Patoka Happenings Schedule Social Visits and Birthdays
Community news from Patoka highlights a dinner at Camp Joy for civic clubs sponsoring Boy Scout troops, tours of the camp, and visits by editors and residents. The week includes birthdays, travels to Chicago and Denver, reunions at Rogier Park, and multiple family visits across Decatur, Rolla, St. Louis, and Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Sharp
Les Griffin
Elwin Bushue
Paul Logan
G. W. Isaac
Camp Joy
Co. A. Frazer
Centralia Sentinel
Register Office
Myrtle Shepperd
Margaret Workmen
Maggy White
Donna Baker
Decatur
Merl Wadkins
Baby
Alabama
Gertie Mays
Vernon
Mattie Wadkins
Herb Schmahl
Lewis Kissner
Hollywood Candy Company
Wallace Weicherding
Peoria
Russell Caldwells
Ingvald Settem
Muskegon Heights
Mich
Katie Nattier
Salem
Ray Bowen
Chicago
Springfield
New Salem
Josie Moore
J. A. Caldwell
St. Louis
South Gate
Calif
Mervel Moore
Charles Berry
Colorado
Mary Nelson
Helen
California
Kay Jennings Sr
Pearl Jennings
Susan
Jimmy
Omaha
Nebr
Susan Kay Jennings
Salém Pool
Marianne Griffin
Ed Lawson
Fred Lawson
Darrel Chriss
Lawson
Rogier Park
Vandalia
Mary Ann Palaski
Frank Burgess
Rolla
E. E. Settle
P. J. Mojonnier
St. Elmo
Conrad Haefner
Carolyn
Cub Scouts Tour Scott Air Force Base
Last Wednesday the Cub Scouts visited Scott Air Force Base for a base tour. Dr. L. P. Busch, Jack Bradon, Edgar Irvin and Mrs. Lela Quayle accompanied the boys in their cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Air Force Base
L. P. Busch
Jack Bradon
Edgar Irvin
Lela Quayle
New Arrivals announce two birth outcomes
Mr and Mrs Carl Gerrish welcomed a son Richard Lee weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce born July 7 at Rapid City South Dakota. Mr Gerrish serves in the Air Force. Jerry E Maas and wife welcomed a daughter Jerri Lynn born July 17 at Benton Hospital Lesser Illinois weighing 8 pounds 11 ounces. Grandparents Charles Maas Sandoval and James Thomas Patoka and great grandfather Olive Britt Patoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gerrish
Becky Murray
Rapid City
Dak
Loz
Richard Lee
Gerrish
Air Force
Jerry E. Maas
Lesser, Il
Benton Hospital
Jerri Lynn
Chas. Maas
Sandoval
James Thomas
Patoka
Olive H. Britt, Patoka
Mrs Patoka Contest Plan Announced at Fall Festival
Plans for the Mrs Patoka contest are announced with ballots in the Register. Ballots due by Aug 1. eight top nominees chosen July 28. Final voting ends Aug 28. winner announced Sept 2 with 15 dollars and roses before the rodeo.
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Ray’s Market
Martin’s
Patoka
Jenkins Jr. Honored by Scouts at Camp Joy
Wm. Jenkins Jr. was inducted into the Order of the Arrow at Camp Joy last Friday night. He swam a mile the same night as one of 63 scouts and joins six Patoka troop members who have completed the feat. Jenkins had been elected last May but waited to complete first class rank. Wm. J. and Harlan Gerrish attended the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Jenkins Jr
Order of the Arrow
Camp Joy
Bill
Patoka
Wm. J
Harlan Gerrish
Revival at Wesley Church Near Patoka
The Wesley Methodist Church east of Patoka will host a revival from July 26 to August 6 with 8 p.m. nightly services. Earl Bryant will be the song leader and Mildred Bryant the evangelist, with special music each night. Rev. C. I. Heflin, the pastor, invites all to attend.
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Wesley Methodist Church
Patoka
Earl Bryant
Mildred Bryant
C. I. Heflin
Royal Arch Masons Meet Annual Session Set at Vandalia
Royal Arch Masons from the area plan their annual meeting on Thursday August 10 at Vandalia. The Vandalia chapter opens at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. The gathering is on the Dr E J Bost farm east of Vandalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arch Masons
Vandalia
E. J. Bost
Want Ad Column Aims to Reach Local Homes
The Register- ad column seeks to reach most area homes by placing notices in the local classifieds section. Readers are directed to the want ads for needed goods, services, and community notices.
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Register
Local Vernon Notes Highlight Visits and Family News
Vernon residents share health updates and family visits. Mrs. John F. Anderson was rushed to Fayette Co Hospital after a heart attack, and her son Claud from Peoria arrived later. Many relatives from Grand Rapids Mich to Vandalia and Decatur listed as visiting or traveling, with social events and church camp meetings noted.
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John F. Anderson
Fayette Co. Hospital
Claud
Peoria
Wm. Hathaway
Grand Rapids
Mich
Effie Hathaway
Anna Benefiel
Vandalia
Ora
Clara Murfin
Dot Willett
Mollie Doolen
Maude Doolen
Champaign
Lillie Walton
Clara
Maude
Odin
Ted Tucker
Dot Will
Virgil Klinge
Gehl
B. F. Beck
Spider Lake
Minn
Jean Payne
Stanley Thomas
Chicago
Warren Bayliss
Jerry Bopp
Warren
Donald Perkins
Carolyn Boggs
James Hathaway
Scott
Pensacola
Fla
Bert Walker
Pentecostal Church
Murphysboro
Robert Russell
Robert Russell Sr
Everett Fear
Neoga
Russell Sr
Ron Presberg
Arlington Heights
W. F. Murfin
Leslie Quails
Christopher
J. W. Epps
Letta Hopkins
Jessie Binnion
Robbin
Salem
Lyndell Hess
Patty Hoff
St. Paul
Paul Ehrat
Ehrats
Augsburg
Maude Hatch
Joe Compton
E. St. Louis
Kenneth Hirstein
Springfield
Bill
David Robinson
Carbondale
Everett Doolen
Essie Robinson
Former Salem residents honor visiting Settems at gathering
On Sunday July 16 a group of The Girls and their husbands plus Mrs. Katie Nattier and Pansy Parks met at Robbin's Cafe in Salem to honor Mr. and Mrs. Ingvald Settem visiting from Michigan. They enjoyed lunch, then visited at Katie Nattier's home and shared memories of younger days with attendees including Winnie Spurgeon Chas Humes Glen Meryman Archie Thalman Tom Stephens Carl Cantrell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Nattier
Pansy Parks
Robbin’s
Salem
Ingvald Settem
Michigan
Winnie Spurgeon
Chas. Humes
Glen, Meryman
Archie Thalman
Tom Stephens
Carl Cantrell
Club Fish Fry Set Friday Night At Lakeside
The Conservation Club will hold the second fish fry of the summer season Friday at the lakesite east of town. Funds support grounds and lake maintenance. Public invited. ladies of members asked to donate pies.
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Conservation Club
Society hears of work at rescue missions
The Patoka Woman's Missionary Society met at the Baptist church Thursday afternoon, July 13, and studied rescue missions with several members recounting mission work. The group voted to invite the State Executive Secretary in September. Hosts were Mrs. Fred Brown and Mrs. P. J. Mojonnier.
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Patoka Woman’s Missionary Society
The
Baptist Church
Orville Genre
Edwin Nattier
Pearl Britt
Stanley Meador
Dean Britt
P. J. Mojonnier
Fred Brown
Memorial display eyed for Patoka cannon site
Patoka may acquire a piece of combat equipment to serve as a war memorial. The Lions Club asks the American Legion Post to study the idea. Stanley Barnes received guidance from Chester F Newby on securing obsolete equipment and a plaque will be added at the gun site if approved. The Legion Post is beautifying the Legion Home with landscaping and parking paving funded by donations to Paul McWhirter.
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Patoka
Lions Club
American Legion Post
Stanley Barnes
Chester F. Newby
Bloomington
American Legion
Dept. of Illinois
Legion Post
Legion Home
Paul McWhirter
Floyd Smith Named Vocational Agriculture Teacher
Floyd M. Smith former Marion County farm adviser has been hired by School District No. 100 as the vocational agriculture teacher for the high school next term. He succeeds Orville Wolters who taught here last year. Smith taught at Mill Prairie High School near Fairfield the past year and previously served as farm adviser in Clinton and Marion counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd M. Smith
Marion County
Orville Wolters
Smith
Mill Prairie
Fairfield
Clinton
Barbara Phinney to Enter Carbondale School This Fall
Mr and Mrs James Phinney and daughters Barbara and Mary Kay visited Carbondale on Tuesday to arrange Barbara Phinney's enrollment in Carbondale's schools this fall.
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Charles Pugh
James Phinney
Barbara
Mary Kay
Carbondale
Park Lions and Firemen Called To Prep Grounds Monday
Beginning work at Park Lions and Firemen urge volunteers to attend Monday night at the village park. Task is to prepare grounds for the Fall Festival with substantial prepa rations needed and all able to help invited to join.
Wrestling Show to Be on July 27 at Centralia High Stadium
The second annual Wrestling Under the Stars event will take place at 8 30 p m July 27 at the Centralia High School Stadium. Proceeds benefit the Lions Club new girls softball diamond with lights. Notable stars include John Paul Henning Rip Hawk The Alaskan and Ray Gordon. Matches feature Jessica Rogers vs Evelyn Stevens Taro Myaki vs Tommy O Toole a Hawk Alaskan tag team versus Henning LaRose. Tickets available from Lions Club members Redeker Insurance and at the office. student 1 general 1 50 ringside 2.
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Centralia High School
Centralia Lions Club
Jim Fetgatter
St. Louis
Centralia
John Paul Henning
Rip Hawk
the Alaskan
Ray Gordon
Eddie Gromacki
Joe Tomasso
Jessica Rogers
Evelyn Stevens
Taro Myaki
Tommy O’toole
Rough
Guy LaRose
Lion Club
Redeker Insurance Agency
P. O
Many From Out of Town Attend Mrs. Snyder Rites
Funeral for Mrs. Maude Snyder drew visitors from multiple towns. Guests included Bert Lindium Homer Vil la Grove Beulah White Georgetown Sylvia Brooks Decatur Gynthia Lowry Atlanta Martin Abraham and Patty Marilyn Landacres Belcher T C Belcher Decatur Wanda Goedel St Louis Guy V Storm Shelbyville A Gene Storm Neoga Arch Tillman Forsyth Frances Tillman Lem Meador Chester Carter Centralia Jessie Ober Effie Blackwell Mary Thomason Katie Forehand Robert Bevis Carol Vandalia Arlie Sprinkle Salem Frank Snyder William Snyder Tracy Snyder Sandoval.
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Maude Snyder
Bert Lindium
Homer
Beulah White
Villa Grove
Sylvia Brooks
Georgetown
Forrest Meseke
Decatur
Gynthia Lowry
Atlanta
Martin Abraham
Patty
Marilyn Landacres
Verne Belcher
T. C. Belcher
Wanda Goedel
St. Louis
Guy V. Storm
Shelbyville
A. Gene Storm
Neoga
Arch Tillman
Forsyth
Frances Tillman
Lem Meador
Chester Carter
Centralia
Jessie Ober
Effie Blackwell
Mary Thomason
Katie Forehand
Robert Bevis
Carol
Vandalia
Arlie Sprinkle
Salem
Frank Snyder
Wm. Snyder
Tracy Snyder
Sandoval
Nattier announces engagement of Myrna Sue to Tom Murfin
Mr and Mrs John Nattier of Patoka announce the engagement of daughter Myrna Sue to Tom D Murfin, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Murfin of Vernon. Wedding plans are indefinite.
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John Nattier
Patoka
Myrna Sue
Tom D. Murfin
Richard Murfin
Vernon
Expert explains mosquito control methods for village areas
Harvey J. Dominick of the Illinois Department of Public Health spoke to the Lions Club and village board about reducing mosquitoes. He praised past street spraying but urged targeting hatching sites with granular DDT at salt water pits and sloughs north of the village park to kill larvae before they mature.
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Harvey J. Dominick
Illinois Department of Public Health
Lions Club
Dominick
Jackson-Wadell Reunion Held at Shelbyville Park
The Jackson and Waddell reunion gathered 153 attendees at Shelbyville Park Sunday. Mrs. Pugh was reelected president. Paulette Joann Walker and Carolyn Haefner aided with the afternoon program. Charles Palmer, 85, was the oldest guest, reading To All Mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Pugh
Paul Walker
Conrad Haefner
Jackson and Waddell
Shelbyville Park
Sunbeams Hold Meeting at Baptist Church
The Sunbeams gathered at the Baptist church on Saturday afternoon July 15 with Bonnie Perkins presiding and Drusilla Johnson chosen secretary. Jessica Johnson led singing while scripture passages were read by Drusilla Johnson Lana Rae Griffin and Jessica Johnson. The group recited the memory verse Pray without ceasing and offered prayers for the Martin family Chuck Melton Mrs. Robert Eagan and those in hospitals.
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Sunbeams
The
Baptist Church
Bonnie Perkins
Drusilla Johnson
Jessica Johnson
Matthew
Lana Rae Griffin
Martin
Chuck Melton
Robert Eagan
Danny Settle
P. J. Mojonnier
Supper and Ice Cream Social at Mound Chapel
Mound Chapel Church will hold a supper and ice cream social on Saturday July 29 starting at 6 00 p m in the church yard. The public is invited.
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Mound Chapel
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the Register
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Patoka, Illinois
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Bill Kayhs
Toni Sorrel
Fannie Miller
Kinmundy
Leo Denning
Bill Brumfield
Darrel Zimmerman
Everett Hollowe
Floyd Knobs
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Dean Arnold
Stella Arnold
Floyd Smith
Mrs. Patoka
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