William Oscar Dukes 71 dies in Wyoming
William Oscar Dukes aged 71 longtime Clinton County resident from East Fork township died in Evanston Wyoming on June 20 from a heart attack. He lived in Wyoming with his brother Walter for over four years. Survived by brother Walter of Evanston and sister Mrs. Mary Laws of Boulder Illinois.
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William Oscar Dukes
Clinton County
East Fork Township
Evanston
Wyoming
Walter
William
Jane Alexander Dukes
East Fork
Mary Laws
Boulder
Ill
United Nations Must Win in Korea
The piece argues the United Nations must triumph in Korea to preserve Western positions and deterrence in Asia. It praises UN unity against communist aggression, warns that failure would undermine American and UN prestige globally, and credits decisive action by the UN and US policy.
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United Nations
Korea
League of Nations
Raymond Moley
United States
Walter Lippmann
Pacific
Russia
South Korea
Asia
Herbert Hoover
Sovie Union
Martha Perkins Returns Home From Mississippi Visit
Martha Perkins daughter of Mr and Mrs William Perkins of Odin arrived home Friday from Natches Mississippi for a two week stay with her family and friends in Odin.
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Martha Perkins
William Perkins
Odin
Natches
Mississippi
Patoka Lions Club installs officers for new fiscal year
Patoka Lions Club held a July 17 installation in the Masonic recreation room. Lion Les Jenkins became president after Lion Dale Nattier handed over the gavel. Officers include Darvin Jones 1st vice, Bill Jenkins 2nd vice, Bob Keister 8rd vice, Harold Foltz secretary treasurer, C D Martin Tanner, Elmer Rogier Ta it Twister, and directors Virgil Bancroft Wes Griffin.
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Patoka Lions Club
Masonic Recreation Room
Ladies of the Eastern Star
Lion Dale Nattier
Lion Les Jenkins
Lion
Les Jenkins
Darvin Jones
Bill Jenkins
Bob Keister
Harold Foltz Lion Tanner
C. D
Martin Tait Twister
Elmer Rogier
Virgil Bancroft
Wes Griffin
Baptist LLL Classes Hold Ice Cream Social
The Pa toka Baptist Sunday School LLL groups of Young Married Men and Women and their families met at the city park on Thursday evening July 13 with about 90 attendees. Mrs. George Jurrens and Mrs. Rosevelt Woods led entertainment and contests. A farewell song to Mrs. Arthur Phillips closed as attendees enjoyed home made ice cream and cake despite chilly weather.
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L.L.L
Patoka
Missouri
Etta Carrigan Hosts Sandoval Fancy Work Club
Mrs. Etta Carrigan entertained the Sandoval Fancy Work Club at her home near Fairman on Tuesday July 11. A covered dish luncheon was served at noon. Guests included Miss Kate Dolsen of Centralia and Robert Hartman of Chicago. members present were Lela Thomas Pettis Besant Scheunneman Be noist Seidel Chance Power Power Wilson and the hostess.
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Etta Carrigan
Sandoval Fancy Work Club
Fairman
Kate Dolsen
Centralia
Robert Hartman
Chicago
Lela Thomas
Ray Pettis
Amy Besant
Bertha Scheunneman
Ida Benoist
Essie Seidel
Minnie Chance
Emily Power
Rina Power
Maude Wilson
Marion County Rural Youth Meet At Oak Park Salem
The Marion County Rural Youth group met July 13 at Oak Park Auditorium Salem with 13 members and 5 guests. They discussed a trip to Meramac Caverns options to run a stand at the Marion County Fair and sending members to the Rural Youth weekend at West Frankfort July 22-23. Reverend Garrison gave a talk on Having Some Fun Out of Life followed by piano selections and folk games. The next meeting is scheduled for August 8.
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Marion County
Oak Park Auditorium
Salem
Meramac Caverns
Marion County Fair
West Frankfort
Garrison
Presbyterian Church
Saece
Pamerlee Harrington Visits Cousin in St. Louis
Mr. Pamerlee Harrington of St. Louis visited his cousin Mrs. P. J. Mojonnier Tuesday, sharing time and family connection in the city.
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Mr. Pamerlee Harrington
St. Louis
P. J. Mojonnier
Patoka couple announces Springfield vow for Betty Ballance
Betty Ballance and Bill Johnson were married at 11 a.m. Saturday July 15 at First Methodist Church Springfield with Rev. A R Grumman officiating. About one hundred guests attended the ceremony followed by a church parlor reception. The couple plans a Florida honeymoon and will reside at 2304 South Fifth Street Springfield after July 28. Betty is employed as a secretary at John W Hobbs Corp. and Bill works at Kessling Motor Company.
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F. B. Ballance
Patoka
Betty
Governor Street
Springfield
Ill
Bill Johnson
Verne Johnson
West Monroe Street
First Methodist Church
A. R. Grumman
Vonna Constant
Gene Johnson
Harold Chance
Charles Fleming
Florida
South Fifth Street
Illinois
Johnson
John W. Hobbs Corp
Kessling Motor Company
Patoka Home Bureau Plans July Meeting at Methodist Church
The Patoka Unit Home Bureau will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday July 21 in the Methodist Church basement. A lesson titled Sandwich Making will be given by a local leader along with two minor lessons Ice Cream and Introductions by local leaders. Hostesses named Miss Rubye Cain and Mrs Fred Brown.
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Patoka Unit Home Bureau
Methodist Church
Rubye Cain
Fred Brown
Indiana Basketball Coaching School draws coaches to Logansport
The Twenty-Second Annual Indiana Basketball Coaching School runs August 3-5, 1950 at Berry Bowl Logansport Indiana. About 200 coaches from six states attend with staff from Bradley University Indiana State and Southern Conference plus high school instructors and a Big Ten official.
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Indiana
Berry Bowl
Logansport
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
Forrest Anderson
Bradley University
N.C.A.A
Everett N. Case
Joe Axelson
Aurora
Gordon Raney
New Albany
Indiana High School
George Bender
Big Ten
John Merkelbach
Sandoval
Ballance-Johnson Wedding Attended by Relatives in Springfield
The Ballance-Johnson wedding in Springfield was attended by Mrs. F. B. Ballance, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cox and children Bill and Cindy, Mr. and Mrs. John Chance, Mrs. A. D. Nichols, Mrs. Lucille Headley, Mrs. Lela Mae Doolen and daughter Sharon, and Mr. A. L. Irvin. Mr. and Mrs. John Williams vacationed in Colorado Thursday. Twenty-eight Training Union members from the local Baptist church attended an associational meeting in Salem Tuesday night. The Patoka youth choir presented the music. Mrs. Fred Towler was in Chicago last week for her daughter Betty’s Nursing Training cap ceremony.
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John Williams
Colorado
Lucille Headley
Lela Mae Doolen
Sharon
A. L. Irvin
Fred Towler
Chicago
Betty
Birth and death of Elizabeth Viola Kissner in Illinois
Elizabeth Viola Kissner born October 27, 1906 in Pope township Illinois died July 16 1950 at St Marys Hospital Centralia Illinois age 43 years 8 months 19 days. Survived by husband Lawrence Kissner father Stella Manor Gladys Luhrmann Fred and Ben. Funeral July 18 Island Chapel Church with Rev Don Hargrave Cox Martin Funeral Home. Buried Patoka Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Viola Kissner
Joseph and
Liza Cooper Decker
Pope Township
Fayette County
Illinois
St. Marys Hospital
Centralia
Island Chapel
Marrage
Lawrence Kissner
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Stella Manor
St. Louis
Gladys Luhrmann
Fourteen Sunbeams Meet At Baptist Church
Fourteen Sunbeams gathered at the Baptist Church on Saturday afternoon July 15. Vera Nattier welcomed Betty and Tommie Leigh. Bill Ballance led song, refreshments were served, and the group listed includes Valda Jones Linda Davis Carol Betty Tommie Leigh Timmy Mojonnier Marilyn Rogier and others. The next meeting will be August 5 a watermelon party at Mrs Mojonnier's home.
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The
Baptist Church
Vera Nattier
Betty
Tommie Leigh
Bill Ballance
Mrs. Mojonnier
Brenda Thompson
James Allen Thomas
Marilyn Rogier
Nelson and
Republican Convention at Peoria August 11
The Republican Convention will be held Friday August 11 at the Shriners Temple in Peoria Illinois.
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Peoria
Shriners Temple
Ill
Nattier Family Reunion Draws 76 Members at Salem Park
Seventy six Nattier family members and two guests gathered at Salem Memorial Park on Sunday July 16 for the first reunion in nine years. I W Nattier aged 77 led attendees with many descendants from Patoka Vandalia and Salem joining in a basket dinner and afternoon visiting. New members include Billie Judith Ann Emil Nattier Jr and David Lee Cantrell.
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Nattier
Salem Memorial Park
I. W. Nattier
Luther Paine
John Nattier
Harry Nattier
Floyd Nattier
Lawrence Herrin
Paul Torrence
Patoka
Herbert Paine
Vandalia
Leland Paine
U. S. Army
Okinawa
Emily Ballance
Salem
Alice Hudspeth
Harry Blowmeyer
Chicago
Katie Nattier
Robert
Carl Cantre
Centralia
Billie
Judith Ann
Emil Nattier Jr
Emil Nattier
David Lee
Carl Cantrell
Church Softball Schedule Through August
Church softball matches listed with dates and pairings including Mound Chapel, Christians, Methodist, Baptist, and Sohio Men Vernon Boys. The schedule runs Tuesdays and Fridays from July 18 to August 29 with multiple rematches and alternates.
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Mound Chapel
Methodist
Baptist
Sohio Men
Vernon
Christian
Sohio
Vernon Boys
Tent Meeting in Shobonier Continues Indefinitely
In Shobonier Illinois a tent meeting led by evangelists Sisters Sakie Oka and Janet Ely continues with no set end date. Pastor Rev C R Farmer invites all to attend as services proceed.
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Shobonier
Ill
Sakie, Oka
Janet Ely
C. R. Farmer
Visit Notes From Berwyn and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs M A Willett and son Michael of Berwyn visited relatives here and at Vernon last week. Mrs Carl Easton visits daughter Mrs Koons and family in Ft Devons Mass. Mrs Lulu Newcomb returns after visiting relatives in St Louis. Rev and Mrs M W Friesner Patsy and Janice of East St Louis called on friends in Patoka Friday. Dale Ellis returned home Monday from the Danville Hospital.
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M. A. Willett
Michael
Berwyn
Vernon
Carl Easton
Koons
Ft. Devons
Mass
Lulu Newcomb
St. Louis
M. W. Friesner
Patsy
Janice
East St. Louis
Patoka
Dale Ellis
Danville Hospital
Births Abound as Three Families Welcome Sons
Mr and Mrs Lewis Haslett announce the birth of a son Gary Ray on Monday July 17 at St Marys Hospital weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs George Haslett and Mr M D Walker and Mrs T V Abbott. A Salem Memorial Hospital baby named Marc Dale arrived July 5 weighing 10 pounds 12 1 2 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Nagel and Mr and Mrs W W Abbott Sr. A third couple, Mr and Mrs William Perkins announce son George Allen born Sunday July 16 at St Marys Hospital Centralia weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces. he is their 13th child.
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Lewis Haslett
St. Marys Hospital
Gary Ray
George Haslett
St. Elmo
M. D. Walker
Patoka
T. V. Abbott
Durham
North Carolina
Salem Memorial Hospital
Marc Dale
John Nagel
Sandoval, Ill
W. W. Abbott, Sr
Durham, North Carolina
William Perkins
Odin
Centralia
George Allen
Plans for Nurses Training At SIU Conference
At Southern Illinois University an all day conference saw health officials and university leaders outline a basic three year nurses training course as groundwork for a later degree program. Dr Henry J Rehn said the move aims to expand vocational education in nursing. Emily Cardew emphasized the shortage of public health nurses across Illinois noting ratios from 1 per 3 000 to 1 per 82 000 and urged an average of 1 per 5 000.
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Southern Illinois University
Henry J. Rehn
College of Vocations and Professions
Emily C. Cardew
University of Illinois
Illinois
Betty Griffin breaks foot playing soft ball in yard
Thursday evening Betty Griffin fell during a backyard game with Don Griffin and broke a metatarsal bone. She is in a cast and off work at the Ritcheson Cafe.
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Don
Betty Griffin
Betty
Ritcheson Cafe
Orville Genres Entertain D. D. Club At Lawn Party
Monday evening July 17 Mr and Mrs Orville Genre hosted the D D Club at a lawn party. Women visited children played games men pitched horseshoes. Homemade ice cream and cake served to guests including Wayne Walton Vandalia Jack Keaton James Wernsman Carroll Mojonnier Homer Outhouse and families. The party honored Mrs Wernsman Mrs Walton and Mrs Genre with birthday wishes.
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Orville Genre
D. D. Club
Wayne Walton
Vandalia
Jack Keaton
James Wernsman
Carroll Mojonnier
Homer Outhouse
Genie
Wernsman
Walton
Genre
California Congressman Jackson to Speak at Republican Day Reunion
California 16th District Rep. Donald L. Jackson will headline Republican Day July 25 at the Marion County Soldiers and Sailors reunion in Salem's Bryan Memorial Park. A World War I and II Marine veteran, Jackson rose on foreign affairs and Greece reporting, later joining the Bogota delegation amid Colombia unrest. He won his congressional seat in 1946 by a decisive margin.
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California
Donald L. Jackson
Greece
Bogota
Colombia
Marion County
Bryan Memorial Park
Salem
Omar J. McMackin
U. S. Marine Corps
Jackson
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Marion County Rural
Betty Ballance
Springfield, Ill
Home Bureau News
Merkelbach
S.I.U. For Nurses Training Program
Don Griffin
Columbia
Washington
House of Representatives
South Dakota
Marine Corps
Santa Monica
Marine Corps Reserve
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Caipan
Tinian
Second Marine Division
Congress
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