This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1950
Page
1
Twenty five members and guests attended the Patoka Unit meeting at the Methodist Church. Mrs Ralph Elliott led the forenoon rug lesson and Mrs Orville Schroeder led the afternoon glass painting. A county wide drive for new members is set for March 10 and the regular meeting will be March 17 at the church basement.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Helen Jarrett to Monte Sparks in St Louis. The Women's Society of Christian Service met Feb 23 in the Methodism Church with ten members. Members discussed Bible studies, new resolutions for 1950, youth outreach, and visitation duties. Several local residents had various activities and travels, with one member serving on a petit jury and others attending weddings and hospital visits.
Village President Russell Snyder stated the Pa toka water project is not abandoned despite Lane Western Drilling suspending operations after limited success on the James Wernsman farm. Engineering firm Caldwell Rhodes advised further explorations and potential late switch to another driller if Lane Western forfeits the contract.
Mr and Mrs John Thalman were surprised by family arrivals bearing baskets for his February 28 birthday. The gathering included Owen Belcher Hazel Wendell Donald Charles Thalman Roy Thalman Cecil Bobby Charles Meyer Harold Belcher Frances Arnold Johnny Gordon Bob Arnold Ruben McCurdy Ben Thalman Pauline Chris Gergeni and John Belcher.
Round Top Telephone Co schedules its annual meeting for Saturday March 4 at 2 00 p m at the Patoka Co op Elevator. Marion Nattier is secretary.
Mr and Mrs O F Davis marked 75 and 73 years with a Sunday open house in Patoka attended by over 150 relatives and friends. They married in 1900, once farmed near Patoka, later in Idaho, then returned to raise a large farm famed for Duroc hogs and Hereford cattle. The event featured yellow decorations, ice cream, and grandchildren serving guests. They have three children, seven grandchildren, and two great grandchildren, and are longtime Baptist church members.
Real estate transfers recorded Monday show B Ballance and wife becoming owners of the C W Martin property. Mr and Mrs Martin bought the Colburn Richeson property for a home. Mr and Mrs Richeson regain ownership of the Richeson Cafe and will reside there, while Mr and Mrs John Williams move to the Ballance home.
Lynn and Ronnie Gerrish host Sunbeams at their home the second house west of the Bank on Saturday March 4. The program includes president welcome, flags, prayer, roll call, scripture verses, songs, a pantomime, and officer election. Patsy Friesner celebrated her 10th birthday with a party at her home Wednesday evening.
A note of gratitude from Mrs Cleve McWhirter thanks friends for flowers cards and letters and visits during illness in appreciation for their support and kindness through recovery.
Marie Williams nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Williams underwent a major operation for a growth on the trachea at Barnes hospital St Louis on Wednesday. Late reports say she is doing fairly well.
The Vernon Good Will Club met on March 1 with seven members and three visitors Bertha Danbury Tona Sorrow and Amil. They quilted and shared a noon dinner. A five dollar donation to the heart clinic was voted. Amil celebrated a birthday with cards and a singalong. Next meeting is March 15 with Tillie Meador. Bible verse is the letter K.
Mrs Mattie Hicks learns her brother in Weleetka Oklahoma had major surgery three weeks ago and is just beginning to recover. The item notes Gray who moved from the area forty years ago and is a name familiar to long time residents.
Miss Ruth White of Vernon and Thompson Reid of Philadelphia wed in a 1:30 p.m. home ceremony. The Rev. Fred C. Harrold officiated before 36 family and friends. The couple plan a wedding trip and will live in Independence Kansas after March 1.
Robert Archie Smith of Memphis Tennessee died Sunday morning February 19 1950 at the Tennessee Tuberculosis Hospital. He was 62 and a plumber born in Centralia Illinois who moved to Tennessee forty years ago. Services were held February 20 with interment in Forest Hill Cemetery Memphis. He was the son of Hiattie and Byron Smith and related to the Hicks and Eagin families of Patoka.
The regular monthly Vernon Home Bureau Unit meeting will be held at Mrs. William Crawford's home on March 4 at 1 30 PM.
A crude economic scheme proposes planting potatoes to sell to the government for $1.25 a bushel, then buying back at 1 cent per hundredweight, reselling gunny sacks at 10 cents, and using the crop as fertilizer to grow a larger yield next year.
Miss Rose Hathaway and Robert Reber of Taylorville were married February 1 in a single ring ceremony at the Baptist Church parsonage in Hillsboro. Rev. Walter Miller officiated. The bride, daughter of Lester Hathaway, wore green satin with white rose bouquet. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Reber, is a Taylorville High School graduate of 1949 and works on a nearby farm. The couple now reside in Taylorville.
On February 25 the S C H S Speech Contest and Drama Festival held in Collinsville Illinois saw Sandoval pair with Granite City Carlyle O Fallon Grafton Collinsville and Greenville claiming two firsts two thirds a fourth and a fifth. Marilou Smith won first in verse speaking Earl Buchele took third in oration Jerry Breithaupt placed fourth for God and the Atom Gaila Dudley earned third for The Night the Ghost Got In Marilyn Haines finished fifth with The Monkey s Paw. One act play Locked Windows won first under Mrs Kerwin direction with cast Marilyu Smith Becky Crane Benedict MiAnnucci Jerry Breithaupt Sue Seidel Pat Cruse Erma Jean Kunth. Coaching by Miss Owens with Gaila and Mrs Kerwin helping. On March 11 the play and its performers go to the sectional meet at Carbondale. We expect keen competition and hope to win again.
At a February 24 Farm Bureau meeting, fifty three members from twenty three units set an annual drive target of 164 new members, a 20 percent rise from May 1 1949, to reach the state honor roll. Units split into pink and white teams. March 10 will see informational visits to recruit non members and a potluck breakfast to start the day.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Davis and children express thanks to all who shared wishes on their Golden Wedding Anniversary at the Davis home Sunday afternoon.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.