Patoka Fall Festival Parade Set for September 4
Plans advance for the Patoka Volunteer Fire Department and Lions Club Fall Festival on September 3 and 4. The parade starts September 4 at 2 00 p m with a judging stand along the route for float pictures. Twenty two entries have already registered and are listed. Contact Bill Jenkins Mark Cox Howard Wooters or James Collins to enter. Patoka American Legion float at ave try.
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Bill Jenkins
Mark Cox
Howard Wooters
James Collins
Patoka American Legion
Students Register At School Dist 100 For 1965-66
Registration for the 1965-66 high school year is set for Tuesday August 10 and Wednesday August 11. Seniors register 3:00 am to 12:00 noon Tuesday, juniors 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, sophomores 8:00 am to 12:00 noon Wednesday, and freshmen 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Wednesday. Families with multiple enrollees may register together.
Patoka Rabbits Take Honors at Madison County Fair
Ruth and Glenn Summers of Patoka entered their rabbits in Highland Illinois. Patoka and family finished high in Californians and Giant breeds with BoBo and BoZo earning firsts and special awards. About 150 pedigreed rabbits competed as Belle rests in viewing pen awaiting Marion County results.
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Madison County
Highland
Illinois
Patoka
Nellie
Belle
Bobo
Marion County Fair
Mrs Pherbie Fiscus Improves at Yaw Home
Mrs Pherbie Fiscus of Patoka is improving at Yaw Nursing Home in Odin where she has been a patient since June 29. She is in Room 27 and welcomes cards and visits from friends.
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Pherbie Fiscus
Patoka
Yaw Nursing Home
Odin
Adelphia Wilson 85 Patoka native dies after long illness
Mrs. Adelphia Wilson of Patoka died July 28 in Odin after a 3 1 2 year illness. Born September 6, 1880 in Troy Illinois she lived 65 years in Patoka before moving to Odin. Funeral at Cox Martin Sandoval with Rev. Leroy Friedrick officiating. Burial Pritchett Cemetery Boulder Illinois. Pallbearers included Wesley Grupp Floyd Elifritz Hollis Pulver Oliver Cripple John Lanaham and E L Carter. Singers Mrs Huffman and pianist Mrs Donna Cruse.
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Adelphia Wilson
Patoka
Odin
Carrie Niederkorn
Houston
Texas
Wilson
Patoka Baptist Church
Cox- Martin Funeral Home
Sandoval
Leroy Friedrick
Pritchett Cemetery
Boulder
Illinois
Wesley Grupp
Floyd Elifritz
Vandalia
Hollis Pulver
Oliver Cripple
John Lanaham
E. L. Carter
Local Families Share Visits Across States
Mr and Mrs Clyde Murray and son Johnny joined Mr and Mrs John Richards of Vandalia for a Sunday visit at Yaw Nursing Home in Odin to see Mrs Pherbie Fiscus. Robert Altom and children visited his mother Mrs Lora Altom in Roselle Illinois. Leonard Goodin returned from a three week California trip with his family. Jimmie and family Long Beach Johnnie and family Duarta Estel and Gen eva Manrovia group toured sites and enjoyed a jet ride to St Louis to visit Irene and family, followed by Nancy Jo’s three week stay in St Louis with Irene.
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Clyde Murray
Johnny
John Richards
Vandalia
Yaw
Odin
Pherbie Fiscus
Robert Altom
John
Cathy
Roselle
Illinois
Lora Altom
Leonard Goodin
California
Jimmie
Long Beach
Johnnie
Duarta
Estel
Geneva
Manrovia
St. Louis
Irene
Nancy Jo
Card of Thanks for Agnes Davidson
We are deeply grateful for all the kindness and sympathy shown to us during the illness and death of our mother and grandmother Mrs. Agnes Davidson. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Irwin and family. A man has to travel fast these days just to stand pat.
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Agnes Davidson
Edgar L. Irwin
Pat
Band Practice Resumes August 16 Full Rehearsal Scheduled
Summer band practice restarts Monday August 16 1965 at 7 00 p m with a full band rehearsal Private and group lessons begin same day on regular summer schedule No lessons Tuesday August 17 Attendance at all private lessons and full band rehearsals is required of all full term band students.
Don Griffin Trains At Bank School
Don A Griffin of 1100 Bel Aire Mt Vernon Illinois attends a week long school for state banking examination personnel at the University of Illinois. The class of 50 students aims to raise the standard of bank examination.
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Don A. Griffin
Bel- Aire
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Banking Department
University of Illinois
Doolen School Reunion Set for Pa toka Park
The annual Doolen School reunion will be held at Pa toka Park on Sunday, August 15. Attendees should bring a basket dinner. all former students and friends are welcome to attend.
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Doolen School
Patoka Park
Marion ASCS Committee Elected for 1966 Names
The ASCS community committeemen were elected in Marion County for the 1966 Agricultural Conservation program with selections across Patoka Carrigan Foster Sandoval Odin and Alma areas. Officers include Chr Homer Potts V Chr Floyd L Britt and Verlin Heinzmann with several alternates and members from Patoka Sandoval Odin Alma Kinmundy and Odin.
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ASCS
Marion County
Patoka
Homer Potts
Vernon
Floyd L. Britt
Kenneth Meador
Carrigan
Frank Chigoi
Sandoval
Verlin Heinzmann
Odin
Ernest Leicht
Sam Ticknor
Jack Nollman
Accident at East Fork Bridge near Patoka injures three
An 6:50 a.m. Tuesday crash at East Fork Bridge north of Patoka involved two cars from North City and Chicago. One car was nearly totaled and the other heavily damaged. Three people suffered minor injuries, treated and released at a local hospital. The vehicles were moved to Schröder Motor Co. in Patoka.
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East Fork Bridge
Patoka
North City
Chicago
Schroeder Motor Company
Hospital thanks and ball game attendance noted
I express gratitude to all who sent cards letters flowers or visited me in hospital. Miss Sharon Crawford Mr Bill Cox Miss Paula Torrence and Mr Jim Padbury attended a ball game in Herrin Sunday.
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Robert Wray
Sharon Crawford
Bill Cox
Paula Torrence
Jim Padbury
Herrin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Patoka Volunteer Fire
Ment and
Lions Club
Val
Stu
Dents
Ruth and
Glenn Summers
HoBo
BoZo
Nita
Mrs. Wilson
Troy
Elijah and
Mary Catherine (Etheridge) Pritchett
Lowell W. Wilson
Munice, Indiana
Singer
Huffman of
Donna Cruse
Don Griffin
Bank School
Griffin
Illinois Department
Don
B. N. Griffin
Doolen
Marion
Alt
Robert Hopkins
Pato
Orval H. Sharp
Foster
Louie Doudera
Alma V
Lewis H. Jones
Alma
George Doudera
William Griffin
Clyde Garrett
Kinmundy
Lynn Meredith
Odin V
Leslie Meredith
John Ostrodka
Sando
Edwin
Ross
Tom Vogt
East Fork
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