Illiniland Upsets Lead Mississippi Valley Tourney Final
In a historic tourney clash, Witt Ill. beats Witt and Centralia reach finals after upsets. Finals see Mt. Vernon defeating Witt 17 to 16 to claim the championship with Centralia taking consolation.
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Mt. Vernon
Ill
Parsons
Kan
Watte
Witt, Ill
Chaminade
St. Louis
Murphysboro
Crystal City
Lawrenceville
Centralia
Wood River
Tit
Illmo
Roosevelt
University City
Cleveland
de Soto
Ilmo
Murphysorg
Pinckney
Witt
Household Science Club Banquet Brightens New Year Eve
Despite bad weather many members and families gathered for a watch party in the gym. Forty plates were served at a long table, the Boys orchestra with Mrs Willis played, Dorwan Jones spoke, and Alice Mojonnier and Helen Nattier sang. The evening ended with games and shared enjoyment.
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Household Science Club
Mrs. Willis
Dorwan Jones
Alice Mojonnier
Helen Nattier
Dan Purcell of Alma Dies Suddenly
News arrived Saturday of the sudden death of Dan Purcell a well known Alma resident and father of Mrs Meritt Caldwell and Mrs Rodman of Vandalia He was a brother to George Purcell and a burial was held.
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Dan Purcell
Alma
Meritt Caldwell
Rodman
Vandalia
George Noble
Death and burial of Mrs James Davis
Dora Ethel Decker Davis died at her father’s home near Patoka Illinois on December 26 1927 at age 31 years 10 months and 4 days She was born February 22 1896 and after life in Mound Chapel moved to Cape Girardeau Missouri She married James Davis on March 9 1915 and had five children The service was led by Rev F H Brokelmeyer at home with burial in Gilead Cemetery southeast of Centralia
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Dora Ethel
Joseph
Eliza Decker
Walnut Hill
Jefferson County
Til
Patoka
Ill
Mound Chapel
Cape Girardeau
James Davis
Marie
Dorothy
Ethelyne
James
Rosetta
Pentecostal Church
John Cooper
Stella Scheper
Cape Gi
Death and Burial of Aged Mother Rachel Mason
Rachel George Mason born in Tennessee March 3 1839 died December 29 1927 at age 88 years 8 months 26 days. Married Phillip Mason in 1856 she bore thirteen children four survive John Will Sarah George. Survived by three sons and one daughter fifteen grandchildren. Funeral from home Friday at 2 PM conducted by Rev J M Smith, Ebenezer cemetery.
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Rachel George Mason
Tennessee
Phillip Mason
John
Clinton County
Will
Sarah
Carrigan Township
George
Sandoval
J. M. Smith
Ebenezer
Illinois to convene extraordinary session January 10
The Illinois General Assembly will meet in an extraordinary session on January 10 called by Governor Small. Seven seats are vacant after the deaths of four Republicans and three Democrats including Representatives Trotter Morrasy Stanfield Turner Meiss Mitchell Placek. No extra pay is provided for the special session.
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Illinois General Assembly
Small
Supreme Court
John Trotter
Coal City
Frank Morrasy
Sheffield
A. L. Stanfield
Paris
S. B. Turner
Chicago
William F. Meiss
Waukegan
Benjamin Mitchell
Joseph Placek
General Assembly
First Paid Subscriber in 1928 Arrives by Air Mail
The first 1928 subscription to the Register Office came from Portland Oregon by Air Mail mailed Dec 28 1927 and received in Portland at 10 PM Jan 1 1928. It paid subscription through 1931 for Logan Moreys and the Register expresses gratitude.
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Register Office
Portland
Oregon
Chicago
Register
Logan Moreys
Opening Service Marks M E Church South Year
M E South Church begins the year with a special service on Sunday January 8. The program includes an 9 30 Sunday School, 10 45 morning worship with orchestra, congregational singing, creed reading, prayers, sermon by Pastor Rev Mitzel, and a 7 p m union evening service led by the congregation. New members welcomed.
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M. E. Church South
Epworth League
Robert Jennings
M. E
Mitzel
Death of Infant Son Headley
Infant son of David Andrew Headley and Freda Eva Headley born Sept 20 1927 died Jan 3 1928 after a brief lobar pneumonia lasting twelve hours. Funeral held at the M E Church Thursday at 1 o clock with Rev Carlton and helpers officiating. Interment in Tillman cemetery.
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Vernon
David Winfred Headley
David Andrew
Freda Eva Headley
Autoists of State Receiving New Tags
Distribution of 1928 automobile license tags is under way with an expected demand near 1,500,900 sets. Tags feature white letters on maroon, the 1927 relief map is absent, and distribution began with year’s end. State Highway Patrol members will check plates.
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Cook County
State Highway Patrol
Vandalia Visits Local Team for Monday Night Basketball
The Vandalia Independent basketball team will play the local Independent team here Monday night at 8 PM.
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Vandalia
Miss Bettie Simcox Returns to School Work at Normal
Miss Bettie Simcox resumes her school work at Normal after returning last Monday.
Local residents depart for jobs and travels noted in Patoka
Local notes record John Rogier and Joe Outhouse leaving for Champaign to resume University of Illinois work while Kesner Cruse heads to Chicago. Others visit relatives, attend sales, or relocate. Weather shifts with heavy fog and later rain as temperatures drop toward zero.
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John Rogier
Joe Outhouse
Champaign
U. of I
Kesner Cruse
Chicago
Aliie Ellis
Binney
Jesse Pierce
Pierce
Frank Ballance
Cort Widger
Mulberry Grove
Don Eagan
Decatur
Paul Troyer
State Hospital
Lincoln
Ruby Cain
Terre Haute
Howard Riley
Arkansas
Clinton
N. C
Fred Purcell
Branch Junction
Dorothy Wasem
Rose Davis
Amanda Clark
Quincy
Nellie Davis
Bloomington
Patoka
Wesley Grupp
Charles Gray
Lansing
Detroit
Mich
B. Walker
Centralia
Leo C. Walker
Thelma Walker
George Holland
George Krug
Heckethorn
Shobonier
Vandalia
George
St. Louis Times
Edwin Arnold
Edwin
Dessa Walker
St. Louis
Forrest Cothern
Ford
Mort Walker
Forrest
Ed Johnson
Christian Church
Lynch
Buddy Hathaway
Gray
Hathaway
Fred Black
Speer
Walter Adams
Frank Porter
Springfield
George Rouse
Register
Kaskaskia
Shobonier and
Vernon
Relatives Visit Christmas in Moneaqua
Mrs. Emily Walker of Moneaqua visited Christmas with Hugh Walker and family. Constable Rhoades of Alma travelled to Patoka with Justice Carter to Bear Creek to recover overdue car payments and planks. The oath yielded an OK report as they returned. Cold spell with 10 degrees below zero. Frank Brokelmeyer filled Rev. Willis at Toad Island due to M. E. South church services.
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Emily Walker
Moneaqua
Hugh Walker
Constable Rhoades
Alma
Patoka
Justice Carter
Bear Creek
Frank Brokelmeyer
M. E. South Church
Willis
Toad Island
M. E
Shobonier M E Church Notes January 1928
Shobonier M E Church notices include services at Luster Chapel and Haley Chapel with Sunday School times and preaching. Second quarterly meeting set for January 15 at Haley Chapel with District Superintendent C B Whitesides and a series of meetings led by Rev E O Allen starting January 8. Community notices also list numerous local visits and moves.
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M. E
Luster Chapel
Haley
Haley Chapel
C. B. Whitesides
Bro. Whitesides
E. O. Allen
Marion II
Shobonier
Allen
Business Men Hold Year End Meeting in 1927
The local Business Men concluded their 1927 year with a closing meeting at the Bank rooms on Dec 28. They settled the year’s closing question and announced store hours for January to March 6 p.m. on all days except Saturdays, plus summer noon closings and holiday openings as specified.
Church Social At Gym Features Little Leaguers Games
About seventy five members of the M. E. South church and Sunday school gathered at the local gym last Tuesday night for a pleasant social. Three basketball games showcased mostly little leaguers with comic stunts. Refreshments followed and attendees hoped for more events like this.
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M. E. South Church
Union Services Set for Patoka Over Next Three Nights
Three union services are announced for Patoka over the coming three days. The M. E. Church hosts Friday night at 7 p.m., the Christian church leads Saturday night at 6:50 p.m., and the M. E. South Church conducts Sunday night at 7 p.m.
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Patoka
M. E
Christian Church
M. E. South
Card of Thanks for Dora Davis Burial
The Davis and Decker families express gratitude for assistance during illness and burial of Dora Davis. They acknowledge flowers and support from friends and relatives.
Escape Law Upheld By Court
The Illinois Supreme Court upholds a state law fixing a prison term of one to ten years for escaping from the Vandalia state farm. The decision notes penalties are legislative matters and only invalid if clearly disproportionate to the offense, even though the defendant was a sixteen year old misdemeanor offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Supreme Court
Willie Landers
Fayette County
Southern Illinois Penitentiary
Landers
Birthday Anniversary For Miss Leona Walz Observed At Cruse Home
In honor of Miss Leona Walz a gathering was held at the Cruse home with a six o clock dinner for part of the guests and a later arrival for others. Music games and a pleasant evening followed, and a possible romance may lead to a public announcement in June. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Cruse and daughter Georgia, J W Alexander and family, L W Ballance and wife, Allie T Gray and wife, Miss Mae Eagan, Miss Leona Walz, Ed Hartley, E W Belcher and D J Jennings.
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Leona Walz
C. N. Cruse
Miss Walz
Georgia
J. W. Alexander
L. W. Ballance
Allie T. Gray
Mae Eagan
Ed Hartley
E. W. Belcher
D. J. Jennings
Local Women Attend Funeral in Vandalia
Miss Rosa Chandler returns to La Place to resume school duties after holidays with family. Mrs. Edna Magee attends the funeral and burial of Mrs. J. R. McAfee in Vandalia. Mrs. McAfee was sister to G. W. Gaultney and a sadness fills the community over her sudden death.
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Rosa Chandler
la Place
Edna Magee
J. R. McAfee
Vandalia
McAfee
G. W. Gaultney
Smith Dalrymple Welcomes Son in Bridgeport Riot
A Bridgeport father Smith Dalrymple celebrated the birth of his son Alfred Smith Dalrymple last Friday December 30 1927. He yelled Hello Son from a rain barrel prompting a riot call and police response before calming down. The father plans to open a new store once construction completes and offers congratulations.
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Bridgeport
Smith Dalrymple
Smith
Smith and Son
Alfred Smith Dalrymple
Gov. Alfred Smith
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