Milk Producers Association calls for price hearing
Ganitary Milk Producers, a recognized body accounting for about 80 percent of milk in the St. Louis area, warns that milk price amendments require association or buyer hearings. President E. W. Tiedeman says nonmembers face limits after January 1, 1934, unless they join or allow a 5 cent deduction. A public hearing is to be held in St. Louis within 30 days to judge price reasonableness.
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Ganitary Milk Producers
United States
St. Louis
St. Louis Gales
E. W. Tiedeman
M. E. Bone
Vandala, Ill
Tiedeman
Sanitary Milk Producers
Milk Industry Board
Sanitary Milk Producers, Inc
Secretary of Agriculture
Sanitary
Department of Agriculture
Methodist Five Defeat Sandoval in Thriller on the Road
Patoka Methodists beat Sandoval on Sandoval’s floor 22 to 11 after a tight first half 14 15 at the break. Upcoming doubleheaders planned at local venues with high school games. Oconee and Salem matchups listed with dates and locations.
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Patoka Methodist
Sandoval Indes
Sandoval
Methodist
Ramsey
Ashley
Oconee Indes
Methodists
Luka
Salem “Maytag
Patoka
Eagan
Helm
Simcox
Smith
Logan
Ballance
Jennings
Bradford
Swagler
Bell
Champ
King
Guyen
Treasury explains processing tax liability on farm hogs
Treasury Department guidance outlines the processing tax due on hog slaughter by farmers who keep portions for home use and sell the rest. It covers applicable rates from November 5, 1933, through February 1, 1934, credit for retained portions, required monthly Form 4 returns, and example calculations for a 250 pound hog with specific retained cuts.
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P. T
Christmas Gift Poem Encourages Sharing Joy
A reflective Christmas poem describes December hardships yet upbeat giving. It notes stockings and Santa, the joy of shopping for children, and urges readers to bring a child into a home to share holiday warmth with those who lack kids.
Christmas Program at M. E. Church South
The M. E. Church South presents a Christmas program on Sunday evening December 24 at 7 30 featuring a Prelude scripture readings by Rev W D Humphrey and Rev J M Smith a series of exercises recitations and dialogues by local children and several musical numbers including duets solos and a piano piece all reflecting holiday themes and the coming of Santa Claus.
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M. E. Church South
W. D. Humphrey
J. M. Smith
Joy Barnes
Connie Meador
George Dean Crawford
Virginia Sue Crawford
Barbara Renner
Dean Meador
John Barnes
Buddy Cothern
Mrs. Walton
Mrs. Willard
Helen Walker
Darvin Jones
Hetty
Ruth Pugh
Elizabeth Simcox
Margaret Ballance
Wilma Crawford
Santa
Kid Jolliff Wins Round One and Three
Vernon businessman Harold Jolliff easily won Round One in a pitched clash with George and Dave Mays. The Mays brothers caused trouble, leading to a violent sequence that left George unconscious. Round Two saw Jim Mays join and assault Jolliff. the Mays side lost. Round Three the Vernon citizens and county authorities forced the Mays brothers to leave town, awarding round three to Vernon.
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Harold Jolliff
Vernon
George
Dave Mays
Veron
Jolliff
Mays
George Mays
Dave
Jim Mays
Mays Bros
Vernon Ladies Aid Presents Oh Susan Drama Night
The Vernon Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church will stage a four act drama titled Oh Susan at the H. S. Gym on Wednesday night December 20. Admission is 15 cents. Come join.
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Vernon Ladies Aid
The
M. E. Church
Susan
H. S. Gym
Bakery Sale At Town Hall By Christian Endeavor Society
The Christian Endeavor Society sponsors a bakery sale at the town hall on Saturday December 16. Patrons are urged to attend and support the event.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Sat
Shower Held for Baptist Minister and Bride
About seventy gathered at Eld. W. H. and Mrs. Hay’s home Thursday after prayer meeting to surprise the newly moved couple Mr. and Mrs. Hay from Mt. Vernon. The minister and wife received many useful gifts as guests visited and got acquainted.
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Eld
W. H
Mrs. Hay
Tax Return Notes Slaughter of 250 Pound Hog
A Form 4 return records P. T. slaughtering a 250 pound hog. The monthly tax rate noted is fifty cents per hundred or one half cent per pound, with the document continuing inside on page 4.
J M Smith Family Dines at Dr Murfin Home
J M Smith his wife and granddaughter Virginie Sue Crawford were entertained at a goose dinner hosted by Dr. W W Murfin on Tuesday.
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J. M. Smith
Virginie Sue Crawford
Dr. W.W. Murfin
Illinois Fuel Tax Relief Held Constitutional
Circuit Judge L E Stone ruled that using motor fuel tax funds for unemployment relief in Illinois was constitutional. The decision preserves the state's credit, enabling December 15 bond payments on the $20 million relief issue, with potential implications for a $30 million issue. Attorneys FitzGerald Catron and Roberts represented the state, with Winning assisting.
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Illinois
L. E. Stone
57Th General Assembly
58Th General Assembly
Judge Stone
Supreme Court
Stone
Marriage at Nichols Home Counts as Local Union
Marie Murray daughter of Mr and Mrs Job Murray of Pope township wed Calvin Collbrook of Morrisonville at 3 30 pm Monday in the home of Mrs Ann Nichols west of Patoka The couple obtained a Vandalia license and planned to have Rev J M Smith perform the ceremony The bride is well known locally with many friends while the groom is largely unfamiliar to the area but regarded as suitable by well wishers
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Ann Nichols
Patoka
Marie Murray
Job Murray
Pope Township
Calvin Collbrook
Morrisonville
Vandalia
J. M. Smith
Nichols
Fayette County
Ely
Brownstown visit with the Geo Wasem family Monday
Mr and Mrs Harlan Van Horn of Brownstown visited the Geo Wasem family on Monday. The social call highlighted local ties and neighborly friendship in the community.
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Mrs. Harlan van Horn
Brownstown
Geo. Wasem
Letters From Patoka Children To Santa Claus 1933
A Patoka Illinois collection from December 11 1933 shows children writing Santa with requests for a basketball doll tricycle wagon and clothes. They ask for candy oranges nuts and roller skates and mention siblings and a new dress for a younger child. Bulky details about addresses and multiple names are included in the readers letters.
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Patoka
Ill
Santa Claus
Mary Helen
Junior
Childs requests toys and treats in letters to Santa
Readable letters from Evalena Jennings Bobby Gene Hopkins and Evelyn Easton describe Christmas wishes. Evalena asks for a tricycle doll bed dresser clothes and treats from Patoka Illinois dated 1983. Bobby Gene Hopkins asks for roller skates basketball wagon baseball bat candy oranges and nuts dated 1933. Evelyn Easton asks for toys embroidery set dishes and candy with a door left unlocked.
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Patoka
Ill
Sanita Claus
Evelyn Easton
Request for items from John Richard Wasem
The note asks for a toy barn with cattle plow and wagon a basketball and a gun like Edgar s oranges candy and peanuts and mentions a brick house in the east part of town with an invitation to leave the door unlocked and to remember poor children signed John Richard Wasem.
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Patoka
Ill
Santa Claus
Edgar’s
John Richard Wasem
Boyish Christmas Wish From Bobby Gene Diveley
A child named Bobby Gene Diveley sends a heartfelt letter describing his Christmas desires including a tricycle a tin monkey that claps a running train Lincoln logs Hershey Star candy nuts oranges a green shovel and mentions his parents mother daddy and mamma seeking a merry holiday.
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Patoka
Ill
Santa Claus
Mamma
Bobby Gene Diveley
Dear Old Santa Claus Letter from Patoka Girl Ulavon Walker
A Patoka Illinois child Ulavon Walker writes to Santa on December 11, 1983 asking for gifts including a doll toy pano a sled a new dress and candy and oranges for Christmas. Her sister Lorene requests a little doll a French harp and a small table. She mentions cake to be left for Santa.
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Patoka
Santa Claus
Pano
Lorene
Ulavon Walker
Dear Santa, Patoka Child Wishes Doll and Skates
A Patoka Illinois child writes a Christmas wish list dated December 11 1933 asking Santa to bring a doll a doll buggy oranges candy nuts roller skates and items for younger siblings.
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Patoka
Ill
Santa
Iittie
Christmas wishes from Frances Marshall request gifts
Frances Marshall of Patoka Illinois writes a holiday note listing a tricycle a doll buggy a sled and a dress for herself and mentions sister Dorothy and brother Don. She says they will have a Christmas tree at school and wishes a Merry Christmas.
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Patoka
Ill
Santa
Dorothy
Don
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Ass’n
Peoria Life Insurance Company
Ernest Palmer
Department of Insurance
Treasury Dept
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
W. Y. Dallman
South
Kid Jolliff
Paittoka
Cyril DeLay
Norma Jean Wickersham
Hill
Evalena Jennings
Bobby Gene Hopkins
Frances, Marshall
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