By-gone Days From the Files of the Register
Notices and notices of local events including births marriages anniversaries and military updates. Cec il Elliott announces a baby girl born August 14 at St Marys Hospital. Hardware plant expansion noted with Ray Irvin sale to Edwin Arnold and Dale Nattier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Elliott
St. Mary’s Hospital
Patoka Hardware & Locker Plant
Ray Irvin
Edwin Arnold
Dale Nattier
Cleve McWhirter
Memorial Hospital
Salem
Elaine Wickersham
Decatur
Walter C. Chandler
Addie Chandler
Karchmer Buys Patoka Sohio Oil Operation
Aaron Karchmer owner of Karchmer Pipe and Supply Co. Inc. Cen tralia has purchased the Patoka waterflood project from Sohio Oil Co. Operation began Monday Aug. 15. Projection expects higher profits by lowering operation costs. The Patoka pool sparked Illinois second oil boom after discovery Jan. 27 1937 and drilling revived in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Karchmer
Karchmer Pipe & Supply Co., Inc
Centralia
Patoka
Sohio Oil Co
Sohio
Karchmer
Meryman
Illinois
Sentinels
Yvonne Pretzsch Takes Teaching Post in Lansing Ill
Carbondale Illinois resident Yvonne Pretzsch of Crossville has accepted a business teaching position at Thornton Fractional High School in Lansing Illinois according to Southern Illinois University.
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Carbondale
Ill
Virginia
Yvonne Pretzsch
Crossville
Thornton Fractional High School
Lansing, Ill
SIU
DuQuoin State Fair Opens August 28 for Nine Days of Sports and Show
The DuQuoin State Fairgrounds open Sunday August 28 for a nine day event featuring the Hambletonian worth 150000 dollars on August 31, three days of auto racing, nine stage shows, free exhibits with over 63000 dollars in livestock and home show awards, a carnival with 40 rides, and contests including a Hambletonian queen and baton twirling. Grand circuit harness racing runs Monday through Friday, auto racing on September 3 and 4 plus Labor Day, and stage shows at 745 PM CDT with a jazz festival at 2 PM on opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
Ill
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
Ken Murray
Gordon
Sheila
Vernon News highlights out of town guests at Headley Scott wedding
The Vernon News lists numerous out of town attendees for the Headley Scott wedding held last Sunday August 14 including Paul Espy of Decatur Diana Gowin and Doris Gowin of Jerseyville Rev and Mrs Jack Adams Marion Searcy and son Martha Walker Ed Mobley and others from Carbondale and surrounding towns. Patty Veal is a Fayette County Hospital patient after goiter surgery last Tuesday. Visitors James Wickenhauser and family from Culver City California arrive for a two week stay with Joe Wickenhauser. Billy Dean Veal and Don Guymon spent time at Little Grassy Lake earlier in the week. Harold Landreth family and J M Ripples joined the Alexander reunion in Belleville Sunday. Drive with care everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headley-Scott
Paul Espy
Decatur
Diana
Doris Gowin
Jerseyville
Jack Adams
Marion Searcy
Martha Walker
Ed Mobley
Helen Jackson
Beryl Jett
Carbondale
Jola Musgrove
Vernon
Hubert Headley
Anita
St. Louis
Kenneth Neilson
Juanita Mitchell
Salem
Ben Potts
Carlyle
E. Scott
Greenville
Lillian Headley
Kinmundy
Alen Schmidt
Mary Cripe
Vanda
Patty Veal
Fayette Co. Hospital
James Wickenhauser
Culver City
Calif
Joe Wickenhauser
Billy Dean Veal
Don Guymon
Little Grassy Lake
Verbie Ramsey
Clarence Guymans
Harold Landreth
J. M. Ripples
Alexander
Belleville
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Marion County
Gordon W. Isaac
Charlotte M. Isaac
Southern Illinois Editorial Association
Mars
Henry Peddicord
Marion W. Outhouse
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Betty Wengert
Wales
England
Scotland
Charles Meryman
1St Armored Division
Houston
Earl E. Yund
FE. L. DeLay
Patoka Sohio Oil Operation
National Trail Telephone Corp
Lansing, Il
Conservation Club
Patoka, Illinois
N. E
Shobonier
Siegler
Cmes
Seay
Glenn C. Francis
Harry Metzger
DuQuoin State Fair
Lia
Chris Neilson
Alma
Gilbert Doolen
Glen Doolen
Kathy
Wayne Shanafelt
Dale Ballance
Lehigh
Trucking Service
Patoka, Il
Lehigh Stone CO
Kankakee, Illinois
GEO. E. Raines Furniture
N. Locust St
Centralia, Ill
Griffin
CTV Oe Len Cmu
Seng Patoka
Leslie M. Griffin
Court House
Fred Headley
Raymond O. Horn
S. Broadway
William C. Ingram
W. Harrison Sullivan
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