Lions Reorganize Elect Rogier as New President
Some 20 civic minded citizens met at the Legion Home Tuesday evening to reorganize the Patoka Lions Club. E. L. Rogier was elected president for the next year with Max Quayle and Sam Jofliff as vice presidents and G. W. Isaac as secretary treasurer. A committee was named to locate a meeting place and arrange meals. Meetings are the first and third Tuesday. the next on July 15. A total of 26 members have joined.
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Legion Home
Patoka Lions Club
Max Quayle
Sam Jofliff
G. W. Isaac
Rogier
Dale Nattier
James Collins
Reorganized Club
Purebred Sheep Auction Set for July 10 at Robbs
The University of Illinois Dixon Springs Experiment Station will hold a purebred sheep auction on July 10 at 1 p.m. CST in Robbs Pope county, Illinois. Thirty-two yearling rams offered include 8 Hampshire, 16 Suffolk, and 8 Texel or Targhee crossbreeds. For more information contact Floyd M. Smith's office.
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University of Illinois
Dixon Springs
Robbs Pope County
Illinois
Fred Koehler Weds Ruby Wilkerson in Carlyle Ceremony
Fred Koehler of Sandoval married Miss Ruby Wilkerson of Keyesport in Carlyle last Saturday June 28 at four o clock. A Legion Home reception followed for over 100 guests with refreshments and dancing by the Melotones orchestra. The couple will live in Sandoval after a wedding trip. Koehler owns Koehler Insurance Agency.
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Fred Koehler
Sandoval
Ruby Wilkerson
Keyesport
Carlyle
Legion Home
Melotones
Koehler
Koehler Insurance Agency
Pratt Cemetery Benefit Set For Friday July Fourth
The 25th annual Pratt cemetery benefit will be staged in Carroll Grove six miles west of Patoka off Friday July 4. Activities include games meals and refreshments with the Patoka Jitters as headlining entertainment and local amateur acts. A coon dog field trials start at 10 30 a m.
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Pratt Cemetery
Carroll Grove
Patoka
Coon
Salem youth joins West Point cadet corps
William Floyd Smith of Salem leaves by train to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point New York. A 1957 Salem Community High School graduate he attended Southern Illinois University last year. His family previously lived in Patoka and his great grandfather was Rev. J. M. Smith, a noted Methodist minister and evangelist. Smith will undergo four years of education and training for a career in the U S Army.
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William Floyd Smith
Floyd M. Smith
Marion County
Salem
United States Military Academy
West Point
New York
Bill
Salem Community High School
Southern Illinois University
Patoka
J. M. Smith
Military Academy
U. S. Army
Sunbeams Will Elect Officers at Saturday Meeting
The Preschool Sunbeams hold a regular meeting at the Baptist church Saturday 1 to 2 30 p m. July 5. Murl Ray Thompson assists in officer election and installation. July 19 features songs by Christie Bozarth and Kathleen Johnstone.
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Sunbeams
The
Baptist Church
Murl Ray Thompson
Christie Bozarth
Kathleen Johnstone
Frankie Sharp
Monte Quayle
E. C. Lawson
Mae Nattier
Dale Thompson
Teen Town to Close Friday for Fourth of July Holiday
Teen Town will be closed this Friday due to the Fourth of July holiday and will reopen Saturday evening. Readers are advised to check the sale ads for bargains.
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Teen Town
Wisconsin Dells Area Promises Scenic Beauty and Fun
Stretching 12 miles along the Wisconsin River the Dells offer unique rock formations such as Hornet's Nest Ink Stand The Jaws and Stand Rock. Visitors can enjoy outdoor sports golf fishing boating swimming and a 12 mile scenic boat trip plus modern housing and restaurants. A free Wisconsin Dells Area Vacation Map is available from the Chamber of Commerce.
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Wisconsin River
Dells
Wisconsin
the Dells
Wisconsin Dells
Chamber of Commerce
Patoka Happenings Highlight Local Travel and Visits
Local residents share news of trips and gatherings. Harvey and Munger family return from vacations in Mississippi and Florida, with visits to Kentucky Lake and Marion. Others attend camps, birthdays, and family dinners, while several plan moves or job changes in Patoka and nearby towns.
ASC Community Elections Set for Tuesday Evening
Cecil L. Kell, chairman of the Marion county ASC committee, announced community committee elections will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, with township election boards conducting the meetings. Elected committee men begin duties Aug. 1, 1968, to oversee price support, crop allotment, and conservation programs. Eligible voters include farm owners, tenants, or sharecroppers participating in the Agricultural Conservation Program or price support eligibility. Meetings will be at Patoka village hall, Carrigan town house, and Foster town.
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Cecil L. Kell
Marion County
ASC
County
Patoka Township
Patoka Village Hall
Mary Basch Honored on Her Third Birthday
Dr. and Mrs. L. P. Basch hosted a Thursday afternoon party in honor of their daughter Mary’s third birthday. Guests included Mona Sue, Patty and Jimmy Pulaski, Kent Bozarth, Dennis Schroeder, Brad Quayle, Elizabeth and Erwin Basch, Martha Jane Isaac, and Peter and Mary. Also attending were Mrs. Orville Schroeder, Mrs. Ernie Bozarth, and Dr. and Mrs. Erwin Basch. Ice cream and cake were served with small favors for the children.
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L. P. Basch
Mary
Mona Sue
Patty
Jimmy Pulaski
Kent Bozarth
Dennis Schroeder
Brad Quayle
Elizabeth
Erwin Basch
Martha Jane Isaac
Peter
Orville Schroeder
Ernie Bozarth
Board Seeks Sealed Bids for Oiled Stoker Coal
The Board of Education Unit No. 100 invites sealed bids to furnish the district with oiled stoker coal from Orient Mines. Bids due by July 12 to Secretary O C Schroeder. the board may accept or reject any or all bids.
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Board of Education Unit No
Orient
O. C. Schroeder
Board of Education
KMOX Seeks King and Queen for Water Carnival
KMOX Radio will run a month long contest from June 30 to August 1 to pick a King and Queen for the Water Carnival at Grand Lagoon Forest Park August 16 17. Entrants must be 14 to 17 and named by another person on official entry blanks judged by KMOX editorial board. Prizes include an all expense weekend in St Louis a visit to the Municipal Opera and dinner with a parent or guardian required. The Carnival features Tommy Bartlett Water Ski and Jumping Boat Thrill Show and is co sponsored by KMOX and the St Louis City Park Commissioner.
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Kmox Radio
Grand Lagoon
St. Louis
Forest Park
Robert Hyland
Chidsen
KMOX
Municipal Opera
Tommy Bartlett
St. Louis City Park
Vernon News Items Highlight Local Visits and Weddings
Vernon readers note visits from SIU students Diana Gowin and Letta Hopkins with Sue Cox to Colorado and Wyoming. Family gatherings include Blankenship pot luck at Kaskaskia Lake with multiple Vanderlia and Reed City attendees. Bill Wade's wedding at Vandalia Methodist church draws relatives from Centralia and Mt. Vernon.
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Marilyn Headley
Diana Gowin
Jerseyville
Ill
SIU
Jerry Dean
Howard Riley
St. John’s Hospital
Springfield
Letta Hopkins
Sue Cox
Colorado Springs
Colo
Letta
James Cox
James Osbert
Garland
Wyo
Byron Albert
Earl Funk
Vandalia
Ethel Klinge
Patoka
J. R. Reviis
Virgil Klinge
Everett Weiss
Herrin
Blankenship
J. C. Binnion
Terry
Vernon
Joe Bellew
Martinsville
Selby Binnion
Gladys Wade
Centralia
Alice Wilson
Bill Wade
Kay Diveley
Charles Moore
Mt. Vernon
Harold Blankenship
Joyce Ann
Reed City
Mich
Dave Johnson
Billie Johnson
Decatur
T. E. Snyder
Milton Bayliss
Charleston
Warren
Don Christian
Effie Hathaway
Hazel Cox
Arlie Sprinkle
Salem
W. D. Kiinge
Gehl Dean
St. Louis
John Binnion
Anderson
Ind
Robert Binnion
Good Soybean Hay Compared With Alfalfa
Research from Illinois and other experiment stations shows good soybean hay compares favorably with alfalfa for dairy cattle. Hay should be cut after pods form but before beans fully form or leaves brown, with July 25 as the latest seeding date in southern Illinois. Seeding on drought or flood‑damaged fields is possible, and varieties match grain recommendations. Inoculate seed and drill 1 to 2 bushels per acre.
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Illinois
Annual Home Made Ice Cream Social Announcement
Annual home made ice cream social to be held at Sandy Branch Cemetery on Friday evening July 11. Homemade ice cream and cake will be served.
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Sandy Branch
Marion County Fair Set July 7 12 at Salem Grounds
The annual Marion County Fair opens July 7 at Salem Grounds and runs through July 12. Premiums exceed 50000 with new running races for Illinois horses and a Tennessee walking horse contest. Added agriculture shows include Yorkshire swine and top line harness racing plus a Buss Hottle carnival midway feature.
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Salem
Illinois
Wilburn Brothers
Por Wagoner
Nashville
Tenn
Granddaughter Karen Adams Weds James Walcott in Lombard Church
Miss Karen Sue Adams and James B. Walcott of Lombard Ill married in the First Congregational Church Lombard on Friday June 6 at 7 p m The bride a Glenbard High School graduate wore an organdy gown with a three tier veil and carried white orchids and stephanotis The reception followed at the bride’s home Mrs Frank Adams Patoka grandmother of the bride attended the wedding James Walcott is employed by International Harvester Co The couple are both from Lombard Ill
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Karen Sue Adams
James B. Wallcott
Lombard, Ill
First Congregational Church
T. S. Sampson
Glenbard Hgh School
James W. Adams
Lombard
Walcott
George Walcott
Lake Alfred
Fla
International Harvester Co
Frank Adams
Patoka
Summer Enrollment Reaches New SIU High
Summer session enrollment at Southern Illinois University climbs to 4 022 students, up 21 percent from 1957. Registrar Robert McGrath predicts totals may exceed 4 100 after late registrations. Carbondale campus totals 3 519, with gains in freshmen and juniors. Alton Residence Center has 432 students and East St Louis SIU campus has 71.
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Southern Illinois University
Robert McGrath
Carbondale
Alton
SIU
East St. Louis
Premium books issued for 1958 Du Quoin State Fair
Livestock show manager Dean Bartle says premium books for the 1958 Du Quoin State Fair are available at no charge. The publications list almost 60 000 dollars in premiums for beef and dairy cattle swine sheep mule and heavy horse divisions and about 3600 dollars for agriculture horticulture textile dairy culinary and art divisions. A further 271 000 dollars is set for the five day Grand Circuit harness racing meet August 25 to 29 and the Hambertonian on August 27. Books may be obtained by writing Box 182 Du Quoin Illinois.
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du Quoin
Box 182
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E. L. Rogier
Les Giffin
Lions Club
By Floyd M. Smith
Register
Wm. F. Smith
Harvey Munger
Biboxi
Miss
Fort Walton
Kentucky Lake Dam
Marion
Judith Griffin
Connie Bowen
Linda Zimmerman
Sharon Tune
Flora
Lola Foltz
Barbara
New Orleans
Mississippi Power Co
Elmer Ryan
Max Holland
Oak Park
George Holland
Dixon
X. B. Holland
Rhonda
Brenda Irvin
Davidson
Davidsons
Edgar Irvin
Betty Johnson
Elmer Fisher
Milton Peddicord
Spooner
Wis
B. E. Lynn
Magnolia
Josephine White
Verna Naylor
Mobile
Ala
John Phillip Carter
Oran Carter
Pekin
Floyd Carter
Francis E .Warren Air Force Base
Wyoming
Air Force Base
Montana
Emma Martin
Roy Jones
Dean Martin
Sandowal
Kathryn Nattier
Ruth Thomas
Lake Salateeska
Pinckneyville
Morris
L. F. Wherritt
Bob
Elton Carter
David
James Britt
Wes Griffin
Harry
Carrigan Township
Carrigan Townhouse
Foster Township
Foster Townhouse
Donald E. Perkins
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft. McClellan
Mary Basch
Coal Bids
Nam
Salem Grounds
Lombard, Il
Southern II
DU Quoin State Fair
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