Death by Own Action Casts Cloud Over Missouri Family
Perry Lee former resident of Shobonier and brother of Wesley Lee died by hanging at his home near Sturdivant Missouri four weeks ago. Born August 3 1870 he married Laura Cowger and later Jane Daniel and left eight children. Surviving relatives include a brother Albert and four sisters. He was a Pentecostal Assembly member and Miners union member. Burial was in Lock cemetery near Leora Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturdivant
Perry Lee
Wesley Lee
Vernon
Laura Cowger
John W
Bement
Shobonier
Jane Daniel
Thisunion
Maudie
James W
Henry E
May
Charles F
Anna Belle
William
Mary E
Albert T
Detroit
Mich
Louisa Cowger
Laura Coad
Hidalgo
Ill
Martha Perry
Alton
Dora Anderson
Woodriver
Martha Winter
Rose Hill
Pentecostal Assembly
Sandoval
Lock
Leora
Chicago shooting linked to local family tragedy widens into state crime wave
A local family learns their son, a police officer, was fatally shot in Chicago after a door ambush. The report recounts a wave of violence in Williamson and Franklin counties, a jail arrest warrant for a former sheriff deputy in a murder case, and a Chicago robbery and homicide tied to a bandit attack on a mail order music firm where Officer Bonfield died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Police Dept
Joe Adams
West City
Benton
Adams
Sheltons
Williamson
Franklin
New York
State Highway Department
Banfield
Patoka
Dean F. Blankinship
Julian
Centralia
Chicago Daily Tribune
South Side
Julian Bonfield
Wabash Avenue Station
Martin Bonfield
South Park
John Bonfield
Haymarket
University Extension Conservatory
41St Street
Langley Avenue
Cottage Grove Avenue
Laura Conrad
Guy Brand
Brand
Wabash Avenue
Bonfield
40Th Street
Vincennes Avenue
Detective Bureau
Miss Conrad
Howard Kramer
South
Chicago Avenue
Blackhawk
France
Vcuy
Illinois Central boosts local division with new booster engines
The Illinois Central adds fifteen new locomotives to the local division. Engines numbered 7017 and 7018 arrived first from Centralia shops, with five more put into service from Clinton. Known as booster engines, they have a third cylinder that engages at higher speeds to aid heavy starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Centralia
Clinton
Wilsons Welcome New Grandson in Colfax Iowa
News comes from Colfax Iowa announcing the arrival of Robert Louis Wilson at Colfax to make his future home with Mr and Mrs Clifford C Wilson. The young man arrived Dec 9 1926 and Grandpa Reichert and Wilson are receiving congratulations on the new grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Wilson
Colfax
Iowa
Clifford C. Wilson
Reichert
Wilson
Kinmundy Edges Patoka In Three Overtime Thriller
Kinmundy defeats Patoka after three overtimes in a fiercely contested rivalry game. Despite Patoka battle weariness and a broken nose for PHS player Kious, Kinmundy wins with a final shot in the closing seconds as both teams fight hard.
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Patoka
Kinmundy
Kious
Fined In Centralia Ill Justices Court
George Somerville a Centralia speed cop fined David Gerrish $13.40 in a Centralia Justices Court for a highway violation. The patrol truck was northbound Gerrish passed it, forced the cop to use the dirt shoulder, and the incident ended with the fine.
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George Somerville
David Gerrish
Centralia Justices Court
David
East St. Louis visitors visit Walter Parks home
The text notes O. Ladrick and wife and Kelso Cannady and wife from East St. Louis visiting Walter Parks over Sunday. It also mentions Pa Hardware and Furniture Co and Pato Hardware and Furniture Co. suggesting holiday shopping ideas. Mrs. Chance at the State hospital in Anna is reported as quite ill.
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Santa Claus
Pa Hdw. & Furniture Co
O. Ladrick
Kelso Cannady
East St. Louis
Walter Parks
Patoka Hdw. & Furn. Co
Christmas Spirit Urges Sharing With Needy Children
A 1926 column by Frank Herbert Sweet urges readers to extend Christmas generosity beyond their homes. It highlights unclaimed Santa letters and calls on families and communities to ensure every child experiences joy, embodying peace on earth and goodwill.
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Santa Claus
Frank Herbert Sweet
Western Newspaper Union
Santa Letters for Christmas Published Urged by Register
All young readers are asked to mail their Santa Claus letters to the Register Office at once. Write plainly and on one side of the paper.
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Register Office
Community Council Sets Watch Party Plans for New Years Eve
The Community Council met at the gym Friday with minutes noting Dayne W 66 points Spurgeon 11 Walker 9 and Edith Gray 26 in the membership contest. Committees were appointed for the New Years Eve watch party while the funds committee reported post holiday plans are pending. The next meeting is December 23 at 7:00 PM followed by indoor track meets and relays for participants.
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Dayne W
William Spurgeon
Wayne Walker
Edith Gray
Enrollment Totals for Urbana and Chicago Campuses
The University of Illinois reports 11 810 total registrations on November 1 with 1 126 in Chicago professional schools and 10 684 in Urbana. Calhoun county has none this year while Cook county leads with 2 698 enrollees.
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Urbana
Chicago
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
Calhoun County
Johnson and Pope
Cook County
Eleven Attend The Carriers Exam At Vandalia
Eleven contenders attended the Rural Carrier examination in Vandalia last Saturday to select a new carrier for the vacancy created when Mr. A. M. Peek retired. The list includes B. N. Griffin, Forrest Baxter, John Rogier, Elmer Rogier, Les W. Ballance, Clark Simcox, Orville Genre, W. W. Lawrence, Lee Crawford, Roy Malan, and Ora Brumfield.
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Vandalia
A. M. Peek
B. N. Griffin
Forrest Baxter
John Rogier
Elmer Rogier
Les W. Ballance
Clark Simcox
Orville Genre
W. W. Lawrence
Lee Crawford
Roy Malan
Ora Brumfield
Frank Ballance
Mr. Peek
Bernie Griffin
John Rogier, Jr
iRoute No
Ballance
Frank As
Department
Commission
Wagstaff Visits Family After St. Louis Stay
Alonzo Wagstaff of St. Louis spent Sunday with his son Roy and family before traveling to Bicknell Indiana to visit other relatives. He is a former Patoka resident now running a small business in St. Louis.
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Patoka Hon, & Furn, Co
Alonzo Wagstaff
St. Louis
Roy
Bicknell
Ind
Wagstaff
Patoka
Eleven Attend Carriers Examination at Vandalia
Eleven contenders gathered in Vandalia for the Rural Carriers Examination to fill the vacancy from Mr. Peek’s retirement last June. The top three rankings will determine the appointment with only one new carrier to be chosen for Route No 1 or 2, noting transfers and route assignments.
Two Patoka Students Earn Centralia High High Honor Roll
Dorothy Logan of Patoka and Marian Epps of Vernon are named on Centralia High School’s High Honor Roll for superior examination grades. The note praises their achievement as valuable examples for students across Centralia schools. Donald Wilson of the Register Office visits Centralia and Du Quoin. Mrs Dukes and Maurice return from Buffalo after family travels and a sister’s hospital discharge.
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Centralia Township
Dorothy Logan
Patoka
Marian Epps
Vernon
Centralia
Donald Wilson
Register Office Force
du Quoin
T. J. Dukes
Maurice
Buffalo
Rice Redmond
Springfield
Eastern Star Lodge Elects Officers for Ensuing Year
At a regular meeting of the local Order of Eastern Star lodge members elected Mrs Daisy Mojonnier as Worthy Matron Philip Mojonnier as Worthy Patron Edith Cruse as Associate Matron Mrs Lillie Nattier as Conductress Mrs Katie Nattier as Associate Conductress Secretary Mrs Maude Irvin T E Irvin Treasurer Appointive officers to be announced for installation in early January The Stars meet on the second and fourth Monday nights each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star Lodge
Daisy Mojonnier
Philip Mojonnier
Edith Cruse
Lillie Nattier
Katie Nattier
Maude Irvin
T. E. Irvin
Stars
Two Patoka Township Students on High Honor Roll
Centralia High School lists Dorothy Logan of Patoka and Marion Epps of Vernon among students on the High Honor Roll for the second six weeks. The report notes they were on the first period Honor Roll as well, reflecting well on their work and earning praise.
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Centralia High School
Dorothy Logan
Patoka
Marion Epps
Vernon
State Horticultural Meeting Attendees Visit Champaign
Patoka Hardware and Furniture Co. Walter Parks and wife along with Walter and Loren Cope drove to Champaign Wednesday to attend the State Horticultural Meeting. The daughter Miss Virginia went to Martinsville to visit the Delassus family.
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Patoka Hdn. & Furn. Co
Walter Parks
Walter
Loren Cope
Champaign
Virginia
Martinsville
Delassus
Spirit of Christmas and brotherhood in a Christmas prayer
A newspaper reader quotes W D Pennypacker urging the world to catch the spirit of Christmas. He frames it as universal brotherhood beyond creed and calls for cooperation and goodwill inspired by Bethlehem’s star and the Babe in the Manger.
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Bethlehem
W. D. Pennypacker
Henry Sprinkle Seen Calling in Patoka Sunday Evening
Henry Sprinkle of East Stringtown appeared as a caller in Patoka Sunday evening with a member of our fair sem.
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Henry Sprinkle
East Stringtown
Patoka
Our Fair Sem
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Franklin County
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Mickie
Justices Court
Community Council
Watson
New Baden
Juka
Breese
Ashley
St. Elmo
Carlyle
Beecher City
Iuka
Hayleton
Patoka Township
Centralia High
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