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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1937
Page
3
Thursday night Claud Adams sold a 26 acre Patoka tract in Marion County to oil representatives from Oklahoma for 3500 dollars. Leasers expect four wells to be drilled immediately, with ground royalty and oil terms remaining. The trip home included scenic Rocky Mountains and a Chicago visit with relatives.
Mrs Emmett Jones of Kinmundy mother of Roy Jones died January 25 at Macon County Hospital Decatur after surgery. She had been ill several months and was bedbound. Rev DeMelton officiated at Kinmundy M E Church Thursday January 28 at 1 30 p m interment followed in Kinmundy cemetery.
Mrs. Lizzie Gray and Mrs. E. E. Hamilton of Decatur returned home after two months visiting sister Mrs. Katie Bratcher in Pomeroy Washington. The sisters had not seen each other for twenty years and described a wonderful trip with a good visit. They reported little current change.
The E. Churchs of Southern Illinois call for a cash offering this Sunday January 31 to aid flood sufferers in Illinois. Bring offerings or leave at the bank with Miss Mac Eagan. Also announced are old fashioned song services at Vernon with 7:00 p m Sunday evening and a choir from Patoka and Vernon performing the oldest songs for all to enjoy.
January message highlights modernization of car repair shops. Illustration depicts workers with up to date tools and the components of freight car wheel trucks. The story explains how the railroad uses an assembly line approach to maintenance and production.
L. A. Downs, president, notes higher employment and thanks patrons for the business enabling growth. The series, grown from the 1936 dedication to personal service for travelers and shippers, moves to behind the scenes while keeping two full pages of ads per newspaper annually.
Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes urges Illinois motorists to drive safely in 1937 amid reports of a high toll from motor accidents across the United States. He cites 37 400 deaths last year and stresses individual responsibility and strict enforcement to reduce highway tragedies.
Koehler explains germination failures weaken plants and lower stands under varied conditions. Experiments at the agriculture college show three fourths of yield loss from injured seed coats can be avoided with proper seed treatment using organic mercury disinfectants to protect seed corn from cold soil and infection.
Prepared by the American Foundation for Animal Health, the piece warns delay in accurate diagnosis is a farmer’s chief danger in preventing herd losses. It notes four swine diseases with overlapping signs—cholera, erysipelas, swine plague, and infectious enteritis—sharing high fever, appetite loss, and prostration, making veterinary input essential.
A Patoka Illinois oil discovery by Adams Louisiana Company lifts Adams Royalty shares by four points in a Chicago session. The article notes 95 000 shares traded with 48 gains and 54 losses among 145 issues. Interlinked holdings include Adams Royalty's half interest in the new well and LaSalle street attention over the oil-bearing sand at 1400 feet.
Patoka High School will play St James in Patoka on Friday night January 29 replacing the prior plan. Two games start at 7:00 p.m. with the later matchup following the opener.
Illinois farmers are warned by L A Moore to beware fancy prices and magic names in hybrid seed corn. Department inspectors report many sales mislabel hybrids as genuine seed, while tests show second and third generation hybrids perform no better than standard open pollinated corn. The warning stresses that only genuine hybrids yield good results and urges buyers to seek verification from the State Department of Agriculture or University of Illinois agronomy.
J J Pieper of the University of Illinois reports lower yields from unadapted foreign legume strains. Argentine alfalfa yields average 80 percent of good northern Illinois varieties, with foreign red clover at about 65 percent. He urges using adapted seeds and caution against mixed foreign seed, noting import patterns and seed staining under the Federal Seed Act.
The Ladies Aid of Zion met with Aunt Betty Nicols as roads were poor. Several residents and visitors were noted including Orvel Arnold and wife of Alma, Bertha Mulvaney, Cleve McWhirter and wife in Salem, Jamie Caldwell and Gene Campbell guests, and various other local exchanges. Dr Laswell ill in Florida, Cyrus Nichols with his mother in Patoka, and artist Sorneman of Vandalia were among those mentioned.
Mrs Frank Brown and family visited Alvie Herrin and family Sunday. John Shepard was a Vandalia caller last Friday. Ralph Roseman and wife called on Melvin Belcher and wife Sunday. Zola Belcher and daughter visited Nora Goodin Tuesday. Loyd Cooper and family were callers on Stambaugh Hill Friday. Norma Roseman visited Cleo and Pauline Shemerd Sunday. Mrs Calvin Colbrook of Morrisonville visited her parents Jobe Murray and wife last week. Gus Murray was a Patoka shopper Monday. Stanley Barnes called on Wm Hughes Saturday afternoon. Lucille Murray was absent from school last week due to a severe cold. Jane and Harry Murray and Dale Alexander were Fairman callers Thursday. Miss Freda Carter, our teacher, stayed over due to bad roads. Oleta Rogeman visited home follies over the weekend. Harold Collier and family and Sallardton Ten and family Sunday evening.
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