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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1964
Page
1
The Marion County ASCS office will be closed all day February 21 1964 in observance of Washingtons birthday. Since the holiday falls on Saturday federal offices observe the holiday on Friday.
The PTA meets Friday at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate Founders Day with a guidance film for adults titled Choosing a Vocation. Refreshments will be provided by the 4th grade mothers.
Community notes report residents returning from St Mary's in Centralia and list deaths including Annie Rebekah Holland 79 of Patoka who died in Berwyn. Funeral at Patoka Methodist Church with burial at Patoka Cemetery. Other items note birthdays shoppers, visits, anniversaries, and travel among Patoka and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Jack Adams announce the birth of a baby girl Tammy Lou on January 21 weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Russell Caldwell and Mr and Mrs Adams of Patoka.
The F F A sponsors a February 15 basketball fundraiser at 7 pm with admission 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students, proceeds for the March of Dimes. Games include F F A vs 4 H at 7 pm and Lions vs High School faculty at 8 30 pm.
Patoka High Agricultural Department announces a Soil and Fertilizer course starting Thursday Feb 13 at 7 00 pm. No enrollment fee. Open to all students in the high school district. To enroll contact committee members Jimmie Britt Edwin Nattier Dick Padberg Don Towler or Neil Jolliff Vong instructor or enroll at the first meeting.
A reader thanks everyone for birthday cards prayers and flowers. The second fragment describes a course aimed at farmers covering practical problems soils and fertilizers and their practical applications.
A team fell to Kinmundy 52 47 with Tom Cox 15 and Larry Tompson 13 scoring. B team lost 59 49 as Steve Jenkins led with 11 in double figures. The squad won both games against Ramsey Rams 84 66 and 77 63. Luke Walker 17 Larry Zimmerman 18 Dave Calvert 10 Jim Snyder 12 led the B win.
Fire caused major damage to the Patoka Locker and Hardware Co and the Jenkin's Trucking office Saturday morning. Mrs Leona Parker discovered the blaze and the alarm sounded. Firemen contained the flames after arriving at the scene.
The American Legion Auxiliary held its regular monthly meeting on February 6 at the Legion Home. President Bessie McWhirter presided. 13 members attended. secretary and treasurer reports were read and approved. one more member paid dues. Next month marks the Legion anniversary with a family supper to be announced.
The Patoka FFA Chapter Parliamentary Procedure team took part in a sectional contest at Farina Illinois on Wednesday February 5 with twelve schools and sixty boys represented. Members included Merrell Collins chairman Ronnie Jones secretary and floor members Dwight Thomas Larry Hopkins and Leon Ballance.
The text urges parents to help children grasp American civic values. It stresses honoring individual worth and respecting differences, teaching that citizenship is a trust to protect and strengthen, and encouraging reading about famous Americans and historic events.
School meals listed for Monday through Friday include Bologna with white beans cole slaw corn bread bread and milk Monday Fried chicken mashed potatoes jello salad ice cream bar bread butter milk Tuesday Chili and crackers turkey salad sandwich peach cookie milk Wednesday Hamburger on bun corn dill pickles cherries white cake milk Thursday Hot dogs buttered potatoes baked beans apple crisp milk Friday
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