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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1933
Page
2
The Patoka Register reports James M. Emerson as publisher with Friday issues from Patoka Illinois. The notice states second class mail status and entry under act of March 3 1879 plus annual subscription of 1 50.
Sunday School drew 54 in attendance last Sunday. Baptism on Feb 12 saw Fae Field Mae Field and Marion Eaglin baptized. Rev Lovell of Sandoval to conduct services on the second and fourth Sundays at 2:30 p.m. each month. First service set for Feb 2 Sunday afternoon.
Epworth League program set for Sunday night February 26 1983 at 6 30 pm at M B Church South features a vocal solo by Miss Georgia Cruse lessons on Does the Right Change Scripture John 15 1 17 led by Lucile Field talks Does God Change by Harriet Quayle Jesus Conception of the Right by Bettie Simcox special number and offering Benediction with thanks to participants.
Sunday services across Christian Science churches focused on Mind as the divine subject. Golden Text from Isaiah 14 24 affirmed Yahweh's determined plan, while Romans 11 38 34 36 and a Christian Science textbook passage underscored Mind as God omnipotent omnipresent and all inclusive.
Patoka Church Sunday School at 9 30 a m with F B Ballance in charge. Sermons by the pastor at 10 45 a m and 7 p m. Epworth Leagues at 6 30 and 7 p m. Island Chapel and Zion Church Sunday Schools at 9 30 and 10 a m with John Williams and Addis Walton in charge. Third quarterly conference scheduled in Patoka on March 18 at 2 pm. Rev C F Corzine to preach Island Chapel March 18 and Zion Church March 19 with W D Humphrey pastor.
The M E Church lists Sunday February 26 services at Arnold Chapel 11 a m and Patoka 7 p m with Church Night at Vernon 7 p m A Vernon gym community night Friday February 24 with a small refreshments charge and gospel exhortation I am the resurrection and the life provided in the sermon notes.
Homer Henderson of the Department of Registration and Education, a noted investigator, visited Patoka Wednesday to greet the local editor and bid farewell. He is well known in southern Illinois for valuable departmental work and recognized as one of the best posted men in his field.
The Democrats of Foster Township will hold a convention to select candidates for township office on Saturday evening February 25, 1933 at 2 p.m. T. M. Lucas, Com.
Walter Diveley visited relatives in Vandalia on Wednesday. Local ads note pork and beans in large cans, clothing deals, shoe sales, and radio sets. Numerous visits from residents to nearby towns are recorded along with farm moves, births, illnesses, sales, and church events around Patoka, Centralia, Vernon, Sandoval, and Taylorville.
The poem from Robert Quillen in the Fountain Inn Tribune chronicles a man’s toil from youth to old age. He borrows to buy basics, faces tax and debt, watches family drift, and endures misfortune, illness, and social tribulations as time wears on. The narrator laments a life spent chasing bread and battling fate.
Readers are urged to value health as the true source of happiness while some individuals focus on thorough preparations for storms, potentially missing present joyful moments and sunshine.
The Republicans of Foster town meet on Saturday evening February 25 1988 at 3 PM to discuss party matters and local issues.
The Lovell family from Sandoval plans to relocate to Patoka soon. Their daughter Rosemary already started high school here. Rev Lovell serves as pastor of the local Christian church and the family will settle on the Peek suburban farm.
The Eastern Illinois Fruit Growers Association held its annual meeting in the Circuit Courtroom of the Marion County Courthouse in Salem on Wednesday and Thursday. President David Perrine led sessions with talks by Arthur P. Holt and others on frost protection, soil management, and orchard practices. About two hundred attendees from across the state, including local delegates E. E. Carter T. P. Walker I. I. Walker and Walter Parks, took part and a banquet was held.
The district bracket shows Patoka receiving a first round bye. Centralia faces Carlyle while Ashley plays Trenton. Kell meets Iuka and Dix battles Breese. Salem faces Sandoval. Nashville meets Odin and Beckmeyer faces Keyesport. The Centralia Carlyle winner meets Patoka, Ashley-Trenton winner meets Kell-Iuka winner, with subsequent matchups in the semifinals. Lower bracket advances Dix-Breese versus Salem-Sandoval, and Nashville-Odin versus Beckmeyer-Keyesport, feeding toward the other semifinal.
Local tournament schedule shows Vernon to face Herrick in the opening game on March 7 at 6:30 p m. Other first round matches include Vandalia Cowden Coffeen Donnelson St James Reno Greenville Ramsey and more across the slate with several byes and crossovers noted. Centralia’s Friday win over Indiana’s Bruceville marked its lone recent success while a narrow overtime setback at home contrasted with a heavy loss to Bruceville. Sandoval hosts Patoka Friday in a marathon effort led by Hawley with 26 points and Sandoval eyes a Saturday rematch with Salem.
The district tournament runs March 9 to 11 with Patoka Vernon Carlyle Sandoval Centralia Salem and Vandalia on the slate. School teams post full weekly lineups with home and away games listed for February 24 February 28 March 3.
Mrs. Henrietta Cox improves after injuries as Rev Glotfelty visits Patrioa. Mrs. John Roberts ill with Chicago and Champaign relatives at her bedside. Mrs. Massey marks 84th birthday at Doolen home. C V Doolen and wife visit from Champaign. Leo Kinney's Springfield trip. Moore family moves to Vernon from Centralia to oversee lumber yard duties. Orvil West joins Centralia Wholesale House station in Vandalia. Vernon basketball wins second in a row against Keyesport and heads to Patoka with strong support. Earl Roberts of Chicago visits family. Entre Neus club hosts bridge with awards to Tessie Binnion and Maxine Walton. refreshments served.
Friday night at home Vernon beat Keyesport 19 to 11. Upcoming home game is Friday March 3 against Oconee with Vernon facing Herrick at the Vandalia tournament. Visitors include Mrs. A A Griffin of Patoka and Miss Nellie Blankinship among others. Charles Moore of Centralia moves to the Harry Rouse property to manage Glove Lumber Co starting March 1.
In Lone Prairie area, Bro Sidney Spears preaches in Fredonia as invited. Mrs Maym Tackett and Alice Palmer host and visit. Neighbors attend Boulder sale. Co-Worker Club meets Opal Kretzer. afternoon includes quilting and refreshments. Several residents visit, call, or report illnesses and improvements of Mrs George Crothers.
Five Cents per line per week for want ads. Listings include White Rock setting eggs, strawberry plants, sweet potato and tomato plants, hay, baby chicks, radios, farms for sale, Percheon team, spotted Poland boars, Shorthorn calves, and sewing machine repairs. Contacts: Russell Caldwell Patoka, S H Dolsen Sandoval, Harve Livesay, Mary Cahill Patoka, W W Hanson Vernon, B M English Centria Ill, Ben Morrill Fairy Dell, Wm Roffmann Carlyle, George Wickersham Patoka.
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