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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1929
Page
1
The article argues farming offers greater potential for success and happiness than city life. It urges valuing agricultural education, soil analysis, market planning, machinery, and stock quality to keep farmer sons on the land, portraying the farmer as a respected, autonomous leader.
Mrs Dorothy Talbot of Detroit the mother in a custody dispute over Arthur Walker arrived in Decatur with her attorney Frank S Caswell on Friday. The boy aged about twelve traveled from Detroit to Decatur and then to Salem with a mutual friend after bonds were posted in Marion county to await September circuit court action.
Bruce Holland and family of East Low spent Sunday with Mrs Laura Haley and family. Weank Black and mother visited with Luther Black and wife. Miss Alberta Berthoux of West Frankfort spent the past week with friends here. Miss Mildred Geiseking of Cent ia visited Miss Lucille Walker last Saturday.
Mrs. Anna Cole died at her home one mile north of Patoka about ten o clock Thursday morning after a stroke of apoplexy. The death surprised many as the illness was sudden and only few knew of it. Funeral details were not announced at press time as the children were uncertain of arriving before Sunday.
Harry Britt Joe Hopkins and Joe Outhouse of Chicago spend the week with home folks. Mrs Dave Troyer and daughter Miss Helen visit relatives in Chicago. Miss Opal Baxter returns from the University of Illinois for a short vacation near Bloomington before school opens Sept 1. Johnny Limecox assists in the shoe sale at Davis Reichenbachs in Centralia.
Sunday August 18 sermons center on Soul with a Golden Text from Psalms 86 4 and Isaiah 26 8 9. The Christian Science lesson cites Mary Baker Eddy text stating immortality transcends material sense and soul Illumines harmony and life.
August 25 notices list Patoka M E Church with Sunday School 9 30 A M led by S P Spurgeon and Arnold Chapel M E Church Sunday School 10 A M with C C Lowe and morning worship 11 A M on Brotherly Love The Vernon M E Church adds 9 30 A M Sunday School with Jesse Walton as Acting Supt and 7 30 P M evening service on The New Birth Officials urged to meet after morning preaching and all warmly invited to attend all services Pastor W G Wigham extends cordial invitation.
M E South church announces Thursday 8 00 pm prayer meeting led by Mrs Effie Smith. Sunday School 9 30 am, followed by preaching. Last Sunday before annual Conference. Epworth League at 7 00 pm with lesson Learning from Jesus How to Design and Build Castles led by Harold Jolliff. Brother Willis to speak in evening. All are welcome.
Karl Outhouse and his wife Cen tralia were Sunday visitors here, joining local residents for a friendly call and light social gathering.
Clifford C Horn born November 1 1915 in Shobonier Illinois died August 15 1929 at Lakeview Hospital Danville Illinois aged 13 years 9 months 15 days after appendicitis rushed to hospital on Thursday night. Survived by parents two brothers and two half siblings. Funeral at Farmers Cemetery with Rev C M Miller and Rev Tallman officiating. Member of Christian Union Sunday School near Covington and R N A Shobonier Chapter.
State stop law flouted by ten motorists in thirty minutes at Vandalia Y. Names listed include J. L. Armstrong Stuttgart Ark Adle Olsen Gary Ind J H Hoffman Mendota Jessie Blazer Aledo Mrs Chas Radcliffe Brownstown C A Moore Cowden Co E Norvell Moneaqua Harriett Benefiel Vandalia D N Adams Decatur Otis Stone West Frankfort Patrolman George Somerville issued notices to Justice Fred Meyers. Cecil Brown family and others visited Decatur over the weekend amid birthday observances.
Registration at 9:30 followed by devotional at 10:00 and welcome address at 10:15 by Frank H. Harker. 10:30 address by Mark Burner, State Field Worker. 11:00 committee appointments and county officers report. 11:30 adjourn. Evening session includes Long Service by Claude Tilton and a quartette. Offering. Closing message at 9:00 and adjournment at 9:15 led by Mark Burner.
Springfield reports Dr. Andy Hall declares over one million Illinois children will enter school with physical issues. Teeth, tonsil and vision problems, plus gaps in vaccination, threaten studies and overall health as diphtheria and smallpox loom this autumn.
Odd Fellows invite members Rebekahs and friends to witness the corner stone laying at East Broadway Centralia. Grand Lodge officers will conduct the ceremony at 3:00 PM Sunday August 25 1929. Members to assemble at 2:00 PM at old Masonic Hall over Pittenger Hotel to march to the site.
Registration for high school students occurs Monday September 2 with an enrollment expected at eighty. Teachers for grades one through eight and for history, coach, English, science, and mathematics are listed with a mix of new textbooks including Algebra Hawkes and Modern History Robinson. Local visits and a welcome serenade mark community activities as heat near 100 in shade.
The sixth annual Fiedler family reunion gathered over 80 guests Sunday at John Fiedler’s Cemetery Road home north of Peru. A basket picnic on the lawn followed by games and horse shoe pitching followed the election of officers for next year. Officers elected were Mrs. Otto Kuehn president, Mrs. Otto Voigt vice president, Mrs. Oscar Fiedler secretary, and Miss Emma Nauman sports chair. Attendees included Geo Voigt and wife, Ray Voigt and family, Earl Voigh and companion, Henry Cleer and family, Ed Fiedler and wife, Oscar Fiedler and family, and many others from Peru, Ladd, Chicago, and surrounding areas.
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