Mercy Plea Fails as Bank Bandits Loot and Flee
In Chicago on July 20 1931 three bank robbers shot dead Deputy Sheriff Henry Ennen during a Buckley State Bank holdup after forcing two women cashiers to the vault. The posse and town guards pursued across Iroquois and Ford Counties, recovering 5200 dollars and capturing the trio.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Buckley State Bank
Iroquois County
Watseka
Buckly State
Iroquois
Ford
Henry Ennen
Illinois
Tilingis Bankers Association
Illinois farmers debate quitting wheat production
Illinois wheat faces low prices and strong foreign competition. Extension specialist R R Hudelson notes farmers consider alternatives such as oats or soybeans while seeking better cash crops and rotation efficiency amid a 85 million bushel annual state yield and ongoing seasonal labor constraints.
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Illinois
R. R. Hudelson
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
United States
Canada
Russia
Argentina
Australia
Corn Belt
Alphus Black Sends Update From California
Alphus Black of Chula Vista California writes the Patoka Register enclosing one dollar and reports good health. He plans a six week vacation in the mountains and mentions ownership of a new cab in. He notes flourishing grocery business with partner Mr Kendall and that Bennie Padberg is staying with him.
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Alphus Black
Chula Vista
Calif
Alphus
Patoka
California
Alphas
Mr. Kendall
Bennie Padberg
Williams Headquarters Open In Taylorville For Supreme Judge Bid
Harold S. Williams of Taylorville Illinois won the Republican nomination for Supreme Judge at Alton and will run to fill the vacancy caused by Judge Farmer of Vandalia resigning July 1. J Bryan Murphy serves as Williams chief clerk and will help organize the campaign from the Vandeveer Building in Taylorville. The Daily Courier previously ran a Taylorville feature boosting Williams and identified Bryant Murphy as chief clerk.
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Harold S. Williams
Taylorville
Ill
Alton
Vandeveer
Judge Farmer
Vandalia
Daily Courier
Williams
Bryant Murphy
Hodge Murphy
Patoka
Delassus Family Visits Patoka from St Elmo
J. W. Delassus and his family of St. Elmo were Patoka visitors Sunday, joining local residents for a day of交流 and sightseeing.
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J. W. Delassus
Family of
St. Elmo
Patoka
Bank Robbery Crime Declines as Illinois Gangs Break Up
A federal conviction for altering a government instrument signals rising law enforcement cooperation. Since February bank robberies in the state have fallen notably due to major gang disruptions. Authorities express optimism that the outlaw era for banks is ending and that robbery will no longer seem a lucrative, easy-money crime.
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Illinois
Vernon Pentecost Church Service Schedule
Sunday School 9 30 a m preaching 10 30 a m dismissal 11 30 a m prayer meeting 7 30 p m preaching Thursday 7 30 attendance two Sundays 42 best since January Bro Reeter to tell a story for children before services next Sunday morning and for the adults.
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Reeter
Life central to Lesson Sermon at Christian Science churches
Sunday services across Christian Science churches featured a Lesson Sermon on Life. The golden text stated that the Father has life in himself and grants life to the Son, with Proverbs noting life in the path of righteousness and no death.
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Christ
Zion Epworth League Program Notes At Zion Church
Zion Epworth League program features topic Getting along with others to Zion with leader Lucile Nichols. Program includes prayer by Mr. Wm Williams piano solo Velma Song reading Juanita Neilson songs Revive Us Again I am Thine O Lord and a quartet piano solo Edna Thalman league offering and benediction.
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Zion Epworth League
Zion
Wm. Williams
Velma Song
Juanita Neilson
Edna Thalman
Lucile Nichols
Towler Family Reunion Held at Patoka Park
The Towler family reunion took place at Patoka Park on Sunday July 19 attended by multiple Towler relatives and kin from nearby towns plus guests. A large noon dinner followed days of visiting with families from Patoka Denver Shobonier Strawn and Decatur among those listed.
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Towler
Patoka Park
Joe Towler
Henry Pugh
Chas. Pugh
Orville Hopkins
Fred Carter
Patoka
Lady Poling
Henry Poling
Denver
Colo
James Cooper
Elva Towler
Shobonier
F. C. Rice
Strawn, Ill
Archie Pugh
Decatur
Bowen Family Holds Reunion at Patoka City Park
The Bowen family reunion at Patoka City Park Sunday July 19 drew 58 attendees. Families listed include J C Bowen Patoka Clarence Bowen Wash Bowen and others with baskets and a noon cafeteria style meal despite threatening weather.
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Bowen
Patoka
J. C. Bowen
Clarence Bowen
Wash Bowen
Fairman
Wm. Bowen
Jake Bowen
Vandalia
Dan Reeter
Shobonier
Visit Keepsake in Patoka and Vandalia Trip
Harvey Munger of Galatia stopped in Patoka on Friday last week while in Vandalia on business. He rented a residence for the coming year with his mother in law Mrs Garrison and her daughter Miss Sybil accompanying him. Merritt Eagan of Pontiac, Michigan, is visiting his mother Mrs Mendoza Eagan. He has worked for a candy company in Memphis, Tennessee, for a month and plans a Decatur transfer soon.
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Harvey Munger
Galatia
Patoka
Munger
Vandalia
Garrison
Sybil
Merritt Eagan
Pontiac
Mich
Mendoza Eagan
Merritt
Memphis
Tenn
Decatur
A 326 Annual Reunion Set At Salem Illinois
The A 326 Machine Gun Battalion Association holds its second annual reunion on Thursday July 30 in Salem Illinois. The 10 30 a m business meeting will be in the American Legion with a march to the reunion grounds afterward. The event coincides with Marion County Soldiers and Sailors Reunion. The unit formed at Camp Taylor comprises about 90 percent Marion County men. Edw A Miller is president and L P Phelps is secretary treasurer. Former members urged to attend.
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Salem
Ill
American Legion
Marion County Soldiers and Sailors
Camp Taylor
Marion County
David F. Peffer
Daughters of the American Revolution
Pearl Middleton
American Legion Auxiliary
Iram Hill Vogel
United Spanish War Veterans
Josephine Benson
United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
Martha Connore
William Jackson Sweeney
Ivan Elliot
Edward A. Hayes
O. A. James
Womans Club
Illinois
Charles D. Merritt
Southern
Central
Martin L. Duffy
Thelma Pugh Hosts S. S. Class Meeting
The Pollyanna class of the Christian Church gathered at Miss Thelma Pugh's home on Thursday July 16. The program featured piano solos by Helen Nattier and Alta Pugh, scripture by Iris Ellis, poems by Gayle Belcher, and a vocal solo by Ruby Eagan. Cookies and refreshments followed as the group quilted and played games.
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The
Christian Church
Thelma Pugh
Helen Nattier
Iris Ellis
Gayle Belcher
Alta Pugh
Ruby Eagan
Wife of Former Patoka Boy Buried Saturday
Mrs. Amanda Clark and son Joe Clark of Patoka attended the funeral in Albany HL for Mrs. Clark of Da. The deceased left a husband a daughter Elsie May and two sisters. Attendees from Patoka traveled Friday night and returned Sunday morning.
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Leo Walker
Amanda Clark
Joe Clark
Patoka
Clark
Albany
Local notes on visits and church service from Decatur to Patoka
Local items list visits by the Berry family Eagan and Jackson households to Decatur and Muskegon Heights. Agnes Berry travels from Chicago to Decatur to visit relatives. A funeral for Mr. Shaeffer near Dix is noted. Several families from Patoka and nearby towns are cited visiting Springfield and Beecher City en route to the Ozarks.
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Clayton Berry
Mae Eagan
Decatur
Mendota Eagan
Donald
Claude Jackson
Agnes Berry
Chicago
Clayton
Oscar Jackson
Donald Eagan
J. M. Smith
Shaeffer
Near Dix
Pella Johnson
Alice Son
Dean Jr
Dean Wilson
Muskegon Heights
Mich
Georgia Cruse
Flora Albert
Alice Albert
Alice McConnell
Kaskaskia
Belle Willett
Winton Wright
Walier
L. C. Walker
Lady Williams
Mary Jane Williams
Lila Williams
Dayne Walker
Dale Nattier
Paul Caldwell
Giant City Park
Neil Walker
du Quoin
T. P. Walker
Clete Walker
Bloomington
Junior Walker
Walter
John Boyle
Salem
Donald Wilson
Harley Hickey
Wilson
George ‘Wasem
Pansy
Helen Troyer
Ruby Eagan
Springfield
William Crawford
W. J. Campbell
A. J. Ryan
Beecher City
Patoka
Ozarks
Factors Favoring Small Town Business Growth
Dr. Julius Klein discusses how transportation and decentralized power are driving small-town commerce. He cites roads, buses, and suburban shopping, plus industrial decentralization bringing factories to smaller locales like Salinas California and Klamath Falls Oregon, noting population gains and new opportunities.
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Julius Klein
Minnesota
Babcock
Cuntry
Buesses
Chicago
St. Louis
America
Salinas
California
Pacific Coast
Klamath Falls
Oregon
Illinois Central Travel Bargains Cut Rail Fares
Illinois Central System announces 70 percent cuts in chair car and coach fares and 50 percent reductions in Pullman and parlor cars. Travel on August 7 and 8 with return by August 17 boosts business across 14 states. Lanigan cites prior success and plans for vacation and family visits with sizable savings.
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J. W. Lanigan
Illinois Central System
Lanigan
Former Patoka Folks Attend Dinner in Colo
A Denver arrival sparked a gathering near Idaho Springs as Mr and Mrs F W Wasem were surprised by a visit from three big cars. Guests included Mr and Mrs Oscar Mauser and Miss Helen of Los Angeles along with several Denver residents. Miss Mauser tap danced after lunch at the stone house.
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Clear Creek Mining Journal-Gazette
Idaho Springs
Colo
F. W. Wasem
Denver
Oscar Mauser
Los Angeles
Stone House
Miss Mauser
Lewis Hawkins
Denver Adams
Dupo
Helen
L. F. Zimmerman
Mildred
Pauline Hobbs
Catherine Ryan
Hobbs
Wasem
Humes Family Spends Sunday With Relatives
Charles Humes and his Centralia family spent Sunday visiting relatives in the area.
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Charles Humes
Centralia
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First State Bank of
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Kendall County
Newark
John Bartz
Louis Casper
David
Illinois Farmer
J. Bryan Murphy
William’s
Vernon Pentecost Church
Vernon
Christian Science Churches
Towler Family Reunion
Illinois Central Travel Bargains
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