Vacationers and family guests visit Shobonier area
James Farmer and family from St. Louis spend part of the week with Rev. and Mrs. C R Farmer. A baby boy born Aug 23 at Greer Hospital in Vandalia to Mr. and Mrs. William Veal. Rural carrier Orval F West begins Sept 1. National Plowing Matches at Olney Sept 16-18 feature 4-H girls and demonstrations alongside main contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Farmer
St. Louis
C.R. Farmer
William Veal
Greer Hospital
Vandalia
Ray
Wayne Walton
George Walton
Keller
H. E. Peacock
Weldon
Cecil Peacock
Bloomington
Effie Hathaway
Harry Parkhill
J. J. Parkhill
Bluford
Keith Betts
Blackduck
Minn
University of
Patsy Binnion
Illiopolis
C. C. Wilson
Earl Lipp
George Christie
Olney
Illinois
Marie Brite
Laura Lane
Country Gentleman
Catherine Sullivan
L. C. Pigage
University of Ilinois
Jean Vertovec
University of Illinois
J. R. Culbert
Wilma Lim
KSDTV
Good Will Club Meeting Adopts Project and Plans Visit
The Good Will Club met August 5 with twelve members and thirteen visitors. Members visited and pieced blocks for Emma. Prizes were awarded to Bertha Danbury Ruth Murfin Edna Eversman Mary Kottemeyer Alice Wilson Jerry Pyle Edgar Hilliard LaHoma Hillard and Charles Murfin. The group adjourned to meet Emma Protz on September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Club
Richard Murfin
Emma
Bertha Danbury
Ruth Murfin
Edna Eversman
Mary Kottemeyer
Alice Wilson
Jerry Pyle
Edgar Hilliard
LaHoma Hillard
Charles Murfin
Emma Protz
Belchers Host Illinois Visitors at Mound Chapel
Mr. and Mrs. Rolland E Belcher of Mound Chapel welcomed their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs Victor E Bertrand and sons Gene Joe and Tom of Springfield Illinois. Ralph Belcher and Harold Belcher of Amboy Illinois visited with their parents Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolland E. Belcher
Mound Chapel
Victor E. Bertrand
Gene
Joe
Tom
Springfield
Ill
Ralph Belcher
Harold Belcher
Amboy
Illinois
WANT ADS FROM PATOKA ILLISCUM REMNANT SHOP
Local classified notes list items for sale and requests including wool rug remnants by the pound and by yard. Advertisers include L D Morey Vernon and Roy Thalman Patoka for acreage silage work, plus Marion Ed win Nattier Patoka Illinois offering a 300 gallon tank on a two wheel trailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phone
Vernon
Marion Or
Edwin Nattier
Patoka, Ill
Patoka Happenings Visitors and Travel Notes
Local residents and relatives share travel, visits, and events from Patoka and surrounding areas. The Mojonnier couple vacationed in the Ozarks, attendees traveled to Highland for memorial services, and families or individuals planned trips to Wisconsin, St. Louis, Pasadena, and Waterloo.
Foltz reunion honors David Foltz in Patoka park
Attendees from multiple towns gathered Sunday August 22 for a Foltz family reunion honoring David Foltz of New London Connecticut. The living Charles Foltz line members from Fairbury Joliet Peoria Sandoval Odin and Centralia joined most present except three. A basket dinner games and visits wrapped the day in Patoka park in a memory filled gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foltz
Patoka Park
David Foltz
New London
Connecticut
Charles Foltz
Mise Lawrence Perrine
Harland Gerrish
Marion Ellis
Frank Williams
Marie
Jackie
Jerry
Sammy Bopp
Sharon
Patoka
Elton Foltz
Ronnie
Stevie
Meryle Vansickle
Larry
Cheryl
H. Max Foltz
Patty Ann
Fairbury
Clarence Newman
Arlene
Irene
Rickey
Joliet
R. Bruce Foltz
Marietta
Charles
Brucie
Peoria
Jake Foltz
Lillie Foltz
Sandoval
Raymond Bowen
Connie
Leslie
Linda
Fairman
William Palmer
Virginia
Odin
Clarence Hansen
Barbara
Gene
Michael
Fred Tacke
John McGeehan
Marcia
Arthur Leall
Centralia
Lois Foltz
Casey
Nancy
Marshall
Erna Foltz
Derall Foltz
Jack Hansen
Germany
Spieth
Sermon and Sunday School at Mound Chapel Church
Attendance at Sunday School last Sunday morning was fifty. Devotional Service Sunday night was led by Mrs. Seldon Cooper. Janet Baxter and Linda Murray sang Ill Be Listening. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Sharp sang Lift Him Up. Rev. Ralph Willis delivered a convincing message from Numbers 13 30 urging regular church attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Murray
Ralph Willis
Seldon Cooper
Janet Baxter
Linda Murray
Orval Sharp
Social Roundup From Salem and Nearby Towns
Mrs H B Anderson and son Harry shopped in Salem. Mrs Della Caldwell visited Possum Trot with her father Wiley Campbell. Magnus and Osborn Lucas of Salem visited Elmer Frizzel. Charles Mitchell was in Centralia on business. Mr and Mrs Floyd Jones shopped in Salem. Mr and Mrs James McNicol Jr shopped in Salem. Dana Anderson of Jacksonville visited Barthold Anderson. Will Talt and Bob Jones visited Salem. Dresden Headley of Princeton Indiana stayed with Nichols and Headley relatives. Kenneth Neilson and family of Salem visited Mitchell home. Mr and Mrs Charles McWhirter of New Jersey are visiting Cleve McWhirter. Jane Beck Dale Cox H L Smith of Decatur visited Mojonnier home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Anderson
Harry
Salem
Della Caldwell
Wiley Campbell
Magnus
Osborn Lucas
Elmer Frizzel
Charles Mitchell
Centralia
Floyd Jones
James McNicol Jr
Dana Anderson
Jacksonville
Barthold Anderson
Will
Talt
Bob Jones
Dresden Headley
Princeton
Indiana
A. D. Nichols
Eva Headley
Kenneth Neilson
Charles McWhirter
New Jersey
Cleve “McWhirter
Miss Jo Ann Tyler and Miss Mari lyn Cooley Join Western Union Training
Miss Jo Ann Tyler and Miss Mari lyn Cooley have passed an I Q test given by Western Union and will leave Monday for Chicago to begin training for a career with the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Tyler
Marilyn Cooley
Western Union
Chicago
Community Chorus Sets Monthly Meetings Under New Director
The Community Chorus held its August 17 meeting at the Christian Church. Mary Ellen Sharp was named director with Eva Wasem as assistant. The group will meet on the second Thursday evening each month to attract more members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Mary Ellen Sharp
Eva Wasem
Card of Thanks from Winifred A. Spurgeon
Winifred A. Spurgeon expresses gratitude to friends church members Home Bureau Fancy Work Club and O E S for telephone calls cards visits and flowers during her convalescence of three and a half months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
Home Bureau
Fancy Work Club
O.E.S
Winifred A. Spurgeon
Talbert 35th Wedding Anniversary Celebration
Sunday School attendance reached 66 as John and Jo h n Talbert returned home to a yard full of chairs tables and guests for their 35th anniversary party. Sixty four joined the dining and gifts were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Talbert
Merle van Sickle
Fairbury
Wilbur
Henry Meredith
Wilbur Talbert
Public hearing on disposition of Fayette County non high district
Notice announces a hearing at the Fayette County Superintendent of Schools on September 2 1954 at 8 p m. The former non high district west of the Kaskaskia River in Township 4 North Range 1 West is dissolved under statute 11 18 1 1953 and will be annexed to other districts. KPITH LASH president and LYNN W PRICE secretary sign the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Illinois
Fayette County
Kaskaskia River
State of Illinois
County Board of School Trustees
Kpith Lash
Lynn W. Price
Going Away Party At Baptist Church For Douglas Meyers
The Sunbeams held a going away party for Douglas Meyers at the Baptist Church on Saturday August 21. Judy Carter presided with remarks by several attendees including Connie Walker and Kaye Crawford as well as Rose Mary Britt who read a thank you card from Mrs. Lora Altom. Refreshments were served and children enjoyed balloons as Mrs. Dean Britt announced an open house September 4 and an officers’ election on September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbeams
Douglas Meyers
the Baptist Church
Judy Carter
Corn
Richie Sharp
Connie
Walker
Sharon
Kaye Crawford
Carmel Marvin
Janice
Linda Prater
Rose Mary Britt
Lora Altom
Dwight Britt
Rolla Sparks
Dean Britt
Britt
Illinois State Normal to Open Friday September 17
More than 900 high school graduates are expected to register as freshmen at Illinois State Normal University for the fall term. Orientation begins September 12 with a convocation and picnic, then required activities start Monday. Registration for all students occurs Wednesday and Thursday, with classwork starting September 17. Local freshmen include Ramsey Carruthers Jr and Charles George Wood from Sandoval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal
Illinois State Normal University
ISMU
Fayette County
Ramsey
R.R
Carruthers, Jr
Shoboster
Jimmie Joe Schmitt
Marion County
Sandoval
Charles George Wood
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Good Will Club News
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Will Register
L. D. Morey
Roy Thalman
Floyd “Fritz
Elifritz
West Bt
Claire
P. J. Mojonnier
Ozarks
Missouri
Horace Berthoux
Highland
Henry Brumfield
St. Marys Hospital
W. W. Romack
James
Biden
Wisconsin
Bill Johnson
Melinda
Drucilla
Waverly
Frank Ballance
Delpha Jolliff
Mae Nattier
Vera
Sue Ann Nattier
Donald Carter
Robert Eagiin
Frank Burgess
Pasadena
Texas
O. E. Eaglin
Archie Harper and Sons
Oklahoma
Larry Gordon
Atlanta
Georgia
H. O. Baptist
Waterloo
Iowa
Mound Chapel Church
Jane Beck
Dale Cox
H. L. Smith
Decatur
Fredonia News
Dale Melton
Melvin Meredith
Arthur Young
Sunbeam
Marion, Fayette and Clinton
Lal Bis Ab Attinas
Board of Trustees
Roy Malan
Ottawa
Roger van Atta
Alan
W. C. Carner
McLeansboro
H. K. Pike
Bert Walker
Elmer L. Rogier
James Mecnicol. SR
Illinois Farmers’ Outlook
Dept. of Ag
University of Illinois Bie
Paris
Charleston
Taylorville
USDA
Drouth
Argentina
Illinois State Normal
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