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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
5
The Patoka Register announces publication from Patoka Illinois with postal registration and price terms. It notes it is entered as second class matter and lists annual subscription at 1 50.
Classified snippets show rental wants and shop offers. Mrs Crosby seeks furnished or unfurnished first floor apartment and room for student board. Raines Exchange Store in Centralia markets used furniture with free delivery. Wasem's Cash Market advertises cream testing outfit for sale. Prudential Farm Opportunities lists 40 acre tracts with 10 percent cash down and 15 year financing. Armand Wasem promotes ice cold watermelons and muskmelons.
Mr and Mrs Wm Johnson visited Sandoval on business. A E Bell threshing for Fred Briscoe. Mrs Susan Hide and her son with Mrs Josephine Harding called at the Babe and Ted Ticknor home. Charivari at Glen Hicks for Wayn Heatker. candy cigars and dancing followed. Loren Craig helps Cecil Warren with hay. The Hardy family and friends entertained at Orville Hill’s. Hicks and Hicks and Hazel and Lois visited Salem. John Reynolds harvested the largest wheat yield in the territory 1248 bushels. T J Fulton visited Odin. Hicks and Lush families spent Sunday with Pearl Branch family. Raymond Klienstine...
The text records visits by Mrs. Fer of Kansas and Mrs. Wm Leith to Mrs. James Meredith and family last week. Shoppers include Mr. and Mrs. James Meredith Jr. and Mrs. Marie Smith and sons in Centralia Saturday evening. Georgia Rittinghouse shows improvement after accidentally ingesting lye with no expected mouth scars. Attendees at Salem reunion include Jhon Loomis, Carl Adams, Frank Galbraith, and Billy Elwell. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reid also shopped in Centralia Saturday.
Annual financial statement for Sandoval Illinois Home Building and Loan Association covering the fiscal year ending January 16 1934. It lists assets including loans on real estate real estate taxes and insurance advances bills receivable and cash on hand and liabilities such as matured stock reserves and profits carried forward with detailed figures for each category.
The report lists residents visiting relatives and neighbors across Odin Township including the McClellands Holslaws Rosses and McClellands with gatherings at various homes. It notes Chas. Frederick threshing wheat and oats and Bernard Ross departing for CCC camp.
Mrs Goodall spent Friday with sister Mrs Jackson. Loyd McClelland family and daughter Gertrude visited Mason Holtslaw. Esther Meredith spent Monday with grandmother Mrs Susan McClelland. Robert Risinger family and Deloris visited Robert Meredith and family. Aunt Emma Deadmond is very poorly at this writing.
Mrs Gettleman visited her daughter Mrs Cecil Jett in Fredonia. Several attended the ice cream social at Cabbage Chapel. Lena Mae and Wilbur Talbert visited Grace McHaney. Mrs Everett Goodwin has been sick. Ladies Aid quilt work at church. March and grandson Walter Simpson visited. Centralia visitors included Mr and Mrs John Talbert and E E McHaney. Mrs June Beardsley and two sons from Denver stayed several days. Brush arbor meeting closed. Mr and Mrs John Nichols visited Everett Jett and others. Pearl Renfro hosted visitors from Salem. Howard Ray of Vandalia stayed with Pearl Renfro. Alice Simpson and Alva Jett were Salem callers. Chester and Ray Palmer with Irene visited J J Palmer. they plan California travel. Emery and family in California recently. Children visited E E McHaney. Jett family short calls. Charlie Jett visited brother George.
Mrs John Nichols returned home Saturday after two weeks near Arthur caring for a seriously ill niece with Mr Lee and two children Evelyn and Jimmie. Edith March Kell stayed at the Simpson home. St Louis relatives visited L A Gettleman’s. Mary Ruth Gehrig Salem visited Simpson home. Sylvia Evans Salem visited her parents. Mrs Guy Donoho and Fred Simpson, Calif origin, spend months with Washington relatives. Maude Jett and children with Alice Simpson visited Clinton Livesay family at Vernon. Everett Jett and wife joined John Nichols for Sunday supper.
Carl Easton hauled fifty two to Forest Park on Sunday and enjoyed sight seeing and a basket dinner. Alex Reed and family visited Tom Cox and his wife. Louise Lake and daughter visited Fred Leininger and daughter. Gilbert Brown and family visited Williams Jones and kin. Velma Crane visits home folks this week. W. P. Lawrence lost a horse last week. Aunt Jane Christie visits daughter Wes Lake near Decatur. John Lake spent the weekend with home folks.
Mr and Mrs J E Hill were callers at the Frank Parker home, bringing greetings and likely social visit observations.
Tuesday evening activities include Charley Lutz and family visiting relatives in Sandoval. Sunday saw Paul Reeter and Grace March of Vandalia call on Dan Reeter. Rev. Altom and Rev. Rankin visited with Irvin Bowen and family. Dan Reeter visited Assumption and Cen tralia visitors were J. E. Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dwyer visited Fred Lutz and sons.
Brick school friends held a house party at the Glen Hicks home north of Odin with about eighty attendees. Highlights included dancing lessons, music, and refreshments as well as well wishes for the Hicks new home. J G McKee reports a Salem July 24 prohibition talk via wire to Upshaw. Obituary notes Al Thomas of Nebraska, aged 88, linked to Hurd family. Various local visits, rides, farm work, and a birthday dinner near Odin with many guests.
Sunday July 22 featured the Lesson-Sermon across Christian Science churches with the Golden Text from John 5 26 affirming the Father and the Son share life The Lesson-Sermon cited Deuteronomy 30 19 20 urging life blessing and obedience and quoted from Science and Health pages 289 290 defining Life as eternal and not in matter
Reverend Martin will lead a revival at Temple church beginning Monday night July 30. Various local families including the Merediths Belchers Bowens and Williamses spent the weekend with relatives and attended events at Salem Park and Fairman Church.
In Odin Township, Bert McClelland, age 49 or 490 years per OCR, son of W R and Susan McClelland, died by suicide after telling his mother at 10 30 that he was tired. He used a shotgun placed on two songbooks with a string to the trigger, found by his mother and two sisters, Lora Holtsaw and Cordia Holts law, between 10 30 and 12.
Converted at an early age and joined Bethel church. Funeral conducted Friday at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. Demoulia. Burial in Deadmond cemetery. Survived by grieved father and mother, three brothers Willie, Asa, Loyd, four sisters Lora Cordin Holslaw, Gertrude Shreve, Grace Meredith. Pallbearers were Less and Dwain Meredith, Herman, Paul, Hubert and Howard McClelland.
Chevrolet Motor Co officials report June retail sales set a new high for the month and the best June total since 1929, defying forecasts of a broad automotive drop. The gain surpasses 12 percent, driven by new low prices effective June 2 and dealer reports backing the surge.
An ice cream supper will be held at Stringtown church on Wednesday night August 1. Everyone is invited to attend.
Junior Walker who has been employed in Harvey for several weeks returned to Patoka Saturday.
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