Patoka News Highlights Local Visitors and Events
Geo Purcell and wife were Alma visitors last Monday. Brownstown couple Alex Reed and Marie Cox welcomed a baby daughter at the Vandalia hospital. The town notes many visits, ball game coverage, farm deliveries, and community gatherings with names of residents, nearby towns, and local businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Purcell
Alma
Alex Reed
Brownstown
Vandalia Hospital
Jones & Martin
Sandoval
Karl Outhouse
Centralia
Patoka
Ed Lawson
Ollie Alexander
Walter Diveley
Bobby Jean
Moers
J. M. Emerson
Betty
Raymond Ferrer
T. J. Dukes
M. D. Ballance
Harold Bonney
Wallace Alexander
Bobbie, Altom
Bobbie Eaglin
Charles Griffin
Roy Sears
Edgar Irvin
William Marion Spurgeon
Opal Metcalf
C. N. Cruse
Georgia
Clark Payne
Chicago
Fred Schaffnit
Register Office
Ira Livesay
Decatur
Wm. Danbury
Vernon
Roy Jones
Darvin
C. W. Martin
Cowden
Dale
Ira Martin
This Place
Cowden High School
R. L. Walton
Illinois Central
Centralia Hospital
John Rogier, Jr
Felix West
Leslie Simcox
Philadelphia
Burl Alexander
Salem
Bruce Holland and
East
Flag Day Tribute Ties Washington to The Nation's Flag
The article marks June 14 as Flag Day and the 200th anniversary of George Washington birth. It recounts Washington shaping the flag with Betsy Ross in Philadelphia, notes the flag’s evolution to 13 stripes and 13 stars, and highlights its role as a symbol of freedom, sacrifice, and national destiny. It covers early uses from Fort Stanwix to Brandywine, Quiberon Bay, and sightings at the poles, underscoring Washington's legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Washington
Congress
United States
General Washington
Betsy Ross
Robert Morris
George Ross
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Mistress Ross
Boston
St. George
St. Anthony
Fort Stanwix
John Paul Jones
Quiberon Bay
France
Pacific
Francis Scott Key
Vermont
Kentucky
Admiral Peary
North Pole
Admiral Byrd
Crowd projections for Chicago conventions cited by citizens committee
Citizens committee estimates 90 000 to 100 000 visitors will come to Chicago for the Republican and Democratic conventions. Edward N. Hurley bases the figure on nationwide reports. The Republican meeting opens June 14 and the Democratic convention on June 27. Much of the commentary notes superficial appearances masking weaker content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Citizens’ Committee
Edward N. Hurley
Washington Refused Kingship Offer in 1782
A historical note from the George Washington Bicentennial Commission recalls May 22, 1782, when Col. Lewis Nicola and officers urged Washington to seize power and crown himself king. Washington rejected the proposal in a firm letter, keeping the republic intact as Continental Army discipline waned and pay lagged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Revolutionary Army
Washington
United States
George Washington Bicentennial Commission
America
Newburgh
Hudson
Cornwallis
Congress
Lewis Nicola
Henry Cabot Lodge
Caesar
Niessa
Zion Church Notes and Hymn Schedule
church program lists songs and readings with participants for a service. Methodists note multiple solos duets and group performances including readings from John 13 34 35 II Corinthians 8 1 5 and Acts 10 47 with prayers by Mrs Etna Knight and Addis Walton and led by Kenneth Neilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etna Knight
Emily Green
Katherine Souter
Nellie Mae Jones
Wanda
Fleta MeWhir
Ols
Roberta Arnold
Lela Mae Nichols
Fleta MeWhirter
Bobby Williams
the Fellowship of Doers
Irene Livesay
Addis Walton
Roberta
Junior Arn
Picture postcard inventor dead at 84
Heinrich Lange of Gothingen Germany, credited with inventing the picture postcard, died at age 84. The card, developed over about 35 years, originated in Germany and boosted tourism imagery. The piece notes Illinois efforts to promote local beautification through plantings while remarking on enduring hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinrich Lange
Gothingen
Germany
Lange
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
M. E. Church South Holds June Fourth Quarter Meeting
The Patoka M. E. Church South hosts a June 18 and 19 gathering with Rev. C. F. Corzine presiding. Island Chapel and Zion services precede Patoka Sunday night, while Laymen Day is set for Illinois Conference churches next Sunday. Epworth League program on June 12 features talks on church work and service with Marvin Ballance and Thelma Pugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka M. E. Church
South
Island Chapel
Zion
Patoka
C. F. Corzine
Churches of the Illinois Conference
M. E. Church
South Epworth
Mrs. Willis
Marvin Ballance
Thelma Pugh
God as Creator Highlighted in Christian Science Church Lesson
Christian Science churches centered on God as the sole cause in a June 5 Lesson Sermon. The Golden Text cited Revelation 4 11 praising God for creation, with James 1 17 18 and Eddy’s Science and Health noting evil as unreality and Mind as supreme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Island Chapel Sunday School Grows with Picnic
Island Chapel Sunday School drew fifty nine attendees with rising interest over the past month. After services, the group gathered a half mile south of the church for a substantial basket dinner under oaks, social time, games, and swinging for the children. The day ended with evening services and the pastor preaching from Acts 1 11 This same Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Chapel
Church Island Chapel
Jesus
State Bank Receiver’s Loan Plan Hits Legal Hurdle
State Auditor Nelson said an application for a loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation by a receiver for a closed bank was refused. Attorney General Strom's opinion holds that receivers may pledge assets for such loans only with court permission, ending depositor hopes for quick repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Nelson
Carlstrom
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