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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1934
Page
8
Registration for Daily Vacation Bible School opens Monday July 9 with Friday afternoon 3:30 to 6:00 set for signups. Parents are urged to bring children ages 3 to 17 to the High School Gym to ensure early placement for classes beginning each weekday at 9:00 a.m.
Milbern House of Kennett Missouri was found on the State highway south of Patoka in a state of extreme heat and exhaustion. Frank Houston brought him to the Hudspeth hotel where medical care revealed dehydration and hunger. Township officials arranged care before Mr Hudspeth took him to Greenup to relatives. House said he was hitchhiking from Missouri to Greenup. Patoka residents provided nourishment and support and he improved before departure.
Relatives and friends in the community were shocked Monday evening by the death of Mrs. George Anderson after a brief illness. She was sixty two and leaves a husband and several grown children. Funeral services were held at the farm home Wednesday at ten conducted by Rev. Reeter of Vandalia. Mr. Anderson is a brother of Mr. Ed Anderson of Patoka. An obituary will appear in next week's Patoka Register.
News from Patoka reports the death of Mrs. Edna Thiell Smith, widow of Scott Smith. She formerly lived in Patoka, spent early life in the community, and later moved to Chicago with two surviving sons. Three children died earlier. Funeral services and burial held in Chicago.
The Eaglin Sunday School elected teachers for the Men’s Bible Class Roy Thalman Women’s Bible Class Mrs Sam Britt Intermediate Class Edna Thalman Juniors Velma Long Rev Ballance filled his appointments Ellen Ballance will lead prayer meeting Wednesday night July 11 Tuesday night July 3 fifteen people of Englin prayer meeting group visited the Zion prayer meeting A profitable time was had and a return visit from Zion is hoped for
The report lists multiple Sunday visits with Dan Reeter and family. Clarence Bowen, Wilson Nichols, George Mason and others visiting various households. Other gatherings include Jed Reeter with his Van dalia kin and Maurice Clayton's family calling on James Troutt and son Wesley, plus Alex Campbell's days with Paul Ver.
Orville Troutt spent a few days last week with cousins Lester and Dean Troutt. Jake Foltz and family called on Charlie Lutz and family Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bowen and children were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bowen.
Local items report attendees at baseball games in St. Louis between the Cardinals and Cubs. Walter Renner of DeKalb visits family. Mr. and Mrs. Livesay and son Joe travel to St. Louis for Independence Day, with others sightseeing in Forest Park. Various residents and visitors from Patoka and nearby towns are noted, along with small sales at Altom's and letters of thanks from the Baptist church for donated fans. A birth announced for James Dennis Doherty of Denver.
Muskegeon visitors travel with Mrs Benns brother Ingvald Settem en route to Oklahoma City for a short family vacation. Miss Marjie Caldwell of Clinton visits Patoka with Dale Altom and Dr and Mrs W W Murfin. Dayne Walker and Miss Mildred Shaw are Pan a visitors at Altoms. Mrs Albert Cruse returns from Chicago with son Kesner for a two week visit. Mrs Will Jackson returns to Decatur. Mrs Francis Rogier of Decatur assists. Mr E R Hamilton and family of Benton visit. Robert Hamilton injured in a nearby auto accident. Mrs Hamilton remains to care for him. Curtain swrim close out at only de yard. For sale 10 bushel yellow beans. E E Carter. 1tp
Mrs. T. R. Cox and son Robert of Maron visited with her parents the Doolens. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Mary Hall in Vandalia with several relatives attending. Families traveled between Mt. Olive Glen Dale Lincoln Lincoln relatives and Cave in Falls for visits and vacations. Local gatherings included a Pentecostal church talk by Rev. Tripp and a young peoples meeting drawing about fifty attendees.
Jesse Doolen held a birthday gathering in Centralia last Friday evening. Martha Rose Merritt of Centralia died this week and was survived by her grandparents W. H. Wade and wife. Earl Graham and family visited Wm. Nolte east of town Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. Tripp moved to the B. A. Bryan property. Clarence Hanson has improved from illness. Jackie Lee Hanson was taken to hospital for X ray on an abscessed lung. Albert Forehand, previously bedridden, can now be seen in town. May Doolen suffered a severe heart attack Sunday night. Miss Joan Doolen of Centralia visits relatives here this week, as do Glen Livesay and wife and Misses Elizabeth and Francis Livesay of Salem.
A Washington conference with Henry A. Wallace and Chester C. Davis reviewed hog allotments and AAA adjustments as Farm Bureau leaders pressed to reduce reliance on state and county estimates. Earl C. Smith of IA A pressed county committees to carefully verify contracts and retain fully supported hogs on record.
The association backs the AAA’s demand for hog reductions from Illinois farmers, insisting on 25 percent cuts below 1932 and 1933 marketing levels as shown by sales records. It argues authentic farm records are more accurate than economist estimates amid statistics calling for about a 13 percent contract hog reduction.
The Vandalia Leader notes trains now run up to 105 miles per hour while motorists may race crossings. Illinois Central System reports a sharp rise in factory to dealer auto deliveries this year, aided by Evans loading devices now on 467 Illinois Central auto cars.
A dialogue contrasts ancestors arriving on the Mayflower with current stricter immigration laws. The exchange notes lineage and changes in policy, underscoring tension between heritage and modern rules.
The World Fair opens May 26 featuring a Standard Oil Indiana exhibit with a cat balance act by trainer Alien King. The show includes thirty three animals and world tour style village reproductions. New rail and bus rates promote access and ample parking is available outside the fairgrounds.
President Roosevelt inaugurated the World Fair by turning on the lights as thousands filled the Lagoon area to view the fifteenth foreign villages and the completed exposition on opening day May 26. Visitors found the fair fully prepared and ready for the summer spectacle with crowds streaming in.
The Patoka Merchants defeated Glenridge Miners 7 to 3 last Sunday on Glenridge’s diamond. A rematch is set for Sunday July 8 at the Park as Glenridge tries to even the series and investors expect a strong game.
Notice from Cream Station listing names Pateka Ir Jessie Ellis as operator and location west of the I C depot with unspecified details.
Illinois Central outlines a $40 million exhibit opening May 26 beside Chicago terminal tracks for the 1984 World’s Fair. The display will feature a miniature railroad, an animated globe, and a 25-foot sunken map with 1,600 cities lit as Roosevelt presses the opening button.
The poem The Children’s Hour describes a parent’s playful capture by children racing through the house. An Illinois Central System report shows revenue up 16.8 percent and passenger numbers up 71.2 percent in the first period of 1934 versus 1933.
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