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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1935
Page
8
Local notes list grease and motor oil prices from Richeson Oil Station and customers visiting area towns. Community members and families visit, travel, or host relatives in Confidence Centralia Pittsburg Decatur DeKalb Mt. Vernon and St Louis with relatives and mutual friends.
Want column lists sale items for weanling pigs by Joe Muck and a sale of good Hampshire and Buick stock. Auto and live stock loans offered by Old Capitol Loan Co. Vandalia Illinois. Additional notices include Central Hotel for sale trade or rent by J Hudspeth, an ABC electric washer by Mrs A T Gray, and a first class refrigerator by C N Cruse offered at a bargain.
The undersigned pledge to distribute the $10,000 road bond proceeds fairly between the Vernon and Patoka township roads if the bond issue carries. Signatories include C. M. Rogier, Supervisor, and Paul Protz, Highway Commissioner.
Readers praise O L Wadkins for cleaning and beautifying the area around his restaurant west of the I C R R station in Patoka. The adjacent railroad plot across from the business is now tidy with flowers and lawn, earning comparisons to Abraham Lincoln planting a rose. The Jones Martin store interior also gains a fresh paint and shelving makeover with expanded space and better equipment.
Revered Rev Garrett, longtime Patoka M E Church South minister, died in Murphysboro Friday. A loyal, lifelong church servant, he was superannuated in his vocation for years and among the oldest pastors in the conference. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Murphysboro.
Dick Potts, local carrier for the Centralia Evening Sentinel, attended a Tuesday banquet at the Langenfeld Hotel in Centralia honoring carriers who graduated this season.
More than twenty carriers attended a well enjoyed dinner that brought high school boys together. The social event aided cooperation and mutual understanding among participants.
Patoka Dairy defeated Highland Dairy 3 to 2 as Hart struck out 9 opponents. Ballance had three hits including a second inning home run, while Schroeder and Griffin starred in the field. Patoka Dairy 3 runs 10 hits 2 errors. Highland Dairy 2 runs 13 hits 0 errors.
Vernon notes list visits in the region with Miss Dorothy Snook and Dwain Bryan of Normal and many relatives traveling between Decatur St Louis and Vernon. Names include Miss Phylis Pope Miss Clara McAdoo and families of Morgan Murfin Doolen and Johnson among others with trips to Mt Vernon Saint Louis and Florence Alabama.
Thy Miss Dot Doolen and Mrs Clara Murfin and son Arthur were in St. Louis on business Monday. Mrs R B Gephart of Tuscon Ariz is visiting here with relatives. Mr and Mrs Fred Brown passed Sunday in the old home town. Milton Bayliss and wife of Kin mundy spent Sunday with her par ents Mr and Mrs Joe Wickenhou ser. Several from here attended the funeral of Henry Heckethorn Monday. Doris Mae Adams of Patoka spent a couple of days the first of the week at the home of J P Roberts. Glen Dale Donald and Gene Walton left Wednesday morning for Venice where they will spend the rest of the week with their mother Mrs Cary Walton. Sunday they will return to the home at Lincoln.
Cracker Neck reports the birth of a baby boy to Alvie Herrin and his wife on Saturday July 13. Mrs Frank Brown cares for the mother and child. Several local families visited relatives and traveled short distances Sunday including Ches ter Bryant near Pawnee and Harley Cole area. John Shepard John L Belcher and others are mentioned among visits and road travel noted by local column writers.
Edna Mae and Willetta Stone along with Leon and Lucille Murray visited Lucille and Cleo Shepard on Sunday. Stanley Barnes celebrated his twentieth birthday Wednesday night with ice cream and cake. Mrs John Shepard announced a baby girl born July 13 at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Boothman of Sandival. Mrs Jane Cooper visited Mrs Theo Stone last week. Wm Alexander lost a work horse Friday. Wm Bryant visited friends in Toad Island Sunday. Dr Murfin attended the infant son of Guss Murray Monday morning.
East Fork resident Geo. Peddicord and family from Pittsburg spent Sunday with C. N. Walker and wife. Mrs. Nelson Hicks and children called on Ransom Hicks and family Sunday. Nettie Schmahl and Mary Lavon Peddicord were shopping in Patoka.
Saturday Violet Williams visited relatives in Decatur and returned Sunday. C N Walker and Ed Johnstone were Patoka business callers Saturday. Willie Webking from the CGC camps spent Saturday night and Sunday with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowen hosted visitors. Luther Williams and sons saw Ed Johnstone Sunday. Herb Schmahl spent Sunday morning with Oze Hill. Cecil Bowen visited Sunday with Ernest Schmahl.
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