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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1949
Page
1
Christmas wishes from Patoka Illinois youngsters list toys including trains dolls games and candy. The letters show requests from multiple children dated November and December 1949 and a March of Dimes drive notice with local fundraising details and donor channels.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Walker announce the birth of Maurice Wayne at St Marys Hospital Centralia on December 9. The baby is named Maurice Wayne and the parents are Pauline Kleysteuber and Glenn Walker. An official birth notice appears in this column.
A Marion County group met December 9 1949 at the Farm Bureau building in Salem to organize the Egyptian Shorthorn Breeders Association. Officers include Roy Hall president and W K McNicol vice president, with Rex Rhea and Harry Russell speaking on livestock and pasture. Charter members and a February 23 24 meeting date are noted along with history of farm figures and local families.
Patoka Lions Club hosts a Gay 90s Christmas Party and Ladies Night on December 20 at 7 00 p m in the Masonic Recreation Hall The event invites Lions members to bring a lady and features a potential meal service by the Eastern Star amid festive period costumes and social merriment.
Mrs. Harriet Adeline Quayle, 85, of 02 Longview Place, died at 8:30 Friday in Decatur Macon County Hospital after entering the hospital Thursday. Born March 80 1864 in Patoka, she was married to Thomas H. Quayle who died in 1949. She lived in Decatur 30 years, belonged to the First Methodist Church and the Patoka Order of Eastern Star. Survived by five children Glen O. Quayle Mrs. Herbert Hall Robert B. of Macks Creek Gerald D. of Yarnell and Mrs. Frank Bradley of Kalamazoo, also a sister Minnie Barnes of Washington DC. Funeral held December 11 at Dawson & Vikoff in Decatur with burial in Patoka cemetery.
Santa Claus will visit Patoka on Saturday December 24 at 2 00 pm. The event is hosted by the local Volunteer Fire Department which decorated a Christmas tree on the vacant lot south of the Schroeder Garage, the PVFD headquarters. The tree features 120 colored electric lights.
Mrs. E L DeLay hosted the Ladies Fancy Work Club on Friday December 9 with Christmas decor and a lighted tree. Entertaining followed business including a star pin contest won by Mrs DeLay and a Wedding Romance prize won by Mrs Walraven, with door prizes and mystery pals revealed. The next meeting is scheduled for January with Mrs X B Holland.
Nicholas Niederkorn died suddenly of a heart attack on November 18 1949 at 3 am while visiting Patoka with his wife Mrs Caroline Niederkorn. He was a 25 year machinist for National Biscuit in Kansas City and a lifelong Greenwood Church member in Alton Illinois. He leaves wife Caroline daughter Mabel Niebuhr four Texas grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral at Greenwood Cemetery on November 22 drew many relatives and friends.
A child’s self belief is fragile and easily damaged by harsh criticism. Parents and teachers should offer constant appreciation and encouragement to foster a creative, resilient mindset rather than labeling or belittling a child’s abilities.
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