Vernon W.S.C.S. Meets With Ruth Lawson
The Vernon Woman's Society of Christian Service gathered at Ruth Lawson's home with ten members and two visitors. They planned a $5 Polio fund gift and sending Alice Protz a chain of cards to Joliet Illinois. They discussed observance of the all day Day of Prayer on February 25 and lessons on family worship and home Christian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Vernon Methodist Church
Ruth Lawson
Tom Sorrel
Sophia Curran
Alice Protz
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Ill
Harry Parkhill
Ban Sires
Pvt Don Davis Deploys Overseas After Clerk Typist School
Pvt Don Davis son of Jacob Davis of Patoka graduates Friday January 28 from Clerk Typist School at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. He leaves for Camp Kilmer New Jersey and then to overseas duty in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Don Davis
Jacob Davis
Patoka
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
Camp Kilmer
New Jersey
Europe
Wives Guests At Conservation Club Meeting
Conservation Club 100 entertained wives and families at their regular Monday evening meeting at the High School. Mr. Falkenhain projected hunting and fishing films and refreshments were served. An engagement announcement was made for Miss Frances Gillette of Patoka to Pvt. Paul Perkins of Vernon, with no wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Club 100
Falkenhain
Frances Gillette
Delbert Gillette
Patoka
Paul Perkins
Harry Perkins
Vernon
Valentine Sunbeam Party At Baptist Church
Sunbeams meet on Saturday February 5 at 1 p.m. at the Baptist Church. The lesson focuses on the Jews with an Acrostic JEWS. Children will exchange valentines after the story and play games before refreshments. Rainbow Choir will sing. All children invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Rainbow Choir
Mound Chapel Church News Sunday Services
Attendance at Sunday School last Sunday morning was sixty nine. Three persons were admitted to membership in the church in a ritual conducted by Rev. R. E. Willis. Sunday night devotional service led by James Kenneth Walton. Orval Sharp led congregational singing with Howard Kinney at the piano. The Sharps sang a duet and Mrs Sharp played piano. Kinney played a piano solo of gospel tunes. Walton sang a solo Face To Face. Willis preached a stirring sermon from 1 Samuel 17 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Willis
Wanda Murray
R. E. Wills
James Kenneth Walton
Orval Sharp
Howard Kinney
Vernon Good Will Club Meeting in January
The Vernon Good Will Club met with La Homa Hilliard on Wednesday January 26 with fourteen members and three visitors Maud Meador Carl Hilliard and Cora Mc Manus. They pieced and finished a quilt, enjoyed a noon dinner, and recited the Lord's Prayer. Prizes were won by Mary Kottmeyer Marie Meador Mabel Gillespie and Betty Howell. The group adjourned to meet Mary Kottmeyer February 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Good Will Club
la Homa Hilliard
Maud Meador
Carl Hilliard
Cora McManus
Mary Kottmeyer
Marie Meador
Mabel Gillespie
Betty Howell
Groundhog Day and Valentine’s Day Lit by Tradition
February brings Groundhog Day with a hopeful omen whether the sun shows or not. St Valentine’s Day arrives on the 14th, shifting from selective notes to classmate cards and DIY valentines as families and schools mark the season with small gifts and chocolate boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groundhog
Woodchuck
Floyd Smith Named Among New Farm Directors
Floyd Smith of Salem Marion County was named among the new directors of the Illinois Farm Advisors Association at the University of Illinois during Farm and Home Week. Kenneth Swig of Watseka was named president, succeeding J. P. Turner of Vandalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T
Dick) Crane
Floyd Smith
Salem
Marion
Ion County Farm Adviser
Litchfield Community Unit
Illinois Farm Advisors Association
University of Illinois
Kenneth Swig
Watseka
J. P. Turner
Vandalia
Library Notes Highlight Community Reading Hub
The library holds about 3000 volumes across fiction non fiction religious and educational sections with updated encyclopedias. Recent donors include Mrs J F Matchett Estella Ververs Romack and Cleo Walker. Hours are Friday and Saturday 1 to 5 pm and new patrons have recently joined, signaling strong local reading support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Matchett
Estella Ververs
Romack
Cleo Walker
Patoka Happenings List Local Social Visits and Arrivals
Marion ministers attend 6 pm dinner at Mojonniers. Nurses from Missouri Baptist Hospital toured Granite City. Cecil Griffin returns from surgery in Centralia. Pvt. Leon Walker departs Amarillo after ten days with family. Mrs. Bert Storment visits Goff. Evansville visitors Knapp pay call on the Pikes. Vandalia business visits by Richeson and Goff. George Simcox admitted to St Marys Centralia. Marcus Cox family visits Vernon for supper. Burl Moore arrives home on leave from New York. Paul Perkins leaves Vernon for Army service.
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I. E. Lee
Marion
Kerr
P. J. Mojonnier
Maurice Lee Cox
Joe Loftus
Granite City
Missouri Baptist Hospital
Cecil Griffin
St. Marys Hospital
Centralia
Leon Walker
Amarilla
Texas
Lucas. Walker
Bert Ellen Storment
Salem
Harlan Goff
Raymond Knapp
Evansville
Wisconsin
H. K. Pike
Florida
Wig Richeson
George Simcox
Marcus Cox
Cynthia
Bill
F. L. Cox
Vernon
Burl Moore
New York
Josie Moore
Lowery Air Force Base
Colorado
Paul Perkins
Harry Perkins
Army
Conservation Club Pie and Box Supper Friday Evening
Conservation Club 100 sponsors a pie and box supper and cake walk at the High School building Friday evening February 11 starting at 7 30. Everyone is invited. 2 4 2 cents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Club
Conservation Club 100
Letters From R O Kelley Glimpses Of Town Views
A reader Named R O Kelley recalls Dan Binnion and Merritt Caldwell in a light colloquial reminiscence. He praises Dan Binnion as a learned but quiet political and legal mind who once corresponded with President Wilson and predicted atomic warfare long before it was known. Kelley closes with well wishes to locals and a nudge toward summer baseball banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Munger
Dan Binnion
Gray- Caldwell
Patoka Register
Bob Kelley
Merritt Caldwell
Dan
Bob
Register
Wilson
Elsie Gray
Arthur
Addis Walton
Addis
Verne Davidson
Vernon Ball Club
R. O. Kelley
Claim Day Notice in Curran Estate in Marion County
Notice to all persons that Monday March 7 1956 is the claim date in the estate of W H Curran Deceased pending in the County Court of Marion County Illinois and that claims may be filed on or before that date without issuance of summons Wayne Curran Executor Miller Pfaff Attorneys Salem Illinois 2-4-3¢
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Curran
Marion County
Illinois
Wayne Curran
Miller & Pfaff
Salem, Ill
Social Security Booklet Explains Farm Coverage and Steps
A new joint IRS and Social Security booklet explains farm family social security benefits and obligations for self employed farmers farm workers and farm employees in the Springfield Illinois district. The mailing targets rural boxholders in 76 counties and urges applying for a social security account card and an agricultural employer identification number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Social Security Administration
Springfield
Illinois
Internal Revenue Service Collection
H. J. Vasconcellos
Social Security Office
H. J. White
Internal Revenue
Social Security Help Sessions In Centralia In February
A SSA district office representative will be at the Illinois State Employment Service Office in Centralia each Tuesday in February from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. except February 22. The Mt. Vernon office at 1002 Main Street will assist locally with social security problems and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Main Street
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Illinois State Employment Service
Centralia
Washington
Bake Sale at Patoka Library by Co-Workers Aid
A bake sale is scheduled for Saturday February 5 at 9:00 a.m. at the Patoka Library. It is sponsored by the Co-Workers Aid group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Co-Workers Aid
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E. Hofer & Sons
Daniel
Senator Johnson
Representative Gentry
Tyler
Senate
United States
Lloyd Taft
Robert Taft
The
Cincinnati Times
Press Association
South Carolina
J. Throm Thurmond
U.S. Senate
Thurmond
South
U. S
J. Strom Thurmond
United States Senate
Helen Betts
Belva Lee Ehrat
Mrs. Curry
Helen
Wickenhauser
Sunbeams
Mound Chapel Church News
Litchfield Unit
Harvey Munger
Patoka Unit
R. T. Crane
Litchfield
Iinois
Jack Matchett
Bill Jenkins
Library Notes
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