Murfin Family Reunion Dinner Held April 25
A Murfin family reunion dinner occurred Sunday April 25 at the home of Mr and Mrs Donald Murfin honoring J W Murfin, 91, and Mr and Mrs Russell Murfin and daughter Camille of Shipman Illinois. Guests included Homer Crothers family of Peoria, Curt Murfin, Herschel Lawrence family, Vance Murfin and son Dale, Clark Walraven Patoka, Einess Johnson Decatur, A C Kruenegel Flo Ann, W F Murfin, Dona Ruth Murfin, and others. Events also note Fredonia area visits, school picnics, plays, and local social activity through Fredonia news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Murfin
J. W. Murfin
Russel Murfin
Camille
Shipman
III
Homer Crothers
Peoria
Ill
Curt Murfin
Herschel Lawrence
Vance Murfin
Frank Heinzmann
Bruce Pugh
District 7
Sanitary
Vandalia
Earl Heinrich
Kenney
Jim
New York
Robert Keister
Gary
Frank Crawford Jr
Ranoke
Frank Crawford
George Dean Pugh
Paul Dean Crawford
Jimmy Dale Adams
Robert
Wayne Towler
Cardinal and Braves
St. Louis
Blue Haven
Highland
May Nattier
Vera
Carolyn
Flora Houston
Ed Houston
Varner
L. W. Varner Jr
Hamilton
Burl Alexander
Sandoval
Sandoval, Mr. and Mrs. Halden Hill
Ruth Ann
O. J. Hill
Bill
Ray Gray
Clinton
Clarence Strang
Bloomington
Raymod Britt
Harold Foltz
Kentucky Lake
Mound Chapel Church Sunday School Notes
Attendance of sixty nine at Sunday School last Sunday with prayer service Sunday night led by Mrs Ellen Murray. Remodeling nears completion with floor covering and redecorating the front platform pending. Jimmy and Marilyn Nelson of Iralia visited their grandparents, Mr and Mrs Nelson and Uncle and Mrs Lawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Murray
Ellen Murray
Jimmy
Marilyn Nelson
Iralia
Martin Nelson
Fd Lawson
Private Lucas Crawford Completes Training at Camp Chaffee
Pvt Lucas Crawford son of Mr and Mrs Frank Crawford Patoka finished basic training at Camp Chaffee Arkansas and arrived home Sunday for a 14 day leave before returning to the same camp for further training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Lucas Crawford
Camp Chaffee, Ark
Frank Crawford
Patoka
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
Navy engineman Bartley earns fourth Good Conduct Award
Donald H. Bartley, engineman first class in the US Navy and son of Mr. and Mrs. Nolan F. Bartley of Iuka Illinois, has received his fourth Navy Good Conduct Award for three consecutive years of exemplary conduct. He serves aboard the destroyer tender USS Bryce Canyon after duty on the destroyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
TMC
Donald H. Bartley
USN
Nolan F. Bartley
Iuka
Ill
Bryce Canyon
Bartley
Patoka Students Launch Hazard Hunt Campaign
Patoka Community Unit School vocational agriculture and home economics students start a hazard hunt to identify and tag fire and accident risks in homes and farms. Led by instructor Arthur Fikenhain and Miss Ahlf, the program uses check lists for over 80 hazard types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Dick Davis
Charles Britt
David Sanders
Kent Crawford
Flora Houston
Eileen Tate
Marie Black
Eighth Annual Home Bureau Meeting in Salem
The Marion County Home Bureau holds its eighth annual meeting Friday May 7 at the Salem Farm Bureau building. A finger lunch is served at noon and the main speaker is Margreta Kriesmanis of Urbana, formerly of Latvia, who has lived under four governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Bureau
Marion County
Salem Farm Bureau
Margreta Kriesmanis
Urbana
Latvia
Gold Star and Family Circus Benefit at Salem High Gym
The Salem Youth association hosts the E. R. Gray Circus on Friday May 7 at 7 30 p.m. in the S C H S gym to raise funds for youth activities. Admission 2 00 family, 1 00 adults, 50 cents youths. free for some local children with sponsoring groups. Proceeds fund Fourth of July events and a water carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Youth Association
Salem Area
E. R. Gray
S.C.H.S. Gymnasium
Asociation
Salem
Centennial beard fever grips Patoka locals
A humorous reminiscence describes Patoka’s centennial year sparking a townwide beard craze. The piece lists neighbors who attempted growing facial hair from early week to Friday, noting playful teasing from spouses and a final pledge to try Color-Back if growth stalls.
First Baptist Church Hones Springtime Banquet For Class of ’54
The First Baptist Church of Pa toka hosted an April 20 banquet in the South Room honoring the local high school graduating class of 1954 with faculty school board members and Baptist High School students. Rev Sterling Kerr served as MC and Dr James Baldwin delivered a keynote on Dont Fence Me In. The event featured a three course dinner, birthday cake for the school superintendent Harvey Munger, musical performances, and a program booklet shaped as a flower basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Patoka
Baptist High School
Sterling Kerr
Carroll Mojonnier
Harvey Munger
Paul Meyers
Rolla Sparks
Earl Wernsman
Neil Jolliff
Dorothy Eastman
Donna Murfin
Loretta Genre
Blanche Gerrish
Eva Wasem
James Baldwin
Salem
Kerr
Woman’s Missionary Society
Young Peoples
Bonnie Crawford
Janice Hathaway
Carolyn Nattier
Nina Jones
Jim Brumfield
Marilyn Cooley
Gale Cooper
Barbara Fiscus
Flora Houston
Don Meadows
Alvin Murray
Venus Murray
Jo Ann Tyler
George Nattier
Dick Davis
Everett
Donald
Paul Perkins
Frances Gillett
Edith Kerr
Charles Nattier
Allen
John Orrell
Orville Schroeder
J. W. Crawford
W. G. McNicols Jr
Chris Gergeni
P. J. Mojonnier
Jake Davis
Pearl Britt
Mesdames
Ann Britt
Roberta Britt
Bee Nelson
Helen Nattier
Alice Nattier
Maude Lawson
Maude Purdue
Gladys Atchison
Charley Meyers
Registration Week Set at Patoka Grade School for 1954
The week of May 3 through May 7 is set aside for registration of children entering first grade at Patoka Grade School in fall 1954. Children must be six by December 1, 1954 to attend and may ride the buses. 100 percent registration is urged to aid advance preparation for supplies. If a child spends the day at school, lunch is 25 cents in the cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Graveside Services for Lutz Infant in Patoka
Graveside services conducted by Rev. Louis Youngs at Pa toka cemetery at 2 p.m. Saturday April 24 for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Lutz of Fairman. The baby was born at St Marys hospital Centralia and was dead at birth. Mrs Lutz is the former Miss Pauline Crawford daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Crawford of Patoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Youngs
Patoka
Harold Lutz
Fairman
St. Marys Hospital
Centralia
Lutz
Pauline Crawford
Frank Crawford
Patoka F F A in Sectional Parliamentary Contest
The Patoka F F A Chapter competed in the Sectional Parliamentary Procedure Contest at Salem on April 27. Members were Frank Black chair, Gary Binnion secretary, with Charles Walker, David Sanders and Galen Cooper. They placed third, narrowly behind Salem and Altamont. Black won second as chair and Binnion second as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka F.F.A
Salem
Frank Black
Gary Binnion
Charles Walker
David Sanders
Galen Cooper
Altamont
Madison and East St. Louis visitors visit local play
Miss Faye O Bear of Madison Illinois visits Ella Rita Manning to attend the Junior play. Mer Wadkins and others accompany Faye home Saturday. Ella's brother Merritt comes from St. Louis for the play. The family mentions a rattlesnake killed on a Patoka farm. Ervin re enlists in the Navy and docks in San Diego May 1 from Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye’ O’bear
Madison
Ill
Ella Rita Manning
Mer Wadkins
Ella
Faye
Merritt
St. Louis
Patoka
Martha
Ann
Ervin
San Diego
Cal
Japan
U. S. Navy
Civil Service Announces Postal Clerks Jobs
The Civil Services Commission announces permanent positions as Postal Transportation Clerks, formerly Railway Mail Clerks, with starting pay of $1.71 trench per hour, 10 percent night shift bonus, and automatic raises. Applications available at post offices or by writing the Director, Seventh U.S. Civil Service Region, New Post Office Building Chicago 7 Illinois, with Centralia also hosting information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Services Commission
Posal
Federal Service
U.S. Civil Service Region
Chicago 7
Illinois
Centralia
Supper and Rummage Sale Announced By Local Churches
Supper and rummage sale set for Friday April 30 with serving starting at 5 pm at the Methodist Church basement. Menu includes soup pie coffee. A bazaar and food sale by the Ladies Class of the Christian Church is planned for Saturday May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
The
Christian Church
Patoka High School Class of 1904 50th Anniversary
Mrs Effie B Zimmerman announces the Patoka High School class of 1904 50th anniversary. The record recalls the first commencement at the Opera House May 1904 with 14 graduates, including Grover Blankenship and Anna Alexander Ballance. The note includes the diploma program, choir numbers, and reminiscences tied to the 100th village anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie B. Zimmerman
P.H.S
Patoka High School
Stuart Street
Denver
Colorado
J. S. Kinsley
W. E. Wade
Methodist Church
J. Weiley
W. W. Murfin
John L. Simcox
Louie Wasem
Clas
E. N. Norris
J. Swain
Patoka
Card of Thanks for Ethel Frizzel
The Frizzel family thanks neighbors and friends for their kindness during the illness and death of Ethel Frizzel. Elmer, Ola and Clara Frizzel express appreciation and blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Elmer, Ola
Clara Frizzel
Notice of personal responsibility for own charges
A statement declares that the signer, Caroling Nelderkern, will not be responsible for any bills run by others. The note is dated 4 23 and bears initials 3p.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroling Nelderkern
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Murfin
Fredonia News
James Hyde
Charles and
Dale
Fred Coppenbarger
George Davenport
Alva Williams
Henry Meredith
Fort Kaskaskia
Chester
Nancy Jett
Oliver Duncan
Joseph Mack
Emma Jett
Everett Jett
Harry Perkins
Richard Arlen
Fred Simpson
Gene Simpson
Peggy
Dean Jett
George Jett
Lorraine Albert
Leslie
John Albert
Eaglin News
Bobby Thalman
Raymond Brumfield
Ralph Jones
H. B. Gerrish
Alberta Jones
Odin
Donna Wadkins
Dorothy Jett
LeRoy Thalman
LeRoy Daniels
Roy Thalman
Edith Thalman
Lucybell Wadkins
Mary Meyers
General Baptist Church
Fredonia
Harlen Gerrish
Virginia Thalman
Charles Thalman
Mound Chapel Church
Donald Bartley
NAVY
Legion Auxiliary
Gold Star
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
van Dyke
King Albert
Brooks Meador
Don Griffin
Bill Sharp
Eldoris Belcher
George Snider
Clifford Talbot
Bill Jenkins
Glendean Towler
Paul Quayle
C. D. Martin
Dale Nattier
Emil Nattier
Darvin Jones
Paul Logan
Stanley Barnes
Marcus Cox
Henry Brumfield
Harlan Goff
John Barnes
Archie Harper
Bob Pugh
Edwin Arnold
Lutz Infant
East ST. Louis
Civil Service
Inez Wheeler
Nellie
Helen
Ruth
Blanche
Grover
Butch
Inez
Elsie
Anna
Louie
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