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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1936
Page
8
Vernon and Patoka residents socialize visit and attend events including birthdays parties and local shows. Vandalia visitors stay with local families while others travel to Centralia St Louis and Granite City for visits and shows.
Fredonia reports Patoka callers including Mr and Mrs Alva Jett and Mrs Maud Jett. Cocoa Florida’s H N Anthony and family visit Salem area and plan to return early September. John Talbert and son shopped in Patoka. E E M Haney Gene Simpson and family shopped in Salem. John Nichols of Colorado Springs arrives for a three week visit. Bro Elam of Centralia led services at Marshall and Ed Booth preached at Centralia on Sunday.
Mrs Oral Jett and Mrs Dean Martin spent Saturday in Sandoval. Several couples and families from St Louis, Bourbon, Centuria, Pana and Decatur visited relatives and attended Beery family reunion at Fairview Park in Decatur with about 175 members present.
The Agricultural Adjustment Agency announced July 7 1936 county average rates of payment to farmers in Mkinoip for diverting crop acreage from soil depleting crops to soil conserving crops under the 1936 Agricultural Conservation program. The average rate in Marion County is $8.00 per acre with a maximum of 15 percent of base acreage and separate Class One payments for diversions versus Class Two for conservation practices. Farmers may qualify for either or both classes.
A three day picnic and homecoming at Keyesport drew a long list of attendees including Clark Simcox and family John Houston Wm Carter Carl Easton and family Betty Simcox H N Potts and family Glen Hill James Quayle Maurice Kleysteuber Ora Brumfield and family Alice Brumfield Irma Belcher Bessie Hill Don Crawford Harry Easton Henry Brumfield Andie Hopkins and family Lee Crawford Harley Cole Maurice Cole Harley Brumfield James Cox Edgar Irvin Louie Davidson Frank Adams E L DeLay and family Charles Griffin Wilbur Chandler Marion Nattier and Lee Murray.
Maurice Willis, a Patoka native and Patoka and Sandoval high school graduate, has been hired as musical director for the upcoming term at Odin school. He attended Teachers College in Carbondale and earned his degree in music last spring. The community congratulates him and notes his strong moral character and abilities.
In Marion County 94.4 percent of workers on Works Progress Administration projects were drawn directly from relief rolls, according to records of the WPA Area Statistical Office in Chicago as of June 15.
Sunday services across Christ, Scientist churches focused on Truth in the Lesson-Sermon. Golden Text from Psalms 57:3 proclaims God’s mercy and truth, with verses praising God among nations. The Science and Health passages affirm Truth as divine and God as omnipresent and omnipotent, emphasizing the all-inclusive nature of God.
The M. E. Church under Pastor C J Piland reports another open air meeting at Vernon with good attendance. Worship Sundays at 11:00 AM and 7:45 PM at Patoka, inviting more people to worship and serve God.
The Bid-A-Bit bridge club met at Mrs. Sue Doolen’s home on July 23. Guests included Mrs. Anna Dickerson and Miss Minnie Peddicord. Dickerson won high score with Doolen receiving consolation. Refreshments were served by the hostess and Miss Alice Wade.
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced modifications to the 1986 Agricultural Conservation program to meet drought in the North Central Division. The changes aim to preserve forage for livestock and encourage farmers to increase fall and winter forage crops. The alterations seek to support drought impacted farms and ensure feed supplies.
Jacob Schaubert, 84, died Tuesday, July 28, at his daughter's home Mrs. Wilbur McIntyre after a prolonged illness. Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church on Thursday, July 30, 1936 at 2:00 p.m. Rev. J. M. Smith and Rev. C. J. Piland officiated. Interment followed in Ebenezer Cemetery.
A Zion Church program includes readings by the leader Charley Arnold and Rose Thomason, duets by Leah Pearl and Duane Walton, Lula Mae and Anna Black, scripture readings by Mac Arnold and Wanda McWhirter, a talk on being a good friend in the family by Beatrice Black, and a league benediction led by Fleta McWhirter.
The North Central Region announces changes to soil conserving crop payments. Key points include good stands confirming soil conserving status, proof of performance for drought losses, and emergency forage crop plantings without affecting classification. The State Agricultural Conservation Committee will issue seedings guidance shortly.
Crowds pour into the exposition grounds spanning 150 acres along Lake Erie shore. Two blimps hover overhead offering rides for visitors across the grounds and the city.
Visitors to the Great Lakes Exposition on Cleveland's lake shore see displays of iron and steel production, ore, coal, limestone, giant manufacturing machines, and a wide range of products from tools to household equipment. The grounds feature marine theater, horticultural displays, Streets of the World, and a Goodyear dirigible service, creating an educational yet entertaining brush with modern industry.
An old advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a safe way to lose fat and inches in a month. It claims weight loss, boosted energy, clearer skin, and urges readers to weigh themselves, take a half teaspoon daily, and avoid fatty foods while warning against imitations.
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