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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1948
Page
4
The Patoka Register, edited by K. Pike with Huby D. Pike as assistant, releases every Friday in Patoka Illinois. It notes second class mail status since 1907 and lists subscription rates of 1.50 yearly in-county Marion and 2.00 yearly out-of-county.
Patoka Independent cagers hit a .666 week and beat Centralia 79 58 and Mt Vernon 83 29 before Odin edged them 53 50 in a thriller. Mathaway Walker and Nautier led Patoka while Odin used late surge to overturn the hosts. Next game is Friday Jan 9 against Carlyle at 8 p.m.
The Loyal Leaders Class of the Christian Church gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hubbartt home in December. Officers elected for the coming year include President Orville Hubbartt Vice President Arlene Bopp Secretary Treasurer Ruth Foltz Assistant Sec Treasurer Alta Logan and Reporter Evelynne Ballance. Mr W E Fields was re elected class teacher.
Mystery Pals were revealed and new pals drawn. The next meeting will be at the church on January 13 with Thelma Jennings and Pearl Jennings as hostesses. Members are urged to attend and visitors are welcome. Refreshments were served.
Heavy hog receipts kept prices down 1.50 to 2.25 cwt at National Stock Yards while cattle gains held. Lambs and top veal calves hit new highs with slaughter lambs 50 to 75 cents higher and yearlings up 25 to 50 cents. Top woolled lambs reached 26.75 with near 27.00 on a small June batch.
Dr Roland R Cross state director of public health notes Illinois cancer deaths rose from 5 585 in 1936 to 12 847 in 1946, a 43 percent increase, reflecting a sharp rise in ten year mortality.
Sandoval Community High School hosts a three act play Mammy’s L l Wild Rose in the auditorium on Thursday January 15 at 8 p m. The Junior Class sponsor Mrs. McGlasson announces the cast drawn from the junior class with direction by dramatics leader Mrs. Evelyn Kerwin.
In this review the author surveys Henry Hazlitt's Will Dollars Save the World outlining a program for Europe to restore free markets, reduce government costs, and lower tariffs. Hazlitt links dollar shortages to restricted exchange, advocates balanced budgets, loosening controls, and a gold standard while urging Western nations to unite against Soviet influence.
Illinois consumers used 8.6 per cent more electricity in November 1947 than November 1946. John D. Biggs of the Illinois Commerce Commission announced the monthly figures showing total electricity consumption of 1,169,904,420 kilowatt hours versus 1,007,049,480 the year before. Downstate gains reached 11.6 per cent, Commonwealth Edison 5.7 per cent, Central Illinois Public Service 187 per cent, and Central Illinois Electric & Gas 18.8 per cent, led by downstate firms.
The Vernon Better Neighbors Club met on Friday December 19 at Mrs Ruth Lawsons home for a Christmas party. Thirteen members attended with guests Patricia Ann Sears and Shirley Kay Lawson. The afternoon featured contests games and gift exchanges. Refreshments included fruit salad cookies candy and coffee. Next meeting on January 21 will be hosted by Mrs Cledia Wikenhauser.
A traveler in an Ozarks town stays at the hotel and shares how Andrew Carnegie arrived with 25 cents and died leaving over 25 million. An old native quips that Carnegie must have had a very saving woman.
The commission announced suspensions and approvals including Allied Gas rate changes with a fuel clause pending hearings on January 6 in Springfield. It granted Central Illinois Public Service a certificate for a 1.89 mile electric line in Williamson County for a new coal mine and authorized Illinois Power to buy Patoka's municipal electric property for 32500 dollars. Illinois Power plans diesel units in Vandalia to speed service, and Bell Telephone gets mobile service in Champaign with short notice. Pocahontas Telephone sets annual rates across several customer classes.
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