Soldier Letters From Pfc Barnes In England 1943
Pfc Loren D Barnes writes to Mr and Mrs Luther Barnes from England on November 11 1943 describing mail arrival daily life near combat Adolph being pursued by enemy forces and plans to visit Wayne he mentions Halloween activities and baking duties while awaiting further letters and updates from camp ASN 3631451 Co B 28th Armored Engineer Battalion APO 253 care PM New York NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Adolph
Cherio
Pfe
D. Barnes
ASN
Arm
APO
Care PM
New York
Schroeder Motor Co Establishes Victory Scrap Bank in Patoka
The Schroeder Motor Company in Patoka announces a Victory Scrap Bank to boost scrap iron and steel collection under War Production Board urging residents to scour yards garages and offices for metals to support war production of guns planes ships and tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Schroeder Motor Company
Victory
Patoka
WPB
Schroeder
Europe
Pacific
Attendance and activity notes from room one to juniors exams
The report lists perfect attendance for five students in room one and notes all first and second graders join the American Junior Red Cross. It gives weekly war bond totals, lists absentees, and reports six week exams. Seventh and eighth grades beat Kinmundy 33 to 1 and Carlyle 38 to 10 with upcoming games. Big Six tourney starts next Monday in Sandoval. High School news covers Patoka defeats Carlyle 54 to 33, exams over, and teachers’ meeting absentees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Schroder
Charlotte Smith
Clifford Christian
Dick Hubbard
Darlene Wortman
American Junior Red Cross
Deneen Hopkins
Kinmundy
Carlyle
Vandalia
Odin
Sandoval
Patoka Indians
Carlyle Quint
Patoka
Card of Thanks for Patoka Community Support
I express sincere thanks to neighbors friends the Eastern Star the Methodist Church and local clubs of Patoka for cards letters and gifts during my recent hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Methodist Church
Clubs
Patoka
Notice No Hunting On My Farm After Heifer Death
A farmer Carroll Mojonnier proclaims no hunting on any ground under his control after someone hunted on Thanksgiving and killed a registered heifer. He demands respect for property and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beause
Sincere thanks from Cruse family post illness and death
The Cruse family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors who helped during the illness and death of husband and father. Edith E Cruse, F W Lee, Edna B Horton, C K Cruse, F L Cox, and local depot agent who returned to work after a two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith E. Cruse
F. W. Lee
Edna B. Horton
C. K. Cruse
F. L. Cox
Porter Injured At Work In Defense Plant
Frank L. Porter formerly of Patoka, now employed at the Remington Rand Plant in Illiopolis, was injured in a fall from a moving truck on company grounds. He received a facial wound below one eye, a slight concussion, facial bruises, and a leg injury. Porter is hospitalized in Springfield and expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Porter
Patoka
Illiopolis
Springfield
Mr. Porter
Remington Rand
Miss Anna Belle Adams Weds Versal C Hicks
Miss Anna Belle Adams and Versal C Hicks wed on October 16 1943 in Perryville Missouri. Both graduates of Atoka High School now finishers at Sandoval and active in band and activities. Anna Belle worked as a Comptometer operator in St Louis and at the St Louis Ordnance Plant. Versal served in the U S Navy since January 1941 returning from twenty months in the South Pacific as a Second Class Petty Officer. They honeymoon in the South and will reside in New Orleans Louisiana for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Belle Adams
Versal C. Hicks
Perryville
Missouri
St. Louis
Versal
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
South
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mrs Della Johnstone Hosts Thanksgiving Dinner
Mrs Della Johnstone entertained with a Thanksgiving dinner for family. Attending were Mr and Mrs Marl Andrson and son Max of Litchfield, Mr and Mrs E M Markwell and daughters Joan and Trinna of St Louis, Mrs Baker, Miss Catherine Baker and Edward Johnstone of Illinois, Mr and Mrs Robert Johnstone and son Nicky of Patoka. Afternnon callers were Mr and Mrs G P Wengert and daughters Betty and Cookie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Anton
Marl Andrson
Max
Litchfield
E. M Markwell
Joan
Trinna
St Louis
Baker
Catherine Baker
Edward Johnstone
Illiopolsi
Ill
Robert Johnstone
Nicky
Patoka
G. P. Wengert
Betty
Cookie
Kaskaskia Association Meeting At Baptist Church
The Kaskaskia Association met at the local Baptist Church with teachers officers and pupils from Sunday Schools attending. It outlined the standard of excellence and discussed problems, with plans set for future meetings and a December 28 conference and January 18 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kskaskia Association
Drive for Used Clothing for War Effort in Marion County
Mrs W R Hancock Salem county chairwoman urges a nationwide drive for discarded clothing for war refugees and domestic use. Collect through December 10 and deliver by December 11 via churches and local groups for men women girls boys and infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.R Hancock
Salem
Marion County
War Labor Board
Universal Christmas Seals sales expand nationally and worldwide
The 1943 Christmas Seal features a girl with a doll looking to Santa across a sky, a red curtain, a double barred cross insignia, and the Greetings 1943 panel. Designed by Andre Dugo, the seal marks the first use by England and Canada of the American design to support tuberculosis campaigns, promoted by Mrs. Robert Vaughn of the Marion County Tuberculosis Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Vaughn
Marion County Tuberculosis Association
Andre Dugo
England
Canada
International Union Against Tuberculosis
Santa Claus
Village Board thanks donors for Thanksgiving dinner support
The Village Board of Patoka expresses gratitude to all who donated or helped with the annual Thanksgiving dinner. The event was a financial success and its proceeds benefit the Patoka Cemetery Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Mae Eagan and Bettie Simcox Evening Guests in Central City
Mae Eagan and Bettie Simcox were Sunday evening supper guests of Rev. and Mrs. Dever in Central City and attended church services in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae.Eagan
Bettie Simcox
Mrs. Dever
Central City
Tax Declaration Deadline Set For December Fifteenth
W. Y. Dallman, Collector of Internal Revenue for the Eighth District of Illinois, urges thousands of taxpayers to file a declaration of estimated income and Victory tax by December 15. Farmers have the extended deadline, and taxpayers who paid half in September may receive a bill for the remainder. Free assistance and forms are available at the main office and 47 branch offices, with over two hundred field men ready to aid December 1 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Y. Dallman
Internal Revenue
Eighth District
Illinois
S. Colletor Dallman
Dallman
Santa Claus Letters Put Holiday Cheer On Page
Readers in Patoka Illinois send Christmas wishes to Santa Claus in a weekly letters column. Children request toys books and candy while hoping for peace and safe return of loved ones as war news frames their season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Register
Apology to Mrs C Rogier in Victoria Chapter notice
The Register apologizes for an error in last week’s issue losing the name of Mrs. Carl Rogier as Associate Conductress in Victoria Chapter O E S. The editors say such mishaps occur in the newspaper business and blame the Grimlins for the omission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Carl Rogier
Grimlins
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Pfc
Loren D. Barnes
Mrs
Luther Barnes
Schroeder Motor CO
Scrap Bank
Betty Lou Richeson
Room
Burl Moore
Darlene Ballance
John Davis
Patsy Watson
Margie Goff
Billy Joe Boyd
Leighton Wasem
Rosemary Barnes
W. H. Stringer
Bobby Coy
Dean Wadkins
Vernon Payne
Cliff Talbot
June Hudspeth
Mildred Tedric
Tony
Vernon
God
Ellen Francis Gilbert
Emil Nattier
Catharine Payne
America
Princeton
Princeton Graduate School
Cleveland Memorial
Grover Cleveland
University of
Prague
Bohemia
Shanghai
Czecho- Slovakia
Kaskaskia Association
Baptist Church
Patoka, Illinois
Santa
Ronnie Singley
Janet Jones
Patoka, Til
Bettie
Carbondale
George Lee Nattier
David
David Lee Hetzler
Linda Coy
Patoka, Ill
Love, Gary Foltz
Erna
Bruce
Barbara Louise Hanson
Bigase
Mrs. C. Rogier
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