Thanksgiving gatherings spread across Patoka region
Mrs. Phillie Fiscus led a Patoka family to Vandalia for Thanksgiving dinner with Granddaughter Otto Quandt family and other relatives. Many neighbors and friends from Vandalia Decatur Lawrence Springfield Berwyn joined, sharing meals and renewing acquaintances. Elizabeth Isaac ill in Chicago area. several local residents hosting visitors and tending health and home projects. The Mound Chapel MYF held a wiener roast with fourteen attendees at the Walker home.
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Phillie Fiscus
Patoka
Cecil Fiscus
Don
Kendall
Vandalia
Otto Quandt
Melinda
Quandt
John B. Richards
Mr. Quandt
Charles Quandt
Elery
Alice
Emily Watson
Lawrence
Kansas
Betty
Billie Epperson
Bill
Jack Ames
Centralia
Joe Kimmons
Sharon
Russ
Joe
Normal
Mervel Willett
Berwyn
Cemetery Assn
Seth Martin
Decatur
Bettie Griffin
Mt. Vernon
John Barnes Sr
Floyd Self
Michael
Carolyn
Rockford
John V. Barnes
Hollie Fraley
Peoria
E. Kloss
Fond du Lac
Wisc
Cecile Brown
Joe Eller
Washington, Il
Lyle Chasteen
Salem
G. W. Bowen
Chasteens
Archie Harper and Sons
New Haven
Wayne Nattier
Poplar Bluff
Nannie Britt
Ethel Chance
Ed Lawson
Tom _ Chappell
Emma Martin
Merle J. Isaac
Chicago
Bill Isaac
Ft. Leonard Wood
Elizabeth J. Isaac
St. Mary’s Hospital
Susie Carter
Ina Anderson
Gilbert Caldwell
Ft. Lauderdale
Fila
Bob Caldwell
Fara Caldwell
Leon Walker
Milton Bayliss
Joe Wikenhauser
Bernie Griffin
Clyde Murray
Johnnie
John Richards
Murray
Melvin Belcher
C. L. Ballance
Janet
Prudy
Judy
Treasa
Belleville
Roy Ballance
Walnut Hill
Ralph Belcher
Karen
Kay
Kenny
Germany
Bertin “Wall
Orville Fitzgerald
Garl Lawson
Brownstown
P. J. Mojonnier
W. R. Wilkens
Clara Kretzner
Park Ridge
Henry Hines
Robert Morey
Frederick
Okla
Pearl Walker
Vernon
Bruce Pugh
Aubrey Tinnen
Bethany
John Tinckham
Neil
Albion
Clarence Stoltz
Mt. Carmel
Beryl Jett
Okawville
Cecil Jett
Bridgeton
Mis
Carl Anderson
Sheri
Mound Chapel
MYF
Paul Walker
D. L. Freyer
Anna Des Ruisseaux
Sandoval
W. F. Murfin
Mabel Snyder
I. C. Betts
Lawrenceville
Maude Curtis
Methodist Old Folks Home
J. C. Binnion
W. D. Klinge
St. Louis
Earl Corbett
Springfield
A. E. Hedgpeth
Donald Cox
Ron Forney
Brentwood
Kenneth Hirstein
Helen Easley
Russel Green
Leo Landreth
Robert Moore
Leslie D. Morey
Emil Kottmeyer
Kenneth Easton
Bill Easton
Eddie Houston
James Payne
John Houston
Houston
Joan
Hollis Pulver
Wayne Binnion
Naomi
Arrowsmith
Amanda Binnion
Toni Sorrel
Marvin Sorrel
Nona Mae
Jill Bates
David Wags
H. O. Perkins
Alvin
Paul
Everett
Donald
Everett Perkins
Arlen Perkins
Stella Arnold
Hobart Arnold
Zion
Wm. Veal
Dean Collier
Shobonier
Wm. B. Olmstead
Park Forest
Ill
Ruby Collier
Ruby Fleck
Northfield
Ohio
Elmer Fleck
Marvin Ehrat
Sandra
H. O. Blalock
Cincinnati
Allen Lawrence
U. Ol
Sue Wernsman
Nancy
Barbara Phinney
Jack Bopp
Davy Robinson
Southern
Warren Bayliss
Jerry Bopp
Howard Riley
Gussie Manley
Fitzgerald
Alice Wilson
Floyd Outhouse
David
Luther Perrine
Maurice Lee Cox
Many Attend Annual Cemetery Turkey Dinner
The Cemetery Association’s Thanksgiving dinner drew high attendance and raised about 381 dollars from meals and donations. Co chairs Kenneth Tune and Wesley Jolliff thank contributors and volunteers including school staff and cafeteria helpers. Attendees hailed from Centralia Vandalia Decatur Springfield and other nearby towns.
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The
Cemetery Assn
Kenneth Tune
Wesley Jolliff
Charles Meyer
Elery Watson
Emily Bess
Lawrence
Kansas
Richard Cox
Minnie Peddicord
Letta Hopkins
Vernon
Jerry Ehlers
Carbondale
Ruth Cooley
Wm. Epperson
Bill
Fred Gilley
Co. A. Adams
Jack Ames
Clothing sale at Thelma's Beauty Shop Building
Saturday December 2 sale at Thelma's Beauty Shop Building offering new toys and clothing with ten percent off.
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Thelma
Grade Schools Sold at Auction Net $2210
The former Patoka and Vernon grade schools were sold at public auction Tuesday morning, realizing $2,210. The Patoka bid went to Wm. T. Stanford for $1,100, with Vernon selling for $900 to Paul Calvert. Three lots near the Vernon school went for $210 to Payne & Burks. County Supt. Paul B. Chance conducted the sale.
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Patoka
Vernon
Wm. T. Stanford
Stanford Engineering Co
Salem
Stanford
Vernon School
Paul Calvert
Payne & Burks
Paul B. Chance
Oss Holler
Bill Holzhauer
Secretary Carpentier Starts 1962 License Plate Mailings
Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier announced the 1962 motor vehicle license plates will begin mailing Friday December 1. A February 15 display deadline applies and mail applicants should be in by February 1 to receive plates in time. About 35 000 sets will be mailed daily in numeric and alphabetical order due to space limits.
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Charles F. Carpentier
Acadline
Carpentier
Sec. Carpentier
Mr. Carpentier
Eastern Star Install Dec 6 at Masonic Temple
Victoria Chapter held a stated meeting with 22 members and one visitor. An open installation is planned for Wednesday December 6 at 8 p m at the Masonic Temple with Mrs Nona Biehl to be installed as Worthy Matron and Don Murfin as Worthy Patron. Refreshments were served by Mrs Audree Schroeder after the meeting.
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Victoria
Masonic Temple
Nona Biehl
Don Murfin
Audree Schroeder
Vernon celebrants mark 56th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Meadors hosted a Thanksgiving turkey dinner with trimmings. Guests included L. C. Crowder of Hazel Park Michigan and relatives from Le Roy Heyworth Berwyn Vandalia Patoka McLean County and Vernon. Numerous local residents joined in gatherings and visits throughout the holiday period.
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H. E. Meadors
L. C. Crowder
Hazel Park
Mich
Harold Meadors
le Roy
George Gardner
Duane Gardner
Teri Lyn
Heyworth
Mervel Willett
Berwyn
Les Morey
Vernon
Roy Jones
Patoka
Crowders
Meadors and Gardners
McLean County
Michigan
Adult Band Classes Planned By Band Parents
Band Parents met with 20 members present as Jack Stephens outlined adult courses for the year and summer. Plans include beginners general music, history and theory for adults and students, an adult band, and private lessons for the class. Contests are set for Feb 26 high school, March 31 Flora, and April 28 state solo and ensemble. December meeting canceled.
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Jack Stephens
Stephens
Flora
Junior MYF After School Party at Methodist Church
The Junior MYF met in the church basement after school on Wednesday November 22 for a party with 23 children, three adult teachers and three guests. Cupcakes and ice cream were served by Mrs Paul Calvert and Mrs Orville Sharp. The group meets Sundays at seven for study and worship and invites all children from kindergarten to 12 years.
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MYF
Methodist
Paul Calvert
Orville Sharp
Mound Chapel to Start Revival December Fourth
Mound Chapel church announces a revival series from December 4 to December 10 at 7 30 p m nightly. Special music by the Goodwill Quartet each evening with Rev Dale Turner as evangelist. Public invited.
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Mound Chapel Church
Goodwill Quartet
Dale Turner
Santa Claus visit planned by Patoka volunteers
The Patoka volunteer firemen schedule Santa for Saturday December 28. They will prepare gift packages funded by local donations for fruit and candy delivery. Donations may be left at First State Bank MacEagan Insurance Schroeder Motor Co or with any fire department member. A donors list will appear in the Register.
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Santa Claus
Patoka
Old Saint Nick
Santa
First State Bank
Mac Eagan Insurance Agency
Schroeder Motor Co
Social Security Office Extends Evening Hours in Mt Vernon
The Mt Vernon Social Security District Office will stay open 6 to 8 PM on Fridays December 1 8 and 15 to serve seniors who work daytime. Manager Emil J Hoffman cautions older workers may now qualify for benefits in 1961 and should apply by January 1962. The office is at 229 South 10th Street near the courthouse.
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Social Security District
Mt. Vernon
Emil J. Hoffman
Hoffman
South 10Th Street
Pentecostal Church Razed After Bulldozer Demolition
The century old Pentecostal church lot was razed last week after a bulldozer demolished the building. Once a Presbyterian church and later used as a movie theatre and gym for Patoka High, it was sold to the American Legion, then to the Pentecostal congregation around 1935. They plan to build a new church on the site.
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Presbyterians
Patoka
The
American Legion Post
Pentecostal
Bowen Officiates Sister’s Thanksgiving Wedding
Ray Bowen performed his first marriage ceremony on Thanksgiving day officiating the nuptials of his sister Helen Kretzer of Vandalia and Dalton Moody of Kinmundy at Marshall Creek Baptist Church. Family gathered for a rare four year reunion of the Irvon Bowen household.
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Ray Bowen
Helen Kretzer
Vandalia
Dalton Moody
Kinmundy
Marshall Creek Baptist Church
Irvon Bowen
New Arrivals Announcement for Baby Girl
Mr and Mrs Albert Quick announce the birth of a baby girl weighing 6 pounds 2028 on Friday November 24 at St Marys hospital.
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Albert Quick
St. Mary’s Hospital
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