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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1936
Page
4
Vernon residents host and travel guests include Hubert Reilman Clarence Livesay Mr and Mrs Frank Hatch and many families visiting relatives at Vernon Vandalia Decatur Patoka and Clinton. Social events church gatherings picnics and a Smith Grove outing mark a busy period with multiple engagements across nearby towns.
Sunday Aug 16 services across Christian Science Churches centered the Golden Text from Psalms 103 on blessing and forgiveness. The Lesson Sermon quoted Psalms 84 praising God and cited Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures noting Spirit is perceivable only to spiritual sense, not material senses.
Relatives and friends gathered on the Kaskaskia banks to celebrate Will Hanson of Shobonier. A picnic dinner followed with games and merriment as attendees listed including Houston, Mulberry Grove. Lake, Kincaid. Blan kinship. Klinge families. Blankinship. Mitchell. Duvall. Metz ner. Arney. Karr. Lawson. Houston. Goff. Vandalia and Patoka locals among many others.
H. H. Bollhorst and family of Farina feature in a short community note. The item highlights their residence and ties to the town as part of local society updates.
Marybell Stombaugh celebrated turning ten with an afternoon gathering at Stombaugh Hill featuring Alvena Huddleston, Mrs. Martin Summan, Gene Summan, Ruth Robinson, Gene Davis, Helen Daniels, and many relatives. Ice cream cake, wafers, and orangeade were served as guests departed late at night. Other notes mention visits by Nathan Thomas, Evelyn Payne, and Ed Thomas, plus Arlene Huddleston visiting Marybell.
Alice Caldwell visited relatives in Alma Tuesday evening Ella Shuffler of Alma stayed with Hester Oglesby Frank Thomason with wife Ella Shuffler and Hester Oglesby called on friends in Smithboro Elmer Berry sold cows and sheep to a stock buyer from Altamont Raymond Maulding was summoned when cattle escaped after a gate was left down Zion picnic drew several locals Eli Green visiting this vicinity Ora Green and family visited Saturday with Maggie Eagan Charles Berry left for Chicago seeking work Harry Nattier Edwin Arnold and wives visited Sunday with Cyrus Arnold Ted Tucker and family visited Saturday and Sunday with Ella Foster Wilma Caldwell visited Saturday and Sunday with Jamie Caldwell Russell Caldwell and family visited Sunday with Reuben Rhodes Etna Knight and the Yardley children and Mrs Wesley Black and family visited Sunday evening with Laura Frizzell
Fredonia E E McHaney and wife hosted relatives and friends with John Talbert and family visiting. The event honored Chas McHaney and his wife on their golden wedding, with gifts, a basket dinner, and a program at Marshall Creek church attended by about 300 relatives. Present included Mrs McHaney's sister Mrs B L Scott and Leland Scott, Wes Wilson and Ronnie of Cincinnati.
Eaglin kin from near Princeton visited the O H Britt family last week. Chas Orel and wife and Jin Lewis spent Sunday with Ethel Long.
Mrs. Owen Belcher and children were afternoon callers. A Zion Sunday school picnic attracted locals. Harold Belcher and wife visited Floyd Britt and family. Zion Ladles Aid met with Mrs. Lewis Kissner after Bert Chance and wife attended a golden wedding anniversary in Fredonia. Mrs. Robert Arnold and children from Salem visited home folks. Fred Peddicord and Harvey area families are visiting Centuria with Dean and Velma Long.
Aunt Min Dush and family from Cowden join Harold and Alma Nance of Black Hills South Dakota and Gene Shannon with Wm Brewer family. Mrs Mary Sterling visits with Frank Lake family. Arline Cleary of Vandalia visits Harold Payne family in St Louis. Foretelling sermons by F M Moulin and Bro White. Claus Denlan family from Shelbyville visit Bear Creek. Grace Bayes and son Decatur visit. Tom Lal of Harristown visits relatives. Forest Candel and wife visit Vera. Augusta Lake of Vandalia visits home folks. J C Linton loses chicken house by fire unknown cause.
Clarence Bowen and Norman Knight were seen in the vicinity on Saturday while Oze Hill shopped in Patoka. Sunday visits included Mr and Mrs John Fogley and daughter Mary at Junction and Schmahl home guests Red and Joe Malano Bill Vaughn Isabelle Cecil Clifton Eldon and Burl Bowen. The day featured horse shoes, ball games and radio. Fred Lutz and family visited Sunday afternoon and George Peddicord and family of Pittsburg called on C N Walker and wife. Herbert Schmahl was a Patoka caller Monday.
Want column lists six weaned pigs from Eugene Leniger and seven room house on two and two thirds lots near School. Contact Frank Elifritz Jr for the house sale. Also advertised are good buck lambs and matured rams by Eugene Leniger.
An auction is set for Saturday August 22 1936 at 1:00 p m at the Masonic Building Patoka offering furniture including dressers chests dressers robes buffets pianos Victrola radios dining tables chairs sewing machines ice boxes beds stoves and tools with day of sale terms. W E Meador proprietor and John A Jennings auctioneer handle the sale. If you have stock furniture or machinery to sell contact before sale.
The undersigned Executors of George A Nattier late of Marion County Illinois announce a visit to the County Court of Marion at the Salen Salem Court House on the fourth Monday in September to settle claims against the estate All debts should be paid promptly by debtors The executors are Vernie Nattier and Wm M Nattier with William A Miller as attorney August 11 1936
Advertisement promises rapid weight loss of 15 pounds in a month and improved energy by taking Kruschen Salts. It urges weighing before and after a 4 week supply, claims dramatic facial and body changes, recommends hot water, avoids fatty foods, and compares value to a hundred dollars, warning against imitations.
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