Oil Gusher Sparks Patoka Boom in Illinois Town
Patoka Illinois witnesses a major oil gusher after weeks of drilling along the northern front five well line. A. E. Hempen and 001 Burgess led the effort with multiple rigs, and on Tuesday the Smith lease well produced oil reaching heights of 900 feet by Wednesday. Local excitement soars as storage tanks and crews mobilize for continued production and additional wells.
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Patoka
Paruchton Meter
Smith“ Léace' Sts
Haves
A. E
Tene) Hempen
001 Burgess
Illinoi
Petoka
Mr. Smith
Register
Tone
Jake Hausman
Vandalia
Jeff Smith
Ilinois
Jake
Meridian
Iboom
Softball Schedule Thru July With Multiple Pairings
A sequence of games lists matchups by date and time. Teams include Cubs Vernon Island Chapel Zion Tigers Giants Cardinals Adams Oil Co and others across June and July with 7:30 and 8:30 start times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cubs
Vernon
Iisland Chapel
Zion
Tigers
Giants
Cardinals
Adams Oil Co
Veron
Island Chapel
Ventilated Peach Packaging Affects Freshness And Prices
Modern peach growers expect a near five year average crop while investing in ventilated packages to deliver fresh tasting fruit. Tests show ventilated baskets cool peaches faster than standard ones aiding pre cooling for rail and truck shipments. Bulletin 418 from the College of Agriculture explains factors influencing peach refrigeration and is available from Urbana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nois
W. ‘Liedy
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Lloyd and
S. W. Decker
Urbana
Patoka Woman's Club outlines plans for September family banquet
The Patoka Woman's Club held its Saturday meeting at the gymnasium with members present. Committees were formed under president Mrs Roy Jones for the upcoming annual family banquet set for the second Friday in September. New president Mrs Artie Rogier announced departments for next year and guest speakers from Odin.
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Patoka Woman’s Club
Roy Jones
Artie Rogier
F. M. McKinney
Bertha Danbury
Vernon
Christian Science Church Lesson Sunday June 13
The Lesson Sermon across Christ Scientist churches centered on God as preserver of man. The Golden Text proclaims salvation and refuge in God, with Psalms 62 7. Citations from Psalms 16 1 5 6 and passages from Science and Health appear in the study material.
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God
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Patoka Young Man Receives Illinois University Degree
Floyd Smith of Patoka completed four years at the University of Illinois and earned a Bachelor of Science degree. He participated in a radio review with agricultural students and earned an assistantship offer from a University agriculture professor. He may teach in June at Levington or consider a contract in Riley, Indiana. Mrs. Smith and several relatives attended Urbana commencement.
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Floyd Smith
University of Illinois
Radio ‘Review
Floyd
Levington
Riley
Ind
Urbana
J. M. Smitht
Agricultural Open House At University College of Agriculture
Farmers and a Young Men's Farm Organization group plan to attend the University of Illinois Urbana open house on Wednesday June 23. The event showcases experimental farms soil treatment and crop tests plus cattle hogs and sheep feeding experiments. Visitors can meet researchers and view the oldest United States soil plots with long running yields including corn rotations and Dairy cattle Mini Nellie the Swiss champion milk producer.
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Young Mens’ Farm Organization
College of Agriculture, Experiment Station
Urbana
United States
Auto Brakes Test Event Offered Free to Drivers
Car owners in Centralia and Salem may have brakes tested free and lights checked in a Safety Lane setup by the Marion County Farm Bureau Illinois Agricultural Association and partners. The event runs Monday June 21 in Centralia 8 am to 5 pm and Tuesday June 22 in Salem on North Broadway west of the Court House 8 am to 5 pm with special reduction rates for adjustments.
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Marion County Farm Bureau
Illinois Agricultural Association
Junior Chamber of Commerce of
Centralia
Lions’ Club of
Salem
North Broadway
Court House
There is today danger of repeating the offence of the Jews
A fragment from Mary Baker Eddy quotes a challenge to limit the Holy One of Israel and asks what God can do. The text reflects on faith and divine provision, noting the impulse to doubt or constrain God's power. The citation appears as a historical or religious note in the article.
Woman's Club appoints committees for 1937 38 year
Mrs. Myrtle Rogier, president, announces the Woman's Club committees for 1937 38. Listed are American Home with Gladys Jones and others, Literature Music and Art led by Elsie Gray, Garden and Conservation chaired by Edith Cruse, Education headed by Bertha Miller, and Health Welfare and Community including Eva Potts and Myrtle Tacke.
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Myrtle Rogier
Woman’s Club
Gladys Jones
Winnie Spurgeon
Lula Troyer
Estella Pugh
Francis Limecox
Rose Mojonnier
Georgia
Settem
Alice Ordse
Elsie Gray
Cecil Brown
Bessie Murfin
Emma Smith
Bertha Denbury
Minnie Peddicord
Josie Simcox
Edith Cruse
Lillie Nattier
Edna Belcher
Addie Chandler
Emma Martin
Wilma Diveley
Grace Chance
Augusta Peek
Lizzie Walton
Bertha Miller
Wilma Rogier
Mae Simcox
Mm. Kirk
Susie Carter
Ethel Green
Eva Wasem
Mae Goed
Eva Potts
Myrtle Tacke
Marvel Adams
Lela Ballance
Leta Beery
Maud Irvin
Julia Hill
Rose Thomason
Esta Martin
Social Security Revision Sparks Broad Debate Across the Spectrum
The piece surveys strong support for the goal of aiding the aged while detailing major criticisms of the Social Security Act. It notes concerns over funding via employer and employee taxes, potential government debt, the idea of broader general taxation, and the act’s administrative complexity amid calls in Congress for revision.
Miss Lola Morey Weds Cecil Elliott in Patoka Ceremony
At the M E Church parsonage Friday evening Rev C J Piland united Miss Lola Belle Morey of Patoka and Mr Cecil Elliott of Callaham Texas in marriage. The bride wore pink chiffon and a wreath of pink roses. attendants included Lucile Field Earl Granger Betty Altom and Glen Hill. The couple resides at 1009 East Noleman Street Centralia Illinois.
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M. E. Church
Patoka
Noleman
Aid Demonstration Sunday at Scott Field
A major aid demonstration and air and tank exhibit will unfold at Scott Field near Belleville Illinois on Sunday June 27 1937. Organizers led by George N Montague Commander of the Louis 124th F Pest No Css say the War Department backs the event as the greatest tactical air demonstration in Southern Illinois. Bombers attack and pursuit planes from across the U S join infantry tanks from Jefferson Barracks Missouri and the Sixth Infantry Band. A Sons of The American Legion track and field meet features more than forty squads with rifle teams and a drum and bugle corps contest with cash prizes. Two Pappy Cheshire radio shows will air in the afternoon and state officials attend the program. East St Louis Post coordinates crowd handling for up to 50000 attendees.
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U. S
Illinois
Montague
United States
Jefferson Barracks
Crack Sixth
Sons of the American Legion
St. Louis
Drum and Bugle Corp
Pappy Cheshire
John Stelle
Matthew J. Murphy
The
American Segion
Joseph R. Dorfman
East St. Louis
Weekend Visitor From Pittsburg With Gen Wasem Family
Mrs Georere VanHorn of Pittsburg visited Pa toka with her daughter Mrs Gen Wasem and family over the weekend.
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Georere VanHorn
Pitttsburg
Patoka
Gen. Wasem
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League For IndustrialDemocracy
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Abraham Epstein
American Association For Social Security
Lola Morey
Scott Field
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