Illinois Winter Wheat and Rye Survey Finds Acreage Drop in 1939
The December 1 Illinois and Federal Agriculture survey reports 1,819,000 fall-sown wheat acres in Illinois, down 5 percent from 1,915,000 in 1938, with drought and late seeding blamed. Rye acreage is 118,000 acres, below 1938 levels, while U.S. winter wheat acreage totals 46,014,000 and rye 5,640,000, both reflecting lower yields and poor conditions in several regions.
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Illinois and
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United States
U. S
Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
East North Central
Atlantic States
Oil Prosperity Looks Back and Forward for Illinois Basin
The piece reviews 1939 oil gains in Southern Illinois, noting boosts to communities, jobs, and farms from new fields and Devonian discoveries. It argues proration laws threaten development, defends continued oil growth, and highlights Patoka Marion county progress with Devonian tests and near-term acidizing plans for a potential producer.
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Ilinois
Illinois
Mingig
Minois
New 1940 License Plates Use M Prefix for Official Cars
Secretary of State Edward J Hughes introduces an M prefix to designate state county and municipal owned vehicles in 1940. The system aims to provide an accurate count of such cars and aid the accounting department of the automobile division. Police cars on special duty remain exempt due to secrecy requirements.
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Edward J Hughes
Hughes
Auomobile
New Year's Day Visit Between Salem Families
Mr and Mrs James Wasem and their son Jamie visited Mr and Mrs Joe Hopkins in Salem to start the year together.
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James Wasem
Jamie
Joe Hopkins
Salem
Mrs Frank Lake Dies at Daughter's Home in Vandalia
Mrs. Frank Lake of Pope Township died Saturday December 28 at 1 25 pm at her daughter's home in Vandalia after a year long heart illness and seven weeks of serious trouble. Born June 11 1881 in Peru Illinois she was 58. Survived by husband Frank Lake six children two sisters and a brother Funeral at Bear Creek Baptist Church with Rev Clarence Dearlock officiating burial at Tillman Cemetery Vernon.
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Frank Lake
Pope Township
Clarence Tetley
Vandalia
Louise Ernstine Fieddier
Augustus Fieddler
Peru
Minois
Mary Sterling
Shobonier
John
Warren
Herbert Cleary
Margaret
Hugh Retat
Otto Kuehn
John Fieddler
Bear Creek Baptist Church
Clarente Dearlock
Moneaqua
Tillman
Vernon
Sunday School Class Enjoyed New Year Social
The Senior class of the Baptist Church enjoyed a New Year social Monday night at the Woman’s Club. Hollis Stringer won a prize for naming the most of the forty eight states. Faye Atchison earned the New Year’s Bell award for saying yes and no the least. The group shared sandwiches and cookies, and lit candles for a devotional led by Mrs Stringer. Attendees included Helen Britt Evelyn Ellis Faye Virginia Atchison Josephine Hawkins Mildred Logan Juanita Clifton Violet Nattier Mrs D C Stringer Dean Britt Hollis Stringer.
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The
Baptist Church
Tia
Oman
Nattier
Hollis Stringer
Faye Atchison
Mildred Logan
Juanita Clifton
Violet Nattier
D. C. Stringer
Dean Britt
Patoka Milk Producers elect SMP leaders in December meeting
At the Patoka Local Sanitary Milk Producers annual meeting held December 8 at the High School Gymnasium Les Walker was elected president Orville Hopkins named vice president and Fred Tacke chosen secretary treasurer for the coming war Delegates named were Henry Pinheld John Wilson Marley Cole Charles Lutz Fed Packe and advisory committee member John Wajams H. H. Anderson
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Sanitary Milk Producers
Les Walker
Orville Hopkins
Fred Tacke
Henry Pinheld
John Wilson
Marley Cole
Charles Lutz F
Open House for Golden Anniversary in Salem
Dr. and Mrs. W N Hamilton of Odin celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The event was hosted by their daughter Mrs. Fred Dietrich in Salem with open house from 3 to 4 16 p m. Mrs Hamilton is president of the Marion County Wo mans clubs. The Patoka club gave a gild cake plate. Attendees from Patoka included Mrs W W Murfin Mrs S M Spurgeon and Mrs Mae Simecox.
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Fred Dietrich
Salem
Dietrich
Hamilton
Marion County Organization of Womans Clubs
Patoka
W. W. Murfin
S. M. Spurgeon
Mae Simecox
Vandalia Couple Weds in St Charles Missouri
Miss Reba Meador and Roy Sigler, well known Vandalia youths, married early Sunday morning December 24 at St. Charles Missouri. Terrel Dungey and Miss Betty Hathaway of Decatur witnessed the ceremony. The couple will reside in Springfield where Sigler works in the auto license department. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Meador of Vernon and has worked at Hott Evans cafe for five years.
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Reba Meador
Roy Sigler
St. Charles
Terrel Dungey
Betty Hathaway
Decatur
Springfield
Claude Meador
Vernon
Hott] Evans Cafe
Sigler
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