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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1933
Page
4
The Patoka Register notes James M. Emerson as publisher and records Friday publication from Patoka Illinois. It lists a subscription rate of 1.50 dollars per year and notes second class mail status under federal act.
Column lists farms for sale in Patoka and Belcher with acreage and prices, cash down, and 20 year terms. Includes sale of cows and Holstein calves raised by C. W. Adams with dairy production notes. Also notes 300 teaching vacancies and various household goods. Vernon Eugene Leninger Patoka Ill Flor ence Simcox Patoka Ill Vernice Nattier Patoka Ill Earl Purdue Sandoval Ill and others.
Property notice offers a 40 acre farm near Fairy Dell to trade for a Patoka suburban place. J C Bowen Odin plus R R. A family expresses gratitude to those who assisted during illness and after their mother’s death, naming J W Delassus family and Louis Pugh family for flowers and comforting words.
A reader asks if a farm is available for sale near Patoka with interest from buyers. Contact from B. M. English of Centralia Tl expresses improved farm queries and requests information.
An ice cream supper will be held at Round Top school house Saturday night July 22 for benefit of Cruse cemetery. We solicit your cakes. Everybody invited. Entertainment.
The Euchre Club of St. Lawrence church was entertained Thursday afternoon at the hall by Mrs. Clara Voss. Guests included Miss Hilda Schutte Avaiston, Miss Katherine Koehle, and Misses Anna and Alice Dupont. Prizes went to Miss Schutte first and Mrs. Ethel Gilbert second with Rose McNally Odin as consolation and Miss Dupont as raffle winner. Dainty refreshments followed. Illinois sold the final 1,000,000 in waterway bonds for 5,501.50, bringing outstanding waterway bonds to 7,000,000 of the 20,000,000 approved in 1920.
The annual financial statement of the Township Treasurer H. H. Bellamy for Marion County Illinois covers the year ending June 30 1983. It details district fund receipts expenditures and balances including state board vocational education and teacher pension fund items with notable figures and transfers.
The column notes visits and travels among local families from Odin and surrounding areas including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Andrews from Chicago, Mrs. Babe Ticknor and Edwin to Sandoval, and the Elwell Meser group with John Charlton. 4-H Club met at the Durbin home with planning. An auto accident near Odin involved Sem Dobbs and grandson, with no serious injuries.
Julius Chausee received a surprise visit from his half sister Amanda Davis-Hollinger of Cape Girardeau Missouri. They had not seen each other since childhood and she learned his location en route to Chicago for the Century of Progress Exhibition. Community notes report a well attended ice cream supper at Carrigan raising about 12. Other local families visited, shared illness lists, and several children spent time with relatives over the weekend.
Sunday visitors gathered at the home of Calvin Belcher and wife including Clarence Cavins and family Wm Cavins and family Hollice Pulver Viola Smith Ed Belcher and family Frank Belcher and Mrs James Snyder. Other calls and gatherings occurred as neighbors shared Sunday visits with Bowen Belcher Williams and Steele households. Temple beat Eaglin 11 to 20 in a local ball game.
Mrs. Susie Klinge departed last week for Quincy to make an indefinite stay at the Soldiers and Sailors home. Misses Maxine Walton and Minnie Peddicord spent the weekend in Chicago attending A Century of Progress. Cecil and Warrel Brown of Decatur visited their ailing father Ed Brown. Forrest Horn and wife with son Harold of Clinton spent Saturday in town.
Sunday gatherings fill the town as Eli Morgan and Mildred Morgan return home after a visit in Clinton. Families from Wecon, Los Angeles, and Elwood join locals for friend reunions and birthday outings at Argenta and nearby homes. Community clubs host showers and socials with local families attending and sharing gifts.
Matt Belcher along with his wife and daughter Opal visited Sunday with Luther Williams and family. Elmer Kirgan called on Earl Horton and family. Cort Walker aided Patoka on Monday. Clarence Bowen and family hosted Chas Bowen Ruby Schmahl Nettie Schmahl and Opal Belcher Sunday. Geo Peddicord and family joined Cort Walker and wife Sunday. Mrs Walker stayed for a few days. Clarence Bowen and family cut hay and picked berries Monday. Frank Bradford and family called on Luther Williams Sunday afternoon.
Edd Monahan and his wife visited with Cort Walk and wife. Eaglin and Temple played a very interesting game of ball Sunday, Temple winning 20 to 11.
Diamond Springs Baptist Church hosts the Fifth Sunday meeting of the Kaskaskia Association on July 29 and 30 with services at 2 30 p m Saturday 7 30 p m and 9 30 a m Sunday. An all day Sunday meeting includes a basket dinner on the lawn and visiting preachers. Sisters churches are especially invited to attend.
The Patoka charge announces Sunday School at 9 59 a m with Frank Ballance superintendent in charge. Worship at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m Epworth League at 7 p m Public invited Pastor W D Humphrey encourages attendance.
Sermons across Christian Science churches centered on life eternal as the true knowledge of God and Christ. Bible citations stressed belief in Jesus and spiritual life beyond death, with passages from John 17 3 and John 5 24 and references to Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy noting Spirit energy gives newness of life and enduring divine Principle.
The M. E. Church lists July 23 preaching at Arnold Chapel 10 45 morning and Patoka 7 30 evening. The Fourth Quarterly Conference meets Sunday at 2 30 pm in Vernon. Lay and Alternate delegates elected Sunday morning at Vernon Patoka and Mound Chapel. Patoka picnic set for Saturday Aug 26.
Dr. Frank Jirka, head of the state health department, reports last week’s typhoid cases from 28 counties and this peak level the highest since 1925. He links the rise to hot weather and more carriers shedding the disease, urging precautions.
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