Amanda Clark Rites Held For Patoka Resident
Amanda Caroline Nichols Clark died August 5 1936 at age 84 after months of illness. She had lived in Patoka for many years and was a devoted M E Church member. Funeral services were conducted August 7 at the Patoka M E Church with Rev Spurgeon officiating and burial in Patoka cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Clark
Amanda Caroline Nichols Clark
John and
Mary Nichols
Fredonia
Marion County
Illinois
William Thomas Clark
George Franklin Clark
Joseph Nichols Clark
Trinidad
Colorado
Claude Darrel Clark
Burkley
Washington
Harry William Clark
Davenport
Iowa
Charles Milton Clark
Colorado Springs
Kattie Agnes Walker
Etta Mae Crawford
Patoka
M. BE
Clark
M. E. Church
M. Spurgeon
Patoka Cemetery
Stanley Vincent Wasem
Louis Wasem
Stanley
Rural Electrification Exhibit At Illinois State Fair
The first annual rural electrification exhibit will run August 15 to 23 at the Illinois State Fair. Coordinated by the State Rural Electrification Committee under Gov. Horner, it features costs and benefits of rural electricity, farm wiring, new outlets, insulation, and labor-saving devices with cooperation from University of Illinois colleges and extension services, the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Department of Agriculture, and Prairie Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
State
Henry Horner
E. W. Lehmann
University of Illinois
State Committee
College of Agricultural
The
Agricultural Extension Service
Ilinois Commercce Commission
State Department of Agriculture
Illinois Agricultural Association
Prairie Farmer
Horner
Walter W. McLaughlin
Department of Agriculture
E. W. Lehman
C. V. Gregory
Paul J. Raver
Forrest Walker Visits Walier With Wright Family
Forrest Walker spends several days in Walier staying with Mr and Mrs Wenton Wright and their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Walker
Walier
Mrs. Wenton Wright
Horner to speed up Old Age Pension relief in Illinois
Governor Henry Horner orders the assignment of state investigators to county welfare offices to rush Old Age Assistance applications. He cites low per worker productivity and vows faster, more efficient administration to aid elderly citizens while controlling costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horner
Henry Horner
General Assembly
Peyee
Downstate
Cooy County
Ilinois
Coun
Colorado reader praises Idaho's Payette Valley in letter
A Patoka Register reader from Denver sends a long letter describing John Cahill's ranch near Weiser Idaho. She details orchard yields, irrigation water, dairy and livestock activity, prices, and local crops while noting subscribers in the town and shared acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
John S. Cahill
Weser
Idaho
R. R
Louie Pauline
Weiser
Ann Patrice
John
Vica
Kathryn
Portland
Ore
Madeline
Payette
Snake River
Payette Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Patoka
Myra (Crawford) Dresseaux
Clif Goodwin
Goodwin
Luella Jimmerson
T. J. Jackson
Will Hillerman
Wes
Pres Jimmerson
Jim Cahills
Tragic Okaw River accident claims Stanley Wasem
Stanley V Wasem 27 died after diving into shallow water at Clark Bend on the Okaw River while a picnic party led by Jess Belcher was at a camp on a high river bank. The coroner ruled death from a broken neck due to the dive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Vincent Wasem
Louis Wasem
Okaw River
Here
Clark Bend
Jess Belcher
Stanley
Lynn Eagan
Charles Jackson
Odin
Ellen Terry
Dorothy Haun
Shattue
Belcher
Okan
Patoka
Mr. Belcher
Jess
Stan
Wayne Belcher
Leslie Belcher
Wasem
Wayne
Fayette Coun
T. S. Smyth
St. Peter
Ill
Charles Voris
Voris
Miss Haun
Terry
Melvin Belcher
Smythe
Stanley V. Wasem
Pope Township
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Dwit
Gost
May
Register Reader
Raleigh St
Denver
Colo
Patoka Register
Effie B. Zimmerman
Monday Morning Mail
Mae
J. Altom & Son
Patoka, Ill
Patoka High School
Foreman Henry Brumfield
Norman Rice Tutner
Paina
Aaweeawe
Edward
Harry Easton
Centralia
Centralia Township
Wastern Illinois Teachers College
Charleston
Snection Association
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
Penn
East
Pennsylvania
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