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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1966
Page
2
Entered as 2nd class matter on November 2 1907 at Patoka Illinois under act of March 8 1889 Circulation Mrs Mary Ballance 432 5344 Reporters etc Miss Pearl Britt Vernon Miss Letta Hopkins School News Rosemary Britt Connie Brooks Wanda Gerrish
A reflective column questions TV's effect on viewers and society. It critiques sensational programming, notes high engagement with The National Health Test and This Proud Land, and argues media shape behavior while pondering national debt and global aid.
The Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District met January 20 1966 at the Soil Conservation Service office. Attendees included Robert Ford Jimmie Britt Jerry Phillips Sammy Lowe George Irwin Bill Collum Frank Chigoi and Charles Schaeffer. The board elected officers: Chairman Jerry Phillips Vice Chairman Jimmie Britt Secretary Treasurer Sammy Lowe. Marion County will host the upcoming event.
The Chair appointed Robert Ford and George Irwin to form a committee to date and venue the meeting and recruit panel members. Directors approve five Associate Directors and will notify them before the next board meeting. They also approved purchasing two county entering and leaving signs and added new cooperators and basic plans with listed township affiliations.
Patoka residents hosted visitors from Missouri with Rev. A. W. Nattier and Mrs. Ethel Chance of Poplar Bluff and Marion Thomas of Champaign Urbana joining Mr. and Mrs. James Allen Thomas of Columbia for a weekend visit with local hosts Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas and Dwight.
A blaze at Odin depot destroyed the east bound freight station and its mail contents after being spotted by a passing train from Flora. The incident wiped out the depot structure and all mail trucks and freight. Also noted are local social items and community notes including a January 27 marriage in Centralia and a January 28 birth in Vernon.
The Vernon Methodist Church ceremony on January 29 joined Rosemary Burkett and Keith Betts in marriage. Birth announcements include a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Paul McWhirter and a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mays. Lucas Crawford returned from Germany where he served with the U S Army guided missiles division.
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