By the Side of the Road in Patoka Teens and Libraries Prompt Debate
A local column invites reader letters on modernization of phone service and youth entertainment in Patoka. It proposes Friday and Saturday teen gatherings with adult chaperones, a jukebox, and a refreshment corner to keep youth engaged locally. It also questions how the town funds a public library through a small tax, urging stronger support for mental enrichment and community reading amid TV competition.
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Patoka
Gw. i
Italian Food Tip From Centralia Highlighting DiFalco's
The readers are urged to try DiFalco's in Centralia on South Locust near Broadway for Italian dishes including pizza. The piece notes high school subject requirements for University admission and that some applicants with lower grades were refused if they did not meet all requirements.
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DiFalco’s
Centralia
South Locust
Broadway
DiFalcco’s
Tuttle
University of Ilinois
Nearly half of freshmen at U of I in upper quarter
University of Illinois admissions director George P. Tuttle said 44.5 percent of the class of 1954 Urbana freshmen ranked in the top quarter and 70 percent in the upper half of high school classes. He noted only 6 percent were admitted from the lowest quarter on probation.
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U. OF I
University of Illinois
George P. Tuttle
Urbana
Tuttle
Copyrights and Advertisers in 28-Year Protection Window
The note states copyrights enjoy a 28 year protection period while urging support for advertisers. It emphasizes patronage of local businesses as part of journalistic practice.
Illinois Central Names Clifford G Massoth Public Relations Officer
Illinois Central announces Clifford G Massoth promoted to public relations officer in charge of the PR office. Massoth, former Illinois Central Magazine editor, rose from salesman in Chicago to traffic agent in Sioux City and Omaha before joining PR as editor in 1949. He is a Chicago native and University of Chicago alumnus.
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Clifford G. Massoth
George M. Crowson
Illinois Central Railroad
Massoth
Illinois Central
Mr. Massoth
Chicago
Sioux City
Omaha
Neb
Davenport
Iowa
University of Chicago
Toastmasters International
American Railway Magazine Editors Association
Harvey, Ill
Library Board
City Planning Commission
Sigma Delta Chi
National Journalism Fraternity
College Division
Mrs Jo Ann Boydston Named Assistant Director at SIU
Mn Jo Ann Boydston appointed new assistant director of in service teacher training at Southern Illinois University. She comes from the University of Mississippi staff and serves as executive secretary of the Educational Council of 100 Inc. A Oklahoma native, she taught in public schools, at Oklahoma A and M College and at Columbia University where she earned her doctorate.
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Southern Illinois University
Jo Ann Boydston
University of Mississippi
Educational Council of 100, Inc
Oklahoma
Boydston
Oklahoma A & M College
Columbia University
Drive Carefully The Life You Save May Be Your Own
A concise safety message urging careful driving to prevent harm. Encourages personal responsibility and awareness on the road. Emphasizes that the risk of injury or fatality affects the driver as well as others.
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Patoka Register
G. W. Isaac
Charlotte M. Isaac
Illinois
Marion Co
With G. W. I
D. J. Laughhann Realtor and Insurance
S. Poplar Dial
Ill
Cox
Martin
Barord
Holland
Ils
ING
G. Wel
The
Register
Old Capitol
Vandalia
Llinois
MR. Farmer
Fred Koehler
Sandoval
New
Albrecht’s Hatchery
ST. Paul ST. Peter, III
Shobonier
Perfection
Shirley Double Drain
Magic Chef
Siegler
Patoka Hardware
Patoka, Ill
SIU
Mac Eagan Insurance Agency
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
Goodrich
Mobil
Firestone
Delco
Mose’ Mobil Station
Mose Ada
Iil
Mid-America
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