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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1953
Page
1
A collection of Santa requests from Illinois children and family notes dated December 1953. AMID racing lists the kids ask for dolls, trains, toy cars, a nurse set, cowboy gear, and small gifts. One letter notes Bill Matheny’s Navy training and basketball averages.
Glenn Prouty 51 a Shobonier Telephone Company employee died suddenly Saturday morning while diggin g a post hole east of Shobonier. He collapsed with a companion nearby and died before help arrived. He was born September 11 1902 in Bellingham Washington and had lived in Fayette County 25 years. Funeral Dec 9 at Shobonier Baptist Church. Burial Tillman Cemetery. Survived by wife Alice son Pfe Darvin in Japan two sisters and a brother. Burial in Tillman Cemetery.
The Patoka Parent Teachers Club met December 7 with many in attendance. They approved donations to the Band Parents Club and the TB Association, heard vocal numbers, and watched an accordion performance. A film was shown, and refreshments were served. The issue lists Service members and a Christmas card appeal. The Christmas vacation runs December 22 to January 4 with an assembly and gift program by the Band and Chorus.
The Good Will Club met December 3 with eight members, Emma Protz hosting and quilting for Flossie Wade. Lunch was served, a vote approved paying two and a half dollars on T B Bond, prizes awarded to Bertha Danbury Edith Peyton Alice Wilson Fern Gehrkin and Mary Kottemeyer, and plans made to reconvene December 17 for a Christmas party hosted by Edith Peyton.
The Vernon post office will be open each Wednesday and Saturday afternoon from now until Christmas. Community notes include visits by Hazel Cox and Bruce Foltz family, charity deliveries to the Methodist Children's Home, and a sale of two coats priced at 8.50.
The JOY Sunday School class of the First Baptist Church met at Lucille Thomas home on December 3 for its monthly gathering. Miss Pearl Britt led the devotional, Loretta Genre presided, and cookies were sent to Carmi children's Home for January. Other attendees included Eva Wasem as birthday honoree and several listed members. Refreshments were provided by the hostess with Wanita Snider.
The Patoka Women's Christian Temperance Union will meet at the Baptist Church Thursday afternoon December 17 at 2 p.m. Mrs. Lola Johnson of Centralia, Marion County president, will report on the State Convention in Bloomington. A tea will follow. Rose Mojonnier, County Secy.
Nineteen from Patoka attended the Training Union meeting in Salem Monday night. Brenda Thompson and Frances Cox sang in the Junior choir. The annual gathering was held across all associations in the Southern Baptist convention.
Rev. Eric C. Rust of Louisville and Rev. and Mrs W B Mitchell with Jennifer Frantz dined with Mr and Mrs P J Mojonnier Monday. Mr and Mrs Robert Eagan and Mr and Mrs Marcus Cox attended an all night singing in Vandalia last Wednesday. Louie Mange of Highland visited the Mojonnier home with Owen Belcher last Sunday and Monday. Bill Caven of Balem called on the Schmahl family Thursday morning.
The Patoka Sunbeams gathered at the Baptist Church with president Emil Nattier presiding over the pre-school group. Mrs Mojonnier led the missionary story while children used airplanes and boats for pretend trips. Four tables displayed curios and pictures from Japan, Israel, Brazil, and Africa. Refreshments followed. Next meeting set for December 19 with Kathryn Nattier hosting the nibble nook.
More than a million children under 18 now receive monthly social security insurance payments. July totals show benefits to children exceed 33 million dollars. Most payments go to parents or guardians, with some to other relatives.
Miss Helen Barr of Centralia visited Saturday evening with Mrs. J W Alexander and attended the supper at the Methodist church.
The Ladies Fancy Work Club met Friday December 4 with hostess Mrs Roy Jones. Mrs L P Busch led entertainment after business. Prizes went to Mrs J F Matchett for Merry Christmas and Letter to Santa. Door prize was coffee. A Mystery Pal gift exchange followed amid Christmas greetings from Mrs Leslie Wasem.
Mr and Mrs Vernie Nattier attended the annual stockholders meeting of the Wabash Production Credit Association in Bridgeport on Wednesday.
Producers planning to plant corn in 1954 on lands with no corn in 1951 1952 or 1953 must file a 1954 corn acreage allotment request by January 15, 1954. Blank forms are available at county Agricultural Stabilization offices for filing.
Mrs Larry Green and her sons Randy and Kelley of Vandalia visited the Green family. Mr and Mrs Dean Good of Colorado Springs are visiting his parents. Mr and Mrs Dale Nattier were Centralia business visitors. Mrs Frank Heingmann, who underwent a major operation at St Marys hospital, is reported the waiting along satisfactorily.
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