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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1933
Page
5
The Patoka Register announces publication from Patoka Illinois with second class matter status and a subscription rate of 1 50 annually under the 1879 act.
Column advertises two good fresh cows and a Percheron stallion for sale or trade for work. Also a yearling full-blood Hereford bull. J W Alexander and George E Raines list furniture items and free delivery. Church notices show a Christian Science topic on universe and man.
Sunday’s Lesson-Sermon titled Evolved by Atomic Force asks how the Word is foundational in Christian Science practice. The Golden Text asserts the Word as divine. Isaiah 42 5 8 speaks of God the Lord Creator and glory. Science and Health defines God as Spirit Mind and Principle behind all that exists.
Vernon Downs defeated Patoka 16 to 14 after two overtimes in a close Tuesday night contest. The score climbed 3 2 in favor of Vernon through the first period and reached 14 14 at the end of regulation. Patoka had previously beaten Ramsey in a two overtime win last Friday.
Marion Epps and G. E. Popkess visited Patoka on Tuesday while Joe Hopkins and Mrs. Knight were noted residents. Two big games are set for Friday night at Patoka gym with 15 cent admission as local clubs and visitors enjoy a holiday period.
Community notes record Sandy Branch birth to Mr and Mrs Bill Conant on December 17 a girl. George Cole and family shopped in Centralia Saturday. many neighbors visited, hosted butcherings, jury duty, and birthday greetings. Illinois coal output November totals 3 607 472 tons across 146 mines, per state department report to Gov Horner.
Personal items note Jas Emerson family of Centerville and Stony Vogt family from Salem visiting in Patoka with care for their mother Mary C. Lett. Births include a girl to Mr and Mrs Beryl Ring near Boulder and Burl Dean to Mr and Mrs Howard Nelson of Patoka. Weekend visits and a scarlet fever update appear alongside a Friday gym double header Ashley vs Patoka and Patoka vs AshleyIndes.
The Patoka Household Science Club met on December 16 1933. Madaline Porter played mother in a family drama while Homer Potts, Robert Eagan and others filled roles. Centerpieces by Annabelle Wilson and Winifred Spurgeon won prizes. New members Grace Chance and Lizzie Wasem joined the club. Wesley Grupp traveled to Vernon, and Mrs Esther Cowart of Pomona Florida visited Patoka with oranges.
In Pomona notes the Patoka Methodists defeated Iuka 34 to 38 on Wednesday night. A doubleheader with Ashley is set for Friday night and a big independent game at 3 00 p.m. Xmas Way.
Supervisor Millard Rogier told the county committee that several women may receive C W A work in the county. Women able to leave home daily should register at the Centralia re employment office. He noted other men from Patoka may be placed to work and the registration office remains open for registration.
Oze Hill shopped in Patoka Saturday. Charles Bowen and relatives aided in Friday butchering. Jennings from Patoka visited Thursday. Albert Tacke spent Saturday with Ernest Schmahl while shopping in Patoka. Bowen family greetings with multiple visitors from nearby towns. Don Peddicord rode with Wash Bowen to St Louis with livestock Monday. Cozad and Bowen families noted visits and wood cutting. One sick: C N Walker. East Fork activity spans shopping, visits, logging, and travel around Monday through Sunday.
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