Methodist Sunday School Sees Forty One In Attendance
The Methodist Sunday School reported 41 present on Sunday morning. A number of birthdays were celebrated with Happy Birthday sung for Mason Bassett Cledia Wikenhauser Francis and Diana Headley. Local families gathered for a basket dinner including the Curran and Thresher families and others visiting relatives in the area.
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Methodist Sunday School
Mason Bassett
Cledia Wikenhauser
Francis
Diana Headley
Will Curran
Wayne Curran
Tom Curran
Gerry
Paul Thresher
Betty
George Trexler
George Curran
Rosa
Mrs Gustav Hahn 68 Dies in Shattuc After Illness
Mrs Nina Hahn 68 wife of Gustav Hahn died at home in Shattuc after a two year illness. Born September 23 1882 near Sandoval she married Gustav Hahn November 11 1903 and lived near Shattuc since then. Survived by husband daughter Ida Olson son Earl Hahn two brothers five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at Shattuc Methodist Church with Rev Gay Watson. burial in Sandoval cemetery.
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Nina Hahn
Gustav Hahn
Shattuc
Sandoval
Marion and
Ida
Charlton) Hester
Ida Olson
Cortland, Ill
Earl Hahn
Fred Hester
Walter Hester
4-H Members to Tour Purina Farms in August
Marion County 4-H members will tour Purina Farms on August 15 departing Salem Farm Bureau Office at 5 30 a.m. with seventy five participants. The event runs 9 30 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. and includes a free lunch at noon. Parents are invited to join and interested members should contact the Assistant Youth Adviser office in Salem.
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Marion County
Purina Farms
Farm Bureau
Salem
Card of Thanks from Frank L Porter
Frank L Porter thanks everyone who sent cards letters and visited during his hospital stay and especially those who cared for his garden.
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Frank L. Porter
Patoka Baptist Church Upcoming Sunbeam Events
The Patoka Baptist Church led by Pastor Wm B Mitchell lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m Worship at 10 30 a m Training Union at 7 00 p m and Evening Services at 8 p m Weekly prayer service Wednesdays at 5 00 p m Choir practice follows. The Annual Associational Sunbeam picnic is set for August 4 from 2 to 4 p m at the church. Sunbeam Focus Week runs August 5 13. Sunbeams will sit in a group during Sunday morning service August 5. The Young People Rally is planned for August 4 at 7 30 p m in Wamac.
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Sunbeam
Southland
Sunbeams
Young People
Wamac
First Methodist Church Schedule and Services
Alfred S. Dalrymple. 9:30 a.m. church school with Mr. Bob Eagan as superintendent. 10:45 a.m. morning worship with choir anthem. 6:30 p.m. Methodist Youth Fellowship. 7:30 p.m. Evangelistic Hour. Prayer Meeting Bible Study and choir practice at 7:20 p.m.
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First Methodist Church
Alfred S. Dalrymple
Bob Eagan
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Visitors Gather For Meador Family's Loss
Mr and Mrs Paul Caudle and daughter along with Raymond Meador of Cicero visited here for several days following Mrs Maud Meador's death. Other guests included Mrs Esta Dieckman of St Louis and a group from Springfield Grand Rapids Vandalia Decatur and St Louis. Junior West is discharged from sickness and able to be out.
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W. F. Murfin
Omer Twiss
Carol
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Clem Doolen
Alice Prott
Springfield
J. C. Binnion
Myrle Meador
St. Louis
Paul Caudle
Raymond Meador
Cicero
Walter Nixon
Peoria
Frank Crowder
Maud Meador
Esta Dieckman
Wm. Hathaway
Grand Rapids
Mich
Kenneth Hirstein
E. F. Corbitt
Donald Cox
Decatur
Russel Green
Vandalia
Effie Hathaway
Junior West
Ver non W.S.C.S. Holds July Meeting at Church
The Ver non Wesleyan W.S.C.S. gathered July 26 at the church with Essie Robinson and Letta Hopkins as co hosts. Ruth Lawson led worship and Ladoma Bayliss read Matthew 11 25 30.
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Vernon W.S.C.S
Essie Robinson
Letta Hopkins
Ruth Lawson
Bee Doolen
Ladoma Bayliss
W.S.C.S
Laurine Klinge
Dirksen to Speak at SIU Summer Graduation
United States Senator Everett M. Dirksen will address the outdoor ceremony at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale on Friday August 3. About 175 degree candidates from 83 Illinois towns will receive diplomas. 41 master's degree applicants. Local graduates include Lula Mae Robinson Roy Runcan Ruth M. Litton and James L. Polk.
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Carbondale
Ill
Southern Illinois University
McAndrew Stadium
Illinois
Everett M. Dirksen
United States
Delyte W. Morris
SIU
Charles J. Pardee
Glenn F. Sharp
Grace Methodist Church of
Lula Mae Robinson
Sandoval
B.S
Roy Runcan
Salem
Ruth M. Litton
Centralia
M.S
James L. Polk
Thank you for kindness after loss from Meador family
The Meador family expresses thanks to friends neighbors and the Good Will Club for sympathy flowers and help after the death of their wife and mother. May God bless you all. Philip Meador and family.
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Lo Philip Meador
Local Visits and Military Transfers Reported
Mr and Mrs P J Mojonnier and Lt and Mrs Larry Green with son Randy return home from Texas to visit L E Green and relatives. Lt Green to Enid Okla for air force training and will report at the base Sunday. Walter Dively of Seymour NL and Ray Leninger of California visit Patoka and Bloomington area. Lawrence Perrine hospitalized as medical patient at Mark Greer hospital. Mojonnier and Green attend a training union meeting at Lake Saliteeska near Pinckneyville Wednesday.
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P. J. Mojonnier
Larry Green
Randy
Texas
L. E. Green
Lt. Green
Enid
Okla
Air Force School
Lawrence Perrine
Mark Greer Hospital
Lake Saliteeska
Pinckneyville
Mrs L P Hill 88 Dies At Patoka
Mrs Julia Elizabeth Hill 88 died at her Patoka home Monday at 8 p m She was born January 23 1863 in Shelby County Illinois to John Thomas and Elizabeth Pounds She married Levi P Hill August 30 1883 The couple would have marked 68th anniversary August 30 Surviving are two daughters Mrs Minnie Daniels Villa Grove and Mrs Myrtle Rogier Patoka two sons Charles and Oscar Hill Patoka eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren Funeral 2 p m Wednesday August 1 at the Patoka Baptist Church Rev William B Mitchell officiated Interment in Patoka Cemetery
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Cox & Martin Funeral
Sandoval
Methodist Church
Shattue
Gay Watson
Julia Elizabeth Hill
Patoka
She
Shelby County
Ill
John Thomas
Elizabeth Pounds
Levi P. Hill
Minnie Daniels
Villa Grove
Myrtle Rogier
Pitoka
Charles Hill
Oscar Hill
Baptist Church
William B. Mitchell
New Bethel Church
Centralia
Elmwood Cemetery
Fifth Annual Sunbeam Picnic Planned at Baptist Church
The Sunbeam Picnic returns for its fifth year at the Baptist Church on Saturday August 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. Miss Craig of Vandalia will teach an Indian Missionary book. Attendees are asked to bring lunch in a sack.
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Baptist Church
Selective Service calls back unregistered veterans
Men separated from the armed forces who were born after August 30, 1922 and have turned 18 must register within 80 days at a local Selective Service board. Coast Guard and Public Health Service deserters are included. Colonel Paul G. Armstrong warned that failure to comply violates the law and men may register at the nearest board, providing a home address.
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Selective Service Local Board
Coast Guard
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Public Health Service
Paul G. Armstrong
Selective Service
Illinois
Armstrong
Marion County Legion Meets at Sandoval For July Session
Marion County Council American Legion held its bi monthly meeting at the new Legion home in Shandoval on July 31. County Commander-elect Frank Burgess of Odin succeeds Brooks Meador of Patoka. Reports on boys and girls state were presented. Odin hosts posts in late September after lunch and dancing to Joe Ladds Orchestra.
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Marion County Council American Legion
Shandoval
Good Will Club Meeting and Summer Events
The Good Will Club met with Fern Gherkin in Vernon on July 5 with members listed including Anna Des Ruisseaux Betty Howell Tillie Meador Marie Meador Tina Murfin Emma Protz Toni Sorrel The ice cream supper occurred July 27 recreation prizes went to Tina Murfin Ada Bates and Anna Des Ruisseaux Maude Meador died July 21 at home the club extends sympathy The next meeting is at Betty Howell's August 2 with Bible letter A
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Fern Gherkin
Vernon
Anna Des Ruisseaux
Betty Howell
Tillie Meador
Marie Meador
Tina Murfin
Emma Protz
Toni Sorrel
Ada Bates
Maude Meador
Maude
Taxation and waste inspire broad calls for government economy
The Liberal Kansas Daily Times argues that everyone has an interest in taxation and government extravagance. It urges a blanket demand for economy as the sole path to easing fiscal pressure and curb waste.
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Kan
Daily Times
Reasons for Child Accidents Prompt Safer Home Play
Expert advice from Millicent Martin of the University of Illinois urges parents to analyze why children cause household accidents. Adjust play to room space, relocate fragile items, and provide a designated area such as a basement for active activities to reduce mishaps.
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Urbana
Millicent Martin
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Patoka Social Roundup of Returns and Visits
Patoka residents list guests and travelers including Leslie Wasem and granddaughter Susie Meador returning from Minnesota, J H Hanson visiting relatives from Seattle, and numerous weekend trips to Chicago Wrigley Field and Soldiers Field. Several families, including the Bodines, Walkers, BaumbGardners, and Pughs, hosted or joined relatives in Patoka while others planned trips to Denver Key West and Springfield. A local wreck near Olney involving H Devillers and FP Mojonnier is noted.
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Leslie Wasem
Susie Meador
Minnesota
J. H. Hanson
Seattle
Washington
H. G. Foltz
Patsy
Gary
Jacksonville
American Legion Auxiliary Picnic Plea for Donations
The American Legion Auxiliary requests donations of chickens pies or cakes for an upcoming picnic on Saturday August 4. Food Committee seeks community support to ensure ample food for attendees.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Patoka W C T U to Nominate Officers Next Year
The Patoka W C T U meets at the Christian Church Friday July 10 at 2 p m. The nominating committee will submit names for officers for next year. A letter from Mrs Joe Humes of Heyworth notes John W Outhouse of Chicago visited his parents in Patoka and spent two days with relatives in Heyworth.
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Patoka W.C.T.U
Christian Church
Joe Humes
Heyworth
John W. Outhouse
Chicago
E. M. Outhouse
Storeetta Genre
J. H. Humes
One Killed Two Injured In Sandoval Crash At Junction
A car crashed into a tree near Roots Cafe at highways 50 and 51 north of Sandoval killing John Barnes 32 of Centralia and injuring Bennie Meredith 35 of Centralia and Walter Hundley 33 of New Haven Conn. Meredith drove and said he was blinded by oncoming lights. Witnesses said speeding contributed. Barnes’ coroner’s inquest recommended Meredith be held for questioning. Barnes survived by wife and four children.
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Sandoval
John Barnes
Illinois Central
Centralia
Bennie Meredith
Walter Hundley
New Haven
Conn
Salem
Meredith
St. Marys Hospital
Barnes
Gerald Galbreath
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Granite City
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Richard Walton
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Schenectady
New York
S. S. Walker
Verne Bricker
Letroit
I. S. Walker
Ed Bricker
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Robert Baumgardner
Lynn
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Joe Beckler Jr
Melody
Mela
Rene
George Lewis
Smithboro
Cecil Fiscus
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Secatur
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Wrigley’s Field
Conrad Haefner
Affton, Mo
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Dean
Denver Colp
Bruce
Christine Price
Mattie Wadkins
Donna Wadkins
Griggsville
City
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Johnny
Colorado
John A. Jennings
Key West
Florida
H. A. Devillers
Joplin
FP. J. Mojonnier
Mr. Devillers
Olney
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