Happenings Across Patoka Area Over Weekend and Nearby Trips
Local residents spent time at the Lake of the Ozarks and in Peoria California and Chicago with family. Several couples and individuals were noted traveling visiting relatives and attending events. Farm Bureau kitchen helpers at Marion County Fair and community news about retirements remodels and dinners are also recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forol Henson
Carbondale
Tom Ballance
Tom Lewis
California
Sam Jolliff
Delphia Jolliff
Etta Knight
Alma
Peoria
Estella Ververs
Chicago
Laura
Farm Bureau
Marion County Fair
Mesdames Sther Irvin
Margaret ©Ox
Alice Nattier
Martha Calvert
Eunice Rogier
Ruth Murfin
Mildred Jordan
Gayle Walker
Miss Pearl Britt
Austin Good
Martin’s
Bernie Griffin
Anna Holland
Paul Logan
Judy
Stewart
Don Griffin
Vernon
Anna Carolyn
Louise Mojonnier
P. J. Mojonnier
Berylett
Michael Keeton
Brazil
Ind
Anna
Carolyn
Carroll Mojonnier
Timothy
Flora
Edwin Nattier
Kathryn
Cecil Jett
Beryl Jett
Salem Park
Charlie
Bessie Meador
William Gerrish
Virginia
Washington
Maryland
Bessie Murfin
Decatur
Charles Lutz
Geo. Hagedorn
Blue Earth
Minn
Pat Meyer
Maude Heather
Heather
Gale Belcher
South San Gabriel
Calif
Nancy Snider
Pat Gerrish
Southern
Flora Payne
Kirkwood
Carl Robertson
Voting Begins in Mrs Patoka Contest at Fall Festival
The Lions Club and Patoka Fire Department sponsor the Mrs Patoka contest at the September 1 2 festival. Eight top candidates are Rosemary Alexander Ann Basch Ann Britt Agnes Jenkins Evelyn Jolliff Rojean Kline Alice Nattier Catheryn Outhouse with polls ending August 28. Ballots at Ray's Market Martin's Store or by mail to Patoka Ill. Cash prizes: $15 for winner $10 for second $5 for third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Lions Club and
Patoka Firemen
Rosemary Alexander
Ann Basch
Ann Britt
Agnes Jenkins
Evelyn Jolliff
Rojean Kline
Alice Nattier
Catheryn Outhouse
Martin’s
Ill
Crippen Re-elected ASC Chairman in Marion County Gather
Harold D. Crippen was reelected chairman of the Marion County ASC Committee at a township delegates convention held July 8. Cecil L. Kell re elected vice chairman and Orville Porter named third member. Wm. Hahn and Melvin Maxey chosen as 1st and 2nd alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D. Crippen
Marion County
ASC
Cecil L. Kell
Orville Porter
Wm. Hahn
Melvin Maxey
Kell
Raccoon Township
Porter
Stevenson Township
Hahn
Iuka
Maxey
Tonti Township
Card of Thanks from Patoka Shobonier and Vernon areas
I thank everyone from the Patoka Shobonier and Vernon areas who were very kind during my recent illness. Paul Bernius and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Shobonier
Vernon
Paul Bernius
Vernon community news items carry visits and family updates
Mrs. Mabel Snyder hosted the Past Noble Grand's Club with members from Vandalia and Vernon. Visitors included Mrs. Dot Willett and guests from Rochester and St James. Several families enjoyed picnics, trips, and stays with relatives. Dray, travel to Olympia, and Hawaii plans are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Snyder
Noble Grand
Murl Smith
Felma Atwood
Gladys Truitt
Jessie Thoman
Edna Low
Ann Maynard
Marguerite Stanley
Vandalia
Alice Wilson
Ferne Gehrken
Hazel Hedgpeth
Vernon
Dot Willett
Champaign
Salem Park
Omer Twiss
Arlington Heights
W. F. Murfin
Clarence Guyman
Olympia
Wash
Paul
Robert Watkins
Wendell Wynn
Dean Bernius
St. Louis
Kailua
Hawaii
Paul Bernius
Leonard Helley
Washington State
Barbara Payne
Ruth Ann Cooley
Centralia
Robert Binnion
Patoka Graduates Win Teacher Education Scholarships
Sue Nattier and Patricia Gerrish of Patoka High School are among 21 Marion county graduates awarded teacher education scholarships. Stanley Leicht of Sandoval High School also received one. Scholarships cover entry to teacher training at any of the five state universities and include instruction matriculation graduation tuition and activity fees for those in the upper half of their class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Nattier
Patricia Gerrish
Patoka High School
Marion County
Geo. T. Wilkins
Public Instruction
Stanley Leicht
Sandoval High School
Wilkins
Vernon WSCS Meets at Methodist Church
The Vernon Woman's Society of Christian Service held its regular monthly meeting at the Methodist church on July 27. Mrs. Heflin presided with prayers by Mrs. Sarah Rose, devotions by Mrs. Mary Ballance, and an opening hymn. The lesson focused on God's Word and Our Words, with scripture from Galatians 5 and James 3, urging Christians to speak kindly and avoid hurtful speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Heflin
Sarah Rose
Mary Ballance
Essie Robinson
James
4 H Patoka Papooses Have Busy Meeting
The 4 H Papooses met in the high school Aug 1 with 15 members and five guests. The president called the meeting to order. Rosemary Britt was elected song leader and Janice Snyder federation member. An achievement program is planned for Aug 18 at the Farm Bureau meeting. Two plays are planned for the Fall Festival and ten older members will work at the Marion County Fair Saturday afternoon. Refreshments were served by Donnie and Bonnie Mulvaney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
Donnie
Bonnie Mulvaney
Gas Pipe Line Will Be Installed Near Patoka
Illinois permits office approves a Natural Gas Pipeline Co of America project to build two loops of a 30 inch line under streams. One loop runs from near Fairbury through McLean County to near Monticello. the other from near Patoka through Clinton County to near Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Division of Waterways
W. J. Pages Jr
Dept. of Public Works and
Patoka
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
S. Michigan Ave
Chicago
Fairbury
Livingston County
McLean County
Monticello
Pratt County
Marion County
Clinton County
Nashville
Washington County
Festival to Host Homecoming Style Fall Event
Advance interest in the fall festival at City Park on September 1 and 2 shows many former residents plan to attend. The event doubles as a homecoming with Labor Day nearby and aims to outshine last year’s festival. A Mrs Patoka contest and horse pulling event are expected to boost attendance. The high school band and Patoka Jitters will perform and crowd pleasers include a tractor pulling contest and a big rodeo as the finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Brother of Mrs Altom Succeeds as Song Writer
Dayne Livesay of Edina Mo is gaining notice as a songwriter. Star Crest Recording Co plans to release an album Music of America containing his words in 1952 Waltz. Livesay owns copyrights to two songs and recently signed another contract. He has worked in the glove industry in Elsberry and Edina for 80 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayne Livesay
Lora Altom
Patoka
Elsberry
Star Crest Recording Co
Hollywood
Calif
Music of America
Mr. Livesay
Edina
Stewardship Program at Sunbeam Meeting
Sunbeam semi monthly meeting resumes after three week gap at the Baptist church on Saturday August 6 at 1 pm. The program explores What Money Does with exhibits of various currencies and includes scripture readings I Timothy 6 10 Mark 6 8 Acts 4 37. Plans for the 15th annual association picnic and 76th Sunbeam anniversary are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbeam
Baptist Church
Caudle Improves After Heart Surgery at Barnes Hospital
Howard Caudle age 25 of Vandalia is reported recovering from chest operations at Barnes Hospital St Louis after open heart surgery. A second procedure followed a chest cavity clot. He is married to Donna Wadkins with two children and works for Johnson Stephens and Shinkle Shoe Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Caudle
Emmett Caudle
Patoka
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Mr. Caudle
Donna Wadkins
Johnson, Stephens and Shinkle Shoe Co
Vandalia
Miss Sharon Crawford Visits Chicago Cousin
Miss Sharon Crawford of Vernon spends two weeks in Chicago visiting her cousin Miss Winn Mayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Crawford
Vernon
Chicago
Winn Mayer
Want Ad Column Guides Area Mass Reach
To reach most homes in this area readers should use the want ad column of the Register. The note highlights how classified ads serve local outreach and quick notices.
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Register
Eldon Romack to Wed Herrin Girl August 6
Eldon Romack and Marcella Lea Thompson are engaged, with the wedding planned for August 6 at Hurricane Memorial Baptist Church in Herrin. Miss Thompson, a 1959 Herrin Township High School graduate, works at Good Luck Glove Co. in Carbondale. Romack, a 1957 Patoka High School graduate, recently finished Vocational Training Institute and works at Goodyear Tire and Service Store in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne L. Thompson Sr
Herrin
Marcella Lea
Charles Eldon Romack
W. W. Romack
Patoka
Miss Thompson
Herrin Township
Good Luck Glove Co
Carbondale
Romack
Goodyear Tire and Service
Marion
Hurricane Memorial Baptist Church
Scouts Honored at Lions Club Court of Honor
Boy Scouts and parents were honored at a court of honor after a Lions Club meeting in the Masonic Temple. Bill Jenkins presented awards earned in recent months while noting 31 troop members and 24 who attended Camp Joy. Kay Jennings Jr. led as scout master with Stanley Barnes and Wm. J. Gerrish as assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Masonic Temple
Bill Jenkins
Lions Boy Scout Committee
Kay Jennings Jr
Stanley Barnes
Wm. J. Gerrish
Jenkins
Emil Nattier
Grand Ole Opry to Perform at Illinois State Fair Aug 12
The Grand Ole Opry returns for its third straight Illinois State Fair appearance on Saturday night August 12. The show starts at 7:30 PM and runs past midnight with eight acts and 33 performers headlined by Minnie Pearl Ernest Tubb Skeeter Davis and others. Sixteen year old Diane Downs of Wyoming Illinois will appear as a guest alongside western and country acts. Last year the event drew about 11 000 attendees and officials expect another sellout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Downs
Wyoming
Ill
Lassie Queen
Grand Ole Opry
Minnie Pearl
Foran Young
Ernest Tubb
Texas Thobadors
Grandpa Jones
Stoney Mountain Cloggers
Skeeter Davis
Route 51 Blacktopping Progress Near Patoka to Shobonier
Work is progressing on Route 51 blacktopping from just north of Patoka to the north edge of Shobonier. The project should be completed in about 30 days and will widen and repave the highway from Sandoval to Shobonier. Next, work will extend from Shobonier to Vandalia and require a new bridge over the Kaskaskia River at Vandalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Shobonier
Sandoval
Vandalia
Kaskaskia River
Patoka Group Reunion Draws Former Residents to California
A large gathering of Patoka natives and friends from Springfield Sandoval and Rialto met at Lytle Creek Park in San Bernardino California on July 23. The reunion featured a bountiful dinner for 102 attendees and plans to make the event annual on the third Sunday of July with many named attendees from California and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Springfield
Sandoval
Ill
Lytle Creek Park
San Bernardino
Calif
Gaylord Smith
Velda
Sherry
Martin Nelson
Helen
Myra Roberts
Louise Reavis Yaman
Chino
Jesse A. Gray
el Monte
Lewis Gray
Montebello
Wallace E. Gray
Pico Rivera
Chas. Gray
Donald Wank
Michael F. Harkins
Judi Walker
Lawndale
Wayne Young
Anna Buss
Chas
Bud) Sharp
Rialto
Davis’ Jennings
John
Gerald Cox
Jerry
Jim
Olan Thompson
Rodger
Linda
Glenda Smith
Burl D. Nelson
Larry
Vicki
Austin Wyant
Virginia Cox
Bob Nelson
de Selma Miller
Fontana
Daisy Sharp
Geo. Ross
Reba Sharp
Ernest Ingalls
la Donna Sharp
G. L. Stewart
Shirley Sharp
Chas. Cooper
Maxine Sharp
Bloomington
Chas. Sharp
Ron Leach
Sunny Mead
Luce
Sacramento
Ross
Dirksen to be GOP Honored Guest at Illinois Fair
U S Senator Everett M Dirksen will be the honored guest on Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday August 16. The senior Illinois Republican and Senate leader is the focus of a testimonial as party members are urged to attend. Subscriptions are urged for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
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James Ballance
Doug
Mark ‘Cox
Cindy
Bill
Lake of the Ozarks
Frank Ballance
Coxes
Harold Crippen
Walker McDowell
Mary Burkhardt
Maria Jean
Cicero
Wilma Meador
Edith Peyton
St. James
Weyna Cox
Rochester
Richard Cox
Norman Gramlick
Memphis
Vernon Wscs
Altom
Rosean Kline
Ray’s
Patoka, Ill
Eldon Romack
Lions Meeting
Sen. Dirksen
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