Patoka Oil Boom After 139 Wells Drilled
A Patoka field tally shows 139 wells drilled since January 1937 with 94 producers and 35 dry or unused sites. The Adams Louisiana Company and Felmont Corporation, now Adams Oil & Gas, led progress with 61 wells and 54 producers, amid a surge of leasing and drilling across Patoka.
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Patoka Frea
Patoka
Egypt
Sahara
Nile
Tony Hempen
Ol Burgess
Carlyle and Sandoval
Walter Adams
Adams Oil & Gas Company
Sam Pugh
Cephas Adams
Roseclair
Benoist
Adams Louisana Company
Felmont Corporation
Pioneer
Adams Company
Meryman
Quotations on Truth and Living It Across Minds
A collage of moral maxims and reflections on truth from Emerson Arnold Eddy and others. The excerpts urge living truth through action and integrity, linking education with moral practice and personal conduct.
Surprise Birthday Surprise for A. D. Nichols
Neighbors gathered Wednesday in a surprise oyster supper for A. D. Nichols turning 55. Guests from Patoka and Vernon joined the Nichols party with food, games, and a large ice cream cake, as Mr Nichols and his family hosted the evening.
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A. D. Nichols
Charlie Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Nichols
Patoka
Vernon
Mr. Nichols
Lucile
Selah Mae
Jim Bassett
Mer Jones
Hen Jones
Marshal Souter
Sfamily
Willie Jones
Famis
Robert Lambert
Charlie “ Oerife
Roberta
Eli Green
W. Ballance
A. L. Irvin
John Chance
Marcus Gox
Vernon Rebekah Lodge Installs Officers January Fourth
Vernon Rebekah Lodge held a regular session on January 4 installing a new corps of officers. Bertha Danbury was reinstated for membership. Installing officers included Minnie Peddicord, Hazel Cox, Myrtle Miller, Bertha Danbury, Fern Gherkin, Opal Jones, Maude Hatch, and Maude Hatch among others. Refreshments followed served by the Noble Grand and Vice Grand.
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Myrtle Miller
Lillie Walton
Maude Hatch
V. G
Minnie Peddicord
Hazel Cox
Bertha Danbury
Gece
Fern Gherkin
Treas
Opal Jones
Guarian
J. W. Thompson Dies in Jacksonville Hospital
Obituary notice reports J. W. Thompson of Decatur died this week in a Jacksonville hospital. A longtime public school teacher, he formerly lived in the community and will be buried in Decatur Cemetery.
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Patoka
J. W. Thompson
Decatur
Jacksonville
Thompson
Patoka Triumphs Over Vernon in Local Gym Clash
Patoka high school defeated Vernon 30 to 18 at the local gym Tuesday night. It marked the second meeting of the season with Vernon, who won the first game.
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Patoka High School
Vernon
Patoka
Honoring Longtime Doctors Murfin and Richardson
Dr. W. W. Murfin of Patoka and Dr. W. D. Richardson of Centralia were feted by state and county Medical Societies at a Langenfeld Hotel banquet in Centralia for more than 50 years of medical practice. They received gold pins and rose bouquets after Dr. S. H. Nice of Decatur praised the profession’s service to humanity and noted doctors’ early challenges and contributions to maternal welfare.
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W. D. Richardson
Centralia
W. W. Murfin
Patoka
Langenfeld Hotel
S. H. Nice
Decatur
Ilinois Medical Society
Walter Murfin
State Medical Committee For
Preparedness Speech by Edgar Rogier Post 543 Legion
Members of the Edgar R. Rogier Post 543 American Legion urge continued readiness to prevent future wars. They emphasize wartime sacrifice and vow not to repeat unpreparedness, aiming to safeguard the country and its young men.
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Edgar R. Rogier
American Legion
Legion
America
City Purchases Tractor Grader For Smoother Streets
The city of Patoka bought a Catapillar tractor and small grader to improve street surfaces. Cinders arrived and were spread on streets where traffic damages are greatest due to recent rains and thaws. The new machinery will speed repair of holes and ruts caused by oil development and weather.
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Patoka
First State Bank Elects Directors At Business Meeting
At a meeting the vacancies created by the deaths of W B Rogier and F M Smith were filled with L E Green and C M Rogier joining the board. Officers include P J Majonnier president Fred L Brown vice president L E Green cashier Miss Mac Eagan Aust cashier. Bids for the new bank building will be received February 4 at 7:00 p.m.
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W B. Rogier
F. M. Smith
L. E. Green
C. M. Rogier
P. J. Majonnier
Fred L. Brown
Miss Mac Eagan
Aust
Centralia Supervisor Bi Eagan Dies at Mother's Home
Bi Eagan of Centralia, supervisor for Gebhart auto supply stores in southern and central Illinois, spent a short time on 08 at the home of his mother M Dagan, Friday.
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Bi Eagan
Centralia
Gebhart Auto Supply
Illinois
M. Dagan
Vernon Rebekahs Host Vernon Lodge Meeting
Vernon Rebekah Lodge welcomed Marion County Rebekahs with representatives from Centralia Salem Kinmundy Vandalia and Effingham on January 18 a first meeting since new officers were installed. District officers presided and the county association installed several officers. Kinmundy won the attendance pennant. door prize drawn. refreshments, games and dancing followed.
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Vernon Rebecah Lodge
Marion County Association of ‘Rebecah’s
Centralia
Salem
Kinmundy
Vandalia
Effingham
Lina Byars
Nell Kyle
Nell Goen
Molly Gieseking
Edith Jones
Fannie Peskin
County Association
Golden Gloves Tourney At New Centralia Gym
The Sentinel Legion Golden Gloves Tournament will be held at Centralia Township High School’s new gym on February 14 15 with finals on February 21. The 5000 seat arena promises added space for crowds as contestants from southern Illinois enter in all weight classes. More than a hundred entrants are expected from flyweight to heavyweight, and an entry blank is printed elsewhere for late registrations. Tickets go on sale soon and early reservations are urged.
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Centralia Township High School
Chinois
Centralia
Fields Barber Shop Moves to Chill Building
W E Fields moved his barber shops into his former location south of the Posy Office this week. The shop had occupied the north room of Patoka Hardware and Furniture Co store for months after the Ellis building housing it was destroyed by a fire that swept the west side business block.
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W. E. Fields
Marge Cahill
Mr. Fields
Patoka Hardware & Furniture
Ellis
Ite
Kinmundy-Salem basketball game draws coaches and guests
Coach Verlé Kirk and wife along with Orville Schroeder and wife attended the Kinmundy Salem game in Kinmundy on Saturday night. Antelope numbers rise in several Western states as dry years shrink cultivable lands.
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Verlé Kirk
Orville Schroeder
Kinmundy-Salem
Kinmundy
Ted
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Houston
W. B. White
Adams Louisana Co
Mar
T. M. Green
Meryman Farm
Wm. Chandler
Oglesby
Carrigan
Gerrish
Seisomograph
Clay City
City
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisana
Arkansas
Elizabeth Gibson
Horrace Bushnell
Emerson
Richard Meux Benson
Matthew Arnold
Mary Baker Eddy
First State Bank
Vernon Rebekah’s
Margaret Freyer
Noble Grand
Vernon Lodge
Byars
Jones
Marguerite Warren
Maude Gannon
Flore Fisher
Tina Byars
E. C. Wiese
Southern Ilinois Odd Fellow Association
Gertrude Thomas
New Centralia Gym
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