All Day Quilting Club Meets at Mrs Houston Home
A quilting gathering west of Pa toka hosted by Mrs. John Houston Jr included a pot luck lunch at noon. Attendees listed include Rho da Belcher Myrtle Belcher Verdin Towler Mable Paine Ruth Hughes Jane Jones Ferne Cain Lora Torrence and others. Next meeting will be held Tuesday with Mrs Lora Torrence as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
John Houston, Jr
Messrs
Rhoda Belcher
Made Brumfield
Myrtle Belcher
Mildred
Verdin Towler
Tommy
Mable Paine
Lela and
Leland
Ruth Hughes
Jane Jones
Ferne Cain
Lora Torrence
Ranny
Zela Easton
Katie Forehand
Boy Scouts And Girl Scouts Meetings Report
Monday night at Patoka gym a candle light ceremony welcomed nine new Boy Scouts after which a Court of Honor awarded twenty two Second Class five First Class four Star Scouts and forty two merit badges. A camp film inspired thoughts of summer camp and gratitude was expressed to Mr. Zimmerman and helpers. The following Tuesday Girl Scouts met at Patsy Beery home with vows pledges and a business session before games and refreshments. The next meeting is set for Evalena Jennings home Monday February seventeenth 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Zimmerman
Merle Jones
Clem Doolen
Frank Miller
DeLay
Patsy Beery
Mildred Hill
Joan Miller
Rachel Adams
Peggy Parks
Dorothy DeLay
Evalena Delores Jennings
Mary Wadkins
Frances Caroyla Elifritz
Mrs. Parks
Weekend social notes from Independence area
Edwin Bates of Vandalia high school visited with his parents Mr and Mrs L J Bates. Floyd Britt and family visited Mrs Rose Britt and family Sunday. Mrs Celia Wernsman and Vergil visited Paul Pratt. L J Bates and Paul visited Mt Zion and Decatur on business last week. Locals visited the Levi Hill farm oil well Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Bates
Vandalia High School
L. J. Bates
Floyd Britt
Rose Britt
Celia Wernsman
Vergil
Paul Pratt
L. J .Bates
Paul
Mt. Zion
Decatur
Levi Hill
Patoka Couple Welcome Jessie Lou Thomas at Mark Greer Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas of Patoka announce the birth of a baby girl named Jessie Lou at Mark Greer Hospital Vandalia Illinois on Friday February 7. Mother is formerly Miss Lucille Britt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas
Patoka
Mark Greer Hospital
Vandalia
Illinois
Jessie Lou
Lucille Britt
Local Social Notes From Centralia Area
Dr Rosenbloom visited Geo Goodin who has been ill. Howard Bryant failed Army physical. Olga Murray attended a Patoka teachers meeting. Mary Belcher and Dale Alexander listed as sick. John Henry Belcher helped with a Van dalia caller last Saturday. John Shepard and wife visited Mrs Della Stone in Sandoval who has eight weeks of illness. Marvin Boyd and wife from St Louis visited Lena Brown’s family. Donald and Vivian Moore visited Stanley Barnes. Pauline Shepard visited Mary Belcher. Visitors Sunday to John Shepard and family included John Stone and wife Herbert Paindan wife Carlyle John Stone and wife and Wm Boothman and family. Ralph Barnes in Neck Sunday. Belcher at Patoka shopper Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosenbloom
Centralia
Geo. Goodin
Howard Bryant
Olga Murray
Patoka
Mary Belcher
John Henry Belcher
John Shepard
Della Stone
Sandoval
John L. Belcher
Chas. Adams
Marvin Boyd
St. Louis
Lena Brown
Donald
Vivian Moore
Stanley Barnes
Pauline Shepard
John Stone
Herbert Painedan
Salem Visitors and Farm Sales Highlight Community Notices
Fredonia residents and neighbors including Mr. and Mrs. Russell Palmer and Wm Perkins visited Salem on Monday. Estel Carter sold his farm to Tony Clark with a sale planned Saturday afternoon February 15. Tony Clark later sold his farm to Chas and Harry Zollar. Martha Perkins and Virginia Palmer shared Sunday visits with E E McHaney and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Palmer
Wm. Perkins
Salem
Lawrence Talbert
Chas. Jett
Edgar Perkins
Hary Perkins
Vernon
E. E. McHaney
John Talbert
Freddie
Leo
Estel Carter
Tony Clark
Martha Perkins
Virginia Palmer
Cliffie Goodwin
Chas
Mc Haney
Harry Zollar
Dinner Guests Attend Golden Gloves Event
Mrs Lizzie Wasem entertained guests at her Patoka home last Thursday. Attending were Mrs Carl Meador and children Connie and Dean Bettie Simcox C V Farmer Dover Colorado Mrs Robert Jennings Bs Green Jr Darvin Jones Joy Parks and other Patoka residents who attended the Golden Gloves Tournament in Centralia Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Wasem
Carl Meador
Connie and
Dean
Bettie Simcox
Patoka
C. V. Farmer
Dover
Colorado
Robert Jennings
Bs. Green, Jr
Darvin Jones
Joy Parks
Amope
Centralia
Notice to Farmers of Marion County
Marion County farmers were urged to attend sign up meetings for the 1941 AAA program. The original allotment stands unless appealed by February 15 1941 in writing to the County Office. Sign up dates run February 21 through February 27 in various townships and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Clyde St. Clair
Marion County Agricultural Conservation Association
Carrigan Township
Town Township
City Hall
Kinmundy Township
Foster Township
Brubaker
Alma
Odin City Hall
Odin-Sandoval
Patoka
Patoka Township
Marion Conty Farmers
Moratorium Declared For Drafted Debtors
Illinois bankers face a moratorium for debtors drafted into service. State auditor Arthur C. Lueder told selective service and bank receivers that payments on notes and mortgages to closed banks and savings associations will be suspended during military service. He urged cooperation to limit hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Lueder
Paul G. Armstrong
Selective Service
Illinois
Mr. Lueder
Public Sale At Estel Carter Farm Near Salem
Public auction Saturday February 15 1941 at 1:00 p.m. on the Estel Carter farm five miles north and four and a half west of Salem on all weather road. Items include horses farm articles household goods and CASH terms. Estes Carter owner John A Jennings auditor Laura Carter clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estel Carter
Salem
Estes Carter
John A. Jennings
Audt
Laura Carter
Bridge Club Meets at Mrs Potts Hostess in Patoka
The Patoka Bridge club met last Thursday with Mrs H N Potts as hostess. Two tables played with honors to Mrs Howard Riley and Mrs Dean Martin while L D Altom and Mrs J Beery placed. Slate Potts helped serve a dessert course and the group planned to meet again in two weeks with Mrs Howard Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Howard Riley
C.C. Schroeder
J. C. Beery
L. D. Altom
Howard
E. L. DeLay
Dean Martin
Sandoval
Kilgore
James Ballance
Romely
Mesdames Paul Logan
Ro- How Bavoart
al Cosa Borith
I Jennings
Maney Gox
Ladies Aid Serves Weekly Soup Lunch at Mrs Porter Home
The Ladies Aid of the Christian Church offers vegetable soup sandwiches pie coffee or milk to the public every Wednesday at the home of Mrs Madaline Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
Madaline Porter
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Alexander Motor Company
Alexander-Schroeder Motor Company
Orville Schroeder
J. W. Alexander
Chevrolet
W. Alexander
C. C. Schroeder
Grocer
Jel
June C. Smith
Supreme Court
BOY Scouts
J. C Beery
Wedersiaw
Fredonia
Bridge Club
Hayes
S. W. Hayes Hatchery
Ill
Mor
Howard Perrine
Henry Pugh
A. A. Griffin
Red Top
Timothy Hay
Frank Brokelmeyer
Ite
Town Hall
Brooks Meadow
Willard Lawrence
Patoka, Ill
Hudspeth Hotel
A. H. Huber
N. Elm St
Ilinois
Patoka, Illinois
Esquire Theatre
Sat-Sun
Adolphe Menjou
Howards
Virginia
Liberty Theatre
Moon Over
Burma
Dorothy LaMour
of the Rio Grande
Casear
Ghost Valley Raiders
Don Barry
Green Hornet
Sun-Man
Orin Tucker
Bonnie Baker
Dick Powe
Joan Blondéll
Fredric March
Gierten & Greear
Poplar
Centralia, Il
Harlan Goff
Carroll Mojonnier
COX & Martin
Salem Theatre
Betty Field
Michael Shayne
Lloyd Nolan
Henry Armetta
Bob Crosby
Cesar Romero
Lyric Theatre
Oklahoma Renegades
Chamber OF Horrors
Leslie Banks
SUN. Mon
Philadelphia Story
Kathryn Hepburn
James Stewart
NAVY
James Cagney
Pat O’brien
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