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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1932
Page
8
Local notes report visitors and travel across nearby towns, births, marriages, and birthdays. Entries mention Chas Hill selling El Vampiro fly spray, Patoka election judges, and community visits by residents from Centralia Vernon and Odin. John Houston underwent appendix surgery, with improving condition.
Township Democratic Women’s Organization of Patoka and Vernon schedules a meeting at Patoka Park on Thursday night July 21 at 8 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Vernon ball club shut out East St. Louis Colored Athletics 6 to 0 on the Fourth of July. The colored team plans a Sunday return to Vernon with a stronger lineup, aiming to avenge the loss and avoid being shut out again.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Melba Hathaway of Vernon to Dale Meador. The ceremony took place May 28 1932 in Effingham Illinois with attendants Marian Hollenbeck and Harold Thomas. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Hathaway and the groom is the only son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Meador. They reside with the groom’s parents east of Vernon.
The Girls Sewing club members Jean Bowen Vivian Reeter Vio let Williams and the boys ball team Cecil Floyd Dale Bowen Ralph Wayne Williams Junior Charles Reeter Ern est Schmahl southeast of town shared a basket dinner Sunday at the Indian Tee-Pee Club Tent. Junior Williams and Wayne Reeter were guests.
Vernon 4-H sewing and food clubs held achievement day at Vernon high school gym with sixty visitors. Prizes awarded for clothing projects. finalists named for a Salem county contest. Cooking demos featured salads and desserts. leaders identified. Illinois agriculture notes new orange rust control. 1983 Century of Progress plans grow nationwide.
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