one brother Ora of Patoka two sisters Lizzie Gray Assumption and Lucy Christie Kankakee two nephews Herbert and Raymond Brumfield a niece Virginia Thalman Sandoval Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm at Masterson McManus Funeral Home Pawnee with burial in Horse Creek Cemetery Ora Brumfield of Patoka and Virginia Thalman Sandoval attended the service.
Widening of Highway 51 north of Patoka has started with the blacktopping plant in operation this week. The project continues from Sandoval to Patoka and will extend to just north of Shobonier this year. Dirt moving and culvert enlargements lead the effort, and the Shobonier by pass dirt work is well along.
CES held its regular meeting with 15 members present. An invitation from Sandoval Chapter for Friends Night on Monday, May 2 was received. Mrs. Erna Harper, Mrs. Cleo Walker and Mrs. Betty Griffin will fill stations. Mrs. Clara Kinney remains poorly. Sandwiches and coffee were served after the meeting. Fire call 2-5358.
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