Mrs. Leroy Farmer Dies After Illness in Vandalia Hospital
Mrs. Leroy Farmer died Monday evening after a surgical operation at Vandalia hospital about ten days earlier. Born April 14 1875 in Clinton County Illinois she married Leroy Farmer December 1 1898 and left a husband two children a son Lowell Ray and a daughter Mrs Verne Nattier plus sisters half brothers and grandchildren. Funeral services were held July 25 at Patoka Baptist church with interment in Hillcrest cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Farmer
Vandalia Hospital
Jestin Carter
Wiley L
Nancy Jane Carter
Clinton County
Ilinois
Mark Greer Hospital
Vandalia
Illinois
Lowell Ray
Verne Nattier
Chas. Hurt
Dane Parker
James West
Laura Wortman
J. R. Carter
Lewis Carter
Junior Lee Farmer
Lee Orin
Nancy Lee Nattier
Diamond Spring Baptist Church
Jesus
Patoka Baptist Church
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Support
A family thanks those who assisted during the loss of their wife and mother LeRoy Farmer and son Mr and Mrs Verne Nattier express appreciation for support and sympathies received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Farmer and Son
Verne Nattier
Patoka Boys Witness Dillinger Shooting
Irvin and Dane Ellis, Patoka youths visiting the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, witnessed John Dillinger s shooting and death. They heard shots near their room two blocks from the scene and saw the body carried away by ambulance. The boys say the coincidence of witnessing such a historic crime in a city larger than Patoka will linger in memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Irvin
Dane Ellis
John Dillinger
Chicago
Crawford Birthday Dinner Honors Several Family Members
A birthday picnic was held Sunday at the Crawford country home honoring the birthdays of Mrs. William Crawford Mrs. Frank Crawford and sister Mrs. Leo Walker. Guests enjoyed a basket dinner on the shady lawn and a social afternoon at the Okaw river with numerous Crawford relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Crawford
William Crawford
Frank Crawford
Leo Walker
Crawford
Okaw River
Owaneco
Clayton Slifer
Shumway
T. P. Walker
Don Crawford
Walter Adams
Vacation Bible School Closes This Week
After three weeks of a most successful Bible School we are closing our school Friday night July 27 with commencement exercises at the high school gym. We cordially invite attendance to see the exhibits and hear what the children learned under principal Wm. Hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hay
Illinois Crop Notes July 21 1934 Illinois drought affects corn hay and crops
Illinois corn condition runs near average but tame hay and pasture prospects remain poor. Winter wheat yields exceed expectations with many high records in central and south central areas. Oats and spring crops perform poorly while soybeans rise 70 percent in area with good stands and blooms. Drought and heat worsen western regions despite scattered rains in northern central and southeastern sections. Apple and peach outlook improves. tomatoes and cantaloupes in southern truck areas disappoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ilinois
Illinois
Federal Departments of Agriculture
S. Louis
Southwesern
Case Farm Equipment Co Lends Assistance in Suspect Search
Mr. Sidney Spears acting for Case Farm Equipment Co requests help in locating and arresting two criminal suspects for Finley police. The men, former employees of Motor Power Equipment Co of Fargo North Carolina and Gleaner Baltwin Co of Kansas, worked on combines near Finley showing Case Co’s cooperation with law enforcement and commendable business principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Spears
Case Farm Equipment Co
Finley
N. C
Motor Power Equipment Co
Fargo
Gleaner Baltwin Co
Kansas
Case Co
Notice at Cream Station West of I C Depot Patoka Tl Jessie Ellis Operator
Wage cutting and overworking of human beings in any parts of any highly competitive industry at once reaches out like a grease stain and affects all other parts of that industry. General Johnson quotes the concern on labor conditions across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Depot
Patoka
Jessie Ellis
General Johnson
Roosevelt Speech on Experience and Inequity
President Roosevelt asserts that experience will remove inequities and reveal to the country those who seek unfair advantage over others. He frames this as a call to national conscience and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Oats as Nurse Crop Cuts Alfalfa Erosion and Improves Winter Protection
Illinois researchers report sowing oats with fall alfalfa seedings as a nurse and cover crop reduces wind erosion on sandy soils. Field tests show oats shield alfalfa from sand damage, deter grasshoppers, lower competition, and help winter hardiness, aiding expanding alfalfa plantings statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
C. H. Farnham
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
AAA
Illinois
Oquawka
Henderson County
U. of S. College of Agriculture
Farnham
Chevrolet Aids Transportation Through Auto Boom in 1934
Chevrolet reports that during the first half of 1934 the auto industry boosted transportation revenue by supplying over a million passenger cars and trucks. Railroads, boat lines, and trucking firms moved 2111,798 tons of Chevrolet freight using 96,973 freight cars, with non rail movements equivalent to 63,528 extra cars, totaling over 24 million dollars to national transport systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet Motor Company
United States
Chevrolet
Local Social Notes From Vernon Area
Miss Alice Wade visited Vandalia with brother William Wade and family. Mr and Mrs Charles Rosenbaum welcomed a daughter born Saturday July 21. George Carmaney and family traveled through Vernon en route to Decatur from Par ions Kans after two weeks visiting. Esther Snyder visited Chicago aunt Lottie Travis for two weeks. Radford Hanson family and Dorothy and Martha of Ohlman visited Fred Leniger and Edna Leniger. Patoka residents Patoka Leniger and others attended Uncle Fred Leniger's ninetieth birthday dinner in Vernon with relatives from Ohlman Patoka and Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Wade
Vandalia
William Wade
Charles Rosenbaum
George Carmaney
W. L. Hathaway
Decatur
Parjsons
Kans
Esther Snyder
Lottie Travis
Chicago
Radford Hanson
Dorothy
Martha of Ohlman
Fred Leninger
Edna
Cecil Binnion
Orville Schroeder Patoka
St. Louis
Ray Walton
Nintieth
Fred Leniger
Reltives
Edna Leniger
Della Hanson
Ohlman
W. W. Murfin
Patoka
Eliza Farmer
John McConnell
Henrietta Cox
Mildred Cox
Mary K. Smith
W. D. Humphrey
Eldora
Clayton Beery
Reba Gray
Miss Gray
Edwin Gray
Marie Anderson
Harrisburg
Anna Pugh
Joe
Hudspeth
Fayetta Belcher
du Quoin
Jesse Belcher
Donald Willi
A. Willi
Marjorie
du Queoin
Homer Potts
Francis Rogier
Kate Farmer
Will Jackson
Rogier
Orville Jackson
Springfield
T. E. Irvin
Boyd Cook
Oscar Davis
Cecil Brown
Bernie Griffin
Ross Herring
Illinois
J. R. Collins
Collin
T. B. Walker
M. O. Newlin
Marie
Houston
Texas
Alvin Belcher
Neil Davidson
Salem
California
James Davids
Steia
Pomona
Flo
Er Trada
Urteagt
Tovere
Mt Olive Family Visits While Caring for Health in West
Elmie Wortman and family traveled from Mt Olive to visit Mrs Cloe Epps and family during a weeks stay. An ice cream supper hosted by the Mt M E Church young people raised 23 dollars. A large birthday gathering for Mrs Joe Wickenhouser and Mrs J L McWhirter occurred with basket dinners and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmie Wortman
Mt. Olive
Dean Laws
Joe Wickenhouser
Vernon
J. L. McWhirter
Alma
C. L. Britt
Rufus Stephens
L. P. Hill
Harry Bopp
Thurby Meador
Donald Murfin
J. T. Stephens
Ralph Stephens
Winona Stephens
Patoka
Francis Rogier Jr
Decatur
Almeda Nicholson
C. H. Nicholson
Fredericka Breggar
Jimmie Nicholson
Delbert Turner
Babe
Robert Eastman
Mattie — Imbodin
Marchelean
Sullens
Odin
Ed McWhirter
Lester
Tom Donoho
Nellie Eagan
Helen
Leo Wickenhouser
John Jezek
Theodore Wickenhouser
J. L.wickenhouser
Francis Parker
Buster Bender
Betty
J. O. Arnold
Harvey Wickenhouser
Salem
Milton Orcutt
Champaign
C. C. Murfin
C. A. Murfin
E. S. Caudle
Raymond
Maria Hollenbeck
Sam Morey
Hazel Cox
Henrietta Cox
B. A. Thomas
C. O. Livesay
Harold Thomas
Ross Herring
Geneva Lawrence
James Wickenhouser
Centralia
A. J. Bayliss
Harold Howell
Anne Nachman
Sophia Slovick
Joe Slovick
Abie Bayliss
Alfred Lemay
Harold and
Clifton
Milton Bayliss
Kinmundy
Picnic Speakers Added for Zion Sunday School Picnic
Rev. E. M. Dycus pastor of Alma and Cabbage Chapel M E Churches to speak at Zion Sunday School picnic in Merle Jones Grove on August 11. With Rev. R. E. Willis the program gains two able speakers and an attractive lineup. An athletic program for youths is being planned with details to follow. M D Ballance, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Dycus
Alma and
Cabbage Chapel
M. E
Zion
Merle Jones Grove
R. E. Willis
M. D. Ballance
Social Notes Highlight Patoka Area Visits
Walton Holn fly spray sale noted. Relatives from Decatur Patoka visits include the Morfin family and Maurice Dean. Several outings at the Salem pool and Century of Progress trips are mentioned along with many local visits. Temperatures rise 100 to 108 degrees as Patoka hosts gatherings and visits from multiple families.
Your Car as YOU Would Built It questionnaire started
General Motors invites motorists to share practical experience with design through a 65 item questionnaire mailed nationwide. The 1934 edition titled Your Car as YOU Would Built It emphasizes easy reading and no writing, with silhouettes showing the industry’s evolution and a call for public opinions to guide ongoing improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Commencement Program for Vacation Bible School
Commencement program for the Community Vacation Bible School held in the High School gymnasium Friday night July 27 at 7 45 p m with Opening Exercises Entire School songs Beginner s Dept group singing and naming of apostles and Reading Primary Dept Bible Questionnaire Song Sword Drill Junior Dept One Act Play Intermediates Address E L DeLay Presentation of Diplomas Benediction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Vacation Bible School
E. L. DeLay
Liberty Theatre Program Listings at Vandalia Illinois
Friday Social Register Coleen Moore. Saturday Grand Canary Star Studio with SY Warner Baxter Madge Evans Tombstone Canyon. Ken Maynard Sunday Monday Old Fashioned Way W C Fields Baby Leroy. Tuesday Partys Over Stuart Erwin Ann Sothern. Wed Thursday unclear.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leroy. Farmer
Great Hospital
Vacation Bible School
Chevrolet CO
Mexico
Walton
Walter Mbrfin
Maurice Dean
Décatur
Barthol Anderson
Dale Altom
Elliott Caldwell
Clinton
Margie Caldwell
Altom
Murfin
Betty Altom
Jack Gilley
Mt. Pulaski
Vivian Nattier
Miss Lynch
Miss Nattier
Josie Chilton
Nokomis
Marion County
Salexh
Walton Holn
W. H. Hay
Hay
Christian Church of
Liberty Theatre
Vandalia, Illinois
Social Register
Coleen Moore
Warner Baxter
Madge Evans
Tombstone Canyon
Ken Maynard
Sun
W. C. Fields
Baby Leroy
Stuart Erwin
Ann Sothern
James Dunn Claire Trevor
Shirley Temple
Miles
Ann Mikitko
St. Benedict
Dr.miles
J. Altom & Son
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