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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1935
Page
6
George Phrall laments a mower accident that killed his beloved dog Pal. Otis Hawley and Dwight Ramsey help George Jett with hay making as heat and moisture slow progress. Mrs. Orville Fabree seeks eye treatment in Centralia while several locals visit kin and attend small chores.
Clem Doolen and daughter Ruth visit Everett Doolen and family. Chris Ehrat calls on Paul Ehrats. Thurby Meador family visits Claude Meador family. Mrs Paul Ehart attends Arnold chapel ladies aid. Reunions at Salem draw many locals. Bernice Meador visits Marjorie Ehart after reunion. Glenna Abendreth Cecil Hollingsead visit Frank Quayle home. Ed Willowby hosts Decatur visitors. Rev Cecil Lowe family Alice Agne Shaw visit Paul Ehart. Frankie Crowder Jr and family from St Louis visit Mrs Rowena Perkins. Claude Meador family travel to Altamont to see Beccue. George Jones and wife with Gert rude and Lyle Jones visit Clem Doolen. Kenney Ehrat on sick list. threshing hum in neighborhood. Ehart children and families mentioned.
The Ehrat family met at Mrs. Louisa Ehrat’s Vandalia home to greet sister Mrs. Clara Stilwell and family just home from Santa Barbara California. The evening included visiting and refreshments of ice cream and cake for 41 guests.
The field notes describe Herb Schmahl and Ed John stone helping Oze Hill with hay harvest last week. Several residents including Ida Stilabower, William Campbell, Violet Williams, Junior Williams, Don Peddicord, Joe Bass, Everett Goodwin, Fredonia residents, Eli Palmie, Earl Horton, Ruby Schmahl, Nettie Schmahl, Mae Nichols, Howard Riley, Ed Johnstone, Cecil Bowen, and Floyd Bowen were seen in various small gatherings or visits around East Fork and Patoka Friday through Saturday evening in informal community activity.
Twenty five attended the Sunday School at Eaglin last Sunday. Mrs Owen Belcher and Mrs Robi Arnold shopped in Centralia Friday afternoon. Ryo Thalman and family spent Sunday with Sam Britt and family. Claude Walker and family attended a mail carriers meeting at the gym in Patoka last Friday.
Tom Ballance and wife visited Odin and Sandoval as business callers. Leela and Roberta Arnold visited Clinton and Champaign relatives. Wm Ballance and family and others attended Arnold Chapel Sunday School picnic. Mrs Britt and Mrs Walker shopped in Centralia.
Mary Elouise Meredith her parents Clarence and spouse Henry Meredith traveled from Odin to Pana and Tower Hill to visit the Meredith family and alva Sands. Mr Meredith is recovering from a broken ankle and leg injuries from a runaway team. A basket dinner for thirteen was served at the Stretch home near Tower Hill.
In a shift away from traditional farming, haymaking dwindles in the area as machinery and new crop practices reduce manual hay collection. Farmers report fewer bales and shorter seasons, signaling a broader change in rural labor.
Clarence Bowen and wife and Irvin Bowen and family called on Charles Bowen and wife Friday evening. Jake Tibbs and family called on Rank Chigoi and family Tuesday evening. Dan Reeter Jr of Vandalia spent several days here visiting relatives. Nina and Marie Lutz visited Sunday afternoon with Mildred and Eunice Ververs. Helen Bowen visited Sunday with cousin Jean Bowen. J. E. Hill and wife and Clarence Bowen were in Centralia Wednesday. Earl Lutz and Paul Ververs were social callers at Sandoval Sunday evening. Charles Ahlf and wife were shopping in Sandoval Thursday. Thirty nine attended Sunday school at Fairman Sunday.
Mrs Claude Jolliff enjoyed a birthday gathering Sunday with friends bringing well filled baskets. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Tom Cole, Mr and Mrs John Williams and son Harold, Joe Knight and wife, Mrs Joe Yardley and grandchildren, Frank Williams and wife, Mr and Mrs Everett Meryman and son Charles, Miss Lucy Williams, Otto Wadkins and family.
Neighbors and friends of Mr and Mrs George Williams met Tuesday and did their threshing. Mr Williams has been in poor health for some time. Those helping were Frank Brokelmeyer Everett Meryman Forrest Bricker Lee Crawford Ora Brumfield Claude Jolliff Marcel Fields Maurice Kleysteuber Ott Wadkins and Russell Snyder.
The Patoka church concludes its conference year with morning lessons on Temperance and Health and a sermon on The Master Word of Religion. Evening sermon titled The Heart of Paul's Gospel. Last annual appoint ments before conference August 22 to 25 at Gorham Illinois.
Sunday services across Christian Science churches featured the Lesson-Sermon on Love with the Golden Text from Jeremiah 31 3 declaring everlasting love. Additional citations cited Psalms 145 8 9 16 and Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health noting infinite Love and divine goodness.
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