Patoka Registry to Operate Unity Mutual in Patoka
At a Flora Unity Mutual meeting July 30 1931 the Patoka Register will operate Unity Mutual Benefit Association with J W Alexander as President and L W Ballance as Secretary Treasurer. Policy holders to send correspondence to Patoka Ill and obtain both a Patoka Register and a Unity Mutual policy for one price. No assessments unless necessary. August assessment to be skipped.
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Flora, Unity Mutual Benefit Association
Patoka Register
J. W. Alexander
L. W. Ballance
Flora
Patoka
Ill
Unity Mutual
Unity Mutual Beneft Association
Patoka, Ill
Railway ownership built from savings of citizens says IL Central head
L A Downs president of the Illinois Central System says railway plants are built up from the savings of thousands of industrious citizens. He notes about 20 000 stockholders with most holding fewer than 100 shares and that railway bonds are largely owned by insurers banks and endowments.
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L. A. Downs
Illinois Central System
Downs
P H S Teacher Attended World Conference
Miss Ruth Pugh returned from a month with her sister Mrs. Robert Price in Denver Colorado. She attended the Worlds Federation of Education Association Conference in session July 27 to August 1. The organization promotes goodwill among nations and debuted in 1923. Fifty nations were represented at the Denver meeting.
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Ruth Pugh
Robert Price
Denver
Colo
Social Visits Across Centralia Gatherings
Wm and Mrs Chilton and their hosts spent Tuesday night with Wm and Mrs Black. Miss Ovella Bushong of Centralia stayed overnight Saturday and Sunday with Miss Lucile Britt. Mrs Floyd Smith of Chicago arrived Saturday for a brief visit with the Britt household.
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Wm, Chilton
Centralia
Wm, Black
Ovella Bushong
Lucile Britt
Floyd Smith
Chicago
Local Residents Attend Visits and Funerals Across States
Clarence Hanson leaves for Seattle for an indefinite visit with relatives. Arutr Wilson of Idaho visits relatives including Ella Emmerson. Dr. Farrell and family of Eldora spend Friday with Rev. A A Farrell. Alex Massey funeral held at M E Church. Helene Farrell dies. funeral in Eldorado. Peacock family reunion at Nelson Park with fifty attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hanson
Seattle
Washington
Arutr Wilson Ofdaho
Ella Emmerson
Dr. Farrell
Eldorado
A. A. Farrell
David Headley
St. Louis
White
Headley
Clara Murfin
Arthur Dorothy Doolen
Maude Doolen
Champaign
I. W. Doolen
Lila Blankinship
Rollie Blankinship
Clinton
Ethelbert Dickey
Flora Dickey
Blanche Doolen
J. F. Arnold
Beryl Gutherie
Roy Johnson
Denver Colorado
Lizzie Johnson
Alex Massey
M. E. Church
Earl Graham
Ladies Aid Society
W. L. Hathaway
Harold Jolliff
Thelma Doolen
Missouri
Decatur
Nelson Park
New Park
Helene Farrell
W. P. McVey
Centralia
Prof
Harmon
McKendree College
Lebanon
Smith and Jolliff
Local Church News and Obituary of Frances Bates
Bible School 9 45 a m and services led by J F Rosborough. Frances Bates born April 20 1850 near Portsmouth Ohio died June 27 1931 in St Vincent's Home Quincy NL after a long life in Illinois. Survived by sister Mrs M J Stablein Edina Missouri brothers Lawrence and Will Bates Shobonier Illinois and multiple in laws and nieces. Her family lived on a farm near Patoka and she spent final years in St Vincent's Home.
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Frances
Joseph
Margaret Bates
Portsmouth
Ohio
St.c Vincent
Quincy
Illinois
Patoka
St. Vincent’s
Fannie
M. J. Stablein
Edina
Lawrence
Will Bates
Shobonier
Ill
Louis J. Bates
Vernon
Maude Johnson
Edith Prackett
Harrison
Arkansas
Elizabeth
Annie
Celia
Illinois Facts and Local Highlights
Hamilton county lacks a courthouse after its 1893 fire. Illinois touts 34 municipal golf courses, the most in any state. Chicago anchors a region with 47 percent of the nation’s population within a night by train or four hours by air, plus 70 percent of wholesale sales and 65 percent of retail outlets. Illinois farms post 7 889 000 head of live stock at the start of 1938.
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Hamilton County
Illinois
Chicago
Local Notes From East of Town Community
East of Town notes recount social visits and events from the area. Neighbors Alva Binnion and wife called on friends last Sunday. A neighborhood picnic occurred at Arnold Chare. Maurice Morgan and family from Oklahoma visited relatives here. A ball game between Zion and St. Paul ended in a 3 to 3 tie after ten and a half innings as St. Paul refused to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Binnion
Vandalia
Arnold Chare
Frank Thomasson
Loren Albert
Tom Garrett
Frank Arnold
Dan ,Thorpe
Chance School
Nellie Caldwell
Lizzie Caldwell
Henry Williams
Fairman
Maurice Morgan
Oklahoma
C. E. Maulding
Wm. Williams
Tom Thomason
Lutie
Lila Williams
Oscar Caldwell
Zion
St. Paul
Bill Eagan Opens Auto Supply Store in Centralia
Bill Eagan formerly of the 1931 Clinton basketball team now operates with Gebhart Auto Supply on South Locust Street Centralia. A new auto supplies store is set to open Saturday August 8 with a full line of products.
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Bill Eagan
Clinton
Bus Helm
Patoka
Mendota Eagan
Bill
Gebhart Auto Supply Company
Centralia
South Locust Street
Alcom’s
Geo
Simcox
Roe Gray
St. Louis
W. B. Jackson
Decatur
Zera Farmer
Dick Wasem
Porter Simcox
Robert Caldwell
Ference Simcox
Bobby Young
James Wasem
State of Illinois
Squire Noah Carter
Home Office
Ford
Altom’s
Miss Lois E. Jones Visits H. W. Walker Home
Miss Lois E. Jones of St. Louis is visiting at the H. W. Walker residence, spending time there with local hosts and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois E. Jones
St. Louis
H. W. Walker
Love theme in Christian Science Lesson-Sermon
Sunday services in Christ, Scientist churches centered on Love. Golden Text from Zephaniah 3 17 emphasizes God in the midst saving and rejoicing over his people. Thessalonians 3 5 and Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures are cited on universal Mind and human brotherhood.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Zephaniah
Earth
Mary Baker Eddy
Rev Willis to Lead Last Patoka Services Before Conference
M E Church South in Patoka schedules Rev R E Willis for 11:00 am and 8:00 pm sermons with themes Life's last Surprises and Pioneers marking his final Patoka preaching dates before the August 22 Annual Conference. Tonight Rev J M Smith fills in for prayer meeting as heat drives shelter in basement with Epworth League program and multiple talks and songs listed for August 9 led by Marvin Ballance Lucille Walker Elizabeth Simcox Maurice Ballance and others.
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R. E. Willis
Willis
Patoka
M. D. Ballance
J. M. Smith
Epworth
John
Marvin Ballance
Lucille Walker
Elizabeth Simcox
Maurice Ballance
Benediction
Bessie Hill
Travel Bargains Cut Rates Boost Midwest Travel
The Illinois Central System will offer 50 percent and 70 cent travel cuts across fourteen states tomorrow and Saturday. J. V. Lanigan reports heavy advance sales as travelers rush home or visit friends and businesses. Chambers of Commerce expect a business surge for merchants in the region. Bargain tickets carry a return limit to August 17 and reduce chair car and coach to one cent per mile, with Pullman and parlor cars just under two cents.
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Illinois Central System
J. V. Lanigan
Lanigan
Chambers of Commerce
Illinois Central Railroad
Peaches and Apples Shipped and Social Roundup
Wash Bowen took a load of peaches and apples north for Bert Cruse Monday night. Ottie Snyder returned home and is picking peaches for Bert Cruse. Some from this vicinity attended the sale west of Sandoval Monday. Brother Settles and wife spent Sunday night with Pete Bopp and family. Frank Bradford passed through Saturday night. Wi1vin Belcher and wife called on Mat Belcher and family Sunday afternoon.
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Wash Bowen
Bert Cruse
Ed Belcher
Patoka
Mat Belcher
Ottie Snyder
Sandoval
Brother Settles
Pete Bopp
Frank Bradford
Vin Belcher
Local notes on sales trips visitors and bargains in Patoka
Local Patoka notes list visits from Evansville and Decatur families, a Salem reunion, and a Clinton Ill. vacationer. Shoppers are offered 25c Armours pork and beans, 10c toiletries, and 2.50 men’s tan oxford shoes while Altom and Alcom’s promote sales and a Ford touring car bought at auction for 3.00.
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Alcom’s
Ben Livesay
Evansville
Ind
Patoka
Lake Decatur
Mabel Belcher
Greenville
Nellie Belcher
Maurice Dukes
Harold Chance
Decatur
Altom’s
Earl Branson
Battle Creek
Mich
Cairo
Centralia
Altomi's
Francis Rogier
Mr. Rogier
John Rogier
Household Science Meeting Saturday at Patoka
The Patoka Household Science club will meet Saturday August 8 at 2 p m at Mrs Alva M Peek's home. The program includes a shrubbery suggestion, instrumental music, talks by Mr Ross of Centralia and Miss Bettie Simcox on bird care and protection, with ice cream served.
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Patoka Household Science Club
Alva M. Peek
Ross
Centralia
Bettie Simcox
Artie Rogier
Chance Takes Over Schools of County
Salem Aug. 4 The new Marion County county superintendent of schools Paul Chance assumed the office yesterday at the courthouse. Chance, a native of Salem and 1920 Salem High School graduate, also studied at Southern Illinois Normal in Carbondale and taught for several years at Cobden.
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Salem
Marion County
Paul Chance
Court House
Chance
Salem High School
Southern Illinois Normal
Carbondale
Cobden
Mrs Logan and Paul Smith Visit In Anna
Mrs Eli Logan and Paul Smith visited their relatives Mrs Sarah M Chance and Mrs L V Patton in Anna last Saturday, sharing time with their families.
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Eli Logan
Paul Smith
Logan
Sarah M. Chance
L. V. Patton
Anna
Healthy Year for Babies in Illinois 1980 Record Low Infant Mortality
Dr. Andy Hall reports Illinois 1980 infant mortality fell to 56 per 1000 births, nine percent below 1929 and 36 percent below 1920. He cites economic lull keeping mothers home for better feeding and continued welfare efforts improving child hygiene and maternal care.
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Illinois
Andy Hall
State Department of Public Health
Hall
Illness Roundup From Centralia to Effingham Hospitals
Miss Georgia Cruse remains in St Marys Hospital Centralia in serious condition but shows some improvement. Mrs Josie Vallow is much improved after two weeks of illness. Mrs W E Field, previously poorly, is much better. Patsy Spurgeon recovers well from appendicitis. Mrs Ellis Outhouse, recently twice hospitalized in Effingham, is considerably better. John Pugh on the list for days shows improvement. Mrs Anna Pugh visits friends in St Louis this week. Derald Pugh and family from St Louis spent Sunday with relatives.
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Georgia Cruse
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Josie Vallow
W. E. Field
Patsy Spurgeon
Ellis Outhouse
Effingham Hospital
John Pugh
Anna Pugh
St. Louis
Derald Pugh
Patoka
Vernon resident A M H Massey dies at 84 in 1931
Vernon Illinois obituary notes A M H Massey born June 15 1847 died July 31 1931 age 84 years 1 month 16 days. He married Mary E Arnold March 2 1870 and had four children two died in infancy one daughter Lilly B Walton survives with wife Emma Brown Waltonville and grandsons Ray P Wayne E. Massey served in Civil War 1861 65 and joined Vernon Methodist Church at death. Funeral held at Vernon M E Church August 2 conducted by Rev A A Farrell.
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A. M. H. Massey
James M
Matilda Massey
Mary E. Arnold
Stella M
Minnie O
Flossie E. Wilson
Lilly B. Walton
Vernon
Emma Brown
Vernon Methodist Church
Illinois
Bro. Massey
Alex
M. E
A. A. Farrell
Cards of Thanks for Kindness During Illness and Death
Heartfelt thanks to all who assisted during illness, death, and burial of our husband and father. Special thanks to the singers, floral donors, and ministers for their comfort and cheer. Mrs. Mary E. Massey and family, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Walton, Ray P. Walton, Wayne E. Walton, Mrs. Emma Brown and others.
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Mary E. Massey
Geo. W. Walton
Ray P. Walton
Wayne E. Walton
Emma Brown
Squire Carter Hears Milk Dispute Case
In Squire Carter's Court Jess Yardley sues over a milk check paid to Joseph Yardley. The verdict favors Jess's side, while Schroeder appeals. The dispute stems from a claim that half the milk belonged to Jess. Authorities hope for a settlement before further court action.
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Jess Yardley
W. J. Shhroeder
Squire Carter
Joseph Yardley
Jess
Mr. Schroeder
Schroeder
Joe Yardley
Joe
Yardleys
Patoka Girls Win Free Trip to Fair
Patoka 4 H judging team members Ellen Mulvaney and Margaret Ballance won first prize at Salem County achievement day, earning a three day all expenses paid trip to Springfield State Fair after the District Meeting at Edwalle on July 31. Helen Nattier of Patoka took third place at Salem.
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Ellen Mulvaney
Margaret Ballance
Patoka
Salem
Edwalle
Marion County
Springfield
Chicago
Helen Nattier
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Register TO Operate Insurance CO
Sandoval Christian Church
Frances Bates
Quincy, Ill
Temple Church
J. F. Rosborough
East OF Town News Notes
Christian Science Churches
M. E. Church South
Unity Mutual Benefit Association
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