Patoka Happenings and Weekend Visits Report
Springfield residents visit relatives in Patoka and nearby towns. Families travel for birthdays and gatherings. several attendees join in church and social events in Vandalia Vernon Centralia and Mt Vernon. A medical update notes Oliver Wadkins in St Marys Hospital. L F Zimmerman reports no spring in the Rockies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wadkins
St. Mary’s Hospital
Cox and Martin
Floyd Richardson
Shobonier
Archie Harper
Luther Barnes
Loren Barnes
Glen Dean
Ralph Barnes
Jim
Ray
Greenup
Wayne Barnes
Terry
Don
Wayne
Robert Johnstone
Raymond Brumfield
Ora Brumfield
Mt. Vernon
L. F. Zimmerman
Denver
Rockies
Marine Lance Corporal Page Graduates From Communications School
Monte M Page son of Mr and Mrs Clifford E Page Jr of Patoka graduated January 25 from the Atlantic Fleet Marine Force Communication School at Camp Lejeune North Carolina after completing a three week course on transistors The course covers transistor theory as a replacement for electronic tubes and leads to further specialized training in operation repair and maintenance of modern Marine Corps communications equipment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte M. Page
Clifford E. Page Jr
Patoka
Atlantic Fleet Marine Force Communication School
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Marine Corps
One License Plate Will Bring Arrest
Starting March 1 enforcement will ticket motorists displaying only one license plate. Illinois Automobile Investigators and State Police have warned drivers since Feb 16 about the law requiring two plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Carpentier
Vernon WSCS Meets with Mrs Ellis Doolen
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met Feb 22 at the home of Mrs Ellis Doolen. Members enjoyed fellowship and prayer led by Mrs Heflin and heard lessons on Missions in the Modern World and the book Arms of Compassion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Ellis Doolen
Ruth Lawson
Marjorie Bassett
Tucson Parade Draws 150000 In World’s Largest Non Motorized Route
Mrs Gayle Walker sent front pages of Tucson papers to the Register noting 150000 people watched a seven mile rodeo parade led by Apache Chief Geronimo Kuble grandson of the late Great Geronimo. Temperatures rose from 48 in dawn to 70 by parade start at 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Walker
Tucson
Ariz
The
Register
Geronimo Kuble
Geronimo
Tri County Electric Coop Essay Contest Aims for D C Trips
Three area high school juniors will win all expense paid weeklong trips to Washington DC after writing a 1000 word essay on the Contributions of Tri County Electric Cooperative to its Service Area. Deadline is April 10. Open to juniors in Jefferson Marion and Washington counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Tri-County Electric Coop
Mt. Vernon
Coop
H. G. Downey
Tri-County Electric Cooperative
Jefferson
Marion
Washington Counties
Salem
Nashville
Centralia
Special Color Insert Expands Across 500 Newspapers
A three full page Massey Ferguson farm equipment color insert appears this week in about 500 newspapers including the Patoka Register. HiFi Preprints began in 1958 in New York to place color ad design in black and white papers. The Preprint process, coordinated by Preprint Corporation and Specialty Papers Company in Dayton, Ohio, prints and ships the insert for local insertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massey-Ferguson
Patoka Register
New York City
New York
Preprint Corporation
Specialty Papers Company
Dayton
Ohio
March School Menu and Funeral Notice for Etta Crawford
Menu offerings for March 4 to 8 include spaghetti with meat sauce, turkey pie, beef and noodles, hamburger on a bun, and white beans with sides. The note honors Etta Crawford who died February 26, 1961, with a brief remembrance from The Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Crawford
Family
Polio Vaccine to Be Given Monday at Patoka School
Sabin oral polio vaccine will be administered at the Patoka school from 10 to 11 30 a m on Monday March 4. Children are asked to donate 25 cents toward the cost of the vaccine underwritten by the Marion County Medical Society. Children unable to pay will not be denied. Adults may contribute any amount to assist those who cannot pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabin
Patoka
Marion County Medical Society
Firemen and Wives Enjoy Dinner and Entertainment
Fire department members and wives attended a dinner at the fire house last Thursday. Afterward Mark Cox directed a skit show with a cotton picking queen crowning and a Vandalia magician act. Music by Patoka Jitters. over 60 people present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Cox
Vernon church to observe World Day of Prayer
The Vernon Methodist Church will host World Day of Prayer Friday afternoon March 1 at 1 30 PM inviting community members to join in worship. Local notices list hospital visits illnesses travel and social gatherings of area residents with several staffing and service updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Methodist Church
C. R. Farmer
Belleville Hospital
Nancy Phinney
Don Guyman
David Robinson
Carbondale
James Payne
Essie Houston
Alice Wilson
Centralia
Jerry Zimmerman
Earl Leininger
Ray Leininger
Jesse Binnion
I. C. Betts
John Bevis
Joe Wikenhauser
St. Mary’s Hospital
Etta Anderson
Fayette County
Mellonettes
Warren Bayliss
Denver
Colo
St. Louis
Don Jones
Kinmundy
Essie Robin
Willing Neighbors Club Meeting With Amanda Thalman
The Willing Neighbors Club met on Thursday with Mrs. Amanda Thalman. Twelve members and five guests attended including Mrs. Wilma Gergeni Hill children and Donna Snider. A noon dinner was served and mobility aids were displayed to be kept at Mr. and Mrs. Artie Rogier. The group donated $5 to the Heart Fund and held a White Elephant sale raising $10.56. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Edna Griffin's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willing Neighbors Club
Amanda Thalman
Wilma Gergeni
Hill Children
Donna Snider
Artie Rogier
Heart Fund
Club
Edna Griffin
Lange Tractor Sales Open House Tuesday
Lange Tractor Sales will hold an open house on Tuesday March 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to display the new 1968 Massey-Ferguson machinery. Grand prize is a trip to Springfield in August for a farmer and his wife including a State Fair Farmorama visit and dinner entertainment.
Patoka Panthers 4-H Club Plans Scrapbook at High School
The Patoka Panthers 4-H Club met at the high school last Monday with 12 members two leaders and three guests. They planned National 4-H Week March 2 9 and agreed to compile a scrapbook with the club history and activity photos. Richard Sharp discussed identifying different kinds of trees. Refreshments were served by Mr and Mrs Dean Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka Panthers
Dean Jones
Jehovah's Witnesses Hear 445 At Lawrenceville Assembly
H C Good of New York City spoke to 445 worshipers at Park View Junior High School in Lawrenceville during a weekend Jehovah's Witnesses assembly. He urged personal reflection on faith, presenting a biblical forecast of a unified world under God's government. Three new ministers were baptized Saturday afternoon and returned to their congregations ready for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Good
New York City
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Parkview Junior High School
Lawrenceville
Mr. Good
Jehovah God
Warriors Finish Season Undefeated In League Play
The Warriors completed the regular season with a strong record, losing only to Ramsey. They defeated Cowden 95 to 75 last Friday. League scoring saw Tom Cox second with 218 points, Darrell Adams fourth with 175, and Jim Jenkins eleventh with 130. Final league standings were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warriors
Ramsey
Cowden
Tom Cox
Darrell Adams
Jim Jenkins
L. R. Young Plans Kinmundy Alma Gas Main Work
Kinmundy officials say L. R. Young president of the Kaskaskia Gas Co. Salem states work on Kinmundy gas mains will begin soon and be finished by midsummer. Delays stem from a dispute over Patoka mains. Patoka is removed and Alma added in the permit. Construction will start once approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kinmundy Express
F. O. Grissom
L. R. Young
Kaskaskia Gas Co
Salem
Kinmundy
Patoka
Alma
the Express
Winter driving tips from safety council
The National Safety Council urges drivers to inspect wiper blades for a good live condition and apply one ounce of arm pressure per inch of blade length to sweep snow and sleet. Check defroster as well and act to spot hazards before they appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Attempt to Get North Blacktop Extended West
Citizens of Patoka traveled to Springfield with a petition of over 100 names to extend the north blacktop road west, hoping for a Patoka St Louis shortcut. Government maps show the lake area road, but no funds exist for construction though state engineering is finished. No definite action reported, may require federal intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Springfield
Blacktop
St. Louis
Kaskaskia
Altho
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Eula Britt
Anna Britt
Wm. Hill
Floyd Britt
Jack Robertson
Harold Murray
Pearl Britt
Letta Hopkins
Vernon
Vandalia
Carrie Belcher
New Richmond
Thelma Goff of
Joliet
Mr. and
Mrs. Wig Richeson
Monte Page
Marine School
Vernon Wscs
Tri-County Elec. Coop
Memoriam
Sunbeam
Leona Parker
Bobby Britt
Barbara Phinney
First National Bank
Vera Nattier
Bayliss
Marie Walker
Post Office
Wilbur Doolen
Hubert Doolen
Gary Doolen
U. of I
Champaign
Donald Perkins
Brownstown
Fayette Nursing Annex
George W. Gillespie
John Gillespie
Marguerite Murfin
Farmer Cemetery
Richard Sharp
Jehovah’s Witnesses In
Lawrenceville Meeting
Carlyle Mulberry Grove
Okanville
Odin Sandoval
Kinmundy-Alma
Mr. Prate
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