Letter From Elmer the Great March 1 1936 Wisconsin correspondent
Elmer W Belcher writes from Norwalk Wisconsin to Patoka Register readers recalling a warm spell after a harsh winter. He describes heavy recent snow, shoveling labor, and plans to endure more weather before returning to his igloo. He notes the first anniversary of leaving Little Egypt and quail shortages, and states he will not run in the upcoming election.
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Norwalk
Wisconsin
Patoka Register
Old Mother Earth
Little
Egypt
Elmer W. Belcher
Birthday Dinner Honors P. J. Mojonnier at Patcka
A birthday dinner was held Sunday in Patcka at the home of Mrs. Fannie Chandler honoring the fifty fourth birthday of P. J. Mojonnier. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Mojonnier, Carrol and Alice Mojonnier, Miss Maybelle Malan, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Humes and daughter Mary Helen of Centrailia.
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P. J. Mojonnier
Patcka
Missionary Society Meets At Mrs Cothern Home
The Missionary Society gathers March 11 at 2:00 p m at Mrs Mary Cothern s home. Opening with song and prayer, business reports and offering follow. Mrs J C Beery speaks on Health and several readings and talks on social reform and settlement work are scheduled by named participants. Dismissal follows meditation.
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Ina Anderson
Ellen Simcox
Our Church
F. M. McKinney
Annabelle Wilden
Ethel Rogier
Tresea Griffin
Selah Ballance
Assembly Program Shows Local Talent And Guests
A lone school program features Reading Pearl Williams and Pearl Berry with piano solo by Betty Altom. Duet by Maye and Faye Fields and a reading by Francis Marshall accompany a Bong by Harold Bonney. Rev Monroe Smith speaks as Lucivie Smith leads.
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Lone——School
Reading
Pearl Williams
Betty Altom
Pearl Berry
Maye
Faye Fields
Francis Marshall
Harold Bonney
Monroe Smith
Lucivie Smith
Obituary for William E. Brown of Vernon Illinois
William Edward Brown born November 25 1864 in Pope township Fayette County Illinois died February 26 1936 at his sister Lizzie’s Vernon home at age 71 years 3 months He married Ivy Poole in 1884 and had five sons Wade Cecil Warrel Robert and an infant son who predeceased him His wife Ivy died in 1917 He leaves two sisters Mary and Lizzie a step brother Martin Greider six grandchildren and Lizzie who cared for him Brown was a Vernon carpenter and Odd Fellow since May 9 1907 Funeral services were held February 27 1936 at the M E Church with interment in Vernon Cemetery.
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William Edward Brown
J. H
Eliza Brown
Pope Township
Fayette County
Ilinois
Lizzie
Vernon
Illinois
Ivy Poole
Wade
Sherman
Texas
Cecil
Warrel
Decatur
Robert
Mary
Oklahoma
Ill
Martin Greider
Macon
Warrell
Odd Fellows Order
Order
M. E
J. M. Smith
C. J. Piland
Vernon Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Support During Illness and Death
The Brown family expresses sincere thanks to all who aided during the illness and death of their beloved father and brother. Special gratitude to the S O O F Lodge for their consideration. Signed by Cecil Brown and family Warrel Brown and family Wade Brown and wife Lizzie Johnson Mr and Mrs M L Reed
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S. O. O. F. Lodge
Cecil Brown
Warrel Brown
Wade Brown
Lizzie Johnson
M. L. Reed
Family Celebrates Leap Year Birthday at Pateka
The sixth eighth birthday of Mrs. Gilla Hopkins was celebrated at her home in Pateka on a leap day Saturday. Family members present included Arthur Thomas and daughter Gwendolyn of Sandoval, Archie Hopkins and son Albert, Claude Walker and sons, Clarke Simcox and family, James Wasem and son Jimmy, and Joe Hopkins of Centralia.
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Gilla Hopkins
Pateka
Arthur Thomas
Pentecost Church Sunday School and Evening Services
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Sunday night services at 7:30. Gleaner's meeting on Saturday March 7 features songs, devotional, vocal duet, readings, student recitations, scripture drills and a benediction led by Bill Williams.
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Gleaner
Phillip Wyant
Bill Williams
Readine
Ethel Watkins
Amey Bradley
Mary Wickersham
Luecille Smith
Orville Goff
Ed Jones Spends Weekend with Family in I C R Area
M. E. Church South employee Ed Jones is reported to have spent the weekend with his family in the local area near the I C R line, according to brief notices.
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Ed Jones
Patoka Hosts Dollar Day Sale and Treasure Hunt
Merchants in Patoka announce a community wide Dollar Day on Saturday March 14 with every business offering dollar day deals. Shoppers receive a treasure hunt ticket for every fifty cent purchase, valid from 2 PM on sale day, with free gifts at stores and a chance to win prizes by matching numbers.
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Patoka
Sanitary Milk Producers Plan To Attend St Jacob Meeting
Sanitary Milk Producers from Sanitary Milk Producers locals led by M E Bone of Vandalia attend the Sixth Annual Meeting in St Jacob Illinois on Thursday March 5. More than a thousand dairy farmers members are expected. John A Montgomery of Dexter Missouri vice president of the Producers Live Stock Commission Exchange will give the main address on developments in the cooperative field. Delegates hear the annual report of E W Tiedeman and A D Lynch and decide cooperative policies for the year.
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Sanitary Milk
M. E. Bone
Vandalia
Sanitary Milk Producers
St. Jacob
Illinois
John A. Montgomery
Dexter
Missouri
Producers Live Stock Commission Exchange
National Stock Yards
St. Louis
E. W. Tiedeman
A. D. Lynch
Asociation
Christ Jesus Topic in Christian Science Lesson Sermon
Sunday services across Christ Scientist churches centered on Christ Jesus with Isaiah prophecies cited as the guiding text. The Golden Text stated that a child is born and the government rests on his shoulders, while Isaiah 42 framed the servant delivering judgment to the Gentiles.
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Christ Jesus
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Earth
Isles
Mary Baker Eddy
Jesus of Nazareth
Infant Daughter Passes Away in Centralia Notice
Maxine, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Charlie Gerrish, died Tuesday at age two years and twenty two days from pneumonia linked to scarlet fever. A private funeral was held Thursday at the Centralia cemetery where she was interred.
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Maxine
Charlie Gerrish
Centralia Seventery
Pupil Honor Roll and Spelling Awards Listed by Grade
The list honors punctual pupils for February across grades from first through eighth. It names those with perfect spelling lessons, mentions top performers like Vera Mae Adams and Marvin Walker, and notes Gold Star button recipients Conway Malen, Sonny Talbot, and others from the A. N. Palmer Co. awards.
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Dorothy DeLay
Lee Adams
Frances Elifvitz
Donald Lee Ellis
Sonny Talbot
Nellie Mae Crawford
Conway Malan
Cyril DeLay
Virginia Sue Crawford
Evalena Jennings
Evelyn Easton
Betty McKinney
Pauline Goff
Dale Ellis
L. E. Green
Paul Spurgeon
Pansy Wasem
Darrel Walker
Leslie Griffin
Anna Belle Adams
Jerry Quayle
Wanda Lea Belcher
Mary Lois McKinney
Wesley Griffin
Robert Smith
Ruth Wadkins
Darvin Jones
Nancy Simcox
Marvin Walker
Marie Spear
Edgar Rogier
Betty Ballance
Lavon Barnes
Clara Wade
Maurice Walker
Floyd Walker
Elaine Wickersham
Robert Nattier
Mary Eaglin
Neil Potts
Maye
Faye Field
Patsy Spurgeon
Lorene Walker
Margie Stasik
Frances Elifritz
Bobby Gene Diveley
Genevieve Barnes
Betty Jean Crothers
Dean Meador
Dorothy Williams
Freda Watkins
Vera Mae Adams
A. N. Palmer Co
Conway Malen
Don Griffin
Mildred Hill
Former Patoka Girl Married Wednesday
Miss Ena Buss, formerly of Patoka, wed Tewie Meyer of Centralia on Wednesday February 26. The ceremony took place in Mt. Vernon with Rev. Korn officiating. Attendants were Velma Buss and Clara Meyer. They will reside on a farm east of Centralia.
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Ena Buss
Patolke
Tewie Meyer
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Korn
Velma Buss
Clara Meyer
Patoka
Priory
R. A. Puch
Josie Vallow
Tom Altom
Allen Alexander Celebrates Twenty First Birthday
Allen Alexander, longtime Pato ka resident, celebrated his eighty fourth year this Saturday a birthday event born on February 29. He prefers quiet days but enjoyed cards cigars and remembrances from friends. Uncle Allen is a cherished figure among former Patokians whose visits to his home are welcomed by many.
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Allen Alexander
Patoka
Mr. Alexander
Alexander
Uncle Allen
Eureka College Quartette Sings at Centralia Church
The Eureka College male quartet will perform at Centralia Christian Church on Sunday evening March 8. Don Robert Blankinship, son of Mr and Mrs D F Blankinship, is a member, offering promising vocal talent to accompany the church service.
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Eureka College
Centralia Christian Church
Don Robert Blankinship
D. F. Blankinship
Christian Church
Centralia
Nellie Mae Crawford Celebrates Eighth Birthday
Nellie Mae Crawford celebrated her eighth birthday with a surprise dinner at home. Three young guests joined the celebrant as a cake with eight candles graced the centerpiece. Attending were Pansy Wasem George Dean Crawford and Virginia Sue Crawford as they wished Nellie many more happy birthdays.
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Nellie Mae Crawford
Nellie Mae
Pansy Wasem
George Dean Crawford
Virginia Sue Crawford
Death of Mrs Mary Eaglin in Oklahoma
News reaches from Anadarko Oklahoma of the death of Mrs Arthur Eaglin on February 28 at her home after a year long heart trouble. She was well known to many older residents here. the Eaglin family lived nearby before moving to Oklahoma about thirty years ago. Survived by her husband four children in Oklahoma and two brothers J L Simcox and Joe Simcox of Patoka and many other relatives.
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Mrrs
Arthur Eaglin
Anadarko
Okla
Eaglin
J. L. Simcox
Joe Simcox
Patoka
University of Illinois attracts top high school graduates
One fifth of freshmen admitted last fall were in the top decile of their high school classes and 68 percent ranked in the upper half. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences led in high ranking students, with over 23 percent in the top decile, followed by Fine and Applied Arts and Agriculture.
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University of Illinois
G. P. Tuttle
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Fine and Applied Arts
College of Ariculture
Mrs Smith Family Travels to Visit Ill Mira
Mrs Paul Smith and her children from Flint Michigan arrived Monday to be at the bedside of Mira. Smith’s mother Mrs Wii Tween is reported critically ill at Greer Hospital in Vandaka.
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Paul Smith
Flint, Mich
Mira
Smith
Wii Tween
Greer Hospital
Vandaka
Scarcity of Safe Seed Corn Alarms Illinois Farmers
Illinois farmers report a serious shortage of sound seed corn as they search statewide for the 1935 crop. J C Hackleman cites dwindling supplies and warns that some growers may resort to 1934 corn, which is largely exhausted, and stresses disease treatment and proper soil warming before planting. John T Smith of Tolono illustrates the difficulty with crib tests showing only two usable seed sources among eight nearby, with germination in tested seed at 70 and 84 percent respectively.
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Illinois
J. C. Hackleman
College of Agriculture
University of Ilnois
John T. Smith
Tolono
Smith
Hackleman
New Members Boost Sanitary Milk Producers Ahead of Meeting
Sanitary Milk Producers report 2 276 new members in fourteen months led by E W Tiedeman and 1 853 added in 1935. About 181 members canceled in 1935 and 423 since January 1. Members praised neighbor outreach and enduring winter travel as key to growth. The sixth annual meeting is set for March 5 1936 at St Jacob Illinois with over 1000 attendees anticipated.
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E. W. Tiedeman
St. Jacob
Illinois
M. E. Bone
Tiedeman
Revival Meeting at M. E. Church Preaches Salvation
Progressive union revival at the M E Church fills pews with steady attendance. Sermons urge personal responsibility to Christ, noting Pilate’s mistaken claim of innocence. Evening services at 7 18 invite all to attend and bring a guest. pastors F M McKinney and C J Piland.
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M. E
Jesus Christ
Pilate
Christ
F. M. McKinney
C. J. Piland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elmer the Great
Missionary Society
William E. Brown
M. E. Church, South
St. Jacob, Ill
Christian Science Churches
U. OF I
Rivival Meeting
Nellie Mae Jones
Helen Walker
Wanda Eelin
Grover Malan
Lola Belle Morey
Madeline Green
Honor Roll
Evelyn Ellis
Anora Paring
Tadua Walker
Lora Ballance
Juanita Easton
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