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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1929
Page
6
Vernon reports a busy week with numerous visitors and local events. The Pana Merchants will play Vernon on July fourth as the town highlights a band performance and community bonfire with a visitors list including Miss Tracy Hawthorne and Mrs. Emma Wilson.
Bill Stone assisted Marie Cozad in a Fairman store last Wednesday. Numerous residents including Minnie Merten and her daughter Edna Harker, and Clarence Cozad with milk deliveries, are noted for trips and chores. Several visits to Salem Vernon Decatur and Centralia occur along with harvest and farming remarks.
Thirty attended Sunday School at Temple. Ed Belcher and wife and others shared meals and visits with neighbors. Various families from Patoka and nearby towns visited relatives, attended events, or discussed work opportunities, including a claim of a job in Detroit at ten dollars per night.
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union column critiques so called conversation as mere monologues from self absorbed speakers. It contrasts Mrs Allen Mrs Thorpe Mrs Faris and Gregory who dominate talks with no real exchange, exposing the hollow nature of public and private discourses.
Mr and Mrs Frank Bradford and family were summoned to Glenarm by the death of Mrs Bradford's father. We extend heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family. Murfin Belcher and family were seen driving through in a new whippet car.
The Vernon Concert Band performs Friday night in a popular program directed by Clifford Elliott of Centralia, a familiar name to local musical circles. The event showcases a detailed program outlined in this issue, promising a strong local performance.
The Vernon Band, praised by locals as its best year yet, sees Glenwood Elliott take over directorship from Mr. Brown, with previous European training under Dr. Kissel and time at Northwestern University. A recent concert at State Farm Vandalia highlighted the band’s rising profile.
P. B. Simcox and wife visited St Louis on Wednesday. Cc. E. Blankinship of Decatur attends First State Bank meeting this Friday. R. L. Walton and Mrs. Mary Meador are listed on the sick list. W. B. Chilton and wife of Centralia, new Hudson owners, returned from a trip to Oklahoma and Texas and visited L. M. Black and wife last Sunday.
STRINGTOWN J M Emerson and family and Harry Metzger and family visited at the home of Mrs Ellen Emerson Sunday.
Colonel Lindbergh announces regular air service between New York and Buenos Ayres to cover eighty hours. He plans to start the line as pilot with future extension. Opposition to the farm relief debenture scheme warns it could cost the Treasury up to 200 million annually, a figure seen as excessive unless it yields real farm relief and boosts middleman profits.
The piece reflects on monarchist sentiment with King George at Windsor Castle and praises self rule. It recalls Tad Dorgan’s death and influence, Edison’s search for a successor, and urges pursuing employment and advertising. It mentions wheat near 97 14 cents and touches Federal Reserve actions.
The piece contrasts usury and stock values with farm woes under a wary Federal Reserve. It notes British Labour gains and Ramsay MacDonald’s leadership, then comments on Calvin Coolidge joining New York Life as a director, and ends with relief over railroads lowering wheat flour freight rates.
The piece argues that higher farm prices for wheat depend on broader prosperity rather than lower freight costs for mills. It notes relief for flour makers amid profit pressures from chain stores, and suggests only wide wealth sharing will help farmers. It references historical shifts in prices and a pair of stark, unrelated images.
A reflective piece contrasts Susi aboard Graf Zeppelin with human passengers and the idea we all ride a vast airship. It muses on ignorance of our cosmic journey, comparing control and curiosity between the golden age spectacle and everyday fate. It warns not to despise Susi.
In a rare joint effort during a crisis the French protect airspace but also deploy troops and facilities to assist the Zeppelin. French landing fields and hangars open to repair crews while French and German mechanics work together to restore the airship.
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