Patoka Local Notes Describe Visits and Birth
Local column records numerous visits among Patoka residents including Mrs. C L Withers of Evansville staying with her mother Mrs. Hampy and others. A birth is noted for Barbara Sue Spicer in Louisville Illinois. A basket dinner followed Christian Church services in the park with a pleasant visit reported.
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Lucile Walker
H. G. Hudsheth
W. E. Field
Newton
The
Christian Church
Central Church Elders Visit Blankinships at Patoka
Elders of the Central Church of Christ and their wives from Decatur traveled to Patoka Sunday to visit former resident C. E. Blankinship at 1114 North Church Street. They attended morning services, shared a basket dinner, and returned home in the evening, joined by other Decatur residents and locals from Harrisburg.
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Central Church of Christ
Patoka
C. E. Blankinship
Decatur
North Church Street
Blankinship
C. M. Campbell
Howard Lancaster
E. C. Calvert
Ray Lighthall
C. H. Kinnaman
Chester Gillespie
Maggie Cobb
John R. Pogue
Clark Blankinship
Roy Adams
Gray
Harrisburg
Illinois Central Properties a Great Railway Plant Seen
L. A. Downs president of the Illinois Central System says a great inland empire needs a strong railway plant. The system has built properties valued at about 745 million dollars including 1,800 locomotives 65,000 freight cars 1,950 passenger cars 2,430 miscellaneous equipment 12,000 miles of track 160,000 acres of land plus numerous stations warehouses and shops. He stresses constant improvements are required to maintain prompt efficient service and public goodwill.
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L. A. Downs
Illinois Central System
Downs
Oak Trees Highly Susceptible to Lightning Says Davey Institute
The Davey Institute of Tree Survey warns oaks are far more likely to be struck by lightning than beech trees, due to large root systems and water uptake. In a storm, avoid trees and seek open space. if shelter is needed, stay near a beach where lightning is rarer.
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Davey Institute of Tree Survey
Davey Institute
What He Forgot and the Hundred-Year Plan
The obituary notes a man who followed strict health routines including teeth brushing, regular sleep, rain protection, vegetables, and outdoor exercise. He claims to live to 100, but his funeral is set for next Wednesday with eighteen specialists, four health institutes, six gymnasiums, and many health-food manufacturers listed as survivors.
Forgotten About Trains At Grade Crossings
A brief note recalls a person’s forgetfulness about trains passing at grade crossings. The quote indicates concern over safety and awareness near railway intersections.
ODIN TOWNSHIP NAMES AND VISITS ACROSS FAMILIES
Mrs Sarah McClelland and daughter Ethel Austin and Phyllis visited Pheebe McClelland and Flora Case on Wednesday afternoon. Numerous calls and visits spread through Odin Township as McClellands, Case, Holtslaw and Ross families spent time with relatives.
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Sarah McClelland
Ethel Austin
Phyllis
Pheebe McClelland
Flora Case
Asa McClelland
James Case
Mason Holtslaw
Howard McClelland
John Kretzer
Rev. Burnett
Carrigan
Day
G. W. McClelland
Derbert Breakfield
New York
Paul Bundy
Asa MicClelland
Emma Ross
Shanafelts
Salem
Chicago
Ed Newman
Hines
Illinois
Isaac Ross
Edwin
Fred Ross
Melvin Austin
Austin
Roosevelt
Jas. R. McClelland
Thalman Party Makes Forest Park Trip in Roy Thalman’s Truck
Sunday visitors to Forest Park in St. Louis included Roy Thalman and wife Chas Thalman, Lawrence Kissner and wife Ethel Long family, Owen Belcher, Harold Belcher, Reuben Thalman, Charles Meyer family, Floyd Britt and wife, Bessie Ramsey of Chicago, Pearl Britt, Dean Britt, Lucille Britt, Lee Britt, Albert Tacke Howard, Luther Perrine Arlene Perrine, Opal Kissner, George Kissner. The outing used Roy Thalman’s truck for transport.
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Forest Park
St. Louis
Roy’ Thalman
Chas, Thalman
Lawrence
Kissner
Lewis Kissner
Ethel Long
Owen
Harold Belcher
Edna
Reuben Thalman
Charles
Lula Meyer
Floyd Britt
Bessie Ramsey
Chicago
Pearl
Dean Britt
Lucille
Lee Britt
Albert Tacke
Howard
Luther
Arlene Perrine
Opal
George Kissner
Roy Thalman
Local Families Share Weekend Visits Across Town
Mrs Bessie Ramsey of Ghitago visited last week with sister Rose Britt and family. Mrs Lawrence Kissiter returned Sunday from a week with relatives in St Louis and Cape Girardeau Missouri. Robert Arnold and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives in Champaign. Their daughter Leela joined them on return. County Clerk Wayne Young and family of Salem called on relatives Sunday. Tom Ballance and family spent Sunday with friends at Gartter.
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C. L. Withers
Evansville
F. J. Hampy
Hampy
Ira Martin
Cowden
C. W. Martin
Roy Jones
Fany
Albertalee Beckemeyer
E. Beckemeyer
H. R. Livesay
F. B. Ballance
Bettie
Decatur
H. A. Ballance
Margaret
Virgil Livesay
Robert Hathaway
John Hathaway
Ben Howard
Morrisonville
Warren Lowe
Kinmundy
Belle Willett
Joe Simcox
Squire Belcher
Centralia
Mattie White
Carlyle
Douthitt
Porter Simcox
Terre Haute
Max Holland
Patoka
Nellie Lee
Warsaw
Charles Purvis
Odin
Bey Purvis
Vines Bettie Simcox
Lucile Walker
Lula Cross
Mae Eagan
Anna Belcher
Vandalia
Glen Spicer
Louisville
Ill
Barbara Sue
Zula Cross
Urboana
Bessie Ramsey
Ghitago
Rose Britt
Lawrence ‘Kissiter
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Robert Arnold
Champaign
Leela
Wayne Young
Salem
Tom Ballance
Gartter
Community Patriotic Music Day Schedule Highlights
A daylong program features an America song at 11:00, M. D. Ballance welcome address at 11:10, noon recess, and 4:30 to 6:00 recitations and singing. Evening hours 7:00 to 10:00 host a community chorus and special features with Street Corner Band and Vernon String Band performing patriotic and popular numbers.
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M. D. Ballance
Vernon String Band
Meeting at the Park Prompts Association Fundraising
Fragments describe an event at a park to support cemetery causes and Patoka, with mentions of vaccination and association activities. The read remains unclear about date, exact groups, or outcomes.
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Blankinships
Illinois Central Properties
Dainties
Cok
Fred Brown
Vernon
Odin Township
Altom’s
America
H. A. Meyers
Mt. Vernon
Patoka Vs
Pana Blues
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