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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1960
Page
1
Michael Keeton of Brazil Indiana visits Patoka friends this week. Several residents travel to Estes Park Colorado and Little Rock Arkansas for visits. Local families entertain and move homes while relatives tour across Illinois and surrounding states.
Lee D. Britt announces the 1961 ASC Community Committeemen elected in Patoka Carrigan and Foster townships. Patoka picks Floyd Britt as chairman Homer Potts as vice chair Halden Hill as member Tom Ballance and Harold Belcher as alternates. Carrigan selects Samuel L Ticknor as chairman Verlin Heinzmann as vice chairman Frank Colgiei as member Russell Collins as first alternate Filmer Henning as second. Foster names Marvin Bassett as chairman R. H. Green as vice chairman J. B. Arnold as member Lester Griffin as first alternate O M Conant as second.
Sandoval Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star visited the Patoka group for a combined meeting in Victoria. Fifty members attended with Ruth Alexander guest of honor and gifts presented by Worthy Matron Les Griffin. Officers and stations were filled. refreshments followed with Independence Day decor. A Star lighters gathering is planned for July 20 at the Masonic Temple.
Sunbeams will hold a missionary program at the Baptist church on Saturday July 16 from 1 to 2 pm. Children will study the foreign mission book Whirligigs in China and learn a Bible verse about Go. The leader will discuss the young people’s meeting at Marshall Creek church held the day before and Elijah will be the Bible lesson topic.
Sunday school study hour at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 10 45 a.m. MYF gathers at 7 p.m. Twenty seven attended study hour last Sunday and eight attended MYF Randy Rutledge was honored with Birth day song Nancy Herrin led the lesson The group will meet Sunday with the Patoka MYF All Sunday school members are asked to attend a business meeting later in July
The snippet notes Ed Foster and his wife with daughters. Edna returns home with Dwight and family for a Michigan visit. It also mentions reading the want ads for bargains.
Local notices report name change for Binnions Store to Dollar Wise with weekend spe cials. Encounters include Cecil and Lyla Cottrell visiting Mrs Meador, Rev Dotson and wife preaching at Full Gospel Tabernacle, and multiple family visits and travel to funerals and gatherings across Vernon area. Hepatitis illness noted for Herbert Beck after Schmidt Clinic stay.
The Kaskaskia Council of the Boy Scouts of America announces the Jubilee Camporee at Centralia's Foundation Park from July 22 to 24. Thousands of Scouts Explorers and leaders will camp on 185 acres for cooperative cooking clean up and daily chores. A Saturday program features demonstrations from signal towers to rescue diving and wildlife collections ending with a big campfire and awards. The Patoka Scout Troop will attend with Kay Jennings Jr. and Stanley Barnes accompanying leaders.
Lila Sanders, state vice president of the Future Homemakers of America, will be among 65 Illinois girls to receive a State Homemaker Degree July 28 at the FHA Camp in Lake Bloomington. She will also receive a $100 FHA Scholarship at Guest Night. Sanders recently attended an FHA executive council meeting in Springfield to judge degrees and plan the East Bay camp.
Members of the Lions Club sponsor an ice cream social in front of the Schroeder Motor Co building Saturday beginning at 5 30 p m Proceeds will fund club activities to make Patoka a better place to live Everyone is urged to attend and enjoy homemade ice cream and cake.
Emil Nattier was named last Thursday evening as village treasurer at the regular monthly village board meeting. He replaces Don Griffin who resigned. Griffin had been carried over from the previous administration and had done an effective job. He asked to be replaced at fiscal year end but stayed on until a successor was appointed.
Mr and Mrs George Snider Jr announce a baby boy born July 9 at St Marys Hospital weighing 7 lbs named George III. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs George Snider Sr and Mrs Alice Dobbs. Also a baby boy born July 8 at St Luke s Hospital St Louis to Mr and Mrs Ressler Slater and Mrs Leicht weighing 8 lbs 14 oz. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ernest Leicht. Jean Utz inspected Perkins Field east of Vernon in a Cessna 175 calling it a smooth private field. Maurice Lee Cox and family visitedLambert Airport and Luther Perrine home and attended Jennings Church of Christ with pastor Tom McGee.
Marion County ASC chairman Cecil L Kell announces a July 21 referendum for wheat growers to decide if 1961 crop marketing will use quotas. Quotas only take effect with a two thirds vote. minimum national acreage allotment is 55 million acres with Illinois receiving 1 442 835 acres. Polling places open 8 am to 6 pm DST at Carrigan and Kinmundy towns and townships.
Mrs Ozcar Hill led the Patoka Woman's Society of Christian Service devotionals on The Christian Use of Leisure using a playlet Two Views of Leisure and a memorial for Mrs Carrye Alexander. Sub-district meeting plans were set for July 12 with hostesses arranging refreshments.
Isaac I. Walker 85 died at his Patoka home July 13 after four years of illness. Born Fayette county Sept 19 1874 he married Mary A. Lucas 1897 in Kenosha Wisconsin. Survived by widow five sons and six daughters. 41 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. funeral July 15 at Patoka Methodist church with Rev Robert Hollis. burial Magassie Cemetery. Cox and Martin in charge.
Twenty two Pa toka Papooses 4 H Club members traveled to Salem on Friday July 8 to perform a pantomime for the county Share the Fun night. Sponsors and parents included Mrs George Gerrish Miss Pearl Britt Mrs Margaret Cox Mrs Betty Palaski Mrs Iva Gerrish and Mr and Mrs Edgar Irvin. Marion Thomas won first in the Public Speaking contest for the Agriculture club.
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