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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1936
Page
3
Local residents and visitors fill Vernon notes with dances visits and family news. The week includes numerous travels to Patoka Monaqua and Bloomington plus Thanksgiving gatherings. Vernon and Patoka basketball results show Vernon 19 Patoka 18 and grade game 20 10.
Mrs. Ethel Green of Patoka and Mrs. Emma Walton of this place aided Mattie Jarrett in quilting on Wednesday.
The Woman's Club will meet Saturday December 12 at 2 00 p m in the high school gym All members are urged to attend and enjoy a Christmas program Please bring a gift for the Christmas exchange not to exceed ten cents Also bring a small plate cup fork and spoon The program includes Scripture by Mrs Lizzie Walton songs and readings by several members and an exchange of gifts chaired by Mrs Belle Beckemeyer
Patoka Grade School reports November perfect spelling lesson honorees led by Lorene Walker and Margie Stasik among others. The month also lists numerous students with perfect attendance. Visitors to the Grade School include Mrs A E Good and Mrs D W Troyer among others. Southeast Town.
Irvin Bowen and family visited Elmer Berry and family east of Patoka Friday. Mr and Mrs Morris Day and daughter Dorothy spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Donald Pigg and Harold Dean. Eloise Holeman returned home after house work for Mrs Lawrence Heinzmann. Freda Bowen spent Sunday with Opal Belcher. John Terry spent weekend with Irvin Bowen. Leo Corsten visited sister Mrs Boyd Steele. Wash Bowen and son helped Irvin Bowen saw wood Saturday.
The M. E. Church South Patoka lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 45 a m. Zion holds Sunday School at 10 a m and Tuesday prayer at 7 p m with preaching on December 13 at 7 p m. Island Chapel preaches first Sunday monthly. The pastor announces a radio program from Harrisburg on Friday December 18 from 3 00 to 3 30 p m over WEBQ 1210 kilocycles to spread the gospel.
A Woman's Club program features a Christmas reading titled Birth of Christ from the Second Chapter of Matthew, a club song Silent Night, and other readings, emphasizing gift joy returning to givers.
A music playlet and gift exchange are presented with Mrs F M McKinney as chairman. The event centers on musical performance and a coordinated gift exchange.
A capacity crowd of farmers and families gathered Wednesday night at Patoka high school gym for the Prairie Farmer WLS Field Staff entertainment. The program featured musical numbers and color moving pictures and was well received by attendees.
The Constitution makes the State Legislature responsible for a free public school system, yet high schools receive no general state support. Illinois has wealth and capacity to fund education but ranks low in effort, with state support favoring universities and teachers colleges over high schools.
The American Legion held a December 3 meeting at the Legion Hall installing Post Commander F K E Miller Vice Commander Clem Doolen Adjutant Carl Meador Chaplain Millard Rogier Sergeant at arms John Barnes and District Commander Stelle of Mt Vernon as Installing Officer with District Chaplain Queen and County Commander Gilley of Centralia. Mrs H Hamilton and Mrs I H Hamilton attended and discussed Auxiliary organization. The post opened the year with 100 percent membership and aims for growth. next meeting is January 7 1937 with a social hour after lunch.
A 118 page cloth booklet details a 34 percent rise in Illinois farm income from January to June 1936 compared with 1935. Farm receipts reached 210 million dollars, up from 114 million in the same period of 1932, according to the Department of Agriculture annual report mailed by Director Walter W. McLaughlin. The document covers divisions including Animal Industry, Apiary Inspection, Agricultural Statistics, and Dairy Husbandry among others.
The annual Thanksgiving dinner at the gym served over 300 people for cemetery benefit. Net proceeds totaled $143.00. Thanks are given to volunteers and donors. Leftover pans and dishes are at Mr Irvin's lumber yard. Call Bessie Murfin Josie Simcox or Mary Wa sem to reclaim utensils.
Sunday dinner guests at the L. E. Green residence included Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Brown and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Arnolt of Kinmundy, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Schroeder, and Miss Juanita Baston.
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