Happenings in Patoka families and visitors
Local social notes record visits among Patoka residents including Mr. and Mrs. H L Smith in Decatur with the Mojonnier family and several trips to Clinton and nearby towns. Cadet Francis Bricker, Illinois ROTC graduate from Patoka, attends a six week summer camp at Ft Belvoir Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Smith
Decatur
P. J. Mojonnier
J. C. Walraven
Clinton
Ill
E. R. Caldwells
Chas. Humes
Joseph
Chambers
Mark, Duanne
Barbara
Francis Bricker
Forrest Bricker
Dakota
Frank Cover
Cambria
John Cover
Carbondale
L. W. Warner
Waterloo
Iowa
Mae Nattier
Vera
Lora Altom
Tim Cole
Wesley Griffin
W. E. Owens
Villa Grove
Lester Owens
Hugh O'Dell
Vandalia
J. R. Snyder
Virgil Kethherside
Irvington
Mary Wickersham
Kay
Rita O’dell
Myrtle Smith
Kitchen Shower Honors Mr and Mrs Paul Adams
A kitchen shower at the home of Mr and Mrs F E Adams on Friday July 18 honored Mr and Mrs Paul Adams. Guests enjoyed ice cream angel food cake coffee and ice tea while gifts were opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Adams
F. E. Adams
Virta
Paul
Bertal
Grace
Centralia
Jessie Adams
Nina Hawkins
Lester Owens
Inez O’neal
Mirs
Nelle Quayle
Myrtle Smith
Leta Jennings
Della Caldwell
Barbara
Dorothy June Black
Nancy
Ruby Wickersham
Blaine Snyder
Jean Thomas
Evelyn Thompson
Many Wickersham
Erna Adams
Becky Sue
L. F. Zimmerman
Denver
Colo
Nellie Adams
Myrtle Karr
Threatta Hastell
Jane Jones
Jean Adams
Charlotte Alexander
Freda Meador
Carrie Connant
Willing Neighbors Club Plans Zoo Trip
The Willing Neighbors met with Violet Belcher for a Thursday noon chicken dinner. Eleven members and three visitors attended, with Mrs Lena Biriscoe and daughter Melba plus Mrs Neema Muck joining as a new member. Ten children present. president Manda Thalman led prayer. group plans a trip to the St. Louis Zoo on Wednesday August 6 via Roy Thalman’s bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Belcher
Lena Biriscoe
Melba
Neema Muck
Muck
Manda Thalman Lena
St. Louis
Roy Thalman
New Teachers Named to Posts at Schools Here
Harvey Munger superintendent announces Patoka school faculty changes. John DeLap resigns to teach in Mattoon this fall. Estel Burns to teach social studies at Patoka High School, SIU graduate from Marion. Irene Hanson McGeehan hired for first grade. Wayne Deal of Vandalia to teach music in the grade school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patiika
Harvey Munger
John DeLap
Mattoon
Estel Burns
Patoka
Southern Illinois University
Marion
Irene Hanson McGeehan
Wayne Deal
Vandalia
Miss Betty Walker and Virgil Wortman Wed at St Lawrence Church
Miss Betty Walker and Virgil A Wortman were married in a nuptial high mass at St Lawrence Church in Sandoval. The couple, both with local and regional family ties, plan to reside in Centralia after a reception at the Colonial Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Walker
Virgil Wortman
St. Lawrence Church
Virgil A. Wortman
St. Lawrence
Sandoval
Miss Walker
Glenn M. Walker
Patoka
Beryl Wortman
Midland
Texas
Raterman
Lorraine Grady
Edwardsville
Ray Wente
Centralia
University of Illinois
G. E. Tillman Construction Co
Christie Bozarth Installed as Sunbeams President
Christie Bozarth was installed as Sunbeams president at the July 19 meeting with officers Kathleen Johnstone and Sheila Burks in key roles. The gathering featured prayer for the sick, Bible verse responses, songs, and a nibble nook plan for August and September events including a park picnic on August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christie Bozarth
Sunbeams
P. J. Mojommer
Sunbeam
Kathleen John
Sheila Burks
Sheila Jolliff
Brad Richeson
Willie Owens
Teresa Towler
Sally Ann Jolliff
Melody Moehier
Jesus
Ed Lawson
Dale Thompson
Kate Davis
Mae Nattier
Picnic Postponed For Taylor Cemetery Benefit
Heavy rain on Saturday forced the Taylor cemetery benefit picnic near Pittsburg to be postponed. The event will be held this Saturday July 26 and volunteers are asked to donate food again for the rescheduled gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Cemetery
Pittsburg
Local Meeting Attendees List Names and Next Host
A meeting at 7 a m included Lois Hill and children Stella Britt Lula Belcher Nell Belcher Hazel Belcher Ann Britt Edna Griffin Judy Carl Manda Thalman Vanita Snider Donna Anlie Martin Naiomi Mack Lena Briscoe Melba Violet Belcher and daughters The next gathering will be with Wanita Snider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Lois Hill
Stella Britt
Lula Belcher
Nell Belcher
Hazel Belcher
Ann Britt
Edna Griffin
Judy
Carl
Manda Thalman
Vanita Snider
Donna
Anlie Martin
Naiomi Mack
Lena Briscoe
Melba
Violet Belcher
Wanita Snider
Rains Keep Farmers Out of Fields Across Clinton County
July has seen 12 rain events leaving farmers idle and over seven inches of rain recorded. An estimated 60 percent of county wheat remains in fields, with much likely to feed livestock. Weekend storms halted outdoor activities and dampened the Clinton county fair as Highway 51 stayed intermittently flooded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton County Fair
Victoria
Highway 51
Lions Club Family Picnic Set for July 30
The Libms Club invites members to a Wednesday picnic at Conservation Club lake Shelter House starting at 6 p m. The event is a pot luck affair and attendees should bring a full picnic basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libms Club
Shelter House
Conservation Club Lake
Salvation Army Opens Marion County Camp for 8 to 14
The Salem Salvation Army Cita del at Conservation Club near Lake 100 hosts a summer camp for 20 boys and a parallel session for 20 girls aged 8 to 14. Envoy Currier oversees Marion county outside Centralia with Mrs Currier as director and Mrs Daisy Jones as recreational head and Mrs Mable Smith as swimming director. Local grants provide meals and facilities. registrations are invited at the Register office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Salem Salvation Army Citadel
Conservation Club
100 Lake
Envoy Currier
Army
Citadel
Centralia
Bert Walker
Herb Jolliff
Bob Eagan
Daisy Jones
Mable Smith
Patoka
Birth announcements from Vandalia and Cen tralia
Mr and Mrs Wes Cain announce a baby boy born Tuesday July 22 at 12 12 am at Fayette County Hospital Vandalia weighing 8 lbs 2 oz. Mr and Mrs Bob Bloom announce a girl born Friday July 18 at St Marys Hospital Centrali weighing 7 lbs 10 oz. CARD OF THANKS The Lawrence family thanks Vernon community for flowers and cards after Wim P Lawrence’s death. News items welcome for publication in the Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Cain
Fayette County Hospital
Vandalia
Bob Bloom
Beverly Snider
Odin
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Vernon
Ww. P. Lawrence
Wim. P. Lawrence
Vernon News Items Highlight Local Visit and Family Events
A digest of Vermon area notices includes Marilyn Guyman returning to work after mumps, relatives visiting from Missouri and Springfield, weddings at Sandoval, and family gatherings in Vandalia and nearby towns. Attendees include Epps, Johnsons, Pretzsch, Meadow, Walker, Wortman, and Ehrat families with trips to Carbondale, Sacramento, and St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Guyman
Vandalia
J. W. Epps
Findlay
Frank Johnson
Oral Fagg
Missouri
Pearl Mays
Yvonne Pretzsch
Karen Kay Meadow
Carbondale
Betty Walker
Virgil Wortman
St. Lawrence Church
Sandoval
Karen Kay
Barbara Meyer
Salem
Larry Hess
Lindell, Lynette
Lonnie
St. Paul, Minn
Paul and
Marvin Ehrats
Augsburg
Bob Crawford
Frank Crawford
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Mildred Norris
George Bundy
Maron
Sacramento
Calif
Carrie Carpenter
Ada Snyder
Eberlee Norris
Norris
Mildred
Earl Corbett
Springfield
Hazel Cox
Tom Ballance
Inez Foster
Edith Peyton
Illippolis
Belleville
Leroy Lennamien
Safe
Alpha Mongan
Mae Booker
Macon
Alva
Conservation Club Plans Lake Benefit Picnic
Members of the Conservation Club meet Tuesday July 29 at 7 30 p m at the high school to plan a benefit picnic in late August. The event supports lake site improvements with about $1 000 needed this year after three fish fries raised funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Club
Jehovah's Witnesses of Patoka to Attend New York Convention
Members of the Patoka congregation will travel to New York City for an international convention from July 27 to August 3. Local meetings will be canceled July 28 to August 5 as delegates attend the assembly, with attendance figures cited from the 1953 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah’s Witnesses of
Patoka
New York
Jehovah's Witnesses
New Yok City
A. D. Nichols
Christian Assembly
Nichols
Jehovah’s Witnesses
New York City
Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
Conservation Club to Meet for July Picnic Plans
One hundred members of the Conservation Club will meet on Tuesday July 29 at 7 30 for picnic planning. All members urged to attend. A note recalls a father at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Vandalia. They traveled to Vernon and spent the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Hathaway
Helen Easley
Judy
Hazel Cox
Russel Green
Vandalia
Springfield
Kenneth Hirstein
Wm. Hathaway
Lynn
Mike
Grand Rapids
Mitch
James Duiguid
East St. Louis
Everett Weiss
Duiguid
Weiss
Lila Crothers
Chillicothe
C. A. Murfin
St. Mary’s Hospital
Decatur
Dean Laws
West Frankforth
Herbert Laws
Earl Allen Wernsman
National Guard
Ft. Riley
Little Falls
Minn
John Sutton
Herrin
Phyllis Weiss
Thos. E. Snyder
Fayette Co. Hospital
Ferne Gehrken
Alice Wilson
Noble ‘Grand
Leona Waillerman
Erich Meseke
Congerville
Phrat
Marvin Phrat
Charles Rosenbaum
Peoria
Conservation Club
Rose Haven
Vernon
Carrigan Two Voters Decide on Better Roads
Voters in Carrigan township will vote Tuesday August 5 at the town house on a double road and bridge fund ballot to secure funds for road improvements. An additional $5,000 bond issue is also on the ballot in this election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrigan
Carrigan Township
Miss Brite Speaks at Don Murfin Home Bureau Meeting
The Patoka Home Bureau unit met at Mrs. Don Murfin’s Vernon home with Mrs. Mason Bassett as co host. Miss Brite the home adviser led lessons on Quick Meal Preparation. Mrs. Pat Murfin attended as guest. no August meeting is planned. Hostesses served German chocolate cake ice cream and punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka Home Bureau
Don Murfin
Vernon
Mason Bassett
Brite
Pat Murfin
Quayle Family Reunion Held at Salem Park
A Quayle family reunion took place at Salem Park on Sunday with a bounteous dinner and a meeting to welcome new and old members. Attendees included numerous Quayle relatives from Riverton Illiopolis Alma Sandoval Olney Patoka Vernon Salem and other locations along with several spouses and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quayle
Salem Park
John T. Quayle
Riverton
Edith Peyton
Illiopolis
Hobart Armond
Lyle
Beryle
Alma
Tom Nicolay
Sandoval
Bob Quayle
Olney
Tom
Patoka Panthers Plan Ice Cream Supper
Patoka 4-H club met July 21 at Jim Britt home with 19 members present. Devotions by Bro. Chester Groves focused on Time. Members who lack fair entry funds were told to visit the Farm Bureau office. Ice cream supper planned for Aug 9 at 6 30. Next meeting Aug 18 at Stanley Leicht home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka Panthers
Jim Britt
Chester Groves
Patoka Christian Church
Farm Bureau
Charles Thalman
Francis Griffin
Stanley Leicht
Nurse Caroline Nattier Commissioned Second Lieutenant
Miss Caroline M Nattier formerly a nurse at Fayette County Hospital Van dhelia was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps after completing the military orientation course at Brooks Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas She is the daughter of Mrs Mae Nattier and a 1957 graduate of Julia F Burnham School of Nursing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn M. Nattier
Fayette County Hospital
Vandalia
Army Nurse Corps
Brooks Army Medical Center
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Mae Nattier
Julia F. Burnham
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Willing Neighbors
Stone
Lions Club
Salvation Army
Register
Information Service
Marilyn Headley
SIU
Miss Headley
M. E. Headley
Caroline M. Nattier
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