Miss Hathaway Weds Billy Brumfield at Odin Church
Miss Janice Hathaway daughter of Mrs Marie Hathaway of Vernon married Billy Brumfield son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Brumfield on June 9 at 6 p m in Odin Methodist Church Rev J L Miller officiated the double ring ceremony A charivari will be held June 15 at the Brumfield home everyone is welcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Hathaway
Marie Hathaway
Vernon
Billy Brumfield
Raymond Brumfield
Odin Methodist Church
J. L. Miller
Jolly Junior Class Hosts Park Wein er Roast
The Jolly Junior Class of the Christian Church held a park outing on Thursday evening featuring a weiner roast. Attendees included teachers Mrs. Walk er and Mrs. Bopp and students Susan Meador Leslie Meador Sandra Chandler Judy Logan Melba Briscoe Karolen Britt Roger Tune Sammy Bopp Larry Britt Frances Griffin Mike Johnstone Jimmie Feather Darrel Adams Jim Seifer with visitors Ann Houston Gloria Eagan Claudia Walker Dennis Feather Jerry Bopp Jackie Bopp Judy Griffin Rosemary Walker and Charles Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JOLLY
Park
The
Christian Church
Marybelle Walker
Arlene Bopp
Susan Meador
Leslie Meador
Sandra Chandler
Judy Logan
Melba Briscoe
Karolen Britt
Roger Tune
Sammy Bopp
Larry Britt
Frances Griffin
Mike Johnstone
Jimmie Feather
Darrel Adams
Jim Seifer
Ann Houston
Gloria Eagan
Claudia Walker
Dennis Feather
Jerry Bopp
Jackie Bopp
Judy Griffin
Rosemary Walker
Charles Walker
Alumni Reunion At Assumption High School Saturday Night
Mr James Thomas attended the Alumni and Class Reunion at Assumption High School Saturday night where former classmates gathered for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas
The
Assumption High School
Vernon News: Fred Neilson Marries Marlene Green in Decatur
In Vernon coverage, Fred Neilson wed Marlene Green at 2:30 PM in First Calvary Baptist Church Decatur attended by family including Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Neilson. Bride works at Citizens National Bank, groom at Illinois Power Co. Multiple local travels and visits noted, with church Bible School and a YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Neilson
Laura
Julia
Decatur
Fred
Marlene Greenslate
First Calvary Baptist Church
Citizen’s National Bank of
Illinois Power Company
Lee Peyton
Paducah
Kentuck
Hobart Arnold
Bertha Holt
Loganey
Portland
Oregon
Effie Hathaway
Lizzie Moody
Gibson Memorial Hospital
Gibson City
Russell Green
Vandalia
Hazel Cox
Eddie Lee Protz
Liberty, Mo
Mary Protz
Emma Protz
Waynesville
Ernest Protz
Vernon
St. Louis
James Bobbett
Linda Linder
Macon
Clarence Guymon
H. Y. Williams
Vivian Campbell
Janice Day
Guy
Salem
Beverly Mon
Warren Williams
Guymon
The
Methodist Church
Tommy Nicolay
James Willoughby
Jimob Easley
Gary Binnion
Cooley
Smoky Mountains
Belle Doolen
Vivian
A. F. Hathaway
Brenda Rothmacher
Walsh, Hi
Art Falkenhain
Mark Murfin
Keisler Field
Miss
D. D. Murfin
Donna
Hazel M. Cox
Postal Department
M.Y.F
Helen Betts
Judy Easley
Jane
Marilyn Kiss
Headley
Patty
Tooty Bay- Joe
Keith Betts
Kay Sue Eadie
Robert Fiscus
Judy Davis
Donna Murfin
Mrs Leslie Wasem Hosts Fancy Work Club Meeting
The Ladies Fancy Work Club met Friday June 4 with hostess Mrs Leslie Wasem. Mrs Gladys Jones presided and directed the session. prizes were awarded to Mrs Eva Potts, Mrs Rebecca Matchett and Mrs Ethel Rogier. Florence Wasem and Susan Were assisting. The club resumes in September with Mrs Florence Simicox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Wasem
Ladies Fancy Work Club
Brooks Meador
Susan Meador
Peter Busch
Gladys Jones
Ann Busch
Elsie Gray
Eva Potts
Rebecca Matchett
Ethel Rogier
Florence
Susan
Florence Simicox
Patoka Home Bureau Postpones Meeting to June 25
Regular monthly meeting is postponed due to concurrent park picnics. An outdoor meal is planned at noon followed by a special lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka Home Bureau
Sunday Services Invite to Welcome New Pastor
The notice urges attendance at Sunday School at 9:30 a.m and Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m with evangelistic services at 7:30 p.m led by Pastor Bro. Norman Piercy. A Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:45 p.m. invites all, with special singing each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro
Piercy
Norman Piercy
Mound Chapel Church Announces Sunday Schedule and Events
The Mound Chapel Church shares Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Rev Ralph Willis leads the message with Sister Helen Cox delivering the sermon. Attendance last Sunday was fifty nine with a $5 memorial gift from Ivy Cain. The Vore Quartette of Centralia performs on June 20 at 2 p.m. A basket dinner and program under the trees follows on June 27 after Sunday School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Murray
Otess Bieves
Helen Cox
Ralph Willis
Martha E. Cain
Ivy
Mabel Bryant
Calvary’s Cross
Jimmy
Gary Herrin
Vore Quartette of
Centralia
Local Notes From Fredonia and Surrounding Towns
Clarence L Albert returned home for Decoration night and planned to settle in Huachacha Arizona with wife Lorraine and son Leslie. Widespread calls to his farewell included Ray Steven son and family, Lucy Wadkins, Elizabeth Webking, and Rev. Ernie Clifton. Dominick Milano wrecked his car. he was moved to Salem with a broken hip and several ribs. Laura Carter and Este Carter visited with John Talbert and family. Verline Heinzmann and Joann Elwell wed on Decoration day with a kitchen shower and many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Clarence L. Albert
Lorraine
Leslie
Huachachua
Arizona
Henry Meredith
Clarence Albert
Ray Stevenson
Larry
Pana
Lucy Wadkins
Patoka
Elizabeth
Walter Webking
Everett Jett
Ernie Clifton
Centralia
Dominick Milano
Joann Elwell
Laura Carter
Este Carter
John Talbert
Wilbur
Mae Kretzer
Talert
Amelia Meredith
Nellie Perkins
Centennial Program Nears Completion Steeped in Community Plan
Chairman Orville Schroeder outlines the Centennial Celebration schedule starting July 4 with a community service, July 5 pancake breakfast and parade, chicken dinner, children’s parade and prizes, beard judging, style show, chicken supper, band concert, and a grand pageant with fireworks. Also noted is 2nd Lt Olive J Hines graduating from Annapolis and returning home for two months before pilot training in the Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Schroeder
Ladies Auxiliary
Ladies of the
Eastern Star
Elsie Pugh
Dale Thompson
Unit 100
Schroeder
Olive J. Hines
Annapolis
Otis Hines
Betty Lou Hines
Chicago
Lee Britt
Salem
O. H. Britt
Jessie Lou Thomas
Patoka
Carl Hines
Patricia
Louise Annette
Alma
U.S. Naval Academy
Maryland
Washington, D.C
Hines
Hondo Air Base
Hondo, Texas
Regular Air Force
Neighbors Help George Gerrish With Spring Crop
A nine-tractor crew from local neighbors moved onto George Gerrish’s land to plant his crop this spring. They stepped in because Gerrish has not been physically able to work, hoping the act brings him a bountiful crop and improves his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gerrish
George
Gerrish
June Sunbeam Meeting At Baptist Church
The June Sunbeam meeting drew a large attendance at the Baptist Church on Saturday afternoon. Judy Carter welcomed Donna Snider and her sister, and the children displayed flannel-graph pictures of the 10 lepers. Mrs. Snider provided chocolate cupcakes and kolach cookies, with Sunbeam colored napkins. The next meeting is June 19 with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Lawson hosting the nibble nook. Ecards came from the Malan and Wheeler families and a gift from Miss Inez Wheeler in memory of her sister Amy was gratefully received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Judy Carter
Donna Snider
Malan
Wheeler
Inez Wheeler
Miss Amy
Local families visit, move, and travel noted in Edwardsville region
Residents record weekend visits and extended travel. George Wimner and Milton Peddicord families are noted along with Carl Quick and daughter Carla relocating to Streator for work. Several relatives visit J A Galaway and Verver households.
Rev Louis Youngs Speaks Before W S C S Meeting
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church heard Rev Louis Youngs speak on Stewardship using St Paul as an example. Mrs Charles Jordan led a lesson on The Student in Today's World with aid from Mrs K Jennings and readings on Work Camps and Work with Students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Louis Youngs
St. Paul
Charles Jordan
K. Jennings
Chloe Walker
Gloria Eagan
Paula Layton
John Layton
Cindy Ann Holland
Bruce Pugh
Charles Thalman
Edna Tune
Harvey Munger
Earle Brooks
Iowa
Michigan
Bert Bushnell
Plymouth
Illinois
Bettie Simcox
Jane Carter
Patoka
Ben Thalman
John Williams
Stella Ververs
Clark Walraven
Memorial Cemetery Letter From Glenarm Man
R O Kelley of Glenarm Illinois writes to the editor about Memorial Day 1954 at Patoka cemetery. He recalls meeting old friends, pays tribute to veterans, and urges continued support to keep the cemetery beautiful with donations to Dale Thompson. A Whiting's Electric Shop sale is noted for June 19 by the Ladies Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike
Patoka
Legion
Whiting
Middle Aged Visitors Attend Centralia Graduation
Mrs L E Ryan of Oak Park NL attended with her parents Mr and Mrs X B Holland and family for Centralia High School graduation exercises where son Chick Hurst was among the graduates. Mrs Pearl Peddicord called at the home of Mary Galaway and Estella Ververs Sunday evening. The Staudts of Vernon visited cousins at Galaway and Ververs Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wimner
Edwardsville
Milton Peddicord
Carl Quick
Carla
Streator
James Lett
Herrick
Curtis Walker
J. A. Galaway
Verver
Raymond Britt
Harold Foltz
Kentucky Lake
Patsy
Spooner
Wisconsin
Albert Wernsman
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Bettie Simcox
Centralia
Joe Simcox
Charles Jones
Tampa
Florida
Sonia
Michigan
Francis Laney
Cadillac
W. A. Ververs
L. E. Ryan
Oak Park
X. B. Holland
Max
Cindy Ann
Centralia High School
Chick Hurst
Pearl Peddicord
Mary Galaway
Estella Ververs
Fred Staudt
Vernon
Centennial Fashion Show Prizes At Patoka July 5
The Patoka Centennial Fashion Show lists fifteen prize categories for Old-Fashioned and Reproduction costumes. Entries must be Patoka Township or nearby residents, with no late entries after June 29 and entry blanks via Mrs William Jenkins or Schroeder Motor Co Patoka Illinois. All centennial chairmen meet Friday night at Legion Hall to discuss pagent and related duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Patoka Township
Centennial Headquarters
William Jenkins
Schroeder Motor Company
Illinois
Schroeder
Legion Hall
O. C. Schroeder
Patexa
T Riany
McGee Baby Girl Born at VanDalia Hospital
Mr and Mrs Tom McGee welcomed a baby girl born Monday June 7 at VanDalia Hospital weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McGee
Gir
Vandalia Hospital
Prater announce birth of baby girl at St Mary's Cen tralia
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Prater announce the arrival of an eight pound fifteen ounce baby girl on Saturday June 5 at St Marys hospital in Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Prater
St. Marys Hospital
Centralia
Willing Workers Club Holds May Meeting At Mrs Britt Home
Willing Workers Club met at Mrs. Dean Britt's home on May 21 with a noon pot luck lunch. The afternoon included the Lord's Prayer and a business meeting. twenty-four members and one visitor attended. Next gathering set for June 24 with Mrs. Harold Belcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willing Workers Club
Dean Britt
Harold Belcher
Wilma Gergens
Stella Britt
Vanita Snider
Myrtle Rogier
Nora Chance
Minnie Thalman
Nell and
Hazel Belcher
Lena Briscoe
Amanda Thalman
Doris Britt
Lula Belcher
Eunice Rogier
Mae Good
CARD OF THANKS AND LOCAL NOTES FROM PATOKA ILL
Card of thanks from George and Lois Gerrish thanks volunteers. Notices list cemetery fund balance. Various sale ads for cabinets rug livestock house and real estate. Claim day notice for Arthur Schaffnit estate. Salem attorneys. Local attendance at Centralia church and high school services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. George
Lois Gerrish
Arthur Schaffnit
Marion County
Illinois
Ruth Alexander
Miller & Pfaff
Salem, Ill
Centennial Costumes Draw Crowds on Saturday Afternoons
Townsfolk dress in Centennial finery attracting praise from locals and visitors. Photos are taken for souvenirs as a Style Show on July 5th looms, with judges to decide prizes. The writer urges visits to town for a free park picture show after supper.
F E Adams Honored At Birthday Dinner
Mr F E Adams was honored on his birthday Friday June 4 at the home of Mr and Mrs R J Stephens in Salem. A decorative birthday cake was made by his daughter Vera. Guests included Mr and Mrs Lee Adams and family, Mr and Mrs Jack Adams, Mr and Mrs F E Adams, and the Stephens family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Adams
R. J. Stephens
Salem
Vera
Lee Adams
Jeannie Lee
Gary
Jack Adams
David
R. J. Stephens, Jr
Roger
Ronnie
Patoka Village approves 1954 55 appropriation ordinance
The village of Patoka Illinois passes an appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year beginning May 1 1954 detailing allocations for street and alley fund street lighting salaries of municipal officers park maintenance attorney fees election expenses fire hydrant rental and contingent expenses totaling 7200 dollars. It includes fire protection appropriations for hose purchases truck repairs gas and oil and related equipment totaling 1200 dollars. Unexpended balances may be shifted to cover deficiencies within the same sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Illinois
Marion County
Ousome i Keataykaws
Cae Ee
Marien ‘County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Home Bureau News
Pentecostal Church
Mound Chapel Church
Fredonia News
Sunbeam
W.S.C.S
R. O. Kelley
Glenarm
Ill
H. B. Gerrish
Harrison Cemetery
Brooks Meadow
Hampshire
Cecil Fiscus
John A. Jennings
F. E. Adams Patoka
Max Holland
Centralia Methodist Church
Harrison
Eril Alexander
Wesley Grupp
Eldoris Belcher
Fred Tacke
Peggie
A. Pope
James R. Snyder
Robert Eagan
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