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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
4
Do not use fireworks and drive calmly with no speeding. Start on time and take care on curves and hills. Avoid overexertion in exercise, meals, or sun exposure. Never swim alone or while overheated and wait an hour after eating. Check water depth and avoid horseplay.
The community tent meeting at Patoka area churches runs July 7 to 21 with Rev. E C Allen of Marion Evangelist and Carl and Freda Arnold as song leaders. A union service will include Patoka Vernon Island Chapel Mound Arnold Zion churches. seating for 400. Sunday July 30 features 9:30 Sunday School 11:00 worship, 6:30 youth service, 7:30 evening worship. all invited.
The Ladies of the Christian Church will hold a bakery sale at Austin's Cash Market this Saturday. Proceeds fund church projects and community support.
Local youths L. E. Green Les Griffin Darvin Jones Sonny Adams Jerry Quayle Sammy Jolliff Max Hill Halvin Hill Max Foltz and Rev Linder attend a Boy Scouts camp meeting at Camp Waterloo near Belleville this week Scout Master Edgar Irvin accompanies the group on Sunday Mrs Lara Wortman visits Burl Wortman and children during the week
Mrs James Calloway and son James Roger of Centralia arrived Tuesday to visit the Ellis family. Miss Joan Markwell of St Louis visits grandmother Mrs Della Johnstone. Merle Anderson and son Max Edward of Litchfield visit Mrs Johnstone. Oscar Davis and Jake Davis attend an agricultural meeting at Dixon Springs last Wednesday. Annabelle Adams returns from Mark Greer Hospital Vandalia Monday. Fielding Adams and Vera Smith with others attend church in Greenville Sunday night. Mindora Simcox departs for Decatur to visit her son. Walter Dively of Seymour spends weekend with relatives.
Miss Mary Helen Jennings returned home Sunday from a two week visit with relatives in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Beery and daughter Patsy, Mrs. Maurice Ball and son went to Chicago Sunday where John Arnold entered a hospital for treatment. Mrs. Taylor Nall received word that Mr. Nall's aunt Mrs. Anna Nall of Herrin had passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Malan and sons were Centralia visitors on Monday. Mrs. Ruth Murfin and the Stephens and Meyer families spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. David Williams in Peoria. Miss Pansy Wasem returned home from Vandalia last Friday.
For sale 32 inch Minneapolis separator and 32 inch Case separator in fair shape. Price 150 dollars each. Contact Wm Ehrat in Shobonier Illinois.
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