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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1926
Page
1
Preparations near completion for the Institute with events split into two sports at Park and the Gym. A busy schedule includes amusements and a major baseball exhibition. Organizers aim to feature real games and players though some parts may be announced late.
Sparr appeared before Circuit Judge Dove and pled guilty after a Grand Jury returned a bill. Judge Dove set sentencing for Friday. The case involves the EB Rosenberger murder and the Payette County Circuit Court proceeding this week.
A quirky note advises loose long sleeves to stay open at the wrist and match arm length with trim and construction. It also suggests adding currant jelly to lamb gravy for flavor, reflecting kitchen tips and dress guidance in a single domestic-memo style.
A 1926 Western Newspaper Union report traces handball as an ancient origins game, suggesting its roots in Egypt over two millennia before Christ. It notes leather and wood balls found in ruins and outlines a gradual evolution to tennis croquet cricket and baseball.
The Patoka High School begins classes September 1 led by Principal E. L. DeLay with staff including Mae Lane English and Latin Ruel Hall History and Coach Leena Walz Science and Music Homer Potts Seventh and Eighth grades Pearl Britt Fifth and Sixth grades Myrle Bricker Third and Fourth grades Bettie Simcox First and Second grades. Janitor W. M. Ellis. The message invites students to join a fully accredited program, promising top facilities and a strong teacher corps from leading schools.
Sunday after church at Granite City a group of Mr. Jno W Thompson of Patoka’s former pupils gathered for a basket dinner in his honor. Three families attended led by Ben Vorwald Hy Kauskopf and Wm Pieper with wives and two daughters. Wheat yields were strong with one farmer thrashing 3800 bushels at 1.43 a bushel. drought and heat harmed corn. Geo Thompson of Greenville also attended and shared the hospitality.
Clinton and Patoka communities report visits from relatives and friends. Birth announcements note babies born Aug 17 18 19 1926 to multiple families. Local shopping lines feature Altoms sales on dry cell batteries, cider vinegar, doughnuts, and malt products while school resumes and community events unfold.
Mrs. Mabel Whiting and her sons Walter and Gerald of Brighton Colorado arrive in Patoka to visit her parents Charles Cox and family and other relatives. On the trip home her brother James Cox and Archie Pugh, who had been west for five years, return. The Cox family is greeted in St Louis by father Charles Cox and H G Hudspeth.
A Tuesday night Klan gathering attracted a sizable turnout despite delays caused by out of town guests. Rev. Jean e Story of West Frankfort spoke on Protestant and Catholic questions, praising constructive aims and Bible-based teaching in Free America.
A casual gathering last Sunday at the John Belcher home in Pope Township brought together Mrs. Zimmerman and her Denver-based daughter, along with neighbors and relatives. Attendees included Charles Adams and wife of Patoka, Denver Adams and wife of Centralia, Frank Adams and family of Niantic, Everett White and family, Roy Joseph and wife, Edwin Mayle, and Verna Belcher of Decatur. The day ended with all ages enjoying moonlight and playful moments.
Patoka enjoys a bumper peach crop with high quality fruit likely the best. prices range from 1 to 2 dollars per bushel as trucks and cars from the north visit daily to transport the peaches.
Salem hosts The Old Settlers Picnic next Tuesday August 31 with an extraordinary program including good speaking a Big Basket Dinner Old Fiddlers Contest and music.
Thomas Tingram of Germaston South Africa visited Patoka last Sunday morning en route from Texas to Indianapolis Indiana.
Death and burial notices report Leota Leona Teewis daughter of G I and M L Lewis born in Mallon county Illinois September 7 1890 died August 17 1926 age 84 11 10 and widow of A A Hath born four children Mildred 17 Lillian 15 Arthur 14 and William 12 moved to South Dakota in 1917 funeral held Thursday afternoon August 17 burial near her South Dakota home.
J. N Embser a Marion County farmer and Farm Bureau leader near Alma has been adjudged bankrupt in East St. Louis Federal Court. Liabilities are about 20000 with assets under 3600. Securities and crop failures cited as the cause. neighbours note his congenial character and hope for better fortune ahead.
Dean F Blankinship O A Nattier and Philip Mojonnier visited Grenville and Highland to inspect the milk situation. They toured Highland Dairy Company scaffolding for a new addition costing 200000 dollars and hailed the prospect for local production and growth.
Cheyenne Wyo Aug 18 Frank E Emerson state engineer and convention endorsed candidate defeats Frank E Lucas secretary of state for the Republican nomination in the governor primary. Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross is unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Community event notices an ice cream supper on the church lawn Saturday night August 28 to benefit Diamond Spring Church. Everyone invited for fellowship and fundraising.
In sad and loving memory of our dear husband and father Philip Carter who passed away August 28 1924 Mrs Fannie Carter and Children.
Editors urge Patoka residents to cut weeds on vacant lots and along sidewalks before the upcoming Institute. They request cindering the street from the school corner to the Park West Line and note the city has authorized the expenditure for immediate action.
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