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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1933
Page
4
The Patoka Register lists James M. Emerson as publisher in Patoka Illinois. It notes publication details including Friday issue, second class mail status and post office handling. Subscription price is $1.50 per year.
Public notice clarifies that any gathering announcements with a fee are treated as advertising and charged accordingly. Card of thanks and ice cream supper notices are also billed as advertising and non news content.
A dense collection of sale notices appears with multiple listings including furniture beds and day beds from Florence Simcox, farm fruit transport service by Earl Purdue, several piglets and adult pigs listed by Eugene Leninger and O H Britt, kitchen range and rug, a 1929 Model A Tudor sedan at Register Office, and a Duroc sow with pigs.
An ice cream supper will be held at Green Ridge on July 15 to benefit the church. Everyone is welcome to attend.
B M English of Centralia Illinois reports calls for improved farmland near Patoka. Submit inquiries to arrange assessments and potential purchase details.
The board of directors announces a public letting to dig a well at the Steele School house. For particulars contact Charley Lutz at once.
The record shows Charter No. 9786 with amounts 199367.04 24580.00 69084.44 48736.72 106.94 listed in sequence reflecting financial figures or balances. The snippet provides no additional context or entities beyond these numbers.
Sunday morning visits included Bill Garrett to Jack Cox and Orie Arnold to Bert Garrett. Merle Headley and Ray Moeller visited Jim and Otho Bassett. Clarence Moeller and a friend spent time at Ed Moeller’s. A rainfall blessed North Fork Sunday morning. Greenridge plans an ice cream supper on Saturday night, July 15.
An ice cream supper will be held at Fredonia Church on Saturday evening July 15. The event offers free entertainment and invites everyone to attend.
The first half of the Centres League ends with Vandalia ahead. A protested Centralia v Pana game may reshuffle standings if Centralia wins and the game is replayed. Flora takes over the second-half franchise after Vernon drops out. A new league forms with St. Paul Loogootee Shobonier Alta Mont Wabash and Shumway. round one played as St. Paul beat Altamont 4 0 and Loogootee beat Altamont 8 3. Next Sunday St. Paul visits Shumway Shobonier hosts Wabash and Loogootee meets Shobonier. Patoka players aided Keyesport to a 4 0 win over Centralia Colored Giants and 4 2 over Woodriver. Local talk grows of a weekend barnstorming tour using homegrown talent.
Pentecostal church lesson recalls Caleb receiving a promise after decades and needing faith patience. The Greenridge church hosts an ice cream supper Saturday night July 15 to raise funds. Edith Gray led Young Peoples meeting adding two new members and inviting broader attendance.
The 1933 financial report for Township 4 Range 1 Marion County Illinois shows district and distributive funds with receipts from district taxes tuition fees sale of property and transfers totaling 20714.19. Expenditures cover school board offices teachers pension fund text books fuel repairs and interest with a June 30 1933 balance of 0.00 in the township fund and 44.93 in the distributive fund.
Delbert Shaw helps stock wheat for Hobart Arnold while Burl Sullens delivers fence posts to Raymond Maulding farm. Mr and Mrs Russell Caldwell welcome daughter Wilma Gene. Bill Willett and family visit. Alva Binnion and wife see Willie McNichols. Gus Protz with Jamie Caldwell family. Pearl Berry visits Ancil Arnold. Mr and Mrs Wm Jones and mo.
Albert Williams and Ruby spent Monday to Tuesday with Lodema Wilson. Leroy Brooks and family and others from Granite City visited Lodema Wilson. Clarence Moeller and Miss Alice Smith of Macon called on Ed Moeller and family. Mildred Brown and Hattie Arnold visited North Fork friends. Nancy Green and daughters visited. Elizabeth Arnold stayed with relatives in Kinmundy. Harriet Brown and Irma Headley visited near Springfield. Reta Brown spent the weekend with home folks. E Jones and son made a business trip to the mill. Clyde Garrett called on Abbie Cox.
The M. E. Church outlines July preaching at Patoka Vernon Arnold Chapel and Mound Chapel. July 16 services include Facing the New Day and The Church in its Community Relationship. Fourth quarterly conference in Vernon at 2 30 pm. Elections for Lay and Alternate Delegates set for July 28. Church nights, official boards, and an all day religious meeting with outside speakers planned.
A prayer service is announced at Patoka for the evening. The pastor should be notified of any sickness and is willing to hold conference with anyone regarding spiritual needs. P. R. Glotfelty, J&
The Patoka Church at Zion is set for Sunday July 16 with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. preached by the pastor at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The Young People meet at 7:30 p.m. A picnic for the Sunday School is planned for July 19 at Salem Park with committee members listed. Cars are requested for transport and gathering at the church by 3:00 p.m. July 19. supper at 7:00 p.m. W D Humphrey, Pastor.
The governor vetoed Senate bills 122 and 123 but signed 65 in the Judicial Advisory council series. New laws take effect Jan 1 simplifying court procedure and empowering the supreme court to set pleading rules. Prisons merge: state prison and southern penitentiary into unified system. Chester Hospital becomes charitable, procedures shift for criminal detention.
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