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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1938
Page
3
Mrs Ray Walton and her mother Mrs Eli Morgan were business callers in Salem on Monday. Mrs Clara Murfin and Miss Dorothy Doolen of Champaign spent Saturday visiting local acquaintances.
Mrs Rose Doolen and family host weekend visitors. Cecil Jones from west of town recovers at home after hospital illness and an appendicitis operation. Mrs George Lange visits Henry Lange and family near Augsburg. Mrs Charles Moore and Mrs Charley Epps social in Centralia. Mrs Hazel Cox visits west of town. Inez Epps finds work in Centralia. Alice Wade visits Vandalia with brother William Wade and family.
Community members and families enjoyed weekend visits and gatherings around Vernon. Residents hosted relatives from Patoka Champaign and Decatur, with several attending quiltings at two homes and a Washington's Birthday program.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Bowen moved to the John Fogley place. Boyd Steel and sons called on Charles Lutz Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs Irvin Shaulbert called on Mr and Mrs Mat Belcher Saturday afternoon. Opal Belcher spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs John Adams. Mrs Norman Gerrish and children spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr and Mrs Pete Bopp. Jerry and Shirley Shoulbert spent Saturday afternoon with Thelma Jessie Lou and Billie Adams.
Mr and Mrs James Wernsman hosted the D C Club at their north town home on Monday night February 28. Orville Genre won the contest and Homer Outhouse with Carroll Majonnier won prizes for best in Rock. Refreshments were served by the hostess and Mrs Lucille Doolen as guests departed to meet again in March. Those present included Mr and Mrs Carroll Majonnier Mr and Mrs Wilbur Doolen Mr and Mrs Homer Outhouse Mr and Mrs Ralph Elliott
A brief social note lists Mr. and Mrs. Orville Genre and Mr. and Mrs. James Wernsman, indicating a formal greeting or acknowledgment in a local society column.
Hester Oglesby died Wednesday after a brief illness at the State Hospital in Anna Illinois Cox and Martin moved the body to Patoka for funeral services held Thursday afternoon. The article notes Japan's war with China and its reliance on imported raw materials and foreign credit, warning of financial strain and the need to bolster gold reserves.
Mexican authorities and workers demand increase costs for oil operations in Mexico. U.S. oil firms face $12,000,000 plus annual losses as a bill nears passage. operators warn plans to abandon holdings if enacted and upheld by Mexican courts.
Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the RFC, urged banks to liberalize credit terms to aid small businesses, stimulate employment, and support economic recovery in a nationwide push for easier lending.
The Works Progress Administration authorized 500000 more WPA jobs, raising total employment to 2500000. Illinois is allotted 50000 new positions, slated to start by March 15 for a state total of about 200000 WPA workers.
Research workers of the Federal Writers Project report a French Canadian meal time custom observed in Illinois homes. The father blesses the food, then cuts and distributes the bread, symbolizing patriarchal authority. Homes in Irwin Chebanse St. Anne Bradley Bourbonnais St. George and Manteno are noted.
A philosophical line asserts that no invention can spare humanity from the universal duty to be good and holy, mirroring God’s righteousness. The statement emphasizes moral obligation over human invention.
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