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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1956
Page
1
Citizens are urged to donate items for the White Elephant Auction hosted by the Lions Club on Saturday July 14 beside the Masonic Temple. Proceeds go to the Masonic lodge building fund with John A. Jennings donating auction services. Funds support exterior Temple improvements after the Silver Dollar awards.
Mary Jo Hawkins of Patoka attends the 57th National Convention of Sigma Kappa Sorority at the Hotel Colorado Glenwood Springs Colorado representing Southern Illinois University. Nearly 400 women from 69 college chapters and 160 alumnae chapters gather for plans. National Gerontology Aid week to aid senior citizens is noted with Lillian Budd chairing the gerontology program. convention also backs other philanthropies and honors Laurel Hurley as convention honor initiate.
Victoria Chapter No. 253 O.E.S. held its regular stated meeting Monday night June 25 with eleven members present. The Worthy Matron reported guests attended Carlyle Chapter night on June 22. Virginia McNicol served as Associate Conductress Burl Alexander as Associate Patron and Ruth Murfin as Esther. The chapter was invited to Dix Nashville and Centralia. Refreshments of cake and iced tea were served afterward.
The annual Ice Cream Supper will be held at Sandy Branch on Friday evening July 13. Plenty of home made ice cream and cake. Serving starts at 6 p m. Everyone is cordially invited.
Mr and Mrs Harley Cole of west of Patoka celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family gathering at their home Sunday. Attending were Forrest Baxter and daughter of Patoka Dale Simcox and daughter of Sandoval Ruby Jones and daughter of Centrali Wes Griffin and daughter Bob Cole Tim Cole and Patoka guests. The children presented a chair as a gift and a family supper followed with all children and grandchildren present.
Marion county communities compete for top parade honors during the 16th Marion County Fair at Salem July 9 14 with Centralia Salem and others in a bid for the biggest and best show. Each community will have a reserved section for bands floats and cars plus a large agricultural division including Farm and Home bureaus Soil Conservation 4H FFA and related groups.
The J O Y class of First Baptist met at Leona Parker's home with Beatrice Meador as co host. Loretta Genre led the business portion and the group decided to buy a nursery fan. Goldie Sparks gave the devotional as Maude Perdue Nellie Perkins Beatrice Meador Leona Parker Pearl Britt attended with visitors Mrs Parker's daughter and granddaughter Mrs Zel la Easton. The session adjourned to plan a family night picnic in August in the church yard.
All children are invited to a Sunbeams gathering at the Baptist church Saturday afternoon July 7 at 1 oclock. The preschool program includes flag salutes prayers songs roll calls a kindness acrostic and a missionary story Mrs Emily Ballance will host the nibble nook.
Despite a large crowd, Silver Dollar Day awards totaled $15 with Mrs. Blanche Belcher winning $10 and Warren Outhouse $5, both of Patoka. Hillbilly band from Patoka Vernon entertained, with Wes Griffin on bass and others in the group. Additional $5 awards went to Lela Quayle Barbara Edwards of Patoka and Ada Bryant of Shobonier. Kenneth Meador of Vernon missed the $25 call, and Donna Caudle of Vandalia was absent for a $10 award. Awards next Saturday at First State Bank of Patoka corner.
Vernon Bruce Danbury spent a week with sister Mrs Nellie Lynch in Decatur. Virgil Klinge and son Gehl attended a dinner in Greenville honoring E E Brown retiring from Standard Oil. Edith Peyton visited in St Louis with granddaughter and husband. Glen Livesay family returned to Harvey after visiting here. E L Norris and others attended a music concert in Charleston. Arch Hedgpeth in Kansas City visited Bob Carson. Numerous families traveled between Vernon and nearby towns for visits and gatherings.
Mrs. Hallie Ripple thanks friends and neighbors for cards letters and flowers sent during illness in hospital and at home and for prayers of faith and blood donors. May God bless each of you. For ads buy a Register Want Ad. They get results.
Patoka residents host relatives from Ferguson Missouri MicLeansboro Kentucky Clinton Illinois Winona Missouri and California this weekend. Families visit, travel plans include St Louis Bremerton and Rialto while a newborn joins the Griffin clan weighing five pounds and a few ounces.
Marion county corn farmers will receive notices within days about their 1956 Soil Bank base acreage. Bases are about 18 percent above prior allotments and determine eligibility for Acreage Reserve payments at 92 cents per bushel based on ASC yield. Minimum reserve is 5 acres or 10 percent of base, maximum is half the base or 50 acres, whichever larger, with signatures due by July 20.
A family reunion took place Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O F Davis. Attendees included families from Greenville Illinois Minneapolis Minnesota Chicago Illinois Patoka Illinois Carbondale Illinois Louisville Illinois Holliday North Dakota and visitors Seth Martin and wife.
Harvesting the largest wheat crop in this area has become a headache for elevator operators railroads and farmers. Yields up to 72 bushels per acre flood local elevators with long unloading lines while rail cars are scarce and storage options are debated.
The season begins Thursday July 12 at 8 p.m. in Patoka Park under Warren Besing. Band Boosters will host an ice cream social with ice cream and cake. Additional summer concerts are planned and registration lists dates and locations. Everyone is invited.
Victoria Chapter of the Eastern Star sent members to Centralia on Tuesday evening June 26 for the official visit of Mrs. Elfreda Barr, Worthy Grand Matron of Illinois. Attending locals were Mr. and Mrs. Don Murfin, Mrs. Freda Meador, Mrs. Winnie Spurgeon, Mrs. Virginia McNicol, Mrs. Vivian Jones, Mrs. Lorena Christian, and Mrs. Mildred Jordan.
Fredonia residents and relatives travel from Michigan Indiana and Illinois to visit parents and siblings. Weekend guests include Mr and Mrs Richard Groff, Dale Cozad, Clarence Cozad, F James Perkins and daughters, and Edgar Perkins. The vacation Bible school closed with a village program and awards.
We wish to thank our many friends and relatives for remembering us with cards and gifts on our 50th wedding anniversary.
Frank Crawford local exchange manager says new telephone books are in the mail and will reach subscribers soon. He urges checking numbers due to reassignments and asks residents to stop calling the operator during fire alarms to locate fires to keep lines free for urgent calls.
Mr and Mrs Ingvald Settem of Muskegon Heights Michigan spend a week with Patoka friends and are house guests of Mr and Mrs Leo C Walker They formerly owned the Patoka Register before moving to Michigan fourteen years ago The Register is a welcome visitor at their home each week
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