Patoka Happenings and Nearby Visits
Local notes record visits and moves across Patoka and nearby towns. Alvin Perkins, Richard Perkins, and families traveled to Springfield. Neil Jolliff will teach Agriculture in Okanville next year. various families hosted dinners and weekends in Salem Jacksonvilles and Kinmundy. Jimmie Barnes broke an arm at 14. TV appearance for Mrs. Haefner in St. Louis. June birthdays of Jones and Bassett families. reunion and anniversary gatherings noted in Carlyle and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Perkins
Springfield
Richard Perkins
Samuel Britt
Effingham
Patoka
Neil Jolliff
Okanville
Neil
Melinda Johnson
Illiopolis
Charles Thalman
Charles Dean Thalman
Lewis Kissner
Lawrence Kissner
Chris Gergens
Cecil Williams
Salem
Kenneth
Wanda) Gilmore
Holland
Air Force
Jessie Ellis
al Perkins
Hazel Belcher
Jacksonville
Dale Ellis
Griffin
Les Griffin
B. N. Griffin
Don Griffin
Vernon
Charles Griffin
Vandalia
Wes Griffin
Homer Outhouse
Near Fairman
Ramsey
Outhouse
Jimmie Barnes
Ralph Barnes
Raymond Bowen
Palmer Farm
Marshall Creek
Elva Hines
Chester Belcher
Cooksville
Melvin Ripple
Bloomington
Everett Jackson
Bethany
Marie Smith
Decatur
Bruce Pugh
Dean
John W. Walker
Benson
Mollie Walker
Conrad Haefner
St. Louis
Wilma
Kinmundy
Clara Bassett
Dick Beir
Cindy Reig
Mishawaka
Ind
Dean Jones
Ronnie
Carolyn
Jeanie Jones
Roger Jones
Raymond Griffin
Jimmie
Lila
Jesse Jones
Centralia
Wayne Jones
Gragg
Cindy
Bryan
Abbie Cox
Alta Bassett
Rodger Bassett
Mt. Vernon
Earnest Bassett
Helen
Jackie Cox
Mildred
Dale Cox
Gragg Jones
Lila Griffin
Charley Bassett
Jack Cox
Berylett
Carbondale
Bryan Memorial Park
Walter McClellan
Patoka Teams Tied for First in Little League
Great interest surrounds Little and Pony League games at Kinmundy and Edgewood with Patoka Greens and Patoka Greys sharing first place at 4 wins and 1 loss. Locals discuss lighting a field here with two possible sites, the old park field and the high school field, as Tuesday standings are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinmundy
Edgewood
Patoka Greens
Patoka Greys
Old Park
Fourth of July Observance Affects Local Businesses
The post office, bank and other business establishments will close all day next Wednesday for the holiday. In Patoka no special event is planned, but nearby communities will offer entertainments such as the Pratt Cemetery benefit at Carroll Grove west of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Pratt Cemetery
Carroll Grove
Berry Pickers Warned Over Poison Sprays Near Berries
Farmers spray chemicals along fence rows to curb grasshoppers. berries growing nearby may absorb toxins. Wash berries before use as residue could cause illness even after cleaning.
Beckett Reunion at Pana Kitchell Park
Beckett descendants gathered for their annual reunion at Kitchell Park in Pana on Sunday June 17. Members traveled from Macon Monroe Ramsey Woodriver Herrick Fairbury Blue Mound Fillmore Greenville Lake Forest and Peoria. Sixty three attendees plus visitors attended four generations with two new members Michael Jackson and Anthony Todd Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckett
Kitchell Park
Pana
Macon
Monequa
Ramsey
Woodriver
Herrick
Fairbury
Blue Mound
Fillmore
Greenville
Lake Forest
Peoria
Michael Jackson
Anthony Todd Hunt
Nancy Foltz Hunt
Elza
George Beckett
Barbara Chamberlain
Island Community Club June Meet At Mrs Davis Home
The Island Community Club met at Mrs. Jake Davis home for the June meeting. Devotions by Mrs. Phoebe Carter used John chapter 15 and a talk titled Get to Give. Vice president Jo Sharp led the business session. Mabel Hopkins gave a lesson Hot weather and food poisoning Verneille Bricker spoke on Will your congressman see your letter Mrs Davis and daughter Linda served refreshments to 13 members and three guests Edna Tune will host July meeting. All Keister family had dinner at the Hi De Ho Restaurant Carlyle Sunday Read the want ads for bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Carter
John
Jo Sharp
Mabel Hopkins
Verneille Bricker
Davis
Linda
Edna Tune
Sheriff of Mayberry to headline Du Quoin fair show
Television fans can see Andy Griffith in person on Labor Day night as the Sheriff of Mayberry headlines a big vaudeville style variety show at the Du Quoin State Fair. The item notes other local society visits, travels, and community happenings in Vernon and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Griffi
Andy
Mayberry
du Quoin State Fair
Bowen Family Holds Annual Reunion at Vandalia Park
The Bowen reunion gathered Sunday June 24 in Rogier Addition Vandalia Park with a noon basket dinner. Attendees included numerous Bowens from Patoka Vandalia Odin Utica Decatur Windsor Can ada Shattuc Pocahontas and Mulberry Grove plus relatives such as Mary Kay Phinney and Irene Bowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Rogier
Vandalia Park
Raymond Bowen
G. W. Bowen
Leon Bowen
Eldon Bowen
Dalton Moody
Oadly
Leo Bowen
Patoka
Jerry Bopp
Mary Kay Phinney
Vernon
Randy
David
Beverly Boswen
Carole Sanders
Sandovi
Mary Molnar
Agnes Rolling
Gilas Bay Yen
K¢ ' Smith
Harold Bowen
Stella Bowen
Irene Bowen
Vandalia
Irvon Bowen
Vernace Young
Tommy Simpson
Odin
Don A. Bowen
Utica
N.Y
Albert Bowen
Decatur
Ralph Goatley
Pana
Carmen Reeter
Madison Hts
Mich
Clifford Henager
Champaign
Robert Hatfield
Centralia
John Kozelenko
Windsor
Ont
Canada
Robert Hintz
John C. Davidson
Charles Hintz
Carl Hintz
Shattuc
Robt. Terry
Clovis
Calif
Bessie Gillihand
Pocahontas
Elmer Terry
Mulberry Grove
1957 PHS Graduates Reunite at Salem Park
The Patoka High School 1957 graduates held a five year reunion at Salem Park on Sunday June 24 with a potluck dinner. Twelve graduates and their families attended, others sent letters or excuses. The group planned a 1967 reunion and spent time visiting before rain ended the afternoon. Names and hometowns of attendees listed. Also a rental ad for a home with or without 18 acres near Patoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka High School
Salem Park
Este] Goodin
Durante
Calif
Don Fiscus
Butler
Ronnie May
Carla
Clinton
Eldon Romack
Herrin
Beryl
Helen Jackson
Jett
Carbondale
Eugene Whitter
Woodriver
Verlin Harvey
Vansburensburg
Allen Gerrish
Centralia
Everett Perkins
Tony
Vernon
Larry Alexander
Ramona
James Britt
Sandra
Nina
Jerry
Patoka
Victoria Chapter OES Holds Initiation Ceremony
Mrs. Fred Colville was initiated into Victoria Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star on Monday evening. Guests attended from Centra lia and Sandoval. After the ceremony, Worthy Matron Mrs. Nona Biehl invited all to the dining room for refreshments and visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Colville
Victoria
Order of the Eastern Star
Centralia
Sandoval
Nona Biehl
Copy early for July 6 issue urged
The Register asks readers and advertisers to submit all copy for the July 6 issue by Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. due to the Fourth of July holiday. Publishers thank cooperation in advance.
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the Register
Extension Club at Conservation Lake Meets for Outdoor Cooking
The 4-H Extension Club met at Conservation Lake Friday June 22 with 15 members. Mrs. Fred Colville taught charcoal grilling and a meal was prepared by Mrs. Paul Calvert and Mrs. Colville. Members agreed to donate 1 to a county unit fund by July 2. Planned events include 4-H Appreciation Day July 11 and County Fair July 30 with unit pie duty. next meeting July 20 led by Mrs. Chas Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conan Lake
Fred Colville
Paul Calvert
Chas. Nattier
Mark Cox
Carl Rogier
Chas. Jordan
Paul Logan
Shipley Announces Civil Service Exam Dates
Congressman George E. Shipley urges all eligible young men in the 28th District to contact him for July 9 1962 preliminary Civil Service Examinations for four service academies. With district lines changing in 1963, the notice targets the new 28th District and directs correspondence to 216 House Office Building Washington 25 DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Shipley
Illinois
U. S
House
Washington
D. C
Skeet's Place Vacation Closure in Vernon Illinois
Skeet's Place in Vernon Illinois will close for a vacation from July 1 through July 15. Mr. and Mrs Milton Bayliss are mentioned in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Willis
Mary Ko
Vandalia
Setta Hopkins
Mabel Snyder
J. C. Betts
Maude Curtis
Lawrenceville
Curtis
J. W. Crawford
St. Mary’s
Milton Bayliss
Jon Warren
Coloado Springs
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Ruth Lawson
Ma| Walker
Vaniia
Vernon Post Office
Mabel Oates
Tom
Jatoka
Wm. Oates
Skeet
Vernon
Ill
Pratt Cemetery Fourth of July Benefit Planned at Carroll Grove
The Pratt Cemetery annual benefit is set for Wednesday July 4 at Carroll Grove six miles away. Okaw Ramblers will perform. Coon Dog trials begin at 10 30 a m with junior and senior races. Dinner supper plates and prizes will be awarded.
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Pratt Cemetery
Carroll Grove
Coon
Aes c
Funeral Services Held for Jobe Murray 70
Jobe Murray 70 a retired farmer died at home after a six month illness. Born March 27 1892 in Pope township Fayette county he was son of James Monroe and Elizabeth Crowder Murray. Survived by wife Ellen two children Hubert Patoka and Mrs Alfred Jett Patoka a brother August Patoka a sister Mrs Rose Dunn Tamalco and one grandchild. Funeral at Mound Chapel Church Wednesday at 2 pm Rev Everett Weiss Alma officiating burial Pratt Cemetery Cox and Martin in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Pope Township
Fayette County
James Monroe
Elizabeth (Crowder) Murray
Ellen Towler
Ellen
Hubert
Patoka
Alfred Jett
August
Rose Dunn
Tamalco
Mound Chapel
Everett Weiss
Alma
Pratt Cemetery
Cox & Martin
Extension Leaders Attend Salem Meeting
Extension leaders from eleven units met at Farm Bureau Hall in Salem to hear Geraldine Acker discuss hunger and plenty around the world. Turkish student Handan Sadir accompanied Miss Acker as she plans to return to Turkey after August to teach nutrition and food prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homaker
Geraldine Acker
University of Illinois
Farm Bureau Hall
Salem
Miss Acker
Handan Sadir
To Buy or Sell Use the Want Ada
Classified note advises readers to use the want ada section for buying and selling items. It emphasizes placing or finding ads in the local listing and suggests using it as a quick way to connect buyers and sellers.
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Little League
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Kinmundy Blues
Alma Rey
Kinmundy Whites
Kinmundy Reds O'O
Pony League
Edgewood Ee
Eevee Enene
Eeee
Farina Sb
Pana Kitchell Park
Jake Davis
Island Community Club
Methodist Church
Keister
Carlyle
Mason Bassett
Ee Peyton
Anna Benefiel
Walter Pribble
Ora Whitehurst
Women’s Society of
Chrisan
Ment
Everett Scott
Pat Smith
St.imo
Emma Prott
Ie Robinson
James Wernsman
C. S. Heflin
Louisville
Betty Howell
Letta Hopkins
Cleo Walker
Oma Belcher
Helen Reim
Diane
Lexington
Don Jones
St. Elmo
Essie Robinson
Randy Jones
Herbert Roberts
William Chriss
Troy Longwell
Linton Farm Place
Nan Oates
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Chas. Bowers
Dorothy Fiscus
Nancy
Vivian Binnion
Patsy
Gary
Alice Wilson
W. M. Wade
Andy Griffith
PHS
Robert Binnion
Darrell Yarbrough
Victoria Chapter Oes
Extension Club
Conservation Lake
Shipley
Pratt
The
Okaw Ram
Jobe Murray
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