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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1952
Page
1
Patoka residents report Rev. Louis Youngs assuming pastor duties at the local Methodist Church and moving into the parsonage. The community notes several visits, hospital news, travel, and a contest winner for an electric range.
The paper announces that the Register will be printed one day early next week, on Wednesday instead of Thursday. Readers and contributors are urged to submit articles by Tuesday morning, or sooner, to ensure entry for the post office Friday morning.
Mrs Bessie Foltz wrote a song In My Closet of Prayer and asked Evelyn Ballance and Alta Logan for help. On Sunday during communion Alta Logan Wilma McGee and Evelyn Ballance accompanied by organ played and sung Foltzs song to a thrilled audience led by Pastor McGee.
The August meeting of the Vernon Home Bureau was held Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Donald Murfin. Ruth Falkenhain and Minnie Peddicord presented the major lesson Recreation in the Family and the Community. Ruth Murfin taught the minor lesson Using Leftover Egg Yolks with a demonstration. Refreshments followed, hosted by the hostess assisted by her daughter Donna and Mrs. W. F. Murfin.
Our last ice cream supper under my sponsorship on July 18 was a great success. The quilt went to Lee Peyton, Vernon, Illinois, and the rug to Mrs. James Carson, Shobonier, Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Les Jenkins and Sharon Rae left Saturday for a vacation with relatives in Colorado.
Conservation Club 100 released 228 banded quail on August 5 and 6 across 23 farms in Unit School District 100. Arthur Falkenhain led the effort with John Barker, state game warden, aided by Bert Walker Cecil Bignon Virgil Klinge and Orville Hopkins. About 250 quail remain for winter feed and spring release. Hunters asked to report banded birds to track habits and survival for stock in the area.
University of Illinois agronomist J W Pendleton says new oat varieties including Missouri 0 205 LaSalle and Clinton X Santa Fe may replace about half of the Clinton planted area in Illinois by 1954. Missouri 0 205 resists crown and stem rust yields well earlier and taller with weaker straw. LaSalle matures about a week earlier and is a high yielder while Clinton X Santa Fe combines Clinton traits with Santa Fe rust resistance.
Mr and Mrs Perry Belcher moved last week to Batavia Ohio for work. Weekend visitors include William Palmer Joliet Clarence Newman Joliet Meryle Van Sickle Fairbury Raymond Bowen Odin Derall Foltz John McGeehan Centralia Clarence Hanson Mikey Barbara Virgil Wortman home from UI Champaign Urbana with Burl Wortman Darlene Armand Wasem South Bend Indiana and Darrell Walker Cynthia Peoria with Chester Bryant Cleo Walker.
Final plans outline a large Republican Day on August 13 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. U S Senator Richard Nixon will headline with introductions by William G Stratton and other GOP contenders present. Free admission to fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and to the grandstand for the program starting 11 a.m.
Farm adviser warns of hog fever resembling foot and mouth disease spreading via contaminated feed and water. Outbreaks prompt quarantines and slaughter plans, with signs including watery blisters on hog snouts and feet. Also notes research into winter oats by University of Illinois to improve cold tolerance.
Mr and Mrs John V Barnes purchased the Ollie Alexander house from Frank Ballance establishing new ownership of the property as recorded in local real estate transfers.
A Sunbeams Christmas party for Indian friends gathered August 2 at a Baptist Church in New Mexico. Carolyn Snider welcomed Paula Layton as a new member. twenty four decorated packages lay under the tree. Paula Layton displayed an Indian ornament and plans to bring two Indian color books at the August 16 meeting.
The Vernon Methodist Youth Fellowship Group with sponsors Mrs. Marjorie Bassett, Helen Betts, Neil Wernsman, and Rev. Raymond Curry attended a swimming party at the Salem Pool on Monday evening. Members present included Patty Bayliss, Janet Guyman, Marilyn Guyman, Judy Easley, Joan Robinson, Linda Binnion, Jewel Cooley, Sue Ann Werneman, Keith Betts, Joe Betts, Jimmy Welcott, Dick Bagsett, Allen Lawrence, Richard Fiscus, Davy Robinson and Tooty Bayliss.
James Purdue, 17, Kell Illinois, has been chosen to represent Marion County at the first annual Illinois Farm Boys Forestry Camp in West Frankfort Franklin County August 10 to 16. About 45 boys will gain forest practice training. camp co sponsors are the Illinois Agricultural Association and the Illinois Technical Forestry Association.
Due to fairs and many members on vacation, the Patoka Unit of Home Bureau will skip August. The group will hold its regular meeting one week early on September 12 with Mrs. Orville Schroeder leading.
Louis Youngs is minister and James Ballance serves as superintendent. Morning worship begins at 10 45 a m with Sunday School at 9 30 a m and an evening service at 7 30 p m.
Mr. Ora Oldfield of Centralia visited Patoka on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Logan Meredith of Moweaqua spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ballance Sr. Afternoon callers included Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ballance of Centralia Mr. and Mrs. Farol Henson of Carbondale Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ballance.
Notices from community pages report Vernon Park plans for the annual Homecoming on August 22. Family news includes wedding plans, new births, and talks of hospital beds funded by Good Will and Better Neighbors. Local visits span Salem, Decatur, Athens, Vincennes, and Chicago, with campers and reunions noted across several families.
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