Local business man Fred Reed killed near Effingham Ill
Reports from Salem detail the death of Fred Reed an insurance man from Patoka after a head on crash two miles south of Effingham on the hard road en route to his home. The accident also injured several others and sparked conflicting accounts in the Decatur Herald special. Funeral arrangements followed a coroner's inquest at Effingham.
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Salem
Fred Reed
Effingham
Flora
Reed
Patoka
Brownstown
Decatur
Herald
Leo Richards
Harvey Kampscrader
Noah Kraus
Dan Stevens
Mr. Kraus
Mr. Stevens
Fred L. Reed
Richards
Stevens
Daily Press
Kinmundy Adopts Fireworks Ordinance After Fourth
Kinmundy council passes an fireworks ordinance requiring consent and a permit to sell or ignite fireworks with hefty fines for violations. The session also approves city budgets totaling 12 735 for streets lights salaries printing fire department jail cemetery health and city property maintenance.
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Kinmundy
Vera Holt
Farina
Carlessly
Relatives Visit Davidson Family in Genesee
Mrs. Jas. Lewis, cousin of the J. W. Davidson children, and her two daughters from Genesee Kansas stopped in Genesee for a short visit en route to Detroit. Locals were delighted by the reunion as Genesee, once a dry town, has revived into a western hub.
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Jas. Lewis
J. W. Davidson
Genesee
Kansas
Detroit
Mich
Louie Wasem
Reed car crash verdict finds unavoidable accident
Inqu est witnesses dispute liquor involvement in the Reed poultry truck collision near Effingham. The coroner s jury ruled the crash unavoidable with departments noting the car driven straight before a road turn and no wobble observed. Local officials insist the accident facts and insurance matters keep the office and business status unchanged.
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Reed
Lyidence
Effingham
Stevens
Fred Reed
PatoRa Register
Johnson
Sacrament Topic Marks Sunday Christian Science Services
Christian Science churches conducted Sunday services on July 14 with the Lesson Sermon centered on worship in spirit and truth. Scriptures cited include John 4 23 Hebrews 4 15 and quotes from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. Pastor C M Miller invites all to attend ofers prayers and readings and announces three new rugs and shades installed on the pulpit platform.
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Christian Science Churches
Churches of Christ
Mary Baker Eddy
Jesus
C. M. Miller
Baptist Church W M S July 23 Program Notes
Baptist Church Women Missionary Society outlines for July 23 meeting at Sister Geo Nattier home. Topics include Persistent Prayer with talks on missions origins, prayer for and about missions, and assurance. Visitors welcome. B Y P U rallies and associational meeting details noted.
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Geo. Nattier
Perkins
Wm. Rogier
Prayer Meeting News from M. E. South
Thursday evenings at eight o clock a prayer meeting is held with Haines Belcher leading. The Woman's Missionary Society met July 17 at Mrs. Ethel Rogier home to discuss The Family in Industry. The August meeting will be at Mrs. Russell Simcox home with Mrs. Haines Belcher leading. Visitors welcome. Sunday School 9 30 am and 7 pm. Howard Willis leads the League.
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Children of God
Haines Belcher
Woman's Missionary Society
Ethel Rogier
Russell Simcox
Howard Willis
Shobonier M E Church Announces Events and Renovations
Shobonier M E Church marks July 21 services with Luster Chapel and Haley Chapel gatherings led by Rev. C B Whitesides district superintendent. A Fourth Quarterly Conference with preaching set for July 19 at Kaskaskia church and contractor Irvin works on a new ceiling and interior improvements. Ladies of Kaskaskia church contribute to interior updates.
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Irvin
Patoka
Shobonier
Zion Church Sunday School Sees 78 Attendees
Seventy eight people attended Zion Church Sunday School on July 14 as offerings totaled 1.95 dollars. The note urges continued faithfulness, prayerful study of God’s word, and attendance at upcoming services including Rev Willis’ preaching July 21. The Epworth League and prayer meetings drew sizable crowds with Harold Belcher and Dwight Williams in leadership.
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Harold Belcher
Dwight Williams
Epworth League
Beatrice Black
Margaret McNicol
James
Patoka Opens Public Library With Ruth Pugh as Librarian
Winter steps led to a new library in Patoka with Ruth Pugh chosen as librarian. Sponsored by the Household Science Club Educational Committee, the library operates in the high school assembly room with hours 2 to 4 PM daily and 6 to 9 PM Tuesday and Thursday. children may borrow free, others pay 25 cents for summer. Books, magazines and contributions are welcomed.
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Ruth Pugh
Household Science Club
Local Orchard Sold to State University
The Parky orchard near Patoka has been sold to the State University at Champaign for experimental purposes in marketing. Apples are now being picked packed in small paper cartons shipped in refrigerator cars to Detroit Michigan.
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Parky
Patoka
The
State University At
Champaign
Detroit
Mich
Local shoppers snap up bargain pork and beans at 25¢
Alcom's welcomed Ray Linn of Moneaqua and three land prospectors on a business visit yesterday afternoon. Linn, who formerly lived here, toured the store and nearby sights with local residents.
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Alcom’s
Ray Linn
Moneaqua
Ray
Stranger Killed by Train Near Centralia Saturday Morning
Jesse Smith, a transient known in Centralia, was struck and killed by a southbound passenger train around 8:00 am near the south end of the passenger track. Engineer John Turley and fireman Johnny Klinghammer witnessed the incident as the train, at 45 to 50 mph, passed him. The body was recovered near the tracks and taken to Roy Baldridge Co. funeral home. County Coroner Ed Anderson held an inquest. Smith had been in Centralia about four years, with prior ties to Collinsville.
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Sandoval
Centralia
Jesse Smith
John Turley
Pine Street
Johnny Klinghammer
Roy Baldridge Co
Ed Anderson
Patoka
Eye Infirmary
Collinsville
Well Known Couple Announces Wedding
Mrs Leona Walz now Mrs Elmer W Belcher wed after a vacation visit in Wiscon sin. The couple plans Patoka home after a Wiscon sin visit with no exact date or place disclosed. The groom, longtime State Highway Department employee, is son of Alvin Belcher. The bride, Wisconsin University graduate, taught at the local high school for three years.
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Elmer Belcher
Norwalk
Wis
Leona Walz
Illinois Central
Gentralia
Miss Walt
Elmer W. Belcher
Alvin Belcher
State Highway Department
Wisconsin University
The
Register
Mott Family Hurt In Auto Wreck
A. H. Mott, circulation manager of the St. Louis Daily Globe, and his wife were injured in a car wreck near Du Bois while en route to Carbondale and other southern Illinois points. Mrs. Mott lost control as a truck did not yield proper space, the car left the road and overturned. both were brought to Centralia and are recovering from body bruises.
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A. H. Mott
St. Louis
Centralia
Carlyle Democrat Newspaper Debuts in Clinton County
A new paper named the Carlyle Democrat appears in the Clinton County capital. It is described as well made with advertising and news layout. The Superior Printing Company of Carlyle produced it, having earlier bought the Sandoval Independent and moved its plant after disposal by Wursell and Dietrich interests.
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Carlyle Democrat
Clinton County
Carlyle
Superior Printing Company
Sandoval Independent
Wursell and Dietrich
Sandoval Sheet
Salem
Sandoval
Altom's Straw Hats Half Price Sale
Straw hat weather prompts Altom's to close out remaining inventory at half price. Hurry in to choose from assorted styles before supplies run out.
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Altom’s
Adventures of Grandpa staged at Patoka high school gym
The Adventures of Grandpa a three act comedy from Salem Baptist Sunday School Younger class, performed July 23 at 8 15 pm in Patoka high school gym. Proceeds fund Salem Baptist church construction. Cast includes Frank Storment as Grandpa and Louis Middleton as Monte Ray with a tale of smallpox quarantine and a wife-for-hire plot.
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Grandpa
The
Baptist Sunday School
Salem
Patoka High School
Iuka
New Baptist Church
Marie Ribeau
Paris
Ethel Link
Officer McCormick
John Dial
Pansy Hopscotch
Freda Storment
Kloompy
Copenhagen
Hazel Britt
Dorothy May
Frances McHaney
Tod Hunter
Alfred McHaney
Lucy Hunter
Louise Spencer
Montgomery
Monte Ray
Monte
Ted Hunter
Louis
Tuffy) Middleton
Frank Storment
Think It Over On Smallpox Vaccination
A public health exhortation asks readers to consider six years of U S smallpox burden, Illinois case counts, and vaccination safety. It emphasizes vaccination as the only effective prevention, urges inoculation in infancy and school age, and warns of disfiguring, lasting after effects and moral duty to protect family.
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United States
India
Illinois
Rev. R. D. Doan Passes Away After Illness
Rev. R. D. Doan former pastor of the Christian Church here died last Friday July 12 at his Eureka home after a lingering illness. He served this church twenty eight years ago in his first pastorate. A memorial service was held here Sunday morning. Mrs Willis, recently released from Effingham Hospital, has returned home and is improving.
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Effingham, Ill
Superior Mutual Insurance Company
J. W. Alexander
National
R. J. Branson
W. O. Roddy
A. E. Miller
Neall Branson
Bransons
Mr. Reed
Mississsippi Valley
East St. Louis
W. Alexander
Superior
Miss Marian Epps
Cisne
Mutual Fever
Southern Illinois
Effingham Hospital
Davidson
Baptist Church News
Emily Ballance
Faye Fiscus
Vivian Nattier
Rose Chandler
Carroll Mojonnier
Maurice Nattier
Francis Belcher
Kaskaskia
Central City
Baptist Church
Ira Smith
Jesse
Alta Gelsinger
Bessie Hill
Maude Carter
G. E. Ballance
Violet Nattier
Marion Nattier
Car
Rogier
Oral Brown
Alice Mojonnier
Widemi Ision
M. E. South News
State University
Mott
NEW Democrat
R. D. Doan
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