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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1946
Page
1
Vernon residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Vandalia Gran ite City St Louis Decatur Bluffton and other towns. News notes include birthdays meals and favors as families gather for weekends trips and short stays.
Mrs Elsie Gray entertained the Fancy Work Club on Friday afternoon July 12. President S M Spurgeon led the business meeting. Guests included Mrs Bessie Wheritt of Hot Springs SD. The next meeting will be the first Friday in August with Mrs Oscar Hill.
The Illinois Agricultural Association reports commodity price effects after the OPA continuation bill veto. Butter costs rose from 74c to 79c per pound without subsidies. with subsidies total costs reached 76c to 78c. Milk, meat, and other foods show smaller or offset changes but overall prices rise as subsidies end.
The Marion County Council of the American Legion will hold a meeting at the Legion Hall next Wednesday evening July 24 at 8 o'clock. All veterans are urged to attend. Mrs. Paul Smith and her children of Detroit are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Eli Logan and other relatives.
Reichert four generation reunion held at Vernon area home July 13 with 23 attendees none bearing Reichert surname. Attendees included Alice Reichert Capeman Macon Georgia and Grace Reichert Henry, plus Wilson Kell Christie Bricker Caudle and others from Illinois Michigan and Chicago. Family hopes for an early repetition.
Little Brenda Faye Warden, one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Warden of Sandoval, is hospitalized in Springfield Ill with infantile paralysis. After fever the child developed left leg and hip paralysis. Sister Kenny treatment will be given. This is the third infantile paralysis case in Sandoval within seven weeks.
Bible School and Communion Service at 10 45 a m Morning Worship led by Brother Carl Gibson with special music both morning and evening The evening service starts at 8 p m Encourage attendance and stay for the Gibson sermon Five youths attended Christian Service Camp at Flora Illinois Juniors Jimmy Cox Dickie Hubbard and Jimmy Ohl Last week Lois Foltz and Dean Good attended this week Bible Study and Prayer Service Thursday 8 p m Austin Good leads studying Acts chapter 8 Come to mid week meeting in the Lord s House.
The Ladies Aid met July 11 at the church with Mrs Rita Hill presiding in absence of president Mrs Gladys Jones who was ill. Devotions were read by Mrs Effie Nichols Chloe Walker Nellie Adams and Lora Altom with refreshment and entertainment duties by Chloe Walker Nellie Adams and Lora Altom. Mrs Mae Simcox attended for the first time in a long while. The group set the next gathering for the first Thursday in August.
District Commander Grant W. Fritscher installed Patoka Post officers at the Legion Hall on July 11. Post Commander Stanley Barnes, Vice Commander Russell Snyder, Adjutant Frank E. Miller, Finance Officer Darvin Jones, Chaplain Clem D. Doolen, Sergeant at Arms John V. Barnes. Fritscher spoke on Legion aims and principles. refreshments followed.
Fourteen Marion County 4-H clubs members were selected as delegates to the annual 4-H Club Camp at Merom Institute Indiana from July 14 to 18. Attending are Irene Moore Jimmie Ohl Jerrold Whitchurch John Hoyt Eleanor Kamp Betty Williams DeLoris Davis Nancy Foltz Dolores Adams Jimmie Phillips Bill Schwandt Wyona Hanna Genevieve Mays Margaret Loomis. Camp chap erones and faculty include D R Norman and Virginia Seidel. The camp offers Health Handicraft Nature Study Sports and health activities supported by Farm Advisers Home Advisers and Youth Assistants across thirteen counties. Farm Adviser Blackburn did not attend this year per Farm Bureau request.
Pastor M. W. Friesner leads church services. Church School at 9 30 with George J Wasem as superintendent. Morning worship at Island Chapel 10 45. Fourth Quarterly Conference led by Dr Henderson at 2 30. Evening services at 7 30. Fellowship supper and park program at 7 00 Wednesday. Mid week service at 7 30 Thursday.
A Greyhound Lines bus headed eastbound struck a bridge abutment on Highway 50 west of Sandoval near the C B Q railroad. Seven people were injured, two seriously, including the unidentified driver and a soldier passenger with a broken leg. An ambulance transported the injured to St Marys hospital. A St Louis salesman in a Ford coupe sideswiped the bus, causing it to skid on wet pavement.
Mr and Mrs E L Sharp and children Darrell and Thelma and granddaughter Mary Lou Smith return from Dublin Georgia where they visited their son Marion in a Veterans hospital with rheumatic fever. Mrs A M Peek and Mrs Albert Towler were Vandalia visitors Thursday.
The Bear Creek Sunshine Club met on the second Thursday at Dorothy Lake’s home with 17 members and three visitors. Lilian Landreth provided entertainment and gifts from the Mystery basket. lunch was served to 18 attendees. Next meeting will be at Zella Easton’s with Etta Anderson as entertainer and Hazel Brown assisting.
The club reports ten members met with Vice President Bertha Snider presiding. Nancy Foltz and Irene Moore attend 4 H Club camp in Merom Indiana, Lois Foltz at a camp near Flora. They plan an Achievement Program July 31 at the High School Gym and selections for County and State events, with garments entered at the Marion County Fair September 27. The next meeting is July 31 at 1 30 p m in the Gym.
In the House a Republican move proposes cutting War Assets Administration admin funds by 100 million dollars to push a more efficient operation. Supporters include Rep. Charles W. Wursell and Rep. C. W. Bishop, with Rep. John Taber criticizing veteran priority grants to wartime asset sales. The amendment, to reduce the WAA appropriation from 435 to 335 million, failed by three votes with several Democrats opposing. Rep. William L. Dawson abstained.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Messamore and their two sons, Kenneth and Gerv Keith, spent the Fourth and weekend with Mrs. Messamore’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Jolliff. Miss Doris, who had stayed with grandparents, returned home. Mrs. Anna Pugh is visiting relatives in St. Louis this week.
Numerous families travel between Chicago and local towns visiting relatives. Mrs. Tillie Richeson and Wig Richeson spend a week in Dieterich. Sgt. Walter C. Adams returns from New Jersey to care for his ill mother in St. Marys Hospital. Several trips to St. Louis, Baltimore, and Springfield are noted along with moves, visits, and health updates.
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