Patoka High hosts 1966 homecoming basketball night
Alumni and students will pack Patoka High on Friday January 28 1966 for homecoming. Patoka faces Carlyle in a girls and boys double header with games at 6 45 and 8 00. Admission 60 cents students 85 cents adults covers queen crowning and dance. Crowned queen will be 1965 66 candidate list Vicki Blunt Judy Carter Sue Walker with attendants Darlene Adams Mary Lou Bennett Wanda Huffman. State Champion Epics band provides music.
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Patoka High School
Patoka
Carlyle
Vicki Blunt
Judy Carter
Sue Walker
Her Majesty
Darlene Adams
Mary Lou Bennett
Wanda Huffman
In Memoriam Joy De fend January 1965
In loving memory of Joy De fend who passed away January 29 1965 a precious one from us has gone a voice we loved is still a place is vacant in our home which never can be filled sadly missed by daughters grandchildren sister and brother
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Joy Defend
Victoria 253 C E S News Briefs
Victoria Chapter 253 O E S met Monday January 24 with 20 members present. Nona Biehl and Don Murfin led the meeting. Gingerbread whipped cream and coffee were served by Virginia Payne. Next meeting February 14. Mr and Mrs Paul Finke welcomed a baby girl Stephanie Denise born January 21. Mr and Mrs Lamar Tucker welcomed a baby boy Robert Lamar born January 23. The girls are daughters of the late June Hudspeth Dennis, great grandparents Lee Hudspeth Patoka.
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Victoria Chapter 253
Nona Biehl
Don Murfin
Virginia Payne
Paul Finke
Joyce Chambers
Nashville
Ilinois
Stephanie Denise
Lamar Tucker
Linda Chambers
West Palm Beach
Florida
Robert Lamar
June Hudspeth Dennis
Mrs
Lee Hudspeth
Patoka
Family visit in St. Louis dominates Patoka Sunday
Mr and Mrs Ne Jolliff Debbiey and Mrs Pearl Walker spent Sunday in St Louis with Mr and Mrs Larry Lawrence and their children.
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Jolliff
Debbiey
Pearl Walker
St. Louis
Larry Lawrence
Mohawks Win Over Central City Baptist Day Observed
Mohawks win over Central City Baptist in Men’s Day observances at the First Baptist Church Sunday. All Sunday School classes were taught by men. Artie Rogier led singing with James Thomas at the piano. R. A. Boys served as ushers. Edwin Nattier read the Scripture. Talks on missions were given by P. J. Mojonnier Jacob Davis and Stanley Meador.
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First Baptist
Artie Rogier
James Thomas
R. A
Edwin Nattier
P. J. Mojonnier
Jacob Davis
Stanley Meador
Columbus Farmer Of Vernon Dies
Rev. Columbus Farmer, pastor of the Vernon Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, died January 20 at 7:00 AM in Deaconess Hospital St. Louis. Funeral 1:30 PM Saturday at First Pentecostal United Church with Rev. Spencer. burial in Meis idrial Park Cemetery St. Louis. Attending from here were Mrs. Lauren Peyton, her mother Mrs. Lena Peyton of Patoka, and Miss Cheryl Peyton.
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Columbus Farmer
Vernon
Donnewald and Blades Enter Illinois Legislative Races
Senator James H. Donnewald of Breese announced a bid for re election to the new 51st Senate District in Illinois explaining his past term was shortened by a Supreme Court ruling. Ben C Blades of Fairfield declared his candidacy for the new 58th House District pledging fiscal responsibility, conservation and better highways in southern Illinois.
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James H. Donnewald
Breese
Illinois
Donnewald
Clinton
Marion
Effingham
Clay
Bond
Cumberland
Fayette, Jasper
Montgomery
Jasper
Fayette
Ruth Holtgrave
Otto Kerner
Wayne
White
Hamilton
Saline
Franklin
Jefferson
Blades
Wayne County
Illinois State Police
Chas. F. Carpentier
Sec
Cook County
Ben, Jr
Carmi
Dallas
Texas
Norma Jean
Royce Laycock
Presbyterian Church
Fairfield
Mississippi Valley
Aiiad
Rex Carter Enters Army Service At Ft Leonard Wood
Rex Carter 80t son of Mr and Mrs Henry Carter of Centralia and former Patoka area residents entered the U S Armed Services Monday January 24 He will be stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri
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Rex. Carter
Henry Carter
Centralia
Patoka
U. S. Armed Services
Ft Leonard Wood
Missouri
Gerrish Graduates From U S Army WAC School
Susan M Gerrish daughter of Mr and Mrs George H Gerrish Patoka Illinois graduated January 14 as a stenographer from the U S Women's Army Corps School at Fort McClellan Alabama After an eight week course she received training in general office skills military correspondence and Army administration procedures A 1965 Patoka High School graduate she entered the course after basic training at the WAC Center.
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Susan M. Gerrish
George H. Gerrish
Route 1
Patoka
Ilinois
U.S. Women’s Army Corps School
U. S. Women’s Army Corps Center
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Gerrish
WAC Center
Patoka High School
Illinois
Paine Arrives for Duty in Philippines with Pacific Air Forces
Master Sergeant Leland W. Paine of Patoka Illinois arrives for duty at Mactan Philippines. An accounting and finance supervisor Paine previously served at Reese AFB Texas. He is assigned to the Pacific Air Forces in Southeast Asia and the Far East.
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Leland W. Paine
Luther Paine
Rt. 2
Patoka
Illinois
Mactan
Philippines
Sergent Paine
Reese Afb
Texas
Pacific Air Forces
Southeast Asia
Far East
Pacific
Patoka High School
Peggy
Fern Tibbetts
Bay Blvd
San Diego
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Memoriam
Victoria
C.E.S. News
Patoka News
Central City
First Baptists Men’s
Columbus
Central City Citions
Mohawks
PTA
Henry Meredith
Melvin Meredith
Melvin
Citians
R. Kline
Irvin
Kline
Payne
Blunt
Nattier
Gibson
D. Blunt
M. Cox
Supreme Court
Ben C. Blades
Rex Carter
Phillippines
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