Signup Opens for Wheat Acreage Reserve in Marion County
Beginning August 26 eligible farmers may sign agreements at the Marion County ASC office to participate in the 1968 winter wheat Acreage Reserve program. Cecil L. Kell, acting chairman, announced the signup period extends to October 4 of this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
ASC
Cecil L. Kell
County ‘Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Kell
Soil Bank
Patoka Happenings and Community Visits
Local notes recount weekend visits from Decatur and Rolla residents, moves within town, relatives visiting in Patoka, and trips to maroa winds state fair with music awards. Several residents plan or undergo travel to Milwaukee Chicago Fort Lauderdale while others discuss Soil Bank and 1958 Wheat Acreage programs.
Northwestern U Honored in 1958 License Plates
Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier announced the 1958 motor vehicle license plates will bear purple numerals on white to honor Northwestern University in Evanston. The contract for production was awarded to Hemp and Company of Macomb, Illinois, which has manufactured Illinois plates since 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Charles F. Carpentier
Hemp and Company of Macomb
of Illinois
Campentier
Northwestern University
Evanston
Second Fish Fry of Season to Be Held Tonight
The second fish fry of the current season will be served Friday at the shelter house at the lake of Conservation Club 100. The event two weeks ago drew a large crowd and tonight’s fry is expected to be well patronized. Funds from the fish frys support club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelter House
Lake of Conservation Club
Be iliever: Book on Col C W Finney Profiles Show Business Life
A new book titled The Believer by Harold Carlton Ingraham will cover 56 years of Col. C. W. Finney of Aurora Illinois. The historical religious humorous biography portrays a humanitarian showman and Mystic Shrine member formerly with Buffalo Bill and other show ventures.
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Col. C. W. Finney
The
Register
Aurora
Ill
Harold Carlton Ingraham
Col. Finney
Isaac
Sunbeams Hold Meeting at Baptist Church
The Sunbeams Preschool group met at the Baptist church on Saturday afternoon August 17. President Connie Fiscus welcomed new member Mona Sue Drennan and Christie Bozarth and Marianne Griffin were named recreational leaders for the next meeting. Christie Phowarth Miss Pearl Britt and Mrs Genre led singing and refreshments of punch animal cookies and red nut cups were served. The next meeting September 7 will feature a back to school program with children sharing what they did and what they hope to do at school.
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Sunbeams
The
Baptist Church
Connie Fiscus
Mona Sue Drennan
Christie Bozarth
Vernon News Items Chronicle Weekend Visits and Local Death
Vernon residents and friends visit relatives in nearby towns and attend services and funerals. Names include J B Turner, Clarence Livesay, H E Meadors family, C O Livesay, Sandra Abendroth, Milton Bayliss, Ruth Murfin, Freda Meador, Diana Stephens, Sharon Murfin, George Doehring, Mary Leininger, Letta Hopkins, J C Binnion, Clyde Payne, Terry Tompkins, and many others. N P Sorrel undergoes surgery after hospital admission. Forrest Oates obituary occasion noted. multiple trips to Decatur, Vandalia, and Herrick region documented.
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J. B. Turner
McLean
H. E. Meadors
Clarence Livesay
Granite City
Dial Thompson
Cailhoun
C. O. Livesay
Manin Bhrat
Carolyn
Bone Gap
Dean Abendroth
Sandra
J. F. Orcutt
Beney
Champaign
George Doehring
Momence
Mary Leininger
Letta Hopkins
Dupoi
J. C. Binnion
Terry
Clyde Payne
Eddie
Frankie
Neil Tompkins
National Trap School
Vandalia
Ohio
Florence Morgan
Vandal
Ellen Dobbs
Herrick
Troy Longwell
Arthur Drake
Darrel Linton
Decatur
Forrest Oates
W. C. Oates
Verne Wyant
Colfax
Gilbert Brown
Maynard Pinkley
Ernest Wolff
Jesse Waltom
Richard
St. Louis
Missionaries Deported From Dominican Republic
Ten American Jehovahs Witnesses were deported to Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic on August 3. A. D. Nichols announced the move, noting the government paid fare and escorted the group under arrest to the plane. The action follows a government ban on Bible education and a stated ultimatum to renounce church ties or leave.
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Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
A. D. Nichols
Patoka Congregation of
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Witnesses
Christian Missionaries
Brooklyn
N. Y
Arturo Espaillat
U. S
Tus
Jesus de Galindez
Nichols
Kingdom Hall
Jehovah's Witnesses
Death of Chas McWhirter After 65 Foot Tank Fall
Charles Thomas McWhirter died within an hour after falling from a 65 foot tank while working for a Perth Amboy New Jersey construction company on August 14. He was born October 14, 1929, son of Cleve and Mrs. McWhirter of Patoka, married to Doris Logsdon with two daughters Debbie and Darreen, served three years in Japan, and left behind a wife, two daughters, his parents, grandmother, siblings, and extended relatives. Funeral services were held August 18 at Zion Church near Patoka, with burial in Martin cemetery.
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Charles Thomas McWhirter
Perth Amboy
N. J
Mrr
Cleve McWhirter
Patoka
Doris Logsdon
Debbie
Darreen
Japan
Mirs
Pearl McWhirter
Paul
Flora Smith
Oklahoma City
Wianda Caldwell
Salem
Alene Hill
Dorothy Crane
Alma
Martha
Kenneth
Zion Church
Martin Cemetery
Friedrich Reappointed to Illinois Narcotics Commission
State Senator Dwight Friedrich of Centralia says he has been reappointed to Illinois Narcotics Commission. The body, created in 1955, reviews narcotic policy and may help establish a Bureau for Narcotics. New laws raise penalties for sellers and deem addiction a misdemeanor.
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Dwight Friedrich
Centralia
Illinosfs
Narcotics Commission
The
General Assembly
70Th General Assembly
Illinois
Friedrich
Stratton
Commission
Bureau For
Commission Fon Intergovernmental Cooperation
Thieves Break In at Elevator Fail to Crack Safe
Thieves broke into the Patoka Elevator Co office between 2 and 5 a m Friday and failed to open the locked safe. They knocked the dial from the safe, money and records were inside, a St Louis specialist was summoned to repair the lock, and Sheriff Bill Haskinson reported no arrests at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka Elevator Co
St. Louis
Bill Hskinson
Weeds to be clipped or plowed on reserve acreage
Cecil L. Kell acting chairman of the Marion County ASC Committee reminded farmers with 1957 Corn and Wheat Acreage Reserve agreements to clip or plow weeds on designated land before seeds mature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil L. Kell
Marion County
ASC
Card of Thanks for W. E. Douthitt
The family of W. E. Douthitt expresses sincere thanks for kindness shown during their time of bereavement. Special thanks to the Rev. Robert Hollis and the pallbearers for their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hollis
W. E. Douthitt
Kaskaskia Sunbeams Picnic at Patoka Park
The Kaskaskia Associational Sunbeam group hosted the annual picnic at Patoka Park on Thursday afternoon Aug 15. Connie Fiscus welcomed attendees as local Sunbeams sang to Bethel Odin Zion Hill Glenridge Central City Vandalia Shobonier Fairman and Marshall Creek. Jessie Craig of Vandalia shared the Mission story Under the North Star. Children performed in costumes and sang Jesus Loves the Little Children. The next picnic is set for Aug 14 1958 at Patoka Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Star
Harold E. Dye
Jesus
Rodger Gergeni Competes With Injuries At State Fair
Rodger Gergeni of Patoka drove a Ford tractor in a State Fair contest in Springfield despite a fractured upper jaw, broken palate plate, and nasal bone. He posted a 390 to place among the ten lowest scorers who advanced to Friday’s final, amid many participants scoring four to six hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodger Gergeni
Patoka
Springfiel
Rodger
Quartet to Appear Here at Mound Chapel Sunday
The Southern Harmony Quartet will sing at Mound Chapel on Sunday August 25 at 7 30 p m. The public is invited to attend this gospel event at the church location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Harmony Quartet
Mound Chapel
Patoke Panthers 4 H Club Ice Cream Supper Announced
The Patoke Panthers 4 H Club will hold an ice cream supper in Martin's parking lot on Saturday August 24 starting at 6 30 p m All are invited A note adds a lost dog description black Cocker Spaniel with gray feet and nose named Tricksy contact phone 49 Drive carefully the life you save may be your own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoke Panthers 4-H
Martin’s
Forrest R. Oates Dies After Heart Attack
Forrest R. Oates 51 longtime school superintendent died after a heart attack he suffered last Thursday. Funeral held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Patoka Methodist Church with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery Centralia. He served 25 years as a superintendent at Vernon Oconee Stonington Waverly and Mount Carmel before Nashville Illinois. He married Mabel Walker in 1933 and is survived by his wife son Tom 15 and his parents William and Mrs. Oates of Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka Methodist Church
Forrest R. Oates
Nashville
Oates
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Young
iHillcrest Memorial
Methodist Church
Vursell Warns on Inflation Dangers and Possible Controls
Congress member Vursell warns inflation could wreck the U S economy if unchecked and urges bipartisan support for a resolution backing wage restraint and productivity led by the President. He says absent action Congress may have to consider price and wage controls.
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Washington, D. C
Cong
Vursell
Congress
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