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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1961
Page
1
Local residents enjoy vacations visits return home and gatherings from Patoka to Alma Indiana. Notables include Marion Thomas winning a county speech prize at Salem and Louise An nette Hines taking girls contest first place with state fair prospects. Several families travel for reunions and holidays with relatives in Illinois Indiana and Colorado Springs.
Wm. J. Gerrish asst scoutmaster attended the district round table at Foundation Park in Centralia Tuesday evening. Refreshments followed and the Crooked Creek district fall scouting program was discussed.
Words cannot express our appreciation for prayers, flowers, cards, food and visits. Gratitude to the men who donated time and equipment to plant the bean crop during hospitalization and while being a shut-in at home. Thank you to all.
Voters approve bond issues for Patoka sewage system and the Patoka Sanitary District. Bonds totaling 23 000 dollars pass 205 yes 38 no. Sanitary District bonds 44 000 dollars fail 20 to 39 and 39. The village board canvassed the results and plan the project to start this fall.
Residents and visitors populate a busy Vernon scene with relatives from Decatur Carthage Sarasota and St Louis. A new baby boy joins the Lingles. Births weddings and weekend visits weave through family reunions and gatherings across several towns.
Chuck Melton nine year old foster son of Mr and Mrs James Hyde of Fairy Dell road was seriously wounded Monday when a bolt on an old combine pierced his throat as they were taking it apart. State trooper aided at St Marys Hospital where he received mouth to mouth resuscitation and blood transfusions.
Mrs Merle Jones hosted the Joy Belles Home Bureau at the regular fourth Monday meeting. Sixteen members attended with lessons on Telephone Personality and Understanding Children With Handicaps.
Mrs Mildred Corbett of Springfield visited Mr and Mrs A E Hedgpeth this week. Miss Marian Epps of Springfield spent the weekend at home. Mrs Maude Luddeke of Hillsboro and son Wayne of Decatur called at the T E Snyder home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Wm Nelson and son Jim and Mrs Belle Doolen were here last Friday. Ronnie Joe Ronnie and Jill Bates spend the week with aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Marvin Sorrel and Nona Mae in Decatur.
Sandy Branch cemetery hosts its annual ice cream social Friday featuring home made ice cream and cake served to attendees.
Rainfall totaled about a half inch in the past week, the first measurable moisture in about a month, according to local weather records.
Virginia Garrett 73 of Alma died 11 15 p m Sunday at St Marys Hospital Centralia. She was mother of Mrs Robert Eagan of Patoka and wife of Selvy Garrett. Survived by three daughters a son two sisters one brother four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm Linton Funeral Home Kinmundy Rev Cecil Lowe burial Sandy Branch Cemetery.
Doug Ballance and William Jenkins completed their first class scout tests last Thursday evening at the regular meeting before the board of review. Harlan Gerrish received a public health badge, Jim Padberg one in cooking and Jim Jennings one in farm mechanics. Thursday night the scouts enjoyed a wiener roast at Conservation Lake. The scouts joined to do a good deed Monday evening when they passed out literature house to house on the sewer bond issue.
Mr and Mrs Vernon Payne of Vernon announce the birth of a son Mark Dennis on July 10 at Fayette Co Hospital weighing 9 lbs 7 ozs. Mr and Mrs Dick Littrell announce a daughter Debra Ann born July 5 at St Josephs Joliet weighing 6 lbs 4 ozs. Mrs Littrell is Brenda Thompson. Mr and Mrs Jim Maas announce a son Larry Neil born July 5 at Fayette Co Hospital weighing 9 lbs 15 ozs. Grandparents are Charles Maas of Sandoval and Talmadge Outhouse of Patoka.
Mrs Emma Martin 85 of Patoka died Friday at Yawning Nursing Home Odin after an extended illness. Widow of C W Martin she was born in Foster township daughter of W J and Amanda Jones. Survived by son Dean Sandoval daughter Mrs Roy Jones Patoka brother Frank E Kinmundy sister Mrs Henry Meador Vernon five grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 1 30 p m Cox Martin Funeral Home Patoka Rev Dale Turner officiating burial Patoka.
Miss Susan Doolen daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett Doolen and David Robinson son of Mrs Essie Robinson exchanged wedding vows in Vernon Methodist Church on June 25 in a double ring ceremony at 3 pm Rev C S Heflin officiated. The altar featured madonna lilies and white shasta daisies.
John C. Barnes expresses gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for get well and birthday cards. The family of Maude Snyder thanks friends and neighbors for kindness sympathy help and tokens of friendship.
The July WSCS gathering at the Methodist church drew 20 attendees. Mrs. Bertha Miller led the lesson on God Word and Our Word with devotions by Mrs. Oscar Hill and prayers by Mrs. Turner. Hostesses arranged patriotic decor and refreshments.
Miss Janice Carole Boggs will wed Donald Perkins on Sunday July 16 at 2 p m in the First Baptist church Vandalia. Attendants include matron of honor Mrs Shirley Thompson bridesmaid Miss Jackie Hall best man Michael Boggs groomsman Warren Bayliss. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Boggs Brownstown and the groom son of Mr and Mrs Harry Perkins Vernon. A shower for the couple is set for Friday July 21 at the Harry Perkins home. Everyone invited.
The Masonic Temple displays a new sign erected Tuesday morning by Walter Whiting on a metal frame by Herschel Lawrence. Two glass globes show the Eastern Star and the Masonic emblem, to be lit on meeting nights.
All children are invited to a Sunbeam meeting at the Baptist church on Saturday July 15 from 1 to 2 pm. The theme Pray ing for Others is presented with a Bible verse roll call containing Pray and an acrostic P R A Y. Scripture lessons cited are Matthew 5 44 Matthew 6 6 and Luke 6 12. Read the want ads for bargains.
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