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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1933
Page
4
The Patoka Register lists James M. Emerson as publisher with Friday issue from Patoka Illinois The paper notes second class mailing status and an annual subscription of 1.50 under federal act.
W B Chilton of Centralia has been quite sick this past week. Earl Zimmerman of Alien visited Patoka on Wednesday. An ice cream supper for Magassi cemetery drew a large crowd last Saturday. The Sox Yankee game in Chicago drew 65 000 spectators. Maurice Dukes and Tommy Eastman of the Reforestation Army Contingent at Jefferson Barracks were home for the weekend. The group is expected to be sent to California soon as others departed last week en route.
Fresh cows Elmer Berry for sale good perfection oil stove with oven and ice box used only 1 yr Mrs Wilma Crawford 59 33 2te WANTED Your trucking You call we haul local or long distance James Wasem Tel 49 FOR SALE 2 shares Stringtown Telephone stock Box 121 Patoka Illinois PEAS AND SOYS Recleaned lots Whips Eras and Virginias Special prices Pfeffer Bros 235 N Oak Centralia Illinois Flour Feed and Seeds
An ice cream supper to raise funds for Zion Church will be held Saturday night July 1. Cakes will be appreciated if donated. Everyone is invited to attend.
A community ice cream supper is announced for Saturday night June 24 at Sandy Branch. Everyone is invited to attend.
Buyer inquiries for improving farms in the Patoka area around Centralia and B M English are being received. Local landowners seek offers and details on farm properties suitable for enhancement and cultivation.
A large eight room house with a dairy barn for twelve cows, stanchions and concrete floors, electric lighting, granary, storage for 2000 bushels of grain, and a six acre fenced pasture. Hog tight fence and a real bargain price. Geo A Nattier Patoka Illinois selling now.
Journal notes John Chance and Ed Lawson families picnicked at Salem under lakeside trees. Harvey Hudspeth spoke in Pinckneyville on Rural Carrier pay cuts. The letter covers community visits, travel to Chicago for the Century of Progress, and upcoming regional meetings. It also reports political debates over taxes, state appropriations, and Horner administration measures.
Travel prompts a deeper appreciation for home as experiences abroad illuminate comfort, routines, and familiar surroundings. The piece reflects on how journeys reshape feelings about belonging, place, and daily life.
Stone will handle appellate court duties in addition to his Circuit bench work. He was elected for a six year term. Senator Finn's bill No. 597 passed the Senate unanimously and is championed by W. R. Smith of Patoka. The measure aims to assist in issuing automobile license plates and moves to the House. A convention to repeal the eighteenth amendment will be held in Springfield on July 10 with Mayor Kapp and P. A. Nash discussed as leaders. Governor Horner plans to address the event.
Illinois wheat production is estimated at 23,644,000 bushels this year, up from 21,750,000 last year. The Tech Illinois State Fair is scheduled for August 19 to 26 in Springfield. Walter W. McLaughlin is named director.
The State Board of Agriculture and Edward S. Collins announced the judges for the annual exposition. Premiums totaling 130000 attract exhibitors from across the Midwest, with entries due August 1. Governor Henry Horner was slightly injured en route to Chicago for Century of Progress ceremonies. Editor W. Y. Dallman of the Illinois State Register declined a U.S. mediation post, may instead become internal revenue collector for the central district.
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