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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1935
Page
5
Wants column lists 2 tires and tubes 5 25x18 from Geo Wicker sham with new furniture arrivals from Geo E Raines and low prices. Also entries for sale soy bean hay oats rye hedge posts soybeans sheaf oats and corn. Buyers seek 75 to 100 lb shoats, notices from Vernon Hil Patoka Sho bonnier and Locust Illinois areas.
Carrigan Ladies Aid met February 16 with nine members and several children despite bad roads. Next meeting set for February 20 with Mrs Thelma Seidel. Residents and relatives share town news including babies born, visits, store work, and new playground swings.
Lucille Bates attended a party hosted by Miss Mildred McNichols on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Amanda Binnion and her son Wayne visited relatives in Decatur Wednesday and Thursday. L. J. Bates has recovered from illness as measles and flu afflict the area. Paul Ehrat sawed wood for Wm. Goedel Thursday. Warren Caudle is establishing a business at Bluff City.
Community note says the planned debate at Doolen will be postponed to Friday night. Residents were seen socializing Saturday evening with games of bridge and pinochle.
The list records multiple social visits and illness in Richview. Thelma Doolen and Mary Kottmeyer visited Tuesday. Dale Caudle and Roland Arnold joined Mr and Mrs William Goedel Wednesday. Warren Caudle is on the sick list. June Arnold visited her mother Effie Arnold over the weekend and Lucile Bates spent Sunday with June Arnold.
The Senior girls class of Christian Church met at Miss Harriett Quayle's home on February 13. The president led the meeting and Gayle Belcher read aloud. Members shared valentines and mystery pals notes, with fifteen members present and Maude Ellis visiting. Entertainment by Harriett Quayle and Iris Ellis concluded with ice cream and cookies served later.
We correct an error about the Patoka township supervisor term. The report wrongly stated Millard Rogier would retire and a new candidate would fill the vacancy. Rogier’s term will hold over for two years. The item also notes John Huff visitors in Decatur and Homer Jones family moving to Patoka for residence.
Revival meetings continue at the Pentecostal Church with services each evening at 7:00 p m Rev Davis in charge. Friday night topic is Why do we Baptize in Jesus Name inviting all to hear the old time gospel and seek the Holy Ghost as in Acts 2 4.
The Patoka High School Girls Chorus sponsors a Saturday concert at 7 30 p m in Patoka Gym featuring lullabies and choruses with solos by Betty Altom Ruth Pugh and others a violin solo by Elizabeth Simcox and selections ranging from Loving ballads to group songs and wedding numbers under Mabel Belcher director admission is 10 cents for all attendees.
A Friday night event titled Attorney for the Defense is presented at Gym by Silver Ted of M. E. Church. The program appears to be a dramatic performance labeled drama with a likely church community audience.
Orville Hill sells at public auction on February 28 1935 at the Bob Sheets farm one mile south and a quarter east of Fairman three and a half miles north of Sandoval. Horses cattle farm machinery seeds hay and corn chickens household items and cash terms. Orville Hill owner John A Jounings is the auctioneer.
Henry Blankinship owner sells at home farm machinery including a Ganz plow binder disc and other tools. hay stacks of straw and red top hay. household goods such as stoves beds chairs kitchen utensils. Auction Tuesday February 26 1935 at 10 00 a m. Cash terms. Auctioneer W H Wade.
Eral C. Smith speaks at the Illinois Agricultural Association in Quincy urging cautious consolidation of rural schools. He argues rural districts show strong finances and student achievement, criticizes wholesale consolidation as costly and says roads and taxation must improve first. He warns against centralization and calls for organized rural unity to safeguard interests.
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