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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1924
Page
8
Local Patoka page notes Rogers stock including Ford parts and tires, Altoms offering wall paper scrim and shoes, and frequent visits by residents such as Alton, Shobonier businessmen, and families from Centralia Vigo. Highlights include sales on auto tires, 10 cent curtain scrim, and a new player piano for cash or installments.
Lawrence Belcher Lisle Simcox and family Jack Gilley Norm Carter and wife Edna Sampson and two children Mrs Edna Willi and daughter Roberta Mrs Wm Booker and children Gaylan Atlas of Duquoin motor to Patoka Memorial Day. Aloms offers spring caps and oil stoves while Ed Gano and Emmet Kellner return to town. John Crawford suffers appendicitis. Little Bobbie Eaglin operated for appendicitis. Dr Rosenberg to Kansas City for optical convention.
McLain Wilson a longtime Shobonier resident who later lived in Vandalia Decatur and Quincy died last Friday. A Civil War veteran of the 32nd Missouri Infantry Co F he was imprisoned at Andersonville. He married Anna Himes and had ten children eight survive. Funeral Monday evening included a twenty veteran escort and the G A R ritual service led by F E Crawford with the Christian church choir. He had lived with his youngest daughter Mrs Lessie McCafferty since his companion’s death.
About two years ago W H Paul accompanied by a young lady who later became Mrs Pauley visited Mrs Eliza Farmer in Patoka. Last Sunday night while traveling from Decatur to the east on the Wabash Detroit Flyer the train wreck occurred. Mrs Pauley was killed and Mr Pauley is in a very dangerous condition with slight hopes of recovery. Mrs Farmer awaits word daily about the outcome of the accident. Pauley is Frank Pauley’s son and well known in the locality, most of his life spent in Decatur.
Forrest Baxter found a small silk balloon in Pope Township on Monday. The bag bore the name Forrest Park Highlands. The balloon likely drifted from St Louis amusement park with the wind, though the exact path remains unclear.
Senate Document 95 outlines President Coolidge's recommendation for a memorial bridge linking Arlington National Cemetery with Washington. It highlights the project as a unifying national symbol with a broad boulevard from the Capitol, a route for fallen heroes, and a grand entrance to Washington via the Lee Highway. The plan envisions a single-arch bridge over Columbia Island and a water gate facing the Lincoln Memorial, enhancing the Mall axis and uniting the North and South.
Carl Meadors stars with three hits and one run as Three I champs beat Decatur 4 to 1 Wednesday night. Decatur’s score was charged to an error. Meadors delivered his usual strong line.
Walter Parks made a business visit to Vandalia on Thursday. Charles Eaglin, his wife, and son William from St. Louis spent over Sunday with relatives here. J. E. Cooper and S. H. Jolly of Shobconier visited Patoka on business Wednesday. Edmund and family travelled from Centralia to St Paul and visited Patoka Wednesday evening. Mr. Yund heads Yund Mercantile Co. at St Paul and runs a large local mercantile operation. Miss Rose Davis of the University of Illinois spent last week with home folks. her father Oscar F. accompanied her home in the family car. Mrs. Belle Simcox of Sandoval, recently improving after a stay in Washington Indiana, has returned home and shows health gains. Attorney Eaton of Evansville and W. S. Blackburn of Coffeen, acting for a Milk Company, are suing Fayette county milk producers for $100 notes before Esquire J. A. Cooper at Sholconier, in a continuing court action at the Central Hotel Wednesday night.
The Meridian Highway from Winnipeg to Mexico City is urged as a crucial international link. Dallas would gain as a transit point to Mexico City. Mexico’s 1923 car imports placed it behind Britain and Canada, with Obregon backing highway building for regional prosperity and goodwill.
The largest and most complete library of strictly educational literature in America is the United States Bureau of Education library in Washington. It serves as a central reference and lending collection for teachers and educators nationwide, with bibliographers offering information for organizing cataloging and classifying educational libraries and collections.
The governor signed a bill requiring the teacher in charge to read a portion of the Bible daily in every classroom in Kentucky common schools in the presence of pupils. No pupil will be forced to read against parental wishes, and teachers failing to follow provisions may have their certificates revoked.
County court proceedings list probate actions for the Huff and Welton estates with letters testamentary issued to Hue and Welton respectively, August claim adjustments, and notices. Also includes final settlements and discharge for the Elliott estate, citation in the Effie Scott matter, amended reports for White, and inventories and guardianship orders for the Patterson and Smith cases. Courts set June and August action dates and address adoptions of guardianship and dependency rulings, with several criminal and prohibition related dispositions.
Governors of eleven states invited workers to two free days to repair the Eastern Dixie Highway stretch from Cincinnati to Cumberland Gap. About 1500 volunteers, including bankers hotel operators and civic groups from Ohio River to St Petersburg and Miami, helped lay a mile of road on each day. They met at Pineville Kentucky to work between Corbin and Barbourville, then between Roundstone and Berea the next day.
M. E. South services in Patoka next Sunday at 11 A M and 7 46 P M. All are cordially invited. H Murphy Pastor.
A. W. Thalman and family of Vandalia were featured at Patoka values day on Wednesday, emphasizing local participation and community ties in the event.
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