Illinois farm and weather report report on crops and mining
Illinois farmers report corn growth ahead of last year with some losses from northern rains and moisture shortages in the south. Soybeans and alfalfa stand well while red clover hay is partly harvested. Illinois coal output in May and April totals are given from strip and shaft mines. An active civil defense status for about 10 000 sky watchers begins July 14 with some posts remaining inactive. Public aid code review considers extending the child abandonment statute to include divorced mothers and regular support payments, with penalties for default. A juvenile talent search will feature at the Centennial Illinois State Fair August 8–17 including drama entries and a Ladies First show in the Illinois building theater.
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Illinois
State
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Civil Defense
Lenox R. Lohr
Chicago
Springfield
Illinois Public Aid Commission
General Assembly
Fairgrounds
Heat Wave Breaks With Shower On July 2
After seven days of temperatures at or above 100 degrees the region saw a brief shower and electrical storm around 1 20 PM on Wednesday July 2 breaking the extreme heat. June was noted as possibly the hottest month since 1936.
Bear Cheek White Haven Visit and Local Notices
A series of social visits and family news items from Bear Cheek White Haven include Charlie Meyer undergoing surgery at St. Marys hospital Monday morning. Locals Mr and Mrs John Anderson and others visited George Christie Sunday evening. News of a Honolulu birth reaches Leo and wife via telegram from Hawaii. Weekend calls include Thural Morey on Clyde White and wife. Visitors at Mattie Linton’s home featured several names, with Floyd Massey of Benson among them. Other visits occur among the Cox and Robertson families, and Harolds Landreth families.
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Charlie Meyer
St. Marys Hospital
John Anderson
Spud Lake
Vernon Payne
George Christie
Leo Landreth
Hawaii
Eugene Links
Honolulu
Thural Morey
Clyde White
Mattie Linton
Fannie Hazelwood
Floy Bonell
Anabelle Leninger
Augusta Linton
Floyd Massey
Benson
Eugene Cox
Bud Cox
Frank Robertson
Bill Criss
Harold Landreth
Indianapolis
Ind
Dale Zimmerman
Jerry Zimmerman
Chicago Radio Artists Present Fashion Review and Show
A dozen models from Patricia Vance Charm School join a musical revue in Chicago with music by Terry O'Donnell, star of Oklahoma. A give-away and Q A with Eddie and Fanny Cavanaugh will accompany each performance, with prizes awarded at every show.
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Chicago
Patricia Vance
Charm School
Terry O’donnell
Eddie
Fanny Cavanaugh
Lincoln quote on thrift and prosperity
A historical quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln argues that prosperity cannot be built by throttling thrift or weakening the strong. It states you cannot help wage earners by harming wage payers or aid the poor by discouraging the rich.
Patoka Children Attend Christian Oil Belt Camp
Patoka youths Jerry Bopp Larry Lawrence Susan Meador Brenda Thompson and John Reed England travel to Flora Illinois this week for the Christian Oil Belt Camp. Edwin Arnold chaperones brought the group Sunday afternoon and helped with settling. Tom McGee Patoka Christian Church pastor teaches at the camp. Mrs Belcher Porter Logan Page and Ellis from Patoka Church cook for the campers Monday.
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Jerry Bopp
Larry Lawrence
Susan Meador
Brenda Thompson
John Reed
England
Flora
Ill
Edwin Arnold
Tom McGee
Patoka Christian Church
Nell Belcher
Madeline Porter
Alta Logan
Page
Maude Ellis
Patoka Church
Two Homes Near Patoka Broken Into Investigated
Sheriff Jim McCrary of Salem inspected two Patoka area break ins from Sunday. The Brumfield home was ransacked with clothing and furnishings moved. a gun and some jewelry were not taken. At the Jolliff home a gun eight dollars and clothing were stolen. Police suspect a single intruder. investigation continues.
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Jim McCrary
Salem
Patoka
Henry Brumfield
Brumfield
Rockford
Ill
Willie
Patoka Residents Welcome Visitors Over Weekend
Local families in Patoka hosted relatives and friends from Chicago Decatur Vandalia and other towns over the weekend. Guests included Mrs Twila Blau Diane and Mrs Lila Canale with Miss Jean Anderson of Chicago and extended visits by Leighton Wasem and the Arnold and Quayle families.
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Twila Blau
Diane
Lila .Canale
Jean Anderson
Chicago
Delpha Jolliff
Max Quayle
Wisconsin
Sharlene Belcher
Missouri Baptist Hospital
St. Louis
J. H. Belcher
Fern
C. D. Martin
Spooner
Wis
Walter Dively
Bobby
Carolin
Seymour
Don Arnold
Decatur
F. M. Meredith
Tennessee
Carl Arnold
Murphysboro
Cyrus Arnold
James Adams
Frank Adams
Garry Gene Meyers
Tamaleo
Otto Wadkins
Margie
Bill
Gene Meyers
Vickie Lee
North Carolina
James Shively
Sue
Jennifer
Dayton
Ohio
Nelle Quayle
Paul
Mary Wickersham
Virgil Kethherside
Benny
Centralia
Paula Sue Jones
Carl Quick
Carla Ruth
Streator
Illinois
July TV Viewers to See Major Political Conventions
TV viewers can expect an unusually busy July with two national political conventions starting July 7. The piece highlights the Republican race led by Taft and Eisenhower as front runners, notes potential dark horses Dirksen and MacArthur, and emphasizes the public witnessing democracy in action.
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Republic
Robert Taft
Gen
Eisenhower
Everett Dirksen
Gen. MacArthur
Register to press early this week
The July 4th holiday moved publication one day earlier to reach rural routes before the weekend. Normally printed late Thursday for Friday delivery, this issue went to press late Wednesday for Thursday delivery, upsetting some correspondents whose material arrived too late.
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Register
Band Concert at Patoka Park
Community Unit District 100 School Band will present a concert at Patoka Village Park on Tuesday July 8 at 8:00 PM. Directed by G W Brown the group plans a summer series with Vernon. Members should assemble by 7:30 PM. The public is invited to attend and see the students’ work.
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Community Unit District 100
Patoka
Vernon
G. W. Brown
Sandy Branch Ice Cream Social Set for July 10
The annual ice cream social will be held at Sandy Branch on Thursday evening July 10. Homemade ice cream cake and pop will be served to raise funds for the cemetery.
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Sandy Branch
Cemtery. le
Clipping Pastures Boosts Yields and Weed Control
Marion County farm advisers urge clipping of newly seeded and existing pastures through mid July to prevent weed spread and improve forage. Properly calibrated spraying of corn fields with 2 4-D is advised, with strict adherence to label recommendations to avoid harm.
Ice Cream Supper Promotes Cemetery Upkeep at Vernon Park
An ice cream supper is planned for Friday night July 18 at Vernon Park to raise funds for Hatch Holt and Meandor cemeteries upkeep. A parcel post sale and a flower garden quilt plus a rug will be given away. Donations of a categories will be appreciated. Emma Protz, secretary treasurer.
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Vernon Park
Hatch, Holt
Meandor
Emma Protz
Sec
Treas
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George Washington
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Jefferson
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Hatch, Holt, Meador
Hatch, Holt, and
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Cc. D. Martin
Ward P. Holt
Fred Hamipy
Sen Ewer
Wm. A. Miller
Ida Croutcher
John Shepard
Raymond Grulich Seenee
Gladys Wengert
Wade Lawson
Belle Doolen Tone
Lene Barker
Neldah Wasem
Walter Wernsman
Frank
Nora Quayle Seeeee
Harry Perkins
Helen Merritt
Lizzie Norris
Wm. Kottmeyer
George Caudle
Clarence Lawson
Leslie Meador
Oscar Roberts
Edna Young Eee
Fred Protz
C. W. Martin Ee
Seth Martin
Roxie Snyder
Frank Hatch
Limp Candle
W. F. Murfin
Philip Meador Peewee Reeeree
Gerald Nichols
Elza Parks
Ereteeeereerere
Amanda Binnion
Dan Thorpe
Nan Perkins
W. C. Oates
Ecoeorngeresee
Alice Wilson
Wm. Curran
Mildred Norris
Nellie Doolen
George Walton Chaser Gare
Jessie Walton Ee
Josie Cox Ee
Rex Rhea
Marion County
Beth Burton
Effie Nichols
Cecil Griffin
Effie Hathaway
Ernest Wolff Tet
Bob Roberts
Mayme Shonkwiler Serene Nee
Martie Seward
Clara Ehrat Ee
Virginia Payne Eee
Twee
Fora Payne Peee
Gilbert Brown
Emil Kottmeyer
Emma Protz Cote
John Quayle
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